Chapter 2093
Master Asia nodded. He had seen the condition of Xiao Ran's body and realized that Xiao Ran's state was indeed not Heavenly Unity achieved through the pinnacle of martial cultivation.
The Heavenly Unity mentioned here was not the exaggerated kind from fantasy novels, where one entrusted their spirit to heaven and earth and invoked the power of the world. It was more like the Daoist ideal: using one's own Cosmo and spirit to connect with the greater cosmos outside, using the qi within one's body to link with the qi of the Outside World, achieving a harmonious exchange with the natural qi of heaven and earth.
Exhaustion could be replenished quickly. One could wield a branch as a sword, and every movement would accord with nature. One could better sense the beauty of life; one's spirit, eyes, and ears would be enhanced, allowing one to notice everything in the surrounding environment more keenly and observe the world on a more microscopic level.
But Xiao Ran's state was entirely different, fundamentally and vastly so. Xiao Ran had completely merged himself into another special domain, one distinct from heaven and earth. Both his body and spirit had fused into it. What he had achieved was not harmonious coexistence, but a relationship of bearing and being borne, influencing and being influenced. It was far more dangerous than a martial artist's Heavenly Unity.
Master Asia studied Xiao Ran carefully, sensing the pure yet mixed aura around him. He warned Xiao Ran, "Your condition feels very dangerous to me. Never let your consciousness be influenced and consumed by power, or you will disappear completely."
"I know. Thank you for the warning." Xiao Ran nodded. No one had ever mentioned Heavenly Unity to him before, and he truly had not considered that his state