"Why was this happening?!"
Fine beads of sweat seeped from Xu Xuan's temples, and towering waves surged through his heart.
The Five Aggregates Formless Sutra was a supreme method that led straight to the Great Dao.
In his memories of cultivating in Kunlun, his progress had been entirely unimpeded.
Why could he not follow the same path in this world?
This flaw in heaven and earth.
Had it always existed, or had it arisen later?
He forcibly suppressed his roiling blood and qi, slowly bringing his cultivation to a halt.
Failing to break through meant little to him.
But the suspicions rising in his heart left him unable to calm down for a long time.
There was nothing simple about this matter.
Xu Xuan did not immediately jump to conclusions, but sank into prolonged contemplation.
"If the five elements are flawed, making attainment of the Dao impossible, why would Master choose to follow the Great Dao of the five elements?"
Zhou Yongchang's Dao was extremely similar to the one he cultivated.
His master came from the Pine Crane Zhou Clan, which had a Golden Core True Person among its forebears and possessed deep foundations.
If heaven and earth were flawed, making attainment of the Dao impossible.
Zhou Yongchang would certainly not have chosen to cultivate this Great Dao.
Unless the Zhou clan already possessed a solution.
Thinking of Zhou Yongchang's gentle, smiling face and the expectations he had shown when bestowing the Longevity Wood, Xu Xuan felt a little more at ease.
"First, I'll investigate and see just what is wrong with this world."
Xu Xuan suppressed his doubts.
Over the following months, Xu Xuan often used "consolidating my Dao foundation and studying profound methods" as his reason.
He frequently visited the Azure Wood Sect's restricted scripture repositories.
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