Elder Shen finished speaking and lowered his eyes, awaiting the Ancestor's decision.
The elder in a splendid robe pondered silently for a moment, then shook his head, "Let it be, the Bagua Thunder Formation is not lightly taught, nor can it be easily learned; if he is unwilling to teach, do not force him."
Elder Shen was puzzled, furrowed his brow, and said, "Ancestor, is this formation truly about having an unyielding and upright character?"
Seeing the Ancestor didn't reply, he continued:
"In my disciple's opinion, talk of character is purely fictitious; if one's Spiritual Root and bones are good, what can't be learned? Why bother speaking about character?"
"The Zheng Family's Thunder Formation, I see it as nothing more than smoke and mirrors; they just treasure it too much and are unwilling to share, using 'character and Taoist Heart' as an excuse to prevaricate."
