His mind's perception of his surroundings continued to grow. Not only that, his control over the essence power within his body and his physique also became increasingly refined.
Below the mountain sea realm, cultivation involved essence, energy, and spirit. All three were equally important, and none could be neglected.
To some extent, however, the mind was more like a person's brain, governing every ounce of power throughout the body.
Even in the Body Refining Realm, anyone hoping to break through to the aperture refining realm could not so much as touch the threshold without a sufficiently strong mind.
From the aperture refining realm to the joint aperture realm, the mind was the key factor limiting how much of one's martial power could be brought to bear.
Only power one could control truly belonged to oneself, and whether one could control it depended on the strength of the mind. At least, that was how it worked below the mountain sea realm.
A strand of sword essence appeared at Chen Fei's fingertip and split into threads. In the blink of an eye, that single strand became hundreds of strands of Sword Silk.
The Sword Silk condensed into a formation, drawing upon the surrounding world vital energy, and its power instantly surged.
Using one measure of internal power to produce several measures of effect depended on one's comprehension of a cultivation method, but it was naturally inseparable from the strength of the mind as well.
Chen Fei had been able to divide a strand of sword essence into hundreds of strands of Sword Silk before, but never with such ease.
Chen Fei stretched his body. Upon reaching Eighth Turn Joint Aperture, an increase in essence power was inevitable, and the strength of his physique had advanced another step along with it.
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