What was the Dao?
This question often arose among cultivators. It was also the foundation of cultivation, but the Great Dao was formless, and every cultivator understood the Dao differently.
Chen Lin believed that when all things in heaven and earth first came into being, they possessed their own consciousness and their own "Dao."
From the Sun, Moon, and Stars to a single blade of grass or tree, each had its own complete, independent way of functioning, perpetually renewing itself, neither declining nor decaying.
But all things differed in strength. The strong plundered the vitality of the weak, and thus came birth, aging, sickness, and death.
Cultivators contended with heaven, with earth, and with all things to keep their own vitality from being plundered. In turn, they plundered all things to perfect themselves, extend their lifespans, and pursue longevity.
But plunder bred resistance, and resistance bred oppression.
Throughout this process, they encountered all manner of upheavals and developed endless desires. Thus, to go far, cultivators needed to hold fast to their convictions and turn those convictions into strength, hacking through thorns and brambles and shattering their shackles.
Conviction was the Dao, and the power born of one's own convictions was one's own Dao Art!
Thus, cultivators generally believed that "intent" was the embryonic form of the "Dao," and those who comprehended "intent" early would find it easier to comprehend the "Dao."
Chen Lin wholeheartedly agreed.
He felt that his master, Silver Fairy, would certainly find it easier to comprehend her own Dao.
Her comprehension of spear intent had already reached an exceptionally high realm. Perhaps she had already touched the fringes of the "Dao."
Then there was Grass.
The purity of her sword will already qualified as a kind of Dao in itself.
But he could not compare to either