Heavenly Rules had automatically evolved from the moment the world was born. They were the standard by which the Heavenly Dao acted—or, one could say, they were the Heavenly Dao itself. They concerned the stability of an entire world, and should naturally remain eternal and unchanging.
Heavenly Regulations, on the other hand, were established by Living Beings and concerned the form of the world's internal development. The two complemented each other and were both indispensable.
If Styx were a Living Being living within a world, he would naturally hope that the Heavenly Dao and Great Dao above his head would be like Taiji: free of unnecessary personal emotions, indifferent to the world itself, and devoted solely to pursuing their own Great Dao.
That way, he could freely pursue his own path without worrying about being suppressed by the Heavenly Dao itself. Even if the journey might be stained with blood, every step would be his own choice, and no matter what, he could walk onward without regret.
But Styx was different from Taiji. He had first become a Living Being and only afterward cultivated the Great Dao, so he naturally did not want to cultivate until he became as emotionless and desireless as Taiji.
If that happened, then even if he became the strongest in the world, able to change Heaven and Earth with a thought and create or destroy Chaos, what meaning would there be?
What remained then would only be the Dao, not Styx himself.
Styx's goal was to become the one who established the Heavenly Rules and Heavenly Regulations, to become the Great Dao—but not a Great Dao that had lost its original heart.
As for whether this would affect the ultimate development of his Three Yuan True Realm, Styx did not think it would. The Heavenly