"Your Highness, I know a fair bit about the martial world, but I've never heard the name Mo Yi.
How could he rank above City Lord Baili and the Lone Sword Immortal?"
Cangming had seen the rankings too, and he looked baffled.
"Heh. If even you don't know, how would I?
That reminds me. The mysterious cultivation method you found may be a shortcut to power,
but the strength you absorb isn't something you earned through your own training.
The human body has its limits. Push past them, and you'll either burst apart or lose control of your cultivation.
So show some restraint. Read more of the Daoist texts in the residence, too."
Cangming had only absorbed the inner power of vicious criminals, but Wu Xuantian warned him all the same.
A subordinate that loyal was hard to find.
After obtaining the method, Cangming had not kept it to himself. He had given it to Wu Xuantian.
Only then had Wu Xuantian told him to cultivate it.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Good. Nearly every Sword Immortal under heaven has his own Sword Dao.
If you want to become a Sword Immortal, you can't rely on that method too much. And reaching the Spirit Wanderer Mysterious Realm beyond the Carefree Heavenly Realm is harder still.
There's a reason such people are so rare throughout the martial world, and why they stand beyond imperial authority."
"I'll remember your teachings, Your Highness!"
The Imperial Palace
Wu Xuantian arrived at Mingde Hall. His confinement had ended, and the emperor had summoned him.
"Your son greets you, Father!"
When the Chongde Emperor saw Wu Xuantian, he rose and helped him sit. "Chong, you're here. No need for formalities!"
"May I ask why you summoned me, Father..."
"Haha! Can't I summon my own son without a