Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

“You’ve handed over one Sharp Blade after another. I’m afraid even that person from the Gu Family will suffer a considerable loss this time!”

With that, Hu Xiuyuan didn’t bother with pleasantries.

He immediately turned and walked out of the office.

As he walked, he didn’t forget to add, “Remember, you absolutely must not leave Xiangnan during this time. I can guarantee your safety on my turf, but if you step outside of it, it’ll be all too easy for the Gu Family to make a move on you. Your life will be in danger!”

Li Chang’an nodded.

After Hu Xiuyuan had left, only Su Ruobing and Li Chang’an remained in the office.

Su Ruobing stared at Li Chang’an for a long time, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to. Instead, she just smiled and said, “It’s all thanks to you this time. I’ve earned a huge amount of merit!”

Li Chang’an waved his hand dismissively. “Chairman Su, saying that makes us sound like strangers. We’re all in the same boat. We rise and fall together, don’t we?”

Su Ruobing pursed her lips. After a moment, she spoke in a slightly pouting tone, “Calling me ’Chairman Su’ over and over… you’re the one being distant, aren’t you?”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an was clearly taken aback. He stared at Su Ruobing for a few moments, and only after her face started to turn red did he ask, “Then what should I call you?”

Su Ruobing looked slightly nervous and flustered.

But she opened her mouth, and for a moment, didn’t know what to say.

After a long pause, she could only roll her eyes and say, “Forget it. Let’s not talk about this. Come on, Governor Hu gave us an incredible reward. The Evolution Path Decryption… countless people couldn’t even dream of this…”

Li Chang’an nodded.

’But he was still pondering the question of what to call Su Ruobing.’

The two of them left the Governor’s Mansion and went to the Library Pavilion, where the Evolution Path Decryptions were stored.

The so-called “Evolution Path Decryption” was, in essence, the Reincarnator Association making all or most of the content of a specific Evolution Path available for viewing by Reincarnators of the corresponding path.

Li Chang’an was currently a Tier Six Middle Stage Martial Artist.

And what Hu Xiuyuan had prepared for him were the Martial Dao Evolution Path Decryptions from Tier One to Tier Eight.

They recorded all the Martial Dao Evolution Paths from Tier One to Tier Eight, allowing Li Chang’an to identify any gaps in his knowledge and perfect his own path.

One had to understand that this was all top-secret data. If purchased through the Rebirth Mark, it would cost millions, if not tens of millions, of Rebirth Points—an unimaginable sum.

[Heaven-defying Comprehension: You have viewed “Martial Arts Evolution Path Decryption: Tier One” and gained an epiphany, achieving a more comprehensive understanding of the Martial Dao!]

[Heaven-defying Comprehension: You have viewed “Martial Arts Evolution Path Decryption: Tier Two” and gained an epiphany, achieving a more comprehensive understanding of the Martial Dao!]

[Heaven-defying Comprehension: You have viewed “Martial Arts Evolution Path Decryption: Tier Three” and gained an epiphany, achieving a more comprehensive understanding of the Martial Dao!]

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In the Rebirth World, Li Chang’an had consulted countless documents and files. Regarding content related to the Cultivation System of the Martial Dao Evolution Path, he had always sifted the chaff from the wheat, taking only the finest essence.

Logically speaking, the Martial Dao Evolution Path Decryptions shouldn’t have had such a significant impact on improving his strength and foundation.

But Li Chang’an soon discovered he was wrong.

Terribly wrong.

Not to mention, as the greatest proprietor of Evolution Paths, the Rebirth Association possessed a sea of them. Good or bad, they could all serve as nourishment through his Heaven-defying Comprehension, providing Li Chang’an with countless novel ideas.

The decrypted information for the Tier Seven and even Tier Eight Evolution Paths, for a Li Chang’an who was still only at Tier Six, was tantamount to pointing him directly toward his future direction.

As long as he had enough Energy, breaking through to higher Realms would be a piece of cake.

[Heaven-defying Comprehension: You have viewed “Martial Arts Evolution Path Decryption: Tier Six” and gained an epiphany, achieving a more comprehensive understanding of the Martial Dao!]

[Heaven-defying Comprehension: You have viewed “Martial Arts Evolution Path Decryption: Tier Seven” and gained an epiphany, achieving a more comprehensive understanding of the Martial Dao!]

[Heaven-defying Comprehension: You have viewed “Martial Arts Evolution Path Decryption: Tier Eight” and gained an epiphany, achieving a more comprehensive understanding of the Martial Dao!]

[Heaven-defying Comprehension: While viewing “Martial Arts Evolution Path Decryption: Tier Eight,” you were struck by an epiphany, your mind a fountain of new ideas! By thoroughly integrating this knowledge with the “Martial Scripture,” you have created the “Martial Scripture: Sea of Rivers Chapter”!]

A sea of information from the materials flooded into his brain.

Supported by his Heaven-defying Comprehension, it had actually forced the creation of an entirely new Chapter in Li Chang’an’s “Martial Scripture.”

“Martial Scripture: Sea of Rivers Chapter.”

This was a summarization of the strengths of countless schools of thought, compiled by Li Chang’an. With this Chapter, a conservative estimate would place the increase in his combat power at one-third, at the very least!

One must remember that Li Chang’an’s current combat power was already considered unrivaled in the world among those in the same Realm.

And now, after finishing the Martial Dao Evolution Path Decryptions, the “Sea of Rivers Chapter” could boost his combat power by another third on top of that.

It was easy to imagine just how immense his gains were this time.

Without a doubt, Governor Hu had secretly given him special treatment. Otherwise, even the materials for the Martial Dao Evolution Path Decryption wouldn’t have been so complete.

Nor would it have been possible for a mere Sixth-rank Reincarnator like Li Chang’an to directly study Tier Eight evolution information.

He had just asked.

Neither Zhao Xiaowan nor Caiyou could see more than a fraction of the vast information in the Martial Dao Evolution Path Decryptions.

Their gains were completely incomparable to his.

Li Chang’an said nothing about this.

After being immersed in the library for a full week, the group reluctantly departed. They said their goodbyes and returned to their respective territories.

As for Chairman Su Ruobing, she didn’t return directly to Linjiang Prefecture City. Instead, at Li Chang’an’s invitation, she headed to Cangxuan City to check on the current production situation at the military factory.

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