The next day, several people gathered in Chen Cong's room to examine the successes and failures of awakening their bloodlines into Divine Venerable Bodies that day. They focused particularly on the insights gained by Chen Xiaojun and Zhu Yanfeng, whose attempts had failed.
They dissected the reasons in depth.
The foremost reason was the difficulty of cultivation.
Sun's Breathing Technique was arguably the most profound, followed closely by the Moon Breathing Method, while Stone Breathing was the hardest of the other twelve breathing techniques.
This had already been explained in detail in the world of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and the process of awakening a Divine Venerable Body probably followed the same pattern.
In fact, Xiao Yi had initially awakened a Divine Venerable Body based on the Radiant Clouds Breathing Technique. But when she attempted to awaken one based on Moon Breathing, she had failed.
That meant all three of them had failed when attempting the three most challenging Divine Venerable Bodies.
Clearly, awakening a Divine Venerable Body was no easy feat.
Fortunately, the Radiant Clouds Breathing Technique ranked in the upper-middle range among the breathing techniques. It was neither the easiest nor the hardest, making it a useful benchmark for difficulty.
Beyond that, the meridians were another crucial factor.
Logically, Zhu Yanfeng had received more tempering from soul ring essence than Xiao Yi. As a defense-type soul master, he had also undergone years of training and nourishment.
However, Xiao Yi had benefited from the transformation brought about by two and a half immortal herbs, cultivation of the Water-Fire Chain Golden Body, and three full years of soaking in Life Sweet Dew.
After a comprehensive assessment, everyone concluded that Zhu Yanfeng might have held a slight advantage over Xiao Yi in physical attributes such as muscle density, skin and