His conversation with Shi Jie had deeply affected Meng Zhao, leaving him tangled in conflict and deep thought for the next several days.
Only a few thoughts kept circling through his mind.
How could he make his own craftsmanship-like martial path gain more spiritual spark?
How could he make a martial path whose end was visible at a glance shine anew, achieving greater possibilities?
To that end, Meng Zhao extensively searched through the books stored in Meng Mansion's treasury, seeking a reliable solution.
After all, aimless speculation was inferior to analysis based on existing data and information.
Sure enough, among some biographies, he found many similar cases. They generally involved ordinary people, or those of meager strength, suddenly gaining incomparably powerful force. At first, they slaughtered all before them and dazzled the world, only to fade into obscurity in their middle and later years. The resemblance between these cases was astonishing.
The few who had broken through their inner demons knew that it had happened, but not why.
Even if they attained greater achievements, they remained muddleheaded; it had all come down to chance and coincidence.
One particular example, however, gave Meng Zhao considerable inspiration.
The story took place in the late reign of Yingzong of the medieval Great Ming Dynasty. After The Coup of Tumu, the realm gradually settled, and the martial world had enjoyed peace for a long time, with few major incidents.
Yet a youth named Ruan Ying stirred up storms in the martial world. From a cowherd in the countryside, he became one of the world's foremost masters in less than ten years. His martial arts had reached the realm of a supreme grandmaster, nearly transcending humanity.
Three major events in his life had an incomparably important impact on him, allowing him to transform at astonishing