Are You Still Saying You're Not a God?

"Heaven-Human Unity" was the ultimate transformation of Monk cultivation. From mind and soul to flesh, one would undergo a qualitative change and completely shed the mortal body. The core of this state was not limitless growth in power, but perfect balance: body and mind, self and world... Monks sought to transcend life and death, desire, and the self. The body itself was the embodiment of the "path" one followed.

What Anse felt most deeply was tranquility.

Sitting cross-legged, he could instantly enter a state of serenity where "the heart was still water, the body an immovable rock, and the soul a bright moon."

"This is an ability and state of self-management."

Any creature that mastered Heaven-Human Unity could gain progress and growth suited to itself, though the effects varied from person to person.

Anse's control over his body and energy became far more refined. He could sense the flow of energy in everything around him and blend into it. His personal will was elevated, his thoughts clear, and his mind steady, making him far less susceptible to negative magic.

In addition, Agility +1, Perception +1, Focus +1.

He sat there for a while, feeling quite good.

Heaven-Human Unity had not changed his thoughts or emotions, but it had given him another means of regulating himself.

More often than not, personal will determined how far someone could go more than talent did.

"I wonder whether there has ever been a Monk who ascended to godhood?" The thought suddenly struck him.

If gods mastered Heaven-Human Unity and cultivated themselves in the manner of Monks, could they become different?

That was actually a false proposition. Powerful Monks merely saw life clearly; it did not mean they were free of desire.

If they truly desired nothing, why would they cultivate at all?

"That's enough