"The true essence of the Dao... but the other party's cultivation realm is right there. The strength he displayed—even if it was not at the Mahayana Ascension stage—must have come infinitely close, no?
Could it be... that this so-called true essence of the Dao could actually allow a cultivator's strength to break through the limits of their realm?"
No sooner had Li Jiuyuan finished speaking than doubtful voices immediately rose from the crowd.
The one who spoke was a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator.
Yet at this moment, every cultivator within the formation, regardless of cultivation level, pricked up their ears.
The path of seeking immortality was also the path of seeking the Dao.
Among the countless cultivators of the Cultivation World, what they considered most was always raising their cultivation realms, while also improving their states of mind.
Their understanding of the Dao likewise became clearer, bit by bit, as their cultivation realms continuously rose.
Yet almost no one had considered just how great the effects of the so-called true essence of the Dao could be upon cultivators.
But without a doubt, whether it was Li Jiuyuan or Demon God Xuantianjun, their terrifying strength at the Tribulation Crossing stage was clearly inseparable from the so-called true essence of the Dao!
And if they could understand these things, it would be an inexhaustible benefit to everyone in the formation.
"Why not?"
"With your cultivation realms, if your realms were to fall to the Nascent Soul Stage or Golden Core stage, do you think Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators at the same realm could possibly fight you?"
Li Jiuyuan's rhetorical question left everyone present speechless.
Their minds swiftly began envisioning the possibility Li Jiuyuan had raised.
"If our realms were to plummet, then unless cultivators of the same realm had special