Li Qingyuan looked contemplative. His Primordial Spirit sought enlightenment in the Dao, repeatedly chewing over the road ahead to deduce what lay beyond it.
With his eyes closed, the seven realms of the Heavenly Champion Cultivation System surfaced one by one in his Sea of Consciousness, their structure as clear as the lines on his palm.
"The Body Tempering Realm, the Star Spirit Realm, the Star Wheel Realm, the Star Soul Realm."
"The Star Fusion Realm, the Star Transformation Realm, the Star Mastery Realm."
From tempering the body to the Star Spirit's minute refinement, then to the Star Wheel and Star Soul, the first four realms forged the foundation, while the final three ascended toward heaven step by step.
He retraced them again and again, dismantling them repeatedly, breaking the structure of the seven realms down to its finest details before piecing it together anew.
"The main thread of the Heavenly Champion Cultivation System is to continually absorb stellar Spiritual Qi for one's own use, advance in realm, transform one's life level, and command supreme power."
Only by grasping that main thread correctly would the direction of the road beyond stay true.
Understanding stirred in Li Qingyuan's heart. "The Star Spirit is a line, the Star Wheel a plane, and the Star Soul a solid. But they still remain within the cultivator's own self."
Whatever changes the Star Spirit, Star Wheel, and Star Soul underwent, they were fundamentally refining the cultivator himself. All cultivation took the self as its foundation.
"But the Star Fusion Realm, Star Transformation Realm, and Star Mastery Realm have already stepped beyond the cultivator's own self, embarking on the path of 'unity of heaven and man': merging into stellar orbits, becoming a star, and commanding a star."
From cultivating oneself to uniting with heaven and earth-this