Chen Sanliang Arrives

Zhang Chen looked at Jiang Nan. Her expression was calm and steady, like a wooden post, without the slightest emotional ripple.

Zhou Qiucheng nodded to Jiang Nan, signaling for her to put down the books. Only after watching her withdraw did he turn to Zhang Chen. "These past few months, I've been gathering ideas and written arguments concerning the Selfless Heart. Jiang Nan has been an enormous help to me. She is learned, sharp-minded, deft-handed, and hardworking, and she has aided me greatly. If not for her tireless help organizing materials and searching ancient texts for documents on the Selfless Heart, my Great Dao could not have taken shape so quickly."

Looking at the triumphant Zhou Qiucheng, Zhang Chen felt that his new theory of the Selfless Heart was unreliable as well. Humans were complex creatures—how could the human heart possibly be selfless?

After hearing Zhou Qiucheng's words, Zhang Chen had already sensed that the path he had chosen might not be reliable. A Selfless Heart was simply too difficult.

Even sages had selfish desires in their hearts.

But with the debate of the Dao imminent, Zhang Chen could not throw cold water on him. He could only nod along.

In a debate of the Dao, momentum was important as well. If he dampened Zhou Qiucheng's spirits now, there would surely be serious problems with his fighting spirit when the time came.

After the two spoke for a while, Zhang Chen saw that Zhou Qiucheng was brimming with confidence and found it difficult to say more. He could only turn and leave.

After returning to his room, Zhang Chen looked at the flame within the Soul Gathering Lamp, a strange look appearing in his eyes. Fox Immortal NanNan, beside him, saw his furrowed brow and tentatively asked, "You don't think