He Who Keeps Company with Ink Turns Black? No, I Taught That Too

"No, is that all?"

Some people stared at the Emperor Dao, their eyes wide:

"I know it's not big, but isn't it too small?"

"It forms its own territory; whether it's large or small doesn't matter. Why pursue size at all costs?" someone remarked.

In fact, most of those present who were seeing the Emperor Dao for the first time shared similar feelings.

Even though it was clear that it was a world unto itself, its entrance was still rather lacking in grandeur.

"Um?"

Lu Changzhi looked at the Emperor Road ahead, raising an eyebrow slightly:

"This Emperor Road is actually an Emperor Artifact?"

With the help of the system, he saw the information about the Emperor Dao, which was actually an Emperor Artifact that had been crafted to hone the mind and abilities of cultivators.

However, perhaps it took too long, or perhaps for other reasons.

The Artifact Spirit of this Emperor Artifact is already in a damaged state.

"In that case, it seems this Emperor Artifact can be enlightened."

After a moment's thought, Lu Changzhi made his decision.

No matter how well one performs within the Emperor Dao, one is still ultimately within the Emperor Dao.

But if we could take this Emperor Dao with us...

As far as he knows, this behavior is unprecedented.

Imagine if the highly anticipated Emperor Dao were to change its surname to Liu; wouldn't that fulfill the Liu Clan's fervent aspirations for achievement?

At the same time.

Another place.

"It seems that the Artifact Spirit of this Emperor Artifact is also gone."

After reading the Emperor Dao for a moment, Lin Xie shook his head and smiled:

Things have changed, but Heaven is on my side.

"With Artifact Spirit, taking it would be much more troublesome, but without Artifact Spirit..."

As he spoke, Lin Xie raised his hand and lightly flipped his palm:

"Easy as pie."

"The Liu Clan has opened this Emperor Dao; according to the rules, a member of the Liu Clan should be the first to enter this path."

Yue Peng spoke up, looking at Liu Xun:

"Does Liu Clan have any other ideas?"

Liu Xun shook her head, then turned to look at Lu Changzhi and transmitted a message:

"Don't let them down."

"Don't worry," Lu Changzhi replied with a slight smile.

"Your satisfaction is guaranteed."

After speaking, Lu Changzhi turned to look at Gu Chen and the others, and said:

Let's go.

Then, under the watchful eyes of countless people, Hidden Origin Peak and his group, along with the younger generation of the Liu Clan, headed towards the Emperor Dao.

Inside the Yue Clan Building.

Several pairs of eyes were fixed on Gu Chen, Qin Li, and the others.

"Why haven't we heard of these people before?" one of them asked.

Several people shook their heads in agreement. "They're all unfamiliar faces."

"But judging from the order in which they set off, even before Liu Yi, they are probably no ordinary people."

Yue Peng didn't speak, but gave Liu Xun a deep look, frowned, and whispered:

"Liu Clan, what else are you hiding?"

At this moment, as the Liu Clan made a move, the younger generations of various factions all set off.

In an instant, hundreds of boats raced against each other, vying for position.

Brush.

The moment he came into contact with the Emperor Dao, a feeling of weightlessness suddenly followed.

At the same time, the scene of the Emperor Dao that had been in sight also grew larger, until even the seemingly insignificant details looked like ordinary objects.

"Did it shrink people?"

He murmured to himself, Lu Changzhi looked up outside.

As expected, people could still be seen outside the Emperor Dao, but at this moment, they seemed to be in an extremely distant place, and each of the crowds that followed was as big as a giant.

Brush.

Suddenly, a flash of light struck him.

Lu Changzhi looked down and saw a milky white halo forming on his arm.

He was already aware of this.

In fact, you could say we're very familiar with it.

It's highly unlikely that a large group of people would be allowed in just to make a quick trip.

On the path to Emperor Dao, struggle is inevitable.

It's even a mandatory rule.

The Emperor Dao has nine levels, with three gates. The first gate can be passed through simply by virtue of one's strength.

But to pass through the second gate, one must have gone through a struggle. Whether one takes from others or is taken from others, the quantity doesn't matter; the important thing is to participate in the struggle.

As for the requirements of the third gate, no one knows. Back then, the Emperor Realm of the Yue Clan, after passing through the Emperor Dao, left behind only broad words such as "believe in your achievements" and "be firm in your uniqueness."

Of course, these are just rules.

As the light shines down, so too does it bring with it some essential principles.

For example, the real reason why one must participate in the struggle to open the second gate is that it is difficult to be free from struggle on the path of cultivation, whether for profit, resources, or achievements, and so on. It is difficult to be completely isolated from the world.

"The idea is good, but the rules are far too lenient."

Shaking his head and smiling, Lu Changzhi glanced at the surging crowd behind him.

It's important to know that there are only two restrictions on who can participate in the Emperor Dao.

First, they are not young enough; second, they are ordinary people without real ability.

It's easy to imagine how many people will come in.

It can be said that opening the second door is by no means difficult.

As for how much light one collects, the easier it will be to travel between the second and third doors, Lu Changzhi didn't seem to care about that.

He was more concerned about something else than opening the door.

Open the window!

Having chosen this item known as the Emperor Dao Artifact, Lu Changzhi murmured to himself.

"System, enlightenment."

Brush.

The words had barely left his mouth.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed before Lu Changzhi's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Changzhi heard the system notification:

"Initiation failed."

"Um???"

"System?"

At a greeting, the system voice sounded:

"It's been a while since I've made any promises to my master. Keep it up, master!"

Lu Changzhi was immediately speechless.

"One is influenced by one's surroundings, right?"

He had previously heard from the system that Mu Fan, that system, was always making empty promises to the master.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the system gave itself a reward.

"Hehe." The system chuckled.

"I taught Mu Fan promises!"

I knew it.

Lu Changzhi was not surprised at all.

"The initiation attempt failed; it seems we still can't open the window today."

"That's alright, we can try again when the chance refreshes at midnight."

Since not every item only has one chance to be enhanced, as long as you try enough times, you're not worried about not being able to enhance it.

"But there's no rush right now."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Changzhi looked at Gu Chen and the others who were waiting for arrangements and said:

"Now it's up to you guys to perform."

Upon hearing Mu Fan, Mu Fan understood immediately and said:

"Just you wait and see, Master."

After saying that, he took out a reclining chair and placed it next to Lu Changzhi.

"Good."

Lu Changzhi gave Mu Fan a thumbs up:

"I have high hopes for you."

After saying that, Lu Changzhi plopped down on the recliner.

This scene, witnessed by those who were focused on the situation in the Emperor Dao, left many of them looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Wait, why are you sitting down? Are you treating this like you're out having fun?"

"Sure enough, I knew a genius like him couldn't possibly be so confident; he couldn't keep a low profile as soon as he went in."

"Sit down. Are you planning to wait until someone is almost at the end before you overtake them?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, and a large number of eyes turned to Liu Xun.

No one said it, but everyone understood.

Even if this deliberate behavior wasn't arranged by Liu Xun, it must have been taught by Liu Xun.

Liu Xun appeared calm, but inwardly she was already somewhat dissatisfied.

"What on earth is this kid up to?!"

The outside world and various parties are puzzled.

Lu Changzhi, who had just sat down and hadn't even warmed his seat, suddenly heard a voice transmission:

"Peak Master Lu, I have been searching for you for so long!"