Chapter 291: Heavenly Dao Academy (2/2)
”No.” Li Qiye pondered for a moment and said: ”We'll do it like this; I will just enter the Grand Era Hall.”
”Do you want to let the Progenitor know?” Old Daoist Peng couldn't help but ask. In fact, he wanted to know Li Qiye's ident.i.ty and why Li Qiye knew their Progenitor! Unless Li Qiye was a descendant of their Progenitor's old acquaintance, this would be an impossible matter.
”No.” Li Qiye shook his head and declined: ”There is no need to alarm others, I simply want to see the situation of the heaven and earth vein.” Having said this, his heart couldn't help but lament with a soft sigh.
Meeting the Progenitor? They might as well not meet. At the moment, he didn't want to see Magu. It was too long ago; matters of the past have been covered with a layer of dust, so why the need to see each other again?
Old Daoist Peng didn't force the matter; he nodded his head and said: ”Then I will let Little Le arrange it for you. This brat is our Heavenly Dao Academy's most excellent young prodigy. This brat's nature and temperament are quite excellent and he’s absolutely worthy of being groomed.” At this point, he inadvertently or purposefully looked at Chi Xiaodie, who was standing a bit to the side.
Li Qiye smiled and didn't say anything about this implication. He then told Chi Xiaodie: ”Clean up a bit. Tomorrow, we will go to the Heavenly Dao Academy.”
On the second day, Li Qiye left the temple with Little Autumn and Chi Xiaodie. Although the old daoist didn't leave the Everlasting Courtyard, he arranged everything for Li Qiye's entrance to the academy.
But before their departure, Chi Xiaodie didn't want to leave this old temple; she stared at the statue of her ancestor. There were too many unknown secrets in this temple, and she hadn't figured all of them out.
To her, the time spent in this temple had changed her greatly, including her att.i.tude and knowledge. One could say that this temple opened a new door for her and exposed her to the real grand dao!
Before this event, she was an arrogant canary, the princess of the Lion's Roar Country. No matter how modest she portrayed herself, deep in her bones remained an innate arrogance from being a golden daughter. But at this moment of departure, she was only a devout cultivator who managed to constrain her pride within; she was someone who was willing to stay next to Li Qiye with sincerity.
Before, she only glanced at a tiny corner of the grand dao, but after following Li Qiye, she finally saw the grand dao and embarked on the journey towards the supreme path!
”Come, you can come back whenever you want later.” Li Qiye glanced and said towards Chi Xiaodie, who was unwilling to depart.
She took a deep breath and bowed down to her ancestor before leaving with Li Qiye.
Heavenly Dao Academy — an ancient and towering heritage; the human race's oldest heritage. People said that the grand dao of the human race had two origins; one was the War G.o.d Temple and the other was the Heavenly Dao Academy. Its origin was ancient to the point of being untraceable.
One could only understand the academy's majesty when standing in front of its doors. Countless divine mountains and giant palaces were present; they towered all the way to the sky to gaze at the heavens. The highest place was surrounded by stars as if it was its own separate world. Amongst the giant mountains, there was a divine bridge that spanned ten thousand miles from one corner of the sky to another...
Inside the academy were divine cranes flying in the sky with flood dragons riding the clouds alongside other auspicious animals... Standing outside the academy made other people question its name; how could this just be an academy? It was more like its own separate world. Heavenly Dao World would be a more appropriate t.i.tle.
Chi Xiaodie couldn't help but stare in awe at the academy's boundless majesticity. The western border was only a corner of the academy — a very desolate and unnoticeable area!
The moment they set foot before the gate, they could see a giant monolith. It was more accurate to call it a giant stone rampart rather than an ancient monument. There were many names engraved on this monolith; some resembled silver hooks and steel strokes written in a calligraphic style while others bore the dragon and serpent style. However, there were also those with the simplistic ink splas.h.i.+ng art… [1. Silver hook style: The tip of the brush is exposed where it is lifted from the paper, leaving a distinctive hook — hence the description ”silver hooks and steel strokes” for his calligraphy.
A continuous cursive force permeates the entire piece. The brush skirts up, down, left, and right as it speeds across the paper. With the crescendo and accelerando of the brush motion, viewers may imagine the brush as if it were a sword, or an arrow, or a group of musical notes, revealing varying speeds and feelings. This ink splas.h.i.+ng style is from the Tang Dynasty.]
Immortal Emperor Fei Yang, Immortal Emperor Hao Hai, Immortal Emperor Ta Kong, Lion Monarch Ba Xian, Martial G.o.d, Saber Ancestor... All of these were extraordinary characters and their famous names were carved on this monolith.
All of them were the most excellent students who came out of the academy. Unless one achieves a certain level of invincibility, they would not be able to come back and leave behind their names on this monolith!