Scripture Lectures at the Dao Academy, Longevity Dao Rhyme Enlightens the Ignorant

The lecture hall of the Hongmeng Dao Academy was already packed to the brim. At its center stood a three-foot-high lecture platform, its body paved with white jade. Upon it lay a Dao scripture woven from Hongmeng silkworm silk, its pages inscribed in gold powder with the true essence of the Longevity Dao Rhyme. Around the hall sat academy disciples and cultivators who had come from all corners of Hongmeng. Each held a bamboo scroll, their gazes burning as they fixed on the lecture platform, their faces brimming with anticipation.

After returning from the journey to the secret realm, Shen Hao had decided to establish this lecture hall at the academy and impart the true essence of the Longevity Dao Rhyme to cultivators of all races in Hongmeng. He knew well that only by enabling more people to comprehend its true essence could the Hongmeng Great Land truly enjoy lasting peace and stability.

As soon as the hour of the dragon arrived, Shen Hao appeared at the center of the lecture platform. He wore a plain Daoist robe, a faint Longevity Dao Rhyme curling around him. His gentle gaze swept over the crowd below, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoists, you have gathered here today to comprehend the true essence of the Longevity Dao Rhyme." Shen Hao's voice was gentle yet powerful, echoing through every corner of the lecture hall. "The Path of Longevity is not an immortal body, nor an indestructible soul. It is endless renewal, its blessings reaching all things."

With a wave of his hand, a golden Dao Rhyme transformed into a curtain of light suspended above the lecture platform. Within it appeared the Hongmeng Great Land: mountains and rivers, grasses and trees, insects and fish, people of every race living and working