The Secrets of First-Rank Martial Dao: The Pinnacle and the Strongest!

Pinewind Villa.

The Jia Courtyard.

"Marquis, what does First Rank mean?" Jiang Ning asked again.

"Fifth Rank nourishes qi, Third Rank replaces blood, Second Rank nourishes the spirit, and First Rank brings essence, qi, and spirit into unity, condensing divine power," Shen Wenyuan said.

"Divine power?" Jiang Ning looked surprised.

"Mm!" Shen Wenyuan nodded. "This kind of power is golden. That Martial Saint named it divine power, and the name has been used ever since."

"Does bringing essence, qi, and spirit into unity make one First Rank?" Jiang Ning asked again.

"That is correct!" Shen Wenyuan nodded firmly. "When essence, qi, and spirit become one, that is the First-Rank Martial Dao Pinnacle."

"Then what do the Pinnacle and the Strongest mean?" Jiang Ning asked.

"The Pinnacle? The Strongest?" Shen Wenyuan looked at Jiang Ning, surprise showing on his face. "You have heard those two titles as well?"

"I heard them by chance. Could you enlighten me, Marquis?" Jiang Ning asked seriously.

Seeing Jiang Ning's earnest expression, Shen Wenyuan began, "When essence, qi, and spirit completely merge into one, and divine power fills every inch of flesh throughout the body, with no distinction between them, there will be an explosive increase in quantity."

"This will cause the total amount of divine power to cross an entire threshold in an instant. Those who reach such a level are called Pinnacle experts."

"A Pinnacle expert can dominate even within the Unity Realm of First-Rank Martial Dao. He is a true supreme expert of this world!"

"Under Heaven, the number of martial artists publicly known to have reached this level is fewer than twenty!"

By the end, deep longing showed in Shen Wenyuan's eyes.

"Marquis, what about the so-called Strongest experts?" Jiang Ning asked.

"The Strongest?" Shen Wenyuan smiled, then said, "At Ninth Rank,