Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 844 The Essence of the Tao
"His cultivation level is low, but his ambition is huge!"

Lu Yang stroked his chin, not intending to refute, but simply listened attentively to the old teacher's explanation of the details of the array treasure, while pondering in his heart.

Admittedly, he couldn't understand the contents of the array treasures at the Golden Core level.

However, it doesn't matter. He can leave this part to his own talent to develop freely. His main task is to grasp the general direction, which is the core concept of the array treasure.

'Create a [Sea of ​​Bitterness].'

'You know what, at least the [Weapon Refining Secret Realm] definitely shows signs of this; even the environment is a vast ocean, which proves they're really doing it.'

"Think about it carefully, the four constellations and twenty-eight stars of the Star Palace are essentially man-made positions, and they are probably also linked to the [Refining Secret Realm]. Doesn't this mimic the connection between the positions and the [Sea of ​​Bitterness]? These array masters have even built models."

Thinking of this, Lü Yang was extremely surprised.

To be honest, given the precedent of Tianfu, he had always been somewhat dismissive of the super-heavy realms outside of the Immortal Pivot.

After all, Tianfu was in a state of half-dead.

To put it bluntly, Tianfu has become a colony of the Immortal Pivot. The body of the Suppressor is manipulated at will by the Holy Ancestor, and his consciousness is controlled by the World Honored One.

In comparison, the Star Palace doesn't seem to be doing much better.

The stone sculpture, half-dead and weak, was only able to bully the Star Lords of the Outer Path. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't resemble what a Super Heaven should look like.

However, his thoughts have now changed.

'The Star Palace's true strength lies not in its outwardly visible cultivators, but in its cultivation philosophy. These people's cultivation philosophy is actually quite advanced!'

That's right, the Star Lord is very weak, only slightly stronger than the heretics.

However, from another perspective, it is actually quite exaggerated that even such a weak cultivator can break through to the Golden Core stage and even surpass the heretics.

This is because the Star Palace only has four constellations and twenty-eight star charts. The number of Star Lords is limited by the star charts, so there are only so many. But if one day the Star Palace can overcome the difficulties of star chart technology and mass-produce star charts, it will be an epic qualitative change!
At that time, the Star Lords will probably be walking all over the place!
Furthermore, Star Lords can use external objects such as Dao soldiers to strengthen themselves. Even if they are no match for Immortal Pivot True Lord in a one-on-one fight, they can always fight ten against one!

From this perspective, Xinggong truly has potential and should not be underestimated; who knows, this place might experience a technological explosion someday.

Pulling himself back to his senses, Lü Yang looked at the podium again.

The old professor on the stage was still talking eloquently, although he was somewhat confused by the content. However, Master You said that he was not under much pressure.

"Gentlemen, what is the Way?"

"In our view, the so-called Tao is actually an interpretation of the imagery of heaven and earth, a set of supreme laws that can unify all imagery."

"And the [Sea of ​​Bitterness] is this supreme law, so we array treasure masters regard it as the greatest array treasure and are committed to imitating it. In fact, all the array treasures we create are byproducts of the process of imitating the [Sea of ​​Bitterness]."

“Star charts are a typical example.”

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang immediately showed curiosity.

'Finally, the real stuff is coming! What are the principles behind building a star map? What materials and formations are used? These are all details.'

The next second, the old professor scoffed:

"Basically, array masters without much talent will think that star charts are just simple array treasures, and the only things to pay attention to are the materials and the array."

“This kind of person should cultivate the Dharma body.”

Lu Yang: “.”

It's alright, I'm not angry. Humility and a thirst for knowledge are qualities that every cultivator should possess on their path of cultivation. Besides, I'm not the kind of person who holds grudges.

Immediately afterwards, the old professor said in a deep voice: "In fact, the essence of the star map is not the outer array, nor is it a bunch of parts and materials that can be replaced at any time. Those are all external objects, illusions to deceive people. The real star map is actually a law formula."

"If the 'Sea of ​​Bitterness' is the supreme law, then the star chart is the secondary law. It cannot perfectly explain all things in the universe, but it can self-consistently explain some of the principles of the universe's operation."

"This is the essence of star charts."

"Moreover, those formations and star-created objects outside are merely tools used to calculate the laws and formulas of the star map, enabling it to display its power in the present world."

"In this respect, there is a similar existence in the Immortal Pivot."

"That is the fruition."

At this point, the old professor's face lit up with fervor once again: "That's right, the Fruit of Heaven and Earth, like the Star Chart, are secondary laws."

"The difference is that as a law formula, the content of the star chart is very complicated. It is something we have calculated and verified step by step from small to large. Therefore, if we want it to show its power, we must equip it with countless magic treasures and formations on the scale of stars. However, the fruit position is much simpler in comparison."

"If the star chart is a formula, then the fruition position is a theorem."

"Its content is very concise, yet self-contained and difficult to break, so it can naturally demonstrate its power without any external facilities."

"And among the ranks of fruition, the Immortal Pivot is the highest."

"The only difference is that the attainment there is different. Ordinary attainments, which are outside the path, are basically born by chance, a miracle of one in a billion."

"However, the Immortal Pivot is different. The positions there are custom-made, and they may be specially crafted by the Nascent Soul Dao Masters on the other shore, based on their own cultivation and understanding of the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth. Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve that level of precision, especially the Supreme Position, which is outrageously high."

"Of course, the same applies to our star charts."

"Although the external structure of the star map was created by us array masters, the internal laws and formulas undeniably have the guidance of a great being."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang immediately understood.

'It's the Star Palace Dao Master, the one from the Dao of Magic Power.'

However, at this point, the old professor suddenly became indignant: "Although it's somewhat outrageous, I still need to emphasize this point."

"That means cultivators who rely on the three fundamental paths of magic power, Dharma body, and magic spells are actually far inferior to those demons in the Immortal Pivot in the field of cultivation."

"The Immortal Pivot Demon Lord cultivates his fruit position using the Cave Heaven Method, which requires extremely high cultivation. He needs to have a true understanding and insight into the fruit position in order to improve his cultivation."

"But what about us?"

"Magic power, Dharma body, magic, in the end it's all about occupying that innate path. The path is right in front of you, you can still improve even without seeking a deep understanding."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang immediately raised an eyebrow.

That's not entirely wrong.

'At least that's how cultivation in the Dharma Body Path works, especially the techniques of exorcism, which directly and violently seize the fruition position, then occupy the share of the Dharma Body Path, and naturally, the cultivation level increases.'

Ultimately, Dharma body, Dharma power, and spells are all fundamental to cultivators; there's not much to comprehend in essence. At most, spells can undergo some variations. From this perspective, the three foundational paths indeed don't require high levels of cultivation, no wonder they were ultimately eliminated by the Cave Heaven method.

Knowledge is power!
Meanwhile, the old professor on stage was also expressing this view, even more radically: "In my opinion, it is necessary to learn the Cave Heaven Method."

"Why is it that, despite both being secondary laws, our star charts are far inferior to the Immortal Pivot's positions, and even only slightly stronger than the native positions of outsiders?"

"It's because we cultivate magical power."

"Because the great being behind us clearly does not understand the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth as well as the four Dao Lords of the Immortal Pivot, and is unable to improve the quality of the star map. So strictly speaking, it is not that we lost to the demon of the Immortal Pivot, but that our Dao Lord lost to the Dao Lord of the Immortal Pivot!"

Good guy!
Lu Yang blinked. The Star Palace's freedom of speech was too much! They dared to say such things? And this way of speaking... this old guy really has the potential to become a Celestial Pioneer!

(End of this chapter)