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**Chapter 2829: The Right Path and the Wrong Path**
The cultivation methods before the Dao Sovereign realm in prehistoric times are not much different from now, and the paths taken are basically the same.
Even if there are some minor differences, they do not affect the entire path of cultivation.
However, after the Dao Sovereign realm, the prehistoric cultivation methods and the current cultivation methods become two almost non-intersecting paths.
Apart from having the same names for the realms, there are fundamental differences between them.
Lin Moyu spent a day comparing the two cultivation methods in detail. Finally, he determined that the prehistoric cultivation method is the true path to the Great Dao.
The prehistoric cultivation method is closely related to the Great Dao at every step, living up to the title of Dao Sovereign.
The term Dao Sovereign does not mean the supreme of the Great Dao.
In the eyes of cultivators at that time, the Dao Sovereign realm referred to the supreme among those pursuing the Great Dao.
Among countless cultivators pursuing the Great Dao, the Dao Sovereign realm is the highest realm.
One step further is the Great Dao realm.
The Great Dao realm refers to those who have already attained the Great Dao, truly entering the Great Dao, a different level compared to the Dao Sovereign realm.
After understanding the meaning of the Dao Sovereign realm, Lin Moyu finally understood which path was correct.
In the current cultivation system, each advancement in the Dao Sovereign realm is not very closely connected to the Great Dao.
The true body of the Great Dao can be considered the closest connection between them.
As for Dao patterns, they do exist but do not play any significant role.
Dao patterns are more of a symbol, representing the level of the realm.
However, in the prehistoric cultivation method, Dao patterns are the closest connection between the cultivator and the Great Dao.
Why do Dao patterns appear? They are the Great Dao's recognition of the cultivator, a mark on the path of pursuit.
Cultivators should comprehend Dao patterns, use them to perceive the Great Dao, and ultimately integrate into the Great Dao, breaking through the Dao Sovereign and stepping into the Dao Sovereign realm.
In Lin Moyu's view, the cultivation method using Dao patterns is like a broad avenue leading directly to the Great Dao.
In contrast, the current cultivation method, when reaching the end, finds itself separated from the Great Dao by a sea of fire.
This sea of fire is not impossible to cross, but crossing it leaves one battered and damages the foundation.
Although one can eventually step into the Great Dao realm, they find it difficult to move within it.
Fortunately, this skewed path can still be corrected.
However, those old ancestors have little time left and cannot afford to take the detour.
Their only choices are to jump over or wait to die.
The longer they live, the less they want to die.
Lin Moyu believes that those old ancestors will surely choose to jump over.
They might fantasize that once they enter the Great Dao realm and gain immortality, everything else is trivial.
They do not understand that true immortality is never dying.
Lin Moyu is grateful to the Third Ancestor because this trip to the God-Slaying Sect showed him the correct path for the future, preventing him from going astray from the start.
He also learned why his soul produced a Dao pattern after stepping into the Dao Sovereign realm.
It was the Great Dao's recognition of him, but unfortunately, he did not know how to use the Dao pattern at the time.
Fortunately, it's not too late now.
His true realm has not yet reached the Dao Sovereign, and his path has not truly begun.
What he needs to do now is prepare for the future path.
The more prepared he is, the broader the future path will be.
Many prehistoric cultivators began preparing for themselves while still in the Heavenly Sovereign realm.
Lin Moyu carefully thought about his future path, murmuring to himself, "Comprehend the Great Dao, condense Dao patterns, merge, connect, and strengthen them."
"In the same realm, the number of Dao patterns, although not the absolute factor determining combat power, is one of the most important factors."
"The God-Slaying Sect's sweeping disciples have only one Dao pattern, outer disciples have two, inner disciples have three, and personal disciples can reach four."
"Even with just one Dao pattern, the combat power of an outer disciple can rival some of today's Heavenly Bridges."
"In the Dao Sovereign First Realm, the weakest can condense one Dao pattern, while the strongest can condense six, a difference of several times."
"And as the realm increases, the difference in Dao patterns multiplies, with the gap widening as the realm grows."
At this point, Lin Moyu suddenly smiled, "Six Dao patterns are indeed strong, but are six the strongest? Perhaps not."
"The Great Dao has no end; the so-called strongest is not the limit of the Great Dao but the limit of human power."
Lin Moyu doesn't know if he can break this limit, but he will try, and perhaps he has a chance to break it.
He never confines himself; if others can only reach six, he refuses to believe it.
Over thousands of years, Lin Moyu has learned that his path is different from anyone else's.
After understanding this, Lin Moyu began to comprehend the Great Dao and condense Dao patterns.
His previous insights into the Great Dao began to converge.
First, he focused on the Undying Great Dao, which he understood the most.
As his life Dao, Lin Moyu's understanding of it far surpasses other Daos, and many of his spells are related to it.
The Undying Great Dao is Lin Moyu's foundation, its position unshakable.
A large amount of insights into the Undying Great Dao came flooding in, not new insights but the fundamental truths he had previously acquired.
These truths are all illusory, invisible, and intangible.
But in the eyes of the soul, even illusions are real.
The transformation between illusion and reality is indescribable and can only be understood personally.
Soul power spread, filling the entire soul world.
Lin Moyu gathered his insights into the Great Dao, using soul power as a carrier to merge them.
Gradually, an illusory Dao pattern slowly emerged.
First, the outline of the Dao pattern appeared, and Lin Moyu felt a slight joy, "It seems it's not as difficult as I thought!"
Just as this thought arose, urgent knocking sounded outside the courtyard, and the formation in the courtyard roared, interrupting his insights.
Lin Moyu awoke to find Lu Fengyao standing outside the courtyard.
Opening the courtyard door, Lin Moyu asked curiously, "Sister Fengyao, why are you back?"
Lu Fengyao rolled her eyes at him, "Ten days are up; I'm here to pick you up."
Lin Moyu was taken aback, blurting out, "The gathering is today?"
Lu Fengyao replied irritably, "What else?"
Lin Moyu realized he had lost track of time while condensing the Dao pattern.
Condensing Dao patterns really takes time; even the outline hadn't formed, and ten days had passed like that.
Lu Fengyao looked Lin Moyu up and down, "You seem to have recovered well."
Lin Moyu's aura was now intact, with no sign of injury.
He thick-skinnedly said, "Thanks to the Longevity Pill you gave me, Sister Fengyao."
Lu Fengyao patted his shoulder, "Stop flattering; it doesn't work on me. Let's go; the gathering is about to start."
Lin Moyu nodded, "Lead the way, Sister Fengyao."
Lu Fengyao took Lin Moyu out of the merchant city, then threw out a flying boat, taking Lin Moyu to the gathering place.
The gathering wasn't held in the merchant city but in a small town outside it.
Outside the merchant city, there are four small towns, distributed at its four corners, like four small cities guarding it.
Each town is a thousand kilometers from the merchant city and is also managed by the Lu Feng Merchant Association.
Though called towns, they are actually larger than many cities in the Eastern Continent.
The town they were heading to housed 300,000 cultivators, and with the ordinary people they brought, the total population exceeded 600,000, making it a medium-sized city.