"Shattering the void! Is this ascension?!"
Inside the magnificent temple, Great Dharma Master Hong Ri was overcome with excitement, not a trace of regret remaining on his face.
After decades of diligently studying martial arts and cultivating tirelessly, he could finally take this crucial step.
As the saying goes, to hear the Dao in the morning is to die content in the evening.
Great Dharma Master Hong Ri's eyes glazed over as scenes from his life flashed before them in a whirlwind:
As a child, he was sent to Sakya Monastery by his parents. The thin morning mist in the mountains, the long, wet, and slippery stone steps he'd fallen on countless times, chanting scriptures with his martial brothers during morning lessons;
As a youth, he revealed his talent and earned the favor of a venerable master, severing his worldly ties and never seeing his parents again;
