In boundless darkness, Lu Yang's consciousness floated upon the Abyss Surface.
"Restarted again."
Lu Yang sighed and began reflecting on the failure of his previous life. "Dao practice... this hurdle is probably even more outrageous than I imagined."
Golden Seeking allowed no tricks!
"If the Heavenly Duke hadn't interfered back then, if I had cultivated step by step in the body of a Spirit Immortal, perhaps my Dao practice in Pomegranate Wood could have reached the standard for Golden Seeking."
Yet because of the Heavenly Duke's interference, he had been forced to abandon his cultivation of Pomegranate Wood and seek another path. As a result, all the insights he later used for Golden Seeking had come from Spirit Immortal Shangzhang, and that had caused something to go wrong. Otherwise, given his state at the time, he had had every hope of attaining a Fruit Position.
"The key lies in divine abilities."
"Lifebound Divine Abilities, Innate Divine Abilities—every single divine ability must be tempered by oneself. Borrowing external power may look formidable, but the foundation is actually hollow."
By comparison, External Dao Fruit Positions did not have such harsh requirements.
Exquisite Heart, Embodied True Qi, Primordial Convergence Art, Heavenly Guideline, Same as the World. Not a single one had been cultivated by Lu Yang through the proper steps.
They had all been quick successes.
Yet if he sought Seven Radiance Heaven, success was nearly guaranteed. This showed that the hard requirement of Dao practice was unique to the Fruit Positions of this world.
"Still, perhaps that is one reason External Dao Fruit Positions are inferior to local Fruit Positions. Though they have fewer restrictions, they probably lose potential in ways unseen."
Just as Lu Yang was thinking, the Hundred Lives Book stirred.
Activate 'Golden Talent · Innate Celestial Spirit'?