The starlight gleaming from the acupoints across Duanmu Senqiu's body was formed by his unique Void Stepping Art, which drew in the elusive yet endlessly flowing Essence Profound Truth from the outer realm's starry void.
With him setting the example, the other cultivators—none below the middle stage of Void Stepping—naturally had Void Stepping Arts of their own. They immediately set them in motion. In an instant, light flared throughout the surrounding starfield as the Essence Profound Truth was drawn in by the cultivators from the depths of space, taking forms of light, wind, fire, and more, glittering without cease.
However, they were not conducting this experiment merely for its own sake.
The world's understanding of "Profound Truth" was far from unified. Some called it the "seed of innate spiritual nature," some the "primordial pure vitality," and others the "mark of the Dao's primordial chaos." Of these, the theory of the "seed of innate spiritual nature" was the most widely accepted. It was a treasure essence that could replenish a cultivator's Innate Vital Energy and mend damage suffered in the womb. Not only Void Stepping cultivators—even Longevity True Men often came to the outer realm to absorb some.
At their level, absorbing Essence Profound Truth had become as instinctive as breathing.
Besides, after cultivating beyond the domain for so many years, they all knew that maintaining a constant state of absorption of Essence Profound Truth was the wisest course.
The outer realm was a perilous place. Not only were there the tightly organized armies formed by countless heavenly demons, their dependents, Outer Dao practitioners, and slave races, there were also innumerable unforeseeable hostile environments and sudden changes. Take absorbing Essence Profound Truth, for example: the best method was naturally to approach a great sun-star and seek the finest "essence of Profound