The Martial Artists on the Canglan Continent were indeed just as Ling Xiao had previously thought. The path they walked was one of "entering the Dao through martial arts." However, none of their great families had been able to perfect this route or establish any definitive Cultivation Techniques. They relied entirely on individual serendipity and pure luck.
Furthermore, once someone reached the Sword Saint Realm, they would be automatically drawn into the Holy Sanctuary... 'Huh? Wait, automatically drawn in?' A startling thought suddenly surfaced in Ling Xiao's mind. 'Could it be that the Saint Domain Emperor from the Ancient Era did this on purpose? To prevent the people of this world from easily mastering the Cultivation Techniques for entering the Dao through martial arts?'
