Jiang Ding swept his gaze over Soil-Calming Sage and the others.
They generally possessed Dao Tier Order.
In other words, they all possessed strength at the Late Stage Void Refinement level. However, it could not be called formal Dao Tier Order, because they had never independently slain a Void Refinement cultivator. Just like Xi Yuan back then, they had never accomplished such a feat. Thus, theory remained theory in the end.
The times were advancing.
Even if Xi Yuan were resurrected, his strength at the Nascent Soul Stage would likely only exceed Soil-Calming Sage and the others by a little. He could fight two or three Dao Children alone without losing, but it would be impossible for him to slaughter all Eight Great Dao Children as he had back then.
However, it was worth noting that this was merely Xi Yuan's historical strength—his strength in a barren place like the Nine Spirit Domain.
Once he was placed somewhere more abundant, somewhere with more powerful enemies, he would surely grow at an exceptionally terrifying pace. It was hard to say what he would achieve in the future; there were too many unknowns. But he would certainly far surpass his original self.
Soil-Calming Sage and the others were likely among the foremost cultivators beneath the Immortal Cult Inheritance Disciples in the Upper Realm Immortal Cults.
In the end, the environment was simply too barren.
Unless one possessed peerless talent or encountered extraordinary opportunities, it was impossible to compare with true Upper Realm Immortal Cult Inheritance Disciples, even if their own inheritance was an Immortal Cult inheritance.
If they obtained the true pinnacle inheritances of the Immortal Cults—inheritances like those of the Heavenly Sword Son or the Taiyin and Taiyang Sword Son—their strength might enter the Upper Realm Immortal Cult inheritance tier.
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