Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

Even though he was angry, Lei Yunxing ultimately didn't say anything more.

The reason is simple: he can't possibly start a fight with Lin Guihai here, and since Lin Guihai hasn't responded to Lei Yunxing's challenge, Lei Yunxing has no other choice.

Arguing here would only make them a laughing stock, and Lei Yunxing didn't want the farce to continue, so he chose to keep quiet.

It was only then that Mu Dong spoke up calmly, asking, "Lin Guihai, we've always kept to ourselves, so why did you suddenly decide to invite me today?"

Within the Zhou Tian Academy, most disciples do not interact much with each other. At most, they have a few close friends, and some even always keep to themselves and do not communicate with anyone.

They don't live in dormitories either. Perhaps it's because of their talent or their background, but they almost always have a group of people around them, so they don't need to communicate with others to alleviate their loneliness.

Although Lin Guihai seems rather arrogant, he usually doesn't pay attention to others. It's a bit strange that he suddenly came over today to criticize Mu Dong.

Under Mu Dong's questioning, Lin Guihai suddenly said, "I have a way to help you cultivate the Turbid Wave Corrosion Curse without using water or fire spirit objects."

Lei Yunxing, who hadn't said anything before, couldn't help but laugh again. "He's unwilling to use water and fire spiritual objects to aid his cultivation, but that's just because he doesn't want to. It's not that he can't do it. Are you crazy? Trying to buy people's hearts with this condition?"

Indeed, the arts of water and fire have been passed down for too long in the Canglan Holy Land, so it can be said that no matter what the problem is, there is a solution.

There is no such thing as being stumped by a problem and then being unable to overcome that obstacle.

What stopped Mu Dong was nothing more than his pride. If he truly used water and fire spiritual objects to aid his cultivation, he could eliminate any hidden dangers and leave no problems behind.

Upon hearing Lei Yunxing's words, Lin Guihai scoffed, "What do you know? Using water and fire spiritual objects for assistance definitely requires suppressing one's own spiritual root, and it takes time to recover. Even if there are no hidden dangers, isn't that a waste of time? This is a crucial moment; are you sure you can afford to delay?"

Lei Yunxing instinctively wanted to retort, but then suddenly remembered something and said coldly, "You want the position of candidate for Holy Son, so you want to win over Mu boy? Sure enough, you really are the kind of person who won't do anything without a profit. But such a petty gain, just a word, is enough for you to use to buy people's hearts?"

Lin Guihai did not deny it, but simply said, "What you consider a matter of a single sentence, I will never have guessed if I don't tell you."

Mu Dong then interjected, "Brother Lu has also learned the Turbid Wave Corrosion Curse, so why do you think others can't figure it out?"

Lin Guihai sighed, "When will you all understand that people are different? There are differences even among those with different Heavenly Spiritual Roots. Of course, even if you learn the same thing, there will be differences! Learning it yourself and teaching others to learn it are two completely different things."

After saying that, Lin Guihai left immediately, seemingly unwilling to waste any more words.

Lei Yunxing turned to look at Lu Qian, "Can you teach Mu the Turbid Wave Corrosion Spell?"

Lu Qian said helplessly, "I'm not confident."

He only managed to learn the Turbid Wave Corrosion Spell in a short time after consulting Mu Xue and practicing endlessly in his inner world.

Mu Xue is Mu Dong's younger sister. Mu Dong could ask her for help anytime, but he still couldn't learn it, which shows that it wasn't a problem of understanding.

In this regard, Lu Qian was naturally helpless. His own Turbid Wave Corrosion Curse was barely usable, and it was obviously not very powerful.

Sending Lu Qian to teach Mu Dong would be tantamount to misleading a student, and Lu Qian naturally couldn't guarantee anything.

Of course, if Mu Dong really wanted to ask Lu Qian for advice, Lu Qian could certainly share his insights.

However, Mu Dong appears easygoing on the surface, but he is actually proud inside. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so insistent on learning the Turbid Wave Corrosion Spell on his own and insist on not using water or fire spirit objects to assist him.

It's probably unlikely that Mu Dong will be able to consult Lu Qian.

No matter what, Mu Dong's cultivation level is higher than Lu Qian's, and his talent is also better. If he were to ask Lu Qian for guidance, wouldn't that prove that he is inferior to Lu Qian? Wouldn't that just confirm Lin Guihai's words that he is a useless person?

Most cultivators are determined and will not easily change their minds once they have made up their minds. Mu Dong probably will not give up easily either. He will try to continue cultivating the Turbid Wave Corrosion Curse without using water and fire spiritual objects until he succeeds, or until he has no choice but to compromise with himself.

Just as Lu Qian had guessed, Mu Dong simply smiled when he heard Lei Yunxing's words, without taking the opportunity to ask Lu Qian for advice.

Mu Xue acted as if nothing had happened, and didn't mention anything about it.

Lu Qian naturally didn't have much to say. If it was something he could help with, he could of course ask for help. But this was something Mu Dong had to figure out himself. Cultivation was a very private matter, and others shouldn't interfere.

Moreover, Lu Qian really couldn't think of a solution right now, so it was best to keep quiet.

Time passed by, and everyone quieted down and waited patiently for Jin Changgeng to speak after he arrived.

Many people had a sense of anticipation in their eyes, as if they were waiting for Jin Changgeng to say something.

Amidst the anticipation of the crowd, Jin Changgeng spoke naturally, "During the previous training missions, some of you should have clashed with the Heart Demon Sect. The Heart Demon Sect's stronghold is in the Western Continent. Do you have any people familiar with the Western Continent?"

Before anyone could answer, Jin Changgeng continued, "The Western Continent is scorching hot year-round. Its dense forests are not only humid but also filled with miasma and teeming with poisonous insects. If an ordinary person with no knowledge of the Western Continent were to go there, they would hardly survive even a quarter of an hour."

"Even Qi Refining cultivators like you could easily meet an unforeseen disaster if you stayed there too long. Even those evil cultivators who specialize in insidious spells dare not wander around and can only eke out a living in certain safe places..."

Most of what Jin Changgeng said were common knowledge about the Western Continent, which many people here already knew.

Apart from grassroots cultivators like Lu Qian, most people have family backgrounds. Their family members work for the Holy Land, and they naturally get a lot of information about the Western Continent through their daily lives.

But whether they understood or not, no one interrupted Jin Changgeng at this moment, not only because of the establishment of the branch, but also because after hundreds of years, the Holy Land had started the selection of the Holy Son again, which was of utmost importance.

For those ambitious to become candidates for the Holy Son, no matter how dangerous the Western Continent is, they cannot afford to miss this opportunity.

Unless one truly demonstrates exceptional talent, like Luo Wei, who possesses a Heavenly Spiritual Root and a special physique, consistently ranking first among the Ten Sons of Canglan and also first on the Qi Refining Ranking in the Myriad Laws Battle Tower, with cultivation and combat power unparalleled among her peers, one can directly become a candidate for Holy Maiden.

Otherwise, one must at least make some achievements to gain the approval of the higher-ups and enter the ranks of candidate saints. Even those with heavenly spiritual roots are no exception. That's why Lin Guihai suddenly said those words. He simply wanted to subdue Mu Dong and have another useful subordinate to help him make contributions.

However, such an effort is destined to be in vain.

Those who can enter the holy land are all proud and arrogant. How could they possibly be easily convinced by their peers?

Only by setting oneself apart from one's peers like Luo Wei can one truly gain people's trust.

Moreover, even when people mention Luo Wei, they only express admiration, not a sense of utmost respect.

Unless someone is truly certain that they can never catch up, they might accept their fate. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, who would willingly remain subordinate to someone else?

Even though Lin Guihai has a Heavenly Spiritual Root and ranks third among the Ten Sons of Canghai, his ranking is actually more due to his Heavenly Spiritual Root than his actual ability. What can a mere Heavenly Spiritual Root be considered in the Holy Land?

Lei Yunxing looked down on Lin Guihai for this very reason, but when facing Luo Wei, he dared not lose his temper at all, because he knew that he was really inferior to Luo Wei.

Being a disciple of the Holy Land might be useful to outsiders, but it's not very useful within the community, because everyone here is a disciple of the Holy Land, and no one would consider themselves inferior.

After giving a brief introduction to the situation in the Western Continent, Jin Changgeng began to talk about the really important matter: "In order to spread the teachings in the Western Continent, the Holy Land has made a decision to open a branch there and will also recruit and train disciples from the local area. If you are willing, you can go there."

"This matter will be finalized within half a month to a month. You'd better think it over and decide whether you want to go. You all participated in the last training mission. If you decide to go to the Western Continent, you'll probably be training every day from now on..."

Surprisingly, Jin Changgeng didn't try to make empty promises. Instead, he went on and on about the drawbacks of going to the Western Continent, but obviously no one would listen.

Many people have been tempted by the rumors circulating in private, and they are full of enthusiasm. They can't wait to rush to the Western Continent, obtain enough resources, improve their cultivation, accumulate merits, and enter the sight of the Holy Land's higher-ups to enter the ranks of candidate Holy Sons.

Even those who had no hope of being selected as candidates for the Holy Son felt this was a good opportunity.

The danger and resource abundance of the Western Continent are well-known; otherwise, why would the Holy Land go to such great lengths to develop it?

The reason they were willing to do this was because they could gain benefits; they couldn't really be saving the people of the Western Continent from their suffering, could they?

However, even though the prospects for going to the West seem promising, some people don't seem to be very interested.

Some people who felt they lacked talent, and some who were at the peak of Qi Refining and needed to consider Foundation Establishment, didn't really want to go there.

Without exceptional talent, going to the Western Continent might mean never returning.

Those at the peak of Qi Refining need to prepare for Foundation Establishment, and if they get injured, it will be very troublesome, requiring a long period of recuperation to ensure that there are no obstacles during Foundation Establishment.

The human body is a precious raft for crossing the world; once it is obstructed or damaged, the path to enlightenment becomes hopeless.

Therefore, cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining should focus on calming their minds and recuperating, and should not take risks easily, otherwise, if problems arise, it can easily affect their path to cultivation.

People like Luo Wei are an exception. Although she is also at the peak of Qi Refining and about to establish her foundation, she follows the path of body refining and focuses on cultivating her physical body. Even if she is injured, she can recover quickly with the accumulation of resources, so she is not afraid of any accidents.

The class ended in silence. This time, most people didn't rush to leave. Instead, they started discussing in small groups, perhaps exchanging opinions or looking for allies to form alliances with.