Chapter 957: Chapter 957: Once Enlightenment Is Achieved, All Knowledge Is Understood

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Obadiah Heptinstall didn’t look too good either.

He had just started to absorb energy when he had been interrupted.

More importantly, he had not brought his white bone army with him.

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When Ethan Smith woke up, he was already on a mountain.

The mountain wasn’t big and it resembled a temple.

Row after row of temple-like buildings were scattered across the mountain.

Ethan Smith groggily opened his eyes. He’d attempted to sit up only to be met with agonizing pain all over his body.

“Where am I?” Ethan Smith looked around, a trace of confusion in his eyes.

“You’re awake!” Ricardo Bowman patted Ethan Smith’s shoulder, causing him to wince in pain.

“Be careful!” Daphne Green couldn’t help but caution.

Ricardo Bowman rubbed his nose, sheepishly saying, “I got a bit too excited…”

Ethan Smith waved a hand, painstakingly sat up from his bed, and asked, “Where is this?”

Daphne Green explained, “This is Nine Pinnacles Mountain, also the residence of Senior Calvert Rose.”

“Nine Pinnacles Mountain? Calvert Rose?” Ethan Smith’s eyebrows furrowed tighter.

Daphne Green hummed in affirmation, “We escaped from the Capital City Martial Arts Association’s prison, and they definitely won’t let it slide.”

“Right now, the only one able to help us is Senior Calvert Rose.”

Ethan Smith released a sigh.

In the end, he had brought trouble to Calvert Rose.

“Thank you, everyone, for your help.” Ethan Smith cupped his hand in thanks, then asked, “Are the others alright?”

“Don’t worry, everyone’s fine. You just focus on recovering.” Ricardo Bowman waved a hand.

Ethan Smith laid in bed, a worried expression clouding his face.

They might have escaped, but their predicament was far from over.

“The Capital City Martial Arts Association will definitely send Martial Saints after us.” Ethan Smith said solemnly.

“We should think of a plan.”

“A plan? Besides Senior Calvert Rose, where else could we find a Martial Saint?” Ricardo Bowman shook his head.

Ethan Smith fell silent. After a moment of contemplation, his thoughts turned to the Crane.

If they summoned the Crane, it might be able to resist the Capital City Martial Arts Association, right?

But after deliberation, Ethan Smith eventually dismissed this idea.

The Crane and their kin currently resided in their own utopia, and disrupting their peaceful lives for selfish reasons would be inappropriate.

“Just focus on healing. We will figure something out.” Daphne Green reassured him.

Ethan Smith nodded but said nothing.

The level of qi in here wasn’t high, but it was far better than the prison of the Capital City Martial Arts Association.

In the next few days, Ethan Smith focused entirely on recuperation.

Under their attentive care, Ethan Smith’s injuries recovered rapidly.

Perhaps due to the arrival of the young generation from the Mystic Realm, these previously arrogant dandies of the Capital City had finally lowered their haughty heads.

Ricardo Bowman brought a divine sword, and Daphne Green even used the precious herbs her family had hoarded for Ethan Smith’s treatment.

Three days later, Ethan Smith’s injuries were almost fully recovered.

He got up and exited the building, and the first thing that caught his eye was a gigantic Bodhi tree.

Everyone was gathered under the large tree, and in the center sat Calvert Rose.

Ethan Smith quickly strode forward and reached the tree.

“Junior Ethan Smith pays respect to Senior Calvert Rose.” He cupped his hands and bowed.

Calvert Rose gave a slight nod and waved a hand, “Sit.”

“Ethan Smith, you’re impressive. You nearly beheaded a Martial Saint, that’s badass!” Frederick Cohen slapped Ethan Smith’s shoulder hard.

Ethan Smith gave a bitter smile, “I barely won by risking my life, and that was against the weakest among the Martial Saints…”

“You’ve already done enough. Throughout history, no one has managed to cross this gap. You’ve done exceedingly well.” Calvert Rose said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Ethan Smith quickly cupped his hands in thanks, “The truly impressive one is you, Senior. You could have chosen a better life but you chose to struggle against them, risking your life.”

Calvert Rose shook is head, “I am afraid there isn’t much more I could’ve done.”

“Senior, you’re the current first person to step into the Martial Saint Realm! That’s the hallmark of a prodigy!” blurted out Blaise Rhodes.

Calvert Rose shook his head, “A person who steps into the Martial Saint realm is not necessarily a genius, there are many more who are more talented than me.”

“If I knew that stepping into the Martial Saint realm would cause unnecessary turbulence, I would have rather stayed in the Military Marquis Realm.”

Everyone fell silent upon hearing these words.

However, Ethan Smith seems to have picked something up from this statement.

A person who steps into the Martial Saint realm finally isn’t a genius?

Meaning, breaking through to the Martial Saint realm doesn’t rely solely on talent?

With this thought, Ethan Smith bowed to Calvert Rose, “Senior, you say stepping into the Martial Saint realm doesn’t rely on talent. So what does it rely on? Mentality? Realization? Or luck?”

“What you’ve spoken of has nothing to do with me.” Calvert Rose shook his head.

Ethan Smith bowed his hands in respect, “I have tried both self-training in isolation and gaining worldly experiences, but I still couldn’t become a Martial Saint, there wasn’t even an inkling of it.”

“Now, I’m a bit lost. I don’t know what method to use to become a Martial Saint. I request Senior’s guidance.”

The gaze of Calvert Rose fell on Ethan Smith.

Those deep eyes of his seemed to see right through Ethan Smith.

Everyone around also turned their attention to Calvert Rose, as if waiting for his guidance.

At this moment, Calvert Rose slowly stood up.

He calmly voiced several words: “Once the dao is comprehended, all will be understood.”

After uttering this sentence, Calvert Rose slowly walked away.

“Once the dao is comprehended, all will be understood…” Ethan Smith repeated the sentence, his eyebrows furrowed as he tried to decipher it.

“What does this sentence mean, exactly?” Others on the side also expressed their doubts.

“Really, couldn’t Senior Rose be more explicit!”

“Some things need to be comprehended by oneself, you don’t understand anything!”

Ethan Smith didn’t utter a word, his finger brushing his chin, his mind full of this sentence.

Once the dao is comprehended, all will be understood…

All day long, Ethan Smith’s brow was in a furrow, his mind filled with the perplexing sentence.

“Enough, stop thinking. Your body hasn’t recovered yet, you need to rest well.” Frederick Cohen remarked casually.

Ethan Smith smiled and said, “Alright.”

Though he said so, Ethan Smith couldn’t help but contemplate the puzzling advice.