"Hmm, that is the conventional method, and given your current situation, it truly does not apply."
The old man stroked his snow-white beard. "Then let us speak of two other methods... less orthodox, perhaps, but possibly quicker to show results."
"The first," the old man said slowly, his voice carrying a strange rhythm, "is called Catalytic Fusion."
"Catalytic Fusion?" Chen Fei focused and listened closely.
"So-called Catalytic Fusion does not mean obtaining new power or comprehension from the outer world, but digging inward, squeezing the potential you already possess to the limit."
The old man explained, "For an ordinary Great Cang Realm Peak cultivator, the Heavenly Status they have refined and their understanding of the Great Dao are two parts that are relatively independent yet interconnected.
The status is the source, the proof by which one draws upon Heaven and Earth Rules. One's own understanding and power regarding the Dao are the application, the pathway by which the Power of Rules is brought forth."
"And the method of Catalytic Fusion uses the Dao Domain you have condensed as the guide, forcefully catalyzing your Heavenly Status so that it fuses on a deeper level, even a compulsory one, with the core of your own power—especially your Dao Domain."
The old man lightly tapped a fingertip on the stone table. A spark of spiritual light appeared, transforming into the illusory figure of a little man. In the little man's dantian, there was a light spot representing the Heavenly Status, while over its body surface was a blurry halo representing the embryonic form of a Dao Domain.
The halo suddenly contracted, like countless fine threads, twining into that light spot. The light spot instantly shone with radiance, giving off an aura far beyond before, but at the same time, the light spot and