Even though Yang Zhan, the Golden Core elder of the Five Elements Sect, had suffered injuries to both his mind and fleshly vessel, and even his Golden Core had dimmed considerably, with faint cracks appearing, Hong Yuan could not shatter his mind and uncover everything in a mere moment.
For now, he could only examine Yang Zhan's surface memories. Even so, he had gained a considerable understanding of the Nine Kingdoms Cultivation World.
After all, as a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, Yang Zhan was a towering figure who stood at the pinnacle of that Cultivation World. Even a glimpse of a scale or claw from his knowledge would constitute an immense secret and a tremendous opportunity for anyone below the Golden Core stage.
In terms of lifespan, Earthly Fiend Qi Refiners who have attained Mystic Yellow are on par with Golden Core cultivators. Weavers fall short by nearly half, living only two or three hundred years.
Hong Yuan compared the supernatural systems of the three worlds.
Mystic Yellow and Golden Cores were both "fruits" born after essence, qi, and spirit had transformed and ascended to an extremely high level.
Golden Cores simply traveled farther along this path. By comparison, Xuanhuang Qi seemed somewhat insubstantial.
As Spellcasters' mental power increased, it also nourished their fleshly vessels, but the transformation of the mind remained their primary focus.
Gasification, liquefaction-then the crystallization of mental power at the Weaver level.
In other words, Refiners and cultivators developed on all fronts, whereas Spellcasters walked on a single leg, seeking to evolve their mental power to its ultimate limit.
This was not without its advantages.
At the very least, Spellcasters progressed far faster than cultivators. Over thousands of years, fifty-year-old Weavers had been rare, but some emerged in every era.
As for fifty-year-old Golden Core cultivators?