"Even a little daoist boy isn't afraid of offending the Great Emperor of the Southern Pole of Longevity."
Seeing off the Jingshu Daoist boy, Chen Shi muttered inwardly, However, East King Duke makes a good point. My behavior of late has indeed been somewhat too unbridled. How can I cultivate outer Dao within the heavenly court? I ought to be more prudent. If I am to study outer Dao, I should cultivate it within my own Dao realm and not disturb the outside world.
He had originally understood the conflict between the immortal and divine Daos of the Earthly Immortal Realm, but only now did he realize that as far as immortal and divine Daos were concerned, the outer Dao was considered heinous—a shared enemy.
Then what is the deal with the master of the Great Desolation Ming Dao Collection cultivating outer Dao?
Deep in thought, Chen Shi recalled that the Great Desolation Ming Dao Collection included the simultaneous cultivation of immortals and demons, and the demonic Dao also belonged to the outer Dao. Cultivating primordial insects—primordial insects were clearly outer Dao.
Thus, such matters could only be carried out stealthily, yet it also showed that some immortals and even deities in the Earthly Immortal Realm were not so entirely averse to the outer Dao; some had even begun to make contact, attempting to refine the outer Dao for their own use.
And within the heavenly court, some ancient beings held similar notions, which was why they turned a blind eye to his cultivation of the outer Dao.
However, if he caused too great a commotion, injured too many people, and things became irreconcilable, only then would he breach the bottom line of these beings and be executed to make an example to others.
What Chen Shi had done previously