Shen Haotian was delighted to hear this and went on to explain Xu Qingtong's concerns.
Zhong Ziqing nodded, glanced at Xu Qingtong, and said, "You're neither arrogant nor impatient, boy. You're steady and composed, and strong as well. No wonder that old fellow Xiao Yi took a liking to you! Here's what we'll do. Hao Tian, once you return, put up a notice. Five days from now, anyone who objects can go to the Academy's Martial Arts Arena and challenge Qingtong on the spot!"
Shen Haotian hurriedly nodded his assent.
"If there's nothing else, you may go back first, Hao Tian! I still have a few things to discuss with this boy!" Zhong Ziqing said.
After Shen Haotian left, Zhong Ziqing looked at Xu Qingtong and said, "Boy, you spent more than four months before the Wuji Sect's Dao Comprehension Stele. What did you comprehend?"
Xu Qingtong thought for a moment and said, "Senior Zhong, the Wuji Sect's Dao Comprehension Stele is mysterious and unfathomable. Different people gain different insights from studying it!"
"Enough of that useless talk. Get to the point!"
Xu Qingtong scratched his head and chuckled. "Senior, what I comprehended was the process of the Evolution of All Things, from the limitless to the ultimate. From Grand Change, the beginning of the spirit, to Supreme Ultimate, the beginning of the body; from the first stirrings of chaos to all living things—the Great Dao within it is too wondrous for words!"
"Oh? You actually discerned the very foundation of the Wuji Sect. Remarkable!" Zhong Ziqing seemed not to have expected Xu Qingtong's comprehension to run so deep.
"You flatter me, Senior Zhong. I've only scratched the surface!"
"I'm afraid you haven't even seen through the surface!" Seeing Xu Qingtong looking somewhat pleased with himself, Zhong Ziqing promptly doused