When he first heard these words, he felt a complex mix of emotions.
Now, recalling them, a sense of alertness stirred within him.
"Am I, while climbing higher, unknowingly forgetting to look downwards?"
Mo Hua furrowed his brows.
Elder Zheng observed Mo Hua’s dazed and thoughtful expression, feeling both surprised and gratified.
Indeed, sothing like a Taoist Heart cannot be understood without having one; however, once it is had, a re hint can lead to enlightennt.
...
After taking his leave from Elder Zheng and returning to the Disciple’s Residence, Mo Hua sat on the ditation mat, lost in thought.
Elder Zheng’s words, perhaps said with montary intention and good will, deeply affected him.
Cultivators pursue Tao Cultivation, each grade a realm.
Cultivation, Formation, Pills, Artifact Refining, Runes—all have their "grades." Cultivators follow these "grades," advancing step by step.
With each step, with each grade surpassed, one becos superior to others.
While realms have highs and lows, cultivation levels have strengths and weaknesses, yet "grades" seem to be a frawork set by humans, forcibly delineated.
This point, my master also seed to ntion to in the past.
Grades are man-made "rules," a limitation of the Dao by humans, not the Great Dao itself.
Cultivators spend their lives pursuing "grades."
Efforts in cultivation bring increased power and improved skills, but... does the essence of humankind change?
Are High-Rank cultivators human, while low-level cultivators are not?
Does elevating one’s realm entitle one to overlook, disdain, belittle, and even exploit, oppress, and slaughter low-level cultivators?
More importantly, grades are man-made rules.
Following such rules, is the end of "grades" truly the "Dao"? Can one truly beco "immortal"?
Mo Hua began to harbor doubts.
The concept of "grades" for the first ti showed signs of fading in his heart.
At the sa ti, he gained a subtle insight.
Cultivators should seek the "Dao," not "grades."
The Second Grade is ford from the First Grade.
Foundation Establishnt is attained from Qi Refinent.
The Great Dao encompasses all things, so there’s no need to see grades as distinctly separate.
One should not only learn high-grade formations, ignoring the applications of low-grade formations.
Moreover, one should not only pursue higher realms, neglecting the myriad of beings below the High-Rank.
Mo Hua thought further: "But the problem is, the ’grade’ of this realm also cannot be ignored..."
Although rules are set by people, having been passed down for tens of thousands of years, they have beco an established cultivation system.
If one is to cultivate step by step, gaining stronger power, this frawork must be followed.
Given his current cultivation and understanding, Mo Hua cannot escape it.
He still needs to proceed step by step, ascending higher.
Formations progress from First Grade to Second Grade, from Second Grade to Third Grade... Cultivation follows likewise, from Qi Refinent to Foundation Establishnt, from Foundation Establishnt to Golden Core, and then to Feather Transformation...
Yet...
"If I keep moving upward, adhering to this frawork, might I one day beco like other High-Rank cultivators, relying on strong cultivation to look down on others, treating them with disdain?"
"Wouldn’t that an I am pursuing ’grades,’ not the ’Dao’?"
It’s not impossible.
Mo Hua knew well that environnt changes people.
If such a day cos when I hold a high position and power for a long ti, what I still have in mind, whether it deviates from my original intentions, whether this current understanding will be forgotten, is hard to say.
"When people climb higher, they do not look down..."
His mother’s words resonated again in Mo Hua’s ears.
He pondered for a mont and thought in his heart:
"As long as I rember these words, regardless of how high my realm is, how strong my cultivation is, if I frequently rember to look down, there shouldn’t be a problem..."
"When my cultivation is high enough, reaching the heavens, yet I still rember to look down, perhaps then, I will truly know what the ’Dao’ is, what ’immortality’ is."
Tao Cultivation, step by step, all these thoughts and insights, though seemingly useless, will settle within his heart and lay the foundation for his future pursuit of the Dao and quest for eternal life.
Mo Hua nodded, his gaze bright.
When he returned to his senses, he realized he still had work to do.
"The Thunder Magnetic Array Plate!"
This was the current priority.
Mo Hua began to gather his thoughts and continued studying the Thunder Magnetic Array Plate.
He first ticulously reviewed Elder Zheng’s insights on formations from start to finish, simulated it once in his mind, and then began to personally manipulate the Thunder Magnetic Array Plate before him.
The Thunder Magnetic Array Plate, with jade as the base, trimd with red gold, etched with silver threads, densely adorned with Magnetic Patterns, was intricately constructed.
This should be a Third Grade Array Plate.
However, due to the limited expertise of the now deceased "Mr. Yuan," a "down-grading" treatnt was applied to the plate, so its true grade is sowhere between Second Grade and Third Grade, considered "Quasi-Third Grade."
This represents Mr. Yuan’s insufficient capability while also providing convenience for Mo Hua.
Following Elder Zheng’s guidance, Mo Hua forcibly activated this Third Grade Array Plate using the Second Grade Formation eye inside it.
As Elder Zheng said, this was a kind of "off-limits" usage.
Even with Mo Hua’s Divine Sense, reaching the limit of the Peak of Nineteen-Pattern, it was still quite exhausting to initiate.
Moreover, the consumption of Spirit Stones was enormous; in the blink of an eye, hundreds of Spirit Stones rged into the Thunder Magnetic Array Plate, continuing to deplete...
Mo Hua felt a little pained.
If he fails, all these Spirit Stones would be wasted.
However, to study the Thunder Magnetism Formation, and for his own Magical Treasure, these Spirit Stones must be spent whether he wants to or not.
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