“Then what should I do?” asked James.

Emperor Jabari replied, “There’s nothing we can do for now. In the past, I, too, captured many evil spirits in the Dark World and forced them to hand over their cultivation methods.

“After acquiring various cultivation methods from those evil spirits, I discovered their cultivation methods were only suitable for their kind. They weren’t meant to be cultivated by living beings with physical bodies.

“However, after obtaining so many of them, I discovered something. If you give me some time, I might be able to create a suitable cultivation method for living beings.”

James thought awhile and asked, “You’re a soul fragment now, right? Theoretically, you’re also considered an evil spirit, so why don’t you cultivate in the Dark World?”

Emperor Jabari said, “I’ve considered that but dismissed the idea. If I were to cultivate in the Dark World, I wouldn’t be able to return to the Illuminated World.”

“I see.” James now had a better understanding of the