Every Great Emperor had left contingencies behind, but their respective fields differed. Emperor Daoyan's contingency leaned more toward enlightenment and education. Because he had truly undergone Dao Transformation rather than used a Self-Severing Slash, he had placed all his hopes on his biological son, Dao Yi.
Thus, Dao Yi's cultivation speed was unbelievably fast. While Emperor's Sons were, on average, still at the stage of Severing the Dao and becoming kings, he had already broken through the heavenly barrier and entered the Half-Saint Domain. Before long, he would likely attain the Dao and become a saint.
Aside from Lin Xian, who had cheats, Dao Yi's cultivation speed was absolutely first-rate. Not only was his combat power extraordinary, but he was also a Realm School cultivator.
Setting aside those Ancient Emperors who matured late at six thousand years old, three thousand years had always been a threshold throughout cultivation history. Ordinary Dao-Attainers became Great Emperors in their two-thousandth year or so, at the peak of their vitality.
One thousand years was another threshold. A genius as stunning as Gai Jiuyou, if he could attain the Dao, would still be an unparalleled master among Great Emperors.
Beyond that, one could scarcely find more than a few across all cultivation history. Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing and the Taiyin Human Emperor had both reached greatness at five or six hundred years old, able to battle Supremes. Then, while in the state of the Ultimate Leap, they refined themselves for another one or two hundred years before finally attaining the Dao at seven or eight hundred years old. They had hoped to reach the Heavenly Emperor Domain, perhaps even Mortal World Ascension to Immortality.
Dao Yi could not touch the first tier of Heavenly Emperors, but he moved through the second tier with ease.
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