So all along, I had been walking the wrong path!
Above the clouds, air currents surged as a flying boat cleaved through the waves of air.
At the bow, Zhang Qingyuan stood with hands behind back and let out a sigh. His gaze looked towards the roiling clouds ahead, radiant light flowing within his eyes as though they reflected the profound truths of heaven and earth's Dao Essence.
Half a year had passed since that day's exchange, when the Carefree Old Daoist's thunderous rebuke had jolted him awake.
During these six months, he had gone into seclusion to sort through the experiences of his past life. His understanding had grown ever deeper, and his heart was filled with gratitude for the Carefree Old Daoist's guidance.
Had it not been for the other party's awakening words,
Had he continued cultivating, experiencing ever more deeply the heart of heaven and the Heavenly Dao, the humanity within him would have grown increasingly faint. By then, even if he reached the peak, he would likely have lost himself entirely and become a Puppet of the Heavenly Dao!
The thought sent an icy shiver through Zhang Qingyuan!
Cultivating too quickly was not always a good thing.
Virtue did not match one's position.
When one suddenly grasped power beyond what one ought to possess without sufficient life experience, such a situation could easily arise.
Of course,
According to the conspiracy theories in some novels from his previous life, it was also possible that the Heavenly Dao Consciousness had been secretly meddling, nurturing a spokesperson for itself.
As a transmigrator, he might have been chosen by the Heavenly Dao and thus gradually lost himself during cultivation!
But those were merely the chaotic thoughts that arose when he let his imagination run wild. Zhang Qingyuan had no evidence