A Shoddy Method of Cultivation

Cang Xu's heart grew colder. From the beginning, this Saint Venerable's so-called order had been nothing but hierarchy.

His so-called fairness had been a system of division from the start.

He ranked people by their Spiritual Roots, decided their futures by grade, and carved all living beings into rigid classes.

Just then, Yuan Cang's sacred might surged. The Order Law coiled around him, and every word fell like an iron decree:

"Use the Spiritual Root as your foundation. Draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into your body, make your body the furnace and your Spiritual Root the guide, and fuse the Heaven and Earth Laws into your Spiritual Root. The deeper your grasp of the laws, the higher your cultivation.

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Dao Sound rang out in waves. Golden Lotuses filled the Great Hall, Dao Resonance rose, and everyone sank into contemplation.

As Yuan Cang continued his explanation, Jian Chen and Huan Jin began to study the Saint Venerable's teachings.

But the longer they listened, the more glaring the problem became.

How could this Saint Venerable's method lead to the Great Dao? The path only narrowed with every step, until there was almost no way forward.

After hearing Xuan Qing's teachings, they understood that the path of the Great Dao required one to comprehend its myriad forms in the world and use one's own path to unite with heaven and earth.

But the Method of Cultivation built on Spiritual Roots shackled the cultivator to them. Even a top-grade Spiritual Root had its limits.

One day, the Spiritual Root would no longer be able to bear the laws. Cultivation would stall, with no hope of advancing another inch.

What kind of shoddy cultivation method was this? Compared with what Xuan Qing had passed down, it was worlds apart.

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