"That's excellent!"
Sun Simiao nodded.
Fang Chen immediately ordered someone to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. Sun Simiao wrote down the prescription and the names of the medicinal herbs, and then gave instructions along the way.
After arranging for Sun Simiao's temporary stay in the palace, Fang Chen slowly spoke. "Senior, I have a question I would like to ask you!"
"Oh? Is it about martial arts?" Sun Simiao looked up and asked.
"No, it's news about the Temple of War!"
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Chapter 187 Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish.
"The Temple of War?"
Sun Simiao was taken aback. He thought Fang Chen wanted to ask about martial arts.
Unexpectedly, he asked about the Temple of War.
"Please enlighten me, sir!"
Fang Chen nodded.
Sun Simiao was no young man. He had experienced the fall of the Sui Dynasty during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He had seen the Temple of the God of War and possessed the cultivation of a Grandmaster. If he didn't ask him for advice, who else would he ask for advice?
"The Temple of War God is a mysterious place. I only came across it by chance back then. Later, I wanted to see the temple again, but I could never get there and could only return disappointed."
Sun Simiao slowly began to speak. “The wonder of this hall lies not in directly imparting martial arts to you, but in enhancing your comprehension, clearing your mind, and helping you understand the essence of what you have learned, so that you can take your skills to the next level.”
"Even more so, some can even comprehend their own Dao!"
"Back then, I was just a third-rate expert. Only my medical skills were truly mastered. Once, while traveling the world, I happened to see the Temple of the God of War. I sat in front of the temple's phantom for a whole day and night."
"As one progresses in martial arts, whenever one uses a move, some obscure and difficult-to-understand points, as well as flaws, suddenly appear in one's mind. One understands one's own shortcomings and naturally recalls ways to make up for them."
"As a result, my martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds, and I created my own unique martial arts moves, thus entering the ranks of top masters!"
"At the same time, my medical skills are even more terrifying than my martial arts. After sitting in front of the Temple of the God of War for a whole day and night, I can remember clearly and distinctly all the medicinal herbs, their names, medicinal properties, and so on that I could not remember in the past!"
"From then on, my medical skills also improved by leaps and bounds. I traveled all over the world to treat patients. Wherever I went, some diseases that old doctors could not cure were nothing to me. From then on, I was known as a divine doctor!"
"The wonder of the Temple of War can be summed up in an old saying: 'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime!'" Sun Simiao gazed into the distance outside the imperial study and spoke slowly. "Inside the Temple of War, there are no martial arts manuals, no meridian pathways, only statues..."
"Encountering the Temple of the War God is a great opportunity for you. How much you can comprehend depends entirely on your own talent!"
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime!"
Fang Chen murmured softly after hearing Sun Simiao's words.
"Could it be that my path of seizing martial arts techniques from various schools to strengthen myself has been wrong from the very beginning?"
At this moment, Fang Chen remembered that he had obtained hard qigong from Li Wang.
He seized the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, the Star Shift Technique, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Yi Jin Jing, the Life and Death Talisman, and other wondrous martial arts from the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. His own strength also improved by leaps and bounds. Furthermore, in The Legend of the Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, he relied on his powerful firepower to seize the ten volumes of the Heavenly Demon Strategy.
He also practiced the Longevity Technique.
He is only one step away from becoming a Grandmaster!
"Shattering the void..."
Various martial arts techniques flashed through his mind like a movie, and the words "shattering the void" suddenly appeared in Fang Chen's mind.
"Yes, what is my pursuit? Isn't it to gain immense power, shatter the void, travel to a higher world, and achieve immortality?"
"I have a portal. If life is only a few decades long, how can one afford to fly around so carefree?"
“Your Majesty’s pursuit of martial arts is sincere and unwavering. I have known this since the beginning of Your Majesty’s dispatch of a large army to collect martial arts techniques from all schools and sects across the land.” Seeing Fang Chen remain silent, Sun Simiao said meaningfully.
"I believe Your Majesty has already understood what I have said."
"Thank you for your guidance, senior!"
Fang Chen looked at Sun Simiao and said sincerely.
He was sincerely grateful; Sun Simiao's words were like a wake-up call, waking him up.
What good are the Northern Darkness Divine Art, the Shifting Stars and Changing Dragons, even if they are mastered to their peak?
Can it shatter the void? Can it grant immortality?
cannot!
Looking back now, all of this was nothing more than picking up scraps from others; even at the highest level of cultivation, it's difficult to escape the shackles drawn by others.
To achieve a breakthrough, you must break out of this circle and forge your own path!
For example, Zhang Sanfeng, the master of Tai Chi, understood the Way of Tai Chi!
Sun Simiao, of course, goes without saying.
Another example is Ning Daoqi, who mastered the Eight Strikes of the Freehand Technique from the Temple of War God and became the number one in the Central Plains!
Then there's the Evil King Shi Zhixuan, who refined the demonic martial arts to perfection, eliminating the dross and retaining the essence, and finally mastered the Undying Seal Technique...