Someone had told him long ago that what determines how far you can go in cultivation is not how hard you try, but your talent. Talent draws the line that separates people. He agreed with this completely and enjoyed it immensely.
The great momentum of the realm had blessed him, allowing his cultivation to proceed almost entirely without bottlenecks. It had been smooth sailing, and whatever he wanted, he got. During his Foundation Establishment, chance had brought him a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, resulting in a perfect Foundation Establishment. When reaching the Core Formation stage, he encountered a Heavenly Beast and merged with it, its purest Spiritual Power yielding a ninth-grade king pill. Then, an opportunity given by a Deity Transformation expert allowed that ninth-grade king pill to ripen fully, giving birth to a Top-grade Nascent Soul.
He had been called "number one" since childhood, and hearing it had become second nature; tasks were accomplished effortlessly. He was the number one genius of the Heavenly Sword Sect and one of the four great pillars of the middle generation in the Mainland.
Chapter 793