After completing the foundation-solidifying stage, Wei Yuan's Dao energy had increased by an amount that would have counted as doubling for the average cultivator. Yet because his energy was over ten times more than an average early-stage immortal foundation, this increase counted as less than ten percent for him. His Dao energy was over ten times that of an average middle-stage immortal foundation. In short, it was a negligible increase.

In terms of total Dao energy, Wei Yuan had completely surpassed Zhang Sheng and Ji Liuli. He was also slightly better than Trueman Chu He and on par with the old Daoist’s snake or cat.

However, while the quantity of his Dao energy was certainly impressive, its quality was anything but. Impure and poorly refined, it was a classic case of quantity over quality; of having a flimsy foundation. He was exactly the kind of person teachers used as a cautionary tale in cultivation classes because assuming that two combatants shared the same amount of Dao energy, the one with flimsier energy would always be weaker in both offense and defense. They would experience a significant disadvantage in duels.

Wei Yuan recalled his lessons and found himself in complete agreement with his teachers. Assuming that his Dao energy reserves and his opponent’s were the same, he was definitely no match for many Avatars...