I Want to See This World Clearly

[Swan Palace], though named as a palace, is in fact a vast immortal sect spanning numerous peaks and marshes across the Dharma Realm.

A flying bridge spans the sky like a rainbow piercing the sun, connecting valleys and mountains; a winding corridor meanders like a flying dragon coiling around a wall, traversing all the peaks.

Green-tiled roofs and flying eaves are nestled among the clouds and mist, with blue stone steps and white jade railings, and palaces upon palaces that reach straight into the sky.

Its majestic atmosphere encompasses the vastness of the great marshes and the clear light of the heavens.

This was Lü Yuan's first impression of the [Swan Palace] after he followed Chen Sheng into the mountain gate.

He had never seen such a magnificent landscape before; even the view of Mingyang City, where Punk Lü Yuan lived, was far more vast than this.

Curious--

Curiosity about the unknown is human nature, and this is especially true for such a magnificent and unprecedented structure.

Lü Yuan looked left and right, this was the first immortal sect he had seen in the Ancient Immortal Cultivation Realm, and everything he saw and heard broadened his horizons.

Therefore, he was not overly reserved or restrained. When passing by, he would occasionally touch the stone carvings and patterns he had never seen before.

It's like a country bumpkin visiting a grand mansion.

That's precisely why his loss of composure is completely understandable. After all, if he doesn't get used to it now, he can't very well end up acting the same way at other places later, can he?

Chen Sheng never said anything about this throughout the entire process...

Because the "Child of Heaven and Earth" should be full of curiosity about all things in the world, and Lü Yuan had spent most of his time living in a village before this.

Upon seeing the [Swan Palace], even children with elders in the Purple Mansion of their families would be speechless with awe.

He has already shown great restraint by simply doing this.

Besides, when I was about the same age as him and studied under the same master, how was I any better than him?

Therefore, from beginning to end, Chen Sheng did not walk too fast, but deliberately slowed down his pace, giving Lü Yuan time to take in all directions.

Just like how my master accompanied me when I first entered the sect...

"This [Swan Palace] is great in every way, except it's too deserted; it doesn't look like anyone else is here."

After passing through the towering bronze gate and strolling across the long bridge spanning the valley, Lü Yuan, following behind Chen Sheng, guessed:

"But no matter how you look at it, this place seems to have once been glorious..."

Putting everything else aside, along the way, Lü Yuan had seen countless mysterious and wondrous spiritual objects that appeared to have been artificially transplanted here.

There are stones and trees, gold and wood.

Most of the fruits that grew on the spirit trees had fallen to the ground, piling up in heaps, untouched for who knows how many years.

Ask the Immortal Book, and wow, almost all of them are Purple Mansion spiritual treasures, with only a few Foundation Establishment, and none below Foundation Establishment...

It must have been left behind by the disciples of this place during its glorious past.

As for why things have turned out this way, which looks no different from the massacre of an entire family, Lü Yuan didn't bother to ask.

That's a very offensive question.

However, Chen Sheng noticed that he occasionally stared at those Purple Mansion Spiritual Objects on the way, so he said to him softly, "If you are curious about those things and don't mind the trouble, you can take as many as you want to play with whenever you have time."

"The things on both sides are nothing special, no need to be so formal."

However, Lü Yuan refused, looking up at Chen Sheng and saying, "Although I've never seen these things before, just by looking at them I know they must be quite valuable..."

"I have nothing to exchange with you right now, but I will definitely come back and do it again if I do in the future."

"I just hope you won't find it bothersome at the time."

Change?

Chen Sheng chuckled. What value could these things hold for someone of his status? But he seemed to be touched by the childlike innocence, so he didn't refuse.

"Good--"

He nodded gently. "Then I'll save it for you."

Regardless of his background or personality, Chen Sheng had to admit that this was the most special child he had ever met.

Of course, this does not include those reincarnations of the Purple Mansion.

Although it was born from the interaction of the Residual Position elements and is far inferior to that annoying monkey, I suppose one day it will become an immortal who is no less than the "Southern and Northern Dippers"...

If he, who followed Liu Bang, could survive this crucial effort to mend the heavens—

That's all hindsight, so Chen Sheng didn't pay much attention to it. After all, even if he won, he probably wouldn't live to see that day.

Not to mention that his chances of winning were never that great from the start.

The place they entered from wasn't far from their destination, so they were almost at the Heavenly Dao Chen Sheng had once used to teach his disciples.

But at that moment, he suddenly stopped and said to Lü Yuan, "It's been so many years since I've done this..."

"I almost forgot, according to my old habits--"

"Before the course officially begins, there's one thing you need to answer truthfully..."

Chen Sheng asked Lü Yuan, "Why do you crave knowledge and are curious about the ways of immortality? Or rather, what do you ultimately hope to gain from it?"

"Answer in one sentence, as concisely as possible."

Compared to his previous questions, Lü Yuan felt that this was actually a question a normal early childhood educator should ask.

So he thought about it very seriously, and then, meeting Chen Sheng's gaze, he quickly answered:

"Because... I want to see the true nature of this world."

Indeed, Lü Yuan craved all of this not because he wanted to use it to consider and plan for the future, nor because he wanted to uncover any secrets.

For example, who is the mastermind behind this "fantasy version of the late Warring States period"?

Those were all too unrealistic, so he just wanted to know what the world was really like.

Really? Someone actually enters a fantasy world like this, and all they think about is cultivating immortality, without ever being curious about what the world looks like?

What is the history of this world? What are the pasts of both immortals and mortals...?

Who now rules this land beneath our feet? What kinds of lineages, Lineage, and sects exist throughout the world...?

What wonders does it possess? How many kinds of spirits and Spiritual Qi are there? Are there even races I've never seen in my previous life, such as demons?

Lü Yuan was incredibly curious about all of this, ever since he met the immortal.

That's why he kept asking Liu Bang questions along the way.

Chen Sheng found his answer very interesting, because it could be an answer that showed Lü Yuan had no ambition.

But at the same time, it could also mean that he is an extremely arrogant person.

To see the true nature of this world...

Even if they reach their current level, even if they reach the level of "Southern Dipper," they still dare not say that they have truly seen the true nature of this world.

But then again, how many cultivators who reach high positions are not arrogant?

"I see..."

Chen Sheng said in a low voice, "A very interesting answer, but also an ideal that is very difficult to achieve."

"As you said before, I originally intended to start teaching you with philology and philosophy—"

"However, it seems that I should first teach you what cultivation of immortality is, the path of immortality itself, and the history of immortals and mortals."