"No!"
Lu Li roared, looking up into the void high above. "How dare you damage my Dao Heart!"
He understood in an instant. It was not that he was inadequate. The reason he had yet to reach the Tenth Order was not because he lacked talent, aptitude, or potential, but because someone had severed his path.
In that moment, he also realized that the situation above was truly dire. Otherwise, how could that senior Martial Emperor allow an enemy to sever his path? After all, he was the man's great-grandson-in-law. He was one of their own.
It could only mean that, over the long years, the Martial Emperor had fought one against many and was likely already struggling to hold on. That was why more and more shadows had descended upon the world, and why shockwaves were attacking the World Sea of this era.
Under such circumstances, the enemy was not incapable of interfering with the future. Lu Li's future path had likely already been cut off, making it impossible for him to attain the Dao.
Lu Li was unwilling to accept it. Nor did he believe that once a path died, all paths were gone. Even if there was no path, he would carve one out himself!
He recalled Grandma Xue's words from that day. Reaching the Tenth Order was not something one could achieve merely by grinding away through time. Talent, aptitude, and opportunity were all indispensable. So where was his opportunity?
If his future path had been severed, where could he go?
Lu Li calmed himself and began to think. The signs of his imminent dissolution into the Dao abruptly ceased, because he had truly found a path!
A path that surpassed time and karma, broke free from the cycle of heaven and earth, and proved only