The Aether cultivation path Aksai practised was somewhat different from the pure soul cultivation path Kanis had been talking about.
Aksai had acquired this peculiar, modified form of Aether cultivation technique from a rebel organization in Aether World Acarnis known as the New Dawn.
Unlike conventional Aether or soul cultivation, which required practitioners to strengthen and refine their own soul foundations, this modified path placed most of that responsibility on their Aether Beasts.
Rather than developing his soul through painstaking cultivation, Aksai relied on his Aether Beast to do most of the heavy lifting.
It was an arrangement that had benefited him considerably. He had gained access to powerful soul-based offensive and defensive abilities without having to invest nearly as much time and effort into this particular aspect of cultivation.
However, every coin had two sides.
