Within a sect, the chief true disciple's standing and importance were, on the surface, second only to the sect master's and higher even than the elders'. As long as he maintained that position, he would generally end up taking one of two paths: becoming the sect master or becoming a secret-lineage disciple entrusted with the sect's legacy!
The Myriad Artifacts Sacred Canon was the overarching guide and legacy of the Myriad Artifacts Sect. For special reasons, it was held by Ling Jizi, the sect's chief true disciple. It encompassed the sect's hundred paths and thousand methods, such as the Puppet Path, the mechanism path, and the machinery path. Each path had countless branches of its own. The Puppet Path, for instance, included the Spirit-Linked Puppet Dao, corpse-refining puppetry, metal puppetry, plant puppetry, formless puppetry, soul-refining puppetry, and so on-a number beyond counting!
Naturally, Xiao Ying lacked the time and energy to study the entire Myriad Artifacts Sacred Canon and its hundred-odd jade slips. For now, he could only gain a rough understanding of the overarching guide and related information. Then he located the Spirit-Linked Puppet Dao and swallowed its contents like whole dates, seeking only a general understanding rather than an in-depth study.
"All roads lead to Rome. Every Great Dao has its own unique strengths, and none has an end! Never mind the Puppet Path-even the Spirit-Linked Puppet Dao alone has no end in sight. Still, with enough wealth to support it, this truly is the fastest shortcut to developing both a power base and personal strength..."
Several hours later, Xiao Ying emerged from that all-encompassing, boundless ocean of information and could not help sighing with a newfound understanding.
The sea of learning had no shore; the Great Dao had no end.
Human effort eventually reached its limits. Xiao