What a pity. Most ascended cultivators sought the Golden Seed, only for it to be squandered like this. I must take it as a warning—
Fang Qing shook his head. He knew the Ascension Ritual could likewise greatly bolster the prospects of seeking gold, yet not every ascended cultivator would necessarily become a Golden Core True Lord.
Or rather, those lofty immortals and gods were unwilling to have a few more peers at their side. Otherwise, they would not have restricted the spread of the Qi Refining Path's methods, even causing shifts in the golden ranks and making divine powers difficult to answer—
Even if they passed down their own inheritances, eighty percent would likely be the same as the Lord of the Charnel Ground—passing on only side paths, never the true Dharma, and certainly nothing as good as a method for seeking gold.
With such an inheritance in hand, one would be lucky to secure even a guest seat or vacant seat.
But Fuyu was in the Joyous Union Region, while Water Moon Patriarch was here... It seemed the Taixu smuggling coordinates of the Qi Refining Path corresponded to the Ancient Shu domain of the demon path?
A conjecture abruptly surfaced in his mind: after Spirit Transformation cultivators ascended, they could not immediately attain gold. There was still the process of converting to another cultivation method and sensing a golden rank. That was far too dangerous—
Furthermore, perhaps not every cultivator could ultimately ascend successfully. There were surely plenty who died halfway there! And once one ascended, it would become exceedingly difficult to break realms and descend back to the Qi Refining Path. It was, in essence, a one-way ticket—
Even so, there were probably still fifth-rank true spirits that ascended, weren't there? It seemed that not only Primordial