No one has ever proven the Dao through sheer recklessness. But this time, a naturally gifted contender has arrived...
"You think I'll avoid your edge?"
"I'm at the peak of Qi Refining!"
"Come face me if you've got the guts!"
"Your beautiful wife is quite the sight."
"Your spirit pet and I are fated to meet."
"I can't beat you, but you can't kill me. Instead of wasting time, why don't you call me Dad?"
"I mean you no harm. I only wish to invite your entire clan into my soul banner to cultivate."
Many years later, Yi Bingning looked back on the road she'd traveled and realized that her former self had been far too timid.
"When she confessed to me that year, I should have gone straight for it instead of kissing her and running away."