Chapter 40: A Golden Core True Person Also Sells Courses? (Please Follow)

"The Dao lecture is about to begin, hurry in if you haven't yet!"

"Stop squeezing, stop squeezing, there's really no more room!"

"The formation array is closing, ouch!"

"You bastard, stop riding on my head, get down!"

"Dao Friend, everyone squeeze a bit, the Golden Core True Person is coming soon, don't get angry, if you're kicked out you'll waste those twenty low-grade spirit stones, the loss outweighs the gain."

A loose cultivator chuckled, then rode on the other's shoulder, able to see from far away.

Yu Zhangsheng came early, and because he wore Wanxiang Sect robes, he occupied a good spot.

"There are really so many people, a venue that can hold ten thousand people now has at least nearly twenty thousand packed in?"

Yu Zhangsheng swept his gaze over the dense crowd; besides loose cultivators from Yu Fang Market, there were Outer Disciples of Wanxiang Sect, almost half of the Qi Refining cultivators had come to join the fun.

After all, this was a Golden Core True Person; usually they couldn't even see a Foundation Establishment Powerhouse, being able to see a Golden Core True Person, no matter how crowded it was normal.

"Quiet!"

Only to see on the jade platform, a Shu Fa Peak disciple loudly rebuked, then cast a spell to close the formation, isolating inside from outside, those outside could no longer hear sounds from inside.

Then he respectfully bowed to the side and shouted: "Welcome the Golden Core True Person!"

"Clamor!"

A huge green lotus bloomed on the jade platform, azure radiance illuminating the entire square, casting what was inside as dreamlike and illusory.

A man of majestic stature, dressed in white whiter than snow, with an air of arrogance between his brows, slowly walked out from the green lotus.

A strong pressure emanated from him, pressing down on the hearts of all the loose cultivators like something tangible.

That calm gaze seemed not to place the myriad things of the world in his eyes at all.

"Greetings, True Person!"

The front rows bowed in unison, shouting loudly.

Even Yu Zhangsheng was affected by this atmosphere, following in the bow, secretly sighing in his heart.

Truly a Golden Core True Person, this entrance was truly high-class!

That Golden Core True Person swept a glance over everyone, then sat cross-legged on the jade platform, opening his mouth to say: "This Seat is Mu Chengping of Shu Fa Peak, not long ago broke through to the Golden Core Realm, felt the magnificence of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, specially opened an altar to lecture on the Dao, hoping everyone can gain something."

After Mu Chengping finished speaking, the loose cultivators' faces all showed wild joy.

The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth!

This was something more precious than any treasure! It was said that in the past a loose cultivator heard a Divine Transformation Venerable lecture on the Dao, sat under a Bodhi Tree and comprehended the Dao for one night, his cultivation base soared ever since! And they, cultivators mostly with mixed spirit roots, if they could comprehend the Dao once, they would die without regret!

Yu Zhangsheng looked at the fanatical loose cultivators around him, secretly shaking his head.

Comprehending the Dao was not that easy; ordinary loose cultivators simply couldn't understand, not everyone was the so-called protagonist from legends, better to lecture on something practical.

"This lecture this Seat will only lecture for one hour; during this time no one may use recording stones without permission, no noise or clamor, otherwise don't blame this Seat for expelling you."

Speaking, Mu Chengping pointed a finger into the air; instantly streaks of runes flew out, forming a restriction; as long as anyone made loud noise they would be moved out of the formation array, and any recorded treasures would fail.

Yu Zhangsheng tried; even the Hundred Treasures Bag was difficult to open, the only thing unaffected was the System Space.

"Alright, begin."

Mu Chengping lightly waved his hand, his voice echoing over the square, like a great Dao bell.

Everyone nervously pricked up their ears to listen carefully, not letting go of a single word.

"The Dao and arts are myriad; every Dao is as vast as the Cang Sea; all things in Heaven and Earth have their reason for existence, including cultivators; any sentient being with thoughts who can understand even a bit of the mystery can comprehend the truth of cultivation."

"Cultivation is rowing a boat against the current; not advancing means retreating; how cruel is the struggle of the Great Dao; to stand out from it one must observe its substance, not view mountains through clouds and mist, only observing the surface."

"We who study the Dao have merely learned some arts; we should hold reverence for the Great Dao in our hearts, often observing and comprehending the mystery of the 'Dao' from 'Nothingness'; therefore sitting in meditation and calming the mind is the foundation of comprehending the Dao; one must wash away killing intent."

Yu Zhangsheng didn't expect Mu Chengping to lecture so plainly and understandably, not at all like he imagined—uttering truths that were hard to understand. And this content mainly concerned the basics of cultivating arts, which was exactly what loose cultivators lacked; they fought for resources every day, killing and fighting, unknowingly losing their original hearts.

Therefore this content was rather shallow, but for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment loose cultivators it was enough to let them avoid many detours and remove the heart demons of bottlenecks.

"So that's how it is, I'm sorry to you, Eldest Brother Wan!"

"I am a person who fears death and loves life; I never thought of betraying others; I was forced, the sin is not mine!"

"I'm afraid in this life I can only stop at the peak of Qi Refining."

"I want to go to the mortal world; I want to start over!"

"My immortal path has already gone crooked, but evil paths and crooked ways are also the Dao; the True Person didn't say it's not allowed; living in this world, without sect shelter, without senior experts teaching, how can one cultivate with peace of mind!"

"Since I've already opened a killing heart, then kill all the way to the end, prove a Great Dao through killing!"

In the square, there were regretful loose cultivators and also unrepentant rogue cultivators; their inner voices seemed to reach the ears of the Golden Core True Person on the jade platform.

Mu Chengping stood up, sighed once.

"This lecture ends here; whoever has questions may raise a hand to indicate; this Seat will randomly select one to answer."

After the words fell, the cultivators still pondering woke up, raising their palms high.

"That one, do you have any questions?" Mu Chengping casually pointed at a cultivator.

"I, I want to ask the True Person; we loose cultivators have no arts, no inheritance, only know a simple spell; how can we attain the Dao like the True Person?" That cultivator asked nervously.

Mu Chengping pondered for a moment, then raised his palm, five fingers facing upward.

"This Seat was also once a loose cultivator; it was because a Shu Fa Peak senior took a liking to me that I could transform; but who said loose cultivators cannot attain the Dao?"

"Even in the simplest spell is contained an understanding of the Dao; do not look down on those seniors who created spells; as long as you master one well, focus wholeheartedly, the spell is your Dao; this Seat was also thus valued by Shu Fa Peak seniors."

"For example, this Fireball Technique; this Seat when at Qi Refining Eighth Layer painstakingly trained it to Small Success, understood the truth within; now even using a bit of Qi Refining Period magic power can achieve such a degree!"

After speaking, Mu Chengping's five fingers sparked with firelight; then that firelight enlarged before everyone's eyes, rose up, just like five great suns high above covering everyone!

That scorching, suffocating rolling flame shocked everyone.

Yu Zhangsheng sweated profusely, tightly staring at those five high fireballs, greatly shocked in his heart.

"This is the Fireball Technique? Calling it the Five Suns Technique wouldn't be an exaggeration!"

When everyone could barely bear it, Mu Chengping put away the fireballs and said with a serious expression: "The Dao needs to be found by yourself, integrated among all things; if you can find a Dao suitable for yourself, even a mere fireball can be invincible in the world."

"Very well, This Seat pities the world's people; those who wish to hear the lecture again may come here next month to purchase tickets."

Having spoken, Mu Chengping flicked his sleeve, the formation lit up, and the stars shifted.

Everyone vanished from the plaza, instantly returning to the streets of Yu Fang Market, each and every one stunned beyond measure.

"Many thanks, Golden Core True Person!" Someone knelt on the ground and kowtowed toward that distant place, tears streaming down his face as he departed toward the distance, not knowing what he had recalled.

"This Golden Core True Person lectured so well, I'll come again next month!"

"I'll return to Haoyue City right now to notify relatives and friends to come hear the True Person lecture!"

"You all gained some comprehension? Why do I feel like I learned nothing at all."

"That's because your comprehension ability is lacking!"

"Right, right, how could you and I be lumped together in a single generalization."

Yu Zhangsheng watched them leave, raised his finger, and a spark of fire emerged from his fingertip.

In his heart he recalled Mu Chengping's words.

"Can the Fireball Technique be that powerful?"

(Chapter End)