The cultivation of Intent!
Lin Bai saw the words on the third stone and suddenly furrowed his brow. "If a martial artist comprehends countless millions of Intents, then that person will no longer be human. They will become... the heavens, become... the Heavenly Dao!"
"The Heavenly Dao!"
Lin Bai seemed to understand something.
With a bewildered look, Lin Bai came before the fourth stone and read the words carved upon it: "What the first three brothers said makes sense, but all my life, I've wanted to cultivate every Intent in the world within myself!"
"But unfortunately, in this Martial World, many Intents aren't passed down outside their lineages! Apart from Blazing Fire Intent, Gale Wind Intent, Water Drop Intent, and Earth Intent, many patriarchs regard the other rare Intents as treasures and won't easily teach them to others!"
"Looks like my goal of gathering every Intent in the world into one body is impossible."
After reading the words on the stone, Lin Bai nodded faintly. "That's right. Many Intents are controlled by certain major lineages, and they simply won't pass them on!"
Lin Bai continued toward the fifth stone.
The fifth stone bore these words: "What's so difficult about that? We're all people who came to Contemplation Cliff to repent. With nothing to do, we can write down the Intents we've cultivated and leave them here. No one will know who we are anyway. Even if our lineages investigate, they won't be able to find us!"
"I'll go first. The Intent I cultivate is called... Wind and Cloud Intent!"
"Wind and Cloud Intent—swift as the wind, still as the clouds. When it moves, it is like a storm sweeping across the land, leaving not a blade of grass standing; when still, it is like idle clouds and wild cranes, unconcerned