"One flower, one world; one leaf, one enlightenment. Or, as another saying goes, one flower, one world; one leaf, one Buddha...
All things fall into the palm and take shape; one thing is also a hundred million things. The boundless and infinite settle in the palm, as though embracing all creation, bringing the heavens to heel..."
As those rough yet easily understood words entered his mind, Gu Qingnian's vision and awareness opened up. Thoughts came one after another, then drifted away.
He did not know how much time had passed...
When he opened his eyes again, Gu Qingnian gently spread his hand. A leaf fell from the tree beside him. He closed his hand, and a profound aura surged forth. When he opened it again, the leaf in his palm had become a flower. He looked at it; it seemed like a flower, yet also like infinity itself. Another glance seemed enough to draw him deep inside, never to escape.
"Powerful and profound, but confined to the palm. Still, without that limitation, how could it be called Palm Art?" That was Gu Qingnian's own assessment.
With that finished, exactly twelve hours had passed.
"Fuse the soul ring."
"Ding! Issuing soul ring... issued successfully!"
The system's voice rang out as a flash of red light emerged from his body. This time, there was no garbled error preventing him from claiming it.
A piercing gleam shone in Gu Qingnian's eyes. Before him appeared a dazzling red ring of light that struck awe into the soul. It bore some resemblance to his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion soul ring, with the same golden markings. However, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's ring had four, while this one had only three.
Then came the familiar process of absorption, which took less than half a