Translating the Cloud Soaring Technique
The principle behind anti-aging techniques is to use Technique Method to create a false appearance of aging on one's skin and other external features.
If one were to attempt to summarize and refine this practice, it would be considered too low-level to be considered a high-level Technique Method.
This technique is not only something Zhang Xuezhou can learn, but Rong Tianding can also learn it completely.
"I still feel like I got ripped off," sighed the aged-looking Zhang Xuezhou. "You actually traded such a low-level technique for one of my great techniques!"
"Cousin, don't we look like we're more likely to be bullied now?" Rong Tianding said.
"A little bit," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.
"Don't be like this. I sincerely taught you a useful technique that can protect you for life," said the young-looking Li Shaojun.
"I feel like something's not right," Zhang Xuezhou said after thinking for a moment.
"Something's not right," Li Shaojun said anxiously. "I didn't hold anything back! You promised to exchange, so you have to keep your word!"
"I feel like I won't need this kind of aging technology when I get old," Zhang Xuezhou said.
"If you use it now, you'll look like you're in your fifties, sixties, or seventies. If you use it when you're in your sixties or seventies, you'll look like you're a hundred years old!" Li Shaojun said. "This technique can guarantee you'll be able to use it until you're old!"
"That makes sense!"
"If we're still relying on this trick to swindle people when we're seventy, I'd rather bang my head against the wall and die!"
Zhang Xuezhou nodded in agreement, while Rong Tianding felt it was too pathetic to spend his whole life using this kind of trick to deceive people.
Compared to this skill, Rong Tianding still yearns for real skills.
During the time Rong Tianding followed Zhang Xuezhou, his social circle expanded almost instantly.
For example, there is Shi Wudao, Li Guang, Yao Yuanguang, Jinxia Yuanjun, the Third Prince, and many great cultivators of the Western Sect who are like a chaotic dance of demons.
He was willing to use the art of aging to avoid disaster, but he didn't want to maintain this mindset of avoiding disaster forever.
"Young man, don't speak so confidently. You should know that having the ability to make a living in this world is already quite remarkable," Li Shaojun said.
"So you still want to learn our cloud-flying technique to make a living?" Rong Tianding said.
"I'm feeling a bit stifled, and I'm thinking about becoming a little stronger," Li Shaojun said dejectedly.
"Although it's a bit of a loss, since we're on the same page, let's switch. But you have to make sure we understand everything clearly!"
Zhang Xuezhou finally relented.
Li Shaojun doesn't have many special skills, but this one should be considered his trump card.
Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu spent a very long time together, and Dong Zhongshu did not know of any techniques related to aging.
However, if this technique is widely disseminated, its effectiveness in deceiving people will be greatly reduced.
Consequently, his ability to deduce Li Shaojun's identity is likely a unique skill, possessed by few.
Trading the Cloud Leap Technique for this technique isn't a bad deal, even though the Aging Technique is a low-level technique.
Moreover, his cloud-riding technique was somewhat unreliable. Zhang Xuezhou had indeed always wanted to learn this technique and wanted to have another useful Technique Method, but after tinkering for half a year, he still hadn't made any progress. He only learned the basics with the help of Li Shaojun's corrections.
It must be said that the skills of each school of thought are like a myriad of flowers blooming, with countless abilities emerging.
However, each school of thought has its own doctrines, making it extremely difficult to learn Technique Method from a different school.
This involves differences in the definition of written characters, as well as differences in the written characters used to record the content, and oral transmission also involves dialects and ancient language.
Even with access to incredible content, many people still fail to learn it.
Li Shaojun explained to Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding that it was already quite an achievement for the two of them to have mastered the art of aging.
Zhang Xuezhou also instructed them to make sure they completed their cultivation and learning process.
"I'm just saying this in advance," Li Shaojun said after a few seconds of thought, "I definitely want to learn the Cloud Soaring Technique, but I'm only at the Body Transformation Realm, so there are some parts I only have a superficial understanding of, and I can't provide a complete and detailed explanation!"
"So you mean?"
"We've already reached an agreement, don't leave me to go find Yuan Gu again," Li Shaojun said warily. "That old scholar is quite knowledgeable in ancient texts, but his understanding of Daoist arts is superficial, and his comprehension of these arts is definitely inferior to mine!"
"Then let's learn as we talk!"
Zhang Xuezhou took a deep breath, looked at the starving Rong Tianding, and handed him a three-day Grain Avoidance Rong Tianding.
This opportunity will be gone forever. Li Shaojun is counting on Zhang Xuezhou, and Zhang Xuezhou is counting on Li Shaojun.
He doesn't mind others learning a technique, but he hopes that what he acquires will be complete and that he can cultivate it to its full potential.
Li Shaojun may not be able to fully translate the technique accurately, but Zhang Xuezhou doesn't mind, as it's better than their current situation.
Moreover, he will indeed seek out the great Confucian scholar Yuan Gu, and perhaps Yuan Gu's guidance can make up for any shortcomings.
After some thought, Zhang Xuezhou began to dictate the cloud-riding technique that the Goat Strength Demon King had memorized in ancient language, while Li Shaojun translated and converted it with a solemn expression.
"Your memory seems quite impressive?"
The entire translation and revision process took at least half an hour.
During this process, Zhang Xuezhou said that Li Shaojun translated, and the two of them each narrated their own related matters. They never asked each other, nor did they try or gesture. It was purely a theoretical discussion.
Li Shaojun has always been proud of his exceptional memory, which he used to learn many skills.
But he also discovered his own kind, and this kind was even more terrifying than himself.
He was already struggling to keep up with the continuous translation and explanation, and was even forgetting what he had initially said. Rong Tianding simply sat there in a daze, while Zhang Xuezhou's expression remained unchanged. He would say a sentence and then wait for Rong Tianding to finish his explanation.
"Stop! Your description is vague. Think it over carefully before you speak!"
Perhaps it was because they were starting to get involved in the later stages of the story, or perhaps Li Shaojun was having difficulty with the high-intensity translation and explanation, but Zhang Xuezhou began to notice that the content being narrated by the other party was not coherent.
No matter what, Zhang Xuezhou had studied the Yin-Yang School's content on the Divine Ability Realm and the Sole Self Realm in advance, so his knowledge was relatively comprehensive.
However, the Cloud Soaring Technique is not the highest level; reaching the Sole Self Realm requires further cultivation. The ultimate cultivation stage of this technique is the Divine Ability Realm.
Zhang Xuezhou is able to effectively discern the content, and will proactively stop the conversation once he discovers that Li Shaojun's narration is problematic.
"I'm a bit overwhelmed right now, let me catch my breath," Li Shaojun said, panting. "I'm starting to forget what I said earlier, which makes it hard to connect the dots. The levels of cultivation are increasing as I progress, which is causing some oversights and misunderstandings!"
"I'm not in a hurry. If I don't understand, I can always ask the great scholar Yuan Gu!"
"Don't!"
Li Shaojun waved his hands repeatedly.
At this point, he no longer thought about the longevity elixir; he only sought to fully master the flying technique that was said to have been mentioned by the founder of the Daoist school.
Whether the founder of the Daoist school was Li Er or Immortal Court, the master of the Immortal Court and the human religion, is not entirely certain and there is still some controversy. However, Li Er was undoubtedly a great figure who reached the pinnacle of his time, and few could compare with him. Even Sage Kong of Confucian School, once consulted him and was willing to humbly submit to him.
For such an important figure to notice a skill like cloud-riding, it must possess some extraordinary qualities.
Moreover, the art of leaping and bounding is indeed rare.
Just thinking about how he now possessed top-tier flying skills and could move freely in the future filled Li Shaojun with a surge of excitement, and he wasn't afraid of causing trouble that he wouldn't be able to handle.