"Those who laugh last may not necessarily be the ones who shine for a time... They might instead flash by like meteors, appearing only for an instant." Fuxi sighed. "Unless one day you attain the Great Luo Dao and earn the qualifications to be a player... When that time comes, your radiance may stretch across the starry sea like the blazing sun, suppressing the Zhou Tian Stars!"
Feng Xi fell into deep thought.
"Before reaching Great Luo, no matter how outstanding your talent and wisdom are, you must restrain that aggressive edge. Don't perform too dazzlingly or conspicuously on the battlefield... If you shine too brightly, the Great Luo on the other side may take notice of you and solemnly press down one hand." Fuxi said, "Its rise was sudden, and its fall was swift."
"You must be gently and steadily outstanding... not sharp and intimidating like a treasured sword, but solid and composed like a great mountain."
"A treasured sword may be incomparably sharp, but if it charges and kills on the front line, the day it breaks will eventually come."
The Xi Sovereign privately imparted this advice to his half-junior. "If you want to go far and look toward the future... then compared to killing enemies, helping your own people is more important."
"Killing countless enemies and achieving brilliant military exploits can indeed earn the respect of your own side, but it also invisibly draws a line between you and your comrades—a line of awe. Helping your own people, however, earns gratitude and support... The former can make you a general, but the latter can make you a commander!"
"More importantly, in the eyes of your enemies... the latter is far less conspicuous."
"And once you have a solid base, with life-saving favors spread throughout the army, won't