In the Thatched Hut.
"You should have walked your own path by now, yes?" The old man glanced at Jiang Ning again and spoke.
"I have!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"I'm not surprised!" the old man said. "For you to enter the First Grade Unity Realm now, who knows how much fortune and opportunity you've obtained? But your comprehension must surely be extraordinary. If you couldn't walk your own path, that would be strange instead."
The old man looked at Jiang Ning and said again, "Previously, I did not hold very strong expectations for you. In a thousand years, not a single person has managed to reach my step. Even figures from the Upper Three Heavens were the same. But now, in you, I do see no small hope. I hope that if you can reach my step in the future, you can give this world peace."
Jiang Ning said, "Even if Senior did not say so, I would still do it."
"I do believe those words of yours." The old man smiled, then picked up his tea and took another sip. "I previously read the records of your past deeds, so I understand something of your character as well. I hope you won't take offense at this."
"Senior is joking," Jiang Ning said.
After a pause, Jiang Ning could not help but seize this chance to ask.
"Senior, may I ask what realm the Martial Saint, Above First Grade, truly is?"
"Above First Grade!" A reminiscent look appeared in the old man's eyes, then he shook his head. "This step cannot be told to you yet! I hope you comprehend it yourself. You only need to know that when the Infinite Physical Body and the Unrestrained Spirit grow boundlessly stronger and rise boundlessly higher, there will come a day when