"Four things are great within the realm: Dao, Heaven, Earth, and humanity!"
"Humanity is one of them-humanity's tide..."
Faintly, it was as though great bells rang out, their peals awakening even the deaf.
Yin Changming and the others all thought of the three sects' schemes over the years, and suddenly everything became clear.
"We actually knew long ago that the three sects' goal was to establish the Heavenly Court, seal Heaven, and integrate with the Dao.
"But apart from acting on Heaven's behalf, ruling over all beings, and so forth, we never examined the underlying details, nor could we bring everything together and summarize its workings from a commanding vantage point.
"We always felt there was much left unsaid. However we described it, we could never encapsulate its Dao.
"Now we finally understand. What that person cultivates is by no means merely the Dao of tribulation!"
"Indeed. As the senior said, that person must be using tribulation to integrate with the Dao and act on Heaven's behalf!
"Dao, Heaven, Earth, and humanity: humanity is the foundation, and Dao the ultimate goal. It is like a tower built of earth and stone. Its foundations are always inconspicuous stones; the higher you go, the loftier it becomes. Yet every step requires groundwork laid in advance, and progress must come in proper sequence.
"First attain the Dao of humanity, then the Dao of Earth. Only then can one attain the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao!"
"No wonder, no wonder! Only after the Mystic Continent is unified, the Human Emperor takes his rightful place, and the realm's lands and continental earth veins are all brought under his command can he reach for the Heavenly Dao's authority... This did not arise from personal whim or mere obsession. It is a prescribed cultivation process, the