Li Qiye nodded: “Yes, this is a merit law but if you can’t understand the meanings within, just knowing that it is a merit law is useless. These aren’t legends but also a thick historical book containing old tales and an ancient dao system. Only through understanding this book would you be able to grasp the law’s profundities.”

　　“A law contained in history?” Xinxue was surprised - this was her first time hearing about this matter.

　　For cultivators, merit laws and history were separate and had nothing to do with each other. This was the reason why people didn’t care about history or legends. These tales were meant to put children to bed, that’s it.

　　“Inside books are gold and jade, not just merit laws. History lies before you and the path requires tracing to the source. Before understanding its meanings, you won’t be able to get through the door.” Li Qiye smiled and said.

　　“Then how should I begin?” She had to ask with great interest.

　　“The dao has always been in your heart.” Li Qiye said with a smile and reached forward to pull a path out of the ground.

　　Xinxue could hear water splas.h.i.+ng as if Li Qiye was pulling up an invisible world.

　　Amidst her confusion, he placed his palm on her forehead and resoundingly stated: “Use your heart to feel the dao in your heart.”

　　His voice was full of charisma and clout, drowning everyone inside. Xinxue slowly closed her eyes, feeling herself giving into a deep slumber.

　　When she opened them once more, the world before her had s.h.i.+fted. There was no house and Li Qiye.

　　A large river ran before her with a surging current. However, no noise was coming out this time around in this silent world. 

　　She suddenly thought about a legend after seeing this river: “Si!”

　　“Bleat!” The cry of a Song Deer interrupted the tranquility as it galloped upstream.

　　“The legend…” Xinexue murmured after seeing this. It was an old legend told to many children before bed.

　　The deer turned to look at Xinxue before speeding and disappearing up the river.

　　“Song Deer riding Si.” She quickly gave chase by entering the river.

　　However, the moment she put one foot in, a buzzing came about. She was pushed back into her original position.

　　“The three lines…” She remembered something else and murmured: “Three inches per step, three steps per s.h.i.+ft. This is the way of the deer.” [1]

　　With that, she carried out this belief. Sure enough, when she did so, she could finally follow the deer…

　　She experienced one legend after another in different worlds, from the Song Deer to the night phoenix… 

　　This put her into a strange trance. If one didn’t understand the meaning of a particular legend, they couldn’t delve deeper to understand the true profundity.

　　“Clank, clank, clank.” After going through all of them, everything disappeared. She was now still sitting in the meditative pose inside the stone house.