Chapter 2120: One Hundred Thousand True Immortals (Part 2)

“The Sect Master’s goal is… to increase the purity of spiritual energy?”

“But… doing this is too extravagant!”

“Indeed, but this way, the spiritual energy is not only pure but also refined, making it easier to absorb and achieve breakthroughs!”

“That’s true. However, progressing from Virtual Immortal to True Immortal is a cultivation bottleneck related to talent, and not everyone can achieve it…”

“That’s a fact. Without talent, even the best resources are useless!”

They had originally not understood why Zhang Xuan gathered everyone and sought out formation flags. Seeing this, they suddenly realized. Clearly, he intended to create a better breakthrough environment for these peak Virtual Immortals, enabling them to advance more easily and achieve True Immortal strength.

Over a dozen False Gods exploded, using their lifelong cultivation to help so many people improve. In the entire Forsaken Continent’s history, no one had ever been so extravagant. In fact, it couldn’t even be called extravagant; it was wasteful!

After all, the importance of any single False God far surpassed that of the cultivators below. Moreover, using the power within a False God to aid advancement was a good idea, but whether it would succeed depended greatly on talent. Even with world-class coaches, there is only one world champion. Without talent, even with good resources and diligent practice, one cannot break through. For roughly eighty thousand peak Virtual Immortals, wanting half of them to advance… is difficult! It’s practically impossible to achieve.

As everyone wondered, they saw the Sect Master in the air sit down cross-legged, his entire being emanating a golden light, like a god or a Buddha!

“Now, I will teach you the cultivation method for breaking through to True Immortal…”

His voice resonated in the ears of every cultivator, as if he were speaking directly beside them, clear and distinct.

“This is… Teacher Kong’s unique ‘profound words with great meaning’?”

After listening for a while, Wu Chen’s pupils contracted. His young master, as a renowned teacher, certainly had no problem giving lessons, but lecturing eighty thousand people at once would be extremely difficult. The more people there were, the more varied their thoughts, and the harder it was to achieve synchronization. For this very reason, one-on-one instruction was what countless students dreamed of, while larger class sizes led to more chaos and difficulty in control. To lecture over eighty thousand people simultaneously, he didn’t know if Teacher Kong had ever done it back then, but today, he was witnessing it firsthand. The subtle language transformed into spiritual energy, descending from the sky, infused with spiritual power, and permeating every cultivator.

The more they listened, the more excited everyone became, so thrilled they were speechless. Many of the aquatic creatures originally thought that since their life essence was different from humans, listening to the lecture wouldn’t have much effect. To their surprise, after just a short listen, they all felt a chill, and their pores and meridians simultaneously opened. What the speaker explained was not an actual cultivation method, but rather a principle for breakthrough. The ultimate truth of heaven and earth! After hearing it, any life form could advance, their cultivation becoming stronger, and their power more refined.

Hua Qian was the name of a crawfish. It was named for its pair of colorful claws. It had reached peak Virtual Immortal decades ago, but unfortunately, an accident had damaged its foundation, preventing it from making any further progress. The one who injured it was a True Immortal disciple from a sect. At the time, this disciple had caught Hua Qian and a group of its companions, intending to make spicy dishes, but Hua Qian managed to escape. However, it suffered severe injuries as a result. One of its claws was broken, and seven or eight meridians inside its body were severed. Forget about breaking through; just maintaining its current cultivation was already impressive. This time, when the King summoned them, Hua Qian originally thought of finding an opportunity to locate that sect disciple and tear him apart, or at least bite him as revenge if it couldn’t kill him. Unexpectedly, before it could find the disciple, the King’s master began lecturing. Initially, it didn't pay much attention, thinking it was impossible to break through again. Yet, after just a short listen, its entire shell turned vibrant red, and countless spiritual energies continuously gathered. Its cultivation, which had been stuck without any breakthrough, instantly burst forth! *Boom!* It broke through to True Immortal.

“I’ve broken through…” Hua Qian cried tears of joy. “Now I don’t have to worry about being caught and made into spicy crawfish anymore…” Its cultivation breaking through to True Immortal meant it truly gained self-preservation abilities. It no longer needed to fear encountering those sect disciples!

“Since he is the King’s master, he is also my master, Hua Qian’s master. From now on, I will be absolutely loyal. Even if he wants to kill me, or even make me into a garlic-flavored dish, I will accept it…” Gazing at the figure suspended in the air, the crawfish clenched its teeth and made a decision in its heart.

The same scene unfolded among all marine life. Clams, scallops, oysters, razor clams… a series of marine creatures all broke through their restraints.

“I’m even hungrier now…” Little Yellow Chick drooled profusely.

“So impressive…” Seeing that in less than half an hour, numerous sacred beasts previously stuck at peak Virtual Immortal had simultaneously broken through, with over half of the eighty thousand achieving it, Han Jianqiu and the others were once again speechless with shock. This method of fostering advancement was truly terrifying! A single lecture, eighty thousand lives, over half breaking through… In the past, they wouldn’t have dared to dream of such a thing, but the person before them had truly accomplished it.

“Alright, gather these newly breakthrough cultivators with the other True Immortals. Wu Chen, prepare the altar and begin the sacrifice!” Seeing that over forty thousand had already broken through, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Suppressing his body’s fatigue, he gave the order. The greatest reason for so many breakthroughs at once was his understanding of cultivation, but the formation and the spiritual energy from so many False God realm experts should not be overlooked either. How pure was the true qi within False God realm experts? Even a trace of it entering a Virtual Immortal realm expert could allow them to break through existing bottlenecks. Now, over a dozen False Gods had exploded simultaneously, with various formations acting to neutralize and refine the energy. It would be difficult *not* to break through! Of course, without his lecture, even if these cultivators could take that step, it would not happen without several, or even a dozen, years. His unique "profound words with great meaning" lecture greatly shortened this process. Most crucially, the forty thousand cultivators who underwent the lecture would have no second thoughts when facing Zhang Xuan again; they would be truly loyal.

His spirit entering the Spring and Autumn Annals, Zhang Xuan quickly recovered from the recent expenditure. A few minutes later, he was fully recovered, with no trace of his previous fatigue.

By this time, the cultivators who had reached the True Immortal realm had also gathered, and the altar was completely set up.

“Let’s begin!”

With a hundred thousand True Immortals gathered, Zhang Xuan was not in a hurry to perform the sacrifice. Instead, he remained suspended in the air, continuing his lecture.

“Now, what I’m going to explain is the cultivation method for martial arts…”

To make all life forms united in purpose, there was only one method: to become a teacher to tens of thousands! By lecturing and allowing them to gain benefits and advantages, they would truly be grateful, harbor no ill will, and help him purify that aura to create true divine energy.

“Martial arts cultivation?” Having witnessed the miracles created by the Sect Master firsthand, everyone became even more serious, gazing at him with reverence.

“The essence of martial arts lies in…” Seeing their attentiveness, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, smiled faintly, and began to speak. Word by word, his voice lingered in the sky, imbued with the essence and meaning of the Heavenly Dao.

“Lecturing now, trying to cram at the last minute, isn’t it a bit late…” Just then, a faint voice rang out. Immediately, the sky trembled, and a figure emerged from the void before everyone. Dressed in a long robe, tall and imposing, with a smile in his eyes.

“You…” Zhang Xuan’s pupils constricted. He stopped his lecture and involuntarily stood up. The one who appeared before him was none other than Teacher Kong, who had stolen the divine energy and vanished. At this moment, all his aura was concealed within his body, making it impossible to gauge his depth. Yet, he was as dazzling and brilliant as the midday sun, instilling a feeling in others that they dared not contend with him. To be able to do this, there was only one possibility… The shackles of divinity… had been broken!