Genius Was Only the Threshold to See Him!

"Master, teach Xiao Tu too."

Li Hu did not speak aloud, instead transmitting his voice through his mind. Luo Fan and Tang Yangwu were currently engaged in Dao Gathering, both nearing their limits. Even the slightest disturbance from the outside could sever their final breath of resolve.

"How many years have you practiced martial arts? Haste makes waste. I shouldn't need to teach you the principle of pulling up seedlings to help them grow."

"This child possesses exceptional physical talent and is equally astounding in technique. But he has only been in contact with Martial Dao for a few days. His acupoints have only just opened, and his mind is not yet steady. I had planned to teach him Dao Gathering after around fifty acupoints in his body had opened.

"But now that you have brought him here, he will leave with lingering thoughts and surely keep thinking about it. When he cultivates in the future, he will inevitably recall the divine marvels he saw today, which may leave him unable to focus completely.

"You understand all this. You do not need your master to explain it to you. Therefore, he should not have appeared here at this time.

"But now he has appeared, and you brought him here. So, Hu Zi, what trick are you trying to play on your master?"

Zhou Wuliang's voice rang beside Li Hu's ear.

It was slow and unhurried, like an ordinary old man chatting about household matters.

Yet the honest smile on Li Hu's face stiffened when he heard it.

He had brought Su Tu here because he wanted to give his master a fierce shock before his master discovered his junior brother's talent.

But damn it, after calculating everything, he had not accounted for the fact that Zhou Wuliang knew him far too well.

Though Li Hu appeared carefree on the surface, carrying a bold air in both speech and conduct, he was actually meticulous and thorough. He could perceive even the tiniest details in technique as clearly as fire.

Among this batch of martial artists who had come to the Ancestral Star, Li Hu could be ranked among the top three of his generation.

Zhou Wuliang understood his disciple's temperament very well. Li Hu would never recklessly bring a junior he valued to this place.

Therefore, there had to be something strange about this.

Li Hu curled his lip. He had intended to keep silent, but facing Zhou Wuliang's flame-like eyes, he simply could not hide anything.

The suppression of a master over his disciple was truly terrifying!!

Just as he was about to transmit everything that had happened over the past two days to Zhou Wuliang, a pale moonlight suddenly shone forth.

The light was faint and did not truly exist. It was merely a projection of the mind.

The luminous shadow slowly rippled, flickering before Zhou Wuliang and Li Hu.

The light was faint and ghostly, like frost and a hanging curtain. Zhou Wuliang was far too familiar with this kind of mental projection.

It was Great Yin's aura!!

Following the source of that light, they saw Su Tu standing where he was, his eyes gently closed and his brows furrowed, as though he were glimpsing some incomprehensible sight.

Waves of pale moonlight projected from around his body.

Li Hu stared at Su Tu in disbelief. He knew Su Tu's talent was extraordinary, and he had heard Su Tu say that he had succeeded in Dao Gathering after merely glancing at the Secret Painting. But seeing such a scene with his own eyes still left him with an indescribable shock.

Xiao Tu, bro's really gone numb this time. I told you to give it everything you had, but I never expected you to be this fierce!

Li Hu stared blankly at Su Tu amid the moonlight.

He could not help swallowing.

Gulp~

Gulp~ Gulp~

But the sound startled him. His swallow had somehow echoed. Looking over, he realized Zhou Wuliang and Mo Ya had made the same embarrassing sound.

Zhou Wuliang had even risen to his feet, his eyes fixed on the Youth with utter disbelief.

"Could there truly be someone in this world who is talented in everything?"

"With a single glance, he entered the Secret Painting and began Dao Gathering, engraving its divine marvels until a mental projection emerged."

"With such talent of the mind, I would believe it even if you said he was born with a flawless mind."

Zhou Wuliang spoke solemnly.

Only by engraving the divine marvels within the Secret Painting into one's mind could one unconsciously manifest their characteristics during Dao Gathering.

With Zhou Wuliang's help, none of the three, Luo Fan included, could yet see the divine marvels clearly, much less manifest their characteristics.

Yet Su Tu had merely entered the room, taken one glance, seen the divine marvels within the painting, begun Dao Gathering, and even manifested their characteristics.

At that moment, verbal praise seemed powerless and pale.

"Born flawless? Master, you're underestimating Xiao Tu too much." Li Hu could not help but smile upon hearing Zhou Wuliang's words.

If one's Heart and Mind Height reached flawlessness, it had to be raised through learning, strengthened by circulating qi and opening acupoints, then elevated to flawlessness through all kinds of supplementary methods.

Anyone under eighteen who reached flawlessness could call themselves a prodigy. The realm of geniuses did not permit fools to set foot within it. Flawlessness alone had blocked the dreams of countless martial artists.

From that, it was clear just how terrifying it would be to be born flawless.

Yet faced with such an evaluation, Li Hu claimed that Zhou Wuliang had underestimated Su Tu.

Upon hearing this, the expression of the old man who had once traveled through countless stars finally slipped. Though he tried desperately to control his facial muscles, Li Hu could still see his master's expression being pulled back and forth between shock and calm.

At that moment, Tang Yangwu could no longer endure the Secret Painting. He removed his helmet and immediately saw Luo Fan, who was still holding on.

He can really endure. Tang Yangwu thought. Then, a faint glimmer appeared on Luo Fan's body. It was like firefly light, weak and frail, yet a genuine projection.

"A mental projection... He actually engraved some of the divine marvels into his mind!"

Tang Yangwu was stunned. He knew Luo Fan's mental talent was inferior to his own, yet Luo Fan had gone further than him through sheer willpower.

When he raised his head, a flawlessly pale halo entered his sight.

Tang Yangwu's upturned lips fell, then turned into a bitter smile.

No wonder the teacher had said nothing when Luo Fan engraved a trace of divine marvel into his mind. There was still a blue sky overhead, a blazing sun rising high.

This time, I really fucking made the right bet. Tang Yangwu rarely cursed in his heart.

Luo Fan felt his mind expanding without end. He did everything he could to imprint that Great Yin moon upon his heart. If his mental talent was insufficient, then he would grind it down by force. Even leaving behind an imprint in his mind would be enough!

It was like boiling oil churning, like ten thousand ants gnawing at his heart, like a freezing hell. All kinds of agony intertwined within his mind. This was the price he paid.

But Luo Fan was not afraid. His talent might not be the highest, but he believed that one day, he would climb to the mountain's summit.

Giving everything he had was his greatest talent!!

Finally, he saw what seemed to be a shadow left behind in the depths of his mind.

He smiled.

He thought of that Martial Dao genius who had stunned him—the junior brother whose physical talent defied the heavens and whose mastery of technique was astonishing. He truly did not possess talent equal to Su Tu's, but he would keep moving forward step by step until he reached the end of the road, just as he had done now!

Work hard, then surpass!

He removed the equipment, feeling that faint trace of divine marvel he could now project. The corners of his mouth lifted.

"Geniuses are what I surpass..." Moved by the moment, he wanted to say something.

But the instant he opened his eyes, pale moonlight flowed forth like water. All sounds fell silent, and the stars bowed in submission.

He saw that impossibly handsome Youth standing within the moonlight.

As though...

The Moon God had descended upon the mortal world!!!

Years later, when people asked Luo Fan what it felt like to cultivate alongside that person, he would first fall silent, then chuckle softly. "Genius is only the threshold to see him. Only through effort do you get the chance to glimpse his back."

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