After saying this, the man in white gave no response to the many unusual auras behind him and continued forward. Qiu Yan likewise gathered his thoughts, cast all speculation and conjecture to the back of his mind, and pressed onward.
Having encountered the first trace and scar, Qiu Yan began looking forward to the next. Unlike the earlier gale, this scar carved its insight deeply into his heart and was of considerable help to him.
One had to know that the gale's effect on a body of will was relative. It worked on others, but it no longer had much effect on Qiu Yan's resolve. When he employed the pure will of his Human Path Body, the gale could only leave shallow marks, offering little aid. Only such obvious traces left behind by predecessors could serve him better.
However, such traces were not something one could simply stumble upon whenever one wished. Encountering one at the previous location had already been exceedingly rare. Even if the man in white had not said so, Qiu Yan had caught a hint of surprise in his words. By his account, the place where traces truly abounded lay deeper along the Ancient Path. Only upon reaching at least its middle stretch would one encounter more remnants of those who had come before.
But at this point, the man in white shook his head. "The environment in the middle stretch differs from that in the front. Your realm can support you through the earlier section, but farther on, you will likely find yourself unable to keep going. This is not a matter of willpower. You are, after all, limited by the accumulation of your physical realm. Though your aptitude is not bad, your Fortune and opportunities are bound within Donghua, so your potential is limited