After leaving the stone houses.
An Tong floated in the air with a smile, "The treasures within these ten stone houses were merely small meeting gifts. Next comes the grand gift that my Wushuang Sect wishes to present to all of you."
A grand gift?
Everyone's expressions shifted.
"Please follow me." An Tong led the way. Before long, they arrived at the bank of a river.
Yun Jin's expression changed slightly as she observed it.
This river.
Seemed rather interesting.
The water in the river didn't flow.
Yet boats traveled back and forth upon it.
If one looked closely, it could be seen that at the bottom of the river, there were clusters of lights in different colors.
These light clusters varied in size.
The white ones were the largest and seemed easy to capture at a glance.
The green ones were slightly smaller.
Then came the orange ones.
Finally, the smallest and rarest were the golden light clusters.
"What is this?" Yun Jin raised an eyebrow.
An Tong smiled faintly, "This is the River of Enlightenment. It is also the foundation upon which our Wushuang Sect was established. This river is itself a rare treasure, though not especially precious in isolation. What is truly precious is that after cultivating to success, successive generations of Wushuang Sect disciples have merged the Great Dao they comprehended throughout their lives into this river."
Merged the Great Dao into the river?
Everyone's expressions changed.
Duan Yiwei's breathing quickened, "So… these light clusters are…"
An Tong glanced at him and said calmly, "They are all fragments of the Great Dao, also what you usually call artistic conception. For example, the Fire Attribute Great Dao. Those who thoroughly comprehend the Laws of Fire Attribute can realize this Great Dao. But beneath the Fire Attribute Great Dao are many subdivisions, Flame Artistic Conception, Fire Dragon Artistic Conception, True Fire Artistic Conception, and so on. When one comprehends all these artistic conceptions, one can fully comprehend the Fire Attribute Great Dao and become a supreme powerhouse."
The Great Dao!
Everyone's breathing grew rapid.
To them.
The Great Dao was merely a concept that only existed in legends.
In this world, there were countless artistic conceptions. Under the Fire Attribute Great Dao, there were super-grade artistic conceptions, high-grade artistic conceptions, mid-grade artistic conceptions, and low-grade artistic conceptions. Only by comprehending all of these could one truly grasp the Dao of Fire Attribute.
In the present world.
Powerhouses capable of fully comprehending an entire Great Dao were extremely rare.
Across the entire human race, there were perhaps fewer than ten.
Yet Wushuang Sect.
Had directly transformed endless artistic conceptions into fragments and placed them before everyone!
If they could obtain these fragments, they too could comprehend various artistic conceptions. As long as they comprehended enough, they would naturally step onto the path of enlightenment.
The atmosphere suddenly became strange, everyone stared at the River of Enlightenment as if they wished to dive in immediately.
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow and asked, "An Tong, do the different-colored light clusters represent the grades of artistic conception?"
An Tong nodded, "Golden clusters represent super-grade artistic conceptions, orange clusters represent high-grade artistic conceptions, green clusters represent mid-grade artistic conceptions, and white clusters are low-grade artistic conceptions."
"There are boats cycling back and forth on the river, does that mean we can ride them into the lake to capture the fragments?" Duan Yiwei asked eagerly.
An Tong glanced at him, "The fragments within the River of Enlightenment cannot be captured."
Duan Yiwei's expression changed instantly, "Then did your Wushuang Sect bring us here just to toy with us?!"
An Tong replied calmly, "These fragments cannot be captured. But they will seek suitable masters on their own. After boarding a boat, you may display yourselves to your heart's content. If a fragment is moved, it will naturally fly to your side."
Yue Zhao couldn't help clicking his tongue in amazement.
These fragments even chose their own favored male and female guests!
Jin Yu asked, "What if multiple fragments are attracted?"
An Tong smiled, "Guests are guests. From here to the opposite shore, it takes about two hours. However, your soul limits are fixed. At the peak of Soul Transformation Stage, one can at most contain ten fragments within their sea of consciousness. Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators can contain even fewer. During these two hours, as long as your soul can accommodate them, you may take all that you can. Our Wushuang Sect will not interfere."
The disappointment of not obtaining the treasures was instantly suppressed by these words.
Who knew how many dao fragments lay within this river!
If they could obtain even one or two, their strength would improve tremendously!
Compared to this, those treasures were nothing.
After all, no matter how good a treasure was, it's an external object. How could it compare to enhancing one's own strength?
"Then may we board the boats now?" someone asked impatiently.
"Of course." An Tong said. "One boat per person. As long as your soul can contain them, you may take them. This is Wushuang Sect's gift to you all."
Everyone looked at the River of Enlightenment with burning eyes.
Yun Jin's gaze shifted slightly as she asked in her mind, "Senior, after these law fragments are taken, do they completely disappear?"
Tianpo chuckled, "Not at all. Why did Master choose this river to carry dao fragments? Because this rare treasure possesses regenerative ability. No matter how many fragments are taken, given enough time, they will slowly regenerate. The lower the grade, the faster the regeneration. If it is the strongest super-grade artistic conception, once taken, regeneration might require several hundred years."
Tianpo sighed, "This River of Enlightenment hasn't been opened for a thousand years. Little Master, the dao fragments within it are now more complete than ever before. Due to certain special reasons, the river can only be entered once per year. Since you have entered this time, try to obtain as many dao fragments as possible."
Yun Jin nodded and began thinking.
She already possessed many mid-grade and low-grade sword intents.
She even had three high-grade sword intents, all synthesized within the sword tomb.
They were the Fire Attribute Fire Dragon Sword Intent, the Metal Attribute Blade Edge Sword Intent, and the Wind Attribute Swift Sword Intent.
Although there were many fragments in the River of Enlightenment, time was limited. It's best to make choices.
Ideally, she would elevate her strongest sword intents even further.
For now, she set her sights on the Fire Attribute, Metal Attribute, and Wind Attribute high-grade artistic conceptions, and perhaps even super-grade sword intent.
If refined further, Wind Attribute would take priority.
Wind Attribute was mostly related to speed.
If her speed was fast enough, her survivability would increase greatly.
Yun Jin enjoyed displaying her sanctity before others, but the most fundamental principle still remained, only by ensuring she could continue living could she better display her sanctity.
"With Little Master's talent, you should be able to attract super-grade fragments," Tianpo said. "If you don't encounter super-grade fragments, then attract more high-grade ones. With enough high-grade fragments, you can likewise comprehend super-grade artistic conceptions."
Yun Jin nodded.
At this moment.
An Tong had already maneuvered the boats forward, "Now, everyone may board."
Previously, everyone had been impatient. But when the boats actually arrived, most revealed hesitant expressions.
Only Jin Yu stepped forward without hesitation, "I will board first."
He leapt onto the boat.
In the next moment.
The boat vanished completely from everyone's sight, leaving no trace.
Yun Jin smiled slightly and stepped forward as well, "I shall board too."
Once Yun Jin had boarded, the others finally felt reassured and quickly followed onto their respective boats.