Chapter 1754: Yuan Tao Pulls Up the Platform

Zhang Xuan turned his head and saw the figure on the high platform teaching. He spoke very few words, which were difficult to understand at first, but as the syllables entered his mind, many of his previous confusions about cultivation suddenly became clear and integrated.

It was as if he had been immersed in it for years, understanding it even more profoundly than before!

"This..."

His eyebrows twitched, and Zhang Xuan's eyes widened.

He could sense that the meaning in the other's syllables was another application of the Heavenly Dao technique, but spoken in a more concise way, easier to understand and digest into one's own knowledge.

Although they both spoke of the Heavenly Dao technique, the other's lecture was countless times more brilliant than his own!

Earlier, he had thought that even if his cultivation was inferior to Kong Shi's, his lectures would not differ much. But upon hearing the figure's words, he realized... they were not on the same level!

"This is Kong Shi's subtle words with profound meaning!"

Full of shock, Luo Ruoxi's voice sounded. The girl had somehow arrived beside him.

"Subtle words with profound meaning?"

Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

"It means using the simplest words to explain the most exquisite principles. The greatest truth is the simplest. His lecture has fully conformed to the Heavenly Dao!" Luo Ruoxi said. "Admittedly, Kong Shi is indeed supremely talented, even more gifted than you!"

Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

The words spoken by the figure, though simple, contained infinite principles. After hearing them, one felt as if enlightened... Unexpectedly, they conformed to the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.

Sunrise and sunset, clouds gathering and dispersing—these seem very simple and commonplace, but if one were truly to do them, who knows how much effort and painstaking work would be required, and even then, one might not succeed!

Similarly, his Heavenly Dao martial techniques seemed simple but contained infinite variations, making them impossible to resist.

The greatest truth is the simplest, but such simplification is the most difficult to achieve.

Kong Shi had accomplished this in his lecture.

"How can you come over..."

Having figured things out, Zhang Xuan sighed inwardly. Then, recalling something, he looked at the girl with great confusion.

Earlier, when he was lecturing the many apricot trees, anyone who came near would be attacked. How had Luo Ruoxi come to his side?

"The imprint left by Kong Shi has begun to lecture, and they have gone to listen..."

Luo Ruoxi smiled lightly.

Zhang Xuan was startled and noticed that the many trees that had been respectfully surrounding him were now standing beneath the high platform, each one intoxicated, their bodies swaying gently with the breeze, whether from excitement or convulsions, he couldn't tell.

"..." Zhang Xuan immediately felt a pang in his chest.

In the past, after he finished his lectures, he had no interest in listening to others. This time, it was the opposite: after lecturing for so long, he was still inferior to a few syllables from Kong Shi...

Swish, swish!

Just as he felt uncomfortable, he saw the Hundred Schools of Thought and the alien race people who had been behind him all come forward and sit down on the cushions.

"Was this the opportunity they were waiting for?"

Stunned, Zhang Xuan understood.

The people from the Hundred Schools of Thought had stood outside, motionless, as if waiting for something. Now it seemed this was what they had been waiting for.

"The platform where Kong Shi lectured, though made of ordinary material, had its spirit and power seep into it over the years of his teaching, forming an imprint! The figure on the platform, though called Kong Shi, is actually the trace left by his long-term presence. At specific times or opportunities, it activates and gives lectures. These apricot trees and leaves, though they have heard these lectures tens of thousands of times, still gain new insights each time, becoming excited and greatly benefited. This is the greatest advantage of subtle words with profound meaning!"

Luo Ruoxi explained.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Profound words with great meaning, concise and to the point—listening once yields a different understanding each time, while his lectures, too clearly explained, lose that charm.

Sometimes simplifying the complex can enlighten many, but at other times, turning complexity into simplicity is even more evocative!

"Your teaching is detailed, mixed with much of your own understanding. Others will cultivate strictly according to your ideas, like carving from a template, unchanging! But Master Kong's teaching is concise; everyone interprets it differently, thus nurturing countless experts!"

Seeing he had grasped it, Luo Ruoxi continued.

Cultivation is not template carving.

The more detailed the explanation, the greater the restriction on the cultivator, shackling their imagination and understanding.

Only through subtle words, letting them comprehend the great meaning themselves, will their memory be deeper and they go further.

"Hmm!" Feeling inspired, Zhang Xuan looked at the girl before him again, his expression somewhat complex.

To be honest, he really didn't understand this girlfriend of his at all; the more time they spent together, the more he realized how much she knew.

Like a vast ocean, he thought he had reached its edge, only to find himself still on the coastline.

She spoke casually, yet she was guiding him, deepening his understanding of both cultivation and teaching.

Knowing that asking would still not reveal her identity, Zhang Xuan had to look over: "Aren't you going to listen to Master Kong's lecture?"

As for Master Kong's lecture, since he also cultivated the Heavenly Dao technique, listening or not made no difference. Why wasn't she going either?

"These lessons are fine to skip. Wait a moment; we should see Yuan Tao make a move, and we can take the chance to let him gain some benefits..." Luo Ruoxi said.

"Good!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

It had been said earlier that Yuan Tao might have an opportunity and gain some benefit, but now that Master Kong's imprint had begun teaching, he still hadn't found a chance—it probably hadn't started yet.

Standing still, just as Zhang Xuan was wondering what the benefit could be, he indeed saw Yuan Tao, who was following behind the crowd, not listening to the lecture but walking straight toward the high platform.

"He has sealed his six senses and can't hear the lecture..."

First startled, then suddenly enlightened.

With so many strong people present, upon hearing the voice of Master Kong's imprint, they involuntarily sat on the meditation mats to listen, yet he acted independently—this was probably related to sealing his six senses.

Since the sound couldn't reach his ears, he was naturally unaffected.

Creak! Creak!

Approaching the high platform, Yuan Tao suddenly spread his arms and exerted force, as if trying to pull it forcibly from the ground.

"This is..."

Zhang Xuan was stunned.

He thought there would be some action, but it turned out he was going to pull out the high platform.

"This high platform is where Master Kong taught; it has long transcended the mundane. Ordinary true qi cannot attack it! Yuan Tao, possessing the Dragon Rhinoceros bloodline, has immense strength. Even without true qi, his power is astonishing. Having him pull out the high platform is absolutely the best choice!"

Luo Ruoxi said, "This thing, once brought back, with the help of Master Kong's imprint, will surely produce a large number of strong practitioners..."

Whoosh!

Before she finished speaking, Yuan Tao's power surged forth, and under this force, the high platform shook incessantly, indeed being pulled up by him with sheer strength.