Struggle!
That was the word!
Every prodigy Lin Su saw embodied the true meaning of those two words: struggle.
Lin Su and Yu Xiaoyao ascended side by side. The moment he took a step forward, he felt a mountain-like pressure. The force formed by the Heavenly Dao Rules was like a giant net, firmly binding them to the ground.
"How was it?" Yu Xiaoyao asked.
"Not bad!" Lin Su said. "What about you?"
"There are eighty-one Steps in total. I hope I can make it beyond the seventy-second step! You should strive for it too. Only the Dao Heart Mirrors above the seventy-second step can truly reflect one's Dao Heart and allow our comprehension of Rules to advance a thousand miles in a single day."
The Dao Heart Mirror was the greatest objective of entering Heavenly Dao Island. This Heavenly Dao treasure's greatest use lay in comprehending Rules. Moreover, it was tailored to its owner; others could neither seize it nor learn from it.
After cultivation reached a high realm, this was the greatest reliance Cultivators had in their cultivation.
Why was everyone who returned from Heavenly Dao Island a prodigy of their generation? Because of this!
Why did so many people keep sending their disciples to Heavenly Dao Island, repeatedly instructing them that, if they had the chance, they must cross the Sea of Rules and climb Heavenly Dao Peak? Also because of this!
Once one climbed Heavenly Dao Peak, one would obtain a Dao Heart Mirror.
Everyone had one!
Only, their grades differed!
The lower levels had lower grades, and the upper levels had upper grades. Each step represented a difference of one grade.
Dao Heart Mirrors below the forty-ninth level came in all forms. Some used a leaf as a mirror, some a withered branch, some a