"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The battle grew ever more intense, and it had already raged for a full day and night.
"Brother Changsheng, what are we having for breakfast today?"
Shi Qi emerged from the cabin, still bleary-eyed with sleep.
Looking at Cui Yunzheng meditating quietly at the bow, then at Lu Jun's hollow gaze, Li Changsheng sighed.
"Cook some plain congee and put out some pickled mustard greens. Something light is better for breakfast."
"Got it! I'll get right on it!"
"By the way, Shi Qi, what did Lu Jun ask you yesterday?"
Faced with Li Changsheng's question, Shi Qi said, "He just asked me some questions about cultivation. Brother Lu seemed curious about why my senses are so sharp."
"Alright, I understand. Go get busy."
After Shi Qi left, Lin Yao leaned over and asked, "Changsheng, what do you think is wrong with these two?"
"One is sitting there like a statue without moving, while the other looks like he's lost his soul."
"They're not in trouble, are they?"
Hearing Lin Yao's concern, Li Changsheng glanced at the two of them. "Don't mind them. They're merely breaking through after long accumulation."
"Nine Splendors Emperor Lord telling them to destroy their own Great Dao was an exceedingly correct choice."
"Shedding the gaudy trappings and returning everything to its source—that is the true path of the Great Dao."
Seeing the clarity in Li Changsheng's eyes, Lin Yao smiled. "I've noticed that you seem to have changed."
Turning to look at the faint Buddha Light suffusing Lin Yao's body, Li Changsheng smiled as well. "You've changed too."
"How have I changed?"
"You are no longer Lin Yao, one of the Academy's top three. Now, you are more like Lin Yao of the Buddhist Sect."
"Hahaha!"
Li Changsheng's words made Lin Yao laugh.