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Ning Yue silently recited the couplet, his eyes filling with curiosity.

One had to know that even his teacher, Guan Zhong, whom the world called Guanzi, or the Grand Master of the Mohist School, or Confucius of the Confucian School—these great masters of the Hundred Schools of Thought merely established themselves in the Primordial Wilderness and expounded their own paths. None would dare claim to encompass the Dao Rhymes of all worlds...

And yet now, an academy dared to claim it could embrace the Dao Rhymes of all worlds?

That was simply too shocking.

After pondering for a moment, he straightened his robes and headwear, then strode toward the academy.

He wanted to see just whose academy this was, to possess such astounding audacity!

The instant he stepped into the academy, the sight before him left him stunned.

There were no lecture halls or study rooms within, only a vast expanse of starry sky.

Countless stars drifted through the void, each emanating a unique aura of the Great Dao—there was the Vast Righteous Qi of the Confucian School, the Dao Rhyme of universal love from the Mohist School, the concept of non-action from the Taoist School, and even unfamiliar Dao Rhymes he had never sensed before.

Before he could recover from his shock, an elderly man in white had silently appeared before him. His gaze was gentle, yet it carried a profound depth that seemed to see through all things.

"Have you come here, young friend, to discuss the Dao?" the old man asked calmly. His voice was like a clear spring, yet it reached directly into Ning Yue's Dao Heart.

Ning Yue felt the Dao Rhymes around him freeze, and even the Mana circulating within his body unconsciously calmed.

Suppressing his shock, he adjusted his robes and returned the