Qin Shujian looked at him, his eyes seeming to see straight through him. "You're almost at the seventh heavenly being stage, aren't you?"
"Nothing escapes your discerning eyes, Master."
"Following the Heaven-Evolving Path means you don't need to rely on rules to attain enlightenment. Once you've opened all 129,600 star acupoints, a world will naturally form within your body.
"At that point, you'll have broken through to the true immortal level."
As Qin Shujian spoke, he suddenly paused.
Below him.
Ning Xuan did not interrupt, but stood to one side and listened quietly.
"No—that's not right."
"Strictly speaking, once you've evolved a world, your cultivation no longer follows the traditional realms. I divide the stages after world evolution into three levels.
"The first is a small thousand world. Once you successfully create one, you'll be equivalent to a fourth-stage immortal by traditional standards.
"The second is a middle thousand world. Once you reach that level, your strength will be on par with an upper third tier true immortal.
"The final level is a great thousand world.
"Once you reach that level, your strength can officially break through to the Dao Fruit Realm."
"You cultivate the Origin Return Ancestral Canon, so you should know very well how difficult it is to open star acupoints. Precisely because of that difficulty, cultivators of other systems only become first-tier immortals when they break through to true immortality.
"But if you successfully evolve a world, it's equivalent to becoming a fourth-stage immortal.
"And furthermore—"
A meaningful smile appeared on Qin Shujian's face.
"When you truly break through, you'll discover that the benefits of this path are beyond anything other systems can offer.
"So, while you're in the Heavenly Human Realm, you don't need to delve too deeply into a single rule.
"Instead, comprehend as many