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I've spent the past thirty-seven years inside the Heavenly Books Mausoleum without ever taking a step outside

Not because I was afraid,

But because I knew that I was still inferior to Wang Po

What would've been the point in me stepping outside?

How would you know that if you haven't fought him before?

Closing yourself off inside the Heavenly Books Mausoleum...

There's no point to it!

These last thirty-seven years, I focused all my time

On just observing him

But I still haven't found a way to catch up

I also really want to know

What is the meaning of life?

But if you haven't spent all that time in the Heavenly Books Masoleum...

You would've been able to place in the Top 5!

But if I'm not able to place ist,

Wouldn't that mean I'm still not as good as him?

But would twiddling your thumbs inside the Heavenly Books Mausoleum

Really ensure that you'll surpass him one day?

The Heavenly Books Mausoleum gives me a chance

A chance to surpass Wang Po

As long as I stay inside the Heavenly Books Mausoleum,

I'll definitely be able to reach the top one day

Once I understand the meaning of the Heavens...

Even Wang Po would be no match for me!E

How many stone tablets have you read these past thirty-seven years?

At the very beginning, I needed only three months

To understand the meaning of seventeen tablets

But my ability to do this started to deteriorate as time went on

To the point where I can't remember anymore

Although you may have forgotten

How many tablets you've read these past thirty-seven years...

I'm still willing to bet that you still might be able to remember

Just how many years it has been since you've last been able to decipher a tablet's text

Back then, when Wang Po was inside the Heavenly Books Mausoleum,

He only read thirty-one stone tablets before leaving

Although I can't remember the exact number

I can still confidently say that I've read more stone tablets than him

So what? Knowing the talent that Wang Po possesses,

If he had chosen to stay behind,

He definitely would've been able to read more stone tablets

But why do you think he was so persistent in leaving?

It was because he understood his limits

Continuing on would have been a waste of time

Are the lot of you saying the Heavenly Books Mausoleum these past few years

Helped me accomplish nothing except waste my life?

This can't be! His natural talent is miles ahead of mine

If I don't use the Heavenly Books Mausoleum,

How else would I be able to surpass him?!

Outside of the Heavenly Books Mausoleum itself...

What is there that could hold more secrets

Than those stone tablets that will help me with my xiu xing??

Tell me! Tell me!!

There are many trials in the real world, such as combat, the weather, Heaven and Earth itself,

and poverty and suffering. Let's also not forget

That there is life and death outside the Heavenly Books Mausoleum

But... it's already been thirty-seven years...

There are still so many stone tablets that I haven't been able to understand

What I really want to know

Is how being able to reach the top

Really feels like?

If I were to leave like this

How would I be able to be satisfied?

Where is he planning on going?

To go read more stone tablets, I guess

This must've been how he has been living his life these past 37 years...

Wait a minute, he's heading towards Ling Nan

He wants to reach the top of the Heavenly Book Masoleum using the path of the Gods!

There must be an opening somewhere...

Senior Xun Mei!

What is it, little one?

But why?

I must thank all of you. It is because of your valor, strength of mind, and youth

That has allowed me to truly open my eyes

I want to witness reality

If you have truly woken up,

You would be headed towards the Heavenly Books Mausoleum to settle it with Wang Po!

Is Wang Po truly my enemy?

No, in thirty-seven years time,No, in thirty-seven years time,

The shadow that I must defeat will no longer be Wang Po, but him!

He has tormented me for thirty-seven years already

Now is the perfect time to break the barrier

Please exercise caution!

Those who cross the line shall die

What in the world is going on?What in the world is going on?

If it isn't obvious enough, there's someone who's about to walk on the path of the Gods

Someone actually has the guts to challenge Han Qing? Who is this person?

Senior Xun Mei

Senior Xun Mei was still alive?

He was reading stone tablets in the Heavenly Books Mausoleum this whole time?

Duh!Duh!

How come it's only you four? Where are the others?

They're all reading the tablets, and don't want to leave

I don't want to back off, but I also can't afford to keep standing like this...

Looks like I'm going to have to see if I can cross this lineline

Wang Po also said the same thing many years ago

But in the end, he stood there for an entire night

...never had he tried to cross it

So you already know who I am?

You are the one Who spent thirty-seven years reading tablets in the Heavenly Books Mausoleum

I've spent the same thirty-seven years observing you

You've managed to overcome this psychological barrier, yet why do you still refuse to back off?

Must you insist on taking this fork in the road?

No, the psychological barrier that I must break is right in front of my eyes

I've only merely seen it. I haven't broken it yet

As for shortcuts, who says it can't be the correct path to walk down?

Xun Mei, although you're no pushover

I am still the one charged with guarding this pathway,

And protecting the rules of the Heavenly Books Mausoleum

As such, I won't go easy on you

That I know

Telepathy between the Heavens? elder Xun Mei...

Just what kind of dimension has he stepped into?

Stars into snow..?

Snow Treading Xun Mei? He really is Snow Treading Xun Mei!

Elder...

How is he?

Elder!

Could I trouble you to take me out of here?

I have been here for thirty-seven years...

How ironic is it that I'll die here as well?

Please put me down

Elder brother, I have let you down

Why did you do this?

It's okay... being able to awaken like this truly is a blessing

I never would've thought that you would be waiting for me

But I never would've thought that you would be leaving it in this state

I've also disappointed you the last few years

Tonight, you used stars into snow

And caught the attention of the guardian

Had Han Qing not been wearing that armour

He may not have been able to defeat you

Just based on how you managed to take that extra step, you have already surpassed me

Really?

You know that I would never tell a lie, and it's the truth

From when I was twelve years old

I have fought you one hundred and twenty-seven times

But never was I able to win

I never would've thought that you would finally let me win a round

But was that worth it?

Thanks, both of you

You- are you going mental again?

Didn't you ask me what was wrong earlier today?

I will tell you now

Because everything that I saw and heard at Temple Ling Yan yesterday

Had made me feel disgusted towards xiu dao

Oh, so it was a matter of losing one's sense of direction in life

No wonder you kept on pacing outside

The Heavenly Books Mausoleum and refusing to enter it

You just wanted to hide from reality, didn't you?

That's correct. But today, the two of you and elder Xun Mei

Have awoken me

For the longest time, I've been obsessed with changing my destiny

Just like how elder Xun Mei was obsessed with the Heavenly Books Mausoleum

This is but a personal barrier. All I had to do was to straighten out my heart

This was originally my intention

But I slowly forgot about it

You humans truly worry way too much

To live one's life with a clear state of mind

Or to die in the same manner

I will definitely remember this

Hey, the sun's about to come up! Where are you headed?

The sun's about to come up? Sounds like the perfect chance to read some tablets

Do I really have to understand the current stone tablet

Before moving on to the next one?

This place... this place is the start of the divine path

The Book of Daoism says that there are thousands of ways to decipher the message of a stone tablet

The possibilities are endless

But since ancient times, there have been three main methods:

Take its shape and refine its true nature,

Take the initiative and alter one's consciousness,

Or take its potential by drawing one's sword

But are these three methods truly the correct way to do things?

The first person ever to decipher the message of a tablet

Did not know how to xiu xing. How did he manage to solve it then?

And f there's only one true meaning of the tablet's text...

Why do those who solve it all have a different interpretation?

This is.

The smoke of a river acts like the fog of a mountain, and paints the houses on both sides of the shore

Gently just like a lotus in te autumn light, bathing the surrounding area in a fragrant breeze

Hurry up! We need to get a good spot!

Today is the day that we'll decipher that tablets!

You're telling me that one of the tablet's inscriptions in the Heavenly Books Mausoleum has gone missing?

That's correct. Mr. Nian Guang used his abilities

And determined that it may be the work of the devil's eye

The devil's eye... looks like according to the Pope

Their fear towards Orthodox Academy and Chen Chang Sheng

Is getting stronger and stronger

Which has caused them to be willing to take more risks

But the fact that they even dared to enter this territory

To carry out their operations is truly astonishing

Maybe the Empress is behind all of this?

The Empress is too powerful. She views Orthodox Academy and that young child

As mere ants in her eyes:

She can squish them whenever she wants to

She wouldn't bother with pulling a trick like this

It's just that there are some people here who have gone crazy

But they might even go as far as killing people!

That is not allowed

The most important factor to understand the tablets is one's state of mind

Their goal is to simply destroy Chen Chang Sheng's state of mind

At worst, he will walk down the path of the devil. If he were to be let off lightly, he would just lose his sense of direction

But he will definitely not be able to promote improve himself

If Chen Chang Sheng were to enter Zhou Garden in a month's time...

That's the equivalent of suiciding

Shouldn't we immediately tell Mr. Nian Guang about this?

And ask for his help?

Mr. Nian Guang?

It doesn't seem like he likes Chen Chang Sheng too much, either

Then what're we supposed to do?

Finding Mr. Nian Guang may be a good idea. But you must also tell Chen Chang Sheng

That no matter what, he must find a way to get out of this mess himself

The Heavenly Books Mausoleum is a holy land, but it is also a prison

And besides, Zhou Tong may be waiting for him outside

Oh! This is it!

Oh? What could you possibly be talking about?