486 Seeing Potential from Actions (1/2)

Zhou Wen and company arrived in front of the Wordless Monument, preparing to look at it.

”Students, can you wait for a while before you view the Wordless Monument later?” the middle-aged man walked over and said.

”Why?” Li Xuan asked.

”This is our East District's Daoist expert, Elder Jun Tingyu. He's here to study the Wordless Monument. If you were to look at it now and be affected by its power, it'd inevitably disrupt Elder Jun's research,” said the middle-aged man.

”It's alright, let them take a look at it first,” Jun Tingyu said.

Since Jun Tingyu had already spoken, the middle-aged man did not say anything else and returned to the group.

Zhou Wen and company took out the items they had brought with them before preparing to look at the Wordless Monument.

This was because they would be affected by the Wordless Monument if they looked at it for extended periods of time. They would become hyperactive and would do things that expended stamina, so they prepared some tools to do what they wanted.

For example, Tian Xiangdong had prepared two dumbbells. In a while, he wanted to lift the dumbbells to consume his stamina. Tian Zhenzhen had prepared a yoga mat and planned to do yoga.

Apart from Gu Dian, everyone had brought some tools.

Jun Tingyu looked at the things they prepared and seemed interested. He smiled as he sized them up.

”Elder Jun, I heard that the power of the Wordless Monument can put people in a hyperactive state. Then, if one uses this stimulus for learning, can one improve their results?” asked the middle-aged man, Li Mingcan.

Jun Tingyu smiled and said, ”This idea isn't bad, but it's actually very difficult to implement it. Legend has it that Mount Laojun is the place where the founder of Daoism secluded himself. His thoughts are mainly about the Dao. The Dao is about nature in search of the origins of all things to obtain the Great Dao of Heaven and Man. I don't completely understand the meaning and power of this Wordless Monument, but based on my understanding of Laojun, I guess that it must be a power that pursues nature and returns to self.”

”Elder Jun, can you speak human? We still can't understand such profoundness,” Li Mingcan said.

”If my guess is correct, the Wordless Monument should be able to stimulate one's innate potential, so when it plays its role, humans will act according to their own hearts. They will ignore the constraints of the mortal world and do what they want to do deep down. The things that they have prepared beforehand are things that people feel they should do. However, what they want to do deep down will not be affected by the worldly factors, so what they do after viewing the Wordless Monument is often different from what they want to do now.”

”Is there no way to solve this problem and use the power of the Wordless Monument on a specific topic that one wants to do?” Li Mingcan asked again.

”At the beginning, when the influence is relatively low, one can still control it a little. But after looking at the Wordless Monument for a long time, the innate potential in one's heart will become completely stimulated, making it very difficult to control. Unless it's a Sage or Buddha, it's difficult for anyone to control their instincts.” Jun Tingyu said.

As they spoke, Zhou Wen and company were already sitting in front of the Wordless Monument, staring at it.

The longer one looked at the Wordless Monument, the greater the influence they would receive. However, it also depended on the degree of determination one had.

If one's willpower was stronger, then even if one looked at it for a long time, the impact would be smaller than that of an average person.