Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 245: Continuing the Legacy of the Past Sages

"Have you really condensed it?"

Facing Qingqiu Shangren's inquiry, Zhong Cang did not answer with words, but activated the Heavenly Heart.

"Hum..."

As the Heavenly Heart was activated, Zhong Cang's expression instantly became noble and sacred.

Such an aura made Qingqiu Shangren raise an eyebrow.

"It has the taste of 'true self', but not entirely?"

Zhong Cang did not refute this.

"This is indeed not my true self, but the Heavenly Heart talisman engraved by Old Qin from the Spirit Communication mystic stone."

"Heavenly Heart... talisman?"

Noticing Qingqiu Shangren's confusion, Zhong Cang explained to her about his study of the Heavenly Heart.

After the explanation, Qingqiu Shangren became excited, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"You mean, your master has found a way to simplify the Yellow Court Heart Sutra?"

"But that's not right. With his status, he shouldn't have the qualifications to access the Primordial Origin Limitless Cloud Firmament Diagram..."

"It's not necessary to have the Yellow Court Heart Sutra in order to obtain its techniques. The Great Dao is the same source. Before I cultivated the Heavenly Heart, I practiced the Sword Heart, and they are similar in many ways."

"..."

"I've actually been educated. It seems that my state of mind cultivation is still not enough."

It was not that Qingqiu Shangren had a low state of mind, but the series of events prior had greatly impacted her, causing her to lose her composure.

Afterward, Qingqiu Shangren asked a series of questions about the Heavenly Heart talisman.

However, as the inquiries increased, her expression gradually changed from excitement to regret.

She discovered that the Heavenly Heart indeed had a certain chance of reducing the difficulty of cultivating the Yellow Court Heart Sutra.

However, the threshold for cultivating the Heavenly Heart itself was extremely high.

Firstly, there were the materials. The Heavenly Heart talisman was the spiritual resonance engraved by Old Qin on the Spirit Communication mystic stone, from which a certain formation pattern was comprehended.

Therefore, in order to comprehend the Heavenly Heart, one needed to use the Spirit Communication mystic stone.

And because this spiritual resonance was difficult to comprehend, excellent materials were needed to collect it.

Moreover, the collected spiritual resonance would be consumed with each visualization. Every comprehension was extremely resource-consuming, and the success rate was terrifyingly low.

Zhong Cang had previously cultivated the Sword Heart before the Heavenly Heart, which allowed him to succeed in one go.

Ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to comprehend the Heavenly Heart.

But this difficulty was not the most terrifying aspect of the Heavenly Heart talisman.

What was most unbearable about it was that the copied Heavenly Heart talisman was incomplete.

And an incomplete talisman could not reach the state of true self.

In the Xuan Yuan Realm, Zhong Cang had been rewarded by the Heavenly Dao and resonated with the same origin, which allowed him to elevate the Heavenly Heart to the fourth realm.

Only with a fourth realm Heavenly Heart could one sense the true self of the true spirit.

"Although it may sound like boasting, without special opportunities, ordinary cultivators may never have the chance to cultivate a fourth realm Heavenly Heart in their lifetime. It would be better to directly cultivate the Yellow Court Heart Sutra. Wait a minute..."

Before finishing his sentence, Zhong Cang suddenly thought of something and his expression froze.

"Because the technique is incomplete, ordinary people have almost no chance of reaching the fourth realm Heavenly Heart. But if I complete it and comprehend the technique, then the method of cultivating the fourth realm Heavenly Heart will exist!"

Establishing a heart for heaven and earth, giving purpose to the people, continuing the legacy of the past sages, and bringing peace to the world for all generations!

"I never expected that one day, I would become the founder... the sect founder of a new method!"

The founder of the Heavenly Heart technique was Master Old Qin, and Zhong Cang continued his path, completing the Heavenly Heart talisman. This could only be called a sect.

Hearing Zhong Cang's deeply emotional soliloquy, Qingqiu Shangren understood something, which also made her expression freeze.

"You are willing to copy your comprehension... forget it, it's better not to do that."

"Why?"

Zhong Cang didn't understand why Qingqiu Shangren didn't support him in doing so.

Her next answer, however, deeply moved Zhong Cang.

"In fact, the sect supports disciples reporting newly created techniques to the sect and is willing to give them generous rewards. Moreover, besides a one-time reward, if the technique is placed in the Sutra Pavilion and someone learns it, the creator will receive a sum of spirit stones or sect merits."

Hearing this, Zhong Cang nodded in satisfaction.

This approach was the right way, a win-win situation.

But because of this, Zhong Cang didn't understand why Qingqiu Shangren didn't let him do it.

Fortunately, he quickly understood.

"This Heavenly Heart is your trump card, right? Although the sect is willing to reward you, doing so will expose your trump card to the public and it will be studied. This will put you in danger."

"Uh..."

This is something Zhong Cang didn't expect. While he was stunned, Qingqiu Shangren continued:

"Usually, the Gold Core and Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect only pass down their techniques and insights when they are old and their bodies are deteriorating, and when their time is near. Some people even treat their own techniques as the unique skills of their sect or family."

"Like the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit of the Yan Family?" Zhong Cang asked.

Zhong Cang was deeply impressed by this thing.

"Yan Family... you mean Flame Spirit Island? Yes, the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit of their family is a legacy left by their predecessors."

After listening to Qingqiu Shangren's explanation, Zhong Cang also understood that there were two paths left for him now.

One path is to publicly share his insights on cultivation. This would immediately earn him a large amount of merit and a continuous supply of spirit stones.

In addition, doing so would also bring him a huge amount of prestige within the sect.

"I have taught my techniques and shared my insights, and they should be grateful to me even if they don't call me master, right? If enough people cultivate my techniques, when I return to the sect, I can gather countless cultivators around me with just a thought."

This kind of prestige within the sect would make his life in the sect more comfortable. If he wanted to contend for the position of sect leader, having sect-wide prestige was a must.

Apart from this path, the other option was to keep it to himself and use this technique as the foundation for the prosperity of his own family.

Undoubtedly, the latter option was better.

After all, Zhong Cang was not lacking in spirit stones or merit points.

As for prestige, he, who had subdued an entire region, was already respected and admired by the disciples of the sect.

Moreover, if his techniques were made public, Zhong Cang's abilities would be studied and his weaknesses could be discovered.

But when he grew old and was about to die, this problem would no longer exist.

However, after careful consideration, Zhong Cang decided to choose the second option!

This was not because Zhong Cang was foolish or acting self-righteous, but because Zhong Cang had the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower!

He hadn't forgotten that this ability had a characteristic: lingering echoes.

This characteristic would allow the insights of others to resonate in Zhong Cang's mind, enhancing his proficiency in the technique.

"The insights of one person may not mean much, but if the insights of thousands of people accumulate, my proficiency in the technique can increase by thousands in a day. If the spread of the technique is wide enough, my cultivation progress will skyrocket... Wait a minute!"

As he pondered this, a horrifying thought suddenly appeared in Zhong Cang's mind.

"By the way, Dao Sect, Buddha, and some ancient gods and heavenly gods, when they pass down their techniques, could they also have this consideration..."

Feeling like he had discovered a great secret, Zhong Cang's mind trembled.

Looking up at the sky, he realized that there was no heavenly tribulation or punishment from the Dao Ancestor. The nervousness in Zhong Cang's heart eased a bit.

However, the legends of the Dao Ancestor and the Buddha only strengthened Zhong Cang's determination to pass down his techniques.

Of course, passing down the techniques also had its dangers.

During the transmission of the technique, if it encountered an extraordinary genius, they could surpass Zhong Cang.

However, this possibility was completely zero in Zhong Cang's case.

Not to mention the lingering echoes of the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, even without it, no one could surpass him.

Zhong Cang had the Heaven Rewards Diligence, which allowed him to continuously improve his proficiency in the technique as long as he worked hard.

And once his proficiency was perfect, he could break through without needing any insights.

With this situation, coupled with the insights from the lingering echoes, if there was still someone who could surpass him, Zhong Cang might as well find a tofu and smash his head against it.

...

Being able to earn spirit stones, gain sect prestige, and most importantly, improve his proficiency in the technique without any danger, Zhong Cang gradually leaned towards passing down his techniques within the sect.

However, this matter was of great importance, so Zhong Cang still needed to think carefully.

PS: Brothers, should I pass down the techniques or not?

The outline of this book is about passing down the techniques... Everyone knows that in the Immortal Dao, reaching the Late Stage of cultivation takes decades, even hundreds of years. One seclusion is equivalent to a century...

I don't want to write it like this. The protagonist possesses the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, and through passing down the techniques, he can gather the insights of countless people and cultivate rapidly.

However, in the past, when I taught the Sword Heart technique, I was criticized for giving the protagonist an unfair advantage, saying it was disgusting... But the protagonist's advantage has always been the attribute panel, and everything else can be taught or abandoned. That's how I see it...

Of course, I may not be right... Now, I leave this decision to you all...

(End of this chapter)