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Chapter 416 - 0340: Cultivating Wan Wan, Affectionate Blade and Heartless Blade (Guaranteed Update, Requesting Monthly Ticket)_2

Chapter 416: 0340: Cultivating Wan Wan, Affectionate Blade and Heartless Blade (Guaranteed Update, Requesting Monthly Ticket)_2

After stepping out of the secret chamber,

Jiang Dali sat in his room, his eyes falling upon the panel that now amassed over 50,000 Cultivation Points and 60,000 Potential Points.

His gaze was distant, his expression shadowed by contemplative sparks, recalling the bout with Heartbroken Little Knife and subsequently thinking of Demonic Saber Ding Peng.

Initially, he had planned, after addressing Duan Zhengchun’s affairs on Wuliang Mountain, to take the semi-finished new saber forged by the blacksmith Zhang Tongwei to Moon Villa to meet Demonic Saber Ding Peng.

However, the exchange with Heartbroken Little Knife made him realize that, for the time being, there was quite a gap in saber skills between him and Ding Peng.

To confront him with a saber would be merely inviting humiliation.

And if he were to face Ding Peng with other methods, he wouldn’t achieve his desired goal, nor would he be able to forge a peerless fierce blade.

Therefore, Jiang Dali planned to postpone his trip to Moon Villa.

Nonetheless, he did not intend to give up on the path of the saber.

His previous attempts to connect with the amnesiac Wan Wan and to comprehend the special sensation of caring for someone was a new trial and insight, understanding the Domineering Blade with Sentiment.

However, the domineering blade sentiment was not his path; he could comprehend it as an experience but he must not indulge in it.

"My path is preceded by the path of great strength.

This path possesses the power to overcome tenfold; great strength produces miracles.

But this path is only suited for development in fist and foot skills.

Switched to the path of the saber, it may not necessarily be feasible.

The saber path values techniques and intent more.

Thus Ding Peng was able to pinpoint the flaws in my saber technique and used my own power against me.

This is mainly because there are always others stronger, and my strength is not the strongest in this realm; ultimately, no strength can shatter everything, as human capabilities are sometimes limited!"

"However, the path of great strength is not incorrect, it is a path as well, but it’s too grand; with my current strength, reaching the pinnacle of this path is still difficult, so I need alternative paths to assist and thoroughly implement this great path."

As Jiang Dali pondered this, his mind became clearer.

He remembered the times when he was weak, having to lie dormant, waiting for Players to arrive before using them to grow stronger, then embarking on the long-held path of great strength; this was a form of adaptation.

But the Dao can manifest in three thousand ways, there are lesser paths and there are greater paths.

Lesser paths are easier to accomplish.

Greater paths are difficult to traverse.

The path of great strength, is undoubtedly a greater path.

Jiang Dali had come to a bottleneck at this point.

His punches were straightforward, annihilating everything.

His saber strikes were also straightforward, slaying with a single slash.

But if there were enemies he couldn’t obliterate, he would become extremely passive, and might even be defeated and forced to flee.

This is because human capabilities have limits.

Though he follows the path of great strength, there are always others beyond oneself, and when facing stronger forces, the path of great strength is hard to traverse, easily suppressed due to a lack of adaptability.

Of course, this doesn’t mean he plans to abandon this path; on the contrary, he is even more determined to persevere and fully master this great path.

But as the greater path is difficult, in order to completely traverse the path of great strength to its summit, more lesser paths are needed to complement it.

Just like now, as he wishes to grow stronger, mere cultivation isn’t the best choice; he must continue to cultivate Players, harvesting them like leeks, to enhance his own power.

In other words, his own cultivation is the greater path; harvesting leeks for cultivation is the lesser path.

The greater path must be taken to the endpoint, but the lesser paths act as fuel to support the greater path towards that end.

"My lesser paths, though not abandoning all achievements unto myself, can yet utilize everything, breaking through this realm as stepping stones.

Whether Players or native NPCs of this world, all can be utilized as aids for me to control this realm, then break through and leave!

This is my lesser path!"

Amid his contemplation, Jiang Dali’s eyes gradually sharpened, "The greater path is fist and foot martial arts, righteous and overpowering all, a strength that conquers tenfold.

"The path is the sword; the sword takes an unconventional route, giving rise to the way of the sword.

When the sword strikes, not even gods can block it, nor demons can receive it; a single strike shatters all—this is the Sword of Destruction."

Thinking of this, Jiang Dali’s understanding of the great and lesser paths became thoroughly clear and set in his mind.

This was also thanks to the guidance of Demonic Saber Ding Peng.

Otherwise, he would have had to support the Way of Great Strength alone, ultimately becoming overwhelmed.

In fact, since breaking through to the Gang Qi Realm, he had always felt that there were some things he couldn’t thoroughly comprehend or discern.

It wasn’t until after the fight with Heartbroken Little Knife that he felt slightly puzzled.

And after the battle with Li Canghai’s Heart Shadow, he had fully realized.

Why was Li Canghai’s Heart Shadow so powerful despite being only at the Gang Qi Realm?

It was because of the divine and the intent.

And in the end, especially after advancing into the Heavenly Human Realm, refining Qi to God, Refining God and Returning to Void—these were the paths one ultimately had to take.

However, discovering the divine and intent through the Dao of Great Strength was exceedingly difficult.

Therefore, Jiang Dali had found himself stuck in a bottleneck he hadn’t previously noticed, continually pursuing fierce physical power and harmful might, neglecting the breakthrough and elevation of the divine and intent.

Now, he had realized.

It was hard to achieve greatness through the great path.

So he used the lesser path as a lead, uplifting his own divine intent, ultimately igniting the great path.

"The Emotional Blade Intent isn’t my own way, but when sentimental, the Heartless Path emerges. Emotional intent can transform into heartless intent, then heartlessness becomes colder than ever, and the power it unleashes is unparalleled.

Hence, if I am to create and comprehend my own blade intent, I can start with Emotional Blade Intent as the basis, extending towards the Heartless Blade’s Intent, transforming it into my own, truly becoming the Lesser Path of Heartlessness.

If heaven has affection, heaven too ages. Once the Heartless Blade Intent is understood, it will be my new stepping stone!"

With this thought, barriers suddenly cleared away.

Jiang Dali’s face broke into a smile.

Without hesitation, he immediately consumed a huge amount of Cultivation Points and Potential Points, forcibly elevating the "Great Strength One Strike of Tyrant Blade and Compassionate Blade"— his self-created blade technique integrating the Domineering Blade with Sentiment—to the pinnacle of the Returning to Nature.

In an instant, within his mind, various moving scenes triggered by sentiments, under the guidance of the mysterious power born from the burning Cultivation Points and Potential Points, rapidly flashed through his memory fragments, colliding into flashes of inspiration and a multitude of emotions.

Players shouting for the Great Village Chief, that fervently devoted emotion...

Black Wind Village’s Ah Da and Ah Er attacking, the emotion of Lu Xiaofeng coming to the rescue...

In the valley of Heimu Cliff, the emotion of forcibly kidnapping Dongfang Bubai that almost made him laugh...

The emotion of realizing the Way of Great Strength in Jinglong Chess at Chessboard Mountain...

The emotion of sharing drinks in a heartfelt camaraderie after a thrilling battle with Qiao Feng on Qingshi Bridge...

Unknowingly, a mild and unpredictable yet overwhelmingly tiding blade intent began to surge around Jiang Dali.

This blade intent was not typically sharp; it was instead like water, gentle and unpredictable, yet when powerful, it surged like tidal waves, destroying everything.

Water shows affection, encompassing all things!

Water can also be heartless, drowning and destroying all things!

When gentle, water can wrap around a finger, endless and continuous.

When strong, water can pierce through stone, shattering everything!

Water can carry a boat, yet also capsize it.

Is the interplay between love and heartlessness not similar to the calm or turbid waves of water?

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