"Youngster, your brother should not attempt such an unconventional path."
"These Qi Refining Twenty-Fourth Layer and Thirty-Sixth Layer methods are both measures born of desperation."
"Cultivation was originally an act of defying Heaven. Every advancement into a major realm is an elevation of oneself."
"If one cultivates like this, then forget about safely passing the Immeasurable Tribulation of ascending to immortality at the Mahayana Stage."
"The more lacking one's immortal foundation is, the greater the power of the Immeasurable Tribulation."
Hearing Old Sword's explanation, Ye Xiaoyao roughly understood what had happened.
"So, can one still break through beyond the Qi Refining Twelfth Level now?"
"Very difficult. The inheritance has already been severed, and I have no Cultivation Method in that regard."
"If I were still at my peak, I could split open the River of Time and retrieve the Cultivation Method. But now..."
"Fine." Ye Xiaoyao was somewhat disappointed. He had wanted to help Xu Fan obtain such a Cultivation Method, but from the sound of it, that seemed impossible.
After Xu Fan woke from a nap and ate something, he began tallying his gains and losses.
"Right now, the Puppets I have left are some Tool Puppets with little combat power, plus two Golden Core Stage Puppets. Those are for saving my life and can't be brought out casually."
"Once I get back, I'll have to keep optimizing the Puppets. Their spiritual intelligence is too low." Xu Fan stroked his chin. As for whether this would cause a robot uprising like in his previous life, he was not worried in the slightest. There were too many great powers in this universe; these things would never amount to anything.
"I wonder how my two Disciples are doing now, and whether that unlucky Wang Yulun has used up everything I left