Mo Hua suddenly thought of another question:
"Master, is Earth Sect a very large sect?"
"Yes," Mr. Zhuang nodded.
"How large is it?"
Mr. Zhuang said, "Earth Sect is one of the largest sects in Kun State, but as for how large it actually is, you don’t need to worry about that now. It’s not something you can come into contact with at your current level of cultivation. When you encounter it, you will naturally understand."
Mo Hua nodded and then asked:
"Is the Old Ancestor of Sun Family also someone from Earth Sect?"
Mr. Zhuang’s gaze became slightly heavy as he pondered:
"Even if he is not a member of Earth Sect, he is related to it."
"Then how did Earth Sect comprehend the Thick Earth Formation? Also through Divine Sense, communicating with the essence of the earth?"
Mo Hua voiced his doubt.
He wanted to know if there were other methods to comprehend the Taoist Meaning.
Although one can comprehend Taoist Meaning for a short period using a Taoist Stele, it places a great burden on the stele.
Unless absolutely necessary, Mo Hua did not plan to do so in the future.
And the cultivators of Earth Sect presumably all lack a Taoist Stele.
Without the assistance of a Taoist Stele, what methods do they use to contemplate the Taoist Meaning?
After all, Earth Sect is named after "earth," so its core formation must be related to the earth; thus, it is also closely tied to the earth’s Taoist Meaning.
Mr. Zhuang did not explain in detail, simply hinting:
"Taoist Meaning needs Divine Sense to ’contemplate’..."
Mo Hua was startled and then understood, "A Contemplation Map?"
Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Earth Sect possesses a Contemplation Map that has been passed down for ten thousand years, known as the ’Emperor Heaven and Earth Diagram.’"
Mo Hua was inwardly shocked.
Emperor Heaven and Earth!
Just by hearing the name, he felt its vast and majestic presence.
"Do you remember what I told you about Contemplation Maps?" Mr. Zhuang asked.
Mo Hua nodded.
He remembered Mr. Zhuang saying:
Contemplation Maps reflect another’s Divine Sense and their understanding of the Heavenly Dao; in other words, what is contemplated is someone else’s "Dao" or perhaps the "Dao" of something non-human...
After thinking for a while, Mo Hua then said:
"Then does this Taoist Meaning belong to ’non-human’s Dao’?"
Mr. Zhuang nodded and said, "Exactly, non-human’s Dao can be good or evil, righteous or nefarious. Some may seem good, but in essence, they are evil; others may appear righteous, yet their true nature is nefarious..."
"With your limited experience in Tao Cultivation, you might not be able to discern the right from the wrong. Rushing into contemplation can easily lead you to be deceived by appearances and fall into dangerous territory."
"That’s why at the beginning, I told you not to touch or even think about Contemplation Maps."
Mo Hua couldn’t help but nod.
Just like the Landscape Taoist Child Painting he saw.
On the surface, it was an innocent Taoist Child, but in reality, it was a green-faced fanged Evil Ghost.
If it weren’t for his ability to manifest Divine Sense and Drawing Formation, and the fact that his Sea of Consciousness contained a Taoist Stele, he might have been possessed by the Evil Ghost’s malevolence, losing control of himself and no longer being the same person.
Mo Hua then asked, "Is the Contemplation Map of Earth Sect a map of righteous Divine Thought?"
"It should be," Mr. Zhuang considered his words.
Mo Hua was taken aback, "It should be?"
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Mr. Zhuang nodded, "I haven’t seen it, so I don’t know the details, hence I say it should be."
"But this diagram has been passed down by the ancestors of Earth Sect, and they have been contemplating it for many years without any issues. So there shouldn’t be any problems."
"Even if there are problems, Earth Sect would not inform outsiders."
"We are all cultivators, not having become immortals, so we are humans, not celestials. As humans, our Divine Sense is limited, and what we perceive as the true form may still only be an appearance."
"The knowledge at the level of Divine Sense is the most elusive and difficult to grasp, especially for a Contemplation Map that has been passed down for over ten thousand years..."
"Thus, what the true nature of this map is, is difficult to say."
Mr. Zhuang furrowed his brows, expressing his sentiment.
Mo Hua understood somewhat, nodded slightly, and then quietly asked:
"Master, if one day I come across this Contemplation Map, may I take a look at it?"