Celestial Body

In just two days, Shen Shuibi had already advanced by leaps and bounds.

Fourth rank within a thousand years meant that she had already grasped the Dao Foundation. She only needed a thousand years to construct the corresponding "Dao," after which she could break through to fifth rank, grasp independent reality, transcend the laws of the real universe, and henceforth need only follow her own "Dao" rather than anything else.

And now Shen Shuibi needed only a thousand years. It could be called godlike speed.

But this was actually quite normal. Shen Shuibi had first tempered herself at fifth rank for a long time and had long since reached the peak of fifth rank. She had then undergone tremendous ups and downs, received Lady Luofu's guidance and White Chen Fox King Bodhisattva's exposition of the Dao, witnessed the lingering echoes of creation unleashed beyond the domain by Yaowanchi, a mighty second-rank being, and finally received personal instruction from Shi Yan, the second-rank Spirit Way Grand Music Master.

Taken together, if these had been opportunities, they would have been enough for her to stumble into the cave abodes of several dead fourth-rank cultivators—loners with no friends, descendants, or relatives, so no one inherited their legacies, and so miserly that they had not spent a single treasure.

With all these opportunities and experiences piled together, along with her own determination and deep foundations, it was only natural that she could swiftly break through to fourth rank.

"You had found it long ago? Senior, you are truly humble. The music you played must have been the sound of the Dao, wasn't it?" Shen Shuibi guessed.

Shi Yan put away his qin and answered neither yes nor no. "Whether it was the sound of the Dao is irrelevant. Since you have gained some insight,