Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World

The branches of the Fusang Wood trembled gently, scattering points of golden light that streamed in through the windows of the Preaching Hall, falling on Zheng Fa and the disciples.

Zheng Fa's Sea of Consciousness stirred without wind, waves of various thoughts surged like a tide.

Daoist Ancestor Dao Fruit...

Zheng Fa looked at the people below the stage, and felt a hint of surprise:

Perhaps the increase in the number of people preaching brought some changes to the Fusang Wood. Preaching actually had some use.

This sunlight seemed to build a one-way bridge between him and these people's minds, as if it gave him eyes to see through the thoughts of all beings, allowing him to perceive the various insights in their minds.

His heart moved, temporarily ceasing the teaching of talismanic magic, and instead began to speak about the basics of cultivation methods.

But this time, he no longer focused on the listeners, but began to focus on the ideas emerging in his own mind:

This Cultivation Technique, seems similar to the previous one?

Meridians? Meridians and talismanic diagrams, there seems to be some connection.

Can only one Five Element Spiritual Energy be chosen for cultivation? Why? Is it related to the state of matter?

Indeed, there were some scattered ideas in his mind as well.

These thoughts were not as plentiful as when he spoke of talismanic magic, which he had previously ignored.

Understanding this, Zheng Fa's gaze upon the people below suddenly brightened.

Old Man Bai below felt a chill on his forehead, unconsciously scratching his curly hair, secretly murmuring to himself: "This feeling... why does it seem familiar?"

Zheng Fa's gaze flicked back and forth over the heads of these disciples, with just one thought in his mind:

The perception aura, it's here!

Through the brief experiments just now, Zheng Fa got a good sense of the small changes of the Fusang Wood:

When Zheng Fa preached, it allowed him to sense the insights of the listeners.

These insights now seemed to have both good and bad aspects:

The good aspect is that these ideas are novel and not baseless, meaning they can provide Zheng Fa with viewpoints from different angles.

The bad aspect he had discovered just now:

Too many thoughts can actually disturb his mind, making it difficult to discern their importance.

Fortunately, those listeners in front were all elite individuals, their thinking relatively clear, and there weren't many of them. With Zheng Fa's strong Divine Sense, handling these thoughts wasn't very troublesome.

In Zheng Fa's view, this change was more beneficial than harmful:

He had always taken the path of borrowing other minds, and this Daoist Ancestor Dao Fruit truly suited him well.

The drawbacks weren't insurmountable either, as he now thought of some possible solutions:

Carefully selecting the listeners.

Additionally, cultivating some Divine Sense Secret Methods.

Or, Zheng Fa turned his gaze to his Dantian looking at the Creation Jade Disc—could this Lifebound Magical Treasure help him process these thoughts?

Regardless of the drawbacks, the evolution of this Dao Fruit brought him many benefits.

Excited at heart, he didn't pause his preaching, but just before four in the afternoon, as the preaching was about to end, he suddenly spoke: "The rest of you should go back and cultivate well, the following people, please stay behind."

His gaze swept over the audience, and promptly recited many names.

Sitting there, Cheng Yun heard Zheng Fa call his name, feeling somewhat puzzled. Turning his head, he noticed that those kept by Zheng Fa were researchers, especially scholars in the fields of physics and chemistry.

Those who did not hear their names stood up, cast a jealous look at them, and walked out of the Preaching Hall.

Cheng Yun and the others who stayed were secretly delighted in their hearts:

It seems Dean Zheng is going to give them special attention!

It's said that researchers are Dean Zheng's cherished ones.

Now it seems the rumors are true!

Zheng Fa watched them sitting happily in their seats, without speaking initially, but instead transmitted his voice quietly to Tang Lingwu.

Tang Lingwu looked a bit puzzled, but quickly stood up and flew out the door.

After a while, she returned to the Preaching Hall with a tablet and several reference books.

Cheng Yun and the others watched Zheng Fa take the items Tang Lingwu brought, growing more curious, then heard Zheng Fa speak:

"Now let's talk about the structure of pure iron in nature..."

"Iron ions exist as..."

"In the body-centered cubic structure, the distance between iron atoms is approximately..."

The excitement on Cheng Yun and the others' faces gradually faded, their mouths hanging open, expression bewildered, staring blankly at Zheng Fa, all with the same thought written on their faces:

These things, do we need you to teach us?

Zheng Fa saw the unspoken thoughts in their hearts, smirked secretly:

Preaching?

Learning stealthily!

Understanding what changed with the Fusang Wood, Zheng Fa immediately had this idea:

In essence, the Fusang Wood Dao Fruit allows Zheng Fa to perceive the various ideas, thoughts, and insights of the listeners during preaching, achieving a purpose of mutual learning.

This is actually very beneficial for spreading knowledge—it allows one to tailor the teaching based on the other person's insights and doubts.

On the other hand, the benefits to Zheng Fa are equally obvious:

To some extent, the insights of these people are equivalent to his own insights!

His own future perception will be extraordinary!

But currently, these people have low cultivation, and their insights in cultivation are quite superficial, not providing great benefit to Zheng Fa.

The issue is... who said he must preach cultivation!

I want to preach physics!

The principles of the "Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend Transformation" are simple, but the details are extremely complex, requiring a knowledge base almost beyond what Zheng Fa has seen.

This cultivation method is now roughly divided into four levels:

The first level is the transformation of Cultivation Techniques.

The second level is to become an object without Spiritual Energy and life.

The third level is to transform into an object with Spiritual Energy and no life—that is, becoming spiritual material.

The fourth level is mastery, transforming into various forms of life.