This Dao discussion lasted three months.
Everyone who participated gained something. Those from both realms recorded the discussions in jade slips for future study.
This avatar of Gu Yuanqing attended almost every discussion, though he spent most of his time sitting at the head with his eyes closed, resting his mind. He only spoke when something interested him or the discussions between the two realms reached an impasse.
Yet almost every remark struck straight at the heart of the matter, leaving the cultivators of both realms feeling as though the clouds had parted to reveal a clear sky.
This was only natural. His cultivation was profound enough to enter the Immortal Path directly, and he practiced the methods of both realms. Much of this was simply a matter of looking back along the road he had traveled.
However, his experiences were unsuitable for other cultivators. Even Li Miaoxuan could not draw on them completely.
His cultivation methods had come from Dao derivation, and most suited only him.
At the beginning of his cultivation, he had also relied on object control to change course.
Anyone else attempting the same would likely have suffered an immediate collapse of their foundation and fallen into cultivation deviation.
As anticipated, although this exchange of Dao discussions produced results, they were still far from finding a way forward.
The cultivation techniques of both realms had endured a thousand hammerings and a hundred refinings, verified and polished by countless cultivators. How could results emerge overnight? A seemingly insignificant adjustment might benefit one's current realm, only to bring trouble the moment one reached a higher realm.
Still, they had at least managed to step onto the right path. Some of their findings were useful to both Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan.
Great cultivators such as the Spirit Venerable,