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This sudden thunderbolt was actually because Qi Mo, within just five minutes after stepping into the Ninth Heaven, managed to break through the shackles with the help of the extremely rich spiritual energy here!

As spiritual energy poured in crazily, the meridians in his body were constantly widened and strengthened. The originally stagnant realm barrier was easily broken through like fragile tissue paper, and he directly skipped four stages of cultivation.

At this point, we have to mention that the Nine Heavens cultivation system has a mysterious resonance with the Taoist cultivation levels, but it has opened up a unique division in the path to enlightenment.

Practitioners in this world divide the path to heaven into three realms, also known as the "Three Realms of Profound Enlightenment." This structure implicitly aligns with the cosmic principle of "the human path lays the foundation, the immortal path breaks delusion, and the heavenly path transcends."

The "three realms" are the lower realm, the middle realm and the upper realm, which are like the novice village, advanced area and great temple in the game, each with its own gameplay and challenges.

In the lower realm, there are five small realms, namely the Qi Refining Stage, the Foundation Establishment Stage, the Core Formation Stage, the Nascent Soul Stage and the Spirit Transformation Stage, and each small realm is further divided into the early and late stages.

The middle realm includes the Void Refining Stage, the Fusion Stage and the Mahayana Stage. Naturally, each also has its early and late stages.

The upper realm is the highest realm that all practitioners dream of! In order, it is divided into True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi, Daluo and Daozu. Daozu is at the top of this system, representing the ultimate realm of Nine Heavens cultivation.

From the perspective of conventional cultivation, the lower, middle, and upper realms encompass the gradual progression from "entering the Dao" to "the Heavenly Dao." This process places great emphasis on the refinement of the mind and the profound accumulation of Daoist principles.

The core essence of cultivating immortals is not simply to pursue the brutal growth of strength, but to perfectly integrate the mind and Taoism, focusing on "enlightenment", comprehending the ultimate truth between heaven and earth, so as to achieve a state of harmonious coexistence between body and mind and the laws of nature.

However, people in the Ninth Heaven have a more unique understanding of these three realms, defining them as the human way, the immortal way and the heavenly way respectively, and this is also called "Tongxuan".

When practitioners begin the journey of refining essence into qi, they have just stepped onto the threshold of initial cultivation. At this point, they breathe in and out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transforming their essence into dynamic spiritual energy, as if carving a path forward in the chaos. This stage is considered the human path and aligns with the "lower realm" mentioned above.

As the practice progresses, the practitioner enters the stages of refining qi into spirit and refining spirit into emptiness. The practitioner strives to further transform the absorbed spiritual energy into powerful spiritual consciousness, thereby greatly enhancing mental strength.

At this time, they can not only observe the subtle changes in their own meridians, but also have a closer communication with the vital energy between heaven and earth.

When the practice reaches the stage of Lianxu Hedao, the practitioner is able to merge with the Dao of heaven and earth, and his lifespan is extended to the limit. At the same time, he also possesses the magical ability to control the laws of nature, thus achieving the status of a wandering immortal and possessing the astonishing power to move mountains and fill the sea. This is the way to immortality, and it is also consistent with the "middle realm" mentioned above.

When a cultivator finally reaches the advanced zone of the Immortal Path, he will face two extremely difficult choices given by the game administrator "Heavenly Path":

First, if a god or immortal, like a great god in a game, accidentally discovers Zhang San, a potential "newcomer in the game", and thinks that Zhang San has good talent, he will simply wave his hand and pull Zhang San into the immortal team.

In this case, the immortal path is divided into five immortal positions from low to high: ghost immortal, human immortal, earth immortal, god immortal, and celestial immortal. Moreover, the upgrade of each immortal position corresponds to the stages of true immortal, golden immortal, Taiyi, Daluo, and Daozu in the "upper realm". As the strength increases, the immortal position also rises.

The second one can be said to be a person named Li Si. This Li Si relied on his unyielding spirit and super high comprehension to break through to the higher realm by himself and became a (real immortal), (realized) Golden Immortal, (realized) Taiyi, (realized) Daluo, and even (realized) Daozu.

But guess what?

The strength and understanding of the Tao of this kind of immortal who has relied on his own efforts to get to the top are much stronger than those who were pulled in by the gods!

Because cultivators who choose this path need to go through nine layers of heavenly tribulation every time they advance one rank, but once they succeed, their power is more than three times stronger than that of the immortal guide! In the past, Qingwei Tianzun relied on this path to achieve the state of enlightenment and slash the three Tianzun Dharma images with his sword.

It can be said that the cultivators of the Ninth Heaven place particular emphasis on the balance of "cultivating the mind and the method together". For example, when a certain enlightened Golden Immortal performs the "Taiyi Qingxiao Jue", the spiritual energy within a radius of a thousand miles will be transformed into substantial Dao patterns - this is the unique resonance of the Dao for those who have attained enlightenment on their own.

When those who have been granted the immortal talisman by heaven, that is, those who practice cultivation under the guidance of immortals, practice this Taoist method, even if their cultivation level is comparable, they will still lack the mysterious rhythm of breathing with the heaven and earth in terms of technique.

It's like a player who completes a game step by step on their own, and those who are guided by a master, are completely different. Just like Li Si mentioned earlier, in terms of strength and understanding of the Tao, they often far surpass those who are guided to the immortal path. Through their own hard work, they have forged a more solid and dazzling path on the path of cultivation.

Speaking of which, Qi Mo had just skipped through the four sub-stages of the lower realm within five minutes and directly reached the Nascent Soul stage!

Therefore, such a powerful power fluctuation would cause frequent strange phenomena in heaven and earth. This thick purple thunder was a "response" from heaven and earth to his breakthrough, which was both a test and an acknowledgement.

Half an hour later, when Qi Mo woke up from the thunder tribulation, he saw the mountains in the distance surrounded by colorful auspicious clouds, and the exotic flowers and plants on the top of the mountains were blooming.

And in the mountains, there are fairy birds and mythical beasts, stretching their glittering wings and flying freely in the clear sky, their chirping sounds are crisp and melodious, cutting through the sky.

Or they might stroll leisurely through the valleys overgrown with spiritual herbs, their figures agile and graceful, each step seeming to be on the void, leaving behind a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy.

The spiritual spring in the mountain stream gurgled out, the spring water was crystal clear and the bottom could be seen, making a pleasant tinkling sound as it flowed, as if even the heaven and earth were playing a beautiful music for Qi Mo.

The spring water forms silver streams along the winding mountain. Glimmering spirit fish swim in the streams, occasionally jumping out of the water, creating circles of dreamy ripples.

"How many years has it been since we've seen such a wonderful sight?" This feeling of curiosity and exploration was shared by almost everyone present.

The moment the thunderbolt struck, its might shook the heaven and earth, attracting the attention of many earthly immortals hiding in the world and the powerful (enlightened) golden immortals!

They were keenly aware of the unusualness of this place, so they flashed and rushed over as fast as a meteor chasing the moon. In an instant, streaks of light flashed across the void and converged towards the place where the thunder fell.

Qi Mo, who had just broken through the Nascent Soul stage, was still relatively immature in strength, and it was difficult for him to spy on the whereabouts of those who were far beyond his realm.

But he was clearly aware that there seemed to be many eyes around him, secretly observing him. These eyes were like substance, some gentle, some curious, and most of them were filled with goodwill. But even so, Qi Mo still felt a slight chill in his heart, as if he had become an item on the auction block!

However, Qi Mo soon noticed something even more unusual!