His Theories? Bullshit!

After that, it was Tang San's turn to pour out his grievances.

Things like that old bastard trying to make a move on him, wanting to use him as a guinea pig; showing off theories he had never verified through practice; and so on.

Xia Tianling barely managed to keep himself from laughing out loud, secretly sighing over how effective his education had been.

He sympathetically patted Tang San on the shoulder and comforted him. "Little San, I've observed Yu Xiaogang before. Although many of his theories are unreliable, and many of the reliable ones weren't even developed by him, his foundational knowledge is fairly solid. Just learn what's worth learning from him. One more friend means one more path. There's no need to fall out with him completely."

"As for that nonsense about Martial Souls mimicking Spirit Beasts when absorbing Soul Rings, Little San, let me ask you one question. When your hammer Martial Soul gains a Soul Ring, do you have to find a hammer Spirit Beast to absorb? When the Soul Master system first emerged tens of thousands of years ago, did people naturally assume that Spirit Beast Soul Rings of different types couldn't be absorbed? Does something so obvious even need research?"

Tang San stared at him in astonishment. He had not thought of such a simple point!

He did not pay much attention to how Xia Tianling knew he had a hammer Martial Soul. After all, Tianling could divine the future. It was normal for him to know.

"What's even more absurd is his speculation about your Twin Martial Souls. My teacher, the only Twin Martial Soul Master in the world to have achieved great success in cultivation, Spirit Hall's Pope Bibi Dong, told me this personally. The first condition for inheriting Twin Martial Souls is that the two Martial Souls must be of similar quality. Second, both must be extremely powerful. Only top-tier Martial Souls can possibly produce Twins."

"So your Blue Silver Grass definitely cannot be ordinary Blue Silver Grass. At the very least, it should be some top-tier Plant Spirit such as a Blue Silver Emperor or Blue Silver King. That hammer of yours is probably some top-tier Tool Spirit as well. Which means Uncle Hao—"

Xia Tianling spoke with the composure of an old sage, dissecting the Grand Master's theories until nothing remained.

He did not finish the latter half of his sentence, nor did he reveal Tang Hao's identity. Those things could wait until Tang Hao chose to tell Tang San himself.

"Besides, don't you know perfectly well where your Innate Full Soul Power came from? Do you really think his theory could be reliable?" Xia Tianling waggled his eyebrows at Tang San and continued mocking the Grand Master.

To be honest, he did not know whether Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power had anything to do with the Mysterious Heaven Skill. After all, it was a historical controversy. In his previous life, countless analysts had argued themselves red in the face over it, yet no conclusion had ever been reached.

He simply wanted to mock the Grand Master.

Tang San fell silent. Now, he increasingly felt that his teacher was unreliable, and increasingly realized how correct his initial decision had been. If he had truly become the Grand Master's personal disciple, things would have been difficult for him in the future.

If Tianling was right, then his father and mother's identities were probably not simple either.

And his Innate Full Soul Power was likely entirely thanks to the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

"Teacher Yu even said something like, 'There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters.'"

"Hahahahahahahaha!" Xia Tianling could no longer hold it in and burst into laughter.

It was so hilarious that it was like thunder cracking overhead.

"Yu Xiaogang treats those words as gospel. If there truly are no useless Martial Souls, then why have I never heard of a Hoe Titled Douluo in this world? Why have I never heard of a Chicken Titled Douluo? Among all the Titled Douluo registered with Spirit Hall, is there even one with an ordinary Martial Soul? Even he himself is nothing more than a fantasist who can never break through Level Twenty-Nine in his entire life."

"Does Yu Xiaogang have the right to say that? 'There are no useless Soul Masters, only useless Martial Souls' would be much closer to the truth!"

He had originally wanted to say that Yu Xiaogang was merely a useless man doomed to remain at Level Twenty-Nine for life, but after thinking about it, he decided to hold back a little.

Low emotional intelligence: A useless man stuck at Level Twenty-Nine for life.

High emotional intelligence: A theoretical fantasist with relatively low cultivation.

Tang San's expression also became strange. For the Grand Master to say such words with his own Level Twenty-Nine cultivation was practically slapping himself in the face.

This was fucking blindness to the obvious!

"Oh, right, Little San. This book is for you." Xia Tianling took several breaths to stop laughing, then pulled out a book from the ring on his hand. The ring was a Soul Tool Bibi Dong had given him, with a capacity of over a hundred cubic meters.

"Tianling, this is?"

"This is the newest edition of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record compiled in our era. The General Outline in particular has undergone major revisions. That selfish, hypocritical way of acting, where people casually slaughter entire families, is not the orthodox path of the Daoist Sect. That is also why the Tang Sect powerhouses of your era found it difficult to break through to the highest level."

He had long since written this book for Tang San to study. He was merely borrowing the identity of a Tang Sect disciple now, so bringing it out at this moment would have a better effect.

"The Mysterious Heaven Skill, as an orthodox Daoist cultivation method, emphasizes balance and harmony. If you act according to the General Outline of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record from your era, with such crooked intentions, it would already be fortunate if you did not suffer cultivation deviation. How could you speak of breaking through?"

Tang San hurriedly took it and flipped through it. Its contents were almost completely opposed to the original Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record General Outline. Thinking of the Tang Sect elders from his previous life, trapped at their bottlenecks without advancing, occasionally suffering cultivation deviation, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

So the Tang Sect had unknowingly gone down the wrong path! No wonder no one could break through to the highest realm. Good thing Tianling reminded me. Otherwise, I would have been in grave danger.

Meeting Tianling in this unfamiliar world truly was the best thing that could have happened to me! Tang San thought sincerely.

As for his speculation about the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Xia Tianling was not entirely trying to frighten Tang San. It was a genuine and reasonable deduction.

When he had read the book in his previous life, he had wondered why the Tang Sect, which claimed to cultivate the orthodox Daoist Mysterious Heaven Skill, was a sect full of people who murdered, set fires, used Hidden Weapons, and played with poison. It was far too absurd.

After obtaining the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and studying it carefully some time ago, he discovered that the Mysterious Heaven Skill really was fucking orthodox Daoist cultivation! It followed a balanced and harmonious path!

With that, it became easy to explain why the Tang Sect elders from Tang San's previous life had struggled to break through to the peak.

Daoist Sect cultivation methods placed the greatest emphasis on tempering one's state of mind. Cultivation was, in truth, a process of cultivating the heart and comprehending heaven, earth, and nature. Without a firm Dao Heart, it would be strange to achieve success in cultivation, much less when the Tang Sect had completely gone down the wrong road.

The Tang Sect becoming like this was probably the result of neglecting quality education, wasn't it?

A group of perfectly good Daoists had gradually embarked on the wild but quick-results path of sneak attacks and poison.

Promoting quality education was simply imperative! First, he would set a small goal: universal six-year compulsory education across the continent within ten years!

Xia Tianling silently set himself a small goal.

But as for why Tang San in the Original Work could reach God King and continue cultivating—don't ask. The answer was rules, protagonist's plot armor, and nothing else.

"Scrape, scrape." Something was being dragged across the ground.

When they turned to look, Chrysanthemum Douluo was dragging the completely limp Grand Master toward them. The Grand Master's face had been beaten into a pig's head. Chrysanthemum Douluo had no pleasant expression for him, gripping him by the collar and hauling him over, bumping him along the way.

When he reached them, he casually tossed him onto the ground.

"All right, this old man has revived your teacher."

Tang San focused his eyes and saw that the Grand Master, who had been unconscious, had indeed opened his eyes. He stared at Tang San with incomparable fervor.

"Little San... you... you succeeded! I knew it, I knew my theory couldn't be wrong!"

Tang San nodded helplessly. "Yes, Teacher Yu, your theory succeeded. My Blue Silver Grass has poison now, and I also gained an Entanglement skill."

"Good, good, wonderful." The Grand Master struggled to say those few words, then fainted again.

"Senior, thank you for saving Teacher Yu." Tang San sighed, but still thanked Chrysanthemum Douluo. Though his teacher was somewhat unreliable, he had taught him a few things after all.

Chrysanthemum Douluo raised an eyebrow. Teacher Yu? There was meaning behind that form of address. It seemed this boy was not the personal disciple of that useless Yu Xiaogang.

"No matter. Tianling calls me Grandpa, and you are his friend. Giving a junior a hand is no more than a trivial effort. But let me remind you, your teacher's character is truly outstanding."

Though Chrysanthemum Douluo looked alluring, he was quite skilled at sarcasm as well.

Tang San smiled awkwardly and directly agreed, offering no rebuttal.

Seeing that, Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed aloud.

Yu Xiaogang, Yu Xiaogang, your life really is a complete failure. Even your "disciple" is estranged from you.

You truly deserve it!

"All right. Stay here and rest for the night. Tomorrow, this old man will send you out."