Seeing Li Zhen's affirmative reply, Yu Daohan asked no more questions and then smiled, "I understand."
Li Zhen was slightly surprised that Yu Daohan didn't press further and asked, "Don't you want to know what I discovered?"
Yu Daohan shook his head, a smile on his face, and said, "Some things are not meant to be investigated. Knowing them might not be a good thing. Let nature take its course, and some things will naturally be revealed."
Li Zhen gave a wry smile at Yu Daohan's response.
It seemed that despite living for most of his life, his understanding still lagged behind this young man.
Perhaps his power was destined.
Yu Daohan got out of bed, put on his shoes, cupped his hands in a bow, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Senior Li, for your assistance. I have other matters to attend to, so I shall take my leave."
Li Zhen was a bit surprised by Yu Daohan's swift departure and lamented, "If you had been born a hundred years earlier, perhaps we could have become confidants, and my strength might have reached a higher level."
Yu Daohan smiled and teased, "If you wish, Senior, it's not impossible for us to become friends despite the age difference."
Seeing the seriousness behind Yu Daohan's teasing words,
Li Zhen couldn't help but retort, "If we become friends despite the age difference, then Yu Shuntian would become my elder. That wouldn't be proper."
Yu Daohan knew this suggestion wouldn't be accepted and bowed again, "I bid you farewell, junior."
Li Zhen nodded and waved his hand, "It's time for tea. I won't see you out."
Yu Daohan nodded and turned to leave. However, at the doorway, he suddenly thought of something, looked back, and asked, "Do you think I'll have another chance to come and have tea with you?"
Li Zhen's face immediately broke into a smile, and he nodded affirmatively, "Yes!"
Having received a definite answer, Yu Daohan asked no more and left with large strides.
Yu Daohan asked for nothing, yet he had inquired about everything.
And Li Zhen answered nothing, yet he had answered everything.
Sometimes, understanding doesn't come from clarifying every detail.
A single question and a single answer can reveal everything.
Gazing at Yu Daohan's retreating figure, Li Zhen vaguely saw the person from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
They were, in essence, the same person!
A person's maturity isn't measured by their strength or the great deeds they accomplish, but by their understanding of certain principles.
Stepping outside, Yu Daohan raised his hand to look at the sky and then left the Tianshi Mansion.
He was genuinely curious about what Li Zhen had discovered in his dantian, but there was no need to probe further.
Yu Daohan hadn't understood this before; he used to want to get to the bottom of everything he encountered.
But after experiencing certain events, he came to understand.
Many things don't require digging for the truth; one only needs to focus on their own path.
In the past, when he wanted to know about his previous life, Qin Muyu told him he had to reach the top of the Heavenly Ranking before she would tell him.
And when he wanted to rescue Liu Feng, his grandfather had said he must reach the level of a Black Ranking expert.
He had walked through each of these steps, and Li Zhen hadn't specified what level he needed to reach now.
This was enough to indicate that his strength had reached the limits of this world.
Taking another step forward was impossible.
Since it wasn't about strength, the only requirement was time.
This is what people often call "the time is not yet right."
It's not that they won't tell you, but the time is not yet right. When the time comes, you will naturally know.
He couldn't fully grasp this saying before, but now he understood it completely.
At this moment, Yu Daohan understood why he hadn't been able to conquer the martial world in his previous nine lives.
Xu Feng, in his time, was so powerful that the world trembled, but in the end, he still couldn't defeat those people.
It wasn't because Xu Feng wasn't strong enough, but because it was a dead end from the start.
A dead end that couldn't be overcome!
Since it was a dead end, defeat was predetermined from the beginning.
In other words,
This wasn't a matter of strength.
Xu Feng's strength in his time had clearly reached the limit of the mortal realm, yet he still failed.
This already showed that it wasn't a matter of strength.
It was like a car with 300 horsepower; you had reached that speed and couldn't improve further.
But the opponent's speed was 301. That mere one-point difference sealed your defeat.
Liu Feng and Qin Muyu, having strived for so many lifetimes, likely knew this.
But they were simply unwilling to accept it.
To watch helplessly and be unable to change anything was itself a very painful thing.
However, in the world, every situation has a way to break through.
Since he couldn't break through with his own strength, why not try a different approach?
Use an external force, far superior to those in the heavens, to break the deadlock.
As the saying goes, the right tool for the job. Even a king needs a higher authority to suppress a minor official.
Xu Feng back then didn't have this opportunity, and neither did his previous nine lives.
But now it was different; this opportunity was right before him.
They weren't weak; they just hadn't found a way to break this deadlock.
But now, he had found it!
With this understanding, all difficulties could be easily resolved.
And the most important thing for him now was to return to the shop and spend more time with the little girl and the others.
Shen Fengqing had already obtained two compasses, so she shouldn't attack again anytime soon.
What he needed to do now was wait, wait for them to make their move again.
As for when they would make their move again, that would depend on Shi Bingzhi.
Shen Fengqing originally had four compasses. With the two compasses in Shi Bingzhi's possession, and now two more obtained, excluding the five layers of hell that had already been opened, there were now five compasses remaining.
With five compasses, the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple and the Northeast Spirit Mediums must have compasses.
The only uncertainty was how many compasses these two major sects possessed.
And the only certainty now was that the Yan Shu Sect definitely had one compass.
Calculating it now, it should be almost complete.
Given the current strength of various sects, there shouldn't be anyone capable of safeguarding the compasses.
Nearly a month had passed, leaving two months. This time was extremely pressing.
Success or failure would depend on whether Shi Bingzhi could entice Shen Fengqing to seize the remaining compasses within two months.
A day later, at the Midnight Shop.
Qin Muyu, Liu Feng, and Yu Daohan sat at the tea table.
Qin Muyu looked at Yu Daohan and said with a slightly serious tone, "Are you planning to take the little girl out?"
Liu Feng, sitting beside them, didn't speak but shared the same concern.
What was this guy thinking? He had just returned and was already planning to leave again?
The forces from the heavens were about to descend, and they should be preparing to meet the enemy.
But he, on the other hand, appeared nonchalant, as if it were none of his business.
Yu Daohan offered an embarrassed smile, "What are you saying? Am I not also preparing to deal with those from the heavens?"
Hearing this, Qin Muyu replied with a hint of disbelief, "Really?"
Yu Daohan nodded repeatedly, affirming, "Really!"
Qin Muyu still didn't believe him and asked, "What's your plan?"