His voice was wistful as he said, "But even those without spirit roots could make up for this deficiency by forging their body, changing their blood, and strengthening their life force, all to ultimately build a life root that could connect with spirit energy in the environment and cultivate."
"Did I mention that cultivation was completely free?" Tepid Scholar asked them.
Without waiting for an answer, he said, "I did. In their days, you didn't need to pay anyone to be awakened or to access the spirit energy everywhere."
"To top things off, cultivators didn't need to spend their lifespan to produce power. They could use the spirit energy in the environment to freely produce power. So yes, the time of the ancient cultivators was a time of plenty and prosperity despite some difficulties."
Scoffing, he said, "And what difficulty did they face? It was mostly the difficulty of greed. They fought each other for precious resources and the like. Their greatest enemy was themselves."
