Chapter 306: with translation of chapter title

As a human, Yan Buji wouldn't mind stirring up trouble for the Asura clan if he had another mission or purpose, but such matters are inherently too dangerous; even a Nascent Soul cultivator coming here would not dare to lightly intervene in the Asura clan's internal strife.

It's best to avoid bringing fire upon oneself.

Yan Buji was again invited to tour various places in the Southern Asura King's city; a wind of civilized thought blew, and each Asura was not merely a mindless killer as in hellish myths, but also possessed their own ideas and views.

Afterward, Yan Buji followed Luo Xiu to tour the Asura clan's academy, where the Asura students mainly studied; the books covered the teachings of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism, plus heterodox classics and books on numerology and calculation methods as supplements, and Yan Buji flipped through the textbook.

Luo Xiu laughed and said, 'Envoy, what do you think? Although the compilation of this textbook was chiefly led by the High Priest, the High Priest has been in seclusion for many years now, so the task of textbook compilation falls to us. Envoy, if you have any suggestions, please feel free to raise them.'

'The direction is correct, but I see that this book does not emphasize any one of the three teachings of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism. In my view: Confucian theory regulates moral order, Buddhist theory encourages goodness, Daoist theory senses the world; thus, in cultivating one's outlook on life, values, and worldview, we should focus on deepening the concepts.' Yan Buji said.

Luo Xiu listened, pondered for a moment, and said: 'But the Asura clan itself....'

'No theory is set in stone; learning merely enables students to move toward correct ideas. But ideas cannot be formed overnight, so there's no need to rush education. The High Priest didn't have you compile textbooks for nothing; he surely knows that development never stays constant but continually changes, and establishing the overall direction of change is what matters most.'

Luo Xiu laughed: 'Indeed so, thank you for the instruction, Envoy.'

'You're too kind; I'm merely voicing what's in my heart.'

Gazing at the prosperous scenes of various places in the Southern Asura capital, unlike the lifeless stagnation of humanity, moments of historical change often plunge people deep in, unable to extricate themselves.

Such changes may escape ordinary notice, merely feeling that many things in life have shifted, yet it is precisely these subtle details that reveal historical transformation.

As Yan Buji observed, the Asura cultivators voluntarily took up positions managing the populace in various departments; the development of tools and instruments used everywhere, together with the education system.

This tribe... or rather this nation, already possesses the most basic framework.

After touring everywhere, Yan Buji declined the other invitations and simply sat alone in the room to cultivate.

However, having seen too many novel things, Yan Buji needed to calm and compose his emotions.

After sitting in meditation for over a month, Yan Buji then began to cultivate the Heaven Gate Law.

This ancient technique is sufficient as a benchmark for him to break through the ninth layer of Qi Refining, and even for higher realms.

He could even, by altering the Five Elements Technique as a foundation, take the Heaven Gate Law as the cornerstone of his cultivation and, through it, construct his own path.

Of course, although the Heaven Gate Law offers little help in combat, its most important aspect is the cultivation method of Space Power and the theory of spatial traversal; if Yan Buji wishes to develop along the path of Space, then the Heaven Gate Law is the best choice!

'But changing the foundation now would just be a joke; my foundation is already set, and altering it would be too difficult. The Heaven Gate Law... can simply be cultivated as an additional technique.'

He still dares not use the Heaven Gate Law as the technique for breaking through his realm, for then he would need to find a way to contain Space Power within his Five Elements; but Yan Buji, who has cultivated the Void Escape Gate, knows that Space Power is not merely a different kind of magical energy—it also seems to contain an extremely high threshold, and his own aptitude falls short of the standard required to contain Space Power.

Fortunately, the Heaven Gate Law is an external circulation; once cultivated, it remains external circulation, merely entailing huge magical energy consumption.

'But if, according to the operation of the Heaven Gate Law, my Five Elements Technique could also become external circulation....'

Yan Buji pondered, then shook his head.

The cultivation of the Heaven Gate Law remains slow; Yan Buji's own conceived numerological models simply cannot calculate the Heaven Gate Law's operational route clearly, and several key variations cannot be set in motion by a single numerological model.

It's like a great river; if Yan Buji stands downstream and walks upstream, he will see many tributaries flowing into the main current. Yet the Heaven Gate Law's demands are high: one must traverse all those tributaries completely, then achieve bottom‑to‑top penetration to succeed.

With Yan Buji's talent, at most he can figure out about twenty percent before needing to rethink a new numerological model.

Fortunately, he still has the stone ball that can shuttle between the two realms as a reference, allowing him to sense slight changes in Space Power; otherwise, even deducing those twenty percent would be problematic.

Yet Yan Buji still does not know how the new Youming was severed from the original Youming Jie; the news he received only said that long ago the Youming Jie underwent a great change, the new Youming split from the original Youming Jie and fell into another space, but he does not know whether this was caused by the material of the stone ball in his hand.

Yan Buji was inside the room calculating the construction of a numerological model when he suddenly heard a voice from outside the door.

'Envoy, the king summons you.'

'Naturally it's a great joy; please, Envoy, come over to witness it.'

Yan Buji wore a strange expression, put away his brush and paper, stepped out the door, and said: 'Please lead the way.'

Following the servant all the way to the palace hall, Yan Buji saw the surroundings decorated with lanterns and ribbons, resembling a mortal wedding scene, and wondered aloud: 'This is... whose prince or princess's wedding?'

'Hahaha, Envoy, Princess Jiu, bearing the edict of the Northern Asura King, is joyfully united with our Third Prince Luo Xiu! Today is their betrothal banquet!'

Yan Buji stood frozen in place, thinking for a while.

'My apologies, I had no prior knowledge and haven't prepared a gift.' Yan Buji laughed.

'Envoy, you're being too polite; your presence at the ceremony is enough. The king is still waiting for you—please come in.'

Yan Buji entered the hall, seeing the Asuras all around with smiling faces, raising their cups in high spirits; as soon as he arrived, the Southern Asura King spotted him and shouted:

'Hahaha, Envoy, please come over here.'

'Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Princess Jiu and Prince Luo Xiu on their joyful union. May you be blessed with a good match, share the same boat, and enjoy a hundred years of harmony.'

Luo Xiu took Jiu's hand, smiled, and said: 'Thank you, Envoy.'

Jiu glanced at Yan Buji, nodded, and said: 'Thank you, Envoy.'

Yan Buji could see no emotion between them; presumably it was merely some exchange of interests between the two Asura clans.