Emperor’s Domination - Chapter 2904

Chapter 2904

Chapter 2904: Old Man

The repeated knocking was actually very pleasant and calming . It became a natural sound to decorate this serene place, making it less boring and dry and instilling a sliver of life into it .

The sound came from an old man on top of the cliff . He wore a cheap robe with wrinkles covering his face . Time has left its mark on his appearance but not his determination .

His eyes were bright and spirited, not muddled like an old man at all . They were profound and visionary after having seen the ups and downs of the world .

Seeing his eyes would give the impression that they could encompass everything .

His hands were filled with calluses and wrinkles . Alas, their grip on the hammer and chisel seemed so firm and strong . Nothing could stop him from grinding it down .

He slowly knocked on the peak and despite the slow speed, he was still making clear progress with words .

“Click, click, click . ” The rhythmic sound seemed to be eternal as it echoed across the plain .

Remember, this peak was unimaginably hard, capable of piercing a falling sky . No weapons could leave a single mark on it .

However, the old man was successfully chipping off pieces from the top with his chisel . He was carving ancient and inscrutable runes . From their markings, one could see that the earlier ones have been done very long ago .

This meant that each rune on this cliff required a thousand years or even ten thousand years to finish .

There were ten thousand runes or so on the cliff so far . It would be a complete chapter after he finished .  [1]

Just think about the time it took for each rune . To have so many would require an entire epoch . This didn’t seem to be a problem with this old man, or at least time wasn’t .

He probably didn’t feel time passing by while carving . The only thing changing to him was the formation of the runes, not the vicissitudes of time .

He didn’t care about any changes in the outside world either, devoting his entire physical and mental focus on his hammer and chisel .

Once again, the weak would only be able to see an old man carving on this peak .

This wasn’t the case for someone like Li Qiye or emperors at the right level with their heavenly gaze . They would be able to see that the carving process and the runes weren’t that simple .

Furthermore, only progenitors and up would be able to see through the fundamental mysteries . The profound runes here were part of a supreme scripture with a merit law of the light affinity .

This merit law was superior to all of the arts in Academy of Light . Each rune was carefully chosen and upon closer inspection, the runes themselves encompassed various scriptures .

In other words, numerous scriptures existed here . They have been polished and perfected throughout the years . Moreover, they weren’t just carved on this particular peak .  

A master could see the dao source of the system right now when looking down . They would notice that these runes were actually carved on this system’s dao source, meaning that this old man was adding his various scriptures to it .

Remember, a system’s dao source was refined by the progenitor’s own arts . It shouldered their supreme grand dao .

Thus, this carving process meant that his runes were erasing and replacing Desolate Saint’s runes in this dao source .

As time went on, Academy of Light would change and one day, the old man would finish carving his supreme dao into this dao source . The system would become his as a result .  

This has been ongoing for millions of years yet the inhabitants of the system knew nothing about it .

This was quite illogical . A powerful master, especially progenitors, wouldn’t find it particularly difficult to destroy a system . Plus, they could create their own systems after reaching this realm .

However, changing the ownership of an established system was an arduous task if not impossible .

It required an incalculable length of time and enough power to change the merit laws . No one would want to do something like this even if they were capable of doing so .

Masters of this level had other things to do - things of greater importance . There was no need to waste their time and effort on this nonsensical task .

The old man reached a state of zen and total focus while carving . Nothing else existed in his mind .

Li Qiye leaned on a tree nearby and watched the whole thing, not seeming to be in a hurry .

He forgot about time itself while the old man continued on with his task .

After a while, the latter finally took a break for a drink beneath the same tree .

“The runes are beautiful . ” Li Qiye casually sparked up a conversation .

“Indeed . ” The old man seemed to be appreciating his own work and recognizing their perfection as a smile appeared on his wrinkly face .

“If I have the chance against an enemy, I would definitely destroy him and turn all of his legacies to ashes . ” Li Qiye said .

“This is a bet . ” The man took a sip of water: “If I win, his light dao is the incorrect path while mine is the orthodox path . ” 

“But his path is more direct and effective with faster cultivation speed . ” Li Qiye said: “Your light dao is slower and requires more cultivation . The start is like an old ox pulling a carriage, as slow as can be . ”

“Don’t try to run before you can walk since that can only result in turning towards the wrong path . ” The old man didn’t mind the criticism since he had full confidence in his dao .

1 . Remember, wan meaning ten thousand can just mean a lot, not the exact number