You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 322 - 69. Saint Heart Road_2

"Yes." Lin Yue cupped his hands and said.

The Main Hall Master pondered for a moment and said, "It wouldn't be too much to accept you as a direct disciple now, but it seems you are still hiding another identity. Let's wait until you meet my requirements, then I'll accept you as a direct disciple."

"Everything is up to Master's decision," Lin Yue said, not concerned at all.

After all, whether it's the Inner Sect or a direct disciple, it's just a title.

"When you break through the Three Talents Heaven Barrier, I'll have a great benefit for you," the Main Hall Master instructed, "Now the most important thing for you is cultivation and honing your Dao Heart."

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Lin Yue nodded slowly.

Breaking through the Three Talents Heaven Barrier was no difficulty for him.

But he was not confident about Harmonization.

He had read many records of great cultivators, including those who recognized the Heaven and Earth Law and grasped the essence of the Dao.

However... very few succeeded in Harmonization.

One genius after another, most fell at the stage of the Dao Heart. Without a strong enough Dao Heart, one could not bear the Dao within one's heart. If one forced Harmonization, the result would only be the collapse of the Divine Soul.

No matter how talented a peerless prodigy is, if the Dao Heart is insufficient, it is ultimately in vain.

"Your Dao Heart right now is decent, but it is far from enough for Harmonization."

The Main Hall Master advised, "You must pay attention to the Heart Demon Maze of the Xiahong Clan and the Heart Martial Hall of our Ancestor Hall."

"Yes," Lin Yue nodded.

"Go, come see me when you've met the requirements," the Main Hall Master said.

Lin Yue immediately said, "Disciple bids farewell."

...

After leaving the palace, Lin Yue found Xiao Surong still at the hall entrance and couldn't help but ask thoughtfully, "Senior Sister, I would like to ask you a question."

"Please, Junior Brother," Xiao Surong calmly looked at him.

"Before Senior Sister entered the Dao and became a Saint, how did you temper your Dao Heart?" Lin Yue asked.

Xiao Surong thought for a moment and said, "For the Dao to merge with the heart, one must have a strong enough Dao Heart to carry the Dao. There are three methods."

"Three methods?" Lin Yue's eyes lit up. "There are actually three methods?"

Xiao Surong nodded slightly and said, "It's good for you to know early to prepare."

She said, "The first method is the most common and orthodox. It involves recognizing one's inner self, finding a great obsession or aspiration that can bear one's will and heart. Such obsessions or aspirations are almost impossible to achieve, so the heart is infinitely vast, and the Dao can be infinitely high."

After finishing, she added, "This method is also called the 'Saint Heart Dao.'"

Lin Yue nodded. Master had mentioned this method.

"The second method is similar to the special Bloodline of a Duke. It can use the Bloodline to carry the Dao within one's heart. Even if the Dao Heart is insufficient, one can succeed in Harmonization. The drawback is that with an insufficient Dao Heart, the lifespan is nearly the same as a great cultivator."

Xiao Surong explained, "Actually, most Demon Saints of the Demon Clan use this method. However, the bloodline of the Demon Clan is too astounding. Their lifespan already far exceeds that of the Human Clan, so the lifespan limit is also longer. But this method can only be achieved with the God Emperor's intervention, so it is usually granted to ministers of great merit."

She concluded, "This second method is generally referred to as the 'Bloodline Path.'"

Lin Yue suddenly understood.

He immediately abandoned this method. Not only are its drawbacks significant, but the Divine Emperor is also dead. Even if he wanted to use this method, it was impossible.

"What about the third method?" Lin Yue asked.

"I used the third method."

Xiao Surong said with an expressionless face, "This method can be called the 'Emotionless Path.'"

"Emotionless Path?" Lin Yue raised his eyebrows slightly.

Xiao Surong said, "The Dao Heart can achieve great miracles because of where the human heart turns, thinks, and feels. Obsessions and emotions are etched into the deepest parts of the soul, allowing the will to become extraordinarily firm."

"But what makes the heart can also break it."

"Emotion and sentiment can become obstacles that entangle, causing the will to become fragile. This is why the Dao Heart is unstable."

Xiao Surong said, "The Emotionless Path involves abandoning useless emotions and focusing only on one direction. Although the will may not achieve great miracles, it is exceedingly stable. As long as the will is tempered purely and the spirit is elevated, one day it can carry the Dao within the heart."

Lin Yue pondered for a long while and understood this so-called Emotionless Path.

Simply put, it's like turning oneself into a machine with only goals. It's enough to just strengthen oneself.

"This method..."

He couldn't help but shake his head and didn't continue speaking.

Yet Xiao Surong nonchalantly said, "Junior Brother need not consider this method. Achieving Harmonization and sainthood with this method is akin to being a walking corpse, perhaps even worse than death."

Lin Yue couldn't help but ask, "Why did Senior Sister choose this path?"

"Revenge."

Xiao Surong calmly replied, "Master said my heart demons were too heavy, and my Dao Heart was flawed. I had little hope of relying on the 'Saint Heart Dao' to achieve Harmonization and sainthood. But if I can't achieve Harmonization and become a Saint, I'll never have the chance for revenge, which is worse than death."

"Master won't intervene?" Lin Yue asked.

"This is my private matter," Xiao Surong said. "Master already helps me by choosing not to assist either side."

"Did Senior Sister succeed in her revenge?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

"Half-success," Xiao Surong said. "There's still one Ancient Hall Master left."

"... I see."

Lin Yue was stunned and finally understood why his master didn't help her. So, Senior Sister wanted to kill the Ancient Hall Master?

Xiao Surong looked at him strangely and said, "However, although the Saint Heart Dao is extremely difficult, Junior Brother is a prince and should not need to worry about the Dao Heart, right? Even if the current Dao Heart is insufficient, as more past life memories awaken, you can naturally take the Saint Heart Dao?"

Lin Yue shook his head slightly without further explanation.

Saint Heart Dao, Bloodline Path, Emotionless Path—all but the Saint Heart Dao were suitable for him.

The princes in their past lives were extraordinarily powerful with terrifying Dao Hearts, all likely harboring grand obsessions. Naturally, they took the broadest Saint Heart Dao.

And him?

He didn't have any particular obsession or wish. At least he hadn't found one yet. Compared to the princes, his life experience was too limited.

"Take it slow; Harmonization is still far away."

Lin Yue repressed this thought within his heart and said, "Senior Sister, I'm off to face the Nine Layer Heaven's test. I have to focus on cultivation next."

Xiao Surong nodded slightly and said, "Go on."

...

The Nine Layer Heaven test set by the Ancestor Hall was akin to the prince's test, close in difficulty to the Nine Layers of the Tianxia Building.

Last time Lin Yue came to challenge it, he hadn't yet cultivated the Three Thousand Hell Body and barely passed the Third Layer Heaven. This time, upon trying again, he did indeed pass the Fourth Layer successfully.

After all, with his current strength, attempting the Heavenly Ascension Test of the third layer of Tianxia Building might be unsuccessful on a normal difficulty, but by choosing an easier difficulty, he already had the confidence to pass it, and if he wished, he could enter the fourth layer of Tianxia Building.

However, choosing the easiest difficulty meant that even if he entered the fourth layer, he would be at the lowest level of the fourth layer, which was meaningless.

Naturally, he would not pursue that.

The best martial arts cultivation aid from the Ancestor Hall was the Tianxia Building treasure, the 'Martial Arts Heavenly Net,' which could allow one to sense the most suitable martial arts from scratch, tremendously enhancing martial arts improvement.

However, exchanging for it required a whopping two hundred Big Merit.

Even if he passed the Fourth Layer of the Nine Layer test, it only rewarded a thousand Big Merit.

Following that, Lin Yue went on to tackle several prince tests reliant purely on strength, like the Eternal Night Forest and Ancestor Realm Heavenly Stairs. Nearly all required just the third layer of strength from the Tianxia Building to pass.

With his ability, he naturally passed them easily.

With nearly ten thousand Earth Merits in hand, he could redeem additional Martial Art Shell trial opportunities.

As for the 'Heart Demon Maze,' a test purely aimed at the Dao Heart, he tried it once and found it still far off, so there was no need to go back for a while.

And as for the 'Wild Survival' test, the time was not right, and he didn't want to attempt it at the moment.

On the Dawn Platform, the second supervisory test soon arrived.

However, the supervisory test almost always involved him inspecting the officers' conduct at the Dawn Platform. The main purpose was not for him to catch mistakes but rather to receive benefits.

For the errors officers made, the evaluation standards had already been provided to him. Was there any difficulty in mere inspections?

The real intention was for him to choose.

If he judged the officers fairly, he could earn meritorious rewards from the Xiahong Clan.

If he believed that clear water contains no fish and deliberately let some officers with significant backgrounds off, it would be a goodwill offering to cultivate connections.

So, when it came to officers who had connections beneficial to him, Lin Yue would impose lighter penalties, deliberately letting them go.

If they were of no help, then it turned into merit for him.

Cultivation, cultivation, cultivation.

Lin Yue's life gradually settled into a rhythm of arduous cultivation.

Time flew rapidly, and before he knew it, five years had passed in the blink of an eye.