Lin Xuanqing Expounds the Dao

"Squeak!!"

The heavy stone door was pushed open from the outside, interrupting Lin Xuanqing's thoughts.

A slender figure, bathed in the sunlight streaming in from outside, walked in.

It was Chen Fan.

His expression was calm, his aura was harmonious and restrained, and there was not a trace of worldliness in his movements. If one did not see him with their own eyes, Divine Thought would hardly be able to detect his presence.

He didn't look like he had been practicing asceticism for seven days and seven nights; he looked more like he had just had a good nap.

Lin Xuanqing slightly raised his eyelids, his prepared words already on the tip of his tongue.

"Xiao Fan, I know that the '《Myriad Things Life and Death Scripture》' is obscure and difficult to understand, and it is common for it to yield no results after seven days..."

The words abruptly stopped.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

Lin Xuanqing's usually calm and collected old eyes suddenly flashed with two terrifying beams of light, as if they were real, and locked onto Chen Fan!

The teacup in his hand trembled slightly, and a drop of scalding tea splashed out, landing on the antique wooden table and instantly evaporating.

Wen Yuan, who was standing to the side, noticed his teacher's unusual behavior and turned his gentle gaze to Chen Fan. The next second, his ever-present warm smile froze, which was quite unusual.

In their perception, deep within Chen Fan's vast, boundless Life Origin of the Star Sea, a wisp of golden flame, no bigger than a grain of rice, yet radiating an extremely strong life force, was quietly burning!

Each flicker of the flame seemed to resonate with Chen Fan's own life pulse.

That is...

Undying Divine Fire!

Boom!

Lin Xuanqing's mind was as if a Stars had been thrown into it, instantly stirring up a monstrous wave.

Seven days!

A mere seven days!

This little monster actually completed the Path to Godhood that countless Prodigies could not cross even after a lifetime!

Even with his profound understanding of the Ninth Grade Law Realm, he felt his throat was dry and his mind was blank.

However, after the initial shock, Lin Xuanqing forcibly suppressed the turbulent emotions churning within him.

He slowly withdrew his gaze, the terrifying divine light fading and returning to its murky state. He picked up his teacup, took a small sip, as if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion.

But his slightly trembling knuckles betrayed a heart far more composed than his outward appearance suggested.

"Snort."

Lin Xuanqing slammed his teacup down with a heavy thud, his voice carrying a deliberate air of authority.

"Igniting the Divine Fire is merely the first step in a long journey; we must not become arrogant because of it."

Looking at Chen Fan, whose expression remained calm as if he had done something insignificant, he said, word by word, "The real goal of the one-year agreement is to Bone Refinement your Golden Body with Divine Fire within this year, condense the first drop of Undying Golden Blood, and truly step into the Sixth Grade Undying Realm."

"Do you have confidence?"

"Disciple understands."

Chen Fan nodded calmly.

His matter-of-fact attitude made Lin Xuanqing's eye twitch again.

Doesn't this kid know that condensing the Undying Golden Blood is a hundred times more difficult than igniting Divine Fire?

"Good!"

Lin Xuanqing said no more.

"Then let's begin the first lesson!"

The moment he finished speaking, he suddenly flicked his sleeve.

Buzz!!

In an instant, the space inside the stone house underwent a dramatic and distorted transformation.

Chen Fan felt a blur before his eyes, and the solid ground beneath his feet vanished instantly. The next moment, he and Wen Yuan beside him found themselves in a vast and boundless Starry Sky Dao Arena.

Billions of Stars floated beneath their feet, and chains of laws spanning Star System intertwined to form a net, constructing this incredible spiritual space.

Before them, dozens of figures with different auras sat cross-legged, like ancient stone statues, silently waiting.

At the very front of the dojo, on a high platform constructed of light, Lin Xuanqing's figure quietly appeared.

He didn't look at anyone else, his gaze fell directly on Chen Fan, and he waved to him, his face showing a solemnity and... excitement that he hadn't seen in three hundred years.

"Xiao Fan, come here."

"Come sit next to your teacher."

Upon hearing this, the dozens of stone statues in the dojo all opened their eyes, and their gazes, filled with curiosity, scrutiny, or indifference, instantly focused on Chen Fan, the only newcomer.

Ignoring those gazes, Chen Fan took a step forward and appeared on the high platform, sitting cross-legged beside Lin Xuanqing.

Looking at that youthful yet terrifyingly calm face, Lin Xuanqing nodded in satisfaction.

He surveyed the entire scene, took a deep breath, and an invisible Dao Rhythm instantly enveloped the entire starry sky.

The voice of the Great Dao resounded loudly, echoing throughout the entire spiritual space and causing billions of Stars to hum in unison.

Today, we will not speak of life, nor of death.

"We're talking about..."

Lin Xuanqing paused for a moment.

"How the rise and fall of a single blade of grass can overturn a universe."

Lin Xuanqing's voice was soft, yet it struck the center of this Starry Sky Dao Arena like an invisible giant hammer.

The moment the words left his mouth.

Buzz!

The entire Star Sea, constructed from laws, trembled in unison.

At the very center of the dojo, in that absolute void, a faint green light appeared out of nowhere.

Immediately afterwards, a phantom blade of grass stubbornly emerged from the green light, sprouting tender shoots and unfurling its leaves.

It grows and sprouts at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming lush and verdant.

A faint glimmer of life emanated from the blades of grass, rippling across the desolate Star Sea.

The Stars swept by the ripples seemed to be infused with a soul, their light instantly brightening and even their rotation speed becoming lighter.

Within the temple, among the dozens of ancient figures resembling stone statues, several people revealed a knowing look in their eyes.

However, the next second...

The grass had reached its peak growth, and its emerald green leaves began to turn a hint of yellow.

This withered yellow spread rapidly, life receded like the tide, the grass curled up, and finally turned into a wisp of ashes in the blink of an eye, completely disappearing into nothingness.

The grand spectacle of a single blade of grass withering and flourishing revealed its hideous side at this moment.

As the grass died, the few Stars that had just been shining brightly suddenly dimmed, as if all their life force had been drained away. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the stars, and finally, in a silent tremor, they collapsed into cold Cosmic Dust.

This scene deeply shocked all the ancient beings within the temple, including those who had already grasped some of its secrets.

"This is the way of my school of Life School."

Lin Xuanqing's voice rang out again, this time no longer a profound question, but an explanation imbued with supreme authority.

"We are not attached to life, nor do we fear death. What we need to do is to understand and master the supreme rules of this cycle of life and death. From the smallest blade of grass to the largest speck of dust, everything is included in this!"

His gaze pierced through the space and finally landed on Chen Fan on the high platform, a hint of expectation deep in his murky eyes.

"Xiao Fan, now that you have ignited that immortal Fire Seed through your own enlightenment, today, I will explain the rest of the Path to Godhood to you alone!"