"But opportunities and comprehension rest entirely on the individual!"
"A family may be able to give its descendants a better starting point, but it cannot give them that crucial 'flash of inspiration.'"
"Even the foremost sects of the immortal and demonic paths, gathering the fortune of an entire realm, scouring the world for gifted talents, establishing true inheritances, and pouring all their resources into cultivation, cannot guarantee that every generation will produce a Spirit Transformation cultivator.
When they select true inheritors, they look not only at spiritual root talent, but also at temperament and fortune!
Why?
Is it not for that faint hope—that one among them might produce a Spirit Transformation cultivator and ensure their sect's lineage never ends?"
"Throughout history, how many top forces that once commanded the winds and clouds rapidly declined because their Spirit Transformation lineage broke, or even suffered the calamity of annihilation?
The lessons of those before us stand vividly before our eyes!"
Taohuang Wu's gaze gradually became somewhat listless. Leaning back in his chair, he waved a hand.
"You all understand these principles already.
My long-winded words today are merely another reminder:
Our Imperial Sovereign Immortal Clan has endured for ten thousand years not by striving to dominate all, but through 'caution' and 'inheritance.'
Do not let that seemingly within-reach, magnificent hegemony muddle your minds and make you forget what truly matters.
Protecting our foundation, passing down our bloodline, and quietly awaiting the right moment—this is the path to a family's lasting survival."
His words were like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, thoroughly sobering the several clan elders whose hearts had been growing feverish.
A thin layer of cold sweat even seeped out across their backs.
They hurriedly rose and replied respectfully, "Rest assured, Great Elder. We understand what is