Nezha and Yang Chan didn't understand what it meant, but the Rice Bucket understood perfectly.
If it can't graduate during this period, Xu Long might send it to school when he gets back.
"Awoo!"
With a helpless howl, the Rice Bucket grabbed a pencil with its paws and began to scribble and draw on the notebook.
"Real person, isn't this a bit too much for it?"
Yang Chan looked at the idiot's miserable Rice Bucket and asked, barely suppressing a laugh.
"Don't be fooled, that Rice Bucket's IQ is higher than Nezha's!"
Xu Long snorted.
It's hard to learn good things, but it's easy to learn bad things.
If they aren't properly educated, they're bound to cause trouble again in the future.
After the incident with Nezha, Xu Long understood his own path, and his soul underwent a second transformation.
Seeking the Heart and Questioning the Intent, Abandoning Falsehood and Returning to Truth.
Cast aside all distractions and walk only your own path.
Continuing onward, we enter the third stage of the soul's transformation, which is " Illuminating the Mind and Seeing One's True Nature of Unity of Heaven and Man."
The transformation of the soul has three stages, each a Ghost Gate.
According to the Martial Cultivation inheritance Xu Long received, only a bunch of unlucky guys like them would have to go through so much trouble before advancing to S-rank.
The weakest cultivator only needs one transformation of their soul and body to reach S-rank.
The physical body evolves into supernatural abilities, and the soul can Minute Subtlety; this is S-rank.
Characters like the Flame Hell Demon Dragon and Xu Hu are examples of this.
More powerful cultivators undergo one physical transformation and two soul transformations, representing the many fantasy worlds set in China.
Find your own path and walk it steadfastly.
The Jade Emperor, the Yuanshi Tianzun, and the Great Emperor Taiji all belong to this realm.
They have cultivated for countless years, so their strength is definitely greater than Xu Long's.
The most difficult part is the third transformation of the soul.
To Illuminating the Mind and Seeing One's True Nature and Unity of Heaven and Man.
The great man is one whose virtue is in harmony with Heaven and Earth, whose brightness is in harmony with the sun and moon, whose order is in harmony with the four seasons, and whose fortune and misfortune are in harmony with the spirits.
What is Innate is not contrary to Heaven's will; what is acquired is in accordance with Heaven's timing. If even Heaven does not defy it, how much less so should man? How much less should spirits and deities?
Extraordinary people act in accordance with the will of Heaven and Earth, understand the waxing and waning of the sun and moon, follow the order of the four seasons, and comprehend the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of spirits and deities. If they act before the will of Heaven, Heaven will not resist them. If they act after the will of Heaven, they will be in accordance with the principles of Heaven.
Even Heaven wouldn't oppose him, let alone humans or spirits?
This realm is somewhat similar to the Dao Union, but there are also many differences.
The Dao Union is to merge with the laws of heaven and earth, and this realm is to master the changes of all things and take countermeasures in advance.
Under normal circumstances, reaching this level would be no different from being a true immortal or god, but in the Martial Cultivation inheritance, it doesn't even count as S-rank.
Who the hell can I complain to?
However, the ones who are truly suffering are Xu Long's enemies.
Only those who have fought Xu Long know what it means to feel frustrated, what it means to be like a dog trying to bite a hedgehog and having nowhere to start.
"According to the original plot, I shouldn't have anything to do for the next three years."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Long decided to go and see Yuding Zhenren.
Both being disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun, Yuding Zhenren's strength was worlds apart from Taiyi Zhenren's.
Yuding Zhenren is a living encyclopedia of the Three Realms; there is nothing he does not know.
However, it was precisely because he spent so much energy on memorizing texts that his cultivation level remained stagnant.
Xu Long sought out Yuding Zhenren for two reasons: the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm and the Seventy-Two Changes.
The Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm can be called the most powerful spell in the Precious Lotus Lantern and its prequel, without exception.
The terrifying power was enough to repel even the Precious Lotus Lantern, and Liu Chenxiang was also severely injured even Five Elements Emerge Together.
The Seventy-Two Changes are so well-known that they are Son Goku's signature skill.
According to Journey to the West, possessing Seventy-Two Transformations means having seventy-two lives.
This change is truly just a change, not seventy-two spells.
The Thirty-Six Heavenly Dippers and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, these 108 kinds of magic spells, come from the "Record of the Common Origin of the Three Teachings," also known as the " Comprehensive Mirror of Kami Through the Ages," a book describing China Kami, and have absolutely nothing to do with Journey to the West.
The residence of Yuding Zhenren was not particularly far from Golden Light Cave; Xu Long arrived there in two Instant Transmission.
"Ah..."
Upon seeing Xu Long appear out of nowhere, Yuding Zhenren frightened that he immediately squatted down on the ground.
If you knew he was his junior brother, you'd think it was a ghost story.
"So it's Taiyi Brother Taiyi! You scared me to death!"
Yuding Zhenren patted his chest and scrambled to his feet.
"What brings you here, Junior Brother?"
"I recently took on a disciple, but none of the spells he knows are suitable, so he came to find his senior brother."
Xu Long said to Yuding Zhenren.
"Disciple? Isn't there Nezha already? Isn't that kid enough of a worry?"
Yuding Zhenren poured Xu Long a cup of tea and asked slowly, "Junior Brother, what kind of magic do you want? I may not have many other skills, but I have a good memory. I know everything that exists within the Three Realms."
"I want the Seventy-Two Changes and the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm."
Xu Long Open Gate, without uttering a single unnecessary word.
There's no need to learn those common spells; Curse Speech Technique will suffice.
As long as Xu Long can withstand it, the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm is actually unnecessary.
However, a problem arose: he couldn't handle it.
The Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm can go toe-to-toe with the Precious Lotus Lantern, and its power is extremely strong.
To achieve such an effect, one would have to withstand at least 80% of the backlash from the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm.
Based on this premise, Xu Long prefers to use Curse Speech Technique for auxiliary purposes rather than for direct attacks.
" Seventy-Two Changes and the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm...!"
Yuding Zhenren murmured something, then readily gave it to him, "Oh, by the way, what's the name of your new disciple, Junior Brother?"
" Yang Chan, Yaoji's daughter."
" Yang Chan? What? Yang Chan?"
Upon hearing Xu Long's words, Yuding Zhenren was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
This is truly stirring up trouble for Yaoji! He took Yaoji's son, Yang Jian, as his disciple, causing a huge mess. His junior brother, Taiyi Zhenren, has taken Yaoji's third daughter Yang Chan, as his disciple, and is about to face even more trouble.
Oh right, junior brother doesn't seem to mind trouble, since Nezha was already troublesome enough.
"Junior brother..."
Yuding Zhenren looked at Xu Long with eyes full of sorrow, as if they were kindred spirits in misfortune.
Xu Long: "???"
As a living encyclopedia of the Three Realms, Yuding Zhenren knows a great deal.
Xu Long stayed here for a few days and looted quite a lot.
They acquired a whole host of different skills and also uncovered a lot of interesting information.
Of course, Xu Long didn't take it for nothing; he left him some fine wines, delicacies, and teas.
In addition, there are small items such as rocking chairs and spring beds.
These are all ordinary things, but they are novel, and with Yuding Zhenren's temperament, he naturally likes them very much.
Although Yang Chan did not become an apprentice, Xu Long still planned to teach her some skills for self-defense.
After all, she had to cook and supervise Nezha and the Rice Bucket's studies during this period, so it was only right to give her some reward.