"You mean that the Immortal Domain and Wizard Civilization will ultimately be unable to avoid taking the path of 'Dimensional Hegemony'?" Hearing this, Locke could not help but sigh gravely.
Although he had already guessed this situation with near certainty beforehand and had made some mental preparations, when he personally heard Dao Ancestor Hongjun confirm it, a trace of complexity still passed between Locke's brows, filling his heart with emotion.
Hearing this, Dao Ancestor Hongjun slowly said, "If one could range across the Astral Realm while still in a Lower Dimensional Plane, that would naturally be extremely well."
"To a certain extent, that could also be considered breaking through the barriers of Dimensional Planes."
He paused, and his tone shifted slightly, gaining several degrees of gravity. "But unfortunately, the shackles of the Astral Realm Will, as well as those Level-9 Beings within the Astral Realm that have already reached the realm of Rule-based Transformation, likely will not give any top-level civilization that has risen to power such an opportunity."
"Driven by the Origin Rules of the Astral Realm, they were born bearing the mission of safeguarding the balance of the Astral Realm and restraining any single civilization from dominating alone. They are the foremost enemies that any top-level civilization seeking to range across the Material Star Realm must face."
"Within the Material Star Realm, it is simply far too difficult to completely walk the path of ranging across it, break every shackle, and seize control of the authority of the Astral Realm."
Dao Ancestor Hongjun gently shook his head and continued, "By comparison, only two paths are relatively feasible at present."
"One is to cultivate wholeheartedly, achieve an individual transcendence into the Level-9 Realm, break free from the restraints of the current dimensional plane, ascend through one's own strength to