This, of course, was because Yìng Wúyī had not focused his efforts on breaking through his current realm.
If he truly wanted to break through, based solely on his celestial-grade attainments in the path of calligraphy, achieving Emperor Ascension would be a trivial matter—mere child's play accomplished in the space of a breath.
However, Yìng Wúyī chose not to do so for four main reasons:
First, advancing too quickly in the early stages would make later breakthroughs exceedingly difficult; from a long-term perspective, it might actually take much longer overall.
Although he possessed the Mending Heaven Scripture, consecutive breakthroughs would not grant him the strength to effortlessly sweep through peers in the same realm, and being caught in an awkward middle ground for a prolonged period was the most excruciating feeling of all.
Besides, what if an accident occurred along the way? Wouldn't that be completely ruining a winning hand?
Second, he still needed to consider his silly little sister. If Yìng Tiānyáo's state of mind or other aspects encountered problems, wouldn't the notion of "two taboo figures in a single clan" become a complete joke?
Third, if he advanced too rapidly, Ying Hongyi would surely break all his lackey-like legs, and he might even end up having to scrap his character profile and restart his realm progression from scratch.
Lastly, there were still some matters that required his personal attention...
Yet, even though Yìng Wúyī's realm had not ri…
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