Gray Wolf hurriedly asked, "Then what do we have to do to obtain this opportunity?"
"Don't rush. Let me first explain clearly what an immortal is and what a mortal is."
Smile said, "As students of the Imperial Academy, your understanding of combat arts surpasses that of most people. You also know that combat arts consist of three parts: 'nurturing,' 'application,' and 'refinement.'"
"'Application' is technique, the outward manifestation of skill. Only 'nurturing' and 'refinement' are the Dao. Nurturing tempers the body, while refinement strengthens the spirit."
"These are our foundations: the body and the spirit. Why can Pinnacle Realm martial artists defeat a hundred enemies alone and suppress ordinary martial artists with a casual wave of the hand? Because years of nurturing and refining through combat arts have brought their bodies and spirits to the peak, without flaws or weaknesses. Every move is a perfect application of body and spirit, so its power naturally far surpasses the ordinary."
"However, nurturing and refinement have limits, because humans have limits. If Pinnacle Realm martial artists are all at a state where their bodies and spirits have reached ninety points, then for the rest of their lives, they can only approach one hundred points infinitely. Although at that level, every additional point may create an overwhelming advantage, that is all it can do—humans can reach one hundred points at most."
"Immortality, avatars outside the body, summoning wind and rain, moving mountains and overturning seas—humans cannot do any of these, because they are abilities beyond one hundred points."
"Those are the abilities of immortals."
"So," Smile said, "the first step to embarking on the Immortal Path is to make your body and spirit surpass one hundred points, surpass the limits of humanity. This is the foundation of everything."
"However, no conventional method can