Of course, Zhao Cheng's path differed from all those above. He followed a path that sought nothing outside himself. Rather than condensing the Dao mechanism of a universe within his own body, he pursued absolute control and absolute clarity.
Under such circumstances, his path would reach its pinnacle the moment he attained it.
If he were to attain Immortality, then before doing so, he would already have thoroughly comprehended the mysteries of the Immortality Dao Fruit. Once attained, it would naturally be the ultimate expression of the Immortality Dao Fruit, directly gazing toward Eternity.
Of course, he was still far from Immortality.
With his current accumulation, if he were to attain the Dao, at most he would reach the pinnacle of Creation. He knew little of the mysteries of Immortality; there were many blanks in his understanding. Even Creation itself could not be said to be entirely within his grasp.
But the ancient path had never pursued complete control in the first place. It was enough to pile up the height.
And such a path relied too heavily on external things. For instance, after an Immortality Dao Fruit was forged, one had to either temper it through calamity and fortune or entrust it to a supreme treasure in order to become Eternal. Neither path was easy.
Once a Dao Fruit had been shaped, trying to alter it afterward was harder than scaling the heavens.
Yet this was also Zhao Cheng's greatest advantage.
The ancient path was easy first and hard later, while his path was hard first and easy later.
Moreover, the most important things on Zhao Cheng's path were knowledge and understanding. So long as his knowledge was vast enough and his understanding broad enough, the road ahead would open into boundless seas and skies.
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