A year later.
Inside Pill Saint Blessed Land.
A burly man in golden robes knelt on the floor, his expression deeply respectful.
His ornate crown lay on the floor, as though his pride had been laid there with it.
The great hall was so quiet a falling needle could have been heard.
After a long while, crisp footsteps sounded.
The golden-robed man neither raised his head nor spoke. He simply knelt there until a soft cough came from above.
"Di Tu, have you made up your mind?"
Without hesitation, Di Tu replied, "Master, I have!"
"Cough, cough. Perhaps you don't understand how serious this is. Your cultivation has risen greatly, but the Law True Intent you possess was never something you comprehended yourself. Your Father King imparted it to you before he died. Not only can it do nothing to help you break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, it will greatly constrain you. If you continue to follow me, perhaps I can find a way to remove this hidden danger once I reach Spirit Transformation."
Those words came from the heart, without the slightest deceit.
This had always been the consensus in the Cultivation World!
Comprehending Law True Intent ahead of time brought a Nascent Soul Cultivator immense benefits, both in strength and in breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Stage.
But only if he had comprehended that Law True Intent himself, rather than received it from someone else.
That was why Nascent Soul Cultivators were reluctant to venture rashly into secret realms left by Spirit Transformation Great Powers. They feared the Law True Intent those great powers had left behind might affect them.
Secret realms left by Refining Void True Lords, on the other hand, had little effect on Nascent Soul Cultivators, because Refining Void True Lords could