"The Golden Seat has changed; Divine Abilities can no longer answer its call!"
At those words, every Dharma King and Purple Mansion cultivator in the void looked grim.
"So it was true..."
The Great True Person carrying a wooden sword sighed. "In the eight thousand years since Near Antiquity, how many heroes have died on the road to the Golden Seat? It wasn't for lack of talent or Dao wisdom. The Golden Seat changed, and that lies beyond human power."
To attain the Golden Seat, a Purple Mansion cultivator first had to refine four Divine Abilities, each corresponding to one of the Golden Seat's mysteries. Only then could they draw its gaze and refine Golden Nature. But since Near Antiquity, those mysteries had changed.
Divine Abilities cultivated step by step according to the old instructions could no longer correspond to them one by one.
A Purple Mansion cultivator who reached that point might possess all four Divine Abilities and appear complete, but seeking the Golden Seat would be like wielding a sword from the previous dynasty to execute an official of this one. It was a joke, and death was the only possible end.
Thousands of years ago, the Perfected Purple Mansion cultivators had not yet noticed.
But after so many Great Cultivators died and so much time passed, discerning minds finally understood.
"So that's it... Hah! The Golden Seat has changed. Many ancient Divine Abilities can no longer be cultivated, and even if someone forces one into being, I fear it still won't sense the Golden Seat."
Great True Person Sichen hurled his wine flask down in fury.
Moluoshi lowered his head and recited the Buddha's name. After a moment, he said, "If we seek a remedy for this flaw in the new methods among the ancient methods..."
"Hah...