Chapter 206: The Nine Essence Genesis Pill (3) [Bonus]

So why had his Dao Resolve remained completely stagnant at the early Stage prior to taking the Nine Essence Genesis Pill? Why hadn't his unyielding pursuit of her cure naturally elevated his steps?

The realization dawned on him, cold and heavy as a block of glacial ice.

He remembered the words Lord Zhao Shenming had spoken while they were traveling to Sky Jade City. Lord Zhao had spoken of the False Dao Heart.

The Provincial Lord had lamented that many cultivators, perhaps even the vast majority of those in the modern era, cultivated a False Dao Heart. They artificially shaped their wills, suppressed their true desires, and forced their souls to conform to what they believed the Heavenly Dao demanded of them.

There was a famous saying among the orthodox sects of the Central Continent:

"To cultivate is to steal the breath of the world, yet to advance, one must lower their head and conform perfectly to the Heavens."