The Killing Dao was difficult to cultivate and harder still to master.
In the past, countless cultivators from both the righteous and demonic paths had tried to walk it, hoping to achieve something no one before them had accomplished.
But none of them had met a good end.
Killing Dao techniques were terrifyingly powerful, but without proper control, they could easily become a double-edged sword that wounded both enemy and wielder.
Throughout history, the vast majority of cultivators who practiced the Killing Dao had ultimately died by their own hands.
Only a gifted few who could also suppress their urge to kill had managed to accomplish anything on this path.
Yet even among those exceptional Killing Dao talents, most had stopped at the realm of Spiritual Connection True Person, unable to advance another step.
Across the history of Azure Waves, those who had comprehended the True Intent of the Way of Slaughter and ascended to the Path Enlightenment Realm were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. They could be counted on two hands.
The last Killing Dao cultivator to reach the True Intent Realm had died of old age four hundred and eighty years ago.
Since then, no one who cultivated the Killing Dao as their primary path had reached such heights.
True Person Juesheng, who had died when Yang Lingrui seized his Dao, might have had a chance to attempt that breakthrough. But judging by his performance in that contest of Daos, his hope of success had been vanishingly slim.
Seen in this light, the opportunity that had allowed Yang Lingrui to cultivate this far—and even switch from the Wind Dao to the Killing Dao along the way—was precious beyond measure. It would be difficult for anyone to replicate it.
It was because they saw his immense