Elder Xuanji's words put Qin Wuyou on edge. Startled, he pressed, "Xuanji, are there other requirements for proving one's Dao and becoming an Emperor-to-be?"
"An Emperor-to-be may not be a true Great Emperor, but the title still carries the word 'Emperor'!"
Elder Xuanji drew a deep breath and slowly explained, "So proving one's Dao requires more than strength and cultivation. It also requires fortune!"
"Fortune?"
Qin Wuyou's gaze darkened slightly. Something occurred to him, but he could not quite grasp it.
"Precisely. Fortune!"
Elder Xuanji continued, "The path of cultivation defies heaven! Yet to walk that path, you must have fortune at your side! Proving your Dao and becoming an Emperor-to-be requires the support of exceptionally powerful fortune!"
"Throughout the ages, there has never been a shortage of talented cultivators! Yet truly powerful cultivators have always been scarce. The reason lies in Heaven and Earth Fortune!"
At this point, Elder Xuanji paused. Seeing that Qin Wuyou was listening closely, he continued, "Heaven and Earth Fortune may be impossible to see clearly, but it governs everything! Every world has a finite amount of Heaven and Earth Fortune, so different worlds can support different numbers of cultivators!"
"Take the Xuantian World, where you lived before, Master! Its Heaven and Earth Fortune is very limited. Thus, once someone in the Xuantian World reaches the Supreme Realm, the power of heaven and earth rejects them, preventing them from remaining there for long!"
Qin Wuyou's eyes lit up. That had occurred to him as well.
Previously, Supremes could not emerge in the Xuantian World.
Thus, the Supremes in the Xuantian World could only seal themselves away, surviving by clinging to their last breaths.
Back then, however, Qin Wuyou had never considered Heaven and Earth Fortune. He had simply assumed that the Xuantian World lacked sufficient