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 **Chapter 1560: Don't Teach Him, Let Him Learn on His Own!**

The palace wasn't flying directly towards Divine City; it seemed to have a fixed route, circling around Divine City and gradually approaching. Lin Moyu's speed was still very fast, but the space-time distortion wasn't severe, and he could roughly see the full view of Divine City.

This star domain had obvious signs of human activity. On the outermost edge, tens of billions of stars were densely arranged, forming the first line of defense for Divine City.

Behind the stars, Lin Moyu saw a large number of warships, all at the God-Sovereign level. Each warship, although not as powerful as a God-Sovereign, could still contend with one when combined with an army.

If hundreds of warships surrounded a God-Sovereign, it wasn't impossible to kill one. Of course, this assumed the God-Sovereign fought to the death and wasn't too strong. For a peak God-Sovereign like Zhu Tian, sheer numbers wouldn't be enough to kill him.

The warships formed the second line of defense. After that were the War God Fortresses. These fortresses were mostly replicas, stronger than the warships but fewer in number. Even so, there were still millions of them, enough to make one's scalp tingle.

The true strength of the human race was finally revealed, and Lin Moyu was amazed. He realized that the wars he had experienced before were child's play. At least ninety percent of the human race's strength was hidden within Divine City, never shown to the outside world.

However, Lin Moyu also realized a possibility: if the human race could hide their strength like this, what about other races? The powerful races that once invaded the human race's territory and attacked Divine City—could their strength be any less?

It seemed that no race was simple. And in the face of Beyond Realm experts, all this strength seemed insignificant. At the Beyond Realm level, numbers lost their meaning. If they were even stronger...

A giant over a thousand light-years tall could crush an entire star domain with a single slap. What meaning would numbers have then?

"Supreme power! We still need supreme power!"

On the other side of the palace, Xu Laozu asked, "What did he say?"

Xu Laozu was asking about the soul fire rune. He had shared his findings with Hao Shengzun.

Hao Shengzun said, "He doesn't understand runes, but he is very sensitive to them."

"What do you mean?" Xu Laozu asked.

"He said there's something wrong with the soul fire rune. Using soul fire to drive it might not be the correct method."

Hao Shengzun conveyed Lin Moyu's feelings.

Xu Laozu trembled, "He actually saw through it. Does he really not understand runes?"

Hao Shengzun shook his head, "He didn't lie; he truly doesn't understand."

Xu Laozu murmured, "He doesn't understand runes, yet he can see the problem within them. He has a natural sensitivity to runes."

His eyes shone brightly, "He's a genius in runes. I want to take him as a disciple and teach him ancient runes."

Hao Shengzun waved his hand to stop Xu Laozu, "No."

Xu Laozu was puzzled, "Why not?"

Hao Shengzun said, "I told him that if he's interested in runes, he can study them on his own. You must not teach him."

Xu Laozu's eyes widened, "Even though you are Shengzun, you should be reasonable."

"Don't be anxious," Hao Shengzun said with a smile. A teacup flew into Xu Laozu's hand, and the teapot automatically poured tea for him.

Hao Shengzun said slowly, "Do you think your research on ancient runes is absolutely correct?"

Xu Laozu snorted, "Of course!"

"Oh?" Hao Shengzun smiled, looking at him.

Xu Laozu showed a hint of guilt, "Ninety percent of it is correct."

"A miss by a millimeter is as good as a mile," Hao Shengzun's voice softened, but Xu Laozu couldn't refute it. Indeed, he had deep research into ancient runes. The soul fire rune was his creation. But his research might not be entirely correct. If he taught Lin Moyu and passed on incorrect ideas, it wouldn't be good.

Hao Shengzun said, "So let him study on his own and understand by himself. That's the best method."

Xu Laozu was still a bit unwilling, "But this will waste a lot of time."

Hao Shengzun smiled, "If there's a problem, more time will be wasted."

"If you want, you can give him your collection of ancient rune materials, but don't mix in your own thoughts."

Xu Laozu knew he couldn't argue with Hao Shengzun. After thinking for a long time, he finally sighed heavily, "Alright, I understand!"

"When he reaches the peak of the God-Sovereign realm, I'll let him see those rune materials."

Ancient runes couldn't be studied casually; they required a certain realm. Without sufficient realm, even if one had some understanding, it would be vague and without foundation.

In the field of ancient runes, Xu Laozu had gone far. Although not entirely correct, his words were still authoritative. The realm was equivalent to the foundation of ancient runes. Without sufficient realm, it was useless to have a high-level understanding.

Just like Lin Moyu, who, with his incredible sensitivity, discovered that the soul fire rune wasn't quite right. But he couldn't pinpoint the exact problem, and there were many things he couldn't understand. This was the gap in realm.

Xu Laozu thought for a moment, "Although I can't teach him runes, there are some things I need to tell him. Don't stop me."

Hao Shengzun gestured, "As you wish!"

Xu Laozu drank the Dao tea in one gulp and walked towards Lin Moyu. With something on his mind, even the Dao tea didn't taste good.

Xu Laozu took two or three steps to reach Lin Moyu, "Lin Xiaoyou, I heard you're very interested in runes?"

Lin Moyu nodded, "Senior, if I'm not mistaken, the soul fire rune in the competition was arranged by you, right?"

Xu Laozu was a bit surprised, "How did you know?"

"I sensed your aura in the rune," Lin Moyu replied honestly.

Xu Laozu couldn't help but marvel, "You're really sensitive to this, being able to sense that."

The rune was indeed his creation, so he was most familiar with it. Lin Moyu's soul had reached the Beyond Realm, but not all Beyond Realm souls could sense his aura.

Xu Laozu continued, "Runes are a profound subject. You should know about the Great World Rune, right?"

Lin Moyu nodded. Any cultivator would know about the Great World Rune; it was common knowledge.

Mentioning the Great World Rune, Xu Laozu's voice became low, "The Great World Rune is the foundation of our world, its root."

"No matter what spell or law, they all evolve from the Great World Rune."

"So studying runes is essentially studying the foundation of this world."

"If one day you can fully understand the Great World Rune, you might be able to control it and become the master of this world."

His low voice carried a hint of temptation, as if trying to spark Lin Moyu's interest in runes.

Unfortunately, Lin Moyu wasn't tempted at all. His will was firm, not swayed by external influences. His interest in runes was purely self-motivated.

In fact, Lin Moyu wanted to tell Xu Laozu: You don't need to say all this; just get to the point.

After a few seconds of pause, Xu Laozu continued, "Runes are divided into two types. One is the common runes we use now, which are relatively simple and easy to understand."

"The other is ancient runes, which are much higher in level but very difficult to understand."

"If you want to learn ancient runes, the best way is to first master common runes and then move on to ancient runes."

"I have a collection of common rune materials here, which I'll give to you as a gift."

"When you reach the peak of the God-Sovereign realm, I'll let you see the ancient rune materials!"