Heart-to-Heart Teaching in the Quiet Chamber, Dao Rhyme Guiding the Younger Generation to Enlightenment

After the Longevity Investiture, the Hongmeng Great Land grew ever more peaceful and harmonious. Branches of the Dao Rhyme Teaching Pavilion rose across every region, and cultivators seeking knowledge came in an unending stream. The ideals of the Longevity Dao Rhyme were like spring wind and rain, quietly nourishing the hearts of every living being. Shen Hao had not distanced himself from the masses after becoming an immortal guardian. Instead, he devoted even more of his time to guiding the younger generation of cultivators. He understood well that immortal protection lay not only in one's own strength, but also in the growth of one's successors and the passing on of Dao Rhyme's sacred flame.

That morning, Shen Hao came to the quiet cultivation area of the Dao Rhyme Teaching Pavilion as usual. Morning light filtered through the lattice windows of spiritwood, spilling across the Green Stone floor and casting mottled patterns of light and shadow. Of the dozens of quiet cultivation chambers, most were already occupied by cultivators calmly comprehending the Dao. A faint aura of Dao Rhyme filled the air, peaceful and pure.

Shen Hao slowly walked to a quiet cultivation chamber at the westernmost end and lightly brushed the spirit-gathering runes on its doorframe with his fingertips. Inside, a young cultivator in a green robe sat cross-legged, his brows tightly furrowed. The Dao Rhyme around him flickered between bright and dim; clearly, he had fallen into a cultivation bottleneck. This cultivator was named Ye Qing Yu, one of the Teaching Pavilion's most gifted disciples in recent years. Yet he was impatient by nature and eager for quick success, repeatedly suffering setbacks whenever he tried to break through a realm.

"A restless heart cannot condense Dao Rhyme." Shen Hao spoke softly. His voice passed through the rune barrier and