180: True Meaning and Dao Heart

Soon, all the players saw This Time Bu Ge's latest video.

Interestingly, this time This Time Bu Ge chose a virtual background, placing himself in a quiet room.

The pine wood floor looked somewhat mysterious, and the faint light reflected from the lamps on the walls made people feel at ease.

He himself was wearing ancient attire, with a small TV headset on his head, sitting cross-legged, his hands placed on his sides, palms facing upwards, as if he was cultivating.

He maintained this state for a full thirty seconds.

This immediately drew a flurry of confused bullet comments:

"Did the uploader forget to edit?"

"What is he doing?"

"Am I lagging? Why is this segment repeating?"

Amidst the barrage of questioning comments, This Time Bu Ge finally changed his posture, slowly stood up, and then softly spoke:

"Everyone, I was just comprehending the Dao."

"To be precise, I was attempting to comprehend the Dao."

As soon as he said this, the bullet comments were once again filled with question marks; everyone was completely bewildered.

This Time Bu Ge didn't wait for questions and continued to explain:

"This is my recent research. I've found that the Xuanhuan World is different from other games; it's more Xuanhuan... It sounds like a platitude, so it might be hard for everyone to understand."

"Let me give an example."

This Time Bu Ge took a hanging longsword from the wall, brandished it, and then said:

"In other games, if we want to use a longsword, we need corresponding longsword equipment, then we learn corresponding longsword skills, and we might even have to grind some proficiency or other Systems."

"However, in the Xuanhuan World, these are merely basics, just the beginning."

"All the equipment, ancient texts, Medicinal Pills, or Talismans that Cultivators can obtain—in short, everything—is external power."

"And Cultivation is actually a process of transforming external power into Internal Energy, eventually all great power will return to oneself."

"Therefore, these external powers are the lowest tier. The lowest-level Cultivators might cherish them, but truly exceptionally talented Prodigies often seek something higher, which is... 'seeking the Dao.'"

This Time Bu Ge spoke slowly.

The video's bullet comments were already a screen full of question marks.

"No, what is the uploader talking about?"

"What do you mean external power is the lowest tier?"

"What does 'seeking the Dao' mean?"

The players were all baffled, completely unaware of what This Time Bu Ge was saying.

This Time Bu Ge, unhurried, continued using the longsword as an example, slowly explaining:

"For example, if I am a Sword Cultivator, and I want to seek the Dao, then I can seek the Sword Dao."

"I will hone my swordsmanship, day after day, and eventually I will discover the differences between the Sword Dao and other Daos. I will have more insights into the sword, and thus I will be able to condense the True Intent of the Sword, which is my lifelong understanding of the Sword Dao."

"And when I have Sword Intent, I will have taken a crucial step on the Sword Dao. My confidence will stem from this crucial step; the more confident I am, the more I can advance. From then on, I will have a Dao Heart, and this Dao Heart will originate from the Sword Dao."

After speaking, This Time Bu Ge put down the longsword and sighed, "Unfortunately, it's impossible for me to have a Sword Dao Heart. After all, I don't even believe I can forge a path in the Sword Dao."

Actually, This Time Bu Ge had explained it quite clearly.

As a Federation person who had never encountered Xuanhuan before, This Time Bu Ge was truly dedicated to being able to synthesize a video about the relationship between Dao Heart and True Intent from various scattered information sources within the game.

His compilation had no major errors.

Sword Intent is a Sword Cultivator's understanding of the sword. This understanding transcends the ordinary, transforming into a True Intent, possessing various profound and extraordinary qualities.

And a Sword Heart is a further step; because one has cultivated Sword Intent, transcending other Sword Cultivators, this Cultivator gains confidence. This confidence that he can advance further on the Sword Dao path, when reflected in Cultivation, can truly allow him to progress further.

This is Sword Intent and Sword Heart, and it is the same in other Domains.

This was This Time Bu Ge's understanding.

But in fact, there was one more point that This Time Bu Ge didn't yet realize, or rather, no player knew:

When a Cultivator comprehends a True Intent, he can resonate with Heaven and Earth, and from then on, he receives the favor of the Heavenly Dao, thus making his Cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

But no matter which explanation, the essence is to emphasize:

Comprehending True Intent makes it possible to comprehend a Dao Heart, and with a Dao Heart, one can go further on the path of Cultivation.

Players couldn't understand more complex things; they only needed to know that "Dao Heart is very important, True Intent is very important."

So, the screen full of question marks finally turned into:

"So, how does one comprehend this True Intent?"

"Uploader, are you hiding something? Can you explain more clearly how to comprehend True Intent?"

"What do you mean by 'honing day after day, and then True Intent appears'? Can you show a progress bar?"

Players discussed animatedly, becoming increasingly confused.

This Time Bu Ge finally revealed the main point of this video:

"True Intent comprehension seems to be a very personal matter, and the Dao Heart is entirely internal; it cannot be inherited, cannot be taken away. It is a Cultivator's most important, most core, and most distinguishing quality."

"However, on this basis, you can resonate with and comprehend the True Intent of other Cultivators."

"For example, you have talent and understanding in using a spear, and you genuinely love it from the bottom of your heart, but you just lack that final push, always failing to find True Intent."

"At this time, you suddenly resonate with the True Intent left behind by a Senior, and suddenly you have an Epiphany, and instantly you have your own True Intent, and even your own Dao Heart."

"Such an Opportunity is rare and highly sought after, full of allure for any Cultivator."

"And now, Senior Ye Chun is about to release his Nascent Soul Spear Intent. This is a huge Opportunity, and everyone can try to resonate with it."

As soon as this was said, the bullet comments actually fell silent for a moment, as if everyone had paused the video, at a loss.

But what followed was an overwhelming flood of bullet comments:

"Holy crap, is that real or fake?"

"You can condense your own True Intent by comprehending the True Intent of others?"

"Wait, what does 'comprehend' mean?"

"Comprehend, well, it's just comprehending, only those who understand, understand..."

"Hold on, Senior Ye Chun is releasing Spear Intent, so if I don't use a spear, is it useless?"

This Time Bu Ge seemed to have anticipated the bullet comments and said:

"Don't think that just because you haven't played with a spear, haven't used a spear, and aren't a Spear Cultivator, that this Spear Intent is useless."

"First, even if you are truly completely indifferent to spears, Nascent Soul Spear Intent is still a rare Opportunity; going to comprehend it will absolutely not be a loss."

"Second, how do you know you are truly without a connection to spears?"

This Time Bu Ge paused, then smiled and said:

"The charm of the Xuanhuan World, or rather, Cultivation, is that you can never judge whether you have talent, whether you can comprehend divine techniques, or whether you can comprehend True Intent."

"Perhaps you've never touched a long spear in your life, your hands have never held a spear shaft, but..."

"How do you know you can't comprehend Spear Intent?"

"Who can guarantee that the wisp of True Intent left by a mighty being won't enlighten a buried Genius?"

This Time Bu Ge and all the players subtly realized something.

They had finally touched upon the greatest charm of the Xuanhuan World.

In the Xuanhuan World, in the Cultivation World, powerful Cultivators might monopolize resources, and awe-inspiring Golden Cores might suppress a region of Heaven and Earth.

However, in this world where great power returns to oneself, you can always find a way to advance.

Perhaps that wisp of True Intent left by a mighty being thousands of years ago could enlighten a supreme powerhouse of the current era.

An Epiphany in a single morning, no Medicinal Pills needed, no Formations needed, not even Secret Manuals of divine techniques needed, one could Ascend immediately after an Epiphany.

Regardless of how low the probability, this was ultimately a hope, something all Cultivators yearned for.

And this was also an important reason that triggered the entire player community to flock madly to Mingshui Heaven.