In a certain sense, Shen Shuibi's Dao had already diverged from Li Qi's, and even differed somewhat from Yang Zhenqian's.
However, whether it was the Daoist Hidden World Faction or Li Qi, their Dao was simply too inclusive. Take Li Qi, for instance—he believed that all things could exist in mutual contradiction, so matters would never reach the point of a struggle between Daos.
Li Qi felt that Yang Zhenqian's view made sense as well.
The Daoist Hidden World Faction held the same attitude toward Li Qi. Even if Li Qi's view was black, they could wholly tolerate black and white being together, because the essence of this world was mutual contradiction and mutual transformation. This too was part of the ultimate Dao.
Theoretically speaking, it was very difficult to enter a struggle between Daos with Li Qi. The other party had to utterly deny every meaning beyond their own.
Li Qi believed that all things possessed meaning, that everything was "at ease." Yours had meaning, his had meaning, and mine had meaning too. It did not matter even if we clashed, because the world itself was contradictory, and contradiction did not mean conflict. Was there any conflict between black and white?
There was none. Like the taiji diagram, though it held contradictions, that did not prevent them from joining together.
The Daoist Hidden World Faction was even more typical in disregarding all disputes outside themselves, focusing single-mindedly on cultivating their own Dao. They surpassed even Li Qi when it came to shutting themselves away and loafing about.
This was also the Daoist Hidden World Faction's philosophy.
By this philosophy, they were like two laid-back Buddhists. Even if their ideas did not align, they would not quarrel. Neither would deny the other in the first place.
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