Hyper-Dimensional Player

Miss Sun reached out to take Lai Bao'Er's pulse and immediately her expression turned grave.

Lu Shanjun stood aside, glanced at Lai Bao'Er, and then looked Duncan up and down, surprised, "You've entered the Dao?"

Duncan shook his head slowly, "Not yet, but soon."

At this moment, a man dressed as a scholar respectfully saluted Duncan, "Young Master has returned."

Yun Zhi Ke.

He seemed injured, having also returned to Bao Xuan Cave in recent days.

This guy followed Duncan's instructions, but he didn't expect the abundance of martial arts manuals on him to attract numerous experts vying for them. He narrowly escaped, but lost most of the manuals and was beaten half to death by people from the demon sect. Fortunately, Miss Sun was there, securing his life.

"It's hard to treat."

Miss Sun stood up slowly, glanced at Duncan, and shook her head, "The illness is critical, and I'm not entirely confident."

"Who is he?"

Duncan glanced at the unconscious Lai Bao'Er and calmly recounted his experiences during his time confronting life and death, including the pact formed with this child.

Lady Jade Face, standing nearby, had eyes that flickered, her emotions seemingly stirred, but forcibly controlled, merely staring intently at Duncan.

Miss Sun couldn't help but breathe quickly, looking first at the sleeping child, then at Duncan in front of her.

The land is full of lament, the city bathed in blood, all for the thought of saving the world.

Lu Shanjun listened, his heart surging with emotion. He never expected Duncan to attempt breaking into the Dao Entrance Realm in such a way.

If he actually pulled this off, it wouldn't be just about entering the Dao.

The vow of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, "Hell is empty before I attain Buddhahood," might not compare to the three promises made with a child.

But in fact, among the group, the most agitated was Yun Zhi Ke. Initially, he respectfully stood by listening, but gradually grew more excited and thrilled, unable to restrain himself, he pulled out paper and pen to quickly record, as if inspired, his True Qi swiftly flowing through his body, opening several meridians consecutively.

Normally, breaking through to the Innate Realm requires at least sixty years of accumulated power.

However, Yun Zhi Ke's strangely profound skills allowed him, with less than thirty years of power, to open all his meridians and, after marking the words "Emperor's Annals" solemnly, his True Qi returned to the Bridge of Conception and Governor Vessels, forcefully breaking through to the Innate Realm.

If breaking through to the Innate Realm requires six hundred points of True Qi cultivation, then he relied on three hundred points and seized this opportune state of mind to force open the Innate Gate.

Although he couldn't compare to normal Innate masters, his True Qi had already undergone a qualitative change, his Dantian's capacity expanded, greatly enhancing the efficiency of refining essence into Qi, though he still needed to accumulate over several years.

But as long as the realm was broken, his daily cultivation efficiency multiplied by several times, using the Innate Realm's efficiency to replenish the Dantian True Qi of the Acquired Realm posed no difficulty at all.

Is this a breakthrough?

The crowd present was surprised, glancing at Yun Zhi Ke beside him. If he broke through to the Innate Realm, he qualified to compete for the title of "Hundred Scholars."

Nine schools and ten factions, among them, the finest who are not part of major factions is called Hundred Scholars.

Yun Zhi Ke opened his eyes, filled with euphoric joy, respectfully bowing to Duncan, not speaking, as he knew the child's life was the most important right now.

He cannot die.

This child must live to witness world peace one day!

He's already considering how to write the Emperor's Annals in the future.

For some reason, Miss Sun suddenly felt a little parched. She gazed at Duncan in front of her, feeling his changes were astonishing. Although still with his handsome appearance, his spirit had vastly altered. Entering the Dao in such a manner, she had never heard of before, but if she were to compare, she could only think of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva's vow.

Her heart was like a fawn, restless and uneasy.

Miss Sun stabilized her emotions and, after pondering for a moment, said, "Bao Xuan Cave has many heavenly materials and earthly treasures. If we spare no cost, there's a fifty to sixty percent chance."

Lai Bao'Er's illness was likely a rabies outbreak.

In this world, it was a very troublesome illness too.

Duncan understood he couldn't make things difficult for Miss Sun and nodded slowly, "Do your best. Whatever you need, just tell me."

The promise has been made.

No matter whether Lai Bao'Er lives or dies, it won't affect Duncan's future Dao entry, but he hopes this child can live to see the day of world peace.

Miss Sun nodded solemnly, took out silver needles to stabilize Lai Bao'Er's vital energy, then with a trace of pity in her eyes, looked at the sleeping young boy, signaling the maid to take him to the backyard.

Duncan recounted everything that happened along the way, including Lai Bao'Er's background, and the crowd's gaze turned more compassionate towards him.

Lu Shanjun, filled with interest, gazed at Duncan and asked gravely, "What's your next step?"

If this method can lead to entering the Dao, can it also lead to attaining the Dao?

It's like the mythical stories of gods and monsters in the mortal world.

For example, Jiang Ziya assisting King Wen of Zhou — could Lu Shanjun achieve immortality and attain the Dao through this?

The Heavenly Dao is Dao, human Dao is also Dao.

Lu Shanjun didn't understand much about these great principles, but his intuition was sharp, with a strong sixth sense — if Duncan could succeed, he could replicate it to attain the Dao. He was of the Tiger Zodiac, intimately connected with humans, unlike other wild mountain vermins.