There were many schoolteachers in Shu Land, and some were quite renowned. But after Fang Xi met several of them, he found that most were nothing more than mediocre pedants who knew only their "thee"s and "thou"s and read books by rote.
It was only by chance, while wandering through a flower-and-bird market, that he saw inscriptions on an antique gold vessel that resembled the characters used in flower-and-bird script. He suddenly understood, sought out several elderly antique appraisers, and ordered Yan Jia to find some masters specializing in metal and stone inscriptions. Only then did he manage to piece together a few fragmentary passages.
In the end, Fang Xi used his own wisdom, making guesses as he went, to complete that page of the Earth Origin Golden Book.
Fortunately, most of these Ancient Seal Script passages explained the principles of Heaven and Earth, nearly reaching the level of laws... With his insight at the level of an Earth Immortal, his translation should not contain any major errors.
Unfortunately, Fang Xi had only seen one page of the Earth Origin Golden Book and had never read the whole thing.
The bright moon hung high in the sky.
Within the residence.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, opened the Treasure Pouch shaped like a purse, and took out Cloud Rain Daoist's Dao books.
These few Dao books came from Old Crow Temple on Withered Mountain. They followed an Unorthodox Path, and were even considered inferior among the Unorthodox Paths.
But Fang Xi was not picky now. He took out one scroll and studied it carefully, comparing it with the introductory chapter of the Earth Origin Golden Book that he had deduced himself. He gained a much deeper understanding of the cultivation methods of this world:
"Cultivators in this world, whether they begin with