The world had never lacked thinkers. From the dawn of heaven and earth to the present day, living beings had pondered one question: how could they transcend?
At first, transcendence meant breaking free of the power that bound them to their bodies. They always felt they could lift something heavier, yet lacked the strength to do so. Thus, body refinement arose in response, to unleash the body's latent potential.
Later, they gradually grew dissatisfied with drilling wood for fire. When natural disasters descended, they began seeking to understand nature and transcend its boundaries. Their souls transcended their flesh, allowing them to see a broader world. Thus, Divine Sense came into being.
Until they began gazing upon the vault of the heavens. Beyond it lay a vast sea of stars. They sought to pluck the Stars, only to discover that they could never leave the heavens.
Living beings—ah, they would always possess curiosity.
Countless beings sought to ascend to the skies and leave the world's dome behind. They racked their brains, evolving time and time again at the end of their lifespans, or through bloodline inheritance. And so, they could always reach the world's limits. Within the world, they forged domains of their own and named this "Void Refinement." They pursued longer lives and sought to comprehend the laws governing the world's workings; this was called "Body Integration."
Yet they remained forever trapped within the confines of the world, forever unable to ascend to the heavens.
Those beings who had already reached the absolute pinnacle of the world thought: if they could not transcend the world, then what if they themselves became worlds?
They seemed to have found a loophole in the world, and madly pursued the starlight hanging in the night sky.
The Great Dao merged within their bodies, binding