What were the conditions for breaking through to Dao Lord?
Lu Yang had looked into it before. Put simply, the Immortal Bridge was the threshold. At the very least, one had to become an Immortal Bridge Great True Lord before having the foundation to challenge the Nascent Soul Dao Lord realm.
But how had this threshold come about?
Behind every convention, there was inevitably a corresponding precedent. Now that the youth had brought it up, Lu Yang immediately made the connection.
And indeed, it was exactly as he had expected.
"Back when the Light Sea did not yet have the [Other Shore], the Dao Lords of that era were, in essence, what would now be considered Golden Core completion cultivators. They were generally called Dao Monarchs."
As he said this, a trace of admiration surfaced in the youth's eyes.
"Lord Si Sui was both the Light Sea's first Great True Lord and its first Dao Lord. By himself, he pioneered the cultivation path of Great True Lords."
"Entering Dao, Merging with Dao, Immortal Bridge, and Heaven-Treading were all stages he summarized, as well as his own cultivation record. Before him, the strongest Great True Lords in the Light Sea had only reached the Immortal Bridge. Only after he used Dharma Body Swallowing Yin-Yang, embracing both without exclusion, and successfully advanced a step further did the Heaven-Treading Realm come to exist."
"After that, he successfully broke through as well."
"After all, once a Great True Lord reached Heaven-Treading, as long as their Dao Heart could cultivate a Primordial Spirit and they did not lose themselves in Void Darkness, Golden Core completion would come as naturally as water flowing into a channel."
"Unfortunately, that path could not be replicated."
At this point, the youth shook his head. "The Heaven-Treading Realm is too