Hearing Wu Zhenzi's words, Ye Chen immediately sat up straight and listened carefully.
The Divine Path not only represented martial arts cultivation, but also a kind of realm. It was above the mortal world and could see the essence of many things.
Although Ye Chen could also control the power of the soul, he had not entered the Divine Path yet. Compared to Wu Zhenzi who had the Dharmakaya of Delirium, he was still thousands of miles away.
"Ye Chen, which one do you think is bigger, Blackjade City or Qinwu Dynasty?" Wu Zhenzi looked at Ye Chen and asked.
"Qinwu Dynasty, of course," Ye Chen answered immediately.
"Then which one do you think is bigger, Qinwu Dynasty or Tianhua Continent?" Wu Zhenzi asked again.
"Tianhua Continent, of course," Ye Chen continued to answer.
Wu Zhenzi smiled and asked again, "Then which one do you think is bigger, Tianhua Continent or Heaven and Earth?"
Hearing this, Ye Chen did not answer for a long time. Just from the angle of the question, he naturally knew the answer, but Ye Chen was thinking more about the meaning behind these three questions.
Seeing Ye Chen deep in thought, Wu Zhenzi smiled faintly. He waved his hand and the Primordial Qi in the entire space solidified. Then, with a clench of his hand, the Primordial Qi regained its vitality and was no longer frozen.
"Just now, I bound a part of Heaven and Earth, and at the same time, I also broke a part of Heaven and Earth. Ye Chen, do you understand?"
Wu Zhenzi's voice was somewhat instructive, which made Ye Chen slightly stunned. Binding a part of Heaven and Earth and breaking a part of Heaven and Earth was a terrifying technique that only gods could use. How could Wu Zhenzi do it?
At this time, Ye Chen was full of doubts, full of doubts.
"I don't quite understand."
After pondering for a moment, Ye Chen finally shook his head. If he did not know, then he did not know. Ye Chen would never pretend to know when he did not know.
"The world is vast and there are countless regions. Whether it is Blackjade City, Qinwu Dynasty, or Tianhua Continent, they can all be seen as cages. The only difference is the size of the cages."
"Ye Chen, you left Blackjade City and traveled through the Qinwu Dynasty. Finally, you stepped into the Imperial City. It was like passing through a cage. You broke through layer after layer of restraints, but in the end, you were still trapped."
"Right now, you are trapped in the Imperial City. Enemies, friends, family, they are like chains that bind your body. No matter how talented you are and how strong you are, you are still struggling in this cage. You can't see the path ahead because your eyes are filled with darkness and haze."
Ye Chen quietly listened to Wu Zhenzi. He indeed felt that he was trapped in the Imperial City. The struggle for power, grudges, love and hatred, all kinds of fetters forced him to move forward. All of these were very passive and he couldn't control them as he wished.
He was a little confused.
"My Dao of Cultivation is to protect, to protect the people I love, to protect the people in my heart. Is it because I am trapped in the Imperial City that I am on the wrong path?" Ye Chen asked.
"You're not on the wrong path. On the contrary, your path of cultivation is correct, but you've trapped yourself." Wu Zhenzi's voice froze the atmosphere in the area.
"You have not been in the Imperial City for long, but you are famous. Although you have enemies, you also have close friends. Your words and actions affect the situation of the entire Imperial City. However, it is undeniable that the turmoil in the Imperial City is also restricting you at all times."
Ye Chen's eyes flashed with a trace of understanding.
During his time in the Imperial City, Ye Chen's strength had improved tremendously. However, he was also involved in the turmoil of the Imperial City, which put him in a very passive situation.
"Right now, you're like a silkworm. In order to protect the Dao, you're constantly transforming to make yourself stronger. But at the same time, you're also spitting out thin threads to wrap yourself in a cocoon. This is the cage I'm talking about. You've built a cage and trapped yourself inside, spinning a cocoon around yourself."
"Then how should I break out of this cage?" Ye Chen asked, sighing in his heart.
Now that he was involved in the dispute of the Imperial City, everything he did was restricted. He wanted to leave, but there were too many fetters around him that he couldn't cut off. If he didn't leave, he would be trapped deeper and deeper. In the end, he would be reduced to mediocrity and would never be able to leave this deep pool.
Ye Chen didn't want to see such a situation.
"Since this cage was built by you, it only takes a thought for you to break it." Wu Zhenzi stood up and stretched out his finger, gently touching Ye Chen's forehead.
"Close your eyes and comprehend."
Wu Zhenzi said to Ye Chen. Looking at Wu Zhenzi, Ye Chen nodded and closed his eyes.
Wisps of soul power were emitted from Wu Zhenzi's body. His eyes burst out with a bright light, as if he could see through all things, and landed directly on Ye Chen's eyes.
"Everything in the world is a cage. This cage is illusory and exists in your heart. If you feel confused, it is the cage that has trapped your heart. If you feel enlightened, it is you who has broken the cage."
His voice echoed in the void, like the morning bell and evening drum, making Ye Chen's heart tremble.
"Ye Chen, if you want to break free from the shackles of this cage, you have to take a step forward. Your Dao of Protection is not to remain stagnant, but to take a step forward, fearlessly charging forward."
The light in Wu Zhenzi's eyes grew even brighter. Sitting across from him, Ye Chen could only feel a pressure on his body, making him feel as if he was being bound. However, at the same time, a sharp Qi rushed out of his body, attempting to break through that pressure.
This sharp Qi was his unwillingness. He was unwilling to be bound, unwilling to be restricted.
Wu Zhenzi floated in the void, his eyes misty, constantly emitting a bright light. His soul power was endless. It rushed out of the pavilion and turned into a soul cage, enveloping Ye Chen's body.
Inside the cage, the pressure was endless.
Ye Chen's sharp Qi seemed extremely small, as if it would be annihilated at any time. However, it still existed, unyielding and unwilling to submit.
What's more, this sharp Qi seemed to have touched Ye Chen's heartstrings. Facing the incomparably huge soul cage, it became fiercer and fiercer, as if it wanted to completely break it.
"Have you understood?"
Wu Zhenzi raised his head and felt the sharp Qi on Ye Chen's body. A look of surprise appeared on his face.
It was already very difficult for Ye Chen to be able to maintain this sharp Qi. Now, he could continue to grow stronger, trying to break through all the shackles. This showed that Ye Chen understood the meaning of the cage.
It was no wonder that Ye Chen could have such strength at such a young age. Such comprehension was monstrous.
Wu Zhenzi did not stop. His soul power shrouded the space, allowing Ye Chen to comprehend the meaning of the cage. He could comprehend it with his heart and use his soul to comprehend it.
"Being able to understand the meaning of the cage is already very good. However, I hope that you can break the cage in your heart. From then on, you will understand your heart and no longer feel confused."
Wu Zhenzi smiled faintly. He sat down cross-legged, like an old monk, and used all his strength to maintain the soul cage.
Time passed unknowingly. The two in the void seemed to have forgotten everything. Their bodies floated in the void, sitting cross-legged, as if they did not belong to this world.
One comprehended, the other taught.