After hearing Ying Huang's answer, Jiang Yang reconsidered and realized she was right. With the affair planned so meticulously, they must already have clarified such a crucial issue.
Yun Zhen shared what she knew:
"Although we cannot be certain of True Lord [Green Cliff]'s condition, the Xun Wood Fruit Position now stands vacant. Even if he is still alive, he certainly cannot intervene in the Mortal World."
This was secret knowledge that could never be passed around lightly. Only noble bloodline descendants like Yun Zhen, whose words could reach the ears of heaven directly, could learn of it.
For if a particular law of heaven and earth flourished, its Fruit Position was assuredly intact. Conversely, a law's obscurity did not prove that its Fruit Position had been lost. Ultimately, it depended on whether someone occupied that seat.
With the power of a Golden Core, as long as the True Lord occupying the position wished it, he or she could render that law obscure and cut off its spiritual energy, regardless of their own condition. Lesser cultivators with insufficient insight could not see the truth and could only speculate from experience. This was also why Fruit Positions were the most exalted among Golden Positions.
After all, without connections, one might not even know whether a True Lord occupied the Fruit Position on one's own Dao Path. Wouldn't recklessly attempting to attain a Golden Core be courting death?
By contrast, people like Yun Zhen and Ying Huang, sheltered by their ancestors, naturally enjoyed a smoother road in pursuing the Dao. Even setting aside assistance with resources, this information alone lay beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.
With that advantage, even if they failed to seek a Golden Core and ascend to a Fruit Position, they could consider settling for a Surplus Position.