A flower was a world; a leaf was a Tathagata.
This great wisdom of discerning the macrocosm from the minutiae made even the Jade Void Immortal Venerable, who stood above the clouds, unable to keep from applauding in admiration.
Shen Yun was equally filled with admiration. "This person's understanding of time has likely reached the realm where the Myriad Laws Return to One and all things follow his heart's desire. With a simple exposition, he has caused countless classic scriptures of the sages to pale into insignificance."
Seeing only a single spot through a bamboo tube, one could already tell that the Dao Cultivation displayed by the Jade Void Immortal Venerable was clearly far beyond that of the Old Turtle. For such a person to have yet to attain the Dao and become an Immortal King was truly unbelievable.
"The Great Dao is lofty and distant, and has no end. Thank you, Senior, for imparting the Dao."
Shen Yun gathered his robes and bowed, his words brimming with utmost sincerity.
What sort of cultivation did the Jade Void Immortal Venerable possess? Almost the instant his words fell, he had already seen through Shen Yun's thoughts.
"'No end'... These four words are very good."
His voice was ethereal, as though it had crossed through the ages of time and space. "Only today have I understood what it means to be blinded by a leaf and fail to see the Heavenly Mountain. With such humility in your heart, given time, you will certainly be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with our generation."
At these words, Shen Yun's heart shook violently.
If what came before had merely been a guess, then the Jade Void Immortal Venerable's words now were almost an explicit confirmation.
"To make even such a high-level expert admit his