Chapter 274: Chapter 170: I Have a Method
Translator: 549690339
After reaching an agreement with Yang Jing on the matter of the top ten Grandmasters and establishing a common interest, the relationship between the two sides became much more harmonious.
With high spirits, Yang Jing stopped discussing serious matters and took Lu Yuan on a tour of the eight scenic spots of Tianluo Mountain.
When night fell during the journey, they would find a cave on the mountain, or simply sleep under the moonlight. If they happened to be at a place with a Ziyun Dao terrace, they would rest there and enjoy a delicious meal.
Having enjoyed themselves so much, by the time they had visited all eight scenic spots, nearly three days had passed for the Daoist gathering. “Next is the preaching session, where people from various Dao veins will take the stage to lecture on Dao Law,”
On the way back, after having played together for three days, the relationship between the two progressed rapidly, and their addresses to each other had changed over the days spent together.
Yang Jing turned to Lu Yuan and advised, “Virtuous brother, you’re about to break through to Innate, and it’s the right time to contemplate your martial arts external body. Listening to these high scholars’ lectures will be of great benefit to forming your martial arts external body.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan quickly expressed his gratitude, “Thank you, elder brother, for your guidance. I will definitely study these experts’ Dao Law with diligence.”
This was the benefit of joining the top ten Grandmasters’ plan.
Now Lu Yuan would be able to learn some secrets and experiences of breaking through to Innate from Yang Jing, which would have been difficult for him to access otherwise.
These two days, he hadn’t been playing the entire time.
While enjoying the scenery, Lu Yuan would also indirectly pry some knowledge about Innate from Yang Jing.
Yang Jing would mostly answer his questions, only avoiding answering those topics that were truly crucial and core.
Even so, the overall gains were already very rich.
At the very least, Lu Yuan now had a general idea of how to form his martial arts external body, rather than being completely clueless as before. He finally had a direction in which to work hard.
Zhen Xuan’s statement was indeed correct; when it came to martial artists breaking through to Innate, there were a thousand faces for a thousand people, and each person’s martial arts external body was different.
There was no completely feasible example that one could refer to and learn from.
However, there were at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, martial artists who had broken through to Martial Arts Innate throughout history. With so many successful experiences available, one could find some commonalities through a large-scale data analysis.
It wasn’t necessary to be identical to the others.
One only needed to explore and comprehend slowly, following the points with a higher probability of success or greater universality. In doing so, one’s own probability of breaking through to Innate would naturally be much higher than that of others.
As it happened, over the past thousand years, the Five Families and Seven Clans had cultivated hundreds of Innate Fighters.
With so much data gathered, it was a simple matter for them to give Lu Yuan a little guidance.
Therefore, the longer the inheritance of a sect or power, the deeper its foundation. This wasn’t only reflected in material aspects, but even more so in the experiences of their predecessors.
Anyway, after interacting and conversing with Yang Jing, Lu Yuan had deeply experienced the gap between the grassroots and aristocratic families.
Although this gap was not insurmountable, solely relying on one person’s exploration would take him at least a century or two, even for someone as talented as him.
Now, by joining the top ten Grandmasters and becoming a sort of insider among those aristocratic families, Lu Yuan could also freeload on some of their inheritance secrets, which was the greatest benefit of all.
Following Yang Jing, the two returned to the gathering venue.
At this point, there were more people in the venue.
Daoists who had scattered throughout the mountain earlier had gathered back together, but like before, they had divided themselves into various groups and formed their own small circles.
Moreover, unlike before, as Lu Yuan observed, he could clearly sense an undercurrent of eagerness pulsating through the crowd.
It was not merely eagerness, but some Daoist groups had also become increasingly hostile to one another, engaging in conflicts and mutual confrontation.
However, this confrontational phenomenon mostly appeared among the larger Dao veins with more people. The smaller Dao veins with fewer people didn’t seem to have such a situation, and they were still harmonious.
“Currently, in Yue State Daoism, Ziyun Dao is undoubtedly the leader. Below Ziyun Dao, Feishuang Dao is unquestionably the second,”
Seeing that Lu Yuan seemed to be concerned about the atmosphere in the venue, Yang Jing laughed and said, “But after the first and second, there is also a third. Even though being the third is far less prestigious than being the first or the second, it is still a top-three ranking, not something that the rest can compare with.”
“For any Dao vein, obtaining the third place in Yue State Daoism would bring great honor and help boost the Dao Inheritance.”
“Besides Ziyun Dao and Feishuang Dao, the remaining famous ones in Yue are Taoist Immortal Path, Golden Tripod Dao, Path of Ten Directions, and Red Star Dao.”
“These four major Dao veins each dominate a province, with hundreds of thousands of believers across counties, with extensive influence.”
“For them, if they can secure the third place in Yue State Daoism, they can then use it to expand their Daoist influence.”
“If they can develop millions of believers, occupying the faith of half a province or even a whole province, even without methods of cultivation, it would not be impossible to nurture a few Innate Grandmasters.”
“By that point, could it be said that their power is weaker than that of Ziyun Dao or Feishuang Dao?”
“By the same logic, our Yue Country consists of nine provinces, and the chief Dao sects have been determined in six of them. The remaining three provinces, however, still lack a leading Dao vein..”
