The Hongmeng Dao Academy's Training Ground had shed its usual grim air today and been arranged with exceptional elegance. Hundreds of meditation cushions covered the grounds, each with a low table before it bearing fragrant tea and fresh fruit. After the Hongmeng Dao Canon had been completed, Shen Hao decided to establish new canon instruction classes here, personally explaining the canon's true essence to the academy disciples and the people of every race, so that the inheritance of the Longevity Dao Rhyme might burst forth with new vitality across the Hongmeng Great Land.
As soon as the hour of the dragon arrived, the Training Ground was already packed to capacity. The academy disciples wore uniform plain-colored Dao robes and sat cross-legged with solemn expressions; the people of every race had donned their finest clothes, their faces full of expectation as their burning gazes fixed upon the high platform at the center. Shen Hao, clad in a bright yellow Dao robe embroidered with Longevity Lotuses, slowly ascended the platform. Zi Xuan followed close behind, holding the completed Hongmeng Dao Canon in her hands, and stood at Shen Hao's side.
"Fellow disciples, fellow townspeople," Shen Hao said, his voice gentle yet powerful. Bolstered by Dao Rhyme, it reached every ear with perfect clarity. "Today, we have gathered here to study the Hongmeng Dao Canon together. This canon is the crystallization of the Creation God's wisdom, recording the origin of the Longevity Dao Rhyme and the supreme principles behind the workings of heaven and earth. The completed canon also contains passages on following the will of heaven and nurturing all things. May what you learn today help you understand your true hearts and nature, and protect your homes."
At his words, everyone below rose and bowed, responding in unison, "We shall heed the