"The Shangluo Grassman Skill, its form, spirit, and intent, had many deficiencies."
"The materials for casting avatar spells, some had even gone extinct."
"And at that time, only one top-level dharma body training survived. Its power was inconspicuous, so ’Shangluo Grassman Skill’ merely had a historical status, serving as a source."
"During the founding period of Great Zhou, two sages, Wu Cheng and Liu Zonghai, both inherited, improved and innovated upon the Grassman Skill."
"They derived Grassman spells into low, medium, and high stages."
"Among them, True Monarch Wu had reached a high enough Dao realm."
"He did not practice himself, but he gathered the great powers of the Self Sect, using the Creation Plate, and created forty-nine Grassman spells, from low to high, ultimately cultivating seven top-level dharma bodies."
"Theoretically, the Wu’s Grassman Skill could also be cultivated to the ultimate level."
"Wu Cheng was of the theoretical school, while Liu Zonghai was hands-on in practice, creating eighty-one types."
"The versions created by the two sages had forty-nine overlaps. Although the essence was the same, there were many differences in their spell effects, mainly in materials."
"Wu’s Grassman Skill was more accessible to the common people, emphasizing spells over materials. The medium and low-level Grassman spells promoted by the court were Wu’s versions."
"Liu’s Grassman Skill followed the elite route, emphasizing both spells and the selection of materials."
"However, neither the theoretical Wu Sect nor the practical Liu Sect could cultivate the ultimate dharma body."
"The later deans of Shangluo Academy, generation after generation, reached only the top-level dharma body stage."
"Even so, once the Ten Thousand Skill Avatar reached top-level perfection, its power and effect were already comparable to the ultimate skills of other sects."
"Thus, the requirement of the Self Sect leader was to cultivate multiple top-level dharma bodies and reach the perfect realm."
"My teacher aimed to unify nine top-level dharma bodies to forge a true ultimate Dao for the Self Sect and recompile the Grassman Skill. This was his ambition."
Li Boqian asked with interest: "How do you intend to unify the three sects?"
Zhao Xing quickly replied: "Besides the Ten Thousand Skill Grassman, create a new ultimate Dao for the Self Sect."
"For the Earth Advantage Sect, create the ultimate Mountain Technique and the ultimate Xuantu Skill, completing the five ultimates of Earth Advantage."
Li Boqian saw that he had nothing more to add and smiled: "The Heavenly Time Sect already has seven ultimate skills, what would you do there?"
Zhao Xing said: "Heavenly Time does not lack skills; it needs perfecting the ’Five Elements and Four Seasons Theory.’"
"Hahaha, well said. If you can achieve these, you will indeed be unparalleled in history."
Li Boqian laughed heartily in satisfaction.
"Your heart has the Dao, your hand has the skill, but the road under your feet needs to be walked more steadily."
"I asked you six questions. You may visit me at Nanshan Villa for advice six times."
Zhao Xing felt a surge of joy, knowing fortune had smiled upon him this time.
The Grand Minister of Agriculture’s guidance was far superior to Geng Shouchang’s.
"I was just about to ask, how can I glimpse the essence of my Heavenly Thunder Finger?"
Li Boqian pondered: "As I said earlier, your Thunder Skill already has its form and needs no correction."
"Your inability to cast it mainly stems from you being a Ten Thousand Skill Avatar."
Ten Thousand Skill Avatar? Zhao Xing fell into deep thought.
"The Ten Thousand Skill Avatar has its limitations, for instance, it cannot practice Internal Cultivation of Seasonal Transformation Method."
Zhao Xing listened quietly; the Ten Thousand Skill Avatar could not practice the Internal Cultivation of Seasonal Transformation Method, at least not in this era.
Because this method required significant physical changes, the materials of the avatar and the physical body differed greatly. Once practicing Internal Cultivation of Seasonal Transformation Method, the avatar would immediately collapse and be irreparable, highlighting the irreplaceability of the true body.
"Additionally, even though the Ten Thousand Skill Avatar can comprehend three secret doctrines, it has no Seasonal Order within, nor Pure Essence Soil, and cannot store plant species."
Li Boqian’s fingertip formed a black hole vortex of thunder light, slowing down the speed of the Heavenly Thunder Finger infinitely.
Simultaneously, a Seasonal Order emerged from his body.
The Jingzhe Seasonal Order.
Other people’s spring Seasonal Orders were green, but Li Boqian’s was purple.
"The Heavenly Thunder Finger is realized from Great Heat, Minor Heat, and Jingzhe seasons, combined with the Seasonal Order to comprehend the true intent of Thunder Skill. In the entry stage, the Seasonal Order is an important auxiliary method."
"Your Ten Thousand Skill Avatar’s structure differs from your physical body."
"Hence, while you have its form and barely understand its spirit, you lack the true intent of thunder, and have not adjusted to the differences between the true body and the avatar."
"Your constructed Ten Thousand Skill Avatar emphasizes the yin element of the Five Elements because its foundation is the Soul-binding Grassman Technique. Its materials are of yin Five Elements, yet you want to cultivate Yang Thunder; this constantly interferes with your spellcasting."
Zhao Xing realized suddenly upon hearing this.
Li Boqian pointed out two issues: one, not using the Seasonal Order as an aid during cultivation, making it inherently more difficult compared to others.
Two, not recognizing the avatar’s traits; he aimed to cultivate the top-level Yang Thunder Skill, but the heavy yin Five Elements in his avatar interfered with his comprehension.
If it were the true body, it might have already been succeeded; this was the downside of sending an avatar.
Li Boqian said: "The solution is simple; you are just a step away. You can easily have your true body spend some time in practice."
"Once you truly enter, establishing a high vantage point, it will be much easier to find the right path for the avatar’s spellcasting."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing immediately felt enlightened. His Dao realm was sufficient before, hence he could quickly overcome this hurdle, enabling the avatar to cast advanced spells with increasing power.
But now, cultivating top-level skills was no longer that easy, so it had stumped him.
Now, having Li Boqian point out a path, he instantly knew what to do.