Description[]
The Dao Heart (道心) is the perseverance in the search of knowledge and truth, the willpower to face and overcome any challenge, the mental aspect of cultivation. With an unshakable Dao Heart even if a cultivator has poor talents or practices a common Merit Law, it is still possible to reach the apex someday.
On the contrary, countless genius with high talents but a weak Dao Heart have failed to become Immortal Emperors. People often do not understand the importance of the dao heart until they reach the apex of their worlds, able to sway the world with their very fingers, oftentimes regretting their decision to pursue stronger merit laws, treasures, and creations compared to a stronger dao heart. In short, the Dao Heart is the most important thing for a cultivator, its very foundation.[1]
Falling (落下) is the betrayal of one's dao heart, submission to the whispers of the heart, and the demise of one's original pursuits and intentions. How easy it was to fall to the darkness and succumb to the whispers of the heart and its endless desires, to succumb is to fall, and to fall is to bring about self-destruction with some even bringing an entire epoch alongside its living beings down for their self-betrayal.
Cultivation is not to become a savior or to save others. The moment one embarks on the cultivation path, they are no longer a part of the world, so why do they wish to save it? It is not because there is light in their heart but because their existence relies on the world and its people. They’re not saving others, they require others for a savior cannot exist in a vacuum. Therefore, the process of becoming a savior means interfering with the mortal world, not saving but disturbing, not protecting but ultimately destroying.[2]
Inner Demon[]
The inner demon is an entity born from the negative emotions (anger, pride, greed,...) accumulated in the Dao Heart. The inner demon would attack the cultivator during the Fate Calamity or when an oath made with the true fate is violated.[3]
Fallen Overlords[]
No one was born evil, once upon a time the fallen supreme overlords were young and vigorous, challenging the heavens and illuminating the eras, some even became the heroes of their worlds, with few even being labeled as saviors of their respective epochs.
However, in the end most have strayed from their original pursuit and have been overtaken by darkness, defiling the purity of their dao hearts eventually forgetting the reason why they cultivated to begin with, and themselves becoming the abominations they reviled the most.
Most have devoured the worlds and epochs that they sworn to serve and protect, all of this originating from the inability to keep their hearts pure. At the apex, cultivators no longer compete with others, but compete with themselves to surpass their past selves.
Types[]
Dao Heart could be transformed into other types of heart, opening the possibility to cultivate in others ways without relying on Blood Energy.
“ One thought to become Buddha, another to become Devil, but who actually knows that one thought can also become Emperor! „
— Li Qiye[4]
Buddhist Heart[]
The Buddhist Heart (佛心) is the equivalent of the Dao Heart in the Buddhism. One could cultivate a unshakable Buddhist Heart by severing its mundane ties and being unaffected by emotions, grievances or worries.[5] The Buddhist Heart exists physically and could be removed.[6]
Devil Heart[]
The Devil Heart (魔心) is the equivalent of the Dao Heart for the Dark Cultivators. The Devil Heart is the source of power for the Dark Cultivators, it houses their evil energy and creates their surrounding evil flames.[7][8] A Devil Heart could be obtained through an incredible painful and difficult process.[9]
Imperial Heart[]
The Imperial Heart (帝心) is the equivalent of the Dao Heart for the Imperial Soldiers.[10] The Imperial Heart is the source of power for the Imperial Soldiers, it houses their imperial momentum.[11]
Saint Heart[]
The Saint Heart (圣心)
Sword Heart[]
The Sword Heart (剑心)
Techniques[]
The Dao Heart's strength could be used offensively through some arts:
Links
References
- ↑ Chapter #0045(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #5890(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1078(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1063(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1029(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1049(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1065(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1066(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1068(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1094(WuxiaWorld)
- ↑ Chapter #1093(WuxiaWorld)