In that instant, inspiration suddenly struck Yu Zongbai, and he understood the chain of causes and consequences behind everything he had experienced of late.
This was not something Li Ling had deliberately told him. Rather, from the Ying Spirit onward, the Great Dao of heaven and earth recorded every cause and consequence of all beginnings and endings. Every person and event was preserved within the void.
Ordinary people knew nothing of this. Even mighty experts needed to question the heavens when struck by a sudden premonition before they could sense anything.
This was the root of divination and all related divine abilities and spells, something Yu Zongbai had naturally never studied.
But he had received the spirit resonance brought by Li Ling's Incense Transmission and Wisdom Revelation. With his heart stirred, he naturally drew in the spiritual impressions connected to himself and absorbed them into his mind.
Those of the highest wisdom were born knowing. Some things already existed between heaven and earth, waiting only for a deft hand to chance upon them.
This was the powerful ability of the fragrance of wisdom to awaken spiritual understanding, as well as the special effect of the Great Perfect Mirror Wisdom Incense.
"So, in your eyes, I was nothing more than a hopelessly foolish fish ripe for the taking. And you-when you claimed you were kindly giving me a discount, you actually wanted to use me as a shill to deceive others.
"You also have a master, Gu Bohou, hiding in the shadows. In most cases, the people who supposedly broke through on the spot were him in disguise, using the Transformation Art. And I was fool enough to believe people really could advance just by receiving your spirit incense!"
A lively gleam flashed in his eyes, and his mind grew clearer