The Dharma Reaches All Directions

"I have already recited the first and second parts. If you are interested, you may stay and discuss them; if not, you may leave as you see fit!"

Inside the Black Stone Villa, Zhang Xuezhou pulled out two-thirds of what the Venerable One had told him.

His abrupt end to his sermon elicited a long sigh from Venerable Black Mountain and Venerable White Bone.

"Could you please finish your explanation?" Venerable Black Mountain asked. "I have six Dingyang Stones, which are excellent materials for array formations. I am willing to offer them to Venerable Hongku in exchange for the rest of this section!"

"I am willing to give you my black and white twin horses," the Venerable White Bone also said.

If he had an external avatar, why would the Venerable White Bone need to ride a horse?

He was remarkably insightful.

But this kind of investment is undoubtedly a heavy investment.

The Venerable Black Mountain helped Hongku strengthen the magic array, giving him the resources to protect himself more effectively.

The fact that the Venerable White Bone handed over his magic horse undoubtedly gave Hongku, who was not good at running, the ability to escape. However, it was still uncertain whether he could cultivate an external avatar. It could be said that he was exchanging his most treasured skills.

"I..."

Venerable Yellow Sand shook his head.

He was still a little confused, after all, he arrived late and missed the first half, finding the content of the lecture confusing and giving him a headache.

But since he could drive Venerable Black Mountain and Venerable White Bone mad to take his heavy objects, he naturally wanted to participate as well, since those two old bastards never did anything that would be a loss.

He had just opened his mouth when the preacher, Hongku, raised his hand.

"If you can give up your attachments in exchange for this method, Hongku will be happy. However, this method is selective," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If you lack the aptitude to comprehend it and have to pay a heavy price for it, wouldn't you blame me if you fail to cultivate it in the future, thus sowing the seeds of all sorts of hidden dangers!"

"You mean to say?" Venerable Black Mountain asked doubtfully.

"Explaining the law naturally requires debating it," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Everyone can speak freely about this law. If you are qualified to learn it, I will not hesitate to share my knowledge. If you are not qualified, I will not replace you, so as to avoid future difficulties!"

"Venerable Hongku is indeed an upright and honest person," Venerable White Bone nodded in agreement. "What you said couldn't be better. If you have the ability, then learn it; if you don't, even if you acquire it, it's useless. In the end, you'll only blame yourself for failing to cultivate it. Your discernment at this time is extremely insightful!"

"But I haven't heard the whole thing yet! I didn't hear what came before!"

Upon hearing that Venerable Black Mountain and Venerable White Bone agreed with Zhang Xuezhou, Venerable Yellow Sand became extremely anxious.

We can discuss what treasures to offer in exchange later; for now, to qualify for this exchange, one must possess the skill to forge iron.

However, his blacksmithing skills were lacking at the moment, and he asked Venerable Yellow Sand to explain and interpret without listening to what was said beforehand, which would undoubtedly have led to him being judged as unqualified.

Even if he were willing to offer Hongku a treasure, the other party would not accept it.

The thought of the Venerable Black Mountain's talk of the external avatar technique, which did not shy away from cultivation realm techniques, filled him with great anxiety.

Some techniques are specific to certain schools and sects, requiring a certain level of mastery to unleash their full power, while others are universal, allowing everyone to learn some skills to varying degrees.

This external avatar technique is clearly a common one.

This technique is even of an extremely high level.

If it were classified as a first-class technique, Venerable Yellow Sand felt it might not be entirely unqualified.

With the crucial technique at hand, his anxiety was understandable.

That makes sense!

Zhang Xuezhou nodded after hearing what Venerable Yellow Sand said.

He looked towards the courtyard.

In this courtyard, besides these three venerable ones, Dharma Master Hongyi also stepped in, while Master Hongnong, Dharma Master Hongquan, and Master Hongyuan stood outside the Black Stone Courtyard, not daring to come in, and listened from behind the door.

"Since you all enjoy this method, I don't want to explain it again and again. Why don't you invite a few friends to come and listen?" Zhang Xuezhou said. "Listening won't take much time. If you're interested, you can exchange methods together!"

"This..."

"Don't think that you can learn this from some venerable master and then go to him to learn it from him," Zhang Xuezhou said. "My knowledge is shallow and I haven't mastered this technique yet. I also need your guidance when I try to understand it. What I've given you is the original version. If you learn this technique from someone else, who knows if the content will have changed? If something goes wrong with your practice, won't you blame me then!"

If these powerful cultivators didn't have ulterior motives, this wouldn't be possible. After all, with the Venerable Black Mountain and the Venerable White Bone setting examples, not everyone can offer their treasures in exchange for techniques.

However, Zhang Xuezhou's words were also very practical. If there are oversights and flaws in academic research, leading to problems with the technique or even the spirit, then it is a case of losing more than one gains.

Correspondingly, one needs academic qualifications and the corresponding exchangeable items; neither can be lacking.

"I'd like to ask, is it truly possible to master this Daoist art?" Venerable Yellow Sand inquired. "Are there any problems with this art?"

"That's a good question," Zhang Xuezhou nodded, then pointed to the high mountain of the Sacred Land and said, "But this technique was taught by a Sacred Land Sacred Land, and one who is no less powerful than that one."

"Did he agree to you passing on the teachings?" Venerable Yellow Sand asked.

"He mentioned the principle of 'education for all,'" Zhang Xuezhou said. "This is naturally a principle that can be passed on!"

"The magnanimity of that Sacred Land lord is truly shameful," said Venerable Black Mountain.

"That's absolutely right, that's why they are the true masters of the Sacred Land, while we can only ever be Venerables in this lifetime," Venerable White Bone nodded.

"Does this technique have any flaws?" Venerable Yellow Sand asked. "Or perhaps it will make us, the mediums for controlling the spell, after we learn it?"

"You mean this Sacred Land Lord, Fa Kai Sifang, wants to control all kinds of cultivators?" Zhang Xuezhou nodded and said, "This guess aligns with the thoughts of us spellcasters, but anyone who does such a thing will likely become an enemy of the world!"

"That's right!" Venerable Black Mountain agreed.

"Moreover, we also have that guardian," Zhang Xuezhou pointed to the high mountain of the Sacred Land, "He also knows the Lord of this Sacred Land. If the other party harbors malicious intent to control us, I'm afraid he'll die under the flying knives before we even have to intervene!"

"That makes sense!"

The Venerable White Bone nodded.

As a top Sacred Land in the Northern Kuru Continent, having a Dao Lord as a backer, they certainly have little to worry about in these matters.

If a technique is a trap used to harm people, then this trap is undoubtedly a provocation against the Yedie River Holy Land, and also a provocation against the Dao Lord.

Before they even had a chance to break free from the control, or become trapped in it, Daojun would have already killed them.

"I will explain each Technique Method one by one, and you are all welcome to discuss them individually. If there are any hidden dangers, you can simply choose not to learn it," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If a technique has potential negative consequences, one person might not be able to detect it, but it's impossible for everyone to be completely unaware!"

"So that's why you asked us to invite a few friends over to listen!"

Venerable Yellow Sand nodded, feeling that he understood.

His worries subsided, but instead, desires welled up within him.

The art of creating clones was pioneered by Laozi of the Immortal Court, whose ability to transform one primordial energy into three pure beings once left many lords of Sacred Land helpless.

This technique may be slightly inferior, but it can still be used as a trump Technique Method.

Zhang Xuezhou even mentioned that this technique of creating an external avatar is different from the physical body, and that after successful cultivation, one will possess abilities that the physical body does not have.

For example, the vertical force at low altitudes.

This alone determines that this technique is a top-tier technique, but it's hard to know whether it belongs to the upper-grade, middle-grade, or lower-grade category.

Such high-level universal Technique Method are undoubtedly highly sought after.

It's not impossible for someone to go bankrupt because of this.

But with Hongku, even going bankrupt requires the qualification to learn.

This made Venerable Yellow Sand somewhat anxious.

He thought he would get Zhang Xuezhou to start preaching again soon, and quickly sent out his messenger bird.