His previous life had been that of an ordinary man on that azure planet.
His past and future had never begun solely from the True Martial Realm. Compared to his lifespan of several hundred years, the twenty-odd years he had spent on Earth had been but a brief moment, yet they had been the most important stage of this life.
No matter what, he could not possibly bypass that part of his experience.
He had buried everything from his previous life deep in his heart. He normally did not think of it, but that did not mean he had completely forgotten that past.
On the contrary, it remained the most important stage of his life.
To attain the Dao, he had to cast aside all that had come before, all that belonged to this life. He could let go of everything in this life; there was nothing he could not relinquish.
Yet everything from his previous life had already become a knot in his heart, one that could never be untied. Though he understood every principle, not everything in this world could be explained through reason alone.
He understood all the principles, but this had become his obsession, impossible to unravel!
As long as his heart could not let go, he would never be able to attain the Dao, unable to sever the final remnants of his own past.
This would become the final obstacle on his path to the Dao.
Although this issue had existed before, it had never truly hindered his further progress. To attain the Dao, one had to sever the past and future, to cut away mortal attachments. This did not mean becoming an emotionless monster.
Rather, it meant that the past and future could no longer influence his present self. Without a past, there would