On the garden balcony of the tenth floor of the Tower of Babel, all the returning disciples of the academy had gathered.
Their faces were beaming with joy, and many of them, after absorbing the starlight, suddenly sat cross-legged on the ground with solemn expressions.
Immediately, some of the older disciples of the academy realized what was happening and rushed forward to protect the Dharma.
The four senior professors at the academy were quite pleased to see this, because it meant that someone had gained a "real reward" from this stroke of luck.
“We only touched upon the form of the ‘Dao’ after reaching the heights of the mountains and seas. These young people are much more fortunate than us!”
"Otherwise, why would we say we're old?"
"I just don't know if Shen Qian can reach that point..."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the four men became somewhat hesitant.
“I’ve heard Dingyan say that Shen Qian’s true cultivation level is far lower than it appears. If he is still at the initial martial artist level as I suspect, then I’m afraid it will be very difficult for him…”
"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao... This kind of thing is mysterious and profound. The saying that one can only understand the Tao by traversing mountains and seas is just a general statement, but there are always those with extraordinary talent who can break through this limitation."
"Actually, it doesn't matter. Even if he can't 'ascend the Dao' yet, those starlight containing the power of laws will eventually leave seeds."
"That's right, it's only a matter of time before they take root and sprout."
After a brief discussion, the four exchanged a smile and simultaneously looked up.
Above that top floor, everything had calmed down, but a faint glimmer of starlight could still be seen flowing within it. However, the starlight quickly disappeared, as if it had been concealed.
...
Above the top floor.
Shi Dingyan and the others did not rush to leave to digest their gains. Seemingly casually, they stood in a peculiar position, protecting the central Chen Qian.
Even Liu Changqing, who had jumped off the building, quietly returned and stood in his rightful place.
Gao Wenyuan remained seated on the edge of the platform, quietly watching Jingcheng below. However, Shi Dingyan keenly noticed a detail: the teacher had not made tea.
This shows that Gao Wenyuan is actually still paying attention to his junior brother's every move.
And before sinking...
After being struck by seven consecutive rays of starlight, he fell into silence.
The endless starlight dyed his entire body a mysterious golden-purple color.
Shen Qian's eyes were tightly closed, and no one knew his condition.
However, Shi Dingyan and the others were not worried. They were certain to gain something. The only remaining question was how much benefit they could obtain from this opportunity.
...
Before sinking, he found himself in a wondrous world.
Just moments before, he was immersed in the joy of his rapid physical improvement, but after the starlight reached a certain level, it seemed to trigger some kind of qualitative change. With a "boom," everything that Shen Qian saw and perceived changed.
His consciousness seemed to have been detached from his body and floated into the endless void.
Keep going upwards.
There seemed to be something invisible paving the way for him within the starlight.
The road continued to extend until it led him to the void, to the highest point of the sky.
This place is filled with all sorts of bizarre and wonderful colors, and all the elements of the world.
Standing at the lowest point of nothingness, Chen Qian looked up and saw wind, thunder, water, and fire; he also saw destruction and rebirth, the changing of all things, and many more sights he could not comprehend...
A misconception arose before he fell asleep.
If he can find a way to get up there, and touch any one of the elements, he will transform into a supreme deity who can manipulate everything in this world at will.
Even though he felt he wasn't far from the myriad phenomena of the heavens, he felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.
Where is this?
Consciousness is not an illusion, so Shenqian could still clearly realize that this was the scene he saw when the starlight was at its peak.
Everything around him was drawing him in, but Shen Qian felt as if he had lost his way.
Why is it that even becoming a god... can be without direction?
Shen Qian was confused.
For no apparent reason, a network of veins appeared before his eyes.
The veins continued to expand, and as Shen Qian focused his attention, the veins suddenly stood up and transformed into a straight, upward-pointing road.
Before sinking, his heart began to pound, and a voice kept telling him.
He only needs to follow this established road to reach higher places.
He doesn't need to put in any effort or think; he just needs to... follow this path.
And this road is so wide, with countless forks to choose from along the way, that there's no need to worry about encountering any problems halfway through.
This network of veins, which had transformed into a road to heaven, was actually strangely familiar to Shen Qian.
Because this is... Tantai Qin's Great Dao vein!
He had never understood it before, but now he finally understood.
It turns out that the essence of the Great Dao is actually the shape of Tantai Qin's "Dao".
If Shen Qian were willing, he could now follow in the other's footsteps and reach the same level as the other in the shortest amount of time, becoming a top-tier master of the Mountain and Sea realm.
Shen Qian suddenly realized why there were so many powerful figures in the Mountain and Sea Realm, but so few kings and marquises.
If there were readily available Dao paths, any high-level martial artist could quickly establish a Dao foundation, requiring only a basic understanding.
But... what's the point of that?
Although Tantai Qin's "Tao" is estimated to be nearly fifty meters high.
According to Chai Haotian's previous statement, ordinary mountains and seas are only two zhang in length, and three zhang is already considered a good level.
How terrifying would a path exceeding sixteen zhang be?
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