Chapter 366: The Ancestor Discusses the Dao

The top of Taiyi Peak was covered by clouds. Xu Changshou looked up and saw a bluestone staircase leading directly into the clouds.

Xu Changshou put away his flying sword and climbed up the bluestone staircase.

He walked slowly, admiring the scenery in the sea of ​​clouds as he walked.

In the endless sea of ​​clouds, a fence garden and three thatched houses suddenly appeared.

The ancestor's dojo was very simple. Xu Changshou had been here once decades ago, and there was no change at this time.

Xu Changshou walked towards the thatched house and came to the door. Just as he was about to salute, the voice of the Xuanyang ancestor came from inside:

"Come in if you are here."

"Yes!"

Xu Changshou responded and slowly walked into the fence garden, where vegetables were planted on one side and poultry were raised on the other.

The vegetables were ordinary vegetables, and the poultry were ordinary chickens, ducks and geese.

Xu Changshou was a little puzzled. The ancestor's cultivation was already in the Nascent Soul Realm, so why did he still deal with these ordinary people's things.

He walked through the fence garden and entered the thatched house.

At this time, Xuanyang Patriarch was sorting farm tools. Seeing Xu Changshou coming in, he came over with two hoes in his hand, smiling.

After not seeing each other for decades, Xuanyang Patriarch still looked like a middle-aged farmer, without any change. Time seemed to have left no trace on him.

"Disciple Xu Changshou pays homage to the ancestor."

Xu Changshou hurriedly saluted respectfully.

"Haha!"

Xuyang Patriarch smiled and waved his hand, giving Xu Changshou a hoe in his hand.

"Xu boy, you came at the right time. The weeds in the vegetable garden should be cleaned up. Help me clean the weeds."

Let me clean the weeds?

"Uh... yes!"

Xu Changshou was stunned for a moment, and quickly took the hoe.

Xuyang Patriarch turned around and closed the door, then took Xu Changshou to the vegetable garden in the fence garden.

At this moment, Xu Changshou could not see any aura of a cultivator on Xuanyang Patriarch, as if he was just an old farmer.

When he got to the vegetable garden, Xu Changshou saw a lot of weeds. With his cultivation level, he could get rid of these weeds with just a thought.

Not to mention the ancestor.

However, the ancestor asked him to weed, so he weeded honestly. As for the ancestor's thoughts, Xu Changshou did not dare to guess.

People like Xuanyang Patriarch who have lived for hundreds of years must have a mind like a demon and a deep and unfathomable mansion.

Xuanyang Patriarch weeded very seriously. Sometimes, he would bend down and reach out to pull out the weeds.

"Xu boy, this kind of weed is stubborn. You can't use a hoe. You have to pull it out by the roots."

"Yes."

"Are there any problems with cultivation?" Xuanyang Patriarch asked casually.

"My disciple has very poor talent. My cultivation is accumulated by pills. I take a spirit gathering pill every day. It takes five years to condense a drop of foundation-building true liquid." Xu Changshou answered honestly, not daring to hide anything.

"Five years?"

Ancestor Xuan Yang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "You kid, your talent is really bad."

"Uh..."

Xu Changshou was full of black lines, don't be so discouraging.

The reason why he can practice so fast is all because of the accumulation of resources. If he doesn't have resources, I'm afraid he can't even break through the middle stage of foundation building at this time.

Glancing at Xu Changshou, the ancestor continued: "You are very smart, very hardworking, and very lucky. Your practice speed is much faster than I expected. At this speed, it won't be a problem to form a pill."

"Can I really form a pill?"

Xu Changshou was ecstatic.

He didn't know much about forming a pill. He had always calculated his practice in his own way and didn't dare to waste a bit of time.

Xu Changshou was not sure whether he could form a pill.

The words of the ancestor today gave him a reassurance.

Ancestor Xuan Yang glared at him dissatisfiedly: "The resources you wasted are enough to train three Jindan cultivators."

"Uh..."

Xu Changshou lowered his head, looking a little embarrassed.

The tone of the Xuanyang Patriarch softened a little, and he said: "However, since you have a skill, it is reasonable for you to occupy more resources. Any cultivator cannot do without cultivation resources, no matter how talented they are. On the contrary, no matter how poor your talent is, as long as you have enough resources, it is not a problem to form a pill."

"Yes."

Xu Changshou nodded, and he deeply agreed with the words of the ancestor.

Along the way, Xu Changshou knew that he had no talent, and his cultivation depended entirely on resources.

"What happens after forming a pill?" Xu Changshou asked.

It was not easy to have a chance to spend time with the ancestor alone, and Xu Changshou wanted to know more about cultivation.

Since it was not a problem for him to form a pill, he would ask about some problems after forming a pill.

The Xuanyang Patriarch said calmly: "After forming a pill, resources and talent are equally important. Without resources, no matter how good your talent is, it is useless. Without talent, no matter how many resources you have, it is also the same."

"This..."

After listening to the words of the Xuanyang Patriarch, Xu Changshou felt a little disappointed.

According to what he said, he might have to stop at the Golden Pill for the rest of his life.

"Ancestor, can you tell me more about Jindan cultivators?" Xu Changshou asked.

Ancestor Xuanyang thought for a moment and said, "Only cultivators who have reached the Jindan realm can be considered to have completely left the realm of mortals. At that time, their bodies will be flawless and their potential period will be synchronized with their lifespan."

Xu Changshou nodded slightly. It was not difficult to understand what the ancestor said about the potential period being synchronized with their lifespan.

Whether it is the Qi Refining Stage or the Foundation Building Stage, there is a potential period.

The potential period of the Qi Refining Stage is 30 years old. Cultivators over 30 years old have exhausted their potential and cannot build a foundation.

The potential period of the Foundation Building Stage is 100 years old. Cultivators over 100 years old cannot form a Dan.

After the Jindan stage, the cultivator's body evolves, and there is no such thing as a potential period. It can also be said that as long as the Jindan cultivator is alive, he has the opportunity to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

"Ancestor, since the potential period is synchronized with the life span after the Jindan stage, doesn't it mean that there is more time to impact the realm? Logically speaking, it should be easier to form a Nascent Soul." Xu Changshou said the question in his mind.

"No, no!"

Ancestor Xuanyang shook his head: "Starting from the Jindan stage, the cultivator must begin to comprehend the Tao. Only the cultivator who comprehends the Tao can be considered to have truly entered the immortal gate. Under the Great Dao, all are ants. The cultivator who has not comprehended the Tao is just a powerful mortal."

"Hmm!"

Xu Changshou nodded as if he understood.

He didn't understand what the Tao was, but he had experienced the power of the Tao. In front of Zhou Chengru, he couldn't even move a thought, because Zhou Chengru had already comprehended a trace of the Tao rhyme, which is the charm of the Great Dao, and it cannot be called the Tao.

"Ancestor, is it difficult to comprehend the Great Dao?" Xu Changshou asked.

"The Great Dao is as difficult as ascending to the sky. It is difficult to say it is difficult, but it is not difficult to say it is not difficult either."

"Disciple does not understand."

"The better the talent of the cultivator, the closer to the Great Dao, and it will be easier to comprehend the Dao."

"For those with poor talent, it will be more difficult to comprehend the Great Dao, and the speed of cultivation will be slow. Therefore, to cultivate in the Jindan realm, not only sufficient resources are required, but also comprehension."

"Comprehension is directly related to spiritual roots. The better the spiritual roots, the better the comprehension."