"Manager Yin once said that when a Grandmaster proves the Dao, they must expound their own Dao to heaven and earth."
Li Yu looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.
"This heavenly tribulation was caused by the Azure Lotus Emperor Weapon. It is this world rejecting an alien object. But if the Dao I expound accords with the power of the Azure Lotus Emperor Weapon and also conforms to this world's rules, could the heavenly tribulation transform into a tribulation of proving the Dao?"
"Even if it cannot, the process of wielding that power would still conform to this world's rules. Perhaps this method could truly unleash the power of the Azure Lotus Emperor Weapon and the Heart of the Demon Emperor?"
With that thought, Li Yu had made up his mind. Whether it worked or not, it was far better than sitting still and waiting for death!
Boom! Boom!
Thunder rumbled through the skies, its overwhelming might shaking heaven and earth.
Facing the rolling thunder, Li Yu stood with his head held high and recited an unparalleled work.
"Among the flowers of water, land, and grasses, there are many worthy of love. The people of Jin loved chrysanthemums alone. The people of Tang greatly loved peonies.
"I alone love the lotus: rising from the mud yet remaining unstained, washed by clear ripples yet never seductive; hollow within and straight without, neither trailing vines nor branching limbs; its fragrance spreading farther and growing purer, standing tall and cleanly planted, fit to be admired from afar but never lightly toyed with.
"I say that chrysanthemums are the recluses among flowers; peonies are the wealthy and noble among flowers; and lotuses are the gentlemen among flowers. Alas! Few are those who love chrysanthemums nowadays. As for the love of