Yuan Shikai had no idea he had been secretly filmed.
He did not know that China's Dao Arts were keeping pace with the times.
Thought Key Crest chat groups were only the beginning. Formation masters now added camera functions when refining formation discs.
Artifact refiners added charging functions when crafting spiritual artifacts.
Some alchemists even used commercially available induction cookers when they lacked pill furnaces.
The talismans made by talisman masters had already taken the form of cards.
There were plenty of similar examples. Spiritual energy was thin throughout the world, and natural treasures were even scarcer.
Without the necessary materials, the artifact-refining methods recorded in ancient texts could only be adapted into modern smart versions.
The pill-refining methods recorded in ancient texts could not be replicated at all without the required spiritual herbs. Alchemists could only substitute inferior ingredients, drastically reducing their effectiveness.
The system used by Dao Arts practitioners was completely different from that of magi. There was no such thing as inheriting Magic Circuits.
They relied on spiritual roots, and everything depended on the innate talent they were born with.
Of course, extracting spiritual roots was possible, but high-quality spiritual roots were the foundation of a sect or family's strength. No one would let them be extracted at will.
Taking someone else's spiritual root could spark a battle that would not end until one side was utterly destroyed.
For Dao Arts practitioners, who were already in a weak position, that would only make matters worse. The practice had therefore been explicitly forbidden, and offenders would be hunted down by every sect and family.
As for waiting to inherit one naturally, people with high-quality spiritual roots generally lived for centuries, or even a thousand years, barring any accidents.
By the time they passed away naturally, their sects would