Every method had its pros and cons.
With the Infinite Technique, the success rate was too low. Although he had plenty of lives to spare, he had no idea how many attempts it would take to succeed. It would be far too time-consuming. Besides, Cheng Yu privately worried that relying on external aids for so long might make reaching higher levels more difficult later on.
As for attempting it through his own insights... he had absolutely no experience with breakthroughs, and his first attempt would be at the major hurdle between Gold and Legendary. The difficulty was too high. Failure was practically guaranteed.
Shen Yu's experience would make things much easier. It was like being given a worked example, then solving a similar problem. But Cheng Yu still remembered Shen Yu's warning: those who learned from him would live; those who copied him would die. If he relied too heavily on Shen Yu's experience, wouldn't he just be following the same old path?
As for the last option, the system shop, it was the quickest and simplest. But just like with the Infinite Technique, he would be completely in the dark when it came to reaching higher levels afterward.
After mulling it over, Cheng Yu decided to first take a look at Shen Yu's insights from his breakthrough to Legendary.
With that thought, Cheng Yu took a golden orb of light out of the System Space.
It contained the memories and insights of Shen Yu, a genuine Holy Spirit. Even among the Myriad Heavens of the Chaos Sea, it would count as an exceedingly rare, top-tier treasure.
As Cheng Yu's consciousness slowly sank into it, his perspective began to change. He felt that familiar body again, but before he could adjust, Shen Yu began his breakthrough to Legendary.
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