Chen Changsheng's words made everyone turn to look at him.
The Cultivation World had always been changing, but ever since Chen Changsheng appeared, the pace of change had multiplied.
Now he said he had found another new direction. Even someone like Dugu had to take it seriously.
"What do you mean by that?"
Dugu asked the question.
Chen Changsheng pointed to the Green Mountain World below.
"No one can say for certain how long cultivation has existed, but its foundation has never changed."
"Everyone here is among the finest high-level cultivators in the Cultivation World."
"I'm sure a question this basic wouldn't stump any of you."
"But none of you seem to have considered explaining some of the Cultivation World's more unusual phenomena from a different angle."
Dugu asked, "What unusual phenomena do you mean?"
"The weak defeating the strong. Fighting above one's level. Those are exceptionally unusual phenomena."
"I don't quite understand what you're getting at."
Seeing that Dugu still did not understand, Chen Changsheng smiled. "Fighting above one's level and defeating the strong while weak—those are feats reserved for prodigies."
"Before the Bitter Sea System appeared, high-quality artifacts and cultivation methods could often help cultivators achieve them."
"But as the Bitter Sea System developed, that gap has steadily narrowed."
"The reason is simple: nearly every realm in the Bitter Sea System reaches the limit living beings can attain."
"At that limit, even a high-level cultivation method can't boost your fighting strength enough to put much distance between you and other cultivators."
"Naturally, fighting above your level becomes many times harder."
"If cultivation methods won't do it, you can still rely on outside help!"
Zhang Bairen, standing nearby, tossed in the remark teasingly.
Chen Changsheng shook his head. "I've studied outside help carefully too."
"Among cultivators of the same