This world was simply like this. The gap between cultivators was always one step ahead, then every step ahead. If one's foundation had been more solid than others' from the very beginning, the distance between them would only grow wider and wider. Thus, you did not find it surprising, nor was it anything particularly worthy of pride. Besides, the danger of your breakthrough this time was beyond comparison with others', and the number of treasures used for it was likewise something no normal person could produce.
Furthermore, even after paying such a tremendous price, there was still an enormous gap between you and true Supreme Cultivators. Not to mention the other Supreme Realm experts who had come into contact with you and whom you regarded as threats. Even Lin far surpassed you in both the quality of her Immortal Essence and the breadth of her qi sea.
The benefits brought by Three Flowers Gathering at the Top were immense. Only through a higher degree of control over Dao Patterns could there be a fundamental difference. If you wished to truly stand on the same foundational level as them, you still had much to improve...
That same year, Lin had already imprisoned Mo Xian, while you had placed Li Yuanming, Ye Chen, Ye Xing, and the others into the Immeasurable Universe. Just after handing Qingming Hetong Heaven over to Ye Ping'an and Wei Lai for temporary management and leaving, a feeling of blessings descending upon your heart surged within you. Your eyes, which had still been clouded with worry, immediately lit up.
In the 1,521,378th year, after your breakthrough into the Emperor Realm, the speed at which your Heavenly Creation talent was triggered was far faster than you had anticipated. This enlightenment did not last long either, only a little over