Chapter 079 – Lingering Attachments - Part 1
It was the depths of the 12th lunar month, and half the sky was filled with swirling snow.
Li Yuan, dressed in a black robe trimmed with white, stood at the bow of the little boat. A line of poetry came to mind. Once you stand atop the highest peak, all other mountains seem small.
But did the mountains truly shrink? They remained as tall as ever. It’s just that once you stood high enough, they appeared small.
That was exactly how Li Yuan felt at this moment. In Gemhill County, he had never met anyone stronger than himself, at least not by the numbers he could see. Those once-intimidating peaks no longer posed a serious threat. Unconsciously, he felt a slight ease and a flicker of joy in his heart.
If he acquired a better weapon, he could grow even stronger. Then, he would establish his own faction.
He wasn’t doing this out of boredom or a desire for status. He needed power. His cultivation had hit a ceiling. To advance further, he saw three possible paths—
First was comprehending the hidden life chronicle within the Spirit-Release Technique.
Second was finding another cultivation technique that also contained a life chronicle.
Third was creating an entirely new technique featuring a life chronicle.
The third was basically a fantasy. Even the first seemed unlikely, at least in the short run. So the only realistic choice was to look for a new cultivation technique.
As far as Li Yuan knew, there were two ways to do that. One was through the upper ranks of the Blood Blade Sect, an exclusive inner circle whose secrets were known only to the sect master and deputy sect master. To pursue that lead, he would have to speak with Tie Sha and build enough trust to dig deeper.
The other was to find the cultivation technique elsewhere. And that, in essence, was why he wanted to build his own faction.