From this, one could even make a bold guess: perhaps in the Upper Realm, a Spirit Root isn't a prerequisite for embarking on the Immortal Path. Any mortal who wants to cultivate could simply purchase an artificial one.
If this hypothesis were true, it would herald the dawn of an age where everyone could be a dragon.
Of course, that's not a certainty. One only has to look at the knowledge monopolies in the Lower Realm.
Perhaps the emergence of artificial Spirit Roots wouldn't be a good thing for the people of the Upper Realm.
Only those in the Upper Realm could know the truth of it.
...
「Several months later, on a deserted island in the Outer Sea near Tide Cave.」
Two figures silently appeared—a man and a woman.
The male cultivator had the appearance of a middle-aged, black-haired man. He wore a moon-yellow Dharma Robe and carried a massive Sword Box on his back, marking him as a Sword Cultivator.
