Li now understood that the two least worthwhile things in this world were called secrets and talent.
If a genius had bad luck, they might never become strong in their entire life. And if you had a secret, you couldn't eat it for food. With bad luck, you might go your whole life without ever getting the chance to use that secret. So luck was what mattered most.
Just as Hela was about to say more, Li noticed that the words on the jade tablet had changed again. They were no longer the incomprehensible script he had seen before, but had turned into Chinese characters!
Chinese characters! Li's eyes widened—and they were simplified Chinese characters.
Ever since leaving Earth, Li had never seen Chinese characters again. Not in the Hokage world, not in the One Piece world, not even in the Havoc in Heaven world!
Yet Chinese characters had actually appeared on this jade tablet!
The words on the tablet were crystal clear. Not only could Li see them, he could recognize what they said!
"Heaven and earth's creation began in the time of chaos, when all was dim and undivided. The sun and moon contained their radiance, heaven and earth mingled their forms. Once the vastness transformed, purity and turbidity emerged. Heaven and earth can endure long because they do not live for themselves; thus, they endure. Yet all things between heaven and earth possess appearances. Sentient beings are lost in delusion, confused by the appearance of self, the appearance of man, the appearance of living beings, and the appearance of longevity. Because they cling to these appearances, their hearts give rise to three poisons, three fears, and three terrors, and so they cannot endure.
"The heavenly image bears no punishment, the Way bestows no name. Thus it is