Su Hao vaguely guessed that this world's cultivation theory seemed to have fallen into a dead end where it could not advance an inch.
As for exactly how, Su Hao did not know for now. It was probably a question of whether the chicken came first or the egg.
Moreover, judging from the books Su Hao had consulted, this problem had stumped the Cultivation World for nearly a thousand years.
Countless Cultivators had thrown themselves into cultivation one after another, exhausting their wisdom in attempts to crack it, yet they had always come up empty-handed.
Su Hao thought of that phrase again and could not help muttering, "Stones from other hills may serve to polish jade. In the past, it referred to the limitations of an era. Applied to me now, it has become the limitations of a world."
In Su Hao's view, if this world failed to give birth to more advanced ideas, then this was as far as it could go. Even after enduring countless tribulations, it would be difficult to advance an inch! "Perhaps my arrival can change that. Maybe I cannot crack it, but I can guide the rise of new ideas."
Su Hao gathered his scattered thoughts and turned his attention back to the matter at hand. "Since I roughly know the principles now, the next study plan is clear."
Su Hao turned a page in his notebook and continued writing:
First, complete the Qi-Induction Realm and break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, to experience what a breakthrough in cultivation truly is; second, study "Art Methods" and master the basic ways of using spiritual power; third, attempt to use "spiritual power" to activate Runes and observe whether it works. If it does, then spiritual power is of a higher grade and might allow the