Chapter 1125: Peak of the Cloud Sea — Lu Yuncong, No Comparison!

"To a frog in a well, the mouth of the well is the sky. To a fish in the water, the surface is the sky… The mouth of the well is the frog's cage, and the surface of the water is the fish's limit." Lu Yuncong looked at the woman and said in a deep voice, "People are like frogs, like fish; therefore, the sky is a cage! Frogs still harbor the thought of leaving the well, and fish still possess the desire to leap out of the water; humans, naturally, also possess the Dao to break through the heavens and earth and walk out of the cage!"

Li Qianmei thought for a moment, her eyes becoming even brighter, revealing a look of appreciation. She tucked a lock of hair behind her ear and said softly, "Brother Lu's answer is quite unique. I have asked many people along my journey, but only Brother Lu has resolved my confusion."

"You flatter me, Qianmei." Lu Yuncong smiled slightly.

"Brother Lu is the first person to whom I have asked a second question. I ask that you please continue to resolve my doubts." Li Qianmei looked at the man before her. She had long heard that a remarkable person named Lu Yuncong had emerged in the Fifth-Tier Star Domain. This man possessed an extremely high level of intellect and a profound understanding of the Dao.

"If I, Lu, answer your three questions and resolve your doubts, what benefit is there for me?" Lu Yuncong smiled as he looked at Li Qianmei, waiting for her response.

Li Qianmei blinked and chuckled, "If Brother Lu can truly resolve my doubts, I can play a song on the flute for you."

"Good!" Lu Yuncong laughed heartily and took a deep look at Li Qianmei. He still did not understand the true significance of the questions this woman was asking.

"The second question: what is the sky?" Li Qianmei looked at Lu Yuncong and said softly.

The old man beside Lu Yuncong had been listening the whole time. After his Sect Master answered the first question, a smile had appeared on his face, but now, upon hearing this second question, his expression immediately became strange.

Lu Yuncong frowned and fell into deep thought. This time, his period of contemplation far exceeded the previous one. Li Qianmei was not in a hurry; she stood there quietly, looking at Lu Yuncong, waiting for the answer.

"The sky is… a path!" After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Lu Yuncong spoke slowly.

"How so?" Li Qianmei thought for a moment and asked softly.

Lu Yuncong raised his head, looked up at the starry sky, and after a moment of silence, said, "Everything beneath our feet is where the heavens and earth reside; therefore, the sky is a path. It is precisely because there is a path that there is a Dao! The so-called 'path' means exactly this: the Dao is like a path, and the path is the Dao. The sky as a path is a direction, and it is also the guidance to break through the cage."

Li Qianmei's eyes became even brighter, and the look of appreciation in them grew more intense.

"Many thanks to Brother Lu for resolving my doubts; it has made things much clearer for me. Brother Lu is traveling in such a rush; may I ask where you are headed?"

The old man beside Lu Yuncong hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Is this the third question, Fellow Daoist Li?"

Li Qianmei smiled serenely and did not speak.

"I am heading to the Moro Continent to settle a matter of the heart and demand an explanation." Lu Yuncong's expression remained normal, and he felt no regret in his heart, even though he understood that he would not have the opportunity to answer a third question.

"Would Brother Lu mind if I accompanied you?" Li Qianmei blinked and said softly.

"I would be more than happy to have you accompany me, Qianmei." Lu Yuncong laughed heartily and nodded.

Along the way, Lu Yuncong and Li Qianmei conversed softly, comparing their fruits of the Dao. They both showed appreciation for each other's understanding of the Dao, and the conversation was very pleasant.

The old man stood a few steps away the entire time. From time to time, his gaze fell upon Lu Yuncong and Li Qianmei, revealing a strange look in his eyes, as well as a hint of joy.

"Since the Sect Master lost his wife, he has not had any Dao Companion. Although this Li Qianmei from the Ninth-Tier Potian Sect has just met the Sect Master, they seem to get along very well. If the two of them could become Dao Companions, then with the Sect Master's intellect, he would certainly be able to advance further, and his future would be limitless… My Zidao Sect would also be able to shake the Cloud Sea because of this!"

Since leaving the Potian Sect, Li Qianmei had rarely had such conversations along the way, nor was there anyone qualified to converse with her in such a manner, except for this Lu Yuncong before her.

"It is no wonder that even my Master has praised this person, calling him the number one person in the Fifth-Tier Star Domain, and even the God Sect has paid attention to him… He is indeed a rare and extraordinary man. For him to have such a deep realization of the Dao at his age is very uncommon. In this regard, although my cultivation is higher, I am inferior to him. It is a pity… even such a person can only stop at the second question." Li Qianmei sighed inwardly.

"I wish to find that mysterious Cultivator who obtained the Jade Slip, but I fear this matter is somewhat difficult." As the two conversed, time slowly passed, and they gradually began to speak of the mysterious Cultivator who had obtained the Jade Slip and the Pill Formula.

Lu Yuncong did not hide anything, nor was there any need to, and he spoke of his thoughts.

"With such intellect, it seems it is indeed not easy to find this mysterious Cultivator." Li Qianmei nodded slightly. After hearing Lu Yuncong's analysis, she developed a hint of interest in this mysterious Cultivator.

"Decisive in action, demonic in intellect, and ruthless in killing! There are not many people in my life that I, Lu, admire, but this mysterious Cultivator is certainly one of them." Lu Yuncong exclaimed in admiration, the look of mutual appreciation in his eyes deepening.

"All of this is just Brother Lu's analysis; perhaps the facts are not so." Li Qianmei said softly.

"I hope my guess is true, to give me, Lu, a chance to deal with him, making life all the more exciting." Lu Yuncong sighed, a look of anticipation in his eyes.

As the group traveled forward, they drew closer and closer to the Moro Continent. At this moment, looking out, one could faintly see the shadow of the Moro Continent in the distance within the blurry star mist.

The fierce tiger Spirit Beast slowly came to a halt, floating motionless in the starry sky, its eyes staring coldly ahead.

"The Zidao Sect and the Guiyuan Sect share the same Main Sect, after all; let us not cause too much panic. I will go alone; you all remain here." Lu Yuncong looked at the old man beside him and said calmly.

The old man nodded in agreement.

"Qianmei, let's go together." Lu Yuncong smiled slightly, his gaze falling upon Li Qianmei.

Li Qianmei nodded slightly, and the two turned into two long rainbows, heading straight for the Moro Continent. The old man watched the direction in which they disappeared and said softly, "Perhaps the Sect Master and she… can truly become Dao Companions."

Moro Continent.

As for the power of the Medicinal Pills in the Cloud Sea Star Domain, Wang Lin had already tried them slightly before. Relying on the insights from the Spirit Beasts within each Medicinal Pill, he had faintly grasped the essential Concept of the Cloud Sea Medicinal Pills.

Borrowing the Spirit Beast to comprehend the Heavenly Dao, and then integrating it into one's own Concept.

At this moment, Wang Lin was sitting cross-legged in the Medicinal Courtyard, having turned down requests to see him from Lü Yanfei and the others. He held the Eighth-Tier Medicinal Pill in his hand, a look of contemplation on his face.

"The Medicinal Pills of the Cloud Sea Star Domain have a flaw: borrowing the Spirit Beast to verify the Dao and obtain insights into the Concept is difficult to achieve comprehensively. To obtain the required Concept from that complexity, one must continuously consume Medicinal Pills to succeed."

After a moment of silence, Wang Lin looked at the Medicinal Pill in his hand. Suddenly, his expression shifted, and he raised his head to look into the distance.

"They are here…"

His expression remained normal, without the slightest change. He withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the Medicinal Pill in his hand.

Before long, the door to the Medicinal Courtyard was slowly pushed open, and a man and a woman walked in. The man was middle-aged, dressed in a purple robe, with a dignified appearance that commanded respect without anger. His eyes were like stars, containing endless wisdom.

The woman beside him was stunningly beautiful, her skin like jade, dressed in white as snow. In her jade-like hand was a translucent green flute. There was an ethereal air about her, and she was very serene.

The arrival of these two did not attract the attention of any Guiyuan Sect Cultivators; it was as if they had appeared out of thin air. The moment they entered the Medicinal Courtyard, the middle-aged man's gaze fell upon Wang Lin. His pupils constricted slightly, and he walked over slowly.

His footsteps were not fast, but every time they landed, they stepped upon Wang Lin's heartbeat, as if containing some kind of rule, naturally possessing an indescribable pressure.

Even more bizarrely, as the man approached, in this short distance of dozens of steps, the sky behind him suddenly darkened, as if covered by dark clouds, permeating most of the heavens and earth. As this person moved forward, this dark heaven and earth seemed to be devouring the daylight, moving along with him.

"Sit!" Wang Lin did not look up the entire time. Wang Lin was not surprised that this man and woman could find him and come to this Medicinal Courtyard without being discovered by the Guiyuan Sect Cultivators.

He only said one word, but the moment this word was spoken, the man's footsteps suddenly halted. It was as if the heartbeats he had stepped upon for the previous dozens of steps had suddenly become chaotic in that instant, making it impossible to distinguish truth from falsehood, as if everything from before had collapsed with a single thought from Wang Lin.

Lu Yuncong's expression immediately turned grave. He felt this sensation extremely clearly. He had already released his cultivation and Concept, accurately enveloping the man in white before him. Those approaching footsteps were the manifestation of his Concept; every step forward was an attack of his Concept.

Furthermore, while moving forward, his Concept merged with the heavens and earth, the Dao transformed into dark clouds that obscured the sky and changed the day, causing his entire Aura to climb directly to its Peak. These simple dozens of steps were as if he had borrowed the power of the heavens and earth to descend upon the ordinary-looking man in white before him.

If it were anyone else, these few dozen steps alone would have been enough to cause their Dao Concept to collapse and their Primordial Spirit to be damaged; more seriously, it could even leave a brand in their heart, thereby collapsing their Dao foundation!

Even if someone could resist, they would certainly show a trace of it. Lu Yuncong was extremely confident in the firmness of his own Concept and Dao Concept, but at this moment, he was moved, all because of one sentence, one word, from the ordinary-looking man in white before him!

The moment this word was spoken, everything he had done before disintegrated, as if all his previous actions had become an illusion.

"Why not sit!" Wang Lin raised his head, withdrew his gaze from the Medicinal Pill, and looked at the man in the purple robe. The moment his gaze met the man in the purple robe,

it was as if an invisible heavenly thunder exploded with a roar within the Medicinal Courtyard. The man in the purple robe felt a shock that shook his mind, and his body subconsciously took two steps back, his expression changing drastically.

As he retreated, the sky full of dark clouds was torn apart in that instant as if by a violent wind, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye, returning to a clear and sunny sky…

No matter how deep or high Lu Yuncong's understanding of the Dao was, and even if his Dao Concept was as firm as the heavens and earth, how could it compare to Wang Lin! Wang Lin had cultivated the Dao for over five hundred years, comprehending the Cycle of Life and Death. By over nine hundred years, the Cycle of Life and Death had reached Perfection and transformed into the Cycle of Karma. By over one thousand years, Karma had reached Perfection, and it had transformed a second time into the Realm of Truth and Falsehood!

Lu Yuncong, with what could he compare, and what qualifications did he have to compare!

No comparison!

Li Qianmei had been watching from start to finish. She had come with Lu Yuncong because Lu Yuncong's understanding of the Dao made her admire him, and she felt a sense of mutual appreciation. She believed that among the outstanding members of the younger generation, very few could surpass Lu Yuncong in their understanding of the Dao, which was exactly why Lu Yuncong was valued by high-tier Star Domain sects.

But at this moment, her mind was shaken. She looked at Wang Lin, her eyes revealing a brightness she had never shown before.

"This Brother, I have three questions to ask; would you be willing to resolve my doubts…"