Beneath an ancient tree, a white-robed elder sat cross-legged, drinking tea alone. His profound gaze watched Xiao Yun approach. From between his brows bloomed a pure white radiance, like the light of wisdom and the divine glow of enlightenment, seeing through all the transformations of the world.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, please sit!"
The white-robed elder pointed at a wooden stool opposite him. As he brewed tea, he smiled at Xiao Yun and said, "I have long forgotten my name. I came from the first Chaos Epoch. I am the only one left from that first Chaos Epoch, so the other fellow Daoists here call me First Elder."
With that, the white-robed elder pushed a freshly brewed cup of tea toward Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yun picked up the teacup and took a sip. He immediately felt his mind become utterly clear, while all the dust he had accumulated within the incomplete Eternal Great Dao during this period was swept away in an instant.
After one cup of tea, Xiao Yun's mental state had returned to its peak.
Xiao Yun could not help but praise it. "Excellent tea!"
"Hehe, these tea leaves were nurtured by an incomplete Eternal Great Dao. They absorbed the essence of nine Chaos Epochs, so they have some effect in cleansing a fellow Daoist's mind."
First Elder looked at Xiao Yun and smiled. "The Eternal Ruins may be a fine place, but if you divide too many thoughts and merge them into those incomplete Eternal Great Daos, you will also pick up some dust. You may not notice anything wrong for now, but if you do not clean it away, it will affect your path to attaining the Eternal."
"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist!" Xiao Yun said solemnly. He could sense the other man's goodwill, though