"Once Bitter Sea cultivators reach a certain level, they use their own Essence, Qi, and Spirit to form a Life Lamp."
"This special realm exists because cultivating the Bitter Sea System gives rise to the 'self.'"
"The 'self' and the 'true self' may sound alike, but they are worlds apart."
"Yet whether cultivators cut away the 'self' or transcend it, their state of mind changes."
"That is why the Bitter Sea System created the Life Lamp Realm."
"With a Life Lamp to guide them, the 'self' and the 'true self' would no longer be separated."
"And because Life Lamps were so important, cultivators of old roughly classified their quality."
At this, a figure in the void asked, "May I ask you, Imperial Tutor, why you created the Life Lamp Realm back then?"
"Wouldn't it be better to cut away the 'self' and reveal the 'true self'?"
Chen Changsheng smiled faintly. "We did consider cutting away the self."
"But we eventually abandoned that idea. Desolate Heaven Emperor Wu Li even forged a third path between the two."
"Because whichever of those first two paths a cultivator took, they would lose part of their humanity."
"That might benefit cultivation in the short term, but as their realm rose, their bottlenecks would grow harder to break, until advancing became hopeless."
"Time proved that keeping the 'self' gave cultivators more choices. They might even forge a path of their own."
"The Sword God is the best example in the world."
Hearing his answer, everyone nodded in silence, accepting Chen Changsheng's words.
Then another cultivator spoke. "Since the Imperial Tutor intends to redefine the quality standards for Life Lamps, what does he propose?"
"I wouldn't call it anything grand. I merely have a few suggestions."
"When the Bitter Sea System first began, everyone's Life Lamps