"The Lapis Link Body Array Totemic Art is affecting the Three Apertures Invoking Technique," Lin Mu realized. "Instead of reaching the seventh stage and attempting Aperture Closing, he is using the Totemic Art as a separate layer. It channels all Immortal Essence into his body in a controlled way, without risking collapse."
This method effectively avoided the fatal bottleneck of the technique. As long as Blueback possessed this Totemic Art, he could continue to cultivate his body to the peak of the Immortal Realm.
But Lin Mu also saw the flaw in this path.
"I do not know if he can progress beyond this," Lin Mu thought, "and I am sure he does not know either."
The Totemic Art was the final creation of Blueback's friend, a formation master who had already passed away. Without the creator, improving or evolving the technique would be extremely difficult.
"Unless," Lin Mu considered, "he finds someone capable of understanding it completely and designing the next stage for him."
