"Mm." The short, stout cultivator nodded. "But that is only one of the reasons."
"One? Could Master have some other scheme?" A look of surprise appeared on the tall, thin cultivator's face.
"You could say that. Junior Brother, you know as well that although Master's cultivation reached the peak of Core Condensation very early on, over the past hundred-plus years it has been hard for him to advance even an inch. He has been hovering at the False Nascent Soul stage all this time, and the lifespan he has left is already not much..."
Even cultivators had limited lifespans. Generally speaking, Core Condensation cultivators could only live four or five hundred years. Even if they were proficient in life-nourishing arts, they absolutely would not exceed six hundred years of age.
And these two men's master had once been a fellow disciple of the Supreme Demon of Extreme Evil, so naturally he was not young. Although his aptitude was also extremely outstanding, possessing the Saint Spirit Root cultivators dreamed of, and even Core Condensation had not cost him much effort, assaulting the Nascent Soul Realm was a difficulty that could not be spoken of in the same breath.
He had failed several times in succession, and now there were only thirty or forty years left before his great limit arrived. If there were no special opportunity, sooner or later, the only path left would be to sit and pass away.
"Master often says that his own death is not worth regretting, but being unable to cut down his enemy with his own hands is truly one of the great regrets of his life."
"Senior Brother, according to what you're saying, Master joined Seven Absolutes Heaven because he discovered some secret that can let him break through the bottleneck and condense a