It's like how a Cultivator needs a body as a prerequisite to begin Cultivation. Afterward, once they have a soul, they can forsake their physical form to become a Ghost Cultivator or a Spirit Cultivator. Both are viable. Among the countless Daoist Skills and myriad paths, a physical body isn't an absolute requirement.
However, that initial start with a physical body—the Entry Level for any Daoist Skill—is absolutely necessary. It is the beginning of everything.
Therefore, for the path of Rune Life to begin, it must initially be combined with the Artifact Dao. By using the Computation Dao to develop the Array Dao and then integrating that with the Artifact Dao, you create a Talisman Brain. This is the first step in creating Rune Life.
As for where Rune Life ultimately heads, that depends on individual development. It's nothing rare in Hongmeng for a single path to blossom in a hundred different ways.
