There were countless ways to attain the Dao, but from the perspective of "reasoning with Heaven and Earth, all living beings, and all things," there were ultimately only three possibilities!
The first possibility.
One simply ignored the "will of Heaven and Earth," acted with brute disregard for reason, and proved one's own Dao!
It was like two people discussing profound mysteries and debating the Dao: one shut one's ears and ignored whatever the other said, only expounding one's own principles;
Except the other party was "Heaven"—the "will of Heaven and Earth"!
Those who sought to become Heavenly Monarchs might devote themselves to the sword, pushing the Sword Dao to a point where ghosts and gods alike were aghast, then slash through their own shackles and attempt to erect a Divine Bridge. This was much the same... You might have a hundred arguments, but I had only one sword.
The second possibility.
One carefully listened to the "will of Heaven and Earth," followed the natural course of things, and proved the other's Dao!
It was like listening to the other party's reasoning during an argument, then following that reasoning to refute, refine, extend, and attach one's own Dao to it;
Those who sought to become Heavenly Monarchs might attempt the Supreme Forgetting of Emotions, blending their essence, energy, and spirit into the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. This was to better perceive the will of this world, selecting principles from within it, whether lofty or humble, to achieve their own Dao Fruit.
The vast majority of Divine Bridge Realm experts, even if they did not embody the heart of Heaven, mostly comprehended the Dao, understood the Dao, and attained the Dao through similar methods;
For example, True Lord Gusong, the founding patriarch of the Taiyi Sword Alliance, had clearly been