Tai Bai Yun Sheng leaned back in his chair, momentarily stunned. Then he laughed and scolded, "Junior Brother, you're making fun of me! I've heard those words until calluses have grown on my ears. Ever since I began Gu Master cultivation, they've filled my ears. Even ordinary mortals know them by heart."
Fang Yuan nodded, a trace of pride showing in his tone as he spoke again. "Those words originated from Primordial Beginning Immortal Venerable, the first Rank 9 Gu Immortal in human history. He was also the one who founded Central Continent Heavenly Court's great hegemony, which has stood firm to this day. Though seas have turned to mulberry fields and ten thousand years have flowed by, it has never fallen. These words are incisive to the extreme, the golden rule and jade precept of Gu Master cultivation. They have spread so widely that they now surpass even The Legend of Human Ancestor. But in my view, they are not yet incisive enough. I can summarize them in one word—Dao."
Upon hearing this, Tai Bai Yun Sheng could not help sitting upright. His eyes shone as he looked at Fang Yuan, then he said once more, "I would like to hear the details."
Fang Yuan began to speak at length. "Man is the Spirit of All Things. Among all natural things, humans possess the greatest spirituality and comprehension; they can sense heaven and earth and comprehend the Great Dao. Gu are Heaven and Earth True Essence. Among all things, Gu are exceptionally unique. Mortal Gu contain tiny remnants of Dao, while Immortal Gu bear fragments of the Great Dao. Thus, they can be called the essence of heaven and earth."
"What is Dao? Water flows downward; people starve if they do not eat; green trees flourish because of rainwater