To be honest, judging only by the effect of its Inner Scenery, Calamity Four Phases could not be considered a top-tier Dao Foundation.
That was because this Dao Foundation had to rely on the strength of teammates to display its effects. At most, it could raise the team's combat power, whereas a true top-tier Dao Foundation could become the cornerstone of a messenger's rise.
For example, the Life and Death Profound Dao Foundation that Yan Qing had pursued before was likewise formed by combining Circulating Creation and Earthly Fiend Netherworld Passage. Its initial Inner Scenery effect was: "Upon death, immediately revive. Each death permanently increases 0.5–1 points of health or 0.5–1 points of soul. The longer one goes without dying, the greater the increase. There is a low chance of gaining 0.5 points of comprehension. Life and Death Profound Dao refreshes once every twenty-four hours."
In the five years since Messenger's launch, the Life and Death Profound Dao Foundation had been indisputably the number-one Dao Foundation. To Reality Mode players, it was the best of the best: a margin for error in the form of one life every day, immediate return to the main city after death, and attributes that could even increase with every death.
Among the sixth-realm players, every single one of the top fifty in total attributes had the Life and Death Profound Dao Foundation. There were no exceptions. Aside from requiring too much time to cultivate, the Life and Death Profound Dao Foundation had practically no flaws. Its numbers were precisely the reason its users could become kings!
Yan Qing had also believed that Life and Death Profound was the Dao Foundation best suited to him. He had plenty of time now. At worst, he could commit suicide on schedule every day—gaining 180 points in a