His Theory? Bullshit!

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

Some lousy old man had tried to take advantage of him and use him as a lab rat; he loved showing off all those theories of his that had never been proven through practice; and so on.

Xia Tianling barely held back his laughter, secretly pleased that his education had been so effective.

He sympathetically patted Tang San's shoulder and comforted him. "Little San, I've observed Yu Xiaogang as well. Although many of his theories are unreliable, and many of his reliable theories weren't even his own, his basic knowledge is fairly solid. Just learn what we can from him. The more friends you have, the more paths you have open to you. There's no need to fall out with him completely."

"As for his nonsense about spirit mimicry when absorbing spirit rings, Little San, let me ask you something. When your Hammer Spirit gains a spirit ring, do you need to find a hammer spirit beast to absorb? When the soul master system first appeared tens of thousands of years ago, did people naturally assume that spirit rings from different kinds of spirit beasts couldn't be absorbed? Does something so obvious really need studying?"

Tang San was stunned. How had he failed to think of something so simple?

He did not pay much attention to why Xia Tianling knew he had a Hammer Spirit. After all, Tianling was practically a fortune-teller. It was perfectly normal for him to know.

"What's even more ridiculous is his speculation regarding your Twin Martial Souls. My teacher—Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall and the only Twin Martial Souls soul master in the world to have achieved success—personally told me this. The first condition for inheriting Twin Martial Souls is that the two spirits must be of similar quality. Second, both must be extremely powerful. Twin Martial Souls can only appear when both are at least top-tier spirits."

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

Xia Tianling spoke with the calm confidence of an old sage, tearing Grand Master's theories apart until not a shred remained.

He did not finish the second half of his sentence, nor did he reveal Tang Hao's identity. Those matters could wait until Tang Hao told Tang San himself someday.

"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 brows at Tang San and continued mocking 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, this was a controversial question left over from history. In his previous life, all kinds of analysts had argued themselves red in the face over it, yet no conclusion had ever been reached.

He simply wanted to mock Grand Master.

Tang San fell silent. He increasingly felt that his teacher was unreliable, and increasingly appreciated how correct his original decision had been. If he had truly become Grand Master's direct disciple, his future would have been difficult.

If what Tianling said was true, then his father and mother's identities were probably far from simple as well.

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 spirits, only useless soul masters.'"

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

This was absolutely hilarious, folks.

"Yu Xiaogang treats those words as gospel. If there really are no useless spirits, 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 spirit? Even he himself is merely an armchair dreamer who will never break through Level Twenty-Nine in his entire life."

"What right does Yu Xiaogang have to say that? 'There are no useless soul masters, only useless spirits' would be closer to the truth!"

He had originally wanted to say that Yu Xiaogang was nothing more than useless trash who would remain Level Twenty-Nine for life. On second thought, he decided to show a little restraint.

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

High emotional intelligence: a theoretical dreamer with relatively low cultivation.

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

This was practically being blind to what was right in front of him!

"Oh, right, Little San. This book is for you." Xia Tianling took a few 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 over a hundred cubic meters of storage space inside.

"Tianling, this is?"

"This is the latest version of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record compiled in our era. The General Outline in particular has been greatly revised. That selfish, hypocritical way of doing things—wanting to wipe out someone's entire family at the slightest disagreement—is not the orthodox way of the Daoist Sect. That is also why the Tang Sect's experts in your era found it so difficult to break through to the highest level."

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

"The Mysterious Heaven Skill, as an orthodox Daoist cultivation method, emphasizes balance, righteousness, and peace. 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 avoided cultivation deviation. How could you possibly speak of breakthroughs?"

Tang San hurriedly accepted it and flipped through it. Its contents were practically the complete opposite of the original Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record General Outline. Thinking of how the Tang Sect elders in his previous life had been trapped at their bottlenecks without making any progress, 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. Luckily Tianling had warned him. Otherwise, he would have been in grave danger.

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

Xia Tianling's speculation about the Mysterious Heaven Skill was not entirely meant to frighten Tang San. It was a genuinely 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 killed, set fires, played with hidden weapons, and used poison. It was far too absurd.

After obtaining the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record some time ago and studying it carefully, he discovered that the Mysterious Heaven Skill actually was an orthodox Daoist cultivation method! It followed a balanced, righteous, and peaceful path!

That made it easy to explain why the elders of Tang San's Tang Sect in his previous life had struggled to break through to the peak.

Daoist Sect cultivation methods placed the greatest importance on tempering one's state of mind. Cultivation was, in essence, a process of cultivating the heart and comprehending heaven, earth, and nature. Without an unwavering Dao Heart, it would be strange to achieve anything in cultivation—let alone when the Tang Sect had gone entirely down the wrong path.

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

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

Promoting holistic 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 this small goal.

As for why Tang San in the Original Work could cultivate all the way to God King and keep going... don't ask. If you ask, it was because of the rules and protagonist's plot armor.

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

When they turned to look, Chrysanthemum Douluo was dragging Grand Master over. Grand Master was limp and weak, his face beaten into a pig's head. Chrysanthemum Douluo had no pleasant expression for him, clutching him by the collar and hauling him over while he bumped along the way.

Once he arrived, Chrysanthemum Douluo casually tossed him onto the ground.

"There. This old man has saved your teacher."

Tang San looked closely. Grand Master, who had been unconscious, had actually opened his eyes and was staring at him 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 now has poison, and I gained a skill called Entanglement."

"Good, good, excellent." Grand Master struggled to say a few words before fainting again.

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

Chrysanthemum Douluo raised a brow. Teacher Yu? There was meaning behind that form of address. It seemed this kid was not the direct disciple of that useless Yu Xiaogang.

"No matter. Tianling calls me Grandpa, and you are his friend. Helping a junior is no more than lifting a finger. But let me remind you of something: your teacher's character is truly quite admirable."

Although Chrysanthemum Douluo looked seductive, he was also quite skilled at speaking in a sarcastic, affected tone.

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

Seeing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed.

Yu Xiaogang, Yu Xiaogang, your life truly was a failure. Even your "disciple" had become Estranged from you.

You really... deserved it!

"Alright. Rest here for the night. Tomorrow, this old man will send you out."