she wondered if it was just a dream. alas, the feeling was so real, not to mention the waves of pain.
âdid you see? if you had grasped it then, you would have broken through the bottleneck.â li qiye smiled.
âreally?â she said skeptically.
âof course, the chance was right before you.â li qiye said.
despite the absurdity of his claim, the dao harmonization and everything else said otherwise.
âhow did that happen?â she couldnât help but ask.
âall the essential mysteries and profundities are written here by your progenitor.â li qiye said: âyou wish to see it but are one step away.â
âyes, just one step.â she admitted.
âask yourself, why are you one step away?â li qiye asked.
assessing oneâs cultivation in a short time was a difficult task.
âthe dao heart being indomitable is one thing, courage is also there.â li qiye said.
âcourage.â she said softly.
âwithout being tested, one would never know for sure the capability of their dao heart. itâs all assumptions.â li qiye said: âif you had the same experience starting out as your progenitor, would you have made the same choice? would you be able to endure the trials of destruction?â
the woman entered a strange state while listening to him. she felt her grand dao crumbling, the same for her body. the pain caused her to stagger backward.
âwhat sorcery is this?!â she became alert.
âperhaps not.â she said.
âthere was a supreme overlord, a true guardian of the epoch, who kept on defending after losing everyone. the world didnât understand and thought their defender was the source of calamities, repaying kindness with vile words and drawn blades. what would you do in this supreme overlordâs shoes?â li qiye asked.
she contemplated for a while before looking at him: âwhy keep on defending?â
âit is the dao heart. oneâs pursuit has nothing to do with outsiders, only the self.â li qiye said.
âbut that world was not worth protecting.â she said.
âwhat is worth protecting? how about three immortals? it is beautiful indeed, but the three defenders died to the very descendants of this world. if they didnât protect it in the first, zhan sansheng might not have existed.â li qiye said.
âyes.â she answered softly after careful consideration.
âthis highlights the importance of having a dao heart firm enough to maintain oneâs original aspiration, and the reward can be immense power.â li qiye said.
âimmense power? cultivating the dao heart is a mental thing. power stems from the grand dao and cultivation.â she didnât support his view.
âoh?â he smirked.
his smirk annoyed her since it made her feel ignorant despite her achievements.
âyou can use the dao heart to suppress my dao power?â she asked.
ânot difficult at all. isnât it interesting?â li qiye smiled.
âimpossible.â she responded: âi want to see it.â
âvery well, since our meeting is fate and i donât mind a little exercise.â li qiye stood up and accepted the challenge.