Nothing to Show for It

In the time it takes to eat a meal, Xiao Qin had very obediently packed her things.

Fang Zelin sat down by the stream and began to meditate.

Unless something comes up that prevents him from doing so, Fang Zelin almost always makes time to cultivate himself and seek enlightenment.

Fang Zelin had made it a habit to sit in this spot.

The two demons were extremely fascinated by the immortal's cultivation.

I wanted to learn something from it, but after all these years, I haven't gained anything.

A moment later, Xiao Qin also arrived and saw the immortal cultivating and comprehending the Dao.

She sat down beside him, but she was a little different from Fang Zelin.

Xiao Qin stretched out her hand and immersed it in the stream to calmly and carefully feel the water.

Her cultivation was not as advanced as Fang Zelin's. When she was cultivating and comprehending, it was easier to cultivate by putting her hand into the stream.

Upon seeing this, the tiger demon and the deer demon shook their heads.

Having reached the downstream section and making sure they wouldn't disturb the immortal, they earnestly dipped their claws into the stream.

Aside from feeling that the stream water was a bit cold, I didn't feel anything else.

The stream flows gently, and they watch it every day, yet they never know how to comprehend its meaning.

Have you grasped it?

Half an incense stick's time later, the tiger demon shook its enormous head.

It had just stepped its large head into the stream, but it did nothing more than get its head wet.

The deer demon glanced disdainfully at his fellow Demon Race cultivator.

The disdain in his eyes was now fully on display.

After practicing together for so many years, this fellow practitioner still hasn't learned even a tiny bit of my own knowledge, and just likes to do some foolish things.

Thinking of this, it couldn't help but shake its head.

"Cultivation is cultivation, but it's not like you bury your head in the stream like this. What, do you think that will help you attain enlightenment?"

"I have my reasons for doing this. The little Dragon Race princess was trying to learn from the immortals, but she couldn't reach their level of cultivation. So she put her hand into the stream to try and understand the Dao more easily."

"She is of the Aquatic Race, so being closer to the stream is beneficial for her cultivation. I am not of the Aquatic Race, so naturally I need to be closer to the stream to more easily attain enlightenment. Is there a problem?"

Seeing the other party's disdainful look, he was also furious at the tiger demon.

It doesn't see anything wrong with what it's doing.

The deer demon listened from the side, shaking his head. "What you said is certainly true, but there's a limit to how close you can get. Do you really think what you're doing is okay?"

"Cultivation is so simple, why don't you just drink all this stream water? Perhaps you'll achieve enlightenment immediately?"

The deer demon looked at the other person with a mocking expression as he finished speaking.

The tiger demon paused for a moment upon hearing this, then thought about it carefully and realized that what the deer demon said seemed to make sense.

"Then I'll drink this stream dry!"

Having said that, it shook its head and opened its mouth wide, ready to swallow the stream water completely.

Fang Zelin, sitting upstream, naturally heard the commotion of the two demons.

Hearing this, I found it somewhat amusing.

Xiao Qin, who had just calmed down a bit, couldn't help but grimace upon hearing this, and almost burst out laughing.

Although she managed to hold back, her previously calm State of Mind was now ruined.

Xiao Qin also knew that she could no longer continue her cultivation at this moment.

After thinking for a moment, she stood up, her delicate little feet stepping into the stream. Without any visible movement from Xiao Qin, she waded downstream.

In just a moment, they arrived in front of the two demons.

At this moment, the giant tiger opened its mouth wide, as if it wanted to swallow the entire stream in front of it.

The deer demon beside him had no desire to say anything more and moved a little further away, looking like it wanted to see the other party make a fool of themselves.

"Stupid tiger, who told you to drink this stream dry? Besides, how could you possibly drink this stream dry?"

As soon as she saw the other person about to speak, Xiao Qin immediately scolded her.

A hint of helplessness lingered on her small face.

Of the two demons under the immortal's command, the deer demon was quite clever, but the tiger demon...

Looking at the tiger demon in front of her, Xiao Qin couldn't find the right words to describe it.

"Then how does one cultivate?"

The tiger demon raised its head. The little girl in front of it looked quite young, but it still showed extreme respect.

First, the other party is Dragon Race.

Dragon Race are born with considerable spiritual power, a quality that sets them apart from other Demon Race.

Secondly, the opponent is already Quasi-True Dragon, and its ability to comprehend the Dao is far superior to its own.

Thirdly, the other party was extremely close to the immortal and received a lot of guidance from him.

Under these circumstances, it's perfectly normal for him to be close to this Dragon Race princess.

"Use your hearts to feel it. Didn't you remember any of the words the Immortal Master said before?"

Xiao Qin said helplessly upon hearing this.

She felt that her cultivation was already quite rudimentary, but these two demons seemed even more outrageous.

Although he has been enlightened, it seems that his intelligence has not been fully developed.

"But we've been trying for decades, and we've still gained nothing."

Even the deer demon couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up.

If it could, it would have already settled down to cultivate by now.

Why bother with all this?

Xiao Qin looked at the two demons after hearing this.

They believed the two demons' claims, which they had upheld for decades.

After all, those two demons had been here for a while.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Qin said, "Perhaps it's because none of you are from the Aquatic Race. Although the Dao of Water is profound and virtuous, it doesn't align with your path of cultivation. You should save your energy."

After thinking about it, she decided that the two demons should give up on this approach.

As Aquatic Race, she had some insights and advantages when comprehending this Great Dao.

But these two demons are clearly not up to the task; they're not suited for this path. It's better to just give up on them.

"That's true. Anyway, the senior said he would give us some pointers after we get back this time."

The tiger demon thought for a moment, then looked towards the stream.

Many felt that they had cultivated themselves for decades but had gained nothing.

He felt that this path was too difficult and not suitable for his cultivation.

If it were about cultivating oneself, it's likely that it would take an unknown amount of time.

Although it has accumulated considerable experience, the decades of waste it has undertaken are becoming unsustainable.

If things continue like this, its cultivation will not improve, and it will die sooner or later.

The deer demon remained silent upon hearing this, knowing full well that it was not suited for this path.

However, the immortal had not given much guidance before, though he had spoken quite a few Daoist classics and sayings about this Great Dao path.

It listened and wrote everything down, naturally wanting to try it out and see if it could learn anything from it.