The sun and moon are both wrong; who made him seek the Dharma

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"Huh? You dare to talk while you haven't finished the pop quiz?"

He crossed his arms, his tone carrying an undeniable air of authority:

"You're being punished by being separated from your junior brother for one day."

Saturday Qing was so shocked that she almost jumped off her chair:

"No, I know I was wrong."

Hai Shan nodded indifferently:

"Then hurry up and do the questions."

Zhou Liuqing lowered her head, looking at the exam paper in front of her, which was filled with problems on fluid dynamics, advanced algebra, and even topology, and felt a chill run down her spine.

Just as Zhou Liuqing and Duan Xinglian had hoped, Hai Shan officially began teaching them.

The content of the instruction differed quite a bit from what they had expected.

Whose first lesson for those seeking Dharma is calculus?

Zhou Liuqing was puzzled. She held up the test paper in her hand and pointed to the problem about integrals on manifolds:

Aren't we seekers of the Dharma?

Why do we need to learn this kind of thing?

Hai Shan sighed, walked to the table, sat down, and placed his hands on the table:

"It is precisely because you are seekers of the Dharma that you need to learn."

He held out his hand, pointed to a topology problem on the test paper, and explained it in detail:

"This is related to one of my three extraordinary skills."

Zhou Liuqing looked up blankly: "Three extraordinary skills? I've never heard of that before."

Duan Xinglian also looked up curiously: "I've never heard of it either."

Hai Shan crossed his arms, looking smug, his chin slightly raised.

"Of course, the Three Wonders are my Three True Unique Skills."

"Until you pass the test, even your junior sister won't reveal a single word to you."

"Because your knowledge and cultivation reserves are insufficient, practicing it will only destroy your foundation."

Saturday, Qing raised an eyebrow:

"what?"

Do you think the Three True Ones possess such a dangerous skill?

Hai Shan did not answer directly, but looked at Duan Xinglian:

"You've read the diaries of Senior Brother and Junior Brother Haoguang, haven't you?"

Duan Xinglian nodded.

"Then you should know that Brother Haoguang has a unique skill."

Zhou Liuqing immediately turned to her junior brother, her face almost touching his nose:

"What special skill? Why didn't you tell me?"

Duan Xinglian blushed slightly, leaned back a little, and explained:

"The seal becomes a symbol."

He tried hard to recall the contents of "Haoguang's Diary":

"Master Haoguang possesses an utterly unreasonable talent in the art of magic talismans."

Even when he was still in his early, lesser supernatural powers stage, Master Haoguang could directly mass-produce magical talismans through printing.

Zhou Liuqing's eyes widened: "Printing?"

Hai Shan nodded and added:

"This is Haoguang's most prized technique."

In the future, he may even be able to achieve the effect of one seal with three talismans, or even one seal with five talismans.

The most I remember he ever printed was nine sheets at once.

His gaze became distant, as if he were looking into the far distance:

"After achieving great supernatural powers, he was even able to get rid of talismans and cinnabar and create talismans out of thin air."

Zhou Liuqing's mouth was agape in an "O" shape.

Hai Shan nodded:

"You should know."

"Spells, talismans, and magical artifacts are merely inferior imitations of supernatural powers."

"But in fact, 'talent' can also be imitated."

"It's just that only a few of us discovered this back then."

Duan Xinglian's eyes widened, and his heart raced:

"Could it be..."

Hai Shan nodded:

"The three extraordinary skills are essentially imitations of my, my senior brother's, and my younger brother Haoguang's talents to a certain extent."

What you need to learn is how to imitate Hao Guang.

He paused for a moment, then pronounced the name slowly and deliberately:

"Its name is Tongtian!"

Duan Xinglian and Zhou Liuqing pondered over this somewhat unfamiliar name:

"Tongtian?"

"Yes."

"This knowledge is essential for you."

Hai Shan explained the reasons to the two of them in as much detail as possible:

"Because you don't have the same sense of spatial structure as Brother Haoguang."

The heightened senses of those seeking the Dharma will make them more inclined to rely on intuition.

But this is actually very dangerous, since intuition can ultimately be wrong.

He explained in detail:

"If you force your way into the Heavenly Realm without learning the knowledge of topology."

This can easily lead to confusion in your perception of the supernatural symbols.

At that time, let alone printing talismans, we'll have to learn how to draw them from scratch.

In the most extreme cases, if one's internal magical energy becomes disordered, it's not impossible to suffer severe injuries on the spot.

This detailed and thoughtful explanation intrigued the two of them.

This idea of using mathematics to break down talent is something that other schools of thought probably wouldn't have thought of for hundreds of years.

Duan Xinglian muttered to himself:

"No wonder our sect requires us to walk closely with mortals."

Saturday's sunny weather evoked a sense of melancholy:

"No wonder the founders are called the pinnacle."

Hai Shan crossed his arms, looking quite pleased with himself.

"Of course."

He proudly boasted:

"I am the first person in history to obtain a doctorate in astrophysics."

My paper is still ranked number one in historical citations to this day.

Hai Shan seemed to remember something and added:

"By the way, Haoguang is a PhD in agronomy."

And I've always felt that Nobel owes him a dozen or so peace prizes.