“I mean in terms of species! Species!” Li Hao coughed. “Plant spirits are a massive species, are they not?”0

The young man offered a few words of bracing comfort. These three were indeed not the sharpest! Granted, he was comparing them not against ordinary people, but against powerhouses. The stronger one was, the more mental strength one accumulated. That provided a baseline intelligence. Compared to their peers, these three were much… dumber.1

“Take the beast spirits, for example. They didn’t have much intelligence at first, but they produced many powerhouses. These days, I know one particular monster spirit who is very, very smart—Capsize Sea…”0

“The Sea Pacification Envoy of Silver Moon?” The sword tree was familiar with this one. “Indeed, the water cow family possesses high intelligence!”0

“So long as your race produces a few exalted emperors…” Li Hao continued. “A species transforms its inner nature when exalted emperors appear! One person attaining their dao means the rise of many others! Such is the great dao, but the prerequisite is that you must seek your dao!1

“Therefore, you should absolutely attempt things that you haven’t before!” The young man...0