An Jing's thoughts churned, while Jin Yanhua, on the other side, let out a long sigh. "Come to think of it, I truly bear responsibility for Guangyun's death."
"If I hadn't taught him [Nine Tribulations Ascending to Heaven], then with his talent, perhaps he could have long since used the power of the Heart of Heaven and Earth to break free of the Emperor Court's control and act as a free Pure Yang."
An Jing was not surprised by this.
Ever since arriving in Jinyuantian, An Jing had wondered how Prince Jing had managed to exchange for the seventh-rank divine item known as the Heart of Heaven and Earth. Even if it was very small, it was still a divine item on the level of the source of the Great Dao.
But now, it seemed clear that Prince Jing had used the Nine Tribulations Ascending to Heaven method to suppress his own strength, then cleared high-difficulty missions beyond his level to earn Jinyuantian's highest evaluations—and gain immense Merit beyond the prescribed limits.
Prince Jing himself had the Emperor Court's cultivation resources. He lacked neither cultivation methods, supernatural powers, Tianwu, nor Divine Weapons. He could save every bit of Merit to exchange for the Heart of Heaven and Earth!
But in the end, he had suppressed his level too severely, allowing someone to seize an opening... and bring about a whole chain of later tragedies and calamities.
This was Prince Jing's warning to An Jing: don't suppress your level!
Level up when it is time to level up, advance when it is time to advance. Perfect foundations can be made up later, but you only have one life—and there is no making that up!
Jin Yanhua was the same. Much of the Merit she had lent out had also been earned