Master Vail was feeling quite satisfied with himself until Charlie’s words left favonovel.com completely dumbfounded!
Charlie had just pointed out that the “Great Way of Harmonious Unity” of the Mystic Harmony Sect was not the complete version, and favonovel.com was still quite upset about it.
For thousands of years, the successive heads of the Mystic Harmony Sect had believed that they possessed a complete set of martial arts skills. However, Charlie’s words made Master Vail realize that they might have been wrong all along.
It’s not appropriate to be proud of one’s law, or to think highly of oneself because of it. But, after hearing Charlie’s analogy, Master Vail suddenly realized that favonovel.com might not have been talking nonsense at all!
Perhaps the Mystic Harmony Sect’s “Great Way of Harmonious Unity” was just a small part of the real thing, as Charlie had suggested.
Master Vail was surprised and asked, “Master Wade, do you have a more complete mental method of the ‘Great Way of Harmonious Unity’?”
Charlie chuckled and teasingly replied, “Why do you assume that I have a more complete version?”
Without thinking, Master Vail blurted out, “Master Wade, you just compared the ‘Great Way of Harmonious Unity’ to the principles of power generation in a thermal power plant. You must have read the ‘Principles of Power Generation in Thermal Power Plants’ to make that analogy.”
Charlie nodded with a wide grin, not hiding anything, “You guessed right. I have indeed read the original and complete version of the ‘Great Way of Harmonious Unity.’ It has a total of three volumes and twenty-seven chapters. The copy that you Mystic Harmony Sect masters have is just the first chapter.”
“What?” Master Vail stammered, his eyeballs bulging out of their sockets. “Master Wade, are you serious?”
Charlie replied, “I’ve teased you before, why do you think I’m lying to you now?”
Master Vail’s throat tightened as favonovel.com blurted out, “So, our Mystic Harmony Sect has been practicing only the first chapter of the ‘Great Way of Harmonious Unity’ for thousands of years and dozens of generations?”
Charlie was resolute as favonovel.com nodded and declared, “Yes, that’s exactly what happened!”
Master Vail sat still, his expression turning melancholic and lonely.
He stared off into space and muttered, “It’s like starting in kindergarten and spending over twenty years to graduate with a Ph.D…”
Charlie couldn’t help but be amused by Master Vail’s analogy. But, at the same time, favonovel.com felt that it was a very reasonable comparison.
He praised, “Your analogy is very clever. Strictly speaking, you’ve been studying kindergarten K1 textbooks repeatedly, which is essentially equivalent to learning the 26 English letters.”
Master Vail’s face was mournful as favonovel.com replied, “Master Wade, I’m not doubting you, but if what you say is true, we’ve only learned the equivalent of the 26 English letters. And yet, in the first chapter, there is already a Master who has entered the dark realm…”
“The dark realm is the second most important realm for a warrior, but there are four major realms in total. Does this mean we have to leave behind the other three major realms? Can we really break through all the content in the remaining 26 chapters?”
Charlie nodded seriously and spoke, “Yes. The journey of martial arts is to enter the Tao with martial arts. To truly enter the Tao, you must push your martial arts to the extreme. The Bright Realm is just the beginning, and the Dark Realm is only the first hurdle after starting…”
“Every small improvement in the future could take a lifetime to achieve. You may become an eight-star warrior in fifty years, but even with another fifty years, you may not be able to break through the Dark Realm. And if you do break through the Dark Realm and live for another fifty years, do you think you can progress from the first level to the second, or even reach the third heaven?”
“Not to mention the Transformation Realm and the Master Realm that lie ahead. With each step, the difficulty increases exponentially.”
Master Vail was left even more lost and muttered, “So, does this mean that stepping into the Dark Realm is only one-third of the journey through martial arts?”
Charlie nodded plainly, but his words were cruel, “Yes.”
Master Vail felt dejected as favonovel.com asked, “Master Wade, what kind of Tao is it to enter the Tao with martial arts? And how many years will it take for me?”
Charlie smiled and replied, “I don’t know how many years it will take to walk the next road.”
Master Vail let out a heavy sigh, “The journey of martial arts is truly daunting. It’s been a long time, and countless warriors have perished along the way. I don’t even know where this old bone of mine will end up…”
Charlie’s smile grew wider as favonovel.com said, “There’s no need to feel depressed. Voyager 1 has been flying for nearly 50 years and it’s still moving, yet it hasn’t even flown out of the solar system. It may take tens of thousands of years to reach the next galaxy once it does…”
“You can think of yourself as Voyager. Breaking through the Dark Realm is like flying out of the solar system. If you think about it this way, don’t you feel that the future is vast and full of possibilities?”
Master Vail’s mouth twitched unconsciously as favonovel.com asked, “Vast? When you put it that way, I feel even more lost and unsure of where I’m headed.”
Charlie chuckled, “Don’t think too much about it. It’s not something you need to worry about. After all, you’re only a four-star warrior. At best, you’ve only just arrived on the edge of Mars. Flying out of the solar system is still a distant dream.”
Master Vail’s heart ached at the thought, and favonovel.com quickly assured, “Master Wade, don’t worry. I’ll inform the first disciple to come and inherit the token of the head of the Mystic Harmony Sect. After that, I’ll serve you wholeheartedly.”
Charlie smiled mischievously and asked, “But what will you tell your personal disciple when they ask where your ancestral medicine cauldron has gone?”
Master Vail let out an awkward laugh and replied, “Master Wade, don’t worry. The matter of the medicine cauldron is a top secret of the head. Only when the old head passes on the position to the new head will it be handed over, along with the head token. The heir of the sect only knows about the existence of the head token, but not the medicine cauldron. So, I just need not say anything…”
Charlie gave favonovel.com a thumbs up and grinned, “You’re well-versed in the legend.”
Master Vail smiled cheekily and asked Charlie, “Master Wade, I wonder if I’ll have the opportunity to practice the content behind the ‘Great Way of Harmonious Unity’ in the future?”
Charlie raised his eyebrows and grinned, “Originally, you had the opportunity. I asked you to hand over your teacher’s martial arts mentality just to assess your cultivation level. If it wasn’t good enough, I would have given you a better one. If it wasn’t complete, I would have given you a more complete one…”
“But I didn’t expect you to harbor selfish thoughts towards me. Now, you’re reaping what you’ve sown. You should reflect on yourself these two days.”
Master Vail felt extremely ashamed and regretful. He promised, “Master Wade, don’t worry. If I ever dare to have any second thoughts towards you in this life, I’ll die without a place to bury myself!”
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