Chapter 1562: Yang Tianming's Obsession!

Yang Tianming, follow me.

Hearing this, Yang Tianming silently followed beside Ye Shuang.

Ye Shuang initially said nothing, merely observing Yang Tianming.

Although Yang Tianming's cultivation was not high, he was very famous in the Yaochi Starfield.

Two things made him famous: first, Yang Tianming received the Ancient Fist Dao Inheritance from Yin Poyue; second, he became the fiancé of Chi Yao Xianzi, which caused a sensation throughout the Yaochi Imperial Dynasty, even more so than when he had previously received the Dao Fruit Realm Inheritance.

The latter was the previous generation's ruler of the Yaochi Imperial Dynasty, a decision of the Old Madman.

Now, Ye Shuang has learned from Lu Xuan what will happen in the future.

Chi Yao Xianzi betrayed the human race, causing the deaths of Yang Tianming and Empress Yao Xi……

However, looking at it this way, the Old Madman's scheme was at least correct, but he never expected Chi Yao to betray the Yaochi Imperial Dynasty and the human race.

A moment of silence.

Ye Shuang asked, "What do you think of Chi Yao Xianzi?"

Yang Tianming shrugged, "We are not on the same path. She admires the strong, and is an absolute strong one, needing someone who can overwhelm her. I also don't know why Senior Old Madman insisted on establishing a marriage contract between us."

Ye Shuang curiously asked, "Did something happen between you and Chi Yao Xianzi in the secret realm?"

Yang Tianming gave an embarrassed laugh, "One could say that, but I never even touched her……"

Upon saying that, he came to an abrupt halt.

But Ye Shuang seemed to have caught a hint of secrecy.

She did not continue to press further.

Ye Shuang's beautiful eyes were as calm as flowing water as she looked at Yang Tianming, "This war will be protracted, many will die, and perhaps our Hehuan Sect will lose."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Yang Tianming shouted loudly.

Ye Shuang smiled; in fact, when she learned of the future from Lord Lu Zunzhu, she too was unwilling to believe it, but the facts are exactly so.

Fortunately, Lord Lu Zunzhu will descend, and he will change everything.

Ye Shuang earnestly looked at Yang Tianming, "Have you not considered that you too might die in this war?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tianming's face showed no dejection; instead, his fighting spirit rose, "Since ancient times, who can escape death? Dying in the human race's war, I too can smile at the underworld. However……"

Ye Shuang smiled, "However, what?"

Yang Tianming gave a dry cough, "Cough… but nobody wants to die. Uh… Xiao Yue secretly sent me a voice transmission, saying Lord Lu Zunzhu has arrived. Elder Ye Shuang, have you seen Lord Lu Zunzhu?"

Ye Shuang nodded, "Not bad."

Yang Tianming asked, "Do you think I am qualified to become Lord Lu Zunzhu's disciple?"

Ye Shuang froze on the spot, then gently patted Yang Tianming's shoulder with her jade hand, "You can give it a try. How do you plan to do it?"

Yang Tianming, lost in thought, said, "I plan to first approach Lord Lu Zunzhu's few disciples and build good relations with them."

Ye Shuang pursed her lips and began to smile.

This guy, is he trying to go the way of worldly connections?

After thinking, she still told Yang Tianming the routes of Green Hill, Xiao Alian, and the others.

"Thank you, Elder Ye Shuang." Yang Tianming was very excited.

Not long after, Ye Shuang bade farewell to Yang Tianming, preparing to go to the Hehuan Sect branch to arrange Yang Ling'er and Wuwo properly.

As she was about to leave, she looked toward the place where Qi Chunjing was.

This is a secret realm of the Cloud Cliff Academy, inside which stone stelae stand in rows.

Each stone stela is very tall, inscribed with numerous ancient characters.

Among these characters lie great opportunities; they contain the holy words left by many sage-strong cultivators of the main academy, and these holy words are the 'Dao' of those sages.

The Grand Righteous Dao carries their 'Dao' and 'Resonance' through 'literature,' which is what those great scholars meant by 'literature carries the Dao.'

These 'characters' must provoke resonance in order to draw forth the Dao Resonance within them.

When Qi Chunjing approached the first stone stela, it was inscribed upon: 'The way of cultivation lies in manifest virtue, in resting at utmost goodness……'

Hiss!

Upon the stone stela appeared the figure of an old man in gray robes, who chanted these great dao sounds, ringing like bells and drums in Qi Chunjing's ears.

Qi Chunjing's eyes were clear, and suddenly he entered a strange state.

These words, he seemed quite familiar with, or perhaps he had previously comprehended a similar 'Dao.'

His body erupted with vast amounts of Vast Righteous Qi; his inner world's Dao Foundation radiated fierce Divine Light, beginning to resonate with the aura of this stone stela.

Originally solemn and silent, the stone stela instantly became brilliantly blazing, a beam of Divine Light shooting up into the sky.

Outside the secret realm, Ding Chunqiu stood stunned in place.

This stone stela is a Dao Resonance comprehended by a great scholar of the main academy, yet Qi Chunjing managed to perceive it in an instant!

"Truly impressive." Ye Shuang covered her jade mouth and yawned, "People's Daos do not interconnect; I look at these sages' words and I really just want to sleep."

However, since even Lord Lu Zunzhu becomes a 'teacher,' he must not be simple.

She greeted Ding Chunqiu, then directly left the academy branch and headed for the Hehuan Sect branch.

And at this moment.

Qi Chunjing had already absorbed the Dao Resonance from the first stone stela.

He sensed that something in his inner world seemed to be reviving.

Confucian Dao was indeed his former 'Dao.'

For a moment, wind rose and clouds surged above Qi Chunjing's head, and the Starry Sky Power within the secret realm frenziedly gathered into his body.

His cultivation also surged, directly stepping into the Mid Five-Star Dao Lord Realm!

Next, he arrived before the second stone stela.

A refined middle-aged man held a booklet and began to chant softly, "What is called sincerity of intent means not self-deceiving, like hatred of foul stench……"

Inside Qi Chunjing's body, the illusory book flipped open directly, and that scroll also unfurled slowly.

Although he didn't notice it, the feedback from these two phenomena was extremely mysterious.

It seemed as if he weren't experiencing these Confucian teachings for the first time, but rather reviewing them.

In an instant, the stone tablet blazed forth Divine Light again, shooting up into the sky.

Qi Chunjing and it produced resonance!

Ding Chunqiu was shocked again.

"Could it be that, being personally recommended by Elder Ye Shuang, this Mr. Qi is a great scholar of the Ancient Dao Lineage whose cultivation has declined?"

He already felt reverent.

Soon, as Qi Chunjing strolled through the secret realm, the holy sages' words on every stone tablet resonated with him.

He wandered leisurely there, but the whole branch institute erupted in an uproar.

Many instructors and students all came outside the secret realm, all shocked on the spot.

"Good heavens! The record of comprehension in our branch institute is held by Elder Liu, who comprehended ten stone tablets by himself—but he spent over a hundred years doing it!"

"Who is this person? Bearing such a great scholar's aura, is merely being in the Dao Lord Realm this terrifying?"

"Good heavens! In less than a day, he has already comprehended half of the stone tablets! Could he be a reincarnation of the Literary Curve Star?"

"……"

The whole branch institute was stirred up!

Ding Chunqiu laughed as he gave a brief introduction of Qi Chunjing.

In the crowd, Yang Tianming clenched his fists, fire igniting in his chest, "Mr. Qi's talent and cultivation were not even accepted as a disciple by Venerable Lord Lu! And there is still a gap between me and Mr. Qi—I need to strive!"

In the crowd, Yang Tianming clenched their fists, fire ignited in their chest, "Mr. Qi's such talent and cultivation have not been taken as a disciple by Venerable Master Lu! There is still a gap between me and Mr. Qi; I need to strive!"

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