deltrittennovels Chapter 339 Those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die.
Chapter 339 Those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die.
However, at that moment, the cold system notification sounded in his mind again, accompanied by a line of extremely important small print.
[Note: The number of Dao traces refined through cultivation feedback will be directly affected by the host's level of comprehension of that Great Dao.]
The deeper the understanding, the less effort is required, and the higher the conversion rate; the shallower the understanding, the greater the effort required, and it may even fail to convert at all.
Looking at this line of annotation, Lin Hanzhou's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"I see……"
He stroked his chin, his fingers lightly tapping the blue robe on his knee.
"The mechanism of this backstab system is more sophisticated than I imagined; it's not simply a matter of 'paying to get stronger'."
This is just like building a house.
In the original cultivation process, cultivators had to design their own blueprints, which meant comprehending the Great Dao, and also lay bricks and build walls to condense Dao traces within themselves.
The current [cultivation feedback] is equivalent to giving him unlimited bricks and a top-notch construction team.
But he must first provide the "blueprints".
If his understanding of the Great Way of Space is a blank sheet of paper, the construction team will have no idea where to start, no matter how many bricks they have.
If he only knows the basics, the construction team might need ten times the number of bricks to barely build a crooked thatched hut.
But if he is a master of space design and his blueprints are exquisite, then the construction team can build a skyscraper in an instant!
"In other words, my only bottleneck now is no longer energy accumulation, but 'understanding'."
A glint flashed in Lin Hanzhou's eyes.
In the world of cultivation, there are usually only two paths to improve one's understanding of the Great Dao.
The first path is to seek out the wonders of nature.
Everything in this world has its own way, and some rare and precious materials are naturally carriers of these laws.
For example, there is the "Void Crystal" which contains spatial rifts, the "Ten Thousand Year Ice Soul" which grows in extremely cold places, or even a piece of charred wood that has been struck by lightning for ten thousand years by the roadside.
Cultivators observe and refine these wondrous objects day and night, attempting to capture the subtle fluctuations of laws and thereby enhance their understanding.
This method is the safest, but also the slowest and most reliant on luck.
The second path is to learn from those who came before.
They could directly study the Daoist principles left behind by those high-level experts, or watch powerful figures make their moves, or even directly search souls.
This is the most effective method.
However, this path is known in the cultivation world as a "dead end" or a "path to ruin".
Because there is a profound saying hanging over the heads of all cultivators: "Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die."
While observing the ways of the strong can help one quickly grasp the basics, if one observes too many times, one's own way will unconsciously be influenced by the other person, eventually becoming exactly the same as them.
This may seem like a good thing, but it is actually a disaster.
Because everyone's path is unique, once your path completely overlaps with someone else's, you become their shadow.
Your potential will be firmly locked by the other party, and because you cannot find your own path, you will never be able to invoke the laws of heaven and earth, and you will never have a chance to reach the ninth level. Even worse, you may suffer the backlash of the Great Dao.
Therefore, true geniuses would rather delve into the abstruse natural world than follow the old paths of their predecessors.
"but……"
Lin Hanzhou's smile gradually became eerie and greedy.
"This ironclad rule... simply doesn't exist for me!"
"Because I don't need to 'condense' Dao traces on my own!"
Others fear "those who imitate me will die" because in the process of imitating, they also copied the way the Dao traces are constructed, thus solidifying their foundation.
But Lin Hanzhou is different.
All he needs to do is "understand" and "see".
As long as he has a concept in his mind, even if that concept is copied, the system can use the purest energy to "print" his own perfect Dao trace through cheating methods such as [Cultivation Feedback]!
This is similar to writing an essay.
Someone copied a model essay, even copying the typos, and ended up getting a zero score.
Lin Hanzhou read the sample text thoroughly, grasped the central idea, and then had the system, this "top-notch ghostwriter," rewrite a perfect original article!
"Since that's the case..."
Lin Hanzhou slowly stood up, his gaze piercing through the layers of void mist, looking in a certain direction of the void battlefield.
"Why should I bother searching far and wide for some rare and wondrous treasure?"
"Don't I hold hundreds of living textbooks of the Great Dao in my hands?"
Those old guys he controlled through the [Soul Devouring Slave Seal] are now hiding in various corners, trembling with fear.
In their previous lives, they were all genuine ninth-level powerhouses!
Although their cultivation levels have declined, their understanding of the Great Dao and their comprehension of the laws are still deeply ingrained in their souls and have not been lost in the slightest!
Swordsmanship, fire magic, lightning magic, array magic... it has everything.
It's just a pity that this doesn't contain the space, time, cause and effect, destiny, and other supreme principles he needs.
Otherwise, Lin Hanzhou was confident that he could reach the ninth rank in this reincarnation world.
……
Meanwhile, hidden spots were scattered throughout the Void Battlefield.
The Celestial Venerable of Blazing Sun was huddled deep inside an abandoned cave, his face filled with gloom and despair.
Ever since he learned that the newly promoted ninth-tier demon emperor had swept through the human race's defenses and was invincible, he had been living a life of hiding and running away.
After all, with his current strength, if he were to encounter that Demon Emperor, he would die in a single encounter.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
Lieyang Tianzun slammed his fist into the stone wall, gritting his teeth.
"In my past life, I roamed the Heavenly Mystic Realm freely; I have never suffered such humiliation!"
"Not only were they branded with slave marks and treated like dogs, but they've also ended up in this predicament of constantly hiding and running!"
"If I were to recover my ninth-tier cultivation, I would tear that Duanmu Hong to pieces and extract his soul to burn like a heavenly lamp!"
Just as he was gripped by impotent rage.
Suddenly, the slave mark deep within his soul that terrified him trembled violently.
An irresistible will descended directly into his sea of consciousness through the slave seal.
Immediately afterwards, a majestic, cold, yet somewhat familiar voice rang in his mind.
"All cultivators shall immediately proceed to the western part of the Void Continent, to assemble at the Rocky Canyon."
"I, Duanmu Hong, have an important mission to issue."
"Those who disobey orders... will be executed."
Upon hearing this voice, the Heavenly Venerable of Blazing Sun froze, and the anger in his eyes instantly turned into surprise and uncertainty.
He knew that the birth of that ninth-tier Demon Emperor was caused by the orders given to them by Duanmu Hong.
At the same time, he was also very clear that Duanmu Hong was definitely a traitor among the human race.
"Damn it, I absolutely can't go!"
"This is definitely a trap! Calling us in at this time can't be anything good!"
The Heavenly Venerable of Blazing Sun instinctively wanted to resist.
But the next second, a sharp pain from the depths of his soul made him instantly kneel on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his face.
That's the slave mark taking effect; it's absolute suppression from the soul level.
"ah--!!"
"I'll go! I'll go, okay?!"