Chapter 1529: Only by learning can one surpass

"The complete Five Elements Law is indeed much stronger than a single one."

Xiao Feng thought to himself.

In the dream, the simulated Five Elements water had a much greater influence than what he had previously mastered; obviously, the "mutual generation" effect that appears after the Five Elements are perfected is very significant.

Xiao Feng was not satisfied with this; he continued to close his eyes and sense the power of the Five Elements of heaven and earth, enhancing his understanding of the Five Elements Dao.

Understanding the law is the same as understanding the Dao; it cannot be achieved overnight, requiring long periods of contemplation and comprehension, studying from all levels and multiple angles, before any results can be obtained.

It is like a great mountain; merely looking at it from afar makes it impossible to truly understand it—one must enter it personally, climb every inch of land, observe the terrain, water systems, plants, and animals on the mountain, to form a vivid impression in one's mind.

Grasping the law is merely just seeing the mountain clearly, knowing its shape only.

Xiao Feng now is merely just having entered the mountain; he is still far from having traversed the entire mountain and thoroughly understood it.

However, as long as one is willing to spend time, there will always be gains.

Time in the dream flowed slowly.

Every few days, Xiao Feng would gain some new insights, and his understanding of the Five Elements Law gradually deepened.

Ten days, twenty days, thirty days...

Three months, five months, ten months...

After losing the shackles of time, he had no worries, no need to fear missing important matters, so he could contemplate with ease, and his whole person became very relaxed.

Xiao Feng's comprehension was still quite good, especially after mastering the source-attribute divine power; his mind held a very clear concept of energy transformation and the interconnectedness of all things.

He was very clear that the essence of all laws, energy, and matter in the universe is the source qi of all things.

Grasping the law is merely grasping a branch of how to use the source qi of all things; it is not particularly difficult.

As for the source qi of all things itself, Xiao Feng felt it should not be considered a law.

Strictly speaking, the scope of the term "law" is too small to encompass the source qi of all things.

If the source qi of all things were considered a great Dao, it should be called the "Chaotic Great Dao," capable of transforming into any force or matter in the universe, possessing infinite possibilities.

Such power has already surpassed laws; it is the underlying framework of the entire universe.

Or rather, the universe itself is composed of the source qi of all things; various laws and great Dao are merely its manifestations.

Just as known matter is composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons, the source qi of all things is that most fundamental particle, smaller than a proton, even finer than a quark, which can be used to compose quark particles and all larger matter and energy.

Outside of the source qi of all things, there should only be two things.

Time and space!

Of course, there is also something else that is marvelous, which cannot be described by matter and energy.

That is thought!

Xiao Feng possesses the source qi of all things on his body, destined for him to be able to learn almost all abilities in the universe except time, space, and thought.

Whether it is the various Dao within the Ninefold Heavenly Dao, the various magics of the Elemental Divine Realm, or swordsmanship, slaughter, and life, all fall within his learnable range.

However, being able to learn is one thing, actually mastering it is another; the process is indispensable, and one must put in effort.

When he truly masters all power, he will likely have reached the height of the creators of the "Source of All Things" and the "Primordial Classic."

Of course, a Dao can have only one Dao Ancestor; learners cannot truly reach that creator's height.

Therefore, to become a Dao Ancestor–level existence, one must in the future forge one's own path.

Xiao Feng is still quite young; no matter how powerful he is in the game, its significance is actually limited.

He has long understood that everything he is learning now will someday be reflected in the real world.

To become the master of the real world, even the Lord of the Starry Sky, he can only walk his own path.

What he is doing now is merely studying.

Just like a student, one must first learn the known parts of human knowledge, then continue to explore within the known domain to discover unknown knowledge.

Time in the dream flowed slowly.

The space inside the Heavens Tower is very quiet; no one will come to disturb him.

Xiao Feng was highly focused, not distracted by studying other things, wholeheartedly immersed in the Five Elements Dao.

Unbeknownst to him, his understanding of the Five Elements Dao had reached a considerable level of proficiency.

If the entire Five Elements Great Dao were likened to a city, then he now has roughly mapped a district in his mind, as familiar as the back of his hand.

"It's already been fifteen years, huh..."

"Understanding the law is really hard."

Xiao Feng thought to himself.

Being in the dream, he cannot see his current comprehension value, but he feels it should be much stronger than before.

Fifteen years of contemplation is comparable to all the time he has experienced since elementary school.

If not for his single-mindedness, he could not have persisted that long.

However, Xiao Feng still did not want to just end it like that.

The dream treasure fruit is exceedingly rare; within the sixth‑grade spirit essence it is definitely a top‑tier treasure, more precious than some seventh‑grade ones.

Such an opportunity occurs only three times in total; it must not be missed.

Xiao Feng did not want to wake up; he dismissed distracting thoughts and continued to contemplate in tranquility.

One day, two days...

One year, two years...

Time continued to flow.

After another period of time had passed, Xiao Feng suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Young friend Xiao Feng, young friend Xiao Feng..."

That voice was aged and gentle, like a neighboring old grandfather.

Xiao Feng felt somewhat doubtful, and involuntarily paused his Dao contemplation, opening his eyes.

Before him still were beach and sea, nothing at all.

But a voice asked by his ear: "How is your comprehension of the Five Elements Dao?"

"I suppose I've made slight progress…… Which senior is speaking with me?" Xiao Feng wondered.

As his words faded, a figure gradually condensed before him.

He was an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a crane cloak, holding a whisk.

Looking closely, that whisk was extremely similar to the Heavenly Dao whisk, as if it were the same one!

"You are…"

Xiao Feng widened his eyes.

The old man stroked his beard and smiled: "It seems you guessed right. Not bad, I am the compiler of the Ninefold Heavenly Dao, the Nine Mysteries Daoist."

Nine Mysteries Daoist, Nine Mysteries Heavenly Venerable!

This was the glorious era of the Primordial Chaos Immortal Realm countless years ago, the National Preceptor of that Immortal Dynasty!

"Senior… are you still alive?" Xiao Feng was shocked beyond belief, never expecting to encounter such an ancient figure.

The old man shook his head: "I have long vanished from heaven and earth; what you see is a wisp of my Divine Sense left in the Ninefold Heavenly Dao, appearing only when your comprehension of a certain Dao is deep enough."

"This… can it still be like this?" Xiao Feng was even more astonished.

People have been dead for ten million years, yet he can still appear as a Divine Sense—utterly absurd!

"Senior, do you have something you want to say to me?" he hurriedly asked.

The old man gave a slight nod.