One day, as I was reading ancient texts, my spirit wandered to otherworldly realms, gaining enlightenment through spiritual detachment, discarding one physical body after another, wandering the world like a lonely ghost..."
"Friends, relatives, even the whole world, I care not; I only seek to break through the Celestial Gate."
"Yet the Celestial Gate, though seemingly within reach, always remains elusive.
I spent 800 years in dreams, merging body and spirit into one, reaching the realm of unity with the heavens, until recently, when I finally began to sense the location of the Celestial Gate."
The old man seemed to be dreaming, yet also appeared to be teaching Charlie Chan.
Charlie Chan focused intently, not daring to miss a single word.
These were Celestial Book teachings; if he could one day reach this realm, the old man's words would be invaluable.
The old man slowly returned to his senses, looking complexly at Charlie Chan.
