Chapter 1622 (2/2)

“Senior apprentice-brother was originally one of the Southern Xuan Region’s top experts. With a seventh Heavenstage of Soul Transformation cultivation base and his manifestation that has started to awaken, we can’t miss this chance to hear him discuss the Dao!”

Quite a few people immediately rushed over to that man. Long Chen looked around and saw at least seventy to eighty people. There were quite a few women looking at that man wors.h.i.+pfully.

“The Heavenly Daos are ephemeral, like ice hidden within the sea, like stars hidden in the sky. If you want to comprehend the Dao, you must have a heart like water, a mind like the void. You must use the view of a spectator to observe the world…” This w.a.n.g Shan was sitting on a rock as he spoke.

Long Chen was a bit surprised. This person seemed to really have some skill.

“That’s why, if you want to become a supreme expert, you must be able to view things from multiple angles. That will allow you to see the truth clearer, instead of just seeing a corner of the iceberg. When you look at others, you should look at yourself first. Only once you see yourself clearly can you see other things clearly. Otherwise, a mountain could be before you, but a single leaf over your eyes can make you blind to it. Tranquility leads to reflection, reflection leads to intelligence. Only then can you be free of your seven emotions and six desires. Only then can you see things clearly. Only then will the gate to comprehension open for you. That is the best time to comprehend the Heavenly Daos,” continued w.a.n.g Shan, his voice solemn. The disciples around him were all paying close attention.

Long Chen’s lips curled into a slight smile. Shaking his head ever so slightly, he turned to leave. At first, he had felt that this person had some skill. But as he said more, Long Chen realized that this wasn’t the result of his comprehension but simply him reciting a portion of a scripture.

Such a thing might sound correct and mysterious, and Long Chen had also read through quite a few fragments of scriptures that had been pa.s.sed down from ancient times. Some of those scriptures were truly written by amazing experts. Their wisdom was something even Long Chen admired.

Their scriptures were truly profound. Sometimes, a single sentence might have dozens of different interpretations. No matter how you tried to comprehend it, it would still make sense. It would still corroborate your Dao.

Such a thing was truly the epitome. Those experts had been able to summarize the countless Daos into just a few lines. However, those scriptures were also too profound for people to understand.

The inheritance and understanding of those scriptures had long since been severed. It was like the difference between an adult scholar and a child. There was no way for a child to understand a scholar’s essay on the Dao. All a child could do was recite what the scholar had said.

Due to the battle of the immortal era and successive dark eras, the Martial Heaven Continent’s cultivation culture had been fractured, resulting in many texts being lost. Any texts that managed to be preserved were damaged and incomplete. There was no way to fully understand them.

During this era, a few people had added annotations to those texts based on their own viewpoints and comprehensions. However, Long Chen had read so many of those that he found that most of them were nonsense. They seemed right but were wrong. Some had even completely twisted the original meaning of the ancient text.

At first, Long Chen had thought that w.a.n.g Shan was expounding the Dao and sharing his own comprehension with others, so that they could all corroborate their Daos. Only later did Long Chen realize that w.a.n.g Shan was reciting what he had read in some ancient scripture. Listening to this kind of thing was a pure waste of time.

“Brother, please wait a moment.”

Long Chen had just taken two steps away when w.a.n.g Shan suddenly stopped talking of the Dao and called out to Long Chen.

Long Chen paused. Everyone was startled, and they turned to look at Long Chen. Long Chen looked around himself and saw that there was no one else near him. w.a.n.g Shan was clearly talking to him.

“Do you need something?” Long Chen frowned.

“I was simply wondering if you were doubting my comprehension of the Dao?” w.a.n.g Shan looked at Long Chen politely. However, his tone possessed an arrogant tune.

In truth, w.a.n.g Shan had been looking around as he had been expounding on the Dao. He saw everyone else run over as if they were afraid of missing a single word.

However, Long Chen was the opposite, wanting to leave as soon as he said a few words. That had irritated him.

“No, I have no doubts.” Long Chen shook his head. He couldn’t be bothered to partic.i.p.ate in such a cla.s.sless discussion of the Dao.

“Wait a moment. Just now, you were shaking your head and muttering something disdainfully while I was speaking. You should have some issues with my understanding of the Dao. Please, tell me. What is your name? Where do you come from? If you dislike my Dao, can you share your own?” asked w.a.n.g Shan.

Long Chen’s fury immediately soared. When had he shaken his head? Furthermore, with his face covered, how was w.a.n.g Shan supposed to have seen a disdainful expression? He was clearly intentionally trying to find trouble with him. Was he really so dislikable that everyone he met would immediately try to find trouble for him?

However, just at that moment, Long Chen saw a certain fellow standing by w.a.n.g Shan’s side. Long Chen immediately understood because that fellow was one of the idiots who had been forced to eat stones just before.

Alright then, they wanted to play. Long Chen’s lips curled into a sinister smile. Today, he would properly play with them.