From what Xiao knew about cultivation and his knowledge from Earth, each major cultivation realm had some minor stages to it. And to advance into the next realm, a cultivator had to cultivate through all of those minor stages.
'Also, from the looks of it, the difference in strength between each of those realms is very vast. So much so that it was almost impossible to fight across realms. For example, a cultivator in the Qi Sea Realm cannot fight against Spiritual Realm cultivators. And at the same time, a Spiritual Realm cultivator cannot even resist in front of a Transcending Mortality Realm Demigod. And the same can be said for Estimated Ones, who can crush Demigods as though they were crushing ants.'
He continued.
'The same is true for the Supreme Beings, who can kill Estimated Ones with a glance. And Great Emperors? Well, they can erase a Supreme Being with just a thought. They are the noblest and most almighty existences in the Nine Emperor World and Endless Haven, controlling the fate of all living beings and the Myriad Races.'
Taking a deep breath, Xiao thought.
'All of those reasons combined make the chances of fighting above your realm almost impossible. Well, it's not like no one has done that before. But it is simply too hard to achieve. And anyone who can do so is nothing but an insane and monstrous genius, like the Royal Family's Founding Emperors and other terrifying geniuses.'
And from what Xiao knew, every generation would have some monstrous geniuses who could achieve that feat. But that was simply too rare and extraordinary.
'Well, I don't know if I can do the same in the future or not. But if I want to prove the Dao in the future and bear the Heaven's Will, then I must achieve it no matter what.'
Xiao didn't know if he could do it or not, but there was one thing he could do, and that was within his control to do his best and everything he could to make it happen.
'And to do so, I need to have a vast amount of knowledge and information, reading cultivation techniques, scriptures, mantras, and many other things. Only then can I plan perfectly to make it happen.'
Xiao continued.
'But at the same time, there's one thing I simply can't do, and that is to twist and modify the current cultivation system or follow a completely different cultivation system that is unique.'
From what he had learned from his aunt and sisters, the current cultivation system was a universal path established after countless trials and errors. Even though there were many cultivation systems in the Endless Haven, none of them were as effective, superior, or powerful as the current cultivation system.
And most importantly, no matter how unique and different a cultivation system was, all of them would eventually converge at the Supreme Realm of the current cultivation system.
Because of this, from Xiao's point of view, it was simply a waste of time to cultivate a different, unique cultivation system. At the same time, he would gain no advantages from doing so. So what was the point of doing it anyway?
Just because he wanted to sound different? That was simply stupid.
'The current cultivation system is more effective, proven, practical, and universal, so it's simply the best. And also, modifying your cultivation system and twisting it to make it unique also comes with a cost that most cannot afford, nor is it easy to do so. Instead, it is the exact opposite.'
He thought.
'By doing this, at any step, anything can go wrong. And if it does, then it's simply over for them. There are many cases of pitiful cultivators and geniuses who tried to make their cultivation different, only to end up being unable to advance or find a path forward. And in the worst-case scenario, something goes wrong during the process, causing their cultivation to explode, and they die on the spot.'
Xiao sighed.
'Ahh, pitiful souls. That's why you shouldn't bite off more than you can chew.'
Shaking his head, he continued to think.
'Anyway, let's see what I can do. For now, let's continue reading this book. And also, after the Awakening Ceremony, I will come back to this library to find out the remaining knowledge and information about the things that I need to know. Oh, I will also learn many techniques, scriptures, mantras, secret arts, and all the other things.'
Xiao looked at the book in his hand calmly.
'But for now, let's continue to read and understand more. I might be ignorant, but I have the opportunity and resources to not remain one.'
Thinking so, he continued to read this book, which contained information about cultivation and other things.
«"The Path of Cultivation and the first realm of mortal cultivation starts at the Qi Sea Realm. It is also the first step of the Mortal Boundary. The cultivation formula of the Qi Sea Realm starts as a mortal who has to go through an Awakening Ceremony, which involves performing a ritual directed toward the Heaven's Will. After that, the Heavenly Dao will bestow its blessings upon the awakening candidate, which will awaken the candidate's potential and destroy the shackles that were placed upon them from birth, which is one of the fundamental laws of this universe. After that, the candidate will find themselves able to sense Qi, or Spiritual Energy."»
«"At the same time, their consciousness will transform into Divine Consciousness, or Divine Sense. Also, they will form a Dantian inside their body by guiding the Spiritual Energy that is everywhere through their meridians and veins. At the same time, they have to transform their heart into a Qi Heart, which will continuously draw Qi from the outside into their body through their meridians and veins, transforming it into a passive process that continuously refines Qi within the body and forms a Sea of Qi in their Dantian. A cultivator can then use this refined Qi for themselves, such as performing attacks and using techniques. Without Qi, a cultivator cannot perform techniques or any attacks at all."»
Reading this, Xiao was deep in thought.
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