Helping Senior Brother Gongming Take Perfect World

Lin Tian watched as they cradled Covering the Heavens with One Hand in their hands, unable to put it down.

They held it as though they had found a priceless treasure, unable to let go.

They seemed afraid of dropping it.

Lin Tian was a little speechless.

Could these three fellow Daoists have, while I went inside just now...

Read Covering the Heavens with One Hand? This webnovel was all the rage in my previous life, and it was absolutely wonderful.

Much better than their dull, tedious cultivation.

Anyone who read its bizarre, fantastical settings would be drawn in by the story.

These thoughts flashed through his mind.

Lin Tian spoke to them.

"Fellow Daoists, although this book is interesting, you must not become absorbed in it."

"Focusing on cultivation is the proper path."

Hearing Lin Tian's advice,

The Three Xiaos came back to their senses and immediately understood what he meant.

The events in the book were not important.

What mattered was the cultivation within it!

All they needed to do was gain enlightenment on how the characters in the book cultivated?

A senior truly was a senior.

Even his guidance through the maze was shrouded in clouds and mist.

Having understood this,

The Three Xiaos hurriedly cupped their hands toward Lin Tian.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior."

"We shall follow your instructions to the letter."

When they finished speaking,

They put away Covering the Heavens with One Hand.

At this,

Lin Tian said nothing more.

Since Covering the Heavens with One Hand was an opportunity,

He had saved himself some effort.

"Have a cup of tea."

Lin Tian pointed to the stone platform in the courtyard.

He walked over first.

He set the tea on the table.

Only then did he turn to look at the Three Xiaos.

Hearing Lin Tian's words, the Three Xiaos were slightly startled. Their primordial spirits trembled, clearly a sign that they were about to break through.

After reading Covering the Heavens with One Hand just now,

Its utterly novel ideas and plot

Had shaken their primordial spirits;

Now they needed to hurry and cultivate in seclusion to seize this moment of enlightenment.

Then they could comprehend something from it.

So they could not afford to delay any longer.

All three of them had thought of this.

Across each of their stunningly beautiful faces,

An apologetic look flashed.

They all apologized to Lin Tian.

"Senior, we're terribly sorry."

"We still have important matters to attend to when we return."

"Once we've dealt with them, we'll come back and properly join you for tea."

Hearing what they said,

Lin Tian was slightly taken aback. These three fellow Daoists really had time to spare.

They had come all this way to see him,

And before their bottoms had even warmed their seats,

They were leaving?

Still, it was already late.

In a few more hours, he would probably have to write another diary entry.

If they stayed here any longer, it would indeed be rather inconvenient.

Apart from himself, Lin Tian could not let anyone know of the Great Dao Diary's existence!

At that thought,

Lin Tian said,

"All right, we'll have tea another time."

Seeing that Lin Tian did not mind,

The Three Xiaos felt as though they had been granted a pardon.

They all thanked him.

"Thank you for understanding, Senior."

"We'll take our leave."

With that,

The Three Xiaos cupped their hands, turned, and walked toward the door.

Only,

After taking just two steps,

Yunxiao suddenly remembered that she had not fulfilled Senior Brother Zhao Gongming's request.

She hurriedly turned back and said to Bixiao and Qiongxiao,

"Junior Sisters, wait a moment. I'm going to give Senior the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls."

Seeing Qiongxiao and Bixiao nod,

Yunxiao took quick little steps and hurried over to Lin Tian.

"Senior, I was in such a hurry to leave just now that I forgot something."

"Before I left, my elder brother Gongming also wanted to come and pay his respects to you with us."

"But there was an urgent matter at home that he needed to handle."

"So he couldn't come."

"Before we left, though, he asked me to give you something."

Yunxiao briefly explained why she had come over, then summoned six deep-blue pearls from her storage bag.

The six deep-blue pearls were crystal clear, with a brilliant blue luster shimmering faintly over them.

Under the moonlight,

They looked like gemstones.

They appeared rather unusual and mysterious, but that was all.

Hearing Yunxiao's words, Lin Tian, who had been sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea and admiring the moon, was slightly startled.

Before he could say anything, he saw the six pearls placed before him.

Only then did he remember that the six pearls Fellow Daoist Gongming had given him before were identical to these.

Lin Tian looked at the blue light on the pearls.

He sighed softly.

Had Fellow Daoist Gongming gotten addicted to giving him things?

They were just marbles made of blue glass.

Even if Gongming gave them to him, Lin Tian could only pass them on to Erha to play with.

But judging by Yunxiao's respectful manner,

She was clearly taking this rather seriously.

If he refused them in front of her,

It would probably be another troublesome matter.

Forget it.

They were only a few marbles.

They were nothing special, so he might as well accept them.

At that thought,

Lin Tian sighed.

He lifted a hand and said casually,

"All right, put them there."

Seeing how unconcerned Lin Tian was,

Yunxiao was startled.

These were the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls!

Senior Brother Gongming had already given Senior six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.

With these six added to them,

There would be twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls altogether.

The Sea-Calming Divine Pearls were Senior Brother Gongming's signature magical treasure.

Their grade could even compare to that of a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

When used, they could unleash the power of the four seas, making them immensely powerful.

Yet Senior was so unconcerned.

He seemed to think nothing of them at all...

As she thought this,

Yunxiao suddenly remembered the wooden zither that had been used as a footstool and came back to her senses.

That was right.

Senior Lin Tian could use a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure as a stepping stone.

Naturally, he would think little of the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls as well.

At that thought,

Yunxiao placed the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls on the stone table before her.

She was about to cup her hands and take her leave.

Just then,

Out of the corner of her eye, Yunxiao suddenly caught sight of the stone platform near Lin Tian.

There was another book on it.

She had been so focused on Covering the Heavens with One Hand that she had not noticed another book on a small platform on the other side of the table.

Its cover was very similar to that of Covering the Heavens with One Hand.

This caught Yunxiao's attention.

Her beautiful eyes turned toward the cover.

"Hm? Perfect World?"

"The Heavenly Dao is flawed, so the world that exists under it cannot possibly be complete. How, then, could it be perfect?"

Merely seeing the title filled Yunxiao with questions.

She felt an urge to take a look at the book.

But just as Yunxiao was about to say something,

Something stirred in her heart for no apparent reason,

And a strange thought suddenly surfaced.

It made Yunxiao hesitate to speak.

If I hadn't given Senior the six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, I wouldn't have seen this book.

Could this book be the opportunity Senior Lin Tian has for Senior Brother Gongming?

As she thought this,

Lin Tian's voice reached her.

"Fellow Daoist Gongming was thoughtful to send these pearls."

"Let this copy of Perfect World be a small gift from me to him."

"Tell him for me that a book is only something to pass the time when he's free. He must not become absorbed in it."

Hearing Lin Tian's words,

Yunxiao was astonished!

Just as I thought!

This book is the opportunity meant for Senior Brother Gongming!

Without the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, she would never have discovered the book!

And naturally, it could never have been given to Senior Brother Gongming!

It was all karma!

This Senior Lin Tian really was an expert!

Senior Brother Gongming was truly lucky. When a fortuitous encounter came, nothing could stand in its way!

Covering the Heavens with One Hand alone contained countless figures of extraordinary brilliance and countless truths.

It was a masterpiece that shook the past and dazzled the present!

Perfect World presumably wasn't any worse!

If she could let Senior Brother Gongming read it...

Surely he would also achieve sudden enlightenment!

At that thought,

Yunxiao hurriedly cupped her hands toward Lin Tian.

"On my elder brother's behalf, I thank you, Senior!"

"One day, I will surely have my elder brother come and pay you a visit to thank you for your guidance!"

Seeing how solemn Yunxiao was,

Lin Tian immediately sighed.

When someone gave him something, he naturally had to give something back.

He didn't have anything special here,

apart from this book.

Giving it away would count as returning the favor.

He hadn't expected such a strong reaction from Yunxiao.

She kept talking about guidance, but what guidance?

Could a web novel guide someone to attain the Dao?

Wasn't that nonsense?

Could there be something different about the two books the system had given him?