"No, that explanation was somewhat inappropriate. In that young man's view, the other forms of Destiny did not truly count as Destiny, because Heaven had not bestowed them directly upon people; people had to obtain them themselves. Since Heaven had not directly granted them, they naturally could not be called Heaven's mandate."
"Your words have cleared away the clouds and revealed the sun to me. That young man meant exactly this. Earlier, Tiger-Skin Grand Academician said that we must cast everything aside, pursue our true nature, and ultimately sense Destiny. This is the current cultivation method of all Great Scholars. But that young man believed that we should not cast everything aside. We should carry what we have gained with us, join it with our true nature, and seek that which lies above Destiny."
"What you have all said makes great sense. Looking now at the character Grand Academician Zhang left behind, it seems we can determine that the young man believed that what lay beyond Destiny—or rather, what encompassed Destiny—was Principle."
"He once asked: What did Heaven use to bestow true nature upon people? His answer was that Heaven used Principle to bestow true nature upon people."
"Continuing this line of reasoning, Heavenly Principle contained not only the Way, but all manner of other things as well; they were all Heaven's power. Therefore, we should not seek only Destiny—we should seek other Principles as well. From the moment we are born, everything we see and think, learn and do, is in fact the acquisition of a portion of 'Principle.' Only by combining the 'true nature' bestowed by Principle with the 'Principle' we acquire in all things can we become stronger."
"Then, in that young man's view, the Fifth Realm was not Tempering Destiny, but..."
"Tempering the Heavenly Principle!"
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