Kui Zang Jiao Shou

Qi Refining Path.

Inside the cave abode.

Fang Qing set down the Supreme Simplicity Golden Book in his hand and muttered, "I remember... I remember Eastern Pole Grand Guardian Azure Root True Lord, remember that black hand..."

"So that's how it is. Hide the master of [Horn Wood] and thereby seek the rightful position? As expected of [Legs Wood]—there really was something big hidden away..."

Having just comprehended the Supreme Simplicity Golden Book, he had also obtained the methods for seeking a primary position while holding a subordinate one, as well as sequentially devouring vacancies.

"One Gold position after another, proving them one by one, is the most orthodox—and the stupidest—method... Whether it is the art of avatars or cultivation through reincarnation, one's Dao insight does not change in the slightest. Take me, for instance: I have some confidence in proving [Ji Water], but proving the other three Waters would be incomparably difficult..."

"And the deeper one's cultivation, the more easily one is influenced... Each person's Dao attainment will also interfere with the others."

"Therefore... the best method is still annexation, even enslaving the master of a fruit position. This is called 'Seizing,' the method of Seizing Gold!"

"One may likewise hide a fruit position, calling it 'Hiding' or 'Concealment'..."

"That Legs-Hiding Azure-Bearing True Lord not only seized the rightful Wood position for [Legs Wood] in one stroke, he was likely plotting something else as well. For example, by hiding Eastern Pole Grand Guardian Azure Root True Lord, he could control the position of [Horn Wood], then either kill or demote him, reducing him to a subordinate position..."

"He has already annexed the sequential position of [Well Wood], making him a mid-stage Golden Core. If he completes this step as well... he will reach late-stage Golden Core! [Year Guardian] will