"Do whatever you want to do!"
"Just don't regret it!"
Wang Quan looked deeply at Ying Jiaren. "Seeking immortality and cultivating toward it are both lonely."
"Only by enduring loneliness can you keep moving forward."
He actually wanted very much to tell Ying Jiaren that mastering the Ten Thousand Scrolls Dao Canon before formally beginning Dharma Refining would grant her a [First-Rank Dao Seal].
With a [First-Rank Dao Seal], she could soar straight into the heavens.
Then he could draw on Ying Jiaren's [First-Rank Dao Seal] to help him study the Daoist Scriptures.
But in the end, he said nothing.
The Lower Court's instructors, and even the many rumors, had told every seeker of immortality that mastering the Ten Thousand Scrolls Dao Canon brought benefits.
With so many such accounts, if she still gave up, that was enough to prove she lacked that destined opportunity.
The corners of Ying Jiaren's lips lifted. "Thank you, senior brother."
"Oh, senior brother, did you master the Ten Thousand Scrolls Dao Canon before you began Dharma Refining?"
Wang Quan smiled. "Guess!"
Ying Jiaren...
"All right, I'm off to practice Dharma Refining!"
As he spoke, Wang Quan opened his mouth and expelled a [Moonlight Escape], which swept around him and carried him away.
Ying Jiaren continued gazing at the night sky for a while before crawling into her coffin and falling into a deep sleep.
Late at night:
Inner Quarter Section A, Courtyard No. 96:
Dozens of cultivators were holding a meeting in a large hall.
They were members of the New-Method Alliance and the New Method group Qin Feng had belonged to.
A landscape painting hung in the hall, depicting overlapping mountain ranges; a stick figure representing Wang Quan stood atop a mountain, gathering moonlight to practice Dharma Refining.
Dozens of pairs of