Once heaven and earth had fully stabilized, Six Luminaries Immortal flew out of the Earth-Immortal World and smiled at Chen Nianzhi. "We finally succeeded."
Chen Nianzhi furrowed his brow slightly, seeming regretful. "Why didn't you try again, fellow Daoist?"
"I'm satisfied with opening two layers of heaven."
Six Luminaries Immortal shook his head, then sighed. "I never cultivated the World-Opening True Body. When I opened heaven, I felt my body could barely withstand the pressure of the world."
"If I kept going, I feared I might not be able to withstand the pressure of heaven and earth, and my Immortal Body would collapse, killing me."
"I see."
Chen Nianzhi nodded, though he still felt rather regretful.
For an Earth Immortal Ancestor to break through to the middle stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, opening three layers of heaven was the minimum threshold.
If Six Luminaries Immortal had opened three layers of heaven, his chances of breaking through to the middle stage of the Earth Immortal Realm someday would likely have been more than one in ten.
But he had opened only two layers. His hopes of breaking through to the middle stage of the Earth Immortal Realm were probably as good as nonexistent. The difference between the two was considerable.
Six Luminaries Immortal, however, took it in stride. Noticing Chen Nianzhi's expression, he smiled. "Since ancient times, a Great Luo Foundation has required three Dao Fruits, while a Heaven-Immortal Foundation requires two."
"To break through to the Great Luo Realm, the body, the Great Dao, and the Dao Fruit must all be flawless."
"And to enter the Xiantian Realm, one must also cultivate two types of Xiantian foundations."
"I'm merely an Immortal with a single Dao Fruit. I have no hope of reaching the Heaven Immortal Realm in this lifetime.