"I also need to teach them the proper, uncorrupted way to initiate their upper-realm training. A flawless foundation is the single most important thing in a newly ascended spirit master's life. It is the most crucial, yet tragically the most neglected first step, one that fundamentally alters the future potential of any master."
He knew better than anyone how even the most subtle, seemingly insignificant mistakes made during these beginning stages would reflect massive, irreversible changes in their power ceilings later on.
What made the situation far more serious was the incredibly narrow window of time he and the other masters possessed to get this right. They didn't just have a strict spirit-grade limit restricting the use of these advanced foundation-laying methods; they were also bound by a ruthless time limit imposed by the laws of the plane.
