Inside the flying boat's cultivation chamber, Liu Xing's heart surged with emotion. Somewhat nervous, he sat cross-legged before Zhang Tie, while Zhang Tie likewise sat cross-legged behind him.
Liu Xing was nervous about empowerment transmission, especially the imparting of a secret manual like the Candle Dragon Scripture—more nervous even than Zhang Tie. Once a person became nervous, their whole body tensed up.
"Gather your mind. Focus your mental energy three inches inside your brow. Relax your entire body..." Seeing Liu Xing's nervousness, Zhang Tie unconsciously employed a secret technique from the Soul-Seizing Forbidden Art in his voice, gradually calming Liu Xing's mind.
In Zhang Tie's view, as long as the cultivation of a secret technique did not defy heaven and reason or harm others for one's own benefit, there was no distinction between righteous and evil techniques. The difference between righteousness and evil lay in one's heart—what did it have to do with the technique itself? A secret technique like the Soul-Seizing Forbidden Art was evil when used for evil and righteous when used for righteousness. For instance, at this moment, Zhang Tie discovered that using the Soul-Seizing Forbidden Art as an aid during empowerment made it much easier for the recipient to enter the proper state, with excellent results.
Seeing that Liu Xing's breathing and mind had stabilized and that he had entered the state for empowerment, Zhang Tie placed one hand atop Liu Xing's head.
The cluster of mental energy within Liu Xing's Sea of Consciousness appeared before Zhang Tie like a small cloud of golden mist. Compared with Zhang Tie's current mental energy, this little bit was the difference between an ocean and a pond.
Zhang Tie had originally intended to impart the Candle Dragon Scripture to Liu Xing in one go, but when he considered the