If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1412 The Method of Transmitting the Law While Avoiding Responsibility

Grand Tutor Yu can split her thoughts into millions of versions of herself, but her CPU and network bandwidth (the efficiency of her enlightenment from the natural world of Pangu) have limits.

Even in the low-level Taoist magic area on the first floor, she could still create hundreds of clones.

Not only can hundreds of clones read at the same time, but they can also "accelerate time" in dreams.

As she progressed to the second and third floors, the Taoist scriptures became increasingly advanced, and due to limitations in "computing power," her clones became fewer and fewer. By the time she reached the top floor, she was all alone.

"Taiyi Dao truly lives up to its reputation as the Celestial Masters School. All nine of its true teachings are based on the Celestial Masters Way. Among its core cultivation methods, there are forty-two Celestial Master techniques, but only three are Celestial Immortal techniques. There are not a single genuine Earth Immortal technique."

There were also many books on the top floor. After walking around, Grand Tutor Yu found hundreds of books on True Immortal Techniques.

For each True Immortal Technique, there are hundreds of annotations on the True Immortal Technique, as well as analyses and studies of supernatural powers.

However, not every True Immortal Technique represents a true lineage.

True transmission is a broad category; for example, the "Precious Register Immortal Chapters" represents the talismanic arts within the Celestial Masters Daoist tradition.

In the art of talismans, the "Precious Talisman Immortal Chapter" is the fundamental law, and there are several lower-level True Immortal Laws, along with hundreds of accompanying supernatural powers and secret techniques.

If we follow the hierarchy of immortal disciples in the fantasy novels of Xiaoyu's previous life, then the true disciples of the "Taiyi Dao·Talisman Academy" should cultivate the "Precious Talisman Immortal Chapter," while ordinary disciples should cultivate low-level talismanic immortal techniques.

The Great Dao of Talismans occupies one of the nine great lineages. The remaining eight great lineages are the Dao of Silent Courtship, the Dao of Corpse Dissolution, the Five Thunder Method, the Five Elements Method, the Yin-Yang Dao, the Great Dao of Ziwei (Heavenly Secrets Technique), the Method of Invoking Gods and Controlling Spirits, and the Ritual of Fasting and Offering.

I don't know if the Three Celestial Immortal Techniques are all they have.

In any case, Grand Tutor Yu only saw three Heavenly Immortal Techniques in the Sutra Repository.

There was a celestial technique called "The Five Elements Escape Technique," and Grand Tutor Yu could see the title on the cover most clearly.

The other two Celestial Immortal Techniques were shrouded in a hazy celestial aura, preventing outsiders from directly observing them. Grand Tutor Yu activated his Demon Eye and dismantled the celestial power seal in the Taoist books, barely managing to make out their titles: "Celestial Immortal Technique" and "Twenty-Four Qi of the Heavenly Gang".

The Celestial Immortal Technique is the most straightforward, clearly declaring itself as a Celestial Immortal Technique.

To be honest, the name "Five Elements Escape Techniques" is a bit common, easily leading people to mistakenly believe it's just a basic book of magic. "Twenty-Four Heavenly Qi" isn't impressive enough either, not even reaching the full thirty-six Heavenly Qi.

But they are indeed celestial techniques, because they can invoke the power of the Great Dao simply by using words.

Just seeing them and feeling the Taoist spirit they carry makes it seem as if a single book contains the supreme and sacred power.

This is not an illusion or hallucination, because the Three Celestial Immortal Techniques themselves carry some of the aura of the Great Luo Immortal.

"Strange, why do I feel like I have some kind of connection with this 'Five Elements Escape Technique'?"

Now that Grand Tutor Yu has obtained the Nine Heavens Secret Techniques from the White Cloud Cave, his desire for the authentic Celestial Immortal Techniques is not as strong as before. Seeing that the Taiyi Dao Scripture Pavilion contains three Celestial Immortal Techniques, he harbors no ill intentions.

But after she saw the "Five Elements Escape Technique," she immediately felt a sense of closeness to it.

As he reached out to take it, he immediately, like other true immortal techniques, experienced a strong and obvious danger of leaking the Heavenly Dao.

Of course, given the strength of Shouyang Mountain Grotto-Heaven, it wouldn't pose a fatal threat to her at all. However, it had triggered the Heavenly Dao, attracting the attention of the Taiyi Dao immortals—a truly awkward situation for Grand Tutor Yu!

She was a guest, not a thief, much less a burglar.

After hesitating for a moment, Grand Master Yu left the bookcase containing "The Five Elements Escape Techniques" and found other advanced Taoist books that did not reveal the Dao of Heaven, which he studied in detail.

Grand Tutor Yu stayed in the Shouyang Mountain Cave for a total of ten days.

Ten days later, she left the Sutra Repository, returned the "Taiyi Token" to Master Yumen, and bid him farewell amidst his somewhat conflicted gaze.

"I am very grateful for the great hospitality I received today." She also took out a Taoist book from her sleeve and handed it to Master Yumen, saying, "Although I have fallen into demonic possession, I only regard the Heavenly Demon Path as one of the ten thousand paths of the Refining God in the Mixed Wind."

Even though I am on the demonic path, my heart still yearns for the esoteric path; it is a pure and immaculate Bodhi heart.

This book, "Master Yu's Divine Incantations," consists of thirteen demon-subduing divine incantations that I created by comprehending the Taoist methods of the Xuanmen sect with a Bodhi mind.

"This is just a small token of my appreciation; please don't refuse, Taoist priest."

Master Yumen took the book and saw five beautiful phoenix seal characters on the cover: "Grand Master Yu's Divine Incantation".

Grand Tutor Yu added, “Neither you, Master or Grand Protector, need to see me off. I am merely leaving Zhengyang Palace and will not be leaving the cave immediately.”

I had previously made an appointment with the two sages, Boyi and Shuqi, to learn from them the ways of the sages.

"Master and Taibao, please wait here. I know where they are; you can go find them yourself."

After saying this, she bowed to the Jade Gate Immortal to bid him farewell, and flew along the Wei River toward the "Little Shang Mountain" at the eighth bend.

Master Yumen held the "Yu Taishi Divine Mantra" with a conflicted expression.

The Divine Mace Protector hesitated and asked, "Master, have you sent out your 'Celestial Immortal Technique' yet?"

"Look at my expression, can't you tell?" Master Yumen said irritably.

The Divine Mace Protector asked, "What do we do now?"

Master Yumen sighed, "It's all about timing and fate. Even when it was brought to her, she didn't take it, which shows that she is truly not destined for the path of immortals."

The Divine Mace Protector said, "She can no longer walk the path of the Celestial Immortals."

“I know that one can study the Path of the Celestial Immortals even without cultivating the Celestial Immortal Techniques. Now that she has even missed the Celestial Immortal Techniques, it shows that she has no affinity with the Path of the Celestial Immortals,” sighed Master Yumen.

The Divine Mace Protector asked, "What should we do now? If we let Grand Tutor Yu return empty-handed, how will we settle the matter?"

Master Yumen said, "She didn't leave empty-handed. She read through all the Taoist books in the library that were available for true disciples of other sects to read."

His face showed amazement and awe. "In just seven or eight days, she has digested and absorbed all the hundreds of thousands of Taoist classics and explanations of immortal techniques in our library. With such talent, it's no wonder that she has achieved such success in just a few years."

I dare say that if she had been chosen as a Daoist prodigy by the Xuanmen sect of Shenzhou earlier, she would already have attained the rank of Celestial Immortal. She would also have a great chance of achieving the Great Luo realm in the future.”

"But the books in the library are just the 'box' in the idiom 'buying the box and returning the pearl,' not the 'pearl'!" Upon hearing this, the Divine Mace Protector felt even more sorry for Grand Tutor Yu. "Should I remind her?"

Master Yumen shook his head and said, "The Great Dao should be fought for, and opportunities should be seized! She understands this principle very well without you reminding her."

In order to collect all thirty-six Heavenly Divine Arts of the White Cloud Immortal Mansion, didn't she resort to some dishonorable means?
This time, the immortal magic was placed in front of her, and I tacitly allowed her to take it; our fate was sealed.

The fact that she still missed out only proves that she truly has no affinity with the celestial arts.

Two days later, the Divine Mace Protector was summoned again by the Jade Gate Immortal.

"Grand Tutor Yu hasn't left yet, has he?" His face showed an undisguised mix of excitement and exhaustion.

Taibao glanced at him, feeling a little strange, but honestly replied, "She is still discussing the Dao with Boyi and Shuqi."

Not only did they listen to Boyi and Shuqi talk about 'ancient Confucianism and Taoism', but they also planned to collect all the manuscripts they had left behind over the past hundreds of thousands of years, saying they wanted to take them back to study.

Judging from her attitude, she probably won't be leaving for at least two or three days.

Master Yumen began to struggle again, "Grand Tutor Yu really doesn't have a strong desire for the Celestial Immortal Technique. She clearly missed out on the Celestial Immortal Technique, which she was destined to have, yet she felt no resentment or anxiety, and even had the interest to discuss ancient Confucianism and Taoism. But where was Confucianism and Taoism in ancient times?"

Taibao said, "The Great Way is eternal! Confucius founded the Confucian school, but he only discovered the Confucian Way that has existed since ancient times."

Confucianism and Taoism have always existed, and the spirit of righteousness has always existed.

The thoughts and actions of those who practiced the Confucian Way before Confucius are known as 'Ancient Confucianism'.

These words were not spoken by anyone, nor by Boyi and Shuqi, but by Grand Tutor Yu.

Bo Yi, Shu Qi, and even Zigong, one of the Ten Philosophers of Confucius, all highly approved of it.

"Duanmu Ci has also arrived?" Master Yumen was somewhat surprised. "It seems that Xiaoshang Mountain is quite lively."

Taibao chuckled and said, "To be honest, I was also listening to them discuss ancient Confucianism and Taoism at Xiaoshang Mountain!"
Not only was Zigong, who was visiting the Dragon Palace of the Wei River, invited, but the famous old scholar from Guanzhong was also invited to Xiaoshang Mountain by the Grand Tutor.

She also plans to ask them to develop a set of 'Sage Ruler Code of Conduct' to help her revise the "Sage Emperor's Divine Skill".

"Yes, it's the Emperor's Divine Skill that Hu Hai of Xingyang practiced."

"Sigh, I was being a bit presumptuous." Master Yumen exhaled, his excitement vanished, replaced by exhaustion and a somewhat dejected look.

Taibao asked in confusion, "Does the Master have something to discuss with Grand Tutor Yu? Or perhaps he wants me to pass on a message?"

Master Yumen hesitated for a moment, then took out the "Grand Master Yu's Divine Incantation" given to him by Grand Master Yu, and said, "Grand Master Yu is truly a genius!"
She modified all thirteen divine incantations for suppressing demons and calming the mind that the Taoist Ancestor had taught us in the Xuanmen sect.

At first, I didn't take it seriously, thinking that her modification of the Xuanmen Divine Incantation was somewhat arrogant and nonsensical.

After all, these widely circulated divine incantations were created by many Great Luo Immortals working together, and the Dao Ancestor selected and simplified them; each one contains the power of the Great Dao.

After studying them for a few days, I discovered that they were not just arbitrary modifications by Grand Tutor Yu.

They have become significantly more profound and powerful, more targeted at the Heavenly Demons, yet easier to cultivate.

At this point, he became excited again, clutching the "Grand Master Yu's Divine Mantra" tightly, his voice trembling, "If I were to take this manual to the Heavenly Realm to participate in the 'Dream Erosion Curse Breaking Conference,' I would most likely be selected as a representative to go to the Shangqing Heaven's Mi Luo Palace to discuss the Dao with all the Great Luo Immortals!"

Taibao exclaimed in shock, "Is it really that powerful? The Great Luo Dharma Assembly isn't something just anyone can participate in."

If you go and can't get a word in edgewise, that would be embarrassing!

"With this manual, I can go!" Master Yumen said decisively.

“But this was a gift from Grand Tutor Yu.” Taibao’s expression twisted slightly. “Don’t you find it strange that you would take her secret manual to the ‘Dream-Eating Demon Ancestor Seminar’?”

Master Yumen waved his hand and said, "I don't know where she got her confidence from, but I understand the purpose of her giving me the 'Yu Taishi Divine Mantra'—to repay me for inviting her into the Sutra Repository to read the Taoist books."

She wanted me to use the spells freely.

The more benefits I received from the incantation, the happier she became.

This was similar to my intention in taking her to the library; both were motivated by a desire to reciprocate the other person's kindness.

Taibao asked, "If that's the case, what are you struggling with?"

Master Yumen hesitated and said, “She is so kind, I should repay her! I called you here thinking that if she was a little disappointed, I would ask her to come back and discuss the Dao with me again.”

I then took her to the library.

After two consecutive hints, even the dumbest girl should have realized it.

But now she has no attachment to our library; she's completely immersed in 'ancient Confucianism and Taoism,' and I feel embarrassed to disturb her enjoyment for such a trivial matter.

He himself was somewhat dejected. He waved his hand and sighed, "Forget it, go ahead. I am now certain once again that she is truly not destined for the Celestial Arts."

Even Taibao believed it this time; Grand Tutor Yu had no affinity with the Heavenly Immortal Technique.

But he was also puzzled as to why Grand Tutor Yu showed no interest in the Celestial Immortal Technique that was right in front of him.

Five more days passed, and under the watchful eyes of several dead sages, Grand Tutor Yu finally left Caiwei Ferry with a satisfied look on his face.

As they were leaving the grotto and about to part ways, Taibao saw that her face was full of happiness and she showed no regret. He couldn't help but ask her telepathically, "Did you see any celestial techniques in the Scripture Pavilion of Zhengyang Palace earlier?"

These words came out of nowhere, and Grand Tutor Yu was completely baffled. "Of course I saw it. Your Taiyi Sect is very poor, with only three Celestial Immortal Techniques, which are quite ordinary."

Taibao was somewhat embarrassed. "Our Taiyi sect belongs to the 'Celestial Masters Sect,' not the Celestial Immortal Sect."

Isn't there a Wuzhuang Temple near your hometown?
If you go to Wuzhuang Temple, you probably won't find a single celestial immortal technique; they'll all be terrestrial immortal techniques.

Grand Master Yu said, "Your Taiyi sect has no method for becoming an Earth Immortal, yet you have many Earth Immortals. Why is that?"

Those cultivators who fail on the path to Celestial Immortality fall onto the path to Earthly Immortality.

Since Wuzhuang Temple dares to call itself the 'ancestral temple of earth immortals,' how could it only have earth immortal techniques?

I reckon they have more Celestial Immortal Techniques in their collection than the Celestial Immortal Sect of the Divine Continent.”

"That's not the point." Taibao waved his hand and said directly, "What I mean is, after you saw the Celestial Immortal Technique, why didn't you suddenly feel like stealing a copy?"

Grand Tutor Yu asked in surprise, "I am an honored guest, not a thief. How could I steal a cultivation technique?"

Taibao sighed and said, "Actually, Master Tianmen is preparing to give you a Celestial Immortal Technique, the 'Five Elements Escape Technique.' You should have sensed it and felt a sudden urge to try it!"

Grand Tutor Yu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! I was wondering why I felt that I had a strong affinity with the Five Elements Escape Technique; it seemed to want to get closer to me."

"So you just had a sudden whim! I knew it! Master Tianmen had made arrangements, and with your spiritual sense, it's impossible that you didn't sense anything."

"But why don't you follow your heart? The great path is one to strive for; when the opportunity arrives, if you don't seize it, you will surely suffer the consequences," Taibao asked.

Grand Tutor Yu looked puzzled. "If you want it, just say so! Although I may have had a sudden urge, my Dao heart is clear and I can use the sword of wisdom and morality to cut through all the chaos!"

Taibao whispered, "We can't send it directly. Often, to avoid responsibility, the Xuanmen (Taoist sects) pass on their skills in this way."

Given your current situation, if you were to obtain the "Five Elements Escape Techniques," your cultivation level would definitely skyrocket.

Who knows, they might cripple some potential Ronaldo players in the future.

You're a tough nut to crack, a piece of trash, afraid of nothing. But if Master Yumen and Master Taiyi are implicated, they won't be able to handle it!

Therefore, you can steal Taoist teachings, but you cannot directly pass them on.

If you steal it and run away, Master Yumen will just shout a few words and the matter will be over.

But once the techniques are imparted, a karmic bond arises between master and disciple; if the disciple commits a crime, both master and disciple are guilty.

(End of this chapter)