A remarkable talent

To travel as far as possible along the long Path of Immortality.

Outstanding talent for cultivation was only one of the necessary conditions.

To truly achieve anything, favorable timing, favorable circumstances, and the support of others were all indispensable.

Talent for cultivation alone was nowhere near enough.

Su Hongzhen, the Falling Star Sword Immortal and the foremost sword immortal of Chenping Continent, was one such example.

His comprehension, talent, and sword intent all marked him as a born sword cultivator.

But if he had not met Chen Yan in Matou Village back then, this Falling Star Sword Immortal, whose name resounded across the five domains and eight wildernesses, would surely have died at the hands of a few bandits whom any immortal cultivator would have regarded as ants and scum.

The same principle applied to cultivation resources.

If a cultivation prodigy lacked sufficient resources to support their advance into higher realms, that prodigy would ultimately fade into the crowd.

"Do you understand that principle?"

Ren Feng smiled as he looked into Chen Yan's eyes.

He hoped to see confusion, fear, and helplessness in them.

Yet he saw none of what he had hoped for on Chen Yan's face.

"Of course I understand, Elder Ren."

Chen Yan still answered calmly:

"If I could obtain more cultivation resources, naturally, I could cultivate faster."

"It was your master who took everything you should have had, all for that illusory dream of reaching the eighth realm!"

Ren Feng continued.

The sages of Kunwu Continent had developed a rough conjecture about this world's cultivation system.

Four thousand five hundred years ago, more than a dozen Guiyi Realm cultivators of Kunwu Continent had gathered together. Drawing on their own cultivation and insights, they had sensed that there seemed to be another realm above the Guiyi Realm.