1151. Red Dust Threads Left Behind
Of course, understanding was one thing, but it was not enough to affect the process of Discussing the Dao.
Strictly speaking, there were two ways to Discuss the Dao.
The first was more utilitarian.
The second was a conversation driven entirely by inspiration.
The difference between the two was that a utilitarian discussion required both sides to produce resources of roughly equal value as items for exchange before Discussing the Dao. For example, when the Heavenly Emperor had Discussed the Dao with the Immortal Emperor, he had offered the divine ability One Qi Transforming into Three Purities as a gesture of sincerity. The Immortal Emperor had also shown the Heavenly Emperor his Eternal Undying Body. However, divine abilities could be learned repeatedly, whereas Supreme Dharmakayas could not. At the very least, only one person could cultivate each of the Ten Primal Supreme Dharmakayas in any given era. Therefore, afterward, the Immortal Emperor had left behind roughly one-third of its contents for the Heavenly Emperor. That was the Undying Golden Body buried within the Ancient Heavenly Palace, and it was also part of the Eternal Undying Body.
A discussion driven by inspiration, meanwhile, involved both parties tossing topics back and forth.
Those topics did not have to be limited to cultivation techniques.
The general trends of the world, folk sayings—
anything could be brought up casually, without restraint.
Of course, it looked unrestrained, but in reality, it required the most restraint.
Because a more utilitarian discussion concerned the two parties' insights into their respective cultivation techniques and divine abilities, such as the discussion between the Immortal Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor.
After watching One Qi Transforming into Three Purities once,
the Immortal Emperor would develop his own insights.
Then, he would voice them
and let