Zhang Yu said, "Who was this person?" He had never seen any record of this individual.
There was a trace of admiration in Elder Fu's voice as he said, "This was truly an extraordinary figure. His natural talent was exceedingly high, so he cultivated at an astonishing pace. In little more than a hundred years, he had reached the upper realm. Thereafter, his cultivation seemed to encounter no obstacles at all. In discussions of the Dao, none of his contemporaries could defeat him. He was truly outstanding.
"Moreover, he was broad-minded by nature and very willing to help his fellow cultivators. Even when he suffered some losses, he would not hold them against others. Whenever someone came seeking instruction, he never begrudged them guidance. Had things continued like that, he would surely have become the founder of a sect in the future."
Zhang Yu said, "Since Elder Fu puts it this way, something must have happened later."
Elder Fu could not help but nod with a sigh. "Yes. Perhaps because his cultivation was profound enough to touch upon the secrets of Heaven, this senior made a judgment before the changes in the Dao mechanisms: he believed that a great transformation of Heaven and Earth was approaching, one that would destroy the Dao endeavors of our various sects. Yet when this senior made that prediction, no one was willing to believe him."
Zhang Yu said, "His cultivation was so high that his words should have carried some weight. Why, then, did the various sects refuse to believe him? Was there some other reason?"
The higher a cultivator's cultivation, the more profound the Dao they grasped. Where there was Dao, there was reason; this was the same everywhere. Besides, cultivators who had reached such a realm would generally not spout nonsense. If