Ren murmured to himself, unafraid that Yuding Zhenren or his young attendant would notice. He was inside the Zhu Xian Sword's Sword Spirit Space. They could not hear him even if they tried, while he could hear every word they said.
Still, Ren had one worry: how would Yuding teach the Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique?
In many cultivation worlds, masters taught their disciples by tossing them a jade slip or passing on a cultivation method with a light touch of one finger.
It looked impressive, but Ren desperately hoped Yuding would not do that. He wanted Yuding to teach by speaking, so he could learn in secret.
Ren watched Yuding closely. Yuding walked to the center of the hall and said, "Boy, I'll teach you the First Turn of the Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique. Listen carefully and remember it well. If anything is unclear, ask me."
Ren's spirits soared when he heard that Yuding intended to teach aloud.
The attendant, unlike Ren, seemed to think nothing of it. "Just like when you taught Senior Brother Yang Jian?"
Yuding nodded. "That's right. Two people can cultivate the same Sage Art and achieve different results. The path may be the same, but the people walking it are not. What each person comprehends will naturally differ. Perhaps they'll arrive at the same destination in the end, but they'll focus on different things and express their understanding in different ways.
"Cultivation isn't a matter of handing you a Sage Art and having you follow it step by step. Cultivating is also a process of discovering your own understanding. That's why, when I teach a disciple, I don't pour the entire Sage Art and all my insights into their head at once. Leaving aside whether the disciple could understand it, even if they did, I would only