Zeng Anmin had always wanted to know what the Confucian Path's Greater Heart Scrutiny truly was.
To advance from the fourth rank to the third rank, one had to undergo Greater Heart Scrutiny.
But as for what Greater Heart Scrutiny truly was, even his father had merely shaken his head and answered:
"Heart Inquiry is an inquiry into your own heart. What others say will only influence you."
Thus, Zeng Anmin guessed that each person's experience during a breakthrough was different.
His gaze lifted straight toward that vast sea of consciousness.
"A single spark can start a prairie fire..."
He did not know why, but after those words left his mouth, his heart felt incomparably unburdened.
Zeng Anmin murmured, "My thoughts are clear."
Buzz!
Myriad strands of golden Vast Righteous Qi transformed into scrolls, paving a stairway that reached the heavens.
At the sight of those steps, understanding dawned upon Zeng Anmin.
His gaze was calm.
His foot naturally stepped onto the first jade stair.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of the hemp rope snapping as an old woman hanged herself.
"Lun'er, Mother has come to see you..." The old woman's murmur from that year surfaced within the mist.
At the end of that fog—
A figure came forward and supported the old woman.
Then the figure raised his head, those clear eyes meeting Zeng Anmin's.
After a long silence, he spoke:
"Quanfu, have you truly made up your mind?"
Zeng Anmin murmured softly, "Brother Tongyu..."
He stood dazed for a long while before raising his head, his gaze calm.
"This world needs red. I am willing to become that single spark and raise boundless waves!"
His words struck the ground like iron.
The figure grinned, then gave him a deep bow. "Quanfu, what great righteousness!"
With that, he