The increase in strength that the Dharma Aspect brought to Li Xingkong was secondary. In Li Xingkong's own opinion, the greatest improvement that the Dharma Aspect brought to cultivators was in the realm of concepts.
As the Dharma Aspect form takes shape, all titles referring to him or topics related to him will fall into Li Xingkong's perception.
Even if someone just utters his name, he can sense it.
This ability to disregard space and time, even rules and cosmic intervals, struck Li Xingkong as incredibly amazing. Most importantly, Li Xingkong discovered that he had the power to manipulate what he perceived.
That's right, it's the right to operate.
He can arbitrarily modify the topics related to Li Xingkong whenever relevant people or matters are mentioned.
Li Xingkong raised an eyebrow.
"System, try calling my name?"
Having regained his original form, Li Xingkong looked at the system.
"Why did I call you? You... you're my dad!"
"Um?"
The system was shocked.
He originally meant to say "You bastard Li Xingkong," but for some reason, it came out as something ridiculous like "You're my dad."
"Frog Fun, what's going on! Is this also Nascent Soul's ability?"
"And another thing, you're trying to take advantage of me, huh? I'll give you a red envelope."
The system was about to complain when it realized that its words had taken a different turn.
"!!!"
"I want to learn this!"
Li Xingkong tried a few things out. He could modify anything related to him at will. Even if Li Xingkong was unrelated to him, he could still modify it as long as the context didn't change too much.
This ability is really interesting.
"Oh, you'll learn that once you cultivate the Dharma Aspect."
Li Xingkong said with a smile.
"Get out! If I could Dharma Aspect, would I need you to tell me?"
The system has been compromised.
"It seems they'll be in seclusion for a while longer, so could you tell me about becoming an immortal?"
Li Xingkong assessed his own condition and then looked at the system.
"Hmph, becoming an immortal, huh? I can't achieve that, and I don't know."
The system, whose defenses had been breached, was clearly unhappy.
"Hey, if I become an immortal, how can you escape? You'll definitely be able to advance even further."
Li Xingkong had no choice but to coax it.
That's more like it.
"Although you probably already know that all systems are born with only the Nascent Soul stage due to their rank, do you know why?"
The system didn't start speaking right away, but instead asked Li Xingkong first.
"How would I know? Is the Nascent Soul level more suitable? It offers some protection, but isn't too overpowered?"
How could Li Xingkong know the reason? He could only guess.
"Wrong. If the goal is simply to cultivate a batch of Nascent Soul, then what you're saying makes sense. After all, it's not a big deal to pair Nascent Soul cultivator with a Nascent Soul Soul-level system. But think about it: will your ultimate goal be to stay at the Nascent Soul stage?"
Li Xingkong shook his head.
"How could that be? Since there are even taller buildings, of course I want to go up and take a look."
"That's right. Since you're aiming for a higher realm, and the probability of that is high, isn't it a bit unreasonable for me, as the system, to only be at the Nascent Soul level?"
So, what exactly is the reason?
Li Xingkong was somewhat curious.
"Actually, you should have thought of it by now: immortals are unique."
After keeping everyone in suspense for a while, the system finally gave its conclusion.
"Every immortal possesses their own uniqueness, a strong uniqueness. For example, there is already an immortal who attained immortality through rain, and your path to immortality overlaps with his..."
"Will I be killed by those who share my path?"
Li Xingkong narrowed his eyes. If that were the case, then becoming an immortal would undoubtedly mean participating in a battle royale.
"No, no, no, kill him? What do you think immortals are that they need to use violence?"
The system chuckled.
"If your path to enlightenment is the same as his, then at the moment of enlightenment, you will be assimilated by him."
Before becoming an immortal, you were you; after becoming an immortal, you have become him.
"The path to immortality is so unreasonable; newcomers don't even have the right to compete."
"Later? How do you define this so-called order? If I Traversal time all the way back to ancient times, wouldn't I become an earlier one?"
Li Xingkong said.
"Time has no meaning at this point; the so-called order is simply the sequence in which you and he ascend to immortality."
Even if you travel back ten thousand years, as long as he has already embarked on this path, he will be ahead of you, and you will be behind him.
There are definitely many cultivators who share Li Xingkong's thoughts, but so far, not a single person has actually embarked on the so-called path to immortality.
"If that's the case, then becoming an immortal is becoming increasingly difficult?"
Li Xingkong had already figured it out: many people were stuck on the edge of becoming immortals, but they didn't know if their path was the same as others, thus stopping at the Nascent Soul Realm.
"That's right. With each additional immortal, there's one less path to immortality left for mortals."
The system nodded. Although it was cruel, it was indeed the truth.
"It feels... like I'm writing my graduation thesis proposal."
Li Xingkong touched his chin. This inexplicable sense of Li Xingkong reminded him of when he was writing his thesis.
"Hehe, a graduation project is much simpler than this; at least there's a way to check for plagiarism. But the path to immortality is different. Before taking that leap, no one knows if they've already repeated the same path."
"Hiss..."
Li Xingkong could already imagine countless geniuses joyfully ascending to immortality, only to discover that the path to immortality had already been trodden by others. In the process that was neither interrupted nor regrettable, they involuntarily transformed into someone else.
His very existence and presence were replaced.
It's terrifying to even think about.
This Primordial World is so vast, and there are so many immortals; perhaps some rogue immortal is lurking in the shadows, quietly reaping the rewards of these geniuses.
"Then, wouldn't it be great if I created something new myself, and then used that new thing as a foundation to forge a path to immortality?"
Li Xingkong only needed to think for a moment before he realized the key point.
If you create something new that has never existed before, then that's enough.
"Of course, concepts are different. Your method might work, but the concept you create usually won't be very strong. It will take a long time to develop, and there's no guarantee it will have a chance to grow."
"It's common knowledge in the cultivation world that the actions of the high-ranking officials of the Jade Void Palace are similar to yours."
"One master entered the Dao through the concept of humanity, another through the path of cultivation, and yet another through the Dao of Intercepting Heaven. Their methods were the same. Before them, there was no concept of humanity, and no cultivators were born. But under their management, the Jade Void Palace now stands at the pinnacle of the Primordial World."
"A good concept is one that can be developed."