The sea of bitterness stretched without bounds, its shores nowhere in sight. Waves surged and winds howled; birds could not cross it, and great ships sank to its depths. Only the illusory Great Dao beneath one's feet could serve as a boat, carrying one forward through sinking and rising-yet even that boat could capsize at any moment.
-Bitter Sea Without Bounds Dao Acts as Boat!
After several years, Ji Hao had finally attained the stature of a Greater Divine Ability Holder once more.
It was not that he had been unwilling to break through. Rather, the closer he came to the Other Shore, the more clearly he understood his own helplessness.
As he approached the Fortune Realm, the matters he encountered increasingly involved the Other Shore.
Feeling that vast sea of bitterness, his own powerlessness became ever more apparent. He felt ever more keenly the helplessness of being a pawn and the agony of being entangled in karma.
He understood his position very clearly: he was the Three Pure Ones' backup, in case Meng Qi failed to attain the Dao or some unexpected mishap occurred.
It was an awkward, unpleasant position. But what could he do?!
With his present abilities, there were already many matters in which he could not have the best of both worlds. He could only watch as best he could. He was not from this world; he could simply be someone who enjoyed the spectacle.
What Heaven's will might bring in the future was truly difficult to predict, and he had no way to oppose it.
Nor did he want to oppose it.
Thus, attaining Fortune was merely a small step toward reaching the Other Shore. There was little worth celebrating wildly. Only by transcending the sea of bitterness and becoming an Other Shore being would