Half-Step Martial God Power-Leveling, the Real Cheater Makes His Entrance (Second Update!)

Qin Shi held the super power bank in one hand and rested with his eyes closed. Before long, he entered the Mind Palace created by the [Deep Sleep] Achievement Trait.

Old Liang had once given him a rough explanation of the Seven Great Limits of the Physical Body.

Each limit represented a heavy shackle placed on the mortal body from birth.

Only by breaking through them again and again, renewing and transforming oneself, could one elevate the essence of life.

The limits of sinew, bone, skin, and membrane were perfect refinements of the physical body.

Legend had it that breaking through all four brought one to the "ultimate realm of the body."

One would become a powerful being akin to an "ultimate life-form."

The same went for qi, strength, and spirit. They each represented a different kind of "perfect ultimate realm."

"The reason the Spirit Gate is the hardest to overcome lies in 'Dao-nature.' Martial Artists of the Old Era believed that all living things possess an 'innate nature.' It is the foundation of a person.

"To pass the Spirit Gate, one must uncover that nature and understand one's own heart. Amid complicated, ever-changing thoughts, emotions, and even desires, one must find the one 'truth' that one holds to most firmly and cannot bear to abandon. To unite that true heart with my own is to enter the Dao—and that is when Dao-nature emerges."

Old Liang's words flowed through Qin Shi's mind. He looked up at another "self."

"So this is the form condensed from my 'Dao-nature'? It doesn't look quite right. White hair, black eyes, an indifferent gaze—cool and aloof... The whole vibe is nothing like me, but somehow it looks familiar."

He furrowed his brow and examined the "aloof version of Qin Shi" sitting cross-legged on the ground,