Swift Progress in Cultivation

Zhang Xuezhou rarely lived his life in a serious manner.

He cultivates his Divine Ability Realm daily and constantly improves his various Evasion Technique to reach the required level for the Divine Ability Realm.

If he felt tired from his practice, Zhang Xuezhou would go out to find someone.

On his last day, he went to the Sage Kong to ask for directions, never expecting that the person teaching there was none other than Kong Anguo.

In the center of the Temple of Confucius grounds, Kong Anguo spoke eloquently, exuding extreme confidence.

Zhang Xuezhou found Kong Anguo's explanation of the Book of Documents uninteresting, but was astonished by Kong Anguo's profound knowledge.

He hadn't seen this friend for a year, but Zhang Xuezhou hadn't expected Kong Anguo to have changed so much.

He watched as Kong Anguo's cultivation progressed to the Realm Entry, and when he saw him again, the other party had already stepped into the Body Transformation Realm. This terrifying speed of cultivation almost meant that Kong Anguo would break through a realm every two months.

Zhang Xuezhou considered himself a top-tier genius, having stumbled and encountered numerous setbacks and miraculous events, advancing through a new realm each year. He never expected to face such an overwhelming comparison.

"Brother Anguo is truly a genius!"

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Kong Anguo's cultivation speed even made Zhang Xuezhou suppress his curiosity about innate spiritual objects.

If Kong Anguo has the ability to cultivate quickly, Zhang Xuezhou really needs to learn from him.

He had already attained Divine Ability and no longer needed the experience of quickly progressing from the Meridian Circulation Realm to the Body Transformation Realm, but Zhang Xuezhou still had many friends who needed this kind of rapid cultivation.

Even if it's just some experience, Zhang Xuezhou feels it's still a very useful reference.

He waited at the Sage Kong until noon before Kong Anguo stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and signaled to the students that the day's lectures and teachings were coming to an end. Some students then came forward to ask questions.

After waiting for a while, until many people had left the Sage Kong, Zhang Xuezhou finally stepped forward.

Brother Anguo!

"Long time no see, Brother Dongfang!"

A year later, Zhang Xuezhou's face showed little change, and Kong Anguo remained as gentle and refined as ever.

He bowed to Zhang Xuezhou with his hands clasped, and then gestured for Zhang Xuezhou to enter the Sage Kong.

"What? You live here?"

Upon seeing Kong Anguo open the door, Zhang Xuezhou also noticed the bedding and other items in the side room, and couldn't help but be somewhat belatedly realize what was happening.

"We Kong Household are allowed to live in the Sage Kong," Kong Anguo said with a smile. "I've been busy with my spiritual practice this year, so I've been staying here!"

"What a coincidence!"

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel that he had been too careless, considering that he came here from time to time but had never gone inside the Sage Kong to take a look.

Of course, Kong Anguo's seclusion meant he wouldn't see anyone and would only emerge after achieving his goal.

Kong Anguo had virtually no social life over the past year, which explains why none of the Confucian scholars he asked at the Sage Kong knew Kong Anguo address.

"Come, come, I still have some Enlightenment Tea left here, Brother Dongfang, have a sip!"

"Enlightenment Tea!"

Zhang Xuezhou entered the inner room of the Sage Kong. He sat down at Kong Anguo's invitation, and Kong Anguo enthusiastically began to brew tea.

"This Enlightenment Tea can make one's mind clear and understand the principles of things. Drinking it during cultivation will almost eliminate stagnation and can speed up the cultivation process. It is even rumored to have the wonderful effect of prolonging life," Kong Anguo said with a smile.

"Such excellent tea!" Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed.

"This tea was picked by someone in a remote, long-lived mountain in the Western Regions, which is tens of thousands of miles away from us. Otherwise, I would have invited Brother Dongfang to pick some more," Kong Anguo said.

"What kind of secret place is this Longevity Mountain?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"That's right," Kong Anguo nodded. "That secret place is a large mountain, and there's only one tea tree growing on it. We've deduced for a long time that the place should be about 12,000 li southwest of here!"

Kong Anguo pointed in a direction, then sighed. The direction he pointed to was one thing, but getting to the destination was another matter, perhaps tens of thousands of miles away.

"Either we need Law Artifact that can traverse mountains and valleys, or we need to be skilled in flying, to get to this longevity mountain to pick the fruit," Kong Anguo said.

"Brother Anguo, you are truly knowledgeable!"

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but marvel.

It was clearly impossible for Zhang Xuezhou to find the place just by pointing in a direction, given the vast distance of tens of thousands of miles. Zhang Xuezhou could only sigh inwardly.

"Extensive knowledge is useless," Kong Anguo laughed. "Knowledge without ability is just empty talk, utterly ineffective!"

"Brother Anguo, it's been a year since I last saw you, and you've already stepped into the Body Transformation Realm. The speed of your cultivation is something I've never heard of before," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If Brother Anguo continues to cultivate diligently, the True Self Realm will be just around the corner!"

"Hahaha!"

Kong Anguo laughed heartily.

"It seems my cultivation has frightened Dongfang," Kong Anguo said. "I have been cultivating and studying continuously since I was young, but I have always been seeking the most perfect way to cultivate, which has suppressed my cultivation. When Dongfang entered this Realm Entry, all the preparations I had made in the past flowed into my body like a river."

"So that's how it is?"

"For me, every aspect of cultivation has precedents to refer to, so it doesn't cause confusion, and there's never been a time when I need answers," Kong Anguo said. "What hinders me is only my physical condition, and this condition can be improved with elixirs, rare items, and treasures. As long as I'm willing to invest, it will bring rapid progress!"

"It seems that we need to prepare sufficient knowledge, as well as sufficient conditions for practice!"

Kong Anguo did not shy away from the reason for his rapid progress in cultivation.

He read books to understand his true nature and see through everything, and the legacy of Sage Kong has continued to guide his descendants.

For Kong Anguo, it's more like he's retracing his cultivation path. As long as the conditions are met, he can strive to advance, and this drive will only stop when he reaches the Divine Ability Realm.

This is the power brought by inheritance, and then he needs to step out of the inheritance and take his own path to reach the Divine Ability Realm.

"Brother Dongfang, there's no need to envy me," Kong Anguo said. "I have received too many blessings from my ancestors, and it will be even more difficult to break free from their constraints. Although I have entered the Body Transformation Realm in a short time, it is highly possible that I will never reach the Divine Ability Realm in this lifetime!"

"Brother Anguo, how can you say that!"

"That's just the truth. Every path I'm on was paved by our ancestors. It's their path, not mine. I've taken advantage of this convenience, so I have to bear the backlash from it. It's incredibly difficult to forge my own path!"

"Brother Anguo will surely be able to comprehend supernatural Divine Ability in the future!"

Thank you for your kind words!

Kong Anguo's cultivation path was incredibly fast, so fast that it overshadowed many geniuses.

However, the price of following the path of those who came before is that one's progress in the Divine Ability Realm will inevitably be slow, and one may even never reach the Divine Ability Realm at all.

However, achieving such rapid cultivation conditions is extremely difficult.

This is an accumulation of knowledge and resources, and the ancestors also optimized this path of cultivation, allowing Kong Anguo and others to ascend through continuous cultivation with minimal cost.

For 90% of cultivators in the world, the Divine Ability Realm is a huge mountain, and Kong Anguo's cultivation has directly reached the end of the cultivation path for many people.

Even Zhang Xuezhou envied this kind of rapid attainment. Many of his friends in reality didn't need any Divine Ability Realm or Sole Self Realm at all; as long as they could reach the True Spirit Realm, they would be considered to have achieved perfect merit.

Zhang Xuezhou suddenly became more interested in Confucian School cultivation practices and was no longer as fixated on Yin-Yang School cultivation techniques as before.

"This is not a problem; we Confucian School do not abhor sectarianism!"

When Zhang Xuezhou mentioned wanting to learn cultivation from Kong Anguo, Kong Anguo was quite pleased, unlike other schools of thought that kept cultivation secrets hidden.

Zhang Xuezhou had previously discussed Confucian School self-cultivation with Dong Zhongshu, but the content of Confucian School self-cultivation was too scattered, and there were too many classics to Realm Entry. It would be difficult to grasp the essence of the subject in just a few years, and Zhang Xuezhou was also unable to translate such a vast and complex body of material.

The profound foundation of the Yin-Yang School's Realm Technique was difficult to replace, which became the final straw that broke Zhang Xuezhou from learning from other schools of thought.

However, given that Kong Anguo was able to quickly achieve mastery of cultivation, Zhang Xuezhou was certain that Kong Anguo possessed the original and primordial cultivation techniques of Confucian School.

For those who have never practiced Yin-Yang School, this rapid and comprehensive transmission of knowledge is worth valuing.