"Otherwise, even if I'd lost only half as much, or if One Person, Three Transformations didn't require more than triple the power of a cultivator at the same level to advance, that vast store of spiritual energy could have carried me to Great Perfection, perhaps even its peak!"
"At least, though it wasted resources, it saved me a great deal of time. With my cultivation higher and time to spare, I have a better chance of staying alive—and I can look for more cultivation resources."
Su Shi'er turned it over in his mind. His cultivation had risen, but the thought of all that wasted spiritual energy still made his heart ache. All he could do was console himself with the time he had saved.
He had a reason to console himself, yet the thought that he had failed to advance further still rankled.
"But... I can't go on like this. The Lesser Heavenly Cycle Qi Embracing Art is one thing. At least it trades resources for an extremely fast cultivation speed."
"Yet while One Person, Three Transformations can save my life at a critical moment, it holds back my advancement too much. If I abandoned it, the cultivation resources I'd save..."
Su Shi'er murmured to himself about One Person, Three Transformations, then fell silent with hesitation.
One Person, Three Transformations had advantages and drawbacks. It could save his life, and its more-than-tripled power put him far ahead of most cultivators at the same level. But the amount of true essence needed for a breakthrough was staggering.
For a cultivator, advancing to a higher realm undoubtedly brought an even greater increase in strength.
In the Cultivation World, people said that each stage was another mountain, each realm another heaven. If he could advance quickly enough, the result would be no worse