The terms of the trade were simple.
The Great Dao Book was Lin Cheng's life's work, and also an unfinished product.
Kulodo would gain an opportunity to improve himself, at the cost of perfecting the Great Dao Book in Lin Cheng's stead—filling in its missing pieces until it became truly complete, without a single flaw.
It was a trade that sounded simple, yet was fraught with danger in reality.
But for Kulodo, this might be the last opportunity of his life.
An opportunity to charge toward the ranks of peak experts.
Without the Great Dao Book, his path of cultivation might come to a halt here. Even at the end of his life, he might remain stuck at the early Mystic Realm.
To most people, that was not much of a hardship. The strength of the Mystic Realm had already truly reached the pinnacle; under ordinary circumstances, only a handful of Mystic Realm experts would be born within an entire universe.
But...
For an expert who had truly witnessed the scenery at the summit, who had seen the world as it truly was and the sights along the path to true supremacy, yet could not advance a single step further and could only remain rooted in place for a lifetime—that torment... was more terrifying than death.
If he had never seen the scenery ahead, Kulodo would not have had much interest in the road beyond the Mystic Realm.
But once he had seen it, everything was different.
He could not bear for his cultivation to stagnate for the rest of his life. It was a torment beyond measure.
Now that he had an opportunity, he had to make an effort—had to stake everything on it.
If he succeeded, he would completely break free of his shackles and attain the supreme.