"A third-stage Intent Seed?"
Bai Zhou blinked twice. "What's that?"
Ya fell silent, doing nothing but stare at Bai Zhou.
Her gaze seemed to pierce through the Black Cat's surface, looking straight at the "Intent Seed" that was slowly sprouting.
"When did you comprehend Intent?" Ya's voice carried a hint of uncertainty. "And it has undergone two transformations already, hasn't it?"
Bai Zhou blinked innocently, then nodded. "Two transformations—there really have been two."
One birth, two transformations. The most recent transformation had happened just now.
So this was—a third-stage Intent Seed?
"Advancing to Level 5 Extraordinary, a crucial dividing line in the modern age for whether one can be called a High-level Extraordinary, requires something slightly different from the paths of advancement in the past."
Ya shook her head. "If the old path was like following a map to find a horse, where all one needed to do was systematically learn secret arts, thoroughly master their knowledge, and turn that knowledge into Secret Technique Imprints branded onto one's Destiny in order to grasp the many mysteries of body, mind, qi, and so on..."
"Then the Intent needed to advance to Level 5 Extraordinary requires a special realization unique to oneself."
"Because no matter what, Intent belongs to oneself. No matter how similar the types may be, every person's Intent is one of a kind."
"And an Intent Seed is an important prerequisite for Intent. It is an Extraordinary's summative realization of their past experiences, as well as the greatest wish or obsession they uncover through introspection over the course of their life—"
"This is something no one else can help with. One can only rely on oneself. If you comprehend it, you comprehend it. There is no map to follow, nor can it be taught."
Ya explained, "But only an