Zhang Yu did not verbally refute what Yi Chu had said, for under normal circumstances, that was indeed the case. At every level from the bottom to the top, power had a clear boundary, and the higher one went, the harder it became to ascend.
Without a certain method, one might only circle forever within this cycle and never glimpse the High One, because the High One lay beyond this circle of spirituality and materiality.
Generally speaking, one could never reach that place, because one's foundation could only support one as far as this step.
But according to the principles of cultivators, it was not so. Cultivators were those who studied the Great Dao. So long as one remained beneath the Great Dao, then the Dao was oneself, and oneself was the Dao. Through step-by-step cultivation, until Dao and person became one, one could ultimately reach the Great Dao.
In fact, it was not only them. Those Saint Races of the past had also constantly sought ways to break through this barrier.
After reaching adulthood, most members of the Saint Races could attain the level of Profound Venerable. Figures such as the Elders came incomparably close to the High One.
At the stage of an Elder, simply increasing one's strength was useless. One had to understand the conversion between spirit and matter, had to thoroughly comprehend oneself, and had to gain clear insight into the High One. Specifically, this meant investigating by borrowing the High One's power.
Thus, what the Saint Races emphasized most was knowledge, rather than superficial increases in strength. Their investigation into the High One's power had already reached a considerably profound level. Zou Zheng had taught him everything he knew of these matters.
And since he bore the principles of both sides, he possessed a relatively