Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

After listening to Li Chang’an’s deadpan introduction, the stunned looks on Su Ruobing and Hu Xiuyuan’s faces gradually became complex and speechless.

It had been several months since Li Chang’an released the Basic Martial Arts True Understanding 2.0 Version. Both of them had assumed he had developed the Basic Martial Arts Truth to a point where it could no longer be improved.

But as it turned out, it wasn’t that Li Chang’an was unable to raise the ceiling of the Basic Martial Arts True Understanding 2.0 Version. Instead, he had been saving up his strength to drop something massive all at once!

It directly allowed ordinary people to become Tier Three Evolvers—and ones from the highly combat-focused Martial Arts System, no less.

In their eyes, this was practically an act of defying the heavens…

’The Basic Martial Arts True Understanding 2.0 Version, which was just released, hasn’t even been fully reviewed, and now there’s a Basic Martial Arts True Understanding 3.0 Version…’

’Just how is this kid’s brain wired?’

After meticulously reviewing the entire cultivation technique, Hu Xiuyuan looked up at Li Chang’an, his expression complex. “Kid,” he began, “if you have any more evolution paths that can turn ordinary people into Tier Four or even Tier Five Martial Artists, I’m warning you—don’t you dare release them publicly until you’re strong enough…”

He didn’t finish the sentence, but he trusted that Li Chang’an understood his meaning.

And Li Chang’an did indeed understand.

When he had previously released the Basic Martial Arts True Understanding 2.0 Version, related topics on the Rebirth Forum had already sparked massive discussions among Reincarnators.

Many people, particularly Martial Artists, were actually quite resentful of Li Chang’an’s actions that allowed ordinary people to become Martial Arts Transcendents.

After all, if all ordinary people became Evolvers…

…then who would be left to attend to the daily needs of Reincarnators like them?

After all, how could one be “a man above men” without others to stand on?

Now, that mob of lower-class citizens, who should have been groveling at their feet, could actually become Extraordinary Evolvers through an evolution path from a cultivation technique…

It would be hell freezing over before they’d ever accept that!

This was only tolerable because the Basic Martial Arts True Understanding 2.0 Version could, at most, turn ordinary people into Tier Two Martial Arts Evolvers. Although many Reincarnators were deeply dissatisfied, they ultimately held their noses and accepted it.

But now, before the dust had even settled on that, a new storm was brewing.

Li Chang’an had released the Basic Martial Arts True Understanding 3.0 Version, directly elevating this Martial Dao evolution path for ordinary people to Tier Three…

Predictably, the uproar caused this time would be even greater than the previous two incidents.

If he wasn’t careful, Li Chang’an could even become the public enemy of all Reincarnators.

This was precisely why Hu Xiuyuan had specifically warned him not to release any higher-level versions of the True Understanding of Basic Martial Arts until he was powerful enough to handle the consequences.

Allowing ordinary people to become High-level Evolvers…

From the perspective of humanity as a whole, this was an absolutely unprecedented event.

But from the perspective of the Reincarnators whose interests were being encroached upon, this was something completely unacceptable.

What would the Reincarnators do to protect their power and status?

Even Hu Xiuyuan and Su Ruobing didn’t dare to imagine it.

After all, Li Chang’an had currently only offended the Gu Family of Kyoto. While other military-industrial corporations were hostile toward him, at least they hadn’t openly entered the fray yet.

But if Li Chang’an truly released higher versions of the Basic Martial Arts Truth, allowing ordinary people to become Tier Four or even Tier Five Evolvers…

The number of people he would offend would be astronomical!

It was no exaggeration to say that more than half the entire Reincarnator population would see him as a mortal enemy, constantly looking for an opportunity to eliminate him.

Of course, with just the current 3.0 version, while a major uproar was expected, the situation should still be controllable.

It was precisely because he understood the implications that Li Chang’an decided to play dumb.

“Governor Hu, you must be joking,” he said. “I only just broke through to Tier Six myself not long ago. How could I possibly be hiding a cultivation technique path that allows ordinary people to become Tier Four or even Tier Five Martial Arts Evolvers?”

Hearing Li Chang’an’s reply,

both Hu Xiuyuan and Su Ruobing were clearly skeptical.

Logic told them that Li Chang’an was right.

After all, he had only just become a Tier Six Reincarnator. He probably hadn’t even fully grasped his own new strength and Realm yet, so it was impossible that he could have spared the energy to continue upgrading the Basic Martial Arts Truth.

But having dealt with Li Chang’an so many times, they both knew better than to use their own Logic to judge his behavior and way of thinking.

Compared to acting conventionally, Li Chang’an’s methods tended to be either dazzlingly brilliant or catastrophically shocking!

That was why, when it came to Li Chang’an, both of them were more inclined to trust their gut instincts.

And right now, their instincts were screaming that even though Li Chang’an denied it, he was probably more than capable of pulling it off!

After a moment of thought, Hu Xiuyuan decided not to dwell on the topic.

Instead, he said, “Regardless of the consequences, I will immediately submit this cultivation technique of yours to the Human Federation as a supplemental version. At the same time, it will be rolled out across all of Xiangnan!”

At this, Hu Xiuyuan paused, then suddenly chuckled. “I suspect we’re in for a good show. The Gu Family’s status has been rising steadily over the years, but it’s not like they’re without rivals on the inside!”