Once Liu Wei returned, he smiled when he saw they were still in shock.

With a book in his hand, he sat on his seat and said, "You are correct in choosing the Major Completion of Dao.

After all, it awakens the will of the Dao, meaning they have become independent.

It was what you were aiming for, right?"

The King nodded in a daze.

He stared at the book, containing nothing in his eyes yet perceiving a fire… an emancipating fire exuded from it.

His heart raced.

The fire that my predecessors have been aiming for.

For the last millenium.

He extended his hand, as though reaching for it.

Liu Wei smiled and gave it to him without hesitation.

The King accepted in a daze, not even recognizing Liu Wei's presence, concentrating wholly on the book.

It was still empty in his eyes, yet he did not ask Liu Wei what to do.

Instead, he admired what he perceived from the book, despite how empty it was.

Liu Wei smiled at his reaction and simply grabbed the two boxes.

The System's voice echoed in his head.

[You have converted two High-Grade Spirit stones to 2,000 System Points.

Deducting the total with the -460 System Points…

Congratulations, you have now a total of 1,540 System Points.

It has been updated into your status.

Reminders: Don't forget to spend them all as you might be drowned in debt soon.]

Liu Wei rolled his eyes and did not bother replying with the System.

He focused his attention on the King, as the latter was finally able to read the texts that were slowly manifesting in the cover and all each page.

He read the cover silently.

"Flame Beyond Chains: The Liberator's Path to Fire's Dominion."

"Authored by Sage of Ember, Huo Lingxu, honored as "The Hearth that Burns the Heavens."

The King silently read the descriptions below.

"This tome was composed in the aftermath of the Sage's enlightenment beneath the Threefold Sun, when he broke the curse of a divine beast's lingering will and rewrote his fate. Unlike orthodox manuals that teach cultivation techniques or fire control, this book is a manifesto of emancipation. It declares that fire, once bound to consume or to enslave, can be redefined as a flame of sovereignty — burning without master, without leash."

The King was utterly shocked.

After all, from the descriptions, it appeared that Huo Lingxu, or known as the Sage of Ember, was in a similar situation with them.

On the contrary, the Sage of Ember was able to attain enlightenment and was able to escape from the curse, while they continued to suffer for the next millenium.

The King touched the surface of the cover and his heart raced.

The writing smolders. Each line feels like a coal pressed into the heart, demanding that he just not wield fire, but become the fire that cannot be chained.

He read other books containing their philosophy of Dao of Fire, but the book on his hand was vastly different.

While they exalt flame's destruction, the book illuminates flame's freedom.

As though fire was not meant to subdue them, to enslave them, to control them for generations.

He mumbled.

"This is exactly the Dao of Fire that I… No, that We have been looking for."

The King gazed at Liu Wei and his eyes welled up.

His body trembled.

He smiled, as best as he could, and said to Liu Wei, "Thank you."

His eyelids failed to stop the tears from surging outward.

The King, ever since he ascended to the throne, accepting the weight of his responsibility, wept for the first time.

Liu Wei smiled in response and then shook his head.

He said, "This is why I'm a librarian. And this is why books exist for a reason. Who knows how many knowledge-seekers cried when they read the books they have been searching for.

To gain enlightenment.

To feel free from the shackles of ignorance.

I hope that book will guide you towards the emancipation you have been looking for."

The King nodded.

He tried his best to ignore the tears that almost covered his whole face as he continued to read the book.

He read the table of contents, containing the title, as well as the brief description, of each chapter.

He read silently.

"Chapter 1: Fire is not a Chain."

"Flame consumes, but it does not command. Chains were forged not by fire, but by the will that sought to bind it."

"Chapter 2: The Hearth and Inferno."

"A spark in the hearth and a blaze that devours worlds — both are fire, both are free. To worship one and fear the other is folly."

"Chapter 3: The Fire that Refuses the Sky."

""Even the sun bows to the horizon; why should fire bow to a divine beast?"

"Chapter 4: The Ember that Endures."

"When storms howl, when oceans rise, when mountains crumble — the ember remains. That is the fire's truth."

"Chapter 5: The Flame Without Master."

"To tame fire is to misunderstand it. One does not tame freedom. One walks beside it."

As he continued to read, his cultivation technique was suddenly awakened.

The Crown Prince, staring at his father, was surprised when he saw the Sunfire Domain produced by his father made a dramatic change.

As though something mixed within the flame was dissipating.

His heart raced.

Of course, he cultivated the same technique.

Hence, he was not exempted by the curse.

However, there was a reason why he had chosen Dao of Sword instead of Dao of Fire.

For he knew his father would already choose the latter.

And… as expected, the moment his father's fire changed, it would affect him, as well.

He grinned.

He waited for his father to continue gaining enlightenment from the book.

The King's cultivation technique underwent a rebirth.

The Blazing Sun Imperial Technique was a Sky Rank cultivation technique, which was obtained by the first King in a Golden Crow divine inheritance, adapted into a human emperor's cultivation method with the help…

Of the Golden Crow himself.

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