Supreme Strong Third Stage

"Ah, there are books too? Books are good."

Zhao Si accepted the booklet Baili Qingfeng handed him. "You've now cultivated your Essence, Qi, and Spirit all to the ninth level, making you a ninth-level invincible expert. Next, you should be facing Refining Vacuity to Attain Reality and breaking through to the Supreme Strong realm, right?"

"Yes!"

Baili Qingfeng nodded. "The problem I need to face next is indeed cultivating my True Qi through Refining Vacuity to Attain Reality, but... the Wind Thunder Universe Qi needed to cultivate True Qi is somewhat difficult."

"True Qi?"

Zhao Si glanced at Baili Qingfeng. "I've seen your clash with the members of the Aurora Empire's Eighteen Divine Pillars. You can already use secret techniques to temporarily break the shackles of the human body, so why are you thinking of first refining vacuity into reality and cultivating True Qi?"

"Huh? The information I read on the forums said that the first step to breaking through to the Supreme Strong realm was refining vacuity into reality and cultivating True Qi. Once Inner Power was refined into True Qi, that meant one had stepped into the Supreme Strong realm. Could the forums be wrong?"

"Is that so?"

Zhao Si rubbed his head. "I think I've heard that claim too, but it isn't a hard requirement, is it? As I recall, the realm people call World-Class Expert is divided into three stages. These three stages correspond to a cultivator's Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Once one part completes the transformation from illusory to real, that is the first stage; once two parts complete the transformation, that is the second stage; and once all three parts complete the transformation, that is the third stage. But I don't think cultivating the Essence, Qi, and Spirit necessarily has to begin with cultivating