"Purity, Clarity, Seeing One's Nature, Guarding the One, Guizhen."
Ji Yuan repeated those terms, then asked, "You just said my state of mind has reached Clarity—does that mean I've reached the second realm? And it can also aid my path to Void Refinement?"
"Precisely."
Even without seeing him, Ji Yuan could guess that the Ghost Envoy must have been nodding repeatedly right now.
"The Great Dao Lightning Tribulation is also plagued by Heart Demons from beyond the heavens, though they are not particularly strong. If one merely possesses a pure state of mind, they may still find a way in."
"But now that my lord's state of mind has attained Clarity, there is no longer any cause for concern," the Ghost Envoy explained.
"And after that?" Ji Yuan continued.
"For example, if one wishes to comprehend Great Dao divine abilities and enter the Body Integration Realm, one must naturally understand one's true heart and true nature, recognize the very foundation of the 'self.' That way, the Great Dao divine abilities one comprehends will fit oneself better, and one's strength will become greater."
"Guarding the One goes even further. Ten thousand thoughts return to one, heart and Dao become one. Those capable of comprehending such a state of mind generally have no great trouble crossing the Immortal Ascension Tribulation."
"Many Tribulation Transcendence cultivators seek out Three-Life Bamboo in the Three-Life Heavenly Grotto precisely for the state of mind where ten thousand thoughts return to one."
The Ghost Envoy continued answering honestly.
"And what of the final Guizhen?"
"Guizhen—even during the era of the Immortal Court, this subordinate had never heard of it. It is said that those who comprehend such a state of mind may travel alongside the Dao with their state of mind. When that time comes, even if their