At dawn, the sun had just risen, and purple mist wreathed the distant peaks, shrouding them in haze.
Stone Village shone brilliantly. The Willow Deity brimmed with vitality, the entire tree glowing and flaring brighter from time to time, constantly radiating an aura of peace.
Clearly, over the course of the night, both the formation within the Beast Hide and the Three-Lights Divine Water had brought the Willow Deity insights. Aura of Life spread everywhere; the gains had been tremendous!
Even much of the old, charred bark had fallen away, giving way to new life.
Beneath the tree, Lin Fan had sat motionless all night, his eyes closed, his spirit wandering the boundless void as he contemplated the Great Dao.
The Willow Deity's words last night had clearly touched him deeply. His ambitions on the path of the Inscription Realm were far too great-he actually dreamed of creating new runes.
This was something his predecessors had neither dared imagine nor been able to accomplish. Like a mortal trying to ascend to heaven in a single step, it was practically a daydream.
Suddenly, the Willow Tree swayed. Luminous green branches drooped down, hazily enveloping the area, and a voice transmission sounded. "Have you gained any insight?"
"My thinking might be naive, and I might want too much, but I don't believe it's wrong. Since I can't comprehend the Great Dao of heaven and earth, I'll begin by looking within myself!"
Lin Fan's gaze was firm as he continued, "Even heaven and earth will perish one day. If I don't want to be bound, my only choice is to make my own body the Dao and myself the seed, seeking within rather than without!"
"It's very good that you can think this way!" The Willow Deity offered praise, with even a faint