The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 809: Chapter 759: Simplified Skill

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Having gone through such fierce competition, they had indeed vanquished numerous rivals and could be considered one-in-a-thousand or even one-in-ten-thousand talents, but that didn’t guarantee them the opportunity to switch to the Golden Core Dao upon entering the Longevity World.

Pei Xuanjing warned, “All of you must understand that although you’ve entered the Longevity World, not everyone will have the chance to switch to the Golden Core Dao. So ultimately, it will depend on your own destiny and chance.”

His words might have been plain, but the stern expressions and sinking hearts of the thousand-odd people upon hearing them served to immediately calm their excitement, and the atmosphere tensed up.

The praise that Pei Xuanjing had just offered did indeed please them, as they were accustomed to adulation as talents, but to receive praise from a Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest was a far greater joy.

To many of them, if they could switch to the Golden Core Dao and leave the Longevity World successfully this time, they could thereafter, while walking Between Heaven and Earth, rightly claim to be direct disciples of Shenxiao (Taoist Academy), effectively Pei Xuanjing’s Registered Disciples.

However, Pei Xuanjing’s warning had the effect of dousing them with cold water, bringing the realization that the cultivation in the Longevity World this time was not as simple as they had originally thought.

The battles they had won against countless rivals to secure a spot in the Longevity World was not indicative of success; it was merely the very beginning of everything.

But those who had the ability to defeat many opponents and reach this point were no ordinary people; realizing the reality of their situation, they immediately cast aside their previous joy and began to readjust their mental state, preparing for the upcoming challenges.

After all, having put in so much effort to get to this point, failure would mean all their hard work had been a waste, something no one was willing to accept.

“Indeed, I am comforted that you all have this attitude,” Pei Xuanjing said approvingly, a look of praise flashing through his eyes.

“Next, adjust your state of mind, study these skills, and feel free to exchange insights with one another. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you may also come and ask me,” Pei Xuanjing told them as several books flew out from the sleeve of his robe and landed in front of them.

The Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill was a skill created by Pei Xuanjing for the condensation of the Golden Core, the most orthodox and perfectly balanced Golden Core Dao skill, and also the most widely circulated skill in the world at present. All of them were currently studying the Golden Core Dao from this very skill, including these thousand-odd people.

However, after Pang Hong condensed a lightning-attributed Golden Core, Pei Xuanjing realized that perhaps his Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill was too mystical. Therefore, he had simplified some of the content, making the steps for condensing the Golden Core and its difficulties as minimal as possible, to develop these skills.

If these people could thoroughly assimilate these skills, then whether they later combine them with their own skills to open up their own methods or await the formation of the Golden Core before cultivating the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill again, there would be no problem.

At least for now, these skills are a much greater help for many among them to condense the Golden Core than the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill would be.

“Thank you, Sect Leader.”

“Thank you, Academy Head.”

While somewhat surprised, the people readily accepted these books.

As they perused the books and saw the skills written therein, finding the Cultivation less difficult than the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill, they immediately understood Pei Xuanjing’s intentions.

Of course, that was the choice of the majority; among the thousand-odd people, there were some with exceptional insight and aptitude. They had already grasped the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill and entered the Longevity World simply to seek further stable condensation of the Golden Core under the guidance of Pei Xuanjing; naturally, they would not give up the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill to adopt this new method.

Every Cultivator knows that the more solid the foundation, the greater the potential in the future; to abandon the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill for a new method to condense the Golden Core, while reducing the difficulty, inherently results in an inferior Golden Core and foundation as a consequence of settling for less.

Even without Pei Xuanjing stating it outright, the thousand-odd people understood this very clearly.

For those with insufficient insight and aptitude, that’s one thing, but for those who are confident enough in their aptitude and insight to Cultivate the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill, such individuals would definitely not choose the easier option.

Time passed…

Pei Xuanjing continued Refining the Taixu Venerable, drawing out the latter’s Origin into the Longevity World, causing the World to ascend and transform.

He left that place, only leaving behind an Avatar that instinctively answered these peoples’ questions. Besides that, he did not impose any other constraints, allowing them to Cultivate and comprehend on their own.

However, forming groups is a human instinct, especially for these Cultivators, who came from two places the Shenxiao Sect and the Taoist Academy.

Even though disciples from both the Taoist Academy and the Shenxiao Sect continued to argue fervently over who the true direct disciple of Pei Xuanjing was, due to his presence, these disputes were kept within certain limits, at most amounting to debates and contests in skill without escalating to life-and-death struggles.

In the beginning, both sides kept to themselves, with the Shenxiao Sect’s people and the disciples of the Taoist Academy clearly separated in their own cultivation. Within their respective circles, they exchanged insights on the skills and gleaned experience.

Sometimes it really is a case of the disciple emulating the master — Pei Xuanjing himself was someone who harbored no sectarian biases and was unreserved with his knowledge. Thus, cultivators from both the Shenxiao Sect and the Taoist Academy were greatly influenced by him, often sharing insights. Moreover, fellow sect disciples were naturally close to each other.

Therefore, compared to other forces Between Heaven and Earth, the Shenxiao Sect and the Taoist Academy had distinct cultures. Although there was competition among them, they were also willing to share knowledge, with pioneers willing to mentor the newcomers.

This time, they started with internal exchanges, each delving into the content. But the skill manuals left by Pei Xuanjing, which even he considered exceedingly simple and had reduced in difficulty, still posed some challenges for these Cultivators to fully comprehend in a short period. Once they hit a bottleneck within their internal study groups, they naturally shifted their mindset, began exchanging ideas with the other group, and started studying together.

By pooling their collective wisdom, and with the help of those Cultivators gifted enough to directly practice the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill, their understanding of the skills gradually deepened.

Of course, even with the same materials presented before them, due to differences in each Cultivator’s talent and insight, there was quite a disparity in Cultivation progress, leading to an informal three-tier hierarchy.

Although everyone was well aware of this categorization, no one complained, because that was simply the reality of the situation, something they could not change at the moment.