The topics set for the Divine Lecture were 'Harnessing Foreign Energies' and 'The Path to Immortal Ascension'. It was to help the cultivators of the First Heaven to better acclimate to the foreign threats encroaching upon the realm and help them gain insight into higher stages of cultivation.

Because the Divine Pantheon could also access the Bulletin Board and take a look at the topics being discussed by the users, they understood that the quality of cultivators within the Eastern Abyssal Domain, and perhaps the surrounding regions too, were not on par with the ones who hailed from the Western Sacred Lands and those at the central part of the Inner Abyssal Domain. This lecture may be called a direct intervention or perhaps a massive injection of divine knowledge designed to rapidly uplift the entire region's power level. It is the most convenient form of divine aid.

The initial revelation from Xingxing had sent a wave of dawning horror and understanding through the arena. The greatest enemy they faced was not an army at their gates, but a silent poison within their own bodies.

Patriarch Liu Tianfeng, for the first time in centuries, felt a flicker of genuine fear. He could feel it now that it had been pointed out. The subtle stagnation in his qi, the almost imperceptible resistance when he pushed for a new level of comprehension. It wasn't a bottleneck but a cage.

She then began her lecture in earnest. She spoke of how to identify the subtle signs of foreign energy corruption in one's own spiritual sea. She detailed breathing techniques that could slowly, painstakingly filter out the taints. She demonstrated how to use one's own spiritual will as a whetstone to sharpen and purify one's qi, making it more potent and resilient.

Her every word was like a profound truth or a piece of the puzzle that the realm's greatest masters had been missing for centuries. Patriarchs who had been stuck at their cultivation bottlenecks for hundreds of years suddenly found their eyes widening in enlightenment, the path forward suddenly becoming clear.

As she spoke, the petals of light drifting down from the ceiling began to resonate with her words. Some cultivators, those with higher comprehension, reached out and caught a petal. The moment it touched their skin, it dissolved into a wave of pure, refined energy, giving them a direct, tangible taste of the state they were meant to achieve.

After an hour that felt like a lifetime of revelation, Xingxing's gentle and soothing voice became softer. "That is the theory. The path of Refinement. It is a long, arduous, and inconvenient process. Fortunately for you…"

Xingxing allowed the weight of her words to settle before a faint, almost pitying smile on her perfect lips. "An impurity, once identified, can be removed. A gem, no matter how caked in mud, can be polished. This is the essence of refinement."

She waved her hand again, and the complex diagram of the spiritual system simplified, focusing on a single, glowing meridian channel infested with the dark threads. "You cannot fight this poison with brute force. To do so would be like trying to remove a splinter with a sledgehammer; you will destroy the meridian itself. The path you need to tread is not one of confrontation, but of meticulous and gentle cleansing."

She began to pace the stage, her every movement seemingly a lesson in grace. "Aside from the tips I've just given, I will teach you a foundational technique. A simple art of inner polishing. We shall call it the [Aesthetic Polishing Method]. It requires no rare herbs, no powerful artifacts, only your own spiritual energy, your will, and a profound sense of… aesthetic."

The cultivators blinked. Aesthetic?

"Indeed," Xingxing said, her amethyst eyes twinkling at their reaction. "You must treat your spiritual core not as a furnace to be stoked, but as a priceless jade to be cared for. You will learn to channel a fine, controlled stream of your own spiritual energy to gently cleanse away the impurities. Like a soft cloth on a tarnished mirror, you will polish your meridians, your dantian and your soul, until they reflect their original, flawless brilliance."

To demonstrate, she pointed a slender finger at a random cultivator in the General Admission section, a nervous-looking Core Formation sect master from a minor sect. "You. On the stage."

The sect master stumbled forward, his face turning pale with a mixture of terror and awe.

A smaller, holographic diagram of his own spiritual system appeared beside him, a mess of flickering black threads.

"Do not resist," Xingxing commanded softly. She placed a single, glowing fingertip on his forehead. The elder's body went rigid. On the diagram, a brilliant, pinkish-silver light, a manifestation of Xingxing's own refined qi, entered his system. It flowed like a gentle river, and with a soft friction like sliding into a waterslide, it began to brush against the black threads.

The audience watched, mesmerized, as the black threads began to flake away, dissolving into harmless motes of inert energy. The elder's spiritual sea, once murky, began to clear. His aura, previously stagnant, began to flow with a newfound vitality.

After a few minutes that felt like an eternity, Xingxing removed her finger.

The sect master gasped, his eyes flying open. They were no longer the tired eyes of a man stuck at a bottleneck for fifty years. They were clear, bright, and filled with a profound, tearful gratitude.

"I… I can feel it," he stammered, dropping to his knees. "The path… it's clear again. Thank you, Your Divinity! Thank you!"

"See?" Xingxing said, turning back to the awestruck crowd as she waved another hand, willing another window to pop up beside her, showing the instruction manual of the technique. "Patience. Precision. A love for the purity of your own essence. That is the heart of refinement. Master this technique that I'm imparting to you and the path to ascension, while not easy, will no longer be closed."

She gave a final, dazzling smile before stepping back, her part of the general lecture complete.

At this, Lin Mo, who also started listening halfway through her lecture after sending a reply to Yu Qingyan, couldn't help but click his tongue at how easy she was to understand. Besides, Lihua told him that their lecture would only be half an hour and yet, it extended to more than that.

Everyone in attendance clearly gained something, no matter how low their comprehension is. Most likely, someone from the audience recorded all that, but Lin Mo didn't mind. It was the topic for the general lecture, after all. The benefit for those present in this hall was the direct enlightenment brought about by Xingxing's divine energy and voice.

The arena was silent for a long moment as every cultivator present was trying their best to absorb the profound, life-altering lesson they had just received. Then, Danzhu, the Sage of Alchemy and Elixirs, stepped forward, clearing his throat with a raspy cough.

"A beautiful method," He began, his voice dry and practical. "Elegant. Poetic. And dreadfully slow. For those of you with centuries to spare for navel-gazing and inner polishing, her path is a fine one. For the rest of you, who live in a world of inconvenient realities like monster invasions and impending wars, I offer a more… efficient solution."

He snapped his fingers. Two new items materialized in the air beside him, their descriptions projected for all to see.

[Item: Five-Phase Harmonizing Tea]

[Grade: Low Earth-Grade]

[Description: A daily tonic brewed from five spiritual herbs, each corresponding to a fundamental element. Gently purges minor spiritual impurities accumulated through daily cultivation and exposure to foreign energies. Promotes a balanced and harmonious flow of qi.]

[Effect: Daily consumption reduces spiritual toxin accumulation by 15%. Long-term use strengthens meridian resilience.]

[Item: Spiritual Scouring Pill]

[Grade: High Earth-Grade]

[Description: A potent, one-time purgative refined from the core of a Void-storm Crystal and a hundred purifying herbs. Induces a powerful, controlled 'fever' in the spiritual sea, violently burning away up to 80% of accumulated spiritual toxins.]

[Warning: The process is intensely painful and temporarily incapacitating. Recommended for use in a secure, stable environment. Not for the faint of will.]

"The path of refinement is a chore," Danzhu stated flatly. "Alchemy is a shortcut. The [Five-Phase Harmonizing Tea] is your daily maintenance, a convenient way to keep the dust from settling. The [Spiritual Scouring Pill] is your deep clean, a reset button for a system that has been neglected for too long. Why spend years meticulously polishing a gem when a single, well-crafted alchemical bath can dissolve the grime in an hour?"

His words were a pragmatic contrast to Xingxing's poetic philosophy, and they resonated deeply with the more practical-minded cultivators.

"Both of these new, convenient solutions…" Danzhu announced with a shrewd glint in his eyes, "... will be available for purchase at the Divine Convenience Store following this lecture. Stock is limited. Plan your budgets accordingly."

Lin Mo almost laughed out loud. These divine beings were natural-born marketers. Xingxing provided the profound, free-to-use spiritual software update, and Danzhu immediately followed up with the premium, paid-for hardware and consumable solutions. It was a perfect business model.

He just revealed two new products that the store patrons would surely rush in to buy.

Still, that's just the start. His lecture had yet to start. The prominent Pill Masters and Alchemists could barely hide their anticipation for it.