The Birth of Great Sun Immortal Spirit Gold, Far Surpassing Immortal Order Dao Children of the Same Rank

The path of an upper-realm Immortal Order's Dao Child was practically a road where nine died for every one who survived.

"No, that's not right."

"There's a difference. Most of the time, it isn't that dangerous."

Jiang Ding suddenly realized something. "With a ninth-rank artifact embryo, and by following the same path as their sect's predecessors, they have an established route to rely on when making subtle changes to the rules."

"A ninth-rank artifact embryo can also serve as a guiding marker for the rules, greatly reducing the risks of modifying them."

"This is part of the foundation of an upper-realm Immortal Order..."

Jiang Ding frowned.

Upper-realm Immortal Order Dao Children had established paths to rely on and ninth-rank artifacts to guide them through the rules. He had neither. Even slight modifications to the rules would be far harder for him—perhaps several times, ten times, or even dozens of times harder than for other human Dao Children.

It had always been so for those who forged new paths, from ancient times to the present.

The supreme powerhouse of the Thunder-Yang Heaven Sword Realm, the Taiyin-Sun Patriarch of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm, and the patriarchs of nearly every Immortal Order had all traveled this road. Those who came after then followed the paths they had carved, step by step, to reach where they stood today.

"I still need to be cautious about cultivating Heaven Sword Art. The time isn't ripe..."

Jiang Ding sighed.

He was not confident yet.

These relatively distant plans for his Dao Path gradually faded from his thoughts. Jiang Ding began to cultivate, carefully sensing the changes within himself.

"My speed at refining my flying sword has increased enormously. It's doubled."

Jiang Ding discovered a pleasant surprise he had expected.

The Supreme Clarity Flying Sword had originally