Huainan

Fossil techniques are not difficult to learn, but mastering them requires a certain amount of practice.

To unleash the full power of the fossil technique, one needs a profound level of cultivation and formidable Law Power strength.

If one's fossilization skills are perfected to the Divine Ability of developing supernatural abilities, it is indeed possible for someone at the True Self Realm to grab a small mountain and smash it.

This is the theoretical endpoint.

"In the past, there was a sect called the Mountain Moving Sect, which fought by carrying mountains on their backs," Dong Zhongshu explained.

"Then wouldn't they be the best in the world?" Zhang Cigong couldn't help but interject.

"I wouldn't call myself the best in the world," Dong Zhongshu waved his hand and said, "Every technique has its weaknesses, and it's not difficult to find and defeat it!"

"But I can't think of any weakness that someone who can fight with a mountain could have," Zhang Cigong said.

"You're from the Northern Border Region, you should know General Li Guang. No matter how far a mountain is thrown, it's no match for an arrow," Dong Zhongshu said. "Even if you can fight with a mountain on your back, you'll still end up with an arrow piercing your chest!"

"What is the weakness in General Li Guang's archery skills?" Zhang Cigong asked again.

"Fast enough!"

"Fast enough?"

"He also needs to possess sufficiently formidable close-combat skills. If anyone of that kind steps within ten feet of Li Guang, Li Guang will undoubtedly be defeated!"

There are no absolutely strong people in the world; any strong person may be targeted.

Zhang Xuezhou was aware of the relevant information, while Zhang Cigong inquired about how to be fast enough and possess sufficiently strong close combat power, and how to counter such a cultivator.

Zhang Cigong only stopped his endless questioning when Dong Zhongshu revealed the existence of the Beast Taming Sect and had the sect command dozens or even hundreds of Demon Beast to beat the other party to death.

"Accountant Du, do you take students? I'm very hardworking!"

The Mountain Moving Sect was countered by Li Guang, Li Guang was countered by those skilled in close combat, and those skilled in close combat were beaten to death by the Beast Taming Sect's beast tamers. But the person in front of them was the one who killed Su Fang, the sect leader of the Beast Taming Sect.

After going around in circles, Zhang Cigong concluded that Dong Zhongshu was the most capable.

He glanced at Zhang Xuezhou, who had been granted the art of fossilization, then mustered his courage and asked in a low voice.

"Confucian School welcomes all talented people from all over the world. As long as you are willing to learn, you are naturally welcome," Dong Zhongshu replied.

"Real?"

"Real!"

Dong Zhongshu nodded sincerely.

For the Confucian School school, Confucian School is indeed not averse to teaching, and can be described as embracing all kinds of knowledge.

As long as one is able to learn and is willing to learn, Confucian School will open its doors wide to facilitate learning.

However, Confucian School is about the teacher leading you through the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual. Whether one can become successful does not depend on the teacher, but on whether the student is diligent and has natural talent.

He agreed with utmost sincerity, which left Zhang Cigong still somewhat skeptical.

He worked as a servant in the Beast Taming Sect for several years, finding it extremely difficult to learn even a little bit of skill. He suffered endless exploitation and was constantly stuck doing dirty and tiring work.

Zhang Cigong was surprised that Dong Zhongshu readily agreed to such a casual question.

The other party was not a low-level cultivator like Bai Datong from the Beast Taming Sect, but a top cultivator capable of killing Su Fang. What they said and learned was completely different.

Driving the carriage ahead, Zhang Cigong's face was full of joy.

If he didn't need to rush to catch a train, he would almost certainly kowtow and kneel in worship.

"Master, how do we cultivate this realm of Confucian School?" Zhang Cigong asked excitedly.

"Our Confucian School has the Six Classics. If one understands the texts, one will naturally Realm Entry of enlightenment and be able to perceive how to advance Realm Entry in that realm," Dong Zhongshu said with a smile.

"That's wonderful! Can you teach me?" Zhang Cigong asked.

Lacking a high level of cultivation, possessing meager Law Power, and lacking corresponding Technique Method, Zhang Cigong felt that his biggest deficiency at the moment was a high level of cultivation.

If he could reach Zhang Xuezhou's level of skill, he might even be able to learn how to collect fossilized soil.

"These six classics are not mystical; I practice them every day. You should follow me and learn from them," Dong Zhongshu said.

"Is... is this really going to work?"

Zhang Cigong nervously glanced back at Dong Zhongshu, then looked at Zhang Xuezhou for confirmation.

"Accountant Du isn't lying. Their school of thought does indeed prioritize the Six Classics, encompassing the *Analects of Sage Kong *, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, * Sage Meng *, Classic of Poetry, and Classic of History. The methods of cultivating oneself are also included within it," Zhang Xuezhou said. "But Confucian School cultivation is very tiring; you should try it first!"

"Shall I give it a try?"

"Yes, you should try it!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

During their brief conversation, Dong Zhongshu stroked his short beard and began to recite.

If one does not learn the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction" but instead follows the orthodox Confucian School path of self-cultivation, then the Six Classics mentioned by Zhang Xuezhou are the Confucian School way of self-cultivation.

Dong Zhongshu has been studying the possibility of combining Yin-Yang School philosophy with Confucian School, and he is also sorting out his own knowledge to see if he can find a way to integrate them internally.

His daily recitation of lessons lasted for an extremely long time, and if Zhang Cigong wanted to learn from him, Dong Zhongshu would not mind at all.

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, and Dong Zhongshu agreed, which made Zhang Cigong sit down happily.

The time for traveling by horse-drawn carriage extends from morning to noon, and then from noon to afternoon.

Zhang Cigong was already at his wit's end when Dong Zhongshu finally took a long breath and paused, his face slightly flushed.

"This... this kind of cultivation involves chanting for an entire day?" Zhang Cigong asked in a low voice.

"That's right," Dong Zhongshu nodded, "As long as you persevere, you will surely see flowers bloom!"

Dong Zhongshu mentioned the blooming flowers, but Zhang Cigong felt that his own flower bud had withered before it even bloomed.

He was willing to endure hardship and practice spiritual cultivation, but Zhang Cigong could not accept Confucian School practices.

The main problem is that he can't remember such complicated information.

To gain a detailed understanding of Confucian School, one must also learn to read and write, cultivate literary knowledge, and study various poems, songs, and famous sayings from classics and history.

Judging from the fact that it takes more than ten years for people who have been trained since childhood to have a certain probability of entering the Realm Entry, Zhang Cigong felt that if he studied hard and was lucky enough, he should be able to comprehend the Confucian School way of cultivation around the age of forty.

This situation drove Zhang Cigong to near despair.

But this is the difference between village boys like them and well-educated scions of prominent Aristocratic Clan and students from sectarian schools.

It's one thing for someone like Zhang Xuezhou to have studied writing, but the transition from bow and arrow to pen that Zhang Cigong had to put down is so difficult it makes one question the meaning of life.

In a daze, he also realized another reason why he was neglected and lived like a pig in the Beast Taming Sect.

Aside from being fortunate enough to acquire the Realm Entry Seed, their cultivation techniques were essentially starting from scratch.

To the sect's higher-ups, they were just a lucky country bumpkin.

"Brother Xuezhou, how did you learn the Realm Technique?"

"My cultivation techniques originate from the Yin-Yang School, so it wouldn't be a problem if you wanted to learn them," Zhang Xuezhou said. "However, the Yin-Yang School's cultivation techniques have some drawbacks. Once you enter a realm through them, there's little possibility of change afterward, and you'll be almost bound to it for life. Moreover..."

"And what?"

Zhang Xuezhou hesitated for a moment, which prompted Zhang Cigong to quickly press for more information.

"The Yin-Yang School's abilities mainly lie in alchemy and formations," Zhang Xuezhou said. "It's difficult to develop practical skills using the orthodox methods of the Yin-Yang School. I've currently reached the True Spirit Realm, but if I encounter someone, I can only run away; I don't have any combat techniques. Otherwise, Accountant Du wouldn't have taught me the Fossilization Technique!"

"The Yin-Yang School..."

Dong Zhongshu's gaze was somewhat distant.

Continuing north from Jiangxia, you will enter the Huainan region.

Meanwhile, Jin Chang, the leader of the Yin-Yang School School's Nine People Sect, also submitted to the King of King of Huainan.

He didn't want to cause any more trouble in the Northern Border, but stepping into the Huainan area, he obviously needed to prepare in advance and seek the possibility of obtaining the Yin Yang Nine People Sect's realm techniques in the future.

In Huainan, this also involved the Huang-Lao school of thought he studied.