The Nine Great Sects had always had a rule: before forming their cores, the most outstanding Prodigy of the generation had to venture into a "strange" place and seek a "method"...
Long ago, the Nine Great Sects had all followed this rule with the utmost strictness.
But later... the "methods" found in those "strange" places had no subsequent inheritance, and the Dao Path only grew harder to follow.
In the end, one either reached a dead end in some realm before Tribulation Crossing, or gave up the "method" obtained at the cost of nine deaths out of ten... By comparison, using a "method" provided by one's own sect came with a complete lineage and inheritance. So long as one had sufficient talent, one could generally reach the Void Return Stage, the Dao Integration Stage... or even Tribulation Crossing!
Thus, little by little, this rule became a mere formality.
The disciples sent to seek a "method" in a "strange" place also changed. At first, they had been the strongest Prodigies; later, they were disciples with some talent, but not enough to be considered top-tier, who had to scheme for every scrap of resources...
If one didn't obtain the "Origin" of the Fusheng Realm before forming their core, it would be very difficult to get another chance afterward.
And Qingyao Mountain's "Origin"...
Upon Xun Mu stood countless Primordial Bodies.
Within every Primordial Body was an "Origin"!
That was right. The inheritance left by Ancestor Heng Xie was a method for extracting the "Origin" from a Primordial Body!
Successfully claiming an "Origin" would not only grant one an additional law, but also send their cultivation and strength soaring.
A cultivator in the late Dao Integration Stage could even attempt to break through to Tribulation Crossing directly!
But at present, Si Hong Qingyan was