Above the Great Dao-Chapter 1357 - 635: Benevolence, the Way of Humanity

Jiang Guo, Qiao Gu, and others also witnessed Chen Shi's confrontation with the sword marks on the cliff wall, but their feelings differed from Chen Shi's.

"Back then, when I got here, I was already injured in many places, unable to continue moving forward. Little Junior Brother has not been hurt so far."

Qiao Gu praised, "His foundation is extremely solid, and his understanding of the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture far surpasses mine."

Jing Mei said, "I was injured even more severely back then, almost unable to continue moving forward. It was my senior brothers and sisters outside who encouraged me to keep going."

On this, she had deep feelings.

Master Jiao suddenly shook his head and said, "Incorrect."

Everyone was puzzled, Jiang Guo asked, "Master, what is incorrect?"

Master Jiao said, "His techniques are so naturally perfect that you can't see any flaws, yet he keeps getting hit. Something's wrong here."

Qiao Gu said, "Master, is that still not right? His techniques are flawless, and he has already comprehended the true essence of the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture, which even I cannot achieve nowadays. Even if you were to exercise the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture, you couldn't reach his level!"

Master Jiao said, "Indeed, I cannot achieve it. But there is indeed a problem with his swordsmanship."

As they spoke, Chen Shi had already reached the eighth technique at Candao Cliff, and faced the Heavenly Net Break on the cliff wall.

When he confronted the fifth technique, Cloud Covering Mist, he was already slightly injured. His injuries worsened with the sixth and seventh techniques, but they had not yet affected his actions.

Upon reaching here, very few disciples from Golden Turtle Island could accomplish this.

Despite being in the extremely narrow place between the cliffs, Chen Shi and the divine skills on the cliff wall displayed a terrifying scene of heaven collapsing and earth splitting with the sun as red as blood, even more perilous, as if hidden between the cliffs were two crumbling worlds fiercely colliding!

Before Chen Shi's eyes, the red sun flew chaotically, and the setting sun was as red as blood, presenting an apocalyptic scene of heaven and earth turning to ashes.

His techniques were flawless, executing the Heaven and Earth Great Dao at the advent of apocalypse to the fullest, making the power of this technique bloom splendidly under his sword. However, in the instant it collided with the Heavenly Net Break bursting from the cliff wall, his swordsmanship was inexplicably broken, and in the next moment, sword qi came attacking, some piercing his throat, some targeting his heart, some penetrating his Daoist Field, some entering his Sea of Consciousness, and some were already in front of his Primordial Spirit!

Chen Shi swiftly retreated, urging Xuanhuang Sword Qi, invading his Daoist Field, Sea of Consciousness, and even Dao Realm, exerting all his might to repel the invading sword qi.

Once he fended off these sword qi, he had already retreated to the entrance of Candao Cliff.

With a somber face, Chen Shi was about to enter Candao Cliff again when he heard the voice of Master Jiao from behind: "Chen Shi, come with me."

Chen Shi did not continue to force his way into Candao Cliff and turned to follow him.

With a cane, Master Jiao limped along ahead, suddenly a cloud of auspicious clouds grew beneath his feet, lifting and carrying the two away, leaving Qiao Gu, Jing Mei, and others looking at each other.

"Junior Brother Chen's swordsmanship indeed seems to have issues." Qiao Gu scratched his head and said.

Standing on the cloud, Chen Shi saw the auspicious cloud move swiftly, crossing thousands of mountains and waters, arriving at the border of Penglai West in no time.

Though this place was also part of the Earth Immortal Realm, it was extremely desolate, the Spiritual Energy polluted by the Outer Dao had become unusable, and the past upheaval turned this place into a difficult land for survival. Yet, human life continued to proliferate here, and Chen Shi saw villages like chess pieces scattered across the broken mountains and rivers.

The auspicious cloud slowly descended, and Chen Shi set foot on solid ground, looking around, seeing the chilling cold, snow still on the ground, and distant fields with green wheat seedlings seemingly frozen by the ice and snow.

"Your swordsmanship has problems, it's not like it's yours."

Master Jiao seriously said, "You seem to naturally understand those principles, but those principles lack the slightest feeling in your heart, no emotions."

Chen Shi slightly frowned and asked, "Master, what do you mean?"

"You have not comprehended what benevolence truly is."

Master Jiao explained, "Benevolence is the relationship between humanity and heaven and earth, and between people. It's the key in Teacher's philosophy. In name, it's called benevolence, but in reality, it's Human Dao. Becoming aware of heaven and earth change to know life and death, understanding worldly transitions to know prosperity and decline, perceiving human affairs to know oneself. Your comprehension of swordsmanship cannot be surpassed by anyone, but your swordsmanship is a mere framework, empty of Human Dao, void of your own insights, feelings, and perceptions."

He limped along the snow-covered ground and said, "See the ice and snow here, though it seems chilling cold, in fact, spring is near, and the cold is no longer unbearable for the Human World. Do not float on the ground, land on it, and feel."

Chen Shi landed on the ground, relaxed his body, and walked slowly.

The earth beneath his feet was softer than he anticipated; though there was still ice and snow, it was only in the shadows, and the soil was not frozen, the weather began to warm.

As he looked back, his footprints were left on the ground.

Master Jiao led him forward and said, "Earth Qi Cold Greeting, you practice exceptionally well, and I cannot find any faults. But why do you get hit? I think you never truly saw Earth Qi Cold Greeting and Heaven Inverted Life Killing. Once you truly see them, you can grasp what Teacher meant by benevolence, by Human Dao."

Chen Shi followed, contemplating, "Benevolence? Human Dao? Could that truly be the reason for me getting hit?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The two arrived at a nearby village, where its people seemed to recognize Master Jiao and greeted him: "Immortal Master Jiao, here to teach your disciple again?"

Master Jiao replied with a smile, "Jiang Guo was from this village, lived here long ago. But that was more than five hundred years ago."