The Stars Reveal the Location of "Heaven"

What exactly is the "Heaven" in the concept of the Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity? This is something that Zhang Xuezhou is currently struggling to understand.

Dong Zhongshu believed that Heaven was "everything in the universe," and this concept of Heaven was so vast that it almost implied that everything except itself was "Heaven."

While Zhang Xuezhou was constantly observing the stars to verify the star reversal tracking technique, he also noticed a narrow definition of the heavens.

This 'sky' refers to the starry sky, primarily composed of the stars.

The constellations defined by the Star Reversal Tracking Technique are part of the coordinates of this 'sky'.

"The four directions and the space above and below are called the universe; the past and the present are called time..."

At the same time, Zhang Xuezhou also recalled that Rong Tianding had once relayed the words about life and death recited by Shi Wudao of the Shijiao School.

Rong Tianding once mentioned that he stepped into a long river when he was half-dead, and only woke up after returning from the river. He also left behind this article with great theoretical significance.

Zhang Xuezhou had previously recited Shi Wudao's words on life and death, but the things that could reverse Rong Tianding's life and death had no effect on him whatsoever.

Zhang Xuezhou almost mistook it for a product of Rong Tianding's hallucination.

However, after continuously encountering certain content, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Shi Wudao's content also contained the concept of 'Heaven,' even more profoundly than the 'Heaven' defined by Dong Zhongshu.

This is a product of the overlap of time and space, but what Shi Wudao said was too advanced for Zhang Xuezhou. This was only after he had experienced the Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity and compared it with astrology that he realized it.

"This unknown depth contains various stronger primordial energies of heaven and earth, and has also been explored by Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, and even some kind of special passageway. I have wandered into the infinite darkness in the Kunlun Sacred Land, and I have also stepped into the river of time with Yao Yuanguang in the Eastern Heavenly Gate Secret Land. These places should all be 'heavens'!"

Looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky, Zhang Xuezhou felt that another world was hidden beneath the inverted Milky Way.

"Dongfang Shuo, are you still practicing asceticism?"

Zhang Xuezhou gazed at the starry sky for a long time until Gongsun Hong asked a question, which brought him back to his senses from his thoughts.

"I originally thought that when you said you chanted day and night, you were just emphasizing continuous practice day and night. You really are practicing day and night!" Gongsun Hong said in disbelief.

"You know I have a health condition that causes me to sleep for extremely long periods," Zhang Xuezhou laughed. "Even when I'm well-rested, I'm not like a normal person when I'm awake; I can't fall asleep at night."

"I'm so envious of you!"

"What's there to envy? Our study time is about the same. If you study diligently for more than six hours a day, you'll have more study time than I do!"

"That's true too!"

Zhang Xuezhou's constant practice put a lot of pressure on Gongsun Hong.

But when Zhang Xuezhou explained that he had been sleeping for too long and had spread his study time out, Gongsun Hong felt much better.

As long as he cultivates for more than six hours a day, Gongsun Hong's cultivation time will be longer than Zhang Xuezhou needs to sleep for twelve consecutive days.

"I see you staring at the stars. Are you perhaps studying Zhongshu's technique of tracking the stars?" Gongsun Hong asked.

"Yes!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded obediently.

Gongsun Hong's mentality is somewhat similar to being unable to stand seeing others fail or succeed.

This reflects a mindset of "not being concerned about poverty but about inequality."

Most people find it difficult to escape this mindset.

For example, Zhang Xuezhou can accept Zuo Teng now because he sees the other party as weak. If Zhang Xuezhou's strength stagnates while Zuo Teng's rank skyrockets to the Seventh Sequence, Eighth Sequence, or even the rumored Ninth Sequence, his mentality will undoubtedly be extremely complicated.

Because they understood themselves and this social mentality, Zhang Xuezhou and Gongsun Hong always maintained a proper balance in their communication, and there was no shortage of explanations of the reasons.

This minimizes hostility and gives the other party a sense of superiority, thus placing oneself in a perceived weaker position and receiving more friendly treatment.

After only a brief chat, Gongsun Hong enthusiastically discussed some precautions for practicing the Planetary Reversal Tracking Technique with Zhang Xuezhou, still the same warm-hearted old man he always was.

"Don't be fooled by Zhongshu's impressive skill in this art; it's not a technique from the Confucian School school of Zhao, but rather a tracking technique belonging to the Wanxing Sect. This Wanxing Sect..."

Explaining the origins and development of a technique and the core tenets of a school of thought is not useless. It allows people to understand how a school of thought develops and how it is promoted, and also to see why the other party can excel in this technique, so that Confucian School can learn from and use it.

Gongsun Hong not only pointed out the origin of the technique, but also provided some explanations of celestial phenomena, and even touched on its application in some aspects.

"Has Master Gongsun ever considered why Master Dong is so adept at using the Star Reversal Tracking Technique to achieve Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity?"

After discussing these topics, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but reciprocate.

Of course, Zhang Xuezhou didn't understand it at the time either.

He always hopes that others can help him figure out things he doesn't understand, and he tries to communicate with everyone so that he can understand them faster than by trying to figure it out on his own.

"Oh?"

"This celestial phenomenon seems to be able to aid in the location of the Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Once you are in the same situation, you are very likely to trigger this connection!"

"Is that really true?"

"For example, if I am now activating my righteous energy, I will memorize the current positions of the stars. After the stars change tomorrow night, I will determine the positions again and activate it in the same way as yesterday, thus drawing upon my righteous energy once more!"

"Your explanation is even more insightful than Zhongshu's!"

Gongsun Hong was overjoyed, realizing he understood Zhang Xuezhou's meaning.

He tried hard to recall the righteous spirit he felt at the Gaoyou Water Palace that day, and in his pursuit of the same feeling, he couldn't help but add the calculation of time.

If his calculations are successful, he should have a high probability of triggering righteous energy near dawn.

Having grasped the shortcut to cultivation for the first time, Gongsun Hong couldn't help but tremble a little.

He felt that all the useless astrology he had learned in the past was finally coming in handy, as if he had been waiting for this moment to shine after accumulating knowledge for most of his life.

"If the verification is successful, I may be able to deduce it into other techniques, and I will unleash my strongest power around this time!"

As the time drew near, Gongsun Hong began to recite aloud, and then repeatedly stepped on the celestial bodies to try and locate the possible approach of the stars.

After reciting it sixteen times in a row, he felt the stars shining in the distant sky, and white light appeared around him like shimmering waves.

The missing Law Power in his body is rapidly recovering and becoming abundant.

The restoration of Law Power was no longer the focus; the focus was that Hongku cultivation had finally turned the occasional into the repetitive.

This is a significant turning point, which also means that he has now been able to solidify his righteous spirit.

Although there is a time constraint in arousing righteous energy, it is far better than not being able to arouse it at all.

"Does my cloud-riding technique require me to grasp this celestial location to Jieyin?"

Gongsun Hong was so excited Jieyin the familiar righteous energy that his body trembled slightly, and Zhang Xuezhou also kept a close eye on himself.

He was also trying to find patterns.

Moreover, Gongsun Hong was leading the way for him.

Clearly, Zhang Xuezhou could also enter the state of Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity with the heavens at the moment the sky first brightened, thereby improving his level of cloud-riding technique.

This repetition wasn't just Gongsun Hong constantly discerning the patterns in his own righteous spirit; Zhang Xuezhou was also memorizing the relevant information.

"The four directions and the space above and below are called the universe; the past and the present are called time..."

As he silently repeated it to himself, Zhang Xuezhou once again gained enlightenment.

They are currently using the spatial positioning of 'four directions and up and down' to enter the corresponding Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity at special moments.

Once they can find a way to align the timeline of "past and present" with the laws of space, their ability, which is only available at specific moments, will become available anytime.