His vital energy and soul were still at the level of someone who had just stabilized his Early-stage Realm Lord Realm cultivation, yet his physique had reached the peak of that stage. He was only one step away from entering the Mid-stage Realm Lord Realm.
Chen Fei's situation could not be called utterly unique in the Xuan Yu Realm, but it was certainly extremely rare.
Ordinary Realm Lords would not do such a thing. If they cultivated only their physiques and neglected their essence power and souls, their actual cultivation would remain forever in the Early-stage Realm Lord Realm.
Practice martial moves without cultivating inner power, and all your efforts would come to nothing!
Even a first-tier Body Tempering cultivator understood this principle perfectly. Martial arts and techniques were merely methods for defeating enemies. They needed to be cultivated and were very important, but they were not the foundation.
The true foundation was essence power. Only when one's essence power advanced would one's overall strength leap forward and one's lifespan undergo a genuine transformation.
The same principle held true in the Realm Lord Realm. Body refinement could neither advance one's actual cultivation nor improve essence power, and especially could not strengthen the soul. This was an enormous flaw.
Although a physique cultivated to the Mid-stage Realm Lord Realm could rival a mid-stage Realm Lord in combat strength, it could only rival them. In an actual fight, a mid-stage Realm Lord would have plenty of ways to counter you.
More importantly, advancing the physique to the Mid-stage Realm Lord Realm consumed just as many resources as advancing essence power and the soul. It saved nothing, and a true breakthrough still required a supreme treasure from a secret realm.
Under such circumstances, what Realm Lord would advance their physique first while completely