The Daily Question

"What's the difference between cultivation methods?"

Su Yuan was slightly taken aback. He hadn't paid much attention to the cultivation methods on Blue Star.

The Grey Mirror had given him the cultivation method best suited to him, so there was no need to spend his energy on others.

As Su Yuan pondered, the Gray Mirror began displaying one line of text after another, explaining further.

Ten minutes later.

Su Yuan looked enlightened.

"I see."

Su Yuan gave a slight nod.

According to the Grey Mirror, cultivation methods drove the continuous evolution of life.

Cultivation methods weren't unique to Blue Star. In the depths of the starry cosmos, the immensely powerful factions and individual lifeforms all had their own cultivation methods.

Cultivation methods drove the evolution of life, and that evolution could be divided into six aspects.

Or, more precisely, six dimensions.

They were—

The physical body.

The soul.

Will.

Intelligence.

Comprehension.

Potential.

The physical body was easy to understand: it was one's physique. The vast majority of cultivation methods could advance the evolution of the physical body.

The soul was an illusory force, in direct opposition to the physical body. It could give rise to the power of the mind and spiritual energy.

Will was the foundation of a lifeform's existence. The more advanced a lifeform's evolution, the more important its will became.

Intelligence... had to do with cleverness, planning, and strategy.

Comprehension was the ability to learn.

Finally, potential was the foundation of a lifeform's evolution. Only with sufficient potential could one continue evolving.

The six dimensions of life's evolution were the goal of every cultivation method.

However, the vast majority of cultivation methods couldn't develop all six dimensions at once.

Therefore,

the quality of a cultivation method could also be judged by how many dimensions of life's evolution it addressed.

A cultivation method that addressed one dimension was a One-Dimensional Cultivation Method.

One that addressed two dimensions was a Two-Dimensional Cultivation Method.

One that addressed all six dimensions was a Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method.

The vast cosmos was home to an endless number of cultivation methods. One-dimensional methods were naturally the most common, particularly those that only developed the physical body.

After all, training and strengthening the physical body was the easiest and most convenient approach, and the cultivation methods developed from it were too numerous to count.

"So Xia Kingdom's National Martial Arts cultivation method is two-dimensional?"

Su Yuan wondered to himself.

The Ming Jin and Dark Force stages of National Martial Arts both trained the physical body.

At the Huajin stage, one could nurture the power of the mind and use it against enemies.

And the power of the mind came from the soul.

In other words, National Martial Arts developed both the physical body and the soul, making it a two-dimensional cultivation method.

"Not bad."

Su Yuan thought to himself.

From the Grey Mirror, he had learned that one-dimensional cultivation methods were generally practiced by the natives of primitive planets. In the cosmic expanse, two- and three-dimensional methods were the mainstream.

"How many dimensions does my cultivation method have?"

Su Yuan suddenly asked.

[Six dimensions]

The Grey Mirror answered.

A Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method perfectly addressed all six aspects of life's evolution. Only the evolution driven by this kind of method was perfect, without the slightest flaw or weakness.

"I understand."

Su Yuan looked thoughtful.

Although he was currently at the Great Completion of Transforming Force, it was the Great Completion of Transforming Force of a Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method.

He had reached Great Completion in all six aspects: the physical body, soul, will, intelligence, comprehension, and potential.

All six dimensions advanced together.

In terms of life and soul, Su Yuan would likely surpass even someone at Perfected Huajin.

"But why am I only ranked forty-eighth in Magic City?"

Su Yuan thought of the ranking the Grey Mirror had given him.

Could there really be forty-seven Baodan Grandmasters in Magic City?

How was that possible?

Even in modern times, when National Martial Arts was much easier to cultivate, becoming a Baodan Grandmaster wasn't easy. They were recognized across the universe as Level 1 Lifeforms.

The Gray Mirror grew hazy and gave another answer.

"My life level is high, but I'm not good at actual combat. And some Huajin Grandmasters in Magic City, with no hope of breaking through, chose to undergo bodily modification, which caused their combat power to soar..."

Su Yuan read the Grey Mirror's answer, the corner of his mouth twitching.

That was true.

He didn't have much experience in actual combat.

But he didn't need any. With the Omniscient Mirror, the best approach for him was to remain behind the scenes and scheme.

Actual combat?

That was dangerous.

Even if some unavoidable reason forced Su Yuan into a real fight, it would be a Baodan expert against someone at the Ming Jin or Huajin stage, a Level 2 Lifeform against a Level 1 Lifeform.

He would only consider it if victory was guaranteed.

The top floor of Zhongshan Hospital, Room 3.

Not long after Su Yuan left, Zhou Weiwei woke up in her hospital bed.

"Weiwei."

A smile appeared on Tang Zhien's face.

Although he had paid an unimaginable price, and the Zhou Family's century of effort spanning three generations might well go up in smoke,

if Zhou Weiwei died, there'd be no point in preserving the efforts of the Zhou Family's three generations. With the family gone, what use was all that effort?

"Uncle Tang, I feel much better."

Zhou Weiwei looked at Tang Zhien. Her voice was no longer so weak; instead, a hint of delight shone through.

"It's good that you're better."

"It's good that you're better."

Tang Zhien nodded repeatedly. "The old master will watch over you from beyond the grave, Weiwei."

The "old master" Tang Zhien spoke of was naturally the first head of the Zhou Family.

"Was it Dean Lu who saved me?"

Zhou Weiwei asked.

While unconscious, she hadn't been aware of anything around her. But in a daze, she had felt her body growing colder and her consciousness growing weaker.

Just as she was about to lose consciousness completely, a little warmth had spread through her limbs.

Then Zhou Weiwei felt her body grow warmer and warmer, until she finally woke up.

"It wasn't Dean Lu."

Tang Zhien shook his head. If Lu Fusheng had possessed medical skills like that, Zhou Weiwei wouldn't have suffered for so many years.

"Then who was it?"

Zhou Weiwei looked puzzled.

"I don't know who he was, either."

Tang Zhien was silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice.

"You don't know who it was?"

Zhou Weiwei was baffled. "Then did you pay him? Or give him some other reward?"

Anyone who cured her heart condition deserved her gratitude. That was basic courtesy.

"..."

Tang Zhien was silent for a moment, then replied in a complicated tone, "He'll come and take whatever he wants himself."

Villa 66, Jinshan Villa District.

After studying hacking for a while, Su Yuan turned to the Grey Mirror again.

"Is there any treasure that could significantly help me right now, that I could obtain easily, without any hidden dangers or threats?"

Su Yuan asked.

This was a question he asked every day.

He called it the Daily Question.

Since Su Yuan's strength improved every day, the conditions changed along with it.

That meant the Grey Mirror gave a different answer each time he asked.

After all, some treasures would be dangerous for Su Yuan to obtain if he had only cultivated twice. That would go against his conditions of "safe" and "without hidden dangers," so such treasures wouldn't appear among the Mirror's suggestions.

But for Su Yuan, after he'd cultivated five or six times, those same treasures might pose no danger at all. Asking the same question then could often lead to an unexpected surprise.

Sure enough.

As soon as Su Yuan finished speaking,

the Gray Mirror began to roil with haze again, and one line of text after another appeared.