Destiny is ashes

Chapter 944 The Grand Banquet Begins

time flies.

The appearance of contemporary naturalist An Jing at Tianhai Longting to attend the Zhaolin Yezhen Banquet became a major news story that spread throughout the Ten Continents. From the Heavenly Sect to the mortal sects founded by Shenzang, everyone who knew about this matter paid close attention to it.

After all, every naturalist brings tremendous changes to Huaixu: the various creations of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, airships and wings, and even bicycles and brand-new farming tools, have greatly changed people's lifestyles.

The various new pills and talismans created by the Heavenly Mother Palace have greatly changed the logic of martial arts training and combat. The progress in medical skills can even be felt by ordinary people. As long as you can save up enough silver, you can heal the damage to your internal organs and bones.

This time, however, everyone was more interested in An Jing's strength.

More than a year ago, after An Jing defeated the combined forces of the Tai Ming Sect Masters with the power of the Tai Bai Battle Armor, he reappeared at the Tianhai Dragon Court and surprisingly demonstrated the strength to defeat and kill a high-level Divine Treasure Dragon Guard with a single blow using only his physical strength.

This incredible speed of progress is attributed by many to the power of the "Ascension Path." Some believe that An Jing has completely integrated the Tai Bai Battle Armor into his body, achieving a fusion of body and weapon, thus naturally possessing the power to move mountains.

Some believe that this was the ultimate technique that An Jing had mastered, which is why he was able to defeat Long Wei Qianjun with only a fraction of his strength.

Regardless of the method used, Anjing's strength is undeniable, and the participation of a chosen one confirms the previous speculations of various forces: this time, the Ancestral Dragon Palace's Scale-Illuminating Banquet is no ordinary event, but rather a representation of tremendous changes and opportunities.

As a result, outstanding talents from all sides gathered, a far greater lineup than in the past, coming from all over the nine seas and ten continents.

In this process, the naturalist An Jing did not always cause big news as he did when he first arrived.

In fact, during these six months, he had been teaching the aquatic creatures around the residence of General Jin Yanhua of the East Sea, living a carefree and undisturbed life, cultivating in peace.

Although occasionally visitors would bring gifts intending to visit and request guidance from the 'Nature Master,' most were politely refused. Only a small number of people who genuinely sought knowledge, rather than those with ulterior motives, were allowed to enter and enjoy tea and discuss philosophy with the Nature Master on Cloud Island, or even ask him for advice.

But such people are indeed rare, and most of those who receive guidance from the Natural Master conceal their identities—perhaps to avoid causing trouble for An Jing, or perhaps to prevent others from knowing what they have gained. In any case, knowing 'what kind of person An Jing really is' is indeed a question.

However, as a true disciple of the Heavenly Sect of the Eastern Heavenly Continent, the invitee to the Dragon Palace Grand Banquet, one of the twenty-eight patrol envoys under the Ten Directions Dao Ranking, and one of the wanderers of the world, the free-roaming Hui Tianyu always finds a way to find acquaintances willing to be interviewed by him.

Just like it is now.

The Heavenly Sea Dragon Court, above the swirling clouds.

As a senior member of the allied sect, Hui Tianyu interviewed a martial artist from the 'Ten Directions Wonderful Path Heavenly Secrets Upper Sect' and had the opportunity to consult with the Natural Master.

"That really surprised me."

Mu Ya (29 years old), an eyewitness to the scene of the sea creatures guided by An Jing, said with a reminiscing expression: "Although everyone wants to visit the Master of Nature to learn from him, our founder of the Tianji Sect was also a Master of Nature. This time, we went to visit him to see what kind of person could be on par with our founder. Besides curiosity, we were also a little proud."

"But after actually meeting them, I couldn't help but wonder... do such people really exist? Do such naturalists really exist?"

"They didn't hold classes or teach anything directly. Instead, they kept asking the students, the sea creatures, questions. After asking the questions, they would seize on the details in the questions and continue to ask questions... Many strange questions, such as, 'Can breathing meet your needs for sustaining life?', 'What is eating?', 'If you had to give up an organ, which one would you give up? Why?' A series of questions were thrown at me, and even I was a little dizzy from the shock."

"At the same time, he would also throw a lot of basic knowledge into the curriculum for the sea creatures to learn—it's completely unclear how he taught them to write, but in any case, he was constantly forcing them to analyze and think about knowledge on their own, and to integrate everything..."

"unacceptable!"

At this point, Mu Ya (29 years old) slammed his fist into his palm, quite indignantly saying, "Let alone being a teacher, even being an instructor at a rural martial arts school would probably seem a bit crude and simplistic!"

"Although he is very strong, logically speaking, only true geniuses can learn anything from him!"

"Without a doubt, An Jing has truly comprehended another Great Dao from the world, but perhaps he has only grasped the part of 'nature' that a natural master comprehends, and is still exploring the aspect of 'master'—after all, An Jing seems to be less than twenty years old, which is to be expected."

"That's roughly the feeling."

At this point, Muya (29 years old) fell silent.

He lowered his head, looking at his clasped hands. When he raised his head again, he said sincerely, "There is no doubt that I was wrong."

"Because An Jing has really found a way to turn ordinary people into 'geniuses'!"

"First, we use a special method to inscribe an array on the soul to enhance calculation speed and memory. This is the foundation of Anjing's teaching. If you can't recall every book you've read at any time, you can't keep up with Anjing's thinking."

"In other words, the abilities we need to train in our daily lives, such as memory, calculation, reaction speed, and the ability to retrieve key information, are all eliminated. What people actually need is to train their 'inspiration' and 'insight'."

"In this way, after a period of time, as long as everyone can keep up, everyone will naturally have some characteristics of a 'genius'!"

"You think this is absurd?"

"That's not the case."

"Just like in ancient times, memory required knotted ropes to record events, and learning language and writing required totems to be engraved."

"And then came books, pictures, reliefs, poems and other 'tools'."

“Now, don’t we also have jade slips and jade books, which allow us to quickly read and memorize knowledge simply by communicating with our divine thoughts? Not to mention the inheritance of divine will.”

"In my view, An Jing's 'Mind Wisdom Method' is such a tool."

“The invention of every tool is a huge innovation. The older generation regards it as heresy and believes that it will not lay a good foundation. For example, there are still some old-fashioned people in the sect who believe that using jade slips to learn will lead to an inability to understand knowledge correctly and that one will just swallow it whole.”

"Perhaps that's true, but that's the nature of changing times. What we need to do is improve upon it, not reject it!"

"It's like there are still some people who can't even get started with the 'method of wisdom,' but these people won't be abandoned because there are other 'tools' that can make up for it."

"Hmm...you're asking about my feelings for An Jing?"

"He's a very approachable and gentle guy."

"what?"

"Tell me, during our conversation, did I ask any questions that angered him? Did I ever feel like I was going to be killed?"

"You mean Anjing?"

silence.

sigh.

distressed.

Mu Ya raised his hand and shook his finger, saying, "Senior brother, you still don't understand An Jing."

“He intervened because someone provoked me. I was just there to learn and ask questions. Even if I asked stupid questions, he would patiently teach me, point out the flaws in my words, and make me realize my mistakes.”

"I respect... no, I revere him!"

"Heavenly Mandate, Natural Master, An Jing... is an extraordinary martial artist!"

After the interview.

Mu Ya grabbed Hui Tianyu, who was deep in thought and about to go back to organize the interview content, and said mysteriously, "Hey, senior brother, are you interested in trying your hand at investing?"

(End of this chapter)