Grand Elder's Words

Enlightened Alchemy. The name intrigued Ryu, especially since, as the language buff he was, he could see several meanings for it, each seemingly more profound than the last. This path seemed absolutely perfect for his Dao. 

With how many talents Ryu had, it was often him, or rather, mostly Ailsa, trying to find a method to streamline and simplify his path. He was talented in too many areas and go down too many rabbit holes to be left to his own devices. While it might sound fun for him to suddenly become a master of everything, such a title would only stick with him at the lower levels. 

As he began to increase his strength and quickly rose up the peak, his so-called master of everything title would quickly turn him into a jack of all trades who had no mastery whatsoever. Even Ryu wasn't arrogant enough to believe that he could stretch himself so impossibly thin.