Chapter 1090: Chapter 10: Grandmasters of the World—Who Else but ?
On a mountain peak, the snow lay thick and white.
A tall figure walked up to the summit.
The newcor wore blue attire, a cloak, and held an iron sword that appeared quite ordinary.
Jumping onto a rock, he casually sat down, looking in the direction of Tiansha Mountain.
For so reason, just by simply sitting there, that ordinary iron sword lay casually to the side.
The entire snow mountain seed to be pressed under the sword!
…
At the peak of Tiansha Mountain.
On the mountain terrace, Ying Jie, Li Fei, and Huyan Hetai ford a triangle standoff.
A crowd stood around, their eyes focused on the three.
Ying Jie recalled his first descent from the mountain years ago to train on the grassland.
At that ti, he was rely a martial artist at the Body Breaking Stage, encountering a wolf pack on the grassland, including a wolf king that had beco an exotic beast.
Back then, Ying Jie had two choices.
Either fight and retreat, causing enough damage to the wolf pack to force them to retreat.
Or take the risk to kill the wolf king within the pack, causing the wolves to scatter!
This decision directly impacted his life and death.
Now, Ying Jie was one of the world-renowned Great Grandmasters, but no matter how many life-and-death battles he experienced later, none seed as unforgettable as that battle with the wolves when he was a fledgling!
Whenever he had to make an important decision, he always rembered that initial experience.
Now, it was ti to make a decision again.
“Marquis Jing’an.”
Ying Jie looked at Li Fei with a complex expression, “I reached the peak of the Establishing Dao Realm thirty-five years ago, and honed myself for years, all for the breakthrough. Today’s duel is solely for the sake of life and death in pursuit of Dao.”
He openly admitted his thoughts.
Li Fei did not rush to speak, knowing that Ying Jie had more to say.
“Throughout these years, I have observed the paths of predecessors in their quest for Dao and searched high and low, gaining so insights into proving Dao and becoming a saint.”
Ying Jie’s words invigorated everyone present.
A crowd of Great Grandmasters stared at him intently.
Could it be that Ying Jie intended to share his insights on proving Dao in public?!
“In my view, Breaking the Realm and Becoming a Saint, establishing Dao first and proving Dao later, can be done in two ways—”
Ying Jie’s voice was not loud, yet it clearly resonated in everyone’s ears:
“One is to prove Dao with power, and the other is to prove Dao with strength!”
Upon hearing this, Li Fei was montarily stunned, lost in thought.
“Those who prove Dao with power must look outward, rise with the wind, borrow the great trend, and gather Qi fortune! Once the great trend is ford, it leads to Breaking the Realm and Becoming a Saint.
For example, the Great Marshal of our dynasty gathers montum through Military Dao, conquers the world, sweeps through with an unstoppable force, winning a hundred battles, thereby proving Dao!”
Ying Jie’s words imdiately reminded Li Fei of many people.
Bai Yan, who died against the Northern Barbarians, also practiced Military Dao, following the path that Wenren Zheng once walked and validated as viable.
If Bai Yan could lead the Savage Killing Army to successfully decapitate Northern Barbarian King Bo’erhu, then eradicate several Northern barbarian tribes, he would have the opportunity to ‘prove Dao with power’!
As for the likelihood of success, it was hard to say, as it depended on personal talent, foundation, opportunity, Qi fortune, and the strength of gathering formation.
Similarly, Qi Ming’s ‘Curse Country to Beco Dao’ also followed the ‘proving Dao with power’ route, but his ‘power’ lay not in gathering, but in dispersing, destroying the national fortune of the Da Lan Dynasty to prove Dao.
The New Heaven Association secretly planned for decades, and only through the ‘great trend’ brought about by Qing Xu’s rebellion, could Qi Ming succeed.
Ying Jie’s voice continued to ring out:
“Those who prove Dao with strength focus internally, with the gate being oneself. They break through bottlenecks with their own strength, proving Dao and breaking the realm!”
“Proving Dao with power requires external force, relying on timing and great trends, which are more difficult but carry lower breakthrough risks. Proving Dao with strength relies entirely on oneself; it seems easier, but the breakthrough risk is actually greater.”
A crowd of Great Grandmasters heard his words, their expressions varied, all inwardly delighted.
This trip was worth it!
Even though many of them had not yet reached the Establishing Dao Realm nor were near the point of proving Dao, this experience could be passed on to future generations.
Ying Jie’s summary of ‘proving Dao with power’ and ‘proving Dao with strength’ undoubtedly pointed the way for all those seeking to prove Dao!
Today, even if he didn’t fight Li Fei, this speech alone would ensure Ying Jie’s na went down in history!
Li Fei, too, had a revelation.
For those who prove Dao with power, external force is crucial. Northern Barbarian King Bo’erhu’s ‘Dao’ was to unify the Northern Barbarians, a typical form of proving Dao with power, as long as it succeeded, it was almost certain he could beco a Martial Saint!
But what was the result now?
He was severely injured, the alliance he barely established broke, and three of the Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans were eradicated….
This indicated that proving Dao with power relies not only on one’s efforts but also on destiny and fortune.
Li Fei naturally thought of Bai Chen.
Bai Chen’s ‘cutting oneself to prove Dao’ was neither purely proving Dao with power nor purely proving Dao with strength, but rather a combination of ‘power’ and ‘strength.’
Without relying heavily on the great trend, Bai Chen discovered such a path to ensure a remarkably high breakthrough success rate, undoubtedly a prodigy!
The insights and experiences Bai Chen brought to Li Fei also helped him find a third way to prove Dao—a combination of ‘power’ and ‘strength.’
This made his gains greater than the rest present, with deeper insights!
After distinguishing ‘power’ and ‘strength,’ Ying Jie began to speak of himself:
“I broke through to the Establishing Dao Realm through life-and-death struggle; the path to proving Dao can only co from strength, proving the way of a brave soul, blood spilled five steps away. In a narrow space, battling life and death!”
“Therefore, today I fight to break the realm, just to seek the strongest opponent!”
He did not make his words explicit, but those present were clever enough to understand his aning.
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