bookpower Chapter 683 Everyone must forge their own path!
Chapter 683 Everyone must forge their own path!
Looking at Shi Hao's focused and inquisitive figure on the stone tablet, Xiao Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
He immediately focused his mind, opened the chat group, and sent a message.
[Xiao Yan: @Han Li @Lin Dong @Luo Feng @Qian Renxue, brothers, you're all on the stone steps now, right? Listen to me, don't rush up, and don't follow those geniuses who only take one path. Brother Shi Hao is exploring on different stone steps; he's searching for his own path. You should try it too. Don't follow the paths others have taken; forge your own path!]
After the message was sent, the previously quiet chat group quickly became lively.
[Han Li: Fourth Brother, you mean... not to follow the path that's already there on the stone steps, but to comprehend the Dao on your own?]
[Xiao Yan: Yes, that's exactly what Shi Hao did. The paths on those stone steps were left by predecessors. Even if you manage to walk them, you're only inheriting others' paths, not becoming the strongest. Only by forging your own path can you surpass those who came before you.]
[Lin Dong: That makes sense! I've felt something was off about these stone steps for a while now; every step felt like being led by the nose. Ah, I see!]
Luo Feng: Understood, we will try.
[Qian Renxue: Thank you for the reminder, Fourth Brother.]
Xiao Yan left the chat group, a slight smile playing on his lips, and looked at the image on the stone tablet once more.
at the same time.
Within the ancient ruins of Xian Gu.
After receiving Xiao Yan's message, Han Li, Lin Dong, Luo Feng, and Qian Renxue passed it on to Qing Yi, Feng Wu, Qin Hao, and the seven or eight cultivators from the Sinful State!
Everyone quickly stopped in their tracks.
Afterward, instead of continuing up the stone steps they had chosen, they began to explore the surrounding stone steps, just like Shi Hao had done.
Although those cultivators from the Sinful State were weak, they followed Shi Hao's example and lingered on the edge of the stone steps, trying to find their own way of feeling.
"What are these people doing? Why are they all running around like Shi Hao?"
"Why not use the proper stone steps instead of jumping around? Isn't that a waste of time?"
"Could they have also been infected by that sinful blood from the lower realm? Have they all gone mad?"
"Perhaps they knew they were not strong enough to reach the top, so they simply gave up."
"Hmph, a bunch of rabble, they'll amount to nothing."
Before the stone tablet, the cult leaders shook their heads, their eyes filled with disdain.
They couldn't understand Shi Hao and the others' behavior, only feeling that it showed a lack of firm resolve and a willingness to fall into depravity.
Qin Changsheng stood in the crowd, looking thoughtfully at the figures leaping on the stone steps in the scene.
"These young people are remarkable for being able to forge their own path."
Just then, something unexpected happened.
"—Boom!!!"
The three thousand blue stone steps inside the ruins suddenly began to shake violently, as if something was awakening underground.
The entire ancient immortal ruins trembled, chaotic mist surged, and a dazzling rain of light fell from the void.
The roar of the highway was deafening, like the beating of heavenly drums, resounding throughout the heavens and the earth.
What happened?
One of the cult leaders exclaimed, his tone filled with surprise.
"Someone must have lit the divine fire!"
An old cult leader points to a scene on a stone tablet.
Following the sound, everyone looked and saw a young man in a golden battle robe sitting cross-legged at the top of one of the blue stone steps, surrounded by raging flames.
Those flames were not ordinary fire, but divine fire, formed from the laws of the Great Dao, containing astonishing power.
"Who is this person? He actually ignited the divine fire first!"
"This year's geniuses are terrifying! The speed at which they ignited their divine flames is a whole day faster than in previous generations!" "Igniting their divine flames means they've already stepped halfway into the Divine Flame Realm. In this ancient immortal ruin, where entry is restricted to Venerable Realm cultivators, the Divine Flame Realm is invincible!"
"This is bad! Once someone ignites their divine fire, they will crush the other cultivators who haven't ignited their divine fire. Those who haven't ignited their divine fire yet are going to suffer!"
Because someone had lit the divine fire first, the cult leaders were worried that something might happen to their descendants inside, so they all went to the stone tablet to check it out.
In the successive scenes, one after another divine fire shot into the sky, illuminating the surrounding chaotic mist.
The most outstanding ancient prodigies and first-generation geniuses all began to ignite their divine fire.
In an instant, the ancient immortal ruins were filled with radiant light, and divine fire shone as brightly as stars, illuminating the gray world as if it were daytime.
"Quickly, light the divine fire! Whoever lights it first will have an absolute advantage!"
"We cannot fall behind, for if we fall behind, we will be attacked!"
Those cultivators who were still lingering at the bottom of the stone steps became anxious and rushed upwards desperately, trying to seize the initiative.
Some have even started attacking each other.
A chaotic battle finally erupted on the stone steps.
The cult leaders stared intently at the images on the stone tablet, their palms sweating with nervousness.
They knew that the speed at which the divine fire was ignited would largely determine the fate of these young prodigies in the ancient immortal ruins.
However, amidst the chaos, Shi Hao, Han Li, Lin Dong, Luo Feng, and others seemed to be isolated from the world.
They concealed themselves, avoiding everyone's gaze, and retreated back to a few secluded stone steps.
Those stone steps were located on the edge, shrouded in thick, chaotic mist, and few people ventured there.
Shi Hao sat cross-legged on a stone step, his eyes closed and his mind focused. There was no spiritual energy fluctuation around him, as if he were a stone.
Lin Dong squatted down next to him and asked in a low voice, "Brother Shi Hao, are we really not in a hurry? Those people have already started to ignite their divine fires, are we still dawdling here?"
Shi Hao opened his eyes and said calmly, "What's the rush? Igniting the divine fire isn't about being as fast as possible, but about being as stable as possible. Those people are restless and impatient. Even if they ignite the divine fire, their foundation won't be stable. What we need to do is surpass the path of our predecessors, not take shortcuts."
Han Li wholeheartedly agreed with Shi Hao's words.
He took out a formation flag from his storage bag and stuck it on the stone steps to isolate himself from the outside world. Then he slowly said, "Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood. Once we find our own path, igniting the divine fire will be a natural thing."
Luo Feng said in a deep voice, "Third Brother is right. Rushing in to seize those opportunities now will only lead to chaos and losses. It's better to calm down and lay a solid foundation first..."
Lin Dong scratched his head and chuckled, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Although he really wanted to fight, it was obviously more important to understand the Dao on these bluestone steps right now.
The group exchanged smiles and continued their meditation on the secluded stone steps.
Meanwhile, in other parts of the Immortal Ancient Ruins, chaos had completely broken out.
Those prodigies who had ignited their divine flames began to clear the area recklessly, knocking down anyone who stood in their way from the stone steps.
Upon seeing this, one of the cult leaders couldn't help but exclaim, "This era is indeed a golden age. The strength of these young people far surpasses that of any previous era."
Another sect leader frowned and said, "But what about that lower realm sinner named Shi Hao, and his companions? Why haven't they made a move at all? Aren't they all very strong?"
"Who cares about them? They don't have the ability to ignite the divine fire anyway. Once those geniuses reach the top, they'll only be left at the bottom eating dust."
"Indeed, what future can a bunch of descendants of sinful blood possibly have?"
The cult leaders whispered among themselves, and the topic returned to Shi Hao and the others.
But this time, their mockery was much quieter.
Their attention was quickly drawn back to the fierce battle between those prodigies.
...(End of this chapter)