No one knew about Fang Yang's conversation with Grand Master Xuandu. But after that conversation, the two grew much closer.
Although they belonged to different generations of the Human Clan, separated by tens of thousands of generations, they could still be considered peers when viewed in relation to the Three Pure Ones.
Only after getting to know Grand Master Xuandu did Fang Yang realize that he was nothing like a copy of Saint Taiqing.
Grand Master Xuandu was simply a rather low-key person who didn't like to draw attention to himself. His talent and natural gifts were unquestionably among the best of his generation.
Grand Master Xuandu didn't need fame to elevate himself. His identity and status were already sufficiently exalted. As the only Core Disciple of the foremost of the Three Pure Ones, he was an outright winner in life.
He wasn't like Daoist Duobao, who had to manage a sect and win people over. Nor was he like Guangchengzi, who had to contend with Daoist Burning Lamp, constantly worried about losing his influence within the sect.
However, Grand Master Xuandu had his own understanding of the Dao. He wasn't a mere echo of Saint Taiqing.
Saint Taiqing upheld the Daoist principle of following nature, but Grand Master Xuandu leaned more toward the idea that humans could triumph over nature. This didn't mean challenging the Heavenly Dao with human strength. Rather, it meant changing the natural environment to influence and alter the laws of nature.
For example, if a desert lacked water, people could plant trees, dig canals, and bring in fresh water, turning the barren wasteland into an oasis. When natural disasters struck, they could build dikes to control floods and concoct medicines to drive away plagues, sparing the people the suffering of displacement. If a great mountain