"Don't rush me. I'm thinking about something." Seiichi's words made Yushan freeze for a moment.
"You used to be much more eager than me to open new worlds for exploration. Why the change in attitude?" Yushan asked with interest.
"It's about the people in the Empire growing stronger." Seiichi sighed. "There are more and more people at Super Kage level, but hardly any have broken through to Six Paths level. It's been over a decade, and we've only gained three more."
Yushan raised an eyebrow. "Didn't I mention this before?"
"What?"
"It's not just plane-level fighters. Every world has a limit on the total number of powerful individuals it can accommodate. So, as the second tier in a planar world, Six Paths level is far harder to break through to than other levels. Talent, foundations, and luck-you can't do without any of them." Yushan shook his head and delivered this explanation casually.
"I understand talent and foundations, but what do you mean by luck? Something like mine?" Seiichi pointed at himself.
"Hmm?" Yushan looked at him with a faint smile. "What do you think?"
Seiichi fell silent for a moment, then said, "I was pretty lucky back then. That's how I managed to break through to Six Paths level. But the others might not be."
"In your case, calling it luck doesn't do it justice. By luck, I mean the sort where someone discovers some ruins and then successfully breaks through." Yushan cast Seiichi a brief glance, then closed his eyes.
People who got a windfall and still played innocent were the most annoying. Unfortunately, he couldn't beat him, so out of sight, out of mind was his only option.
Seiichi paid no mind to Yushan's attitude. He knew he had indeed enjoyed some good fortune before, but it was