Chapter 140 Xuantian’s Dao-logy (2/2)

Shen Lian replied, ”Qingyi, please don’t sweat it. You have yet to tell me what’s your purpose of visiting the desert. If there are any inconvenience in this, I shall not probe further.”

The last hint of the sun sunk into the horizon. The sky was filled with stars; the milky way can be seen spread across the starry night, it was a stunning view.

Song Qingyi had his eyes fixed on the milky way as he felt the change in the atmosphere’s temperature. The night in the desert was as cold as ice. He casually said, ”My mentor told me that there’s a spiritual being that appeared here. He told me to try my luck and if I found that spiritual being, I could use that to cultivate an instrument. When I reach immortality, it could advance as magic talisman.

Qing Xuan was also a top celestial school but none of the disciples had ever enjoyed such privileges treatment as Song Qingyi. Shen Lian wanted to mock Song Qingyi for having the easy way out but he worded in a different way, ”Xiang Shan Zhenren sure treats you well.”

Song Qingyi smiled, ”Ah Lian, you might feel that my mentor treats me really well, and that’s somewhat true. Actually in the Xuantian sect, most of our cultivation materials are either produced by our mentors or our mentors would inform us where to look for the items.

Of course some items would have been taken by someone else by the time we arrived. But that’s fine as things that can be taken away are replaceable. As for the unique celestial beings where even our mentors were not able to produce, they would generally leave a Dao mark on it. If anyone took it, they would know and they will retrieve it.” Song Qingyi felt a sense of familiarity with Shen Lian as he dropped the surname and addressed him as Ah Lian.

Shen Lian did not expect the Xuantian sect’s cultivation method was so different compared to Qing Xuan. Qing Xuan highly emphasized on being independent, whether it was him or Chen Jianmei, the headmaster would at most give them some advice and will not take the initiative to interfere. How far they could go was subject to their dedication and luck. It was the self-empowering spirit that had produced many excellent talents every generations. For instance, the previous headmaster made Zhang Ruoxu to cut down seven years of stone bamboo at the bamboo ocean. That really trained his tenacious will power.

But obviously Xuantian sect took a different cultivation approach. Because of extraordinary figures like Lu Jiuyuan, they could easily take spiritual beings form heaven and earth to supplement their practice and cultivation. It did not matter if their disciples were over-relying on them as long as they reach that certain level.

It was like there was a river ahead and a boatsman who could only take a few people. Some would swim to the other side while some would build a bridge to get across. Anyone who could get on the bridge will be able to cross over to the other side.

It did not matter what method was used as long as you get to the other side.

Such philosophy was deep but Shen Lian was able to comprehend and felt that Lu Jiuyuan sure was extraordinary. No surprise that he was untouchable as Xuanmen’s number one.

Song Qingyi noticed Shen Lian pondering and he knew that Shen Lian probably couldn’t accept Xuantian sect’s style of teaching. He said, ”My mentor said that my generation of cultivators should be disruptive and utilizes the essence of the heaven and earth. If you see a celestial being and you don’t have the guts to use it to upgrade your training, all I could say is that you’re being a hypocrite. Since you’re cultivating, why do you fear foreign objects?” He conveyed Lu Jiuyuan’s words in verbatim with a hint of ridicule.

Shen Lian realized that Song Qiying was out of the ordinary. He could proudly say such words and acknowledged it.

Shen Lian smiled, ”Xiang Shan Zhenren’s words sure make sense. I feel it's good to be free and cultivate but it’s also an honourable thing to be able to control oneself and not do anything that betrays their faith. There are no rights or wrong to the path to Dao as long as it is passable.”