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  Lie Teng walked slowly back into the imperial city, and along the way, many residents pointed and whispered to each other in secret. However, Lie Teng didn't take it to heart, and instead, a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. For the past two years, he had only come to listen to one song, but in their eyes, he had become a spoiled rich kid, which was truly laughable.

  As for Lie Teng, he refused to get close to Liu Ying. In his opinion, he only liked her music. Actually, the main reason was that Lie Teng feared that if he got close to Liu Ying, the mysterious and beautiful feeling he had towards her would disappear. As a result, the charm of her music would be greatly discounted, and it wouldn't give him that feeling of forgetting time. He liked this feeling of time standing still, as if he were an eternal being in the universe.

  Lie Teng had only a small attic in the imperial city, located deep within the imperial city. This was not Lie Teng's intention, but rather he actively proposed it. All the way into the imperial city, bypassing big and small checkpoints, Lie Teng returned to his own residence, the deepest part of the imperial city, a two-story pavilion with elegant architecture.

  Lie Teng entered the attic and came out in an instant, wearing a white brocade robe. He walked around the attic to the back of the building and entered the rear gate of the imperial city without looking back. Lie Teng lived here mainly because there was a back door leading to the outside of Fengdu.

  As soon as he walked out of the back door, a towering giant peak appeared before him. Because this place was one of the three mountains surrounding the Imperial City, no one except for the people of the Imperial City could pass through this mountain. If someone were to see him now, they would definitely be shocked. The Sixth Prince, Lie Tong, who was known as "Lie Chai" and was often ridiculed by the world, was actually moving towards the summit of the mountain at a speed as fast as lightning. His body was agile like a monkey's, and the huge trees in his eyes seemed to be fleeting clouds. How could an ordinary person achieve this? Perhaps even the innate masters of the Long Xuan Continent couldn't reach such a speed.

  An hour later, at the top of a high mountain behind the imperial city, a handsome man in white brocade clothes stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his head slightly raised, his eyes lightly closed, and he breathed comfortably, feeling the cool breeze blowing from the mountaintop.

  Half a moment later, Lie Teng took a deep breath and stood at the summit, gazing down at the vast expanse below. Through the clouds and mist, he could vaguely see the First Wind Capital of the Dragon String Continent. Standing there, he saw the bustling city as if it were a fertile field, with people swarming about like ants. The entire scene was laid out before him, and Lie Teng sighed, his eyes wandering as he murmured: "The blue seas turn to mulberry fields, all is but a fleeting cloud; after a hundred years, things change and people are gone - mortals ultimately cannot escape the fate of death."

  Who would have thought that the Sixth Prince, known for his fierce and unyielding nature, would reveal such a melancholic expression? It's as if he were an old man who had seen through the brevity of life, and everything about him that seemed so free-spirited was just a disguise. Behind that carefree exterior lies a heart that is actually worn out, a heart that yearns for eternal youth.

  He let out a sigh, turned his head to look towards the other end of the high mountain, and with a flash in his eyes, he galloped down towards the other end. The steep slope was like flat ground under his feet as he rapidly traversed through the forest. In less than half an hour, Lie Tong appeared at the foot of the mountain on the other side, walking on level ground. His expression was calm and serene, with his hands clasped behind his back, his footsteps even and steady, his spirit calm and tranquil, his gaze quietly fixed on the distance ahead.

  Lieteng's growth is a legend, of course this legend has not been passed down, only a few people know. At the age of three, he started learning martial arts, at four years old, he read through countless books and classics. At ten years old, he stepped into the Dragon String Continent, where countless warriors dreamed of reaching the Innate stage. By sixteen years old, he reached the peak of cultivation in the Dragon String Continent, the pinnacle of the Innate stage. It's not an exaggeration to say that he was one of the strongest in the Dragon String Continent. However, in Lieteng's seventeenth year, the previous emperor Lie Feng passed away, as if striking a heavy blow to Lieteng.

  In Lie Tong's impression, the former emperor Lie Feng was majestic and powerful, establishing the Lie Feng Empire, the strongest country on the Dragon String Continent. He looked down upon the world with an awe-inspiring demeanor. However, only a few people knew that Lie Feng had practiced martial arts his whole life and had reached the realm of Innate in his early years. The "Lie Dragon Decision" that Lie Tong cultivated was personally passed down by Lie Feng. It's easy to imagine how much respect and admiration Lie Tong held for Lie Feng. However, Lie Feng's passing made Lie Tong realize that human life is but a fleeting few decades. Even if one has control over the lives of millions, with profound martial arts skills, what can be done? In the end, after a lifetime of being immersed in martial arts and power struggles, even if one reaches the pinnacle, what can be taken away at death?

  From then on, Lie Tong shut himself in the depths of the imperial city. A year later, Lie Tong, known as the literary and military genius, began to become negative, idle and lazy, and was called "Lie Chai".

  Looking back on past events, Lie Teng's mouth curled up in a sneer. What about genius? What about being at the peak of innate talent? In the end, isn't it all just a pile of yellow earth?

  Unbeknownst to him, the sky had turned a fiery red, with clouds of various shapes floating at the horizon. As he galloped by, the landscape below was dotted with sparse human settlements, villages and towns. By the time the sky darkened, he had reached the summit of a hundred-meter high mountain. Looking down, he saw the silhouettes of farmers returning home from their fields. His eyes grew hazy as he couldn't help but feel envious of these common people who lived simple lives without worries, perhaps they were truly enjoying life's fleeting decades. Although poor and humble, they had no cares, and in that sense, they were happy.

  The sky gradually fell into darkness, as the clouds in the void drifted away, a bright moon revealed its face, casting down endless silver light. Lie Teng lay on the mountain top with his hands under his head, gazing at the bright moon, his eyes dazed, and slowly fell asleep. It had been three years since Lie Teng last practiced "Lie Long Jue". Since everything only lasts for a short decade or so, why waste time on solitary cultivation, rather than enjoying the scenery of these decades?

  A night without words, only the rustling sound of leaves. When a pale light appeared on the horizon, Lie Teng slowly opened his eyes, a complex smile floating at the corner of his mouth, he let out a breath, and slowly stood up, Lie Teng walked down the steep mountain road.

  When Lie Teng arrived at the waist of the mountain, he faintly heard a singing voice coming from the foot of the mountain.

  "The Great Way is obscure and vague, the Way gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things, all things return to chaos, chaos gives birth to the Great Way. What is called the Way? Countless living beings are all the Way, the Way is just the Way, there is no so-called Way. I say this is the Way, and that's it. The Great Way has no form, the Great Way is natural, that's just the Way."

  Although the voice was sparse and scattered, Lie Teng's martial arts were profound and deep, his ears and eyes were no longer ordinary people's comparison. After hearing the words, Lie Teng's body was like a thunderbolt, stunned on the spot, his eyes flashing as he muttered: "The Great Way is obscure and vague, the Way gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things, all things return to chaos, chaos gives birth to the Great Way. What is called the Way? Countless living beings are all the Way, the Way is just the Way, there is no so-called Way. I say this is the Way, and that's it. The Great Way has no form, the Great Way is natural, that's just the Way."

  "What is the Tao, after all? What is the Tao?" Lie Teng muttered to himself, his body trembling slightly. His eyes gradually brightened, and his dark pupils shone with an unusual light, emitting a strange aura. This gaze had not appeared in Lie Teng's eyes since Lie Feng's departure, but now, upon hearing this song, Lie Teng felt a surge of intense emotions rising within him. He couldn't quite put into words what this feeling was, as if... as if it were...

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