When Jiang Jingnian and the others had first come to Eastwater Prefecture.
They had truly embodied the maxim that speed was the soul of warfare.
They had changed carriages and horses all along the way.
Whenever they encountered rugged mountains and forests.
They had spared no expenditure of strength, forcing their way across on foot.
Thus, it had taken them only four to six hours to reach a major town in Eastwater Prefecture from Peace City.
But after a fierce battle.
Both Jiang Jingnian himself and the Grandmasters of the Qian and Liu families had expended immense strength and were in poor condition.
The internal qi experts beneath them.
Had suffered considerable casualties as well.
So they traveled at a normal pace on the return journey. When they encountered treacherous terrain, they did not force their way over the mountains, instead keeping to the official roads throughout.
They were still disguised as traveling merchants.
To avoid revealing their movements.
Ordinary special items are almost exhausted.
And I have only one trait item left. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to refine it.
Jiang Jingnian sat in the carriage, his expression grave. Besides those, I've thrown in all the nature items, and I'm still a fair way short.
After becoming a Grandmaster, advancing through each realm actually requires no ritual. It mainly depends on accumulating destiny and momentum, and elevating one's spirituality. Those determine how far one can travel along the Grandmaster Path.
Setting aside all outside influences, the cultivation method determines everything about how far a Grandmaster can go. It sets the upper limit one can reach, while progress depends on one's own momentum and spirituality. Put simply, one's Martial Dao Intent.
*As for those Grandmasters who still establish rituals, they merely do so to improve their chances of advancing