In the Imperial Garden, Wei Qingqing spoke at length, carefully explaining the Union with the Dao Realm to Yu Huatian:
"Although the Union with the Dao Realm and the Heavenly Realm are as far apart as heaven and earth, they do share some similarities."
"In the Heavenly Realm, you unite with heaven and earth, merging yourself with the world to sense it more clearly and draw energy from it to cultivate and strengthen yourself."
"But the Union with the Dao Realm requires the three aspects of heaven, earth, and humanity to reach perfection and unite."
"Heaven refers to the energy of heaven and earth. You must absorb that energy until your internal power reaches perfection and fills your dantian."
"You have already achieved this. In other words, your 'heaven aspect' has already reached perfection."
"Earth refers to your own Dao."
At this point, Wei Qingqing grew somewhat more serious. Gazing at Yu Huatian, he said:
"Whether you follow the martial Dao or the Sword Dao, one Dao must reach perfection before you can enter Union with the Dao."
"I have never studied the Sword Dao, and no one in this world has ever achieved Union with the Dao through it. I cannot explain that to you."
"But when it comes to the martial Dao, you may have strayed."
Wei Qingqing looked Yu Huatian up and down, shook his head, and sighed. "You practice a great assortment of martial arts, but the paths you follow have all been walked by your predecessors. Even if you cultivate one of those paths to perfection, you still cannot forge your own Dao."
"So, if you wish to break through to Union with the Dao, you must abandon the other paths and choose the one that suits you best. Make a breakthrough along that path