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What Duke had taught Robert was only the foundational portion of the Radiant Sacred Breathing Method, enough to support his cultivation up to the Great Knight realm. He had not yet given him the advanced portion.
If Robert's talent truly proved exceptional and he could quickly master the Radiant Sacred Breathing Method, then it was not impossible for Duke to teach him the advanced portion later.
However, advanced Breathing Methods involved the elementalization of the life seed. Such knowledge was core content in the hands of any faction.
Duke would not give it away lightly unless Robert could make sufficient contributions.
He did not need players to be particularly loyal to him. He only needed them to do enough for him.
"The Sacred Breathing Method is divided into two parts. What I'm giving you now is only the foundational portion. If your future performance is outstanding enough, I may consider granting you the true path to transcendence," Duke said.
After briefly looking through the Sacred Breathing Method, Robert understood that it was only foundational content.
Hearing Duke say this, Robert understood that he needed to grind NPC favor. Without enough favor, he would not receive the later content.
A Breathing Method that led directly to a First-Rank Knight was absolutely a top-tier inheritance in the early stages of the game, enough to make him stand out among the players.
The inheritances players who joined churches could obtain were also very basic. Obtaining the later content was extremely difficult, and at least for now, there was no apparent path forward.
But with Duke, he could clearly see a path. To Robert, this was an opportunity.
More importantly, he knew that Duke was also a powerful spellcaster. The Breathing Methods he handed out so casually were