Li Wuyang had secluded himself in cultivation on Ju Wu Ancient Star for three years in the blink of an eye. Over those three years, his mana had not increased by even a fraction, nor had he refined a single divine ability. He had devoted all his focus to a silent contest with the Taihuang Heavenly Dao. Using his own Reincarnation Dao Fruit as a mirror, he reflected the solemn, majestic workings of this world's laws; using his transcendent perspective as a blade, he dissected the fleeting "gaps in the rules" beneath the facade of perfect order.
At first, progress was as slow as an ant climbing a sheer cliff. The Taihuang Heavenly Dao system was far more intricate and stable than he had imagined. Every "gap" appeared only amid the precise balance of countless variables. It existed for so brief a time it was nearly nonexistent, while the surrounding area brimmed with the Heavenly Dao's instinctive will to "correct" it. Nine times out of ten, the faint thread of reincarnation intent Li Wuyang released was detected, dispersed, or assimilated before it could reach the gap. Even when it occasionally slipped inside, it was like a drop of water entering the sea—unable to raise a ripple before being crushed and swallowed by the vast torrent of order in an instant.
Failure, repetition, then failure again... the cycle continued. Yet Li Wuyang's Dao heart remained clear, without the slightest impatience. He knew this was not something to be overcome by force, but through the ingenuity of water wearing away stone. Every failure gave him a deeper understanding of the Taihuang Heavenly Dao's operating patterns and a more refined grasp of how his Great Dao of Reincarnation could "coexist" with it rather than "oppose" it.
He no longer rushed for quick success.