The Students Seek the Ancient Past

"This junior would be grateful to hear the details." Li Shun cupped his hands respectfully, eager to learn.

"Did you hear us mention Outer Heavenly Dao Marks just now?" Ying Wuxiu asked slowly.

When Li Shun nodded, he continued.

"You know that the Great Qian World is but a small part of the Ancient Primordial. Compared with the great Dao of that age, the laws of Heaven and Earth we comprehend in the Great Qian World are incomplete."

"Outer Heavenly Dao Marks are imprints of the great Dao seized from beyond Great Qian, originating in other worlds."

"They can repair the Great Qian Heavenly Dao. They can also serve as stones from another mountain with which to polish jade."

Quick-witted as he was, Li Shun caught Ying Wuxiu's implication at once.

"Senior, you mean some of these Outer Heavenly Dao Marks come from the Ancient Primordial, while others may not?"

"You lad, your perception is remarkable." Ying Wuxiu stroked his beard with a smile, but his expression soon turned grave again.

"Indeed. The Chaos beyond the heavens holds not only shattered fragments of the ancient Primordial Continent, but also the wreckage of countless other worlds."

"Some of those foreign Dao Marks clash with the Great Qian World and cannot fit within it. Others offer insights by analogy."

"Only a tiny few can truly merge with the Great Qian Heavenly Dao and become a foundation for mending the heavens."

Li Shun repeated those words inwardly: Mending the heavens.

Zhao Cheng had spoken to him about related matters before, but had never mentioned Outer Heavenly Dao Marks.

"Since Great Qian was founded, every Outer Heavenly Dao Mark we have captured has been kept at the Imperial Academy."

"Even those that have merged with the Great Qian Heavenly Dao have rubbings preserved there.