"Yes! Specifically, it is the power of heavenly calamity contained in the mighty river!" The Supreme Elder nodded.
"Master, isn't it possible that this heavenly calamity has been cultivated somewhere?" Yan Yuan asked in a timely manner, obviously there were some things that he didn't know much about.
I glanced at him very gratefully, because the question Yan Yuan asked was exactly what I had been wondering about.
"Forget it! Since you are all here at this moment, let me tell you some past events that are hidden deep in my heart!" The elder Taishang looked at Yan Yuan and then at me. After a moment of silence, he seemed to be under great pressure.
Determined, he said.
"There are some things that you should not know at this level, but they are one of the biggest and deepest secrets in this world."
"But since my disciple happened to ask about it today, and my junior brother also has doubts, I'd better tell you."
"If there is anything you don't understand during this period, just ask me."
Having said this, the Supreme Elder had enough time to tell the story in his memory.
After his deliberate attempt to pass things off just now, Yan Yuan and I had already been intrigued by him. No one expected that there would be so many stories hidden behind just a simple question about the Heavenly Tribulation.
So, now both of them are looking at the Supreme Elder eagerly, with expectations written on their faces.
"I once heard these things from my master Master Hai. Even his old man is not sure whether they are true or false. After all, they are all legends. The truth has long since disappeared in the long river of history." Just listen.
The Supreme Elder said slowly.
"According to legend, I don't know how many years ago, the world at that time was different from the world we live in now."
"The way of heaven at that time was more lofty, but the rules were extremely clear. When a monk's cultivation reached a certain level, a heavenly tribulation would be triggered."
"That is a true heavenly calamity, a punishment and reward from God for the monks who practice against heaven."
"The reason why I say this is because that kind of catastrophe has always been dangerous. If a monk is not careful, his body will die and his soul will disappear. All the hard work and calculations he put in before will be wiped out. It is extremely miserable."
"However, once you survive, you will get the opportunity to be promoted and directly enter the next level."
Having said this, the Supreme Elder suddenly looked at me and said with a smile: "There are some things that Xiaotian may not know yet, because your realm is still low and you have never been exposed to that kind of despair."
"But Yan Yuan must understand that when monks like us reach a certain level of cultivation, there will be an insurmountable bottleneck."
"Even if your cultivation techniques are very complete and your qualifications are excellent, if you don't have the right opportunity, it will still be difficult to achieve a breakthrough!"
"If this opportunity never comes, then you will be trapped in the current state for the rest of your life, and it will be difficult to make any progress!"
When the Supreme Elder said this, Yan Yuan nodded repeatedly, obviously agreeing with what he said.
But there was inevitably a burst of slander in my heart, because since I started practicing, I have never encountered any so-called bottlenecks!
Except for the time when I was worried about not having any skills, everything has always been smooth sailing. Therefore, I still have some doubts about whether the bottleneck in practice mentioned by Elder Taishang really exists at this time.
Perhaps, as he said, it is because my level is still too low!
Even so, I still nodded along with Yan Yuan sincerely, acting like a curious baby who knew nothing.
Obviously, the Supreme Elder was extremely satisfied with our reaction and continued talking in a good mood.
"I have said so much, and you must have guessed that in that time long ago, the real disaster that God sent down was this opportunity!"
"But..." The Supreme Elder changed the topic and said: "In the world we live in today, there has never been a natural disaster."
"So many people are doubting whether the legendary catastrophe really existed?"
"About this issue, I once asked Master Haifuzi very seriously. He told me with great certainty that none of the legends were groundless. Although there was no conclusive evidence, he still believed that the previous heavenly tribulations did indeed exist.
Pass."
"Then how do people today achieve breakthroughs?" I asked impatiently, already extremely interested in what the Supreme Elder said.
"Hahaha... Xiaotian asked this question well! Don't be anxious, listen to me slowly."
"There is evidence that from the ancient times long ago to the present day when Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism coexist, there have been more than one prosperous times of spiritual practice."
"This is proven by the ruins and secret realms that pop up from time to time in the wilderness outside!"
"In fact, even the Cave Heaven Paradise where our Qitian Academy is located was just an abandoned ruin when I discovered it."
"These ruins that were abandoned for unknown reasons are the pure land of paradise for monks in our era, and there are too many secrets of the past buried in them."
"These secrets include too many cultivation techniques, elixirs, immortal treasures, etc. left behind long ago, and there may even be artifacts!"
"Of course it also includes the methods and opportunities used by the predecessors to break through the bottlenecks in the era after the natural disaster disappeared."
"In most cases, this opportunity comes from various level-breaking pills that have been preserved to this day due to various reasons."
"For the monks of our time, in the early years of their practice, most of the sages made breakthroughs through this method."
"They are all people with great luck, and they are the real children of destiny in this era!"
"However, the number of these ruins is uncertain, and not every ruin can be unearthed with level-breaking pills. This determines that the number of level-breaking pills in each realm is extremely rare, and one less pill is used.
It’s hard to regenerate.”
"Under such circumstances, many people began to try to decipher the formulas of various level-breaking pills. Finally, after years of accumulation, they finally developed a level-breaking pill that can be refined in our era."
"From then on, the prosperous age of cultivation in our era truly began, and only those sects that truly mastered the method of refining the level-breaking elixir could rise."
"Speaking of this, you may have guessed it. For some people, my Qitian Pill is a rare opportunity, a kind of level-breaking pill!" The elder Taishang stroked his beard and said very proudly.
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"Even if some sects can only refine low-level level-breaking pills, it determines their rapid rise, but only those sects that master all the methods of refining level-breaking pills can become the overlords of the era!" (To be continued!)