Chapter 262 The competition is over, Tianyou preaches

The family competition, the day after the martial arts competition ended, the literary competition began.

Theoretically, the family competition can determine up to 54 winners, but there were only 72 actual participants.

The current development time of the Yang family is still too short, and the number of immortal cultivators is a flaw, but there is no way around it, after all, the number of mortals is there.

However, this dilemma will obviously change in one or two decades.

Mortals and cultivators are different. They are roughly one generation every sixteen years.

After the Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers Array was deployed, the aura within a radius of three hundred miles was rich and there was soil suitable for farming everywhere.

Natural dangers such as monsters and poisonous insects will also be solved by immortal cultivators sent by the Yang family. In this way, mortals will have no worries and the population will naturally grow explosively.

With the current population of 200,000 in Ziyue Town, it is not difficult to quadruple it to 600,000 or even more in twenty years.

Having said that, after the Wenbi competition began, batches of spiritual objects were transported to the ring, and the six hall masters lined up in sequence. They were the chief judges of the Wenbi competition.

Under their gaze, each competition kicked off.

In the alchemy and weapon refining arena, all kinds of flames competed with each other, and the heat wave billowed.

The talisman making formation is set up in the arena, and the formation talisman patterns are swaying, blooming with different mysterious auras.

In the Lingshan Arena, the aroma was fragrant and mouth-watering, attracting many gluttons to watch below. Fengling, Yuan Ba, Ruoqing, and Zhiming were squatting on the ground, lined up in a row, with a hint of crystal in the corners of their mouths.

In the spiritual plant arena, there are strange flowers and plants, which are eye-opening. The rich aroma of wood attribute fills the air, giving people a feeling of relaxation and joy.

The exciting battles unfolded in six arenas one after another.

Time passed and a winner was decided.

As expected, many tribesmen who had previously participated in the martial arts competition also signed up for the literary competition.

Yang Xuanyang naturally signed up for the spiritual meal competition. In the end, with an absolute advantage, he made a first-level mid-grade spiritual meal and won the first place.

Yang Xuanwu also signed up for the literary competition. Surprisingly, he turned out to be an alchemist, but his talent in alchemy was not as amazing as his fighting talent.

Of course, this is only a relative term. In the end, Yang Xuanwu refined the first-level middle-grade elixir, with a success rate of 58%, ranking third, which is quite good.

There is one person left, Yang Xuanning, who attracts the most attention from Yang Tianyou. After these few months of preparation, his level of making talismans has improved again, and his success rate in refining first-level high-grade talismans has reached 70%.

Then, he applied to refine a first-class top-quality talisman, and finally spent two materials to refine a first-class top-quality golden talisman.

Although there was a certain amount of luck involved, I still managed to win first place with this impressive result.

The competition lasted for seven days, and 32 winners were finally determined, with 18 ranking first.

At this point, the first family competition of the Yang family, which lasted for half a month, was successfully completed.

During this period, many good talents emerged in the Yang family, which made the elders of the Yang family who were watching very happy. After all, nothing made them happier than having a successor to the family.

After the family competition, Yang Dangkai, the head of the family, personally handed over the rewards to dozens of winners.

Magical weapons, elixirs, and formation disks are all available, and the family monk who wins first place can also receive personal guidance from the heads of each hall.

Those who perform well in the competition will receive personal guidance from Yang Haoyu and Yang Tianyou.

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Three days later, with a gentle breeze and swaying flowers and leaves, Yang Tianyou sat cross-legged in the courtyard.

Sitting in front of him were three young men from the Yang family, namely Yang Xuanwu, Yang Xuanyang and Yang Xuanning.

"You three performed very well in the family competition, but you must not be arrogant or lazy. The path to immortality is long and boundless. Only by being diligent and down-to-earth can we go further!"

Yang Tianyou looked calm and looked at the three people and said softly.

After saying this, he felt a little confused and felt a little confused.

In the blink of an eye, he was already twenty-nine years old, and half a year passed by in a hurry.

Once upon a time, I was like these young men, sitting obediently in front of the clan elders and respectfully listening to the admonitions. That scene will never be forgotten.

"My nephew understands!"

The three young men responded in unison, looking at Yang Tianyou with eyes filled with admiration.

They all listened to the legendary deeds of this clan uncle and embarked on the road of cultivating immortals. The most common sentence they heard from the clan elders was that they must learn from your nineteenth uncle.

One can imagine Yang Tianyou's position in their hearts.

Seeing the look in their eyes, Yang Tianyou smiled dumbly and felt a little happy in his heart. He was not a saint, he still had some vanity.

"Okay, let's not talk nonsense. This time I plan to talk about the four aspects of cultivating immortals. You should listen carefully and understand it well. If you don't understand, you can ask questions after I finish talking!"

After saying this, Yang Tianyou sat up straight and began to preach.

The three young men also hurriedly straightened their postures and listened with their ears pricked up. Yang Xuanyang even took out a note and planned to record the content of Yang Tianyou's sermon and go back to review it.

"Today I will teach you four ways, the way of heaven and earth, the way of swords, the way of fighting, and the way of talismans!"

“Let’s talk about the way of heaven and earth first!”

"In my opinion, Tao is the overall concept of everything, and heaven and earth are the sum of all things. Tao is conceived between heaven and earth. It is not that Tao is the only way to have heaven and earth, but that only heaven and earth are the only way to have Tao!

Before the creation of the heaven and the earth, there was nothingness. After the creation of the heaven and the earth, everything evolved and got its name. It is what is called in the Taoist scriptures, the beginning of the nameless heaven and earth, the named mother of all things..."

Thanks to the enlightenment space, Yang Tianyou's understanding of the way of heaven and earth is very profound.

Therefore, he explained the way of heaven and earth in a very easy-to-understand manner. Although there were no flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses sprouting from the ground, the three young men were fascinated and gained a deeper understanding of the way of cultivation.

After half a day, Yang Tianyou began to explain the art of swordsmanship!

In fact, the four paths he taught happened to correspond to the three young men.

Among them, the ways of heaven and earth are universal and beneficial to the three young men.

The art of swordsmanship was taught to Yang Xuanyang.

Yang Xuanyang is a swordsman. Although his ultimate goal is to become a chef, this little guy's swordsmanship is really good.

The way of fighting is mainly taught to Yang Xuanwu. He has both physical and mental cultivation, and has extremely strong fighting talent. If he doesn't follow the way of fighting, it would be a waste.

The final lesson on the Tao of Talisman was given to Yang Xuanning. This young man was a Talisman Cultivator, and his talent in the Tao of Talisman was the best among Yang Jiaxuan's generation.

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"The sword is the king of a hundred weapons. The most important thing is momentum. Without the will to move forward, one cannot understand the meaning of the sword, and it cannot be called a sword cultivator!"

“The way of swordsmanship is not only a method of fighting and attacking. Only when the mind, body, and skills are perfectly combined can one truly embark on the path of swordsmanship.

This is what a great master said - only cultivating life and not cultivating nature is the first disease of cultivation. If you only cultivate your nature without cultivating your life, it will be difficult for a heroic spirit to become a saint. In fact, it’s the same truth…”

After talking for three hours, Yang Tianyou finished explaining his understanding of the art of swordsmanship. Then he took out a piece of black iron and placed it on the ground under the curious eyes of the three people.

Then, Yang Tianyou smiled and said, "I said, I dropped the knife and this piece of black iron was intact. Do you believe it?"