Star Gate

“I’ve had some gains,” Li Hao nodded slightly. “The Eternal Sword intent is truly incomparable and unique! I can find in it shadows of everything I’ve learned before! The Sword Sovereign was such an unrivaled genius! He was so knowledgeable that he could truly combine all daos into one stroke! He wove them all together into one assembly... The Sword Sovereign was truly first beneath the heavens!”

The sword tree looked wordlessly at the young man. We know.

We don’t need you to tell us this. Just tell us what you comprehended! Have you improved or not? That’s what we want to know!

We know better than you how strong the Sword Sovereign is. Damn you’re annoying!

“I’ve more or less collected some new understanding,” Li Hao laughed. “But not in terms of strength, just knowledge and comprehension of dao. My gains were not focused purely on cultivation level, do you understand?”

“No!” the sword tree answered glumly. “We’d like to know if your strength has improved, if you’ve become an Empyrean King...?”

“No.”

“......” The three teetered on the edge of a mental breakdown. Have you not had any improvement after dying thirty-one times?! You were already a premier Saint to begin with!!

“I am a cultivator of the new dao who needs to open at least 144 dao meridians if I wish to advance a level,” Li Hao continued. “Those dao meridians also need to complete four circulation cycles.

“As of now, I’ve only opened 122 meridians. That’s a gap of twenty-two meridians compared to the 144. Even once I open those twenty-two, I’ll need to complete a circulation with them. Thus, I still have a bit to go before I reach Empyrean King.”

“......” The three were incredibly depressed.

“Cultivation level is not the only point of consideration when assessing someone’s capabilities,” the young man grinned. “My future path will be smooth and easy once I sort out the way! I’ll be able to travel hundreds of kilometers in one day then! Right now, I’m laying down firm foundations and establishing my understanding of sword dao.