"I was indeed the first to break through to the Ancient One rank, but I was not the first wizard to leave this world."
The Master lowered a hand and pointed at the veins beneath him on the Kaisiu Leaf, then chuckled. "Just as you studied at First University for four years, even if you did not become a Registered Wizard or receive a diploma, you could still leave the school... There was more than one way to leave this world. Some chose True Spirit Metamorphosis, some chose Physical Body Smuggling, and others, like me, insisted on taking the most traditional path. In this respect, Azathoth, who opened up the Starry Sky Path, was actually exceptionally conservative. That was why He failed in His breakthrough and dissolved into the universe... There were quite a few Ancient Ones who made choices similar to His. I merely went a little farther than they did."
It sounded utterly casual.
Yet Zheng Qing could guess how enormous the difference truly was.
He could not help asking, "How did you do it?"
This time, the Master did not brush the question aside. He pondered for a moment, but in the end still shook his head without giving a definite answer. "To be honest, I do not know either. One day, I simply suddenly knew that I had become one... Looking back now, there were many possibilities. Perhaps founding First University brought me immense blessings. Perhaps sorting out the Forbidden Curses earned the world's favor. Perhaps the Xuanhuang Wood the school raised truly came into its own. Or perhaps the world was already about to advance, and I merely happened to be there at the right time... Any of these conditions could have been true. But like many people who truly succeeded, I was muddleheaded about