I Won't Allow Anyone in the Group to Be More Awesome Than Me!
A system notification immediately popped up, and everyone instantly saw Shi Potian in the livestream.
This guy still looked clean-cut, with a naive expression.
Devourer of the World: "How many bowls of Laba Congee did you eat?"
Shi Potian: "I downed eighteen bowls in a row, shocking the Dragonwood Island Lords!"
Shi Potian: "Thanks to Jiang Li's reminder, my power has almost doubled!"
Shi Potian: "Those who came to the island, after knowing the truth, were all filled with regret, and begged me to return their Laba Congee!"
Jiang Li almost couldn't help but call him a glutton.
Eighteen bowls of Laba Congee, poured together, would fill a whole bucket.
"Eighteen bowls... This guy's got some serious skill! He didn't even get poisoned!"
Shi Potian: "Here's the Tai Xuan Scripture. Everyone, study it!"
He aimed the camera at the stone wall, and the characters carved into it appeared before everyone.
With the Tai Xuan Scripture revealed, silence fell over the live stream.
The mysterious Tai Xuan Scripture had already whetted everyone's appetite, and they all wanted to see if they could grasp its true meaning.
Jiang Li also began to study the Tai Xuan Scripture, following the descriptions in the original story.
At Wudang Mountain, Zhang Sanfeng carefully observed the Tai Xuan Scripture in the camera. He then rose and began to practice.
Whoosh! With a massive surge of sword energy, Zhang Sanfeng wore a look of satisfaction.
"The power has indeed increased significantly... I wonder if this old Taoist has understood it correctly!"
He felt he'd grasped the meaning.
Because he felt the power of this move surpassed most martial arts techniques.
Even the magical power cultivated by cultivators could unleash significant offensive power with this move.
Zhang Sanfeng was somewhat pleased with himself, and he began to speak in the chat group:
Zhang Sanfeng: "This sentence should be understood this way."
In a short while, Zhang Sanfeng shared his understanding.
Finally, he added a sentence: Wudang's Centenarian Daoist: "This old Daoist's attack power has improved quite a bit; I should have understood it correctly!"
Invincible Borrowing Technique of Heaven and Earth: "Old Zhang, you're mistaken. These sentences should be understood like this..."
Wang Chao: "You're all wrong. I think I'm the one who understands it correctly. It should be understood like this... My attack power has almost doubled!"
Yan Shisan: "As if my attack power hasn't increased!"
Everyone exchanged thoughts, and then they were all dumbfounded.
They all felt they understood it correctly because their strength had increased.
But wasn't this exactly what Jiang Li had said? Everyone thought they understood it correctly, and everyone's strength had increased.
But no one could convince anyone else!
Peach Blossom Island Cook: "This Tai Xuan Scripture is truly amazing!"
The hundred-year-old Taoist from Wudang Mountain: "It seems we haven't grasped the true essence of the Tai Xuan Scripture!"
Chen Beixuan: "This is unbelievable! A group of cultivators can't even comprehend a single martial art!"
Yaoyue: "How can there be such a miraculous martial art? Everyone's comprehension is different, yet it still boosts their strength!"
Wang Chao: "Where's Jiang Li? Jiang Li should be able to understand the correct Tai Xuan Scripture!"
Chen Beixuan @ Devourer Lord: "Jiang Li, have you understood it?"
Devourer Lord: "I have!"
Jiang Li smiled slightly, saying nothing more.
It's just the beginning. Let's see if anyone can figure it out!
Wudang's Centenarian Daoist: "Holy shit, Jiang Li is terrifying!"
Chen Beixuan: "What's the correct way? Please enlighten us, Jiang Li!"
Devourer Lord: "Once you've all finished reading the Tai Xuan Scripture, if none of you can grasp its true meaning, I'll reveal the secret!"
Devourer Lord @ Shi Potian: "Why aren't you comprehending it?"
He noticed that although Shi Potian was broadcasting to everyone, he wasn't attempting to understand the Tai Xuan Scripture himself.
Shi Potian: "I... I can't read, how can I comprehend it?"
A look of embarrassment crossed his face.
Everyone in the group was a cultivator, and he couldn't even read! It was truly mortifying to admit.
Of course, there was another reason he wasn't trying to comprehend it: Jiang Li had already promised him the Diamond Dragon God Physique.
No matter how profound the Tai Xuan Scripture was, it couldn't possibly be more powerful than a cultivation technique, could it?
He was now waiting to become a cultivator.
Yan Shisan@Shi Potian: "WTF, you can't read?"
Li Xunhuan: "You can't read, so how are you communicating in the chat group?"
Shi Potian: "??? Does communicating in the chat group require reading?"
Sun Wukong: "This Old Sun also can't read!"
The hundred-year-old Taoist from Wudang: "The chat group is very magical; not being able to read doesn't affect communication!"
The Lord of Devouring@Shi Potian: "Don't be afraid. The Tai Xuan Scripture is very profound; everyone's understanding is different. Not being able to read doesn't affect comprehension!"
Shi Potian: "Really? Since Big Brother Jiang Li said so, then I'll try to comprehend it!"
Shi Potian sat down after hearing that and began to contemplate the Tai Xuan Scripture in his own way.
The people in the chat group didn't urge him.
Over the next few days, Shi Potian toured all the stone chambers engraved with the Tai Xuan Scripture, giving everyone a live broadcast.
During this process, there were occasional arguments in the chat group.
Because everyone found that their skills had improved.
But whenever they uploaded their understanding, the chat group's assessment always added a "fake" after the Tai Xuan Scripture.
Until this day, Shi Potian brought everyone to the last stone chamber.
At first, he sat down and contemplated as usual.
But after a moment, everyone noticed Shi Potian had stood up, his arms beginning to move.
At the same time, the sound of surging true qi, like a flowing river, echoed from within him. A powerful aura began to emanate from his body, causing the stone walls on either side to tremble.
The hundred-year-old Taoist from Wudang said, "Why has Shi Potian's true qi suddenly increased so dramatically?"
Yan Shisan said, "Could he have comprehended the correct Tai Xuan Scripture?"
Li Xunhuan said, "It seems so. I remember when he asked Jiang Li for a divination, Jiang Li said that Hero's Island was his opportunity!"
A Xing said, "How did he comprehend it? Even I, a martial arts genius in a million, haven't understood the Tai Xuan Scripture. Is he even more talented than me?"
Chen Beixuan said, "Could it be that in the chat group, his comprehension is second only to Jiang Li?"
The Zombie Taoist Priest said, "Shi Potian is a bit of a simpleton!"
Wang Chao@Lord of Devouring: "Big Boss Jiang Li, did Shi Potian comprehend the correct Tai Xuan Scripture?"
Lord of Devouring: "That's right. He is the fated inheritor of the Tai Xuan Scripture, so naturally, he can comprehend the true Tai Xuan Scripture!"
Chen Beixuan@: "Big Boss Jiang Li, what exactly is the true Tai Xuan Scripture? Even I, a Tribulation-Transcending mighty expert, can't fathom a mere mortal martial art!"
Wudang's Centenarian Daoist: "Kneeling and begging Big Boss Jiang Li to reveal the secret!"
A Xing: "I also can't believe that Shi Potian's comprehension is even higher than mine!"
Yaoyue@Lord of Devouring: "Big Boss Jiang Li, Shi Potian seems so simple-minded. How could he comprehend the Tai Xuan Scripture that we all can't?"
Everyone basically refused to accept that Shi Potian could comprehend the true Tai Xuan Scripture.
Those who have been in the chat group for a long time all know that the guy isn't smart at all; in fact, he's a bit of an airhead.
Precisely because of this, everyone was both unconvinced and puzzled that Shi Potian could comprehend the Tai Xuan Scripture!
The Devourer Lord: "Because he's illiterate!"
The Devourer Lord: "Those words are completely misleading!"
The Devourer Lord: "The true Tai Xuan Scripture lies in the shape of those characters, the strokes of those characters, which correspond to the pathways of true qi within the body!"
The Devourer Lord: "Haven't you noticed that the calligraphy in each stone chamber is different? This is the true mystery of the Tai Xuan Scripture!"
After Jiang Li finished speaking, the chat group was silent for several seconds.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
So, the true wonder of the Tai Xuan Scripture was like this; it wasn't about interpreting the meaning of the words, but rather the flow of the strokes of the characters.
The hundred-year-old Taoist from Wudang said, "So that's how it is!"
Chen Beixuan said, "This one coughed up three liters of blood! I've spent the last few days racking my brains trying to understand the meaning of those characters!"
Yan Shisan said, "Who knew not knowing the characters could have such an advantage!"
Wang Chao said, "It's not that simple. It's also difficult to map those strokes to our inner selves!"
The Purple Mist Gentleman's Sword said, "Yes, now that Jiang Li has deciphered it, who among you can convert the strokes of these characters into the flow of true qi? I, for one, can't do it."
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