"Inquiry into the Dao Heart!"
Xu Ping’an incessantly questioned his own heart.
Bit by bit, he reviewed his past, recalling everything he had experienced.
Even the events of his past life appeared in his mind like a movie.
The regrets he had experienced, as well as the pain and joy, gradually surfaced in his emotions.
As time slipped by, Xu Ping’an was completely immersed in the comprehension of his past lives.
Soon, a day had reached its final moment.
Xu Ping’an slowly opened his eyes, his gaze more resolute than ever before.
He understood his Dao Heart and why he sought to cultivate the Dao.
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He stood up and walked toward the Stele.
The elder appeared once more in front of Xu Ping’an, smiling as he asked, "Young man, have you thought it through? What is the Dao?"
"I have thought it through," Xu Ping’an nodded and calmly replied.
The elder stroked his beard with a smile and asked, "Then tell me, what is the Dao, and what is your Dao? If you answer correctly, you will obtain the inheritance of the Artifact Divine Sect. If you answer incorrectly, all your efforts up until now will have been in vain."
Xu Ping’an nodded, looked at the elder, and spoke calmly, "Senior, in my view, the Dao is ’me’!"
"’The Dao is you’? How do you explain that?" The elder’s eyes flashed with surprise as he inquired.
"Yes, the Dao is me. Everything under heaven has its Dao, but none of those are my Dao. My Dao is myself; the Dao I can feel is because of my existence. Therefore, the Dao is myself," explained Xu Ping’an.
The elder nodded.
"Because you can feel the Dao, the Dao is yourself; this answer is indeed wonderful," the elder said with a chuckle.
"What is your Dao Heart?" the elder continued to ask.
"My Dao Heart is to become the master of the Dao, to reign over all the Dao," replied Xu Ping’an.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a thunderous clap echoed between heaven and earth.
The elder too was startled. The appearance of a thunderclap out of nowhere suggested that the young man before him had made some earth-shattering statement, provoking the anger of heaven and earth.
"Senior, are you satisfied with my answer?" Xu Ping’an smiled and looked at the elder.
He had come to understand this final trial.
The so-called correct answer was actually the elder’s judgement.
The elder, as an observer of the previous trials, was laying the groundwork for this ninth trial.
He would observe until the end and select the most satisfactory candidate for the inheritance.
This ninth trial, in fact, was the elder making the final judgement, combining Xu Ping’an’s performance in the previous trials with his answer.
As for the identity of the elder, Xu Ping’an also had a vague guess.
"I must say, your answer is surprising. Such an arrogant answer is the most arrogant one I have seen yet. Congratulations, you have passed the assessment," declared the elder.
On hearing this, Xu Ping’an was instantly delighted.
The ninth Stele also immediately lit up, bursting forth with a powerful fluctuation that enveloped Xu Ping’an.
However, this time, Xu Ping’an did not feel any increase in his strength.
Instead, he felt an indescribable comfort throughout his body.
It was as if his Heart Realm had received an immense elevation.
"This is a power that will enhance your mind and spirit. This enhancement may not show any effect in the short term, but in the long run, it will greatly aid your cultivation," the elder said with a smile.
"Thank you, senior. Are you the founder of the Artifact Divine Sect?" Xu Ping’an asked with a smile.
"Ha-ha, I did not expect you to guess it, but your answer is not entirely correct. I am the founder of the Artifact Divine Sect, but I am not the true founder," the elder said with a chuckle.
"What do you mean?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.
"You can understand it as I am a life spirit created by the ancestral founder of the Artifact Divine Sect. However, I have acquired some of his memories, so I am him, yet I am not him," the elder explained with a smile.
"A created life spirit?" Xu Ping’an was astonished.
He had not expected the elder to be a creation of the sect master of the Artifact Divine Sect.
Was the first sect master of the Artifact Divine Sect so fearsome that he could create life?
Seemingly seeing Xu Ping’an’s surprise, the elder continued with a smile, "The sect master, when creating me, did so due to a fortuitous coincidence. Besides me, he could not create a second life spirit."
"I see," Xu Ping’an nodded in understanding.
If the sect master of the Artifact Divine Sect could indeed create life, then his strength was indeed terrifying.
It could even be said that he had reached the level of a primordial god.
After all, creating life out of thin air was something not even Divine Level powerhouses could do, in his view, let alone other formidable beings.
"Senior, does this mean I am now acknowledged by the Artifact Divine Sect? May I ask, what exactly is the inheritance of the Artifact Divine Sect?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.
"You will know shortly," the elder replied with a smile.
With that, the elder waved his hand, and the nine Steles soared up and then fused into one.
The Stele immediately burst forth with an incredibly powerful fluctuation.
The Power of Dao Principles on it became immensely terrifying.