In fact, Tang Rao was well aware that he was reluctant to discard his cultivation because Spiritual Marrow was too rare, almost something you could meet but not seek.
Discarding his cultivation would ruin both his innate spiritual wisdom and innate spirit body, and he would certainly not attempt to condense Spiritual Energy in its overflowing state again, meaning he would become an ordinary cultivator.
Even though he would have a great advantage in terms of Spirit Root, it actually wouldn't make much difference.
The most he could achieve, as before in the Seventy-two Domains of the nine realms, was to be at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing.
Even Great Perfection would be unattainable.
Although he wasn't particularly anxious or obsessed with the path of immortality, he did not like the idea of a life with limits.
Having a set goal of the Tribulation Crossing peak, and being told that it is the limit, felt unpleasant.
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