Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 64: Teaching

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Tang Jie devoted himself to cultivation, but his progress was extremely slow.

After entering the ninth level, every step a practitioner takes is extremely difficult. If you have to make a division, it can be roughly understood like this.

Before transcending the mortal world, you can achieve it no matter how you refine it, the only difference is the speed; after entering the Hundred Refinements, you may not be able to achieve it in less than ten years, but at least you can speed it up through medicine; by the time you reach the ninth level, you can do it just by relying on medicine. Not enough, even a once-in-a-millennium genius will take at least several years to achieve anything. It is normal for those with insufficient qualifications to fail for decades. But as long as you are willing to spend time, you can actually pass these nine turns.

It will be different when awareness is enlightened. From this step on, there is a possibility of failure in cultivation. Although the probability of failure in enlightenment is not too high, at least 20% of those who attempt to initiate enlightenment fail every year. There are three dry tribulations after enlightenment, and the failure rate of this step increases to 40%. After two rounds of elimination, half of the people who can reach the top are actually left. After passing this level, it is time to attack Tianxin. The failure rate of Tianxin is 60%, so those who can enter Tianxin usually only have about 30% of the original ones left.

But this is just a theory and cannot be achieved in practice.

Because before the attack on Tianxin, there is still a chance to fail again, but the chance of success is lower. And starting from the attack on Tianxin, life is in danger, especially the two levels of Heart Demon and Zifu, which are full of risks. If you are not careful, That is to say, the body dies and the Tao disappears. Because of this, not everyone dares to attack the realm of Tianxin. Many cultivators often stop at the peak of transcendence.

This is why there are tens of thousands of mortal beings, but only a few hundred heavenly hearts.

The number of people who dare to devote their lives to pursuing the path of immortality is ultimately limited, and the number of real people who fall from the major sects every year due to their failure to reach higher realms is never small.

The Xiyue Sect has a pure Taoist tradition and has many ways to resist inner demons. The danger of passing the inner demon stage is less than that of other sects. Therefore, it has a large number of intermediate Tianxins, which also laid a sufficient foundation for the later True Monarchs, but even if In this way, the Xiyue Sect has only four True Lords so far, which is the same number as the Tianshen Palace. Even Ming Yekong is still in the process of attacking the True Lords. It has not yet finished and it is unknown what the consequences will be.

When the road to immortality became so difficult, even Tang Jie couldn't help but secretly thought, don't think that with the secret realm, the road to immortality will be unobstructed, everything is just the beginning.

After practicing for a while today, I suddenly heard someone exchanging words outside the cave: "Is Junior Brother Tang Jie here?"

When I came out of the cave, I saw a young man standing outside the cave. Tang Jie recognized this person as Wang Yong. He had been in the sect for fifteen years and had reached the fourth level of cultivation. Because he lived nearby, Tang Jie had visited him when he came, so he got to know him.

Seeing Wang Yong at this moment, Tang Jie opened the magic circle to welcome him in: "Why do you have time to come to my place today?"

Wang Yong smiled and said: "Master Chang is giving a lecture today, so I specially invite you to attend the lecture."

"Teacher Chang is giving a lecture?" Tang Jie was stunned, and then realized that he was referring to the first deputy hall leader Chang Tianshui.

Lectures are common in the Xiyue Sect. If the disciples have questions after graduating from the academy and do not have a master to guide them, they can only listen to the lectures to answer their questions. Listening is not free, but requires contribution.

Lecturers need to be recognized by the training hall before they are qualified to give lectures. Generally speaking, they must be at least governors. Otherwise, everyone can give lectures and things will be messed up.

This is also a way for high-level cultivators to obtain contributions. Usually, each person in a class only needs to receive ten contribution points, and a hundred people can get a thousand contribution points. Excluding the part that must be handed over to the Xiyue Sect and the training hall, you can You can get 40%, which is 400 contribution points, which is much more convenient than going out to perform tasks, and the key is to be decent.

Of course you can also charge more expensively, but if you charge more expensively, there may be fewer disciples coming to listen, and the income will decrease. Therefore, the specific measurement depends on each person. The current general price is ten points of contribution. It is hard to say for figures like Nineteen Tiankui. Twenty or even one hundred points vary. The problem is that there is a price but no market. Tiankui will not easily give lectures. .

Chang Tianshui is the first deputy head of the secret hall. Considering that Xu Baibing rarely asks about anything, he is also the real person in charge of the secret hall. This person gives a lecture once a year, partly to educate the disciples, and partly to give everyone a chance to know themselves. As for his contribution, he doesn't care much about it given his status.

For this reason, it was very important for him to give lectures. Of course, Tang Jie did not have to go, but with Tang Jie's temperament, this was almost impossible.

So when he heard what Wang Yong said, Tang Jie hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, senior brother, for reminding me. I'll be there right away."

After changing his clothes, Tang Jie followed Wang Yong and left Xianquan Peak towards Tianji Peak.

When I arrived at the Tianji Hall, I saw that there were only dozens of people in the square in front of the Tianji Hall. There was a case placed near the door of the hall. This was where the lectures were held.

He was surprised and asked Wang Yong: "Why are there so few people?"

Wang Yong replied: "Because he teaches newcomers, Master Chang usually only teaches the nine turns."

"So that's it." Tang Jie understood.

Since the content is limited, the audience is naturally limited. In addition, there are always some people who do not get the information in time, so it will be normal in the future. But from this point of view, the Chang Hall Master should not be the kind of person who has a particularly big air. Otherwise, if he is good at the top, he will be very bad at the bottom. It is perfectly possible for him to alarm more than 3,000 people in the secret hall with just one lecture. Arrived.

Thinking of this, Tang Jie already had a good impression of Hall Master Chang.

He and Wang Yong found a place to sit down. A disciple on duty came over and deducted ten points from each of them. When the lecture time came, one person walked out of the hall. He has a green face and a long beard, and is surprisingly tall. He also wears a simple long crown on his head, which makes him look even taller.

This person is Chang Tianshui.

Because he wanted to remember this person's image, Tang Jie couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Chang Tianshui noticed something and turned his head to look at Tang Jie. His eyes were cold. Tang Jie felt as if he was in an ice cave. middle. No, the real ice cave would no longer make Tang Jie feel cold, but Chang Tianshui's glance made all his resistance disappear, and his whole person couldn't help but tremble. In just a moment, patches of ice appeared between his eyebrows. Frost.

Fortunately, Chang Tianshui seemed to have noticed something and suddenly smiled. This smile came like a spring breeze and the frost disintegrated. Only then did Tang Jie get rid of the endless cold, and his heart couldn't help but tremble. Even in He Chong and Xie Fengtang, he had never felt such a strong consciousness. He could only say that this person was stronger than the two of them.

As for Ming Ye Kong Feng Hongluan and the others, they have long since cultivated to the point where their energy is restrained and they return to their original nature. It is normal that such a situation would not occur.

At this moment, Chang Tianshui sat down in front of the case and said loudly: "People say that practice starts from the spiritual platform. For me, practice starts from the nine turns. The path of the nine turns is like a plant taking root in the soil. It is the fundamental way, so it is the most important thing. You should act carefully and choose carefully..."

This man doesn't talk nonsense. He comes up and gives a lecture, explaining all the reasons related to the Nine Transformations one by one.

In terms of lecture quality, this person is actually not as good as Lecturer Xiyue. He doesn’t understand anything simple and profound. However, as a person at the pinnacle of Tianxin, his knowledge is much better than that of ordinary lecturers. In particular, some problems may not matter now, but will have an impact in the future. Those lecturers may not know it, but Chang Tianshui knows it clearly.

As the saying goes, the road cannot get narrower and narrower, so we need to start with these small details and eliminate all hidden dangers as much as possible.

At this moment, Tang Jie was listening and correlating what Xie Fengtang had taught him. Some things Xie Fengtang had taught him, and some he had omitted or didn't know about. By comparing the two, Tang Jie became clearer and clearer. What is important and what is not.

Chang Tianshui taught this class for an entire hour and a half, and Tang Jie felt that he had benefited a lot. He originally had the idea of ​​spending ten contribution points to get to know his boss, but now he feels that these ten contribution points are really cheap. If those casual cultivators can take this lesson, I wonder how much they can improve.

After Chang Tianshui finished speaking, he gave everyone a chance to ask questions. He didn't stand up and leave until all the questions were answered.

Seeing Chang Tianshui leave, Wang Yongxiao asked Tang Jie: "How?"

Tang Jie said from the bottom of his heart: "It's so wonderful. When I was at Xiyue Academy, I also received guidance from a real person. At that time, I thought it was enough. Only today did I realize that everyone has different trainings and different understandings. If you want to make progress, you should learn from the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought. From today on, whenever real people teach, I will definitely come and listen."

Speaking of this, Tang Jie paused, then suddenly bowed to Wang Yong and said: "Thank you, senior brother, for the tip!"

Wang Yong laughed and said: "Don't think so simple. Do you think everyone is the leader of Chang Hall? Not everyone will be so generous and teach without reservation."

As he said this, Wang Yong told Tang Jie that it turned out that he had his own knowledge after listening to others' lectures. There are all kinds of people from Xiyue Sect to Huanghuang Sect, dragons and snakes mixed together. There are always some guys who don't really teach their skills and just use some techniques that everyone knows to deal with people.

To gain insights from such people, it is often not possible to do it in one or two classes, but to listen to them repeatedly. No matter how hard people hide their clumsiness, they cannot make the content of their lectures exactly the same every time, and there will always be times when they accidentally reveal their clumsiness. Only through these countless leaks can the disciples gain a glimpse of the truth.

The training hall stipulates that polyphony is not allowed in each lecture, in order to give the disciples this opportunity.

And the more you go there, the more those people will become familiar with you, and maybe they will impart some secrets to you.

It is in this process of accumulation over time that everyone can get something of real value.

Tang Jie was deeply touched by what he said: "I thought that after leaving the academy, I wouldn't have to worry about these studies. How come after I entered the Xiyue Sect, I felt like I had entered a bigger academy? ?"

Wang Yong laughed loudly: "Cultivation is everywhere, how can it be divided into academies? Junior brother, you are rigid."

Tang Jie replied solemnly: "It's me who sticks to the rules."

Now that he has decided to attend more lectures, Tang Jie can no longer just practice hard in the cave as before. Ten points of contribution in one class is not much, but if you listen to every class, it is really a lot.

Thinking of this, Tang Jie somewhat understood why the Moon Washing Sect was doing this. To put it bluntly, they still forced everyone to work hard to earn contribution points, that is, to do things for the Moon Washing Sect. He couldn't help but smile and said: "In that case, what are we waiting for? Let's go to the palace and have a look."

The Central Hall is where the Secret Hall Sect conducts its missions. Tang Jie has been with the Xiyue Sect for three months and has not really entered this place. At this moment, accompanied by Wang Yong, the two of them came to the hall and saw only six people in the hall. The prism crystal is rotating in the air, and rows of subtitles are scanned out from time to time. These are the various tasks assigned by the secret hall. The contribution points are different depending on the content.

According to Wang Yong's introduction, Tang Jie knew that there are generally two types of tasks in the secret hall. One is the tasks under the secret hall, which are the responsibilities of the secret hall itself; the other is private tasks, which are the tasks of some cultivators in the secret hall. The person may entrust others to do something, and is willing to make a certain contribution to entrust it.

In addition, there is actually another kind of task, which is the task of other halls. Sometimes there are some special circumstances and people from other halls may be needed to help, and they will also be sent here.

At this moment, Tang Jie and Wang Yong were looking for interesting tasks, and an old man walked up not far away.

The old man's figure was withered, and the skin all over his body was as wrinkled as an orange. When Wang Yong saw this person, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Disciple Wang Yong has met Governor Yu!"

When Tang Jie heard this, he quickly bowed to greet him.

The old man surnamed Yu listened and nodded, showing a hint of smile: "No need to be polite, I just listened to the lecture of Master Chang. I think you two have many feelings, and you are obviously enlightened." Yes, yes, yes. I will also give a lecture in three days. I think you two are quite spiritual, so you might as well come and listen."

When Wang Yong heard this, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face: "Senior Yu, disciple..."

The old man named Yu's face darkened: "What? Do you look down on me, Yu Yan? Or do you think that my four hundred years of experience in cultivation are not enough to teach you?"

Wang Yong was startled: "Disciple doesn't dare!"

Old man Yu snorted: "I think highly of you, don't give in to me!"

As he spoke, he waved his sleeves and left.

Watching the old man leave, Wang Yong sighed helplessly: "Oh, what a bad luck, why did he get caught in the act."

Tang Jie looked at the bitter look on his face and said, "Senior Brother Wang, isn't it a good thing to invite us to attend the lecture? Why do you..."

"Alas!" Wang Yong sighed: "Remember what I just told you? There are always some people..."

A flash of light flashed in Tang Jie's heart, and he whispered: "There are always some people who don't teach sincerely? If you don't teach students the right things, you should be careful about yourself?"

Wang Yong nodded, leaned into Tang Jie's ear and said, "This is what Yu Yan is like. Don't look at the fact that he has been practicing for more than four hundred years. In fact, he is only at the peak of transcendence and has been hopeless his entire life. Yeah. I don’t have much ability in the first place, but I still keep my little ability as a secret that I don’t want to share.”

Tang Jie smiled and said: "This is normal. Only poor people would like to split a penny into two flowers. The less capable people are, the more they take their abilities seriously."

Wang Yong slapped his hands and said: "The problem is that this old boy's lectures have no content, but he still relies on this to deceive everyone's contribution. If others don't listen to his lectures, he will just do what he says. They grab people from everywhere to come and listen! Not to mention, his class is extremely expensive. He actually charges twenty points for a class. You must be so evil!"

Tang Jie's face immediately sank.

Are you kidding?

Don’t think that the contribution of the Xiyue Sect is very good.

He had already seen those tasks just now. Generally, completing a simpler task would only cost ten or twenty points, while a more difficult task would only cost more than a hundred points. For example, there is a mission to hunt down the Anzi of the Beast Refining Sect. The Anzi is now on the run after his identity was discovered. Capturing this person alive will earn you one hundred and fifty contribution points, and killing him will earn you seventy points.

The Anzi is now only known to be in the Qiongya area, and the specific address is unknown. The disciples have to find a way to find the person themselves. It takes so much trouble to get so many dozens or more than a hundred points of contribution, which shows that the value of the contribution is really not low.

If it were a lecture of Chang Tianshui's caliber, not to mention ten points, but even a hundred points, Tang Jie would admit it. Then the old man dared to charge twenty points for his own incompetence. It was simply robbery!

Tang Jie said in a deep voice: "He invited me, so I have to go? What if I don't go?"

Wang Yong immediately said: "Oh, he came to invite you, how could he not remember you? If you come, then that's it. If you don't come, then you won't give him face. This old man Although he has no ability, he managed to become a governor by relying on his qualifications. You must know that the governor can directly assign tasks to you. If you offend him and he does some tricks to trick you, it will be more than the gain is worth the loss!

Tang Jie asked: "With so many people in the faction, no one cares about him?"

Wang Yong asked back: "He just invited you to attend a lecture, and he didn't violate the rules of the faction. How should we control him? Even if he sends you on a dangerous mission, as long as you contribute as much as you should, it still doesn't violate the rules." ! As long as there are no violations, there is nothing you can do about him, so everyone can only accept this loss."

Tang Jie said calmly: "I am actually a stubborn person. If others ask for something, just say it nicely, and I will probably agree to it. If you use disgusting means to extort money, you will not comply to death. He Even though Governor Yu can speak eloquently in his lectures, but I don't want to listen, what can he do to me? If there are any troubles or dangerous tasks, just throw them over and see if I, Tang Jie, can handle them."

Having said this, Tang Jie casually accepted a mission and left.

Tang Jie accepted a privately commissioned collection task, which was to collect some relatively rare elixirs. Whether you buy them with spiritual money or find them yourself, you can get 300 contribution points as long as you hand them over to the entrusting party. .

Because of the elixir's own value, the other party's contribution points are relatively high, which is equivalent to a certain degree of exchange between spiritual money and contribution. Tang Jie had money but no time, so he accepted this task.

Even so, this task took him four days to complete the collection, and he also paid two thousand spiritual coins.

After doing this over and over again, by the time Tang Jie returned to the mountains~IndoMTL.com~ Mr. Yu’s lesson had been passed.

Actually, this was also done intentionally by Tang Jie. Although he was not afraid of the old man, he was used to saving some face for others. Since he was away on a mission and had no time to come back, he could give the old man an explanation. If he knew how to advance and retreat in a measured way, he should leave himself alone.

However, it turns out that people's limits are always being penetrated.

Tang Jie was still practicing in the cave that day, when a piece of paper came flying, with a line of large characters: "There is an order from the Xuanji Hall, go quickly."

This flyby usually means only one thing: a mandatory mission is coming.

Generally speaking, there are only two situations where mandatory tasks need to be issued.

The first is that it is urgent, so it must be arranged in a compulsory manner rather than allowing students to choose freely. The second is that it is more difficult to deal with. It has not been dealt with for a while, so it can only be arranged for disciples through forced arrangements.

The former is fine, but the latter is more troublesome.

No need to ask, Tang Jie also knew that he must be facing the latter situation.