The Dao had different manifestations, and Primordial Sword Demon's past contempt for Black Dragon mostly stemmed from this very reason. Within the Green Fruit Barrier, Black Dragon's aptitude was no less inferior to other powerhouses, belonging securely to the top tier, yet having long relied upon the Howling Moon Wolf Clan for protection in the past, Black Dragon in his heart lacked the sheer daring and unyielding resolve to fight any force for one's own sake that Lu Xiaotian and Primordial Sword Demon possessed.
Black Dragon possessed transcendent talent, otherwise he could never have independently created the dragon-pearl cultivation method. His fighting spirit was likewise exceptionally resolute, daring to face formidable opponents head-on, but compared to Primordial Sword Demon, he ultimately lacked a trace of that indomitable arrogance and desperate abandon.
A hair's breadth of difference, when manifested at this realm, resulted in stark distinctions. Yet although Black Dragon was not the sort of figure capable of uniquely leading a faction and roaming freely across the realms, positioned under a certain faction with all conditions met, by virtue of his innate talent, his eventual cultivation would not necessarily turn out weaker than Primordial Sword Demon's. For instance, given Black Dragon's current mastery of the Dragon Soul Battle Armor, the dragon pearl, the Eight-Dragon Imperial Dao, and numerous other dragon heritage techniques, fighting against Primordial Sword Demon within the Green Fruit Barrier would not cause him to fall into a disadvantageous position, and this was because the Green Fruit Barrier provided Black Dragon with numerous favorable conditions.
Conversely, Primordial Sword Demon could still cultivate the Soul-Origin Sword Body even upon arriving at the Green Fruit Barrier, and this was the precise difference between the two.
To put it simply, relying on the Green Fruit Barrier, Black Dragon's future achievements would not