Zhao Changhe knew full well that the blind woman wanted him to improve for her own reasons, which most likely involved acquiring the rest of the Heavenly Tome, and perhaps some other ulterior motives he had yet to uncover.0

But, if he allowed himself to indulge in a little wishful thinking: I smeared her face with that stuff, and she still keeps urging me to study and grow stronger…0

With that thought, his mood improved considerably. He settled in with genuine focus, ready to delve deeply into the Heavenly Tome.0

The importance of the two pages he had most recently acquired lay in their abstract nature. One focused on light, the other on qi or energy—both concepts that were notoriously difficult to wield effectively.0

The more abstract the principle, the harder it is to master. But once understood, these principles become incredibly powerful. The reason is simple: the harder it is for you to grasp, the more difficult it is for others to counter. By that measure, these pages could very well surpass the others in sheer potential.0

Was light truly about manipulating vision and deceiving the perception of others? Or was it limited to redirecting and altering trajectories using reflection, refraction, or focused beams of heat?0

What about its intrinsic properties?...0