“Looking at Fellow Daoist, he seems to have some Cultivation on him.”
Qingxiao thought of this and couldn't help but cup his hands towards He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan quickly replied humbly, “Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. I have only Cultivated for a period of time.”
Qingxiao smiled upon hearing He Xiuyuan's words.
“Since Fellow Daoist wants to go and see, then let's go together at that time.”
Seeing He Xiuyuan say this, Qingxiao also agreed.
Thus, it was a good thing to see He Xiuyuan's Dao-protecting heart.
After all, in the future....
Thinking of this, Qingxiao looked at He Xiuyuan, about to say something, but Qing Yunzi, who was beside him, shook his head at Qingxiao.
He signaled that the other party didn't need to say anything about this.
He Xiuyuan noticed their actions and was a little surprised.
It seemed like they had something they wanted to tell him, but they were stopped.
He also didn't know what they wanted to say.
“Besides this, Fellow Daoists, how do we Cultivators view Cultivation? Is there a concept of Realm?”
Since the two were unwilling to speak, He Xiuyuan couldn't press them and could only ask about other topics that interested him.
Qingxiao did not hide anything about this and immediately said, “A Cultivator's Cultivation is usually distinguished by their Cultivation.”
“Cultivation is determined by the time spent Cultivating. Generally speaking, Cultivating for one year means one year of Cultivation, and if it's a hundred years, then it's a hundred years of Cultivation.”
“Besides this, Cultivation is not equivalent to strength.”
“A Cultivator's strength depends on the Spells he has learned, the power of the Spells, and whether he is proficient in them. These all contribute to strength.”
“However, generally speaking, the deeper a Cultivator's Cultivation, the higher his Cultivation.”
Seeing He Xiuyuan inquire about this, Qingxiao immediately began to explain to He Xiuyuan.
As for comprehending the Dao, he did not tell He Xiuyuan, because comprehending the Dao was too difficult. He Xiuyuan was a Cultivator who had not received formal guidance, so it was impossible for him to enter the Dao.
He Xiuyuan suddenly realized that this was similar to what he had thought before.
When he had Cultivated before, he had never felt any Bottleneck or Realm.
Looking at it now, it was indeed quite similar to what he had thought.
“What about those demons? Can their Cultivation be seen?”
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment and continued to ask.
“For demons, it's somewhat difficult to see their Cultivation. If some demons don't reveal their strength, it's quite difficult to see their Cultivation.”
“Generally speaking, one needs to engage in combat before being able to ascertain the other party's Cultivation.”
Cultivation is not something that can be known just by looking at it.
This point is still very difficult.
He Xiuyuan nodded slightly upon hearing this.
After confirming what he had in mind, He Xiuyuan asked some other questions about Cultivation.
After He Xiuyuan had asked almost everything, seeing that he had troubled the other party for so long, He Xiuyuan finally stopped, still feeling a bit unsatisfied.
He Xiuyuan finally understood a lot about this world after some explanations from the other party.
“It's getting late. Lunch at Biluo Temple will be ready soon. Would Fellow Daoist like to try it?”
Qingxiao looked at the time, then smiled and asked He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan immediately nodded upon hearing this.
He had long been tired of eating roasted fish and other things he had made during this period.
Now, being able to change the flavor was simply too good.
Seeing this, Qingxiao immediately called his Disciple and had the Disciple take He Xiuyuan to Yuxintang for a meal.
After He Xiuyuan was led away by his Disciple, Qingxiao finally stood up, thought for a moment, and asked.
“Senior Brother, why didn't you tell him about that matter?”
“This matter is too significant. He has only Cultivated for how long? Telling him about this would be too much.”
Qing Yunzi shook his head and said upon hearing this.
Then he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, looking up at the sky and saying, “A Cultivator, being a Cultivator is not that easy.”
Qingxiao thought about it after hearing this and felt the same.
Qing Yunzi thought for a moment, “Should it be fine to let this Fellow Daoist go to Qiuyun Valley?”
He was worried that bringing He Xiuyuan there would be dangerous.
“Since this Fellow Daoist dares to go, he should have the ability to protect himself.”
Qingxiao replied upon hearing this.
He felt that He Xiuyuan would not risk his life no matter what, “At that time, just have him stay on the periphery and not enter the valley.”
“Additionally, taking this opportunity to observe his Dao-protecting heart should also be acceptable.”
“Since this Fellow Daoist has come to Biluo Temple, besides asking us about Cultivation, he probably also has some thoughts of wanting to borrow some Cultivation Techniques and Spells.”
“If this person performs well, then we shall lend him the Cultivation Technique.”
“Senior Brother, what do you think?”
This was something Qingxiao had already planned beforehand.
If He Xiuyuan's performance in Qiuyun Valley was indeed poor, then things like Spells could not be lent to him.
He felt that a little test was very necessary.
As the saying goes, the Dao should not be lightly transmitted.
Qing Yunzi, seeing his Junior Brother's reply, stroked his beard with satisfaction.
“Since Junior Brother has already thought of this, Senior Brother is relieved.”
“In the future, Biluo Temple can also be handed over to Junior Brother.”
At this point, Qing Yunzi also let out a long sigh of relief.
Qingxiao's face immediately darkened upon hearing this, and his smile instantly receded.
“Senior Brother, must it be like this? Is there no other way?”
Even at this moment, Qingxiao still did not want to give up.
“There is, but it's impossible to achieve.”
Qing Yunzi, seeing his Junior Brother like this, thought for a moment and said.
After all, this matter was impossible for him to accomplish, and in the future, his Junior Brother and the other Disciples of the temple would also need to work hard to perfect this method.
“What method?”
Qingxiao's face immediately lit up upon hearing this, and he quickly pressed for an answer.
“Junior Brother, you've been in Biluo Temple for so many years. Do you know why our Biluo Temple has declined so much?”
The position of Sect Leader was almost to be handed over to his Junior Brother, and Qing Yunzi also wanted to tell him some of the sect's secrets.
“Isn't it because in those years, countless great demons appeared together, wanting to bring disaster to the human world, and our Biluo Temple's Seniors led countless elite Disciples down the mountain to fight to the death?”
“They fought for hundreds of years, directly causing a generational gap among our Biluo Temple's Disciples, leading to the decline of Disciples within the sect later on, and since then, it has been difficult to rise again?”
“And then, because of the matter of Qiuyun Valley, every three years, some core Disciples of our Biluo Temple are lost.”
“As a result, our Biluo Temple has declined ever since, and it's difficult to have powerful Disciples anymore.”
Even the Sect Leader's Cultivation was not high.
Qing Yunzi smiled helplessly upon hearing this, “That's one reason, but there's also a second.”
As he spoke, his gaze fell upon the mountain gate before him, his eyes filled with sorrow.
