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So I had to reach the upper realm as soon as possible and transform my immortal body and Dao bones into a Dao body. Only then could I reap the fruits of spreading my Dao. As I grew stronger and consolidated my Dao lineage, the Heavenly One Dao would also gain a broader path forward!
Spreading the Dao and cultivating had to proceed together if I wanted to grow stronger. The two were like the branches and trunk of a tree. As the trunk, if I focused only on my own growth, enduring wind and sun without enough leaves for photosynthesis, I would never achieve as much as I could by pursuing both. Once the tree flourished, its future would be limitless.
Of course, all that lay in the future. After all, I still had no idea what would happen once my Dao had spread that far. It was all speculation. However lush the branches and leaves became, if my trunk was not thick enough, it could not support such an enormous Dao lineage. Some absurd situation might arise when the time came.
But there was no doubt that our starting point would be very high.
After Han Shanshan explained the facts to the Fate Dragon Sect, all its cultivators were stunned. Returning now meant certain death, yet they could not seize the Fate Dragon Sword by force either. They were caught between a rock and a hard place.
Kong Chunlin looked up at the sky, tears streaming down his face, and lamented, "Alas... to think our Fate Dragon Sect has fallen so low! As its sect master, what reason do I have to go on living? My fellow disciples, I shall go on ahead! If fate permits, we shall meet again in the six paths of reincarnation!"
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