The cultivation journey's mystical aspects didn't only involve strength that mortals couldn't even begin to conceive.
The Qi was truly magical, enabling proper superpowers and feats that no technological innovation could imitate, on top of slowing aging.
All that deepened in the higher stages, almost creating the misconception that cultivators had unlimited free time on their hands. That could be true for lazy ones, but the hardworking ones experienced the very opposite reality.
Higher, superhuman stamina enabled longer, inhuman training regimens. The Qi-related practices were also incredibly time-consuming, demanding levels of extended concentration that no mortal could withstand.
Liam belonged to the hardworking category, and in quite an extreme fashion. His greater, impossible goal matched his resolve. He pushed himself to his utmost limit, knowing that anything less would ensure his failure or death.
