In general, sensing the presence of spiritual energy was considered to be the beginning of one's cultivation. Drawing spiritual energy into one's body to strengthen oneself was considered as starting one's cultivation. Steadying one's cultivation and stepping into the first level was considered the threshold of cultivation.
Breaking through the ninth level of the cultivation realm meant that one would be able to reach the ninth level of the Heaven Stairway with every step, and then die from anger and hatred. Generally speaking, with every step one took, one would be able to attain a lifespan of more than 100 years, and after reaching the fifth level, one would be able to attain a lifespan of more than 300 years.
A cultivator with a cultivation at the ninth step could live for at least 1500 years if nothing unexpected happened. Once someone stepped into the king realm, their lifespan would increase by more than ten thousand li in an instant. Their combat power was astonishing. Although this kind of existence could not shake the world, it could still be considered a mighty force.
After the King Realm was the Emperor Realm, meaning that they were the kings among kings. These existences had a lifespan of ten thousand years, and with a lift of their hands, they could split mountains and roam the universe.
This was the Martial Saint level. Not only were their longevity rates shocking, their methods were godly, and with a raise of their hands, they could tear apart the entire universe. The entire continent seemed to have many Martial Saint level experts, but this was obtained with a hundred thousand years of peace on the continent. The Emperor's Realm was as different as the sky and the earth. It was just like Lu Wuya and Nangong Li's hatred. The two of them were in the same Emperor's Realm, but they were not of the same level. When one reached the peak of the Emperor Realm, as long as it wasn't an accident, one could live for long.
In the entire continent, there did not seem to be a single existing existence, and one could only deduce from the various records that this realm truly existed. In the ancient texts, there were only two Worldly Immortals that could be acknowledged by countless cultivators: the first was the Master of the Worryfree Immortal Manor, Fairy Wuyou; the second was the Ancestor, Qin Wumianzhou.
The more Liu Yi understood about the realm, the more confused he became. He remembered that he was only 600 years old when he first came to know the Dao, but his lifespan was already insufficient.
Under normal circumstances, it would not be a problem for a King's Realm cultivator to live for 2,000 years, provided that he was a normal King's Realm cultivator. If he had used some special methods before reaching the King's Realm, such as forcefully stimulating his potential with his longevity, then the loss of lifespan would be extremely shocking.
At the end of the day, the majority of cultivators were cultivators who pursued the path of immortality. However, there were those who pursued fighting strength that defied the heavens, and there were even those who were forced to use their lifespan to change their cultivation. Legend has it that one person from a hundred thousand years ago, who had only stepped into the Emperor Realm, ran rampant, and even experts of the late stage of the Emperor Realm were repeatedly defeated by him. Even Qin Wulang was defeated after exchanging blows for half a day, but even he, who had reached the peak of the Emperor Realm, only lived for less than ten thousand years.
Liu Yi nodded and accepted the teachings!
He didn't cultivate for the sake of longevity, nor did he cultivate for the sake of his shocking battle prowess. He only needed to shatter the universe, leave this starry sky, and return to his own.
But now, this goal was a distant goal. Moreover, under this starry sky, he had already gradually fused with it and even made a promise …
At night, Liu Yi sat under the moonlight and looked up at the boundless starry sky. He already felt that his body seemed to have reached its limit. It was already too difficult for him to continue improving.
According to his master, he needed to break through his own body from ancient times to be reborn to be able to draw spiritual energy into his body.
He had done almost everything he could do, but recently, he felt more and more powerless, thinking, I don't know why, but Liu Yi took out a jade hairpin that Ning Xue gave him, and couldn't help but think of that peerless green robed woman. She was only 200 years old, yet she was able to cause the three great Demon Sovereigns to cross paths, she was called 'Heavenly Maiden.' Such a character, it was said that no one would believe her even if she wasn't an unrivalled heaven's pride level character.
However, he had not heard anything about Ning Xue. It was clear that she knew Lu Wuya, but Liu Yi had asked twice. Lu Wuya only smiled at Liu Yi, so he did not ask anymore.
While Liu Yi was deep in thought, the jade hairpin started emitting a hazy light under the moonlight. The light became brighter and brighter, finally bringing Liu Yi back to reality. Liu Yi stared blankly at the jade hairpin, then slowly stood up and raised the jade hairpin.
Under the moonlight, the snake-shaped jade hairpin seemed to have come to life as it glimmered with a green light like a snake spitting out its tongue. That bright little snake seemed to be moving about.
Suddenly, just when it was caught off guard, the little snake opened its little mouth and spat out a green light directly onto Liu Yi's forehead. Liu Yi felt his eyes light up. His body immediately left the ground and flew away from the continent into the starry sky.
Suddenly, Liu Yi discovered that there was a person standing next to him. His entire body was enveloped in light, making it hard to see clearly, but from the shape of his body, he could tell that it was a woman. Liu Yi looked at the woman, and for some reason, he had the urge to kneel down.
This woman seemed to be saying something, but Liu Yi couldn't hear it clearly. He only looked at this hazy woman and felt that this starry sky was for her. She was the owner of this starry sky, the mother of all here.
This kind of feeling was very strange. It was hard to explain, but the way was unclear.
After a moment, the woman stretched out her hand, and Liu Yi did not hesitate to reach out his hand. The woman brought him to travel through the stars, and they were only able to see each other when suddenly, the two of them stopped. Liu Yi saw the woman point her finger towards a planet, and it seemed that Liu Yi felt that this giant planet looked familiar.
The continent and the ocean were constantly shifting, gradually forming a planet that was split in half. Gradually, organisms began to appear on the planet, one after another incomparably powerful creatures ran amok on it, and countless creatures broke through the air and entered the planet. Gradually, racial conflicts appeared, and wanton slaughter began to take place on the planet.
After a great battle, several powerful races were almost completely wiped out. More and more creatures gathered on top of the lake, and gradually, Liu Yi discovered that humans appeared.
Finally, among the countless humans, there was one that understood the way of heaven and drew spiritual energy into his body. He became stronger, and was able to contend against other races, and he passed this technique on to other races. Gradually, the human race continued to improve this technique, and many people became stronger and stronger.
After an unknown amount of years, the human race had risen to prominence amongst countless other races. Some of them were strong enough to rival the dragon race and phoenix races.
Seeing this, the planet suddenly stopped moving and disappeared into the starry sky. Liu Yi looked again and saw that it was the Everlasting Continent.
"The place which has just evolved … is the first Eternal Continent?" After pondering for a long time, Liu Yi said, "I remember that Ning Xue once told me that no matter how powerful the technique is, it was created by a human. The reason you brought me here was also to tell me this, and to tell me not to have my eyes restricted by everything in front of me!"
The woman nodded her head again. Liu Yi looked at the Everlasting Continent and mumbled, "Regardless of race, although they were born with different strengths and weaknesses, they can be made up for through cultivation. The dragon race is strong, but they still need to cultivate. Humans are small and weak, but through training, they can still compare to the powerful existences of other races.
"If that's the case, then why do I have to follow the rules of the ancients? Why can't I break the shackles in advance and destroy the body of a cripple other than my spiritual roots?" Liu Yi looked at the endless starry sky and muttered, "But I can imagine, the predecessors have existed for generations, and there are countless outstanding people. How could they not have thought of this?"
Liu Yi sat cross-legged in the middle of the starry sky. That girl had been standing beside him the entire time, motionless and undisturbed.
"Long time …" A long time ago, the Ancient Human Emperor destroyed his own body, died, and was reborn! " The woman suddenly spoke. Her voice was very soft and ethereal, yet Liu Yi raised his head and looked at her with suspicion. However, she no longer spoke.
"Rebirth?" Liu Yi was surprised, but what was rebirth? It could be said that he had experienced rebirth, but Lu Wuya had also said that the majority of his luck in cultivation was luck, and that he had obtained a great fortune in the Unbridled Paradise. Although the late stage of cultivation depended on one's own effort, if one could not even enter the threshold, how could one talk about the late stage?
Liu Yi sat cross-legged in the starry sky, looking at the changes occurring around him. He thought of all his experiences, all the hardships and joys, smiles and tears.
That girl just silently stood behind him without saying a word.
The biggest difference between martial arts and cultivation was that although there was an inner force skill, it could only be used for a short period of time. It could only be used for a short period of time, but cultivation was different, as long as one had sufficient cultivation, they could just drink a lot.
It was like a martial arts expert dying from internal energy depletion, but dying from a lack of spiritual energy was something impossible to achieve. Unless he forcefully activated a technique that he could not use, he would be courting death.
The woman looked at the back of Liu Yi who was sitting cross-legged and deep in thought. Her blurry face seemed to faintly smile, but Liu Yi couldn't see it.
The moment Liu Yi entered the starry sky, in a mountain several tens of thousands of miles away, a green clothed woman holding a bamboo flute looked up at the starry sky, revealing a smile: "It seems like he opened the Starry Sky Illusion Realm. Three years, it was really fast!"