Chairman Changkong

How much had Zhang Xuezhou learned?

In terms of cultivation results, he had opened only 2,143 acupoints for the Grain Avoidance Instruction after exhausting his body's Law Power.

But as for the content, Zhang Xuezhou had memorized everything the emperor and empress had explained and demonstrated.

When the emperor and empress taught the nine avoidance techniques, they had not done so orally, but had used a puppet to demonstrate them.

During their demonstration, a puppet had performed the instructions one by one, steadily advancing each to its theoretical peak.

The demonstration had paired explanations with a physical example, leaving a profound impression on Zhang Xuezhou and allowing him to memorize the many complex instructions in full.

The greatest benefit the Mental Strengthening Chapter gave him was not strengthening his Divine Sense to attack opponents, but forcibly improving his memory.

Zhang Xuezhou did not consider himself a cultivation genius, but he would certainly admit that he was more than capable of rote memorization, and that this ability was still growing.

Every page he had turned, every painting he had encountered, and every scene he had experienced that called for memorization, Zhang Xuezhou could remember with considerable completeness.

If the content was something he needed, he would remember it even more deeply.

Sitting cross-legged in the deserted Wondrous Dharma Palace, Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly recalled the emperor and empress's demonstration. Only after committing it to memory once more did he breathe a sigh of relief and wait patiently to return to reality and take notes, lest he forget it as time passed.

Watching daylight give way to darkness, Zhang Xuezhou worked out when he might cross over.

At last, he took out the Bodhi Fruit and the other items.

For a long time to come, he would have trouble enjoying the pattern of