Dong Zhongshu Wanted to Gamble Too

I knew meeting you was a joyous occasion, but I never imagined you had already embarked on the path of a grandmaster!

When Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu met, their conversation was unassuming, but they didn't need formalities to get into a pleasant exchange.

Zhang Xuezhou had no reservations and immediately began discussing Ren Anran's cultivation techniques with Dong Zhongshu.

This greatly amazed Dong Zhongshu.

"This technique of Yang Corporeal Soul Incarnation is a rare and exquisite art in the world," Dong Zhongshu said. "But what you have thought about and deduced is the path of creation!"

Dong Zhongshu was an unconventional person decades ago, seeking the paths of literary cultivation and martial cultivation, minimizing the shortcomings of cultivators as much as possible.

Those skilled in martial arts are physically strong and have an extremely fast awareness and response speed to risks. They can rely on the advantages of swords and bows and arrows. Their weakness lies in their lack of ability to strike over a wide area. The deterrent effect of their spirit and energy integrated into their body can only affect one person at a time, and the effect is extremely short-lived.

Those skilled in magic possess a variety of subtle and exquisite Technique Method, with countless methods emerging one after another. Their profound mysteries are beyond the reach of those skilled in martial arts, but their physical fragility is a major weakness, and there are many instances of high-level cultivators being killed by martial artists.

Dong Zhongshu sought to integrate the two approaches, thereby gaining some of their advantages and mitigating their disadvantages.

He would use martial arts techniques to deal with cultivators he couldn't defeat, and he would use Technique Method powers to assist him against martial artists he couldn't defeat.

Dong Zhongshu once believed that this was a path to perfection in cultivation.

If there is any drawback to this path, it is that it requires many times more resources for cultivation than ordinary people, and practitioners must possess extremely high talent to have any chance of repeating its path.

"I once thought that spiritual practice couldn't be transformed in the present moment, and could only try to integrate and eliminate its drawbacks. I never imagined that this was even possible!"

The profound secrets of the Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation Technique obtained from Zhang Xuezhou, and the idea of transforming the Yang Corporeal Soul into an Celestial Person, astonished Dong Zhongshu.

Zhang Xuezhou even proposed that the Law Power of a fully formed infant would possess a pulling force, thus giving Technique Method greater power.

This is similar to the alchemical cultivation techniques of the past, but avoids the potential for future problems.

Dong Zhongshu was extremely learned and reciprocated in kind.

"You think my confusion lies in the lack of a trigger? What kind of trigger would that be?"

Zhang Xuezhou didn't need to accept Dong Zhongshu's praise, after all, Ren Anran had paved this path, and he was a witness to it.

Zhang Xuezhou was aware of every detail of Ren Anran 'Ren Anran transformation into an infant, as well as the potential consequences for her. However, Zhang Xuezhou currently had no way of finding a starting point and found it difficult to replicate everything Ren Anran had experienced.

"Cultivators have practiced Qi for a thousand years. Do you know what comes before Qi cultivation?" Dong Zhongshu asked.

"You mean the Golden Core cultivation stage?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"Indeed," Dong Zhongshu nodded, "The cultivation methods of a thousand years ago caused everyone to feel insecure, ultimately forcing a change. This is the Golden Elixir method that was abandoned by the times!"

"The method of obtaining the Golden Elixir is probably difficult!"

Zhang Xuezhou did not possess the Golden Elixir Method used by cultivators a thousand years ago, but he did possess the "Primordial Elixir Technique".

The "Yuan Dan Technique" is Zhu Jiuyin's cultivation method, which is also another kind of Golden Elixir method for the Demon Race race, which is difficult to change.

Perhaps there are other Golden Elixir methods that are more suitable for human cultivation, or like the different Realm Technique of different schools, different Golden Elixir methods have different powers, but they all follow the same principle and the overall framework cannot be separated from the "Yuan Dan Technique".

If the "Yuan Dan Technique" fails, the Golden Elixir Method will also be in vain.

"Whether it's difficult or not, we'll know when we try," Dong Zhongshu said happily.

"Aren't you about to break through to the True Self Realm? How do you test this?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

"The best time to try is when you're breaking through to a higher realm," Dong Zhongshu said meaningfully. "Other times are just wasting time on daydreams!"

"Like this?"

"Breaking through a cultivation realm is a pivotal moment that transforms one's practice. Within this time, anything is possible. The answers to your perplexing questions may lie within the brief instant of breaking through a realm!"

Once you take too many risky things, some reckless thoughts will emerge.

Dong Zhongshu clearly intended to try this out while seeking his True Self Realm.

This caused Zhang Xuezhou's expression to change.

It would be one thing to ruin the medicinal herbs and Demon Core left by Li Shaojun, but if Dong Zhongshu were to be defeated and routed in the True Self Realm, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Dong Zhongshu might not be able to handle the consequences.

This prompted him to repeatedly advise Dong Zhongshu that it was fine to conduct research in ordinary times, but not to cause trouble at crucial moments.

"No, no, no, you don't understand yet. Opportunities always exist within risks; it's difficult to see beauty by going with the flow," Dong Zhongshu said. "I'm very interested in the method you've described. If you want to try and succeed, this is your only chance!"

Although Confucian School is known for its appropriation of ideas, it doesn't take everything indiscriminately, and Dong Zhongshu certainly didn't just pick whatever seemed good to him indiscriminately.

The Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation Technique provided by Zhang Xuezhou is like a great path. It is effective and has even been successfully verified by the cultivators of the Xiong State. Dong Zhongshu felt that this technique seemed to have the basis to break the rules of the Golden Core method, and the Nascent Soul Transformation Technique mentioned by Zhang Xuezhou did indeed have the theoretical possibility of being mastered.

Having entered the True Self Realm, Dong Zhongshu is among the top cultivators in the Three Realms. He is a figure of renown in the elite cultivator community. When he is in a state of oneness with Unity of Celestial Person and Heaven and man, he can fight fiercely with other True Self Realm cultivators. Even if the opponent is a senior great cultivator or a secret realm lord, he is confident that he will not be at a disadvantage in the state of Unity of Celestial Person and Heaven.

However, Dong Zhongshu only received the evaluation that he was no less capable than others under special circumstances.

Zhang Xuezhou's proposed solution offered Dong Zhongshu a possibility.

If the theory can be deduced and realized, it could have an overwhelming impact, just as a Golden Core cultivator is superior to a Qi Refining cultivator.

This is a historical precedent, and Dong Zhongshu affirmed the power of successful cultivation, which may even compensate for the inherent weakness of Confucian School Realm Technique.

"The advantage of the Golden Core lies in its power, but its weakness lies in its immobility. If someone pierces the collarbone and locks the Golden Core, a cultivator's entire Tongtian cultivation will vanish into Wuyou. But the Infant you mentioned, which can be gathered and dispersed at will, perfectly solves this problem!"

In Rong Tianding's study, Dong Zhongshu's face was flushed, and he kept gesturing to Zhang Xuezhou about the various possibilities of cultivation.

Zhang Xuezhou could still chime in with a few words, while Rong Tianding listened with wide eyes, completely bewildered.

"Cousin, is this even feasible?"

Later, when he had time to catch his breath and drink water, Rong Tianding asked Zhang Xuezhou, who looked calm.

This made Zhang Xuezhou shake his head repeatedly.

Dong Zhongshu was very excited and had all sorts of vivid imaginations about the smooth progress of cultivation, which was similar to Zhang Xuezhou's emotions when he witnessed Ren Anran's breakthrough.

Zhang Xuezhou believed what he saw, while Dong Zhongshu remained in the realm of imagination, unable to accept reality as quickly as Zhang Xuezhou, instead lingering in his conjectures about success.

This undoubtedly excited people and made Dong Zhongshu want to try to guide it, even using his own True Self Realm realm as an opportunity to conduct experiments.

With the experiment failing, Dong Zhongshu had to wait for the next fortuitous opportunity.

If the experiment succeeds, Dong Zhongshu will be able to roam freely among the great cultivators, and may very well become one of the top cultivators in the Three Realms.

This possibility did indeed tempt Dong Zhongshu to take a gamble.

In particular, Dong Zhongshu had improved his luck, which gave him a natural advantage in gambling, making him much more likely to succeed than the average person.