Start with perfection: the magic gourd reaches the sky!

Chapter 82, A Question to the Heart and a Clear Mind, Little One's Fortuitous Encounter

A virtuous person is always at ease, while a petty person is always anxious.

Xi Yingqing was a gentleman, a gentleman of utmost sincerity and integrity.

After leaving the Headmaster Peak, Shi Yu paid his respects to his master Luo Huayin at the Leader Peak before returning to his own spiritual peak.

The experience at the summit of the sect leader was profound for Shi Yu. Xi Yingqing's unwavering commitment and his deep sense of justice also deeply impressed him.

He also went into seclusion to search for what he was so attached to, and to find out what kind of path he was cultivating!

The Dao is not merely about realms or strength!
It is a state of mind, something that one holds onto and is true to!

Those who have not attained enlightenment often judge others by their strength!
Those who attain the Dao are judged by the depth of their practice!
Those who have attained the Dao, though at the same level of cultivation, exhibit vastly different strengths, as if separated by clouds and mud.

A single metaphor can illustrate the difference between the two: although a brute is powerful, his weaknesses are very obvious, and he does not know what he is living for or what the fundamental principles of his actions are; he is merely a slave to power.

But the wise are different. The wise make good use of everything to create miracles, and are good at finding power in wisdom, creating the incredible with wisdom.

Another analogy: a bandit nation that rose to power by plundering other countries versus a civilized nation with a long history, self-reliant but suffering a period of hardship and even nearly collapsing. Which nation will ultimately prevail?

This is self-evident!

This is the difference between those who have not attained the Dao and those who have!

Who was Shi Yu in his previous life? Who is he in this life?!

The two lifetimes bring not only life experiences, but also worldviews from two different worlds!

The two different worldviews of equality for all and the supremacy of the strong are not just simple statements in words; for Shi Yu, these two different worldviews are truly unfolding before his eyes.

In his past life, he was dissatisfied even in a peaceful place, but in this life, he is particularly moved by the hard-won peace of his past life!

Some things are the hardest to get, the more you want them!

Moreover, Shi Yu once had it, but now he no longer possesses it!

...

Inside the Great Dao Hall, Shi Yu sat with his eyes closed, the memories and cultivation within his mind flowing like a gentle stream, constantly changing his heart.

Two completely different worldviews collided in his heart like two worlds, sparking a flame within him.

What exactly is his Dao?
Is everything he's doing even meaningful?
Should we have just handed over all the treasures to the Ishimura family like that?

All sorts of questions, like a surging sea, kept crashing against Shi Yu's heart.

But Shi Yu remained clear-headed despite the various problems he faced.

Perhaps, as Liu Shen once said, Shi Yu had already found his path!

This path is not just the way of cultivation, but also the purpose he seeks to achieve through cultivation.

"My goal has always been simple: to make up for the regrets in my heart and to make my family's life better." Shi Yu spoke slowly but firmly, his eyes pure, without the desires and ulterior motives of the world.

Pure yet simple, that is Shi Yu's goal.

boom!
Having reaffirmed his Dao heart, Emperor Shi Yu broke through once again, advancing from the Spirit Platform Realm to the Jade Platform Realm, and his breakthrough was incredibly stable.

Soon Shi Yu felt that his perfect method had made some progress in his array formation realm, and he actually moved a considerable distance from perfection to the ultimate realm!

The most significant change was to the magic gourd. The entire gourd emitted a soft glow, and the thin five-colored glow on it gradually intensified, eventually leading to the appearance of five-colored patterns on the emerald green gourd!
This makes the gourd seem to have transformed from an exquisite jade artifact into a precious gem adorned with five-colored divine gold patterns!
In addition, the magic gourd also resonated with Shi Yu's self-reflection and awakened its innate supernatural powers once again!
This time, the development of this innate divine power has caused quite a stir!
Countless principles and truths are interwoven on the five-colored gourd, and the profound Daoist charm seems to be the very source of the Great Dao itself.

Moreover, as the magic gourd nurtured its innate divine power, Shi Yu also discovered that the magic gourd's ability to travel between worlds was becoming increasingly stable, and it was gradually gaining some control over time between different worlds!
After a moment, Shi Yu stabilized his cultivation and fully grasped all the changes in his body. A gentle smile appeared on his face: "This self-examination and self-clarification is no less than erecting a bright street lamp on my path of life and cultivation."

"However, now that I have made up my mind, I should get moving and not just rely on the magic gourd."

Shi Yu said with a smile, "In addition, the magic gourd should have a name now. Since you have taken me through all the worlds, let me witness the scenery of all worlds, and make up for the regrets in my heart."

Cultivating the Tao seeks perfection, being a good person seeks completeness. However, the Great Tao should not be perfect; therefore, you shall be called the Gourd of Filling Deficiencies!

"Fill the gap! Make it complete! One is incomplete, the other is perfect, that makes perfect sense!"

Shi Yu laughed heartily, touching the Gourd of Repairing Deficiencies, then strode out of the pass and out of the Great Dao Hall.

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After Shi Yu emerged from seclusion, he did not make any major changes. Instead, he went to various sacred mountains to discuss cultivation with his fellow disciples there.

Perhaps they're refining magical pills on Pill Peak, or forging magical treasures for the elders and disciples on Weapon Peak! ...

Shi Yu's figure basically moved around in various places of the Xuan Tian Holy Sect, and his actions seemed to have stirred up a new vitality in the Xuan Tian Holy Sect.

Of course, Shi Yu did not forget Xiaobudian. He often took Xiaobudian to the Chaotic Void Demon Realm and left him there to train. Then he would let Xiaobudian find a way to return to the Xuan Tian Holy Sect on his own.

During this process, Little Dot encountered several misfortunes but managed to escape them, and his cultivation level gradually increased.

Soon, the little guy broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, and the breakthrough immediately made his physical body reach the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage.

Even after breaking through, the little one was so gifted that he perfected his own Great Dao.

Whether due to the unevenness of the perfect laws of this world or not, the little one's various realms have undergone wondrous changes.

Even Shi Yu found this change quite peculiar; the sense of the Great Wilderness in the Perfect Law had diminished considerably, replaced by a more gentle and agile feel.

It's as if the perfect cultivation method that Little Dot has developed now is filled with the essence of two worlds.

It neither transcends the existing legal system of the Perfect World, yet it allows the little one to truly enjoy the supplementation of the different essences of the two worlds.

After returning from Jiangnan, he conducted in-depth research on this change with Shi Yu and Liu Shen.

Finally, they concluded that it was related to the constantly revived Supreme Bone in the little one's chest.

This bone is also absorbing those great laws in this world, constantly trying to fully recover, and in this process, the little one has benefited from it!
(End of this chapter)