“Yes,” Charlie affirmed, nodding seriously. “One path of martial arts leads to the Tao. If you truly wish to enter the Tao, you must practice martial arts to the highest level. The Ming Realm is merely the starting point, and the Dark Realm is just the first challenge you face after beginning your journey. Each small advancement in the future may require a lifetime of effort. You might reach the rank of an eight-star warrior in fifty years, but if you are given another fifty, you may still struggle to break through the Dark Realm. Even if you are fortunate enough to seed, crossing from the first level of the Dark Realm to the second or third? That’s a daunting task. And let’s not even discuss the Transformation Realm and Master Realm that lie ahead; each step bes exponentially more difficult.”
Hong Changqing felt increasingly bewildered and murmured, “So, does this mean that entering the Dark Realm is only one twenty-seventh of theplete journey in martial arts?”
Charlie nodded, delivering a blunt but honest response: “Yes.”
Feeling disheartened, Hong Changqing asked, “Master Wade, what does it mean to enter the Tao with martial arts? What kind of Tao are we talking about? How many years will it take to walk this path?”<fn3a0c> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on Find~Novel</fn3a0c>
Charlie smiled gently, replying, “You can ask me, but I cannot say how many years it will take to walk the next part of the journey.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">
Hong Changqing sighed, “The path of martial arts is incredibly long, with countless fallen warriors along the way. I’m uncertain how far I can go or where this old body will end up…”
Charlie responded with a reassuring smile, “Don’t be too troubled. Consider Voyager 1; it has been traveling for nearly fifty years and hasn’t yet left the sr system. It might take tens of thousands of years to reach the next gxy. Think of your breakthrough into the Dark Realm as Voyager 1 finally exiting the sr system. Looking at it this way, doesn’t the future seem vast?”
“Vast?” The corners of Hong Changqing’s mouth twitched involuntarily. “After hearing that, I feel even more hopeless, as if I have no idea where I can go.”
Charlie chuckled, “Don’t dwell on it too much. This is not something you need to worry about right now. After all, you’re only a four-star warrior at this stage. You’re not flying out of the sr system yet; you’ve merely reached the outskirts of Mars.” Hearing this, Hong Changqing felt a pang of despair and quickly reassured him, “Master Wade, don’t worry! I will inform my personal disciple toe to Aurous Hill and inherit the token of the head of Taizhen Taoism. From now on, I will serve you with utmost loyalty!”
Charlie smiled and asked, “If your personal disciple inquires about the whereabouts of your ancestral medicine cauldron, what will you tell them?”
Hong Changqing awkwardly sneered and replied, “Master Wade, rest assured, the matter of the cauldron is a closely guarded secret of the head. Only when the old head passes on the position will it be handed over along with the token. The new head will know about the token but not the existence of the cauldron, so as long as I keep quiet…”
Charlie gave him a thumbs-up and smiled, “You clearly know how to handle the transition of leadership.”