This left Yuan Qing somewhat alarmed. One must know that in resonance power cultivation, the stages leading up to the Heavenly Resonance Stage are relatively straightforward; provided one has sufficient talent, one’s cultivation can advance with great vigor. For instance, elite students at Saint Xuanxing Academy might enter the Heavenly Pearl Stage while in the Four-Star Academy. However, breaking through from the Heavenly Pearl Stage to the Heavenly Resonance Stage is an extremely difficult process. This can be seen from the examples of Gong Shenjun and the Eldest Princess; even though they are top-tier talents in the Four-Star Academy and have the backing of the Royal Court, they still might not be able to break through to the Heavenly Resonance Stage within their four years at the academy.
This is because the Heavenly Resonance Stage requires not just talent, but also accumulation and insight, and the difficulty of advancing from the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Stage to the Greater Heavenly Resonance Stage is even greater. It can be said that the Heavenly Resonance Stage is the most difficult threshold to cross before entering the Duke Stage. Yuan Qing had entered the Heavenly Resonance Stage several years ago, yet even now, he is still hovering at this level, unable to successfully step into the Greater Heavenly Resonance Stage.
Yet, Xu Tianling, who stood before him, had reached it a step ahead of him.
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