"How to beat Haotian and how to be a strong person like you seem irrelevant."
For Ning Que, only the powerful cultivators like the Headmaster were qualified to go against Haotian and work out the abstruse questions.
How did the Headmaster cultivate? It was hard to be simply copied, but he could study and consult as his Youngest Uncle did and save himself some twists and turns.
"Some people cultivate by talking and living. It stinks but it's real; as long as you can live longer, you can cultivate better. I am average but I am living a long life.
"How to be strong like me? First, you should learn how to compete with time—one of the two powerful rules of Haotian. You should try to stay alive longer. The longer you live, the better you cultivate, and then the longer you can live. It is a cycle."
Ning Que said, "Teacher, you're just spouting rubbish."
The Headmaster said, "But that is what I am doing."