The cultivator was left staring dumbfounded after reading Gan Bai's annotations, unsure whether to laugh or cry. After thinking it over, he turned back and found Liang Yi. Choosing his words carefully, he said cautiously, "Fellow Daoist Liang, it seems Senior Peach Fruit holds a different view of this Dao book."
Liang Yi asked gravely, "How did this senior evaluate the Dao book?"
The cultivator hemmed and hawed. "It is hard to say. Fellow Daoist Liang, you will understand once you take a look yourself."
Hearing this, Liang Yi knew that Peach Fruit must not have thought highly of the book. He found the talisman seal marked "Peach Fruit" again and sent his consciousness into it. A curtain of light unfolded before him.
Looking up, he saw the entire Dao book displayed there, with only a single annotation beneath it and not one superfluous word. It seemed its author held this Dao book in utter contempt and could not even be bothered to add another remark.
After reading it, Liang Yi did not grow angry. Instead, he carefully pondered those annotations, comparing them with what he had just studied in depth. He could not help closing his eyes and sitting there in deep thought.
After a long while, he opened his eyes again. He found the fellow cultivator from before and said solemnly, "This senior is right. Though this Dao book is profound and wondrous, people like us are not yet qualified to read it. If we insist on getting to the bottom of it, we will only sink deeper and deeper, straying from the proper path instead."
Seeing his attitude, the cultivator was somewhat puzzled. "Fellow Daoist Liang, I think this Dao book really does contain some truth..."
Liang Yi said, "Truth depends on what kind of truth it