The two did not actually conflict.
"It's just that almost everyone considered this a meaningless waste of time."
Li Tianming wanted to challenge the limits.
Because this gave him a chance to rapidly break through in realm along the second path without giving up the chance to ultimately surpass the peak.
The Eternal Deca-Directional Grand Fate Tribulation gave him that confidence!
For nearly everyone, walking two paths at once was not only slower than specializing in the first path, but would also scatter their energy and leave them falling further and further behind.
Yet Li Tianming believed that he could be both fast and steady!
"With such capital, I don't need to cling to the old ways."
As for what this "second heavenly intent" was that he had decided to use for rapid breakthroughs, he had long since had an answer in his heart.
He had been nurturing it for a long time.
It had even long existed within the divine intent of the Eastern Emperor Sword.
It was connected to the Eternal Deca-Directional Grand Fate Tribulation.
It was connected to the will of Li Wudi and the Li Clan's sacred lineage to defy fate and change their destinies.
And it was even connected to the Supreme Unity Tower!
Li Tianming called it—
"Fate Tribulation Heavenly Intent."
Fate Tribulation Heavenly Intent differed from the Imperial Dao.
It was not the gathering of all living beings and merit, nor was it the path of dominion. It was the road of a single speck of dust defying fate and changing its destiny.
It was the spirit of never conceding defeat until death, the spirit of fighting against heaven, earth, and fate.
If Imperial Heavenly Intent was the Eastern Emperor Sword,
then Fate Tribulation Heavenly Intent was the Supreme Unity Tower!
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