The Terror of Resource Theory

Wang Baole was truly shocked by Zhang Changshan.

It took him a long while to come to his senses, and he asked in astonishment, "You're in charge of everything that involves resources?"

Wasn't this the kind of result achieved by the way Zhang Changshan defeated Kong Qiao just now?

That's fucking terrifying!

Who cultivates without resources?

And if one cultivates with resources, wouldn't that mean they'd be... in front of Zhang Changshan?

"It's not as exaggerated as you say." Zhang Changshan was speechless. "I studied my Eldest Senior Brother's theories and found that cultivation is divided into three relationships: cultivator, Cultivation Resources, and Dao methods. Among them, the cultivator is all of us cultivators."

As for Cultivation Resources, these refer to all kinds of resources involved in our cultivation process.

As for the Daoist arts... they can be considered as the Law Technique we use, the power of the Great Dao, the invocation of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, and so on.

These three are inextricably linked.

The power of the Great Dao cultivated by a cultivator through their own efforts is often disproportionate to the power cultivated by utilizing Cultivation Resources.

There is a difference between these figures.

My Great Dao to enlightenment is all about this difference.

Wang Baole looked completely bewildered.

He wasn't very well-educated to begin with, so it's strange that he could understand these things.

However, he only needed to know that there was a "difference".

"So, any cultivator facing you has to subtract this difference before fighting you?" Wang Baole still looked at Zhang Changshan with a shocked expression.

Which cultivator doesn't use Cultivation Resources?

Some people are even created by using Cultivation Resources.

If Zhang Changshan were to reduce this "difference" and strip away all cultivation, what would be the point of fighting?

This is terrifying!

Zhang Changshan looked at Wang Baole, feeling somewhat speechless.

He realized that he shouldn't discuss these kinds of academic problems with people who don't read, because it would be pointless to get anywhere.

If he could truly eliminate that "difference," wouldn't he be invincible?

This kind of thing needs to be discussed properly with the Eldest Senior Brother before a conclusion can be reached.

On the arena, Kong Qiao's cultivation had recovered, and his paintbrush was back to normal. However, the feeling of losing his realm still haunted him.

He painstakingly cultivated his skills using a great deal of resources, only to have it all wiped out by a single sentence.

If that were really the case, he'd probably want to die.

He felt ashamed now, thinking back to his earlier question about whether Zhang Changshan was worthwhile in the Azure Cloud Sect.

Is it worth it?

Is this a question of whether it's worth it?

He now wants to go to the Azure Cloud Sect to see what's really going on.

Of course, he was even more curious about what Kong Xiuping had actually witnessed.

People from other sects around the arena wore solemn expressions.

The Azure Cloud Sect has produced another prodigy!

What happened?

What kind of power did this demon use?

They were all at the Primordial Spirit Realm, and some were even just a hair's breadth away from the Primordial Spirit Realm Dao Integration Realm. Even they couldn't understand Zhang Changshan's power.

Doesn't this mean that they might not be able to withstand Zhang Changshan?

This is ridiculous!

In an instant, Zhang Changshan's importance was elevated to the highest level in the minds of every sect scout.

They felt they needed to quickly relay this information back to the sect's higher-ups so they could devise a countermeasure.

In fact, not only those at the Primordial Spirit Realm couldn't understand it, but even Kong Shan, at the Dao Integration Realm, frowned deeply.

"Weakening realm? Weakening Law Treasure? What kind of power is this?" As Dao Integration Realm, Kong Shan's insight was naturally different.

He saw that Kong Qiao's realm and Law Treasure had changed, but he didn't know what the changes were.

After Kong Qiao left the arena, Kong Shan immediately Divine Sense to inquire about everything that had happened on the stage.

After learning the whole story, Kong Shan frowned even more deeply.

"The Mind Power? Vast Righteous Qi? Or some other power of calligraphy and painting?"

Kong Shan took out a book called " On Resource Theory" and began to read it, hoping to find some of Zhang Changshan's Great Dao principles.

On Azure Cloud Peak, Azure Cloud Master beamed and said to Zhang Yang, "This lad is not bad!"

The image of Zhang Changshan is displayed on the Azure Sky Jade Disk.

Zhang Yang smiled and nodded, "His comprehension is indeed very good."

He was clearly working on the theory of "Surplus Value" and developing the Azure Moon Merchant Association.

Through these actions, Zhang Changshan comprehended the "Resource Differential" within cultivators. He then used his Mind Power to suppress the cultivators' mental State of Mind and used the power of the Great Dao to draw upon the power of heaven and earth to reduce the "Resource Differential."

After the "Resource Differential" is reduced, any cultivator should theoretically experience a weakening of their cultivation level and instability of their Law Treasure.

Under normal circumstances, any cultivator would be terrified in this situation.

How can we fight like this?

Furthermore, with a weakened cultivation level and unstable Law Treasure, combat power will inevitably decrease.

At this point, wouldn't facing Zhang Changshan put them at a significant disadvantage?

Let alone those at the same cultivation level, even those at a higher cultivation level with slightly weaker combat power would be completely unable to cope.

This kind of power of the Great Dao can only be described as extremely terrifying.

The situation Zhang Changshan displayed was indeed terrifying.

However, even with Zhang Changshan's cultivation level and understanding of the Great Dao, he was unable to eliminate all the "differences".

Azure Cloud Master turned to look at Zhang Yang, and asked with some curiosity, "If you were in this situation, how would you deal with it?"

He knew that Zhang Yang had used a massive amount of resources to achieve his current strength.

If it gets weakened...

Zhang Yang raised an eyebrow and said proudly, "Master, everything I have today is the result of my own hard work. There is absolutely no element of cheating, and absolutely nothing that can be cut. I have never exploited anyone and have always stood on the side of the majority. Therefore, he cannot weaken me."

"Well..."

Azure Cloud Master silently watched his disciple, truly at a loss for words.

However, a realization dawned on him.

Should we fight it with unwavering State of Mind?

Or is it a form of resistance through "deception"?

If you don't acknowledge it, then nothing exists?

That's one way of thinking.

He is also seeking enlightenment!

Meanwhile, the arena had been quiet for quite some time, and no one else went up to challenge the Azure Cloud Sect disciples.

Zhang Changshan's bizarre abilities truly terrified everyone else.

What if another monstrous talent emerges during the challenge? Who could possibly withstand that?

The Golden Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm from other sects looked at each other, none daring to step onto the stage.

The other Primordial Spirit Realm exchanged glances. Upon noticing this situation, one of them stepped onto the arena and slowly said, "We have already witnessed the Golden Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect Primordial Spirit Realm."

However, we have never seen Primordial Spirit Realm from the Azure Cloud Sect.

Therefore, I would like to challenge your sect's Nascent Primordial Spirit Realm!

Biling Zi looked at the Primordial Spirit Realm on the arena with a half-smile and asked, "You want to challenge Zhang Yang?"

The Primordial Spirit Realm was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly waved his hand. "No, no, no, Fellow Daoist Zhang has too many Spirit Artifacts..."

"So, you think you can win without using Spirit Artifact?" Situ Mingyue instantly appeared on the arena. "You're not good enough to challenge Eldest Senior Brother. I'll fight you without using Spirit Artifact!"