And just as Teacher Li was about to speak, she was interrupted again.
"Teacher Li, I know what you want to say: that this swordsmanship was personally passed down by the Great Heavenly Venerable. But even if it was handed down by the Great Heavenly Venerable, it's already been over ten thousand years. Look, Teacher—what divine art nowadays doesn't get a new version every few months or years? Especially the scriptures of the Saints: they get a minor update every year, a major update every century, and every thousand years, they undergo a great nirvana."
"Teacher, the times changed long ago. Everything is changing with each passing day. There's no need for us to keep gnawing on this antique from over ten thousand years ago."
"Indeed, the Great Heavenly Venerable's glory shines for ten thousand zhang. He was the first to attain the Dao in the new era, and the pride of our Federation."
"But the Saints are constantly changing, constantly advancing. What about the Great Heavenly Venerable?!"
"If the old ancestors' things do not adapt to the changes of the age, they too will be cast aside!"
"Take the Blood Ape Alchemical Golden Elixir I'm cultivating. It was just updated this month under the Blood Saint's lineage. It's one of the Twelve Branches of Primordial Stars. I've only cultivated it for half a month, and my Vitality has already risen by a full 0.5. If I cultivated Basic Swordsmanship, I'm afraid it might not even rise by 0.01!"
Xu Jia proudly lifted her chin.
"Surely you can't say that the Blood Saint's lineage is inferior to the Great Heavenly Venerable's!"
The moment those words came out, a wave of uproar immediately rose.
It was not that they were shocked Xu Jia dared to question the Great Heavenly Venerable. After