Upon hearing this, Zhang Deming replied, "My knowledge on the subject is limited, but I do know a few things. Most Painting Cultivators today focus on Summoning. They either imbue their paintings with spirit—bringing them to life and granting them sentience through Spirit Awakening."
"Or they paint entire worlds, sealing spirits or various creatures within them. The methods may vary, but most use the Painting Dao as a path to Summoning."
"But for someone like you, sir, to use the Painting Dao to pursue a Dao of Shaping—specializing in the shaping of the Sword Dao, no less—that can't be mainstream for Painting Cultivators, can it?"
Li Cheng nodded. "You're right. The Painting Dao does mostly focus on Summoning. But due to the path's inherent limitations, an unsublimated painting is Innately a notch weaker than direct Summoning."
