"The Present Age Method is still too difficult. Across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, how many people have achieved anything with it?" a cultivator lamented.
"Difficult? It is six of one and half a dozen of the other compared to cultivating immortal qi. Both offer only one chance of survival in ten.
"Heh, I nearly forgot. The vast majority of you cultivated your immortal qi through shortcuts and tricks. How many truly relied on yourselves?" an elder said bluntly.
At his words, many fell silent, including the Young Supremes.
As the elder had said, many outstanding talents had cultivated their immortal qi only with their families' help.
Some had even exchanged their bodies outright for physiques sealed away during the Immortal Ancient Era that already contained immortal qi. After this Plum-for-Peach Substitution, they effectively possessed immortal qi themselves.
But this approach came with all manner of drawbacks. It was far inferior to the pure gold of those who had cultivated immortal qi through genuine ability.
The beings present involuntarily looked toward Lunar Essence Shi Yi. Without question, he was that so-called pure gold. His three strands of immortal qi were genuine, each cultivated through his own formidable strength.
The same was true of Shi Hao, whose combat strength clearly surpassed others at the same cultivation level.
There were also the Ten-Crown King, the Exiled Immortal, and the Nine-Life Heavenly Lord. All were the same.
They all came from the barren Three Thousand Dao Provinces, something people often criticized. Yet barrenness had its advantages. Unlike the prodigies of the Longevity Families, who had their clans behind them and all manner of options to choose from, they could only rely on themselves and charge ahead.
"For those cultivating the ancient method, our academy has Immortal Dao Scriptures to guide the way.