Listening Beast was a spirit beast that lay beneath Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva's scripture table. It could identify all things in the world through sound and was especially skilled at listening to people's hearts.
In Journey to the West, there was a story about Listening Beast distinguishing the real Monkey King from the false one.
The "Listening Beast" divine ability Zhang Guangmu had initially created in the Xuan Yan Realm borrowed from this trait, enhancing his reconnaissance and exploration abilities.
He fused incense, thoughts, emotions, and sound waves together, listening to Heaven and Earth!
Vibrations traveled through his ear bones and entered Zhang Guangmu's mind.
Information from Heaven and Earth continuously poured into Zhang Guangmu's awareness.
Who was badmouthing whom, who was secretly murmuring his name, who had hidden certain secrets deep in their heart and only mentioned them while sleep-talking...
Many pieces of information, both valuable and worthless, were obtained by Zhang Guangmu.
As a result, he also gained a more accurate and comprehensive assessment of the entire Taiqing Sect—this was indeed a sect with excellent customs. Although it had a long history, it was neither rotten nor degenerate. Instead, it was filled with vigorous vitality.
The upper echelons were willing to shoulder responsibility and shelter the younger generation from wind and rain; the sect's main forces worked diligently and complained about nothing; and the newly inducted disciples at the bottom were inexplicably brimming with motivation to cultivate.
Conflicts occasionally arose within the Taiqing Sect, but such minor disputes would not intensify completely. Instead, they would turn into positive motivation for competition.
Living in such a sect, especially with an identity and status like Zhang Guangmu's, truly made it difficult to develop much motivation to strive.
However...
The most difficult thing in the world to calculate was the human heart.
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