In the cultivation world beneath the heavens, across the four seas and eight wildernesses, among the teeming masses, cultivators of the two paths were beyond counting. Through the ages, how many dazzling talents had emerged?
But what sort of cultivator truly deserved to be called a genius by the cultivators of their time?
Someone with an outstanding Spiritual Root, whose cultivation progressed far faster than ordinary people's, whose cultivation of Dao arts set them apart from their peers?
That sounded reasonable at first, but on closer thought, it was nothing remarkable.
Then was it someone blessed with a special bloodline, born with secret methods and pupil techniques that gave them an edge in battle?
Those were useful advantages, but brought out onto the grand stage, what were such minor side paths worth mentioning?
Or was it someone favored by fortune, accompanied by opportunities wherever they went, with extraordinary encounters without end?
Opportunities were good, but seeking only outside oneself was probably not the righteous path.
In my humble opinion-
A true genius should possess exceptional talent and peerless comprehension, able to master any cultivation method or Dao hand seal upon learning it, with no bottlenecks to speak of.
They should push their innate advantages to the limit, making full use of them in killing, cultivating the mind, and advancing their cultivation alike.
Firm of heart, free of distracting thoughts, they should advance boldly and tirelessly, pressing ever onward, treating everything that happened as their own fortune and opportunity.
Only such a person was a true genius.
"Aren't those requirements a little too high-"
"If that's the standard, how many people in the world could bear the title of genius?"
Heh heh.
That only showed how little you knew.
On Jun Mountain, there were many, many people like that.
They came