Hermit in the Mountains

Gu Changsheng placed the documents in his hand on the table, as if he was thinking about something, and tapped the sealed bag a few times with his right middle finger.

"Yuanfu, tell Zhang Tianhu that I accept their good intentions."

"Yes, Peak Master," Zhang Yuanfu nodded in reply.

In the following time, Gu Changsheng answered a few questions from Zhang Yuanfu about cultivation, and the two also talked about the various unusual events that had occurred outside.

After moving his belongings, Yang Dashan appeared at the door of the wooden house. He clasped his hands in greeting and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Peak Master."

"All the items delivered this time have been transported up the mountain and piled up outside the bamboo forest. I will move them all into the warehouse in a moment."

Gu Changsheng pointed to the cushion on the right with his right hand, "I'll have Da Huang help you carry it in. Come in and sit down."

"Thank you, Peak Master." Yang Dashan bent down, took off his shoes, patted his socks and trouser legs to clean off the dust, and glanced at himself to make sure he was clean before stepping into the house.

Gu Changsheng answered several of Yang Dashan's questions about cultivation, and then his divine sense swept over the two of them.

Zhang Yuanfu possessed several strands of pure, attribute-free spiritual energy, and his cultivation level was around the first level of Qi Refining.

Yang Dashan's blood and qi surged, his spirit was full, and his cultivation had reached the perfection of dark strength, about to enter the transformation strength stage.

The two of them are not very talented, and their cultivation speed will only get slower and slower in the future. This is how it will be if they follow the normal cultivation method.

Besides guarding the mountain, collecting resources, and serving as intelligence tools, the two also had the identity of experimental subjects.

The conventional methods of cultivation and martial arts are too ineffective; we can proceed to the second stage of cultivation experimentation.

"Do you feel that it's becoming increasingly difficult to improve your cultivation level?"

"Yes," Yang Dashan and Zhang Yuanfu nodded quickly in response.

After they finished answering, they silently lowered their heads, not daring to meet Gu Changsheng's gaze.

With China announcing the resurgence of spiritual energy, news about various forms of spiritual practice has become increasingly frequent online.

Every day, there are stories of disciples of a certain sect or wild geniuses who, overnight, draw in Qi into their bodies and embark on the path of cultivation.

Occasionally, someone posts videos demonstrating how to cast a small fireball spell; some videos are genuine, some are fake.

As the great era of cultivation descended, the two of them became anxious, fearing they would be eliminated by others and that the peak master would replace them.

The reason why the Wanshou Pavilion is respected by all parties is because of the peak master behind them. Without the peak master, they are nothing.

With their lackluster cultivation levels, they are nothing in the eyes of outsiders.

Shen Qingxu and Shi Yideng's cultivation levels far surpassed theirs, with only Li Jianguo and Fang Shouchang lacking spiritual roots and thus ranking behind them.

"Do you still remember your identities as test subjects for alchemy and cultivation techniques?"

Upon hearing the words "testing pills" and "testing cultivation techniques," Yang Dashan and Zhang Yuanfu suddenly looked up at Gu Changsheng with delighted expressions.

The unexpected surprise made their hearts race, and they immediately answered in unison, "Yes, we remember..."

Gu Changsheng remained calm and composed, speaking in a flat tone, "Put aside distractions, calm your mind and focus your spirit. I will pass on a new cultivation technique to you. Whether you can comprehend it depends on your own destiny."

Yang Dashan and Zhang Yuanfu practiced the "Qingxu Gong" and "Qingxin Jing" for a long time, and soon their breathing became rhythmic, with each breath coming in and out.

Seeing that the two had entered a meditative state, Gu Changsheng separated two strands of his divine consciousness and sent them into their sea of ​​consciousness, using a sound transmission technique to drive away the distracting thoughts in their minds.

"Embrace the spirit and guard the One, let the heart be as still as water—"

The sound echoed in their minds, and their scattered spiritual energy temporarily coalesced into a rope.

Seeing that the time was right, Gu Changsheng used a divinely transmitted method to project a patch of dry soil into the sea of ​​consciousness of the two people, with a transparent seed buried in the soil.

"Use your thoughts to visualize the images in your mind, and firmly remember everything in those images."

Just as Yang Dashan and Zhang Yuanfu were immersed in visualizing the scenes in their minds, Gu Changsheng began to try out the divine method he had been secretly deducing for a long time.

This divinely transmitted method was developed by him after reading a large number of ancient books and vernacular novels, combining his imagination with the principle of "Original Dao Guidance". It is called the "Dao Seed Contemplation Method".

The "Dao Seed Visualization Technique" is a secret technique passed down through generations that uses the power of divine consciousness to condense a phantom "blank Dao seed" and implant it into the target's sea of ​​consciousness.

This inherited secret technique combines a four-layer structure of divine consciousness imprint, identity recognition, key incantation, and manifestation visualization.

The inherited secret techniques are similar to a database, with procedures such as information storage, login keys, access to materials, and confidentiality regulations.

Spells, secret arts, and supernatural powers are all independent, special program packages.

From then on, the laws of heaven and earth manifested in the world, and Gu Changsheng unexpectedly discovered that his self-created cultivation techniques, spells, and innate supernatural abilities could have two states.

One is a confidential state, and the other is a public state.

His innate divine ability is kept secret, locked at the bottom of the laws of heaven and earth, and cannot be taught to outsiders. Outsiders also cannot comprehend it from the heavens and earth. It is a unique innate divine ability that only he can use.

The techniques, spells, and secret arts he created, such as the "Benming Dao Seed Method," "Life and Death Extreme Realm Method," "Dao Seed Visualization Technique," and "Withering and Flourishing Sword Technique," all come with their own confidentiality restrictions.

These techniques, methods, and secret arts are his private property. He can authorize outsiders to practice them, or he can choose to make them public so that everyone can practice them.

These core techniques, spells, and secret arts cannot be made public, but some minor spells can be passed on. He wants to try whether he should receive merit for spreading the teachings.

If he chooses to make a certain technique public, it is equivalent to opening the corresponding spell access in the database of information about heaven and earth, so that anyone can comprehend, learn, and perform that technique.

This explains why some martial arts techniques can only be practiced by specific individuals, and why only the protagonist can comprehend and learn the ancient martial arts techniques passed down in vernacular novels.

For example, if you enter a place where the God of Fire has passed down his legacy, and you have the aptitude of a Water Spirit Root, the cultivation techniques and inheritances inside will be hiding from you in time. How could they possibly manifest for you to comprehend, learn, and take away the inheritance?

Each technique has a corresponding recognition function. Unless the technique is passed down without any restrictions, even a dog can learn it.

Gu Changsheng's deduced "Dao Seed Contemplation Technique" is a combination of a transmission medium and a cultivation medium.

The "Blank Dao Seed" is both an information carrier and a cultivation vehicle.

The target person needs to meditate, fill, and nurture the energy day and night, and finally sacrifice their own soul, essence, blood, and spiritual root to supplement the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the energy of mountains and rivers, and the essence of the sun and moon.

This allows its "blank Dao Seed" to cultivate through falsehood, transforming into a natal Dao Seed, thus entering the natal Dao Seed cultivation system.

He can add various techniques, spells, secret arts, and cultivation knowledge to the 'blank Dao Seed' at any time.

It's much more efficient than him teaching word by word; the disciple has his own database of cultivation materials.

If a disciple betrays him, he can revoke his authority. The "Benming Dao Seed Method" is a special cultivation method where all cultivation, techniques, insights, soul, and spiritual roots reside in the Dao Seed.

He can destroy a disciple's Dao seed in an instant, causing all their cultivation to vanish into thin air, leaving them a useless cripple.

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