"Was this the might of a Dharma Aspect?"
Noticing the scene with his divine sense, True Lord Huangmei was visibly shaken even as he fought, marveling at the spectacle.
He had long suspected that Liu Yu might be concealing his strength, and that his strength would soar after breaking through.
But he had never imagined the increase would be this great!
If, back then, I hadn't been so eager to charge at the golden core bottleneck, and had spent more time solidifying my foundations...
Perhaps... I would have had a chance at a ninth-grade golden core, then condensed a Dharma Aspect and soared into the heavens.
Huang Mei sighed inwardly.
In the present cultivation world, anyone who could reach the nascent soul realm was certain to have something exceptional about them.
That included, but was not limited to, their background, aptitude, and opportunities.
Among Southern Heaven's true lords, quite a few possessed heavenly spiritual roots. Huang Mei himself had an earth-element heavenly spiritual root.
His aptitude was good, and his cultivation journey had generally been smooth.
But he had been young and hotheaded then. Thanks to the rapid cultivation speed of his heavenly spiritual root, he had reached foundation establishment peak early on.
After hastily consolidating his foundations and preparing various spirit treasures, he had attacked the core formation bottleneck.
Naturally, he had succeeded in a single attempt.
But because his cultivation during foundation establishment had not been sufficiently perfected, he had ultimately missed out on a ninth-grade golden core, condensing only a seventh-grade golden core.
When forming his nascent soul, he had also failed to condense a Dharma Aspect, losing his chance to soar into the heavens.
Watching Liu Yu now and recalling the mistakes of his youth, Huang Mei felt profound regret every time he thought of them.