"Come to think of it, there aren't many lower positions left to attain either. [Rain Master Coin] is one, then [Firefly Marsh Flame], [Moon-Cassia Dew], and [Frost River Dipper]. Add [Heavenly Well Radiance], which is about to manifest in the world, and that makes only five. Possibly even fewer."
"After all, who knows which golden position already has an owner just waiting for someone to come seeking truth and deliver themselves to their death?"
Xiao Yuanjun counted them off.
Two middle positions, five lower positions.
Altogether, there were only seven golden positions that might still be attainable, yet the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm had far more than tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment Celestials. There truly were too many monks and too little gruel.
Zhang Yuan furrowed his brow. "What would you recommend, Master?"
"For a middle position, seek [Golden Palace Sand]. For a lower position, seek [Rain Master Coin]. Those two are the safest. You can try the other golden positions, but as for [Firefly Marsh Flame], you'd best not even touch it, let alone cultivate it," Xiao Yuanjun warned solemnly.
"What's wrong with [Firefly Marsh Flame]?" Zhang Yuan asked.
Xiao Yuanjun wore a peculiar expression. "[Firefly Marsh Flame] carries a curse. Any Celestial Person who cultivates its fire will inevitably develop problems with their seven emotions and six desires. Most end up wrong in the head."
Zhang Yuan grew wary at that, thinking that there were actually golden positions that affected the mind. He decisively abandoned [Firefly Marsh Flame] and began considering the others.
Besides [Golden Palace Sand] and [Rain Master Coin], which his master Xiao Yuanjun had recommended, he could also try cultivating the likes of [Ketu Thorn] and [Heavenly Well Radiance].
After all, he was not some ordinary cultivator who had to follow one road into