At the Body Refining Realm, cultivators had two choices. One was the choice of the wealthy: refining all manner of heavenly treasures, extracting the essence of heaven and earth to temper the flesh, allowing their bodies to transform and evolve.
As for the poor, they could only absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and slowly nourish their bodies. Whether in effectiveness or cultivation speed, this was far inferior.
But no matter which method they chose, Body Refining Realm cultivators could not gather spiritual power. The spiritual power they absorbed was only used to nourish their flesh, and most of it was still wasted.
Only upon entering the Qi Gathering Realm could one accumulate spiritual power.
So-called Qi Gathering meant gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to run through the 360 meridians within the body, open the 7,200 acupoints, and finally form a grand circulation that converged in the dantian.
Therefore, in the Qi Gathering Realm, the stronger one's meridians and acupoints were, the more spiritual energy of heaven and earth they could store, and the stronger they naturally became.
The reason cultivators tempered their bodies in the Body Refining Realm was to make their flesh stronger, their meridians broader, and their acupoints more powerful.
All of this was done to solidify one's foundation and lay the groundwork firmly. Only then could cultivators grow stronger and stronger in the future, with tremendous potential.
As the saying went, a towering building rose from level ground. The importance of one's foundation went without saying.
Xiao Yun clearly possessed the strongest foundation in all the myriad heavens and worlds. After all, he had defeated the Founder while still in the Body Refining Realm, comprehended a Great Dao Combat Skill, and surpassed the limits of the Body Refining Realm.
Thus, the