The Four Conditions for Cultivation

Dharma Master Hongyi and the others Zhang Xuezhou had met in the dining hall were the examiners responsible for screening those seeking to enter the Holy Land to study.

By the time Zhang Xuezhou left the dining hall after his meal, he had a bamboo slip bearing five signatures in his hand.

In the Holy Land, this was an inner disciple's pass.

With all five examiners vouching for him, Zhang Xuezhou had completed the process before he had even gone to the examination site.

"Getting in was much easier for you than it was for me," Wu Chao said with a laugh. "Back then, I stood there foolishly waiting in line. I had to go up onstage and have my hands felt and my face examined. It took quite a while before I got through!"

"Hongfa had only received those few brief words about you from Chanyu Junch en back then. How could he have recognized you?" Dharma Master Hongyi said with a smile. "If he hadn't felt your hands and examined your face, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to identify you!"

"Don't they check your aptitude for cultivating Incantation Techniques before admitting you to the Holy Land?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

Just like him, Wu Chao had evidently taken a "shortcut," relying on his connections to secure his entry into the Holy Land.

"Aptitude? Who knows who has aptitude?" Dharma Master Hongyi said with a smile. "It's simply that some people have come into contact with Incantation Techniques earlier, allowing their bodies to adapt sooner!"

"What you're thinking of is physical fitness, but for cultivators, the most important aptitude isn't physical fitness," Dharma Master Hongquan said.

"Then what is it?"

After learning that Zhang Xuezhou had formerly lived in the Great Han Dynasty, the group either