Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Just as several groups were preparing to launch a major attack, he also said, "Let's not let a violent atmosphere disrupt our learning and understanding during a proper sermon."

"What you all say makes a lot of sense, but please listen to me first."

Upon hearing Hongjun Daoist's words, all the groups stopped fighting, as if they had agreed to it.

Actually, they were a bit carried away and didn't really want to kill each other. What good would it do for a hundred flowers to bloom? Such things are inevitable for humanity to have developed to where it is today. As for why they acted like that just now, they were also wondering.

Li Xiu was also puzzled. Why did these guys, who were usually quite good at controlling their emotions, become so irritable today when they arrived outside Zixiao Palace?

Could it be that there is something strange existing outside Zixiao Palace, or that the magic used by Hongjun Daoist inside could make them so excited and easily angered?

Li Xiu didn't dare to delve deeper into this topic. After all, if he really discovered something that shouldn't have happened to him, he would be in big trouble. So he continued to play dead and waited for the situation to develop. After all, Hongjun Daoist had previously extended an olive branch.

Hongjun Daoist continued, “If anyone gains any breakthrough insights or understanding during this lecture, they will have the opportunity to enter Zixiao Palace.”

So Li Xiu was also waiting for this opportunity. Although he missed it once, that time he was a very good example of someone who stood out, and we have seen the consequences. He became the target of everyone's criticism. So he didn't feel bad about missing that opportunity.

He believed that since Hongjun Daoist had said so, he would definitely give everyone a chance; otherwise, it would be too unworthy of his status.

As expected, since the decision has been made to suppress the most intense dispute over fishing boats, then a bombshell needs to be dropped, as Hongjun Daoren said.

"Instead of getting bogged down in these trivial matters, you should think about what I said at the beginning. I said that if you can have a breakthrough inspiration outside of Zixiao Palace, then you will have the opportunity to come into Zixiao Palace and receive my deeper guidance."

"Now I'm ready to openly share my recent cultivation experience with everyone, so please listen carefully and put aside any miscellaneous thoughts in your minds. After all, cultivation is still the most important thing, and one's own strength is always the most important thing in this world."

After hearing what Hongjun Daoist said, everyone outside quieted down, including Chu Mi and Aman, who were leading the group. Chu Mi and Aman were putting in all their effort to completely suppress their opponent and replace him.

Chapter 1421 Discovered

Meanwhile, Li Duotian received a message from Li Xiu, instructing him to put aside his distracting thoughts, forget his own existence, and carefully sense his surroundings. Li Xiu also sensed that if Li Duotian could receive further guidance, his control over the power within his body would reach a new level.

Li Xiu knew that after Li Duotian obtained the inheritance of the Heart of the Water God, his body underwent a strange change. Although there was a particularly huge energy in his body, Li Duotian could not control it well.

The sound of each unraveling releases only a tiny bit of energy for his own use. It's undoubtedly frustrating to possess such a treasure trove but not be able to use it to his heart's content. So Li Xiu also wanted to take this opportunity to solve the problem within Li Duotian's body.

Everyone outside Zixiao Palace shared the same thought: besides resolving the problems within their own bodies, they hoped to overcome some bottlenecks in their cultivation. If they could successfully receive guidance, they might be able to enter Zixiao Palace and obtain a more advanced cultivation technique—who knows?

Ordinary people have ordinary dreams, and the bolder ones might daydream. What Li Xiu didn't notice was that Nuwa was also in this crowd. At this moment, Nuwa's eyes were shining brightly. In fact, she was also very much looking forward to Hongjun Daoist's sermon this time.

After all, as the predecessor of a creator, if one could have gained inspiration and insight earlier, perhaps the timeline of everything would have been pushed forward, creating a more wonderful human world—all of this is possible.

In order to take into account the situation of the human race in various aspects outside the space, Hongjun Daoren also shared his cultivation experience from various aspects. It was not just about cultivating step by step. In the second half of this lecture, Hongjun Daoren also talked about the consequences of breaking down and establishing anew, as well as his own enlightenment.

If there are any people in this world who are known to have chosen a higher level of breakthrough, besides Li Xiu, it would be this Hongjun Daoist.

It must be said that Hongjun Daoren did an excellent job in sharing his experience. Even Li Xiu was captivated by what he heard. Not only was he one of the representatives of breaking through and establishing anew, but just from a few words from Hongjun Daoren, Li Xiu was already able to connect some of his future development directions.

This made him sigh with admiration, once again proving that Confucius and Hongjun Daoist truly lived up to their reputation.

It seemed that Master Hongjun was deliberately trying to suppress the pressure from the previous noisy fishing boats. This time, he shared an exceptionally large amount of experience in great detail, leaving many people outside the construction site looking confused. It seemed that everyone would gain something from this.

Those who opened their eyes earlier might feel a little regretful when they see that the people around them are still trying to understand. Is it because their understanding was too short, and they will miss that opportunity?

After carefully studying the experience shared by Hongjun Daoist today, Li Xiu found himself in a deep state of enlightenment. It seemed that this was something he couldn't control; when the time was right, things would happen naturally.

Chapter 1422 Lost in Enlightenment

Although Li Xiu didn't want to delve into deeper insights in this setting, he obviously couldn't miss this opportunity. As for what others thought, let them be.

Before he began his reflection, he explicitly told Li Duotian not to suppress his inner urge to continue learning, but to reflect on it thoroughly, as it would be of great help to him.

After gaining Li Xiu's approval, Li Duotian closed his eyes and sat cross-legged opposite Li Xiu. The two brothers simultaneously entered a deep state of enlightenment, as did a masked man in black.

He was very satisfied with sharing his experience. As for how others perceived it, he didn't really care. Because of his limited strength, even if he had one or two moments of enlightenment like being in harmony with nature, it would only have a very limited impact on his own strength.

Only true geniuses find this kind of insight truly helpful.

Besides these four people, although some others barely came into Hongjun Daoren's sight, before Hongjun Daoren could have any more expectations for them, they all opened their eyes.

Just like Chu Mi and A Man, although A Man opened her eyes a little later than Chu Mi, the two were equally matched, neither being much worse than the other.

Chu Mi saw that A Man opened her eyes shortly after Chu Mi opened hers. She didn't consider A Man a competitor, but just like herself. Neither of them was better than the other, and they were just that.

It seems that the competition between these two is happening all the time. As more and more people opened their eyes, they looked towards the outside of Zixiao Palace with grateful expressions.

Those who remained lost in thought had already become the odd ones out.

Sure enough, upon discovering two little guys sitting back to back not far behind him, simultaneously engaging in enlightenment, Chu Mi guessed that they might be the little guy he had been trying to deal with outside Buzhou Mountain.

He also gave up the excellent front row position and squeezed to the back, but this time Aman did not follow. After all, he only helped once, and the little guy didn't care about him anyway, so he would stay here obediently.

Perhaps, we can learn even more from this Zixiao Palace; who knows?

However, Chu Mi's thoughts were more realistic. He had already missed one chance to kill this little guy, and unexpectedly, this little guy's talent had given him another wake-up call.

He had already regretted letting him go outside the cave on Buzhou Mountain last time, but he never expected that this little guy would come and remind him that he must kill him.

It seems that if I let this little guy go again, it will really be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. If I miss this great sales opportunity, it will be much more difficult for me to find another chance to kill Li Xiu in the future.

So he abandoned the integrity that a master should have. He didn't care about anything else. Rather than leaving himself with a very hidden danger, he would rather eliminate the danger now so that he could live a carefree life in the days to come.

Chapter 1423 Profound Insights

Thinking of this, Chu Mi's determination to take action deepened even more. She also made her way towards Li Xiu, hoping to take advantage of his meditation to eliminate him once and for all.

However, Hongjun Daoist was still in the surrounding area, still in the Zixiao Palace, preparing everything for the outside world, and naturally he would not allow such a sneak attack to happen.

However, he was unaware that Chu Mi and Li Xiu had such a deep grudge, so when Chu Mi first took action, Hongjun Daoist did not react much.

However, his attention remained fixed on the man who seemed to be acting suspiciously.

When Hongjun Daoist discovered that Chu Mi's target was actually Li Xiu, he whispered his own voice in Mi Mi's ear, just like when he had whispered to Li Xiu before.

"If you stay there and don't move, you can leave Zixiao Palace alive; otherwise, you'll only face death."

This isn't just a reminder; it's a blatant threat from Hongjun Daoist!

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Chu Mi thought she had misheard. After all, when had Hongjun Daoist ever been so considerate of others?

Just as he was about to take another small step forward, he suddenly felt as if his feet were being restricted by some force.

If I were to forcefully break through this force, my leg might be ruined.

At this moment, he believed that those words were indeed spoken by Hongjun Daoren, and his warning to himself was very clear: the little guy couldn't move on his own.

When Hongjun Daoist saw that Chu Mi had stopped, he realized that the warning had been effective and did not continue.

But now it was Chu Mi's turn to be puzzled. He wondered if Li Xiu was the illegitimate son of Hongjun Daoist, and why Hongjun Daoist was taking such good care of him.

Or perhaps Li Xiu's displayed talent piqued the interest of Daoist Hongjun.

Chu Mi, having failed in his attempt to do something evil, could only slink back, praying in his heart that Li Xiu would suffer a qi deviation during his enlightenment, so that he wouldn't have to intervene.

On the other side, when they saw Chu Mi turn back halfway, A'man asked, "What happened? What difficulties has the invincible Sect Master Chu Mi encountered this time?"

Chu Mi snorted coldly, ignoring A Man's sarcastic remarks. This matter should be considered over.

Now everyone is waiting, hoping that a few lucky individuals will be the ones who have the deepest understanding, and whether their appearance will change anything.

The rest of the process took about half an hour. This time might not seem like much to those who were contemplating the enlightenment, but it felt incredibly long to those who were waiting.

Li Duotian was the first to wake up, and the moment he opened his eyes, his entire body contracted inward.

His body seemed to have been compressed as well; his original height of about two meters had become 1.9 meters.

It seems that the control over this power has become more solid, but as for the degree of control, it's hard to say without testing.

Li Xiu and Li Duotian were of one mind, and he could naturally sense that Li Duotian had woken up, but he still had some insights to share and could continue experimenting.

So I told my sister in my heart that I needed to consolidate my gains there, and that I would need some more time.

Chapter 1424 Awakening in Enlightenment

Li Duotian nodded, but from the outside, there was no apparent reaction.

Just after Li Duotian regained consciousness, another human woman, the one Li Xiu had rescued in the cave, was none other than Nuwa.

He woke up at this moment, his eyes looked brighter, and a smile was now on his face.

Nuwa was clearly very happy with this achievement.

The third person to wake up was the masked man in black. Throughout the entire process, he hadn't revealed his true identity, and no one knew who he was, why he liked to hide himself so much, or if he had some secret he was hiding.

While everyone else was reflecting on their gains, Li Xiu had already woken up long ago.

He was still savoring his own experience, so it wasn't very obvious to him, but in terms of time, he was the last one to wake up from this gain.

Hongjun Daoist was fully aware of what was happening outside Zixiao Palace.

He was very pleased to have discovered several unknown geniuses this time. Of course, others did not know the identity of the masked man in black, but Daoist Hongjun could naturally sense it.

He pondered to himself, "I didn't expect that the little demon would actually come here. I wonder what those people are thinking. Have they also realized that progress now requires a lot of changes?"

However, these are not things we need to worry about right now.

After everyone had woken up, he spoke again, "It seems that everyone has gained a lot from this lecture."

Are you all satisfied with the content I've arranged for this event?

When the people outside Zixiao Palace heard that Hongjun Daoist had spoken first, they all began to flatter him.

Since Master Hongjun has not yet announced the number of participants, no one knows whether they will have more opportunities.

Now is clearly their best chance to showcase themselves.

Hearing the enthusiastic responses from those outside, Hongjun Daoist shook his head helplessly. The human race has never been able to change its bureaucratic style. Perhaps the time when they can return to their true nature will be the time when the human race can usher in its second great leap forward.

However, Hongjun Daoist naturally couldn't place his hopes on ordinary people; he was most concerned about those few who seemed to have made great gains.