"Send you in?"

The State Preceptor lowered his hand, his gaze also fell on Hu Ma's face.

There wasn't much extra movement, but just this pause was enough to express the astonishment and confusion in his heart.

If Hu Ma had made this decision after a discussion, he could accept it, but it's clear in his understanding that from the time Hu Ma heard about the Netherworld Palace to when he casually mentioned entering it, there were several crucial steps missing...

Shouldn't an ordinary person first understand, then fear, and finally analyze strategies, making this decision out of sheer desperation?

"I am learning someone's high-efficiency thinking."

Hu Ma looked at the State Preceptor and smiled, "The Netherworld Palace may be troublesome, but after thinking it over, shouldn't it be resolved by me?"

"Changing the world, the Luotian Festival, is the only way our world can find a slender chance of survival in front of Master Tai Sui, naturally, it should also be pushed and completed by me personally."

"But for this matter, I was lazy and had already given it away."

"Now, with the King of Mingzhou as the foundation and the outsider as the guide, they will accomplish this great transformation of the world and will do it much better than I could."

"Since that's the case, what I want to do is to ensure they have no worries, and focus on completing this great ordeal."

"Whether it's the Netherworld Palace or other threats, as long as I'm here, I'll block them outside the human world."

"..."

After saying all this, he looked into the State Preceptor's eyes again and said: "Moreover, didn't you say that to complete the Returning Home journey, it's impossible to skip the Netherworld Palace?"

"I can roughly guess why it's unavoidable and the solution."

"Indeed."

The State Preceptor looked deeply at Hu Ma, after a long time he said in a low voice: "Returning Home cannot skip the Netherworld Palace."

"Ultimately, the Returning Home realm was discussed together by the first Reincarnators and the Daluo Dharma Sect."

"The Reincarnators initially didn't understand the Path, and this world also peaks at Entering the Mansion, with no notion of the Upper Bridge. They just deduced from the differences in the world that there is an Upper Bridge realm beyond which lies the Returning Home realm."

"Put simply, the Upper Bridge is about seizing the authority of heaven and earth, while Returning Home is to take it a step further and transform into the source."

"The Ten Surnames, precisely because they could also understand this step, sought to break the barriers and seize the Eight Sceneries of Netherworld."

"Unfortunately, in my view, they are still not enough."

"Their wisdom is lacking, their perspective is narrow, and their understanding of heaven and earth's principles is even more lacking. In truth, the comprehension of the ultimate principles requires the wisdom brought by these outsiders."

"Mere words from our world are insufficient to break through the key points within."

"But unfortunately, the Ten Surnames are too arrogant. In the past twenty years, they had the chance to absorb the wisdom of the outsiders, even to make it their own..."

"...But, they did not."

The State Preceptor spoke up to here, even looking somewhat regretful, as though after leaving Shangjing City, he had reflected upon many things: "The most absurd is Noble Zhang." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Back then, Mr. Longjing was confined in their home for twenty years. These outsiders, with their desire to express themselves, would not conceal important matters, even purposefully persuading; the Zhang family had the opportunity to fully understand and comprehend the wisdom of the other world, using it as a stone to refine their jade."

"But the Zhang family was truly too arrogant, they only thought of contradicting the other world and trampling it into the mud, but did not heed the teachings."

"Noble Zhang becoming the first to fall among the Ten Surnames was simply self-inflicted."

"..."

Hu Ma listened to his words and was momentarily stunned, deeply looking at the State Preceptor.

Due to his special identity, sometimes he also wants to chat with someone about the Reincarnator group, but unfortunately, others do not understand, and there are too many prejudices, while Reincarnators themselves are unsuitable as conversation partners for such topics.

So, Hu Ma often feels a sense of loneliness, yet now, in the dialogue with the State Preceptor, he heard many words that hit directly to his heart, deeply touching him.

"I've heard the Impermanence Li Family's understanding of Returning Home."

He fell silent for a long time before slowly saying: "Undoubtedly, the Li Family has begun to realize the importance of the other world's words to the Magic Path of this world, and they want to use this duel to have the outsiders solve their problems, but evidently, it's already too late."

"And if it were you, how would you understand these two words: Returning Home?"

"..."

The State Preceptor slowly raised his head and said: "Returning Home is to transform into the source, this is the only real and effective path."

"But the realm has no hierarchy, the perspective does."

"In my opinion, even within the same Returning Home realm, there are still three different stages despite reaching the goal."

"The first is the current Ten Surnames, each breaking their barriers, possibly inheriting through the Eight Sceneries of Netherworld, extending their bloodline, existing alongside the world."

"This is the first stage."

"The second is the White Jade City pursued by me and the Wang family, with an immortal body, evading Tai Sui, and living as long as heaven and earth."

"Which is to say, the true immortals."

"..."

Hu Ma listened to his explanation, though not agreeing, he was a little moved.

Then he said in a low voice: "Then, what about the third stage?"

"It is God."

The State Preceptor's voice also lowered, gradually saying: "To transform into the world, to exist alongside heaven and earth, to govern life and death and reincarnation, creating marvelous palaces and wonders with a thought, altering the flourishing of life and dynastic cycles with a word."

"Able to open heaven and earth, to roam the Universe, to transform dreams into reality, to turn truth into illusion, with the sun and moon cycling in the palm, millions of people underfoot, this is the Heavenly Duke, the source of all possibilities and impossibilities."