But there was no harm in discussing it now.
Jiang Yuechu cut off Wu Shisan's lament. "Now that we've found the root of the problem, this should be easy to solve... Does that mean I just need to find more Heart Material to fill the gap, and I'll be able to break through this bottleneck?"
"In theory, yes..."
Wu Shisan didn't dare make any promises. He sounded rather hesitant.
But then he changed tack. "Still, lass, take an old man's advice. Don't be too impatient. The speed at which you're breaking through right now is unheard of across the entire Eastern Territory."
"Whatever you do, don't rush things by filling your Primordial Spirit with any low-grade Heart Material you can get your hands on."
"If you do, it'll be like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. When the time comes for you to enter the Chess-Player Realm and form your Central Palace..."
Jiang Yuechu listened quietly.
She didn't argue.
Though the old man hadn't spelled it out, she understood what he meant.
He was worried she'd get carried away and fuse any scrap metal she could find into herself, ruining her boundless Dao Path.
But she wasn't an idiot.
At her current strength, she could sweep through anyone in the Tower-Ascending Realm.
Across the whole world, there weren't many who could threaten her.
Since she'd decided to fill the gap with Heart Material, she would naturally seek out the best she could find.
As for how many...
Four or five kinds of top-grade Heart Material should be enough to support the framework of a perfected Tower-Ascending Realm.
Jiang Yuechu gave a slight nod, accepting the old man's warning.
Now that she understood why her progress had stalled, there was no need to keep wasting time in this broken-down