"These two jade slips, one records the Fate Dao of Talismans and the other the Time Dao of Talismans, are the most important inheritances of my lineage."
Now I will impart all of this to you; absorb it now!
Elder Ming pushed the two jade pieces in front of Chen Mu, urging him to absorb them.
With Elder Ming's Divine Soul cultivation, it would take him six months to a year to create these two inheritance jade slips. Therefore, in order to ensure the successful completion of the inheritance, he had to watch Chen Mu absorb the knowledge within the jade slips in person.
"Thank you, Master Xie!"
Chen Mu extended both hands and respectfully accepted the jade piece.
He first focused his gaze on the first jade slip Fate Dao of Talismans, and began to comprehend the knowledge contained within by summoning his Divine Soul.
Buzz...!
A flood of information rushed into Chen Mu's mind, making his head feel throbbing uncomfortably. It took him a long time to regain his senses.
Only then did he understand why Elder Ming had waited until he reached the Realm of the Solid Realm before passing on the Fate Dao of Talismans Destiny to him. If his Divine Soul realm hadn't been high enough, this knowledge would probably have already shattered his sea of consciousness.
The knowledge of the Fate Dao of Talismans has now become a point of light in Chen Mu's sea of consciousness. However, this point of light is much smaller than the point of light formed by the Rune Ancestor. They float together in the sky of the sea of consciousness, like the sun and stars.
In that brief moment, Chen Mu sensed the vastness of the Dao of Fate. It was like a river, propelling all living beings forward. No one could escape it; they could only sink into its depths.
Although he has accepted the inheritance of the Fate Dao of Talismans, he doesn't know how many years it will take to truly master this knowledge, and even then, he might only scratch the surface.
He wasn't in a hurry to comprehend the Fate Dao of Talismans. Instead, he picked up another jade slip, used his Divine Soul to absorb the knowledge within.
Buzz...!
This time, Chen Mu was unconscious for even longer than before, because the knowledge contained in the Time Dao of Talismans was even more vast than that in the Fate Dao of Talismans.
Time and destiny are among the most fundamental rules of the universe, and related knowledge can be found in the [ True Explanation of Runes ] of the Rune Ancestor.
Regarding the interpretation of runes related to time and fate, [ True Explanation of Runes ] is no worse than the two inheritances Chen Mu just received.
However, these two jade slips contain knowledge on the application of high-level runes, and even soul skills that match the Time Dao of Talismans.
" Eye of the Seer, Time Stasis... This... this is too powerful!"
The Eye of the Seer and Time Stasis are the two Soul Skills that Chen Mu can currently learn.
The Eye of the Seer originates from the Fate Dao of Talismans. Once used, it allows one to foresee the enemy's actions, anticipate their moves, and strike first, making it incredibly powerful.
The Time Stasis naturally originates from the Time Dao of Talismans, which can temporarily freeze time in an area, allowing only the caster to move freely. This technique has already entered the realm of the gods.
These two soul skills were so terrifying that Chen Mu couldn't even process the descriptions.
Elder Ming, who was sitting to the side waiting, saw that the two jade slips in Chen Mu's hands had shattered, and knew that he had finished absorbing the inheritance. He asked with concern.
" Little Mu, how are you feeling? Are you feeling unwell?"
Chen Mu opened his eyes, looking somewhat tired.
"Master, I'm fine. I just absorbed too much knowledge at once; my head is still a little throbbing."
Elder Ming nodded, his face beaming.
"You've done very well! It took me a whole day and night to receive the jade slip inheritance back then, but you absorbed them all in just over an hour. That's truly amazing!"
After carefully examining Chen Mu for a few moments and confirming that he was alright, Elder Ming continued.
" Chen Mu, the knowledge of the two paths of fate and time is vast and difficult to cultivate."
You don't need to rush to understand the advanced runes; instead, you should focus on the basic runes. Only by mastering the basics will you be able to learn more advanced applications in the future.
"Yes! Your disciple will follow your teachings."
Chen Mu could also sense that although both the paths of fate and time were incredibly powerful, mastering and utilizing them was more difficult than any rune path he had learned before.
Of all the rune paths he had mastered, only the spatial runes he had comprehended on the spatial dagger could be considered to be on the same level as these two paths.
However, spatial runes were something Chen Mu had figured out on his own, and he only had a superficial understanding of them. Although he could use them to some extent, it was almost impossible for him to make any breakthroughs in the future.
However, the two inheritances that Elder Ming is now passing on to him are very complete. As long as he can comprehend their profound meanings, he will surely become a top expert in this world.
"Do you still remember the chess endgame I used to test you back then?"
Chen Mu looked puzzled, wondering why Elder Ming had suddenly brought up the past.
"Of course I remember. Back then, in order to solve the puzzle set up by my master, I even specially created a rune machine."
Elder Ming chuckled, knowing that Chen Mu often tinkered with small inventions, but he considered them trivial and didn't care.
"The reason I used a chess game to test you is precisely because the chess game contains the principles of destiny and time, which are of great benefit to cultivating the two paths of destiny and time."
Elder Ming looked up at the sky, a hint of awe in his expression.
"What we call destiny is actually the choice that living beings make at this moment, which affects countless changes in the future."
If one wants to control one's destiny, one must take into account all future changes, which involve Myriad Phenomena factors that are almost impossible to completely control.
However, as a cultivator of the Dao of Fate, one can slightly influence the River of Destiny.
The process of changing one's destiny is actually like solving a chess endgame; it requires careful planning and calculation of countless future changes.
In the process of solving the chessboard, fate and time have many things in common, and time also reflects many principles on the chessboard.
Therefore, Chen Mu, if you want to make breakthroughs more quickly on the paths of fate and time, studying and solving chess games will be an excellent approach.
Elder Ming's words greatly benefited Chen Mu. He had previously been very vague about how to cultivate the Way of Destiny and Time, but now he understood what he should do.
You can stay here with me for the next few days!
Once you have a certain foundation in understanding the principles of fate and time, then go back.
"Yes! Thank you, Master."
With Elder Ming's personal guidance, Chen Mu was more than eager to accept and readily agreed.
One week later.
With Elder Ming's guidance day and night, Chen Mu made rapid progress in both the Destiny and Time paths, and has already mastered many basic runes.
In the morning, a message came from the Mission Hall, asking all disciples who participated in this year's training missions to gather at the Mission Hall. It seems that rewards will be distributed to the disciples who have completed the training missions.