Chapter 45: The Difficulty of Cultivating Daoism
"You wouldn’t understand even if I explained… well, let me tell you anyway. The so-called ‘Understanding the Dao’ is, in simple terms, the process of generating the first strand of mana in the body through the stimulation of Yang Gang Qi and the cultivation of the first layer of the Pure Yang Sword Technique. If you can’t overcome this, then you will have no chance of cultivating immortality in this lifetime.” Bai Xiaotian, seeing Shen Luo’s eager expression, said this.
"If I understand correctly, this is like a key point. Only when this point is unbolted can one continue to cultivate. Is it a kind of enlightening sensation?” Shen Luo, deep in thought, nodded and asked.
"You’re not completely wrong, but not completely right either. Understanding the Dao is not an enlightening sensation, but rather a transformation from within the body that needs to be assisted by external forces to succeed.” Bai Xiaotian explained.
"What external forces?” Shen Luo inquired further.
"Are you seriously thinking about cultivating the Pure Yang Sword Technique? Honestly, instead of overthinking, you’re better off focusing on improving your Small Transformation Yang Skill and figuring out how to get more elixirs from Master Luo…” Bai Xiaotian rolled his eyes and said.
"Who in the world only speaks half-sentences?” Shen Luo glared back in response.
"There’s no getting through to you. As for what specific external forces are needed, I can’t say too much, but they generally include spiritual pills, miraculous medicines, and other such things. These are items that you stumble upon rather than seek. And even with the help of external forces, only one out of a hundred can succeed.” Bai Xiaotian sighed and said.
"The success rate is that low?” Shen Luo couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
"That’s why in recent years, the sect has recruited so many disciples, but to this day, there are only three Inner Sect Disciples. The difficulty of Understanding the Dao is self-evident.” Bai Xiaotian chuckled.