Chapter 18 Candlelight
"Instructors and Assistant Tutors from the Academic Palace, who search for eligible children, are all Cultivators with the Qi Observation Skill. Paired with this Knowledge Protection Cultivation Plate, they can generally sense the direction of those with Spiritual Vein Talent.
Of course, this method is rather crude. For greater precision, a Grey Candle is used."
Cheng Juxiu placed the Grey Candle at the center of the Compass and said casually, "The main Cultivation Methods taught in the Academic Palace are fivefold: Talisman, Magic, Mind, Sword, and Body.
It is said, ’Talisman and Magic are twin-born, Sword and Mind are one body.’
Talisman refers to Dan Book Talismans, which gather the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth and condense it into iron brushstrokes and silver hooks. Once a Talisman is completed, even ghosts and gods are startled.
Magic refers to numerous Spells, which can control clouds, summon rain, split seas, and shatter mountains.
Mind refers to Thought, the ability to control Spiritual Energy at will through mere intention.
Sword refers to the Sword Dao: ’Amidst a hall of flowers, three thousand guests are drunk with delight; with one sword’s frosty glint, fourteen provinces feel the chill.’"
"These four Cultivation Methods can each lead to the Great Dao and require a lifetime of dedicated, arduous study. Only the greedy and foolish, or true geniuses, would attempt to cultivate two different methods.
For example, the current Academic Palace Master, who is also Yu Country’s most powerful Cultivator, has cultivated both Talismanic Magic and Sword Dao."
Pu Liuxuan added, "Of course, the Mountain Master’s realm has exceeded the comprehension of ordinary people and many Cultivators. Generally speaking, even a genius wanting to cultivate multiple methods must choose Dao Paths that are somewhat similar.
For example, Talisman and Magic, Talisman and Mind, or Mind and Sword."