A cat that lingers beside a saint

Su Bai lay on Tai Shang's lap, licking his paws, watching the little fish swimming upstream in the stream.

Questions about the cultivation method kept replaying in his mind.

In fact, the old Taoist priest had never taught him any techniques, let alone any supernatural powers or spells.

I would only occasionally talk to him about profound principles.

Su Bai could understand some of these profound principles, but others were obscure and difficult to comprehend.

When he could understand, Su Bai would ask a few questions with great interest, and the old Taoist would answer them patiently.

When he couldn't understand what was being said, he was basically sleeping.

The cultivation techniques he practiced, as well as the supernatural powers and spells he learned, were all things he comprehended on his own.

Thinking about it carefully, the old Taoist priest had never taught him anything, but he always knew what he was cultivating.

As for what the cultivation method is, the old Taoist priest never said.

Or perhaps he said it, and Su Bai fell asleep.

"Cultivation technique..."

"Cultivation techniques are the path for practitioners to become immortals."

The Supreme One, hehe.

The Supreme One does not laugh.

It's misleading and corrupting young people.

I don't know if it's the junior brother who's misleading others, or if this cat is just too stupid.

Back when heaven and earth were not yet broken and divided into three realms, how seriously the beings of heaven and earth took cultivation!

Even back then, if Xuandu hadn't diligently pursued the Dao, there might not be the Wonderful Dharma Celestial Venerable of today.

And look at this cat, it's really...

He sensed a sword aura in the void, aimed directly at him.

Although the sword energy couldn't harm him in the slightest, it still made him feel somewhat embarrassed.

Tai Shang let out a slight breath, but he managed to forcefully suppress those two words back into his throat.

"Techniques are not a panacea."

"Everything has its flaws, and so does the way of Heaven."

"So-called trials are just talk. Those mortals live in this world, and although their lives are small, it is enough for them to experience a complete life."

"Isn't this a kind of tempering?"

"To live is to see all things, to see oneself, to see the world."

"The Way of Heaven is singular, yet it can be transformed into myriad forms."

As he spoke, the Supreme One slightly raised his hand and touched Su Bai's head. The moment his fingertips brushed against Su Bai's head, the scorched yellow areas on his body instantly returned to their original state.

"Sometimes, you may have to take the only path. There may be many variables along the way, but the result is there. Although all methods are different, the ultimate path is the same."

Do you understand?

As he spoke, Taishang smiled and looked down at Su Bai.

However, before he knew it, the cat had fallen asleep on his lap.

Seeing the glistening tear at the corner of Su Bai's mouth, Taishang couldn't help but sigh deeply.

A blockhead, completely clueless.

……

In the void, the Supreme Being held Su Bai in his palm.

Opposite him stood a phantom.

"Junior brother, your disciple is truly a piece of rotten wood. In my life, I have seen countless living beings, but I have never seen such a stubborn rock."

The illusory figure snorted coldly, beckoned, and Su Bai immediately fell into his arms.

"That's my disciple too, what's it to you?"

Taishang raised an eyebrow slightly: "Didn't you send him to find me?"

"What a joke! When did I ever send him to you? I can't teach my own disciples, why should I need you to interfere?"

"After all that talk, about the flaws in the Heavenly Dao and the inherent imperfections of all things, look at the rhetoric my disciple has produced! Go, go, go back to where you came from! This is my territory, not yours!"

As the phantom gradually dissipated into the world, Taishang remained silent.

The Tongtian of the past was not like this.

……

Opening his eyes, Su Bai was about to call out "Grandmaster Uncle" when he saw the old Taoist staring intently at him.

Did the old man say anything to you?

Su Bai was taken aback, carefully recalling his conversation with Taishang by the stream.

After a moment, Su Bai nodded and said, "Big..."

Su Bai was about to call out "Grandmaster Uncle" when he saw the old Taoist glare at him. He immediately changed his mind and said, "The old man said that cultivation techniques are not omnipotent."

The old Taoist's eye twitched slightly. Although he didn't like the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Lord was still the Supreme Lord, and his reasoning was quite sound.

Moreover, apart from the Dao Ancestor, his Dao is the closest to the Dao of Heaven.

Even if an ordinary person were to kowtow until their head bled, they might not receive a single word of guidance from him.

But this cat, after hearing so much, only remembered this one sentence?

Now, the old Taoist priest couldn't help but think that what Taishang said was true; this was indeed a piece of rotten wood and a stubborn rock.

"Besides that, you didn't hear anything else?"

Su Bai pondered deeply for a while, then his eyes widened and he said with a grin, "And another thing, the old man also said that supernatural powers are a minor path."

……

Outside the courtyard, Su Bai lay on the wall, basking in the sun, feeling the burning pain on his head.

To be honest, this was the first time the old Taoist priest had ever laid a hand on him.

It was clear that the old Taoist priest was truly angry.

Jinwu, standing to the side, glanced curiously at the disheveled Su Bai and couldn't help but ask, "What heinous thing did you do that made that old man want to beat you up?"

Su Bai jumped off the wall, leaned against a big tree, wagged its tail, and said helplessly, "I didn't do anything."

"This time when I went to the outside world, I accidentally broke Li Jing's pagoda, and then in my sleep I tore off the roof of the Tushita Palace."

Jinwu, unaware of the outside world, naturally didn't have much of an impact on what Su Bai was saying.

However, Wan Ling, who was standing to the side, knew this very well. Upon hearing Su Bai's words, she opened her mouth wide and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Is the outside world fun?" Jinwu asked curiously.

"It was alright, just a lot of people, and they all looked pretty powerful. But so what? I still tore down the roof of the Tushita Palace in my dream, didn't I?"

Jinwu curled his lip. You're embarrassed to show off things from your dreams?

If I were allowed to go out, I would definitely try to rival the sun in the outside world.

These days, Jinwu has gotten along quite well with all the spirits in this Taoist temple.

Occasionally, Wanling would talk to him about things in the outside world.

However, every time Jinwu tried to go out through the wall that Su Bai used to enter and exit the outside world, he would always bump his head.

Clearly, apart from Su Bai, no one else could get in or out of this wall.

Although Jinwu was saddened, he was fortunate to have all the spirits around him.

Although the longing remained unchanged, the resentment in my heart gradually faded away.

Wanling came to the side, picked up Su Bai, and after a while, said, "I have seen some things about the outside world from Your Majesty's palace."

"I also know what the pagoda in Li Jing's possession is for."

After hesitating for a moment, Wanling couldn't help but ask.

"Was Li Jing stabbed to death by Nezha?"