Lu Changsheng immediately took the book to the quiet cultivation chamber.
Inside the quiet chamber, Lu Changsheng slowly opened the book.
This book seemed to be authored by a martial artist named "Ancient Abyss."
Being stored in the Transmission Hall, it must belong to a predecessor from the Heavenly Sect of the Ancient Domain.
The book offered a high-level understanding and explanation of the body refinement layer, Divine Power Realm, and Divine Astral Realm.
These three realms appear to be vastly different.
But "Ancient Abyss" explained that these three realms are fundamentally the same, all cultivating the "essence" of the human body.
The human body is divided into "essence, vitality, and spirit."
Body refinement, Divine Power, and Divine Astral cultivate the essence of the human body.
That is to say, the physical body.
Blood and vitality, muscles, bones, skin, and so on, all belong to the "essence" within essence, vitality, and spirit.
In this regard, demons are the strongest!
Martial artists come second, and Immortal Masters are the weakest.
Moreover, due to human limitations, the human body cannot reach the terrifying levels of a demon’s physical body.
Human physical limits are finite.
Generally, the Thousand Cauldrons Realm represents the maximum potential of the human physical body, with no further advancement possible.
To advance further in martial arts, one must find another path.
The essence of demons is something martial artists cannot learn.
The "vitality" of Immortal Masters, meaning spiritual power, requires individuals gifted with spiritual roots to draw energy into their bodies and become Immortal Masters. Martial artists typically lack spiritual roots and cannot absorb this "vitality."
Thus, among essence, vitality, and spirit, only "spirit" remains.
This "spirit" is essentially the unity of the mental and spiritual.
Therefore, from the Divine Astral Realm onward, martial artists must enhance their spiritual power.
This is because the focus of martial arts lies in "spirit."
Opening the brain domain leads to advancement to the Divine Treasure Realm.
The brain domain is formed by developing spiritual power.
This is precisely why martial artists, by opening the brain domain, have the ability to rival demons and the Immortal Path.
Reading this far, Lu Changsheng suddenly understood.
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He had simply trained step by step without systematically understanding martial arts.
Now Lu Changsheng comprehended the essence of martial arts.
It was, in fact, "spirit."
It is the path of martial arts, conquered through struggles and obstacles.
This path also belongs to the Heavenly Great Dao!
Once the brain domain is opened, martial artists shatter their limitations.
Martial arts advance by leaps and bounds as well.
The brain domain established from the Divine Treasure Realm is still unstable.
Furthermore, within the brain domain resides various mysterious powers.
These mysterious powers can only be utilized through the brain domain, transitioning from void to reality.
However, the nurturing of the brain domain is subject to limitations.
This is because the brain domain is still not strong enough.
It has not yet transitioned.
Ideally, the brain domain would transform into a "domain."
This would be equivalent to a world within the mind.
When this state is achieved, the brain domain of martial artists can manifest.
Every action would be imbued with terrifying power.
This realm is referred to as "Dao Foundation."
It signifies the foundation of martial arts!
Essentially, it corresponds to the Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarch of the Immortal Path.
Foundation Establishment likewise establishes the foundation of the Immortal Path.
Clearly, the Dao Foundation of martial artists also draws from the Foundation Establishment of the Immortal Path.
"Above the Divine Treasure Realm lies the Dao Foundation, where the crucial step is transforming the brain domain into a brain domain world, transitioning the brain domain from void to reality."
"To accomplish this transformation of the brain domain into a brain domain world, a special treasure is required—the Boundary Transformation Stone."
"The Boundary Transformation Stone is rare and valuable, but the Heavenly Sect of the Ancient Domain possesses it. As long as a True Disciple requests it, they will receive one."
"However, once the Boundary Transformation Stone begins the transformation, the brain domain will endure immense pressure. Failing to withstand the pressure will cause the brain domain to collapse, resulting in death."
Lu Changsheng’s heart sank.
Clearly, he realized that the breakthrough from the Divine Treasure Realm to the Dao Foundation Realm carries great risk.
Success or death—there is no middle ground!
Nevertheless, advancing to the Dao Foundation Realm must have a solution.
That solution lies in strengthening the brain domain.
Martial artists have found a type of Boundary Stone capable of integrating into the brain domain, stabilizing it and making it sturdier.
Typically, the brain domain must expand to a ten-mile diameter before refining a Boundary Stone.
If the brain domain lacks a ten-mile diameter, refining a Boundary Stone is still possible, but it risks overwhelming the brain domain, leading to collapse, resulting in disastrous consequences.
Once ten Boundary Stones are refined, the brain domain generally expands to a diameter of one hundred miles.
At this point, using the Boundary Transformation Stone to convert the brain domain into a brain domain world greatly increases the odds of success—almost guaranteed. The brain domain will also resist collapse.
Thus, this forms the cultivation trajectory for the Divine Treasure Realm.
Expand the brain domain, refine Boundary Stones!
The key lies in expanding the brain domain.
One can comprehend domains and nurture them within the brain domain.
By nurturing a domain to its pinnacle state, the brain domain can expand by one mile in diameter.
However, if one were to use this method to expand the brain domain to a range of one hundred miles, wouldn’t it require comprehending one hundred different domains and nurturing each to its pinnacle state?
That is extremely difficult!
Additionally, certain spiritual secret techniques can also be infused into the brain domain, broadening it.
Even rarer treasures exist, capable of integrating into the brain domain to cause expansion.
However, such treasures are exceedingly scarce, each one invaluable.
When they appear, they invariably prompt fierce competition among martial artists of the Divine Treasure Realm.
In contrast, Boundary Stones and Boundary Transformation Stones are provided by the sect.
The greatest challenge is expanding the brain domain.
This relies on individual talent, comprehension, and opportunities.
Most martial artists of the Divine Treasure Realm venture to the second layer of the Ancient Domain.
One main reason is to seek opportunities.
If fortunate enough to integrate a certain treasure into the brain domain, instantly expanding it by ten or even tens of miles in diameter, who wouldn’t seize that chance?
Cases of such fortune have indeed occurred.