But How Is That Possible?

Feng Wu said, "…Actually, I can protect myself."

Lady Northern Feng rolled her eyes at Feng Wu. "Forget it. Without cultivation ability, it doesn't matter how strong your physique is. All the enemies you've encountered so far were Spiritual Masters, which is why you could fend them off with your physical strength alone. But when they become Spiritual Grandmasters or Spiritual Elders…

"As they improve, you'll lag behind, because your physical strength will grow at a much slower rate than their cultivation. The discrepancy will only grow bigger." Lady Northern Feng admonished her. "It's like the difference between common soldiers and officers in the army: without spiritual essence, the best you can be is a chief petty officer. Those with spiritual essence, however, can start off as captains and lieutenants. From there, they'll then become majors, colonels, or even major generals…