Unable to Grasp the Principle

Xu Wuyi stood there watching for a while, then turned and walked into the training room.

The Earth Fire Marrow Lamp was lit again, its warm yellow glow illuminating the entire training room. He sat cross-legged on the training mat, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into his sea of consciousness.

The Heart of Order was still rotating slowly. Its light was more solid than it had been three months ago, and its rotation had become steadier as well. His Heart Image accumulation had advanced by a great stretch over these three months, drawing ever closer to completion.

But he knew it was not enough.

Heart Image accumulation was only the foundation. The key to stepping into Divine Intent was understanding—understanding oneself, understanding martial arts, understanding Order.

What was his Order?

To control the laws governing all things and make everything operate in the most optimized way.

This was his understanding of Order, but that understanding still remained at the level of "use." It had yet to become a part of him.

How could he make it a part of himself?

Zou Mu had said that he broke through on the battlefield. He fought until his power of laws ran dry, until more than half his soldiers were dead or wounded, until he thought he was about to die—then he suddenly broke through.

Liu Yunshan had said that his "Stillness" broke through during meditation. He sat in a quiet chamber for three whole months without sleep or rest, until he suddenly attained enlightenment in a single moment.

Yang Shuyan had said that her Eight Trigrams Palm broke through while practicing her forms. She practiced for an entire day and night, until her hands were a bloody blur of flesh, until her body was utterly drained—then, in the transition of