The white-haired elder asked with a smile:
"Ask yourself, how vast a world do you wish to see?"
This time, Qin Shi answered decisively, almost without thinking:
"Wherever I go, I will climb the highest peak there. If there is a road, I will travel it. If there isn't, I will forge one. Heaven and Earth will not come to me; I will go to them. That is all."
This was a response following his true heart.
The white-haired elder was slightly shocked, then burst out laughing. However, his voice was hoarse, like an owl, and it sounded harsh and unpleasant.
"Such a statement, 'If there is a road, I will travel it; if there isn't, I will forge one,' seems ordinary but contains extraordinary ambition. The Martial Arts Path that we pursue is the transformation of the Mortal Body, infinitely elevating it, and it's not enough to connect with the heavens or level with the Star Sea! We must surpass the heavens, merging with the Great Dao!"
