Chapter 1319 - 1419: Virtuous Cycle

In other words, a very handy Array you're using might be utterly broken by someone else in an instant.

This is something to be aware of regarding Array cultivation, unless you have a bottom-line Array that only your close associates know about, and no one else does.

Only then, when facing an enemy, can you secure the minimum protection, otherwise, you cast an Array and the enemy breaks an Array of yours, you cast one and the enemy breaks one, and at that point, you are like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered.

Since those who usually cultivate Arrays, besides cultivating Arrays, seldom go to cultivate other Immortal Techniques.

After all, wanting to cultivate Immortal Techniques requires a large amount of time, thus taking away the time for these Arrays.

Once you spend effort to cultivate other Immortal Techniques, the result is that not only your Immortal Technique cultivation isn't good, but your Array cultivation level is also not satisfactory.

After all, cultivating Arrays consumes a lot of time, not only requiring a large amount of time for research but also for creation, thus for Immortal Techniques, those are redundant; it's not that they don't want to cultivate, after all cultivating Immortal Techniques provides an extra layer of power security, enabling them to retain the ability to resist when encountering those who can destroy their Arrays.

But they really do not have the time nor spare energy to cultivate Immortal Techniques, a single Array's cultivation, research, and creation already consume all their time, they even have to use a day as ten days.

So much so that they still lack time, so they are unable to cultivate more Arrays when one is broken.

Moreover, breaking Arrays is not as simple as you imagine; maybe you can break this Array, you can break the second Array, but once these two Arrays merge into a new Array, then it's a new Array, and using the original method to break it again is almost impossible, therefore, breaking Arrays isn't that easy, as just ten Arrays can create tens of millions, up to a billion new Array combinations.

Although among these Arrays, many are considered waste Arrays, once they form a new Array, it's a new Array, requiring everything to be recalculated.

To break these new Arrays, you need new research, so while it appears cultivators of Arrays are constantly targeted and broken, in reality, they won't be broken that easily, for if breaking Arrays was that easy, no one would specialize in cultivating Arrays.

Instead, they would all go to cultivate Immortal Techniques or other types such as Alchemy or Artifact Refining, considering these two scenarios.

Alchemy and Artifact Refining are auxiliary professions, nobody can break them, instead, they have the pursuit of many individuals.

And these pursuits allow them to continue cultivating with peace and reassurance, as an Alchemy Master or an Artifact Refining Expert not only needs service from one's own Sect but once renowned, cultivators from other Sects will give them respect and service, as perhaps one day, they might seek you.

Especially Medical Cultivators, you might one day need them urgently, as they can save lives at crucial moments.

If Medical Cultivators are your last resort, then Artifact Cultivators are your guides on the cultivation path, because if you only cultivate Immortal Techniques, you'll need Magical Treasures when fighting others or rapidly boosting your strength, and these Magical Treasures can only be refined by those Artifact Refining Experts who can craft the right Magical Treasure for you.

While newcomers might not succeed, they can't craft suitable Magical Treasures, also generally small Sects can't afford an Artifact Refiner, because learning to craft Magical Treasures requires massive resources, and small Sects themselves lack resources for their own cultivation, making it impossible to allocate resources for disciples to learn Artifact Refining.

Certainly, whether it's Artifact Refining or Alchemy, expecting a small Sect to afford them is nearly impossible.

Usually, Artifact Refining or Alchemy, except for some Loose Cultivators, it is only those disciples of Major Sects who have enough resources to practice, gaining the title of Artifact Refining Expert or Alchemy Master.

Keep in mind every Artifact Refining Expert or Alchemy Master has built their name by accumulating countless materials; if you want the title of Artifact Refining Expert or Alchemy Master, regardless if your talent is high or low, as long as you have abundant resources, and practice with them extensively, eventually you'll get this title.

Only, those with high talent earn this title much faster; although Artifact Refining and Alchemy require diligence, talent is important too, because if it's only diligence, at most you're replicating existing forms.

They can only be called craftsmen, not masters; to become a master, innate talent is crucial because innovation is necessary, and some Magical Treasures already exist, and if you refine them again it's just replication without impressing anyone; sometimes, extremely challenging Magical Treasures cannot be successfully refined by mere diligence.

Innovators are different because they resist crafting repetitive Magical Treasures, each piece incorporates their own elements.

Thus, every time they refine a Magical Treasure, they extract essence and discard flaws, and their Magical Treasures become increasingly excellent, earning them the title of master eventually, Alchemy follows this pattern as well.

Each alchemical process absorbs lessons from the previous one, ensuring errors aren't repeated next time.

Therefore, when that person continues Alchemy, they produce increasingly high-quality results; given the same materials, others may only produce middle to high-grade pills.

Yet in the hands of an Alchemy Master, they can produce top-tier pills, and with identical materials, identical resources, who would you choose?

If you choose the Alchemy Master who refines higher-quality pills, they will practice further, pushing pill quality even higher.

This creates a positive cycle.