System Upgrade

As night deepened, Xiao Hei carried the two men through the clouds. The outline of Upper Capital Base City was already visible below. The towering city was brilliantly lit, like a gigantic beast sprawled across the earth, radiating warmth and tranquility.

Compared to the bloodshed and carnage at Soul-Severing Cliff, this place seemed like another world.

Lin Ming withdrew his gaze from the distance, turned to Ye Lingyun, and asked another question that had been troubling him:

"Brother Ye, this 'Entering the Dao' you mentioned... what exactly is it? You said your saber technique had entered the Dao. What does that have to do with domains?"

Hearing this, Ye Lingyun's eyes flashed with approval. He pondered for a moment, organizing his thoughts before speaking slowly. "Entering the Dao may sound mysterious, but its essence is actually simple—it means comprehending a certain kind of power to the point where it returns to its original simplicity."

"You should know that the mark of the Ninth Tier is opening a domain. The mark of the Tenth Tier is completely mastering that domain, merging it with yourself, and wielding it as you please. As for the mark of the Eleventh Tier, it is Entering the Dao."

"Entering the Dao means choosing the power you are best at and most compatible with from within the domain you have mastered, separating it out, then constantly polishing, tempering, and elevating it until it returns to its original simplicity and becomes instinctive. Take me, for example. My domain leans toward sharpness and cutting, so I chose the Blade Path. I merged my understanding of the saber into my domain, continuously compressing and refining it until I eventually formed my current Entering the Dao Saber Technique."

"Attacks at the Entering the Dao level are no longer merely applications of