Lu Shaoyuan leaned back in his chair. His aged hands rested on the edges of the armrests, knuckles thick and calloused—the undeniable mark of a lifelong martial artist.
"Not all Grandmasters are the same," he began slowly. "You might have heard this before, but you may not truly understand it. Even among Grandmasters, some are stuck at the first step for their entire lives. Their Dharma Form remains just a Dharma Form, never transforming into anything else.
"Some manage to reach the second step, contracting their Dharma Form into a Domain. Within their own Domain, they are gods. And then there are those who can reach the third step, condensing their Domain into Divine Intent. Wherever their Divine Intent reaches, that becomes the Rule."
As he spoke, he raised his right hand and lightly tapped his index finger on the desk in front of him.
