The old man remained cool and collected without any sign of complacency or humbleness after hearing the praise.

“You have traveled through the world, one continent to another, Golden, Pure, Arrogance...  Vast they might be, you’ll finish walking through them all the same. In each place, you change your craft, only one in each generation. This is quite a puzzling thing to others, making sesame cakes, straw mats, or tofu pudding. All of these different jobs you were able to reach the apex with.” Li Qiye revealed.

“Sacred Teacher, please don’t laugh. I’m simply trying to make it through the long years.” The old man smiled.

Li Qiye smiled back: “Only killing time is not enough to polish a dao heart. Only by truly living out life would one be able to reach the top of different things, each a grand dao in and of itself.”

“Only...