Humanity’s Great Sage

e, you’ll need to unlock 18 points to reach the same realm.
A cultivator who has cultivated an Earth Rank technique will reach Ninth Order Spirit Creek Realm by unlocking 180 points.
However, for a cultivator who has cultivated a Heaven Rank technique, he’ll only reach Sixth Order Spirit Creek Realm after unlocking 180 points.”

Lu Ye could somewhat grasp the idea.
“You mean, if we cultivate a high rank technique, we’ll need to unlock more Spiritual Points to reach the same realm as compared to a lower rank technique?”

“That’s right.”

“In that case, we cannot judge how powerful a cultivator is based on the realm he is in, right?”

A cultivator who had cultivated an Earth Rank technique would reach Ninth Order Spirit Creek Realm after unlocking 180 Spiritual Points.
However, he wouldn’t be a match for a Seventh Order Spirit Creek Realm Master who had cultivated a Heaven Rank technique, because the latter had unlocked more than 180 points.

At that instant, Lu Ye suddenly understood what Elder Tang had told him earlier.
In that case, even if two people were in the same realm, their powers were not on the same level if their cultivation techniques were of different ranks.
The rank of the technique would also affect a cultivator’s future.

“Sect Master, since Heaven Rank cultivation techniques are so good, why doesn’t everyone cultivate them? What’s the point of having Earth, Black and Yellow Rank cultivation techniques? Is it very difficult to obtain a Heaven Rank technique?”

A smiling Elder Tang replied, “Although it’s difficult to find a Heaven Rank technique, even a rogue cultivator will be able to obtain one if he’s determined enough.
The reason not everyone is going for Heaven Rank techniques is that every cultivator has their limitations when it comes to the number of Spiritual Points they can unlock.”

“What do you mean?”

“When you’re a new cultivator, it’s extremely difficult to unlock any Spiritual Points.
However, as your own number of Spiritual Points and power increase, it’ll be much easier for you to unlock the points until you reach your limit.
Once the limit has been reached, it’ll be difficult for you to unlock more points.
So, it’ll be pointless even if you have a better technique.
It’s useless for a cultivator, whose limit is 180 Spiritual Points, to cultivate a Heaven Rank technique.
Hence, you have to cultivate according to your own capabilities.”

“I see.” Lu Ye finally understood it.

“Moreover, it’s actually better to cultivate a Yellow Rank technique when you’re just starting out.”

“Because it’s easier?”

“That’s right.
You’ll reach First Order Spirit Creek Realm by unlocking 9 Spiritual Points.
However, if you cultivate a Heaven Rank technique, you’ll need to unlock 18 points.
By allowing your Spiritual Power to pass through your points earlier and becoming a Spirit Creek Realm Master, you’ll be more efficient at cultivating.
Hence, be it the rogue cultivators who are without any support or the disciples from the major Sects, they’ll start with a Yellow Rank technique.
After they cultivate the technique fully, they can still change to another technique.”

In fact, Elder Tang didn’t tell him the whole story regarding changing the cultivation technique.
Only those rogue cultivators who didn’t have a solid foundation and the disciples from small clans would start with a Yellow Rank technique.

Although there were no drawbacks in changing the cultivation technique, it would still be troublesome.
Those with a powerful background would choose to cultivate either a Black or Earth Rank cultivation technique.
That was because be it Yellow, Black or Earth Rank, a cultivator would only need to unlock 9 points to reach First Order Spirit Creek Realm.
There was no difference between the three.
A cultivator would only make a shift to Heaven Rank technique when necessary after he unlocked all the points and reached his limit.
Those who were not capable could only attempt to achieve a breakthrough.

However, Elder Tang was concerned that Lu Ye’s talent was only one leaf, so the latter probably couldn’t unlock many Spiritual Points throughout his life.
Therefore, a Yellow Rank technique was enough for him.
Certainly, he did not point it out, not did he look down on Lu Ye because of that.
As a Sect Master, he did not show any impatience when teaching Lu Ye, who was a disciple on paper.

“As for your worry that this might be an evil technique…” Elder Tang lifted his head and stared solemnly at him.
“You have to remember that only people can be categorised as good or evil, not a cultivation technique.
Whatever the technique, it’s for people to cultivate.
It is the Human heart that makes something good or evil.
There are sly people within Grand Sky Coalition, and there are also upright people in Thousand Demon Ridge.”

“I’ll remember it,” Lu Ye replied respectfully.