Chapter 29.1: The First Lecture
In the evening, the setting sun shone on the rocks, and the mountains and forests settled for the night.
When Jing Yue arrived, the Communication Hall was already full of people.
The Communication Hall had always been a place within the inner gates dedicated to the preaching and teaching professions. There was no martial arts performance here, only lectures. The main hall was supported by eighteen white jade pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes. Each jade pillar was engraved with the names of the current disciples of Frostcloud Sect. Once the person perished, the name would disappear from the pillar. Only Daoist-Master Jing Yuan’s name would exist eternally.
The combination of these 18 pillars formed the 18 Heavenly Astral Formations that astounded the cultivation world. If someone attacked the main hall, this formation would retaliate with the strength of a Return to Void cultivator.
Jing Yue’s gaze swept over the entire hall and noticed that his previous roommates had occupied the front row. Shi Nian looked at him nervously and expectantly while Liang Yuan was particularly serious. Only Yu Xiaobao shrank like a quail.
Amused, Jing Yue stepped forward and addressed him specifically, “Yu Xiaobao, you must listen carefully later.”
Yu Xiaobao abruptly raised his head with an unexpected surprise in his eyes. “This… this disciple… yes!”
His answer was exceptionally loud and his back was much straighter.
Jing Yue cleared his throat and went directly into the topic. “From the day we started to Forge the Body, we have embarked on the road of cultivation. The Body Forging stage and Qi Refining stage are divided into 9 levels plus the Absolute level, while the realms above the Qi Refining stage are only divided into Low, Medium, High and Absolute levels. Do you know why?”