While Niu Dali devoted himself to cultivation.
Chu Kuangtu was also on the verge of a breakthrough.
He had awakened earlier than Niu Dali, and when it came to their foundations at their respective peaks, Niu Dali had actually fallen slightly short.
Thus, in recovering his strength.
Chu Kuangtu also held a slight advantage.
While Niu Dali was restoring his strength and seeking an opportunity to advance to Seventh-Level Immortal, he was already attempting that breakthrough.
Inside the palace hall.
The River of Rules trembled.
The fractured River of Rules was slowly repairing itself.
Chu Kuangtu sat cross-legged at its center, frantically drawing star power into himself.
Whether one attained the Dao through rules or pursued fleshly sainthood.
The two systems differed somewhat when attaining immortality, but the paths they followed afterward were much the same.
For those who attained the Dao through rules.
The journey from first-tier immortal to ninth-level immortal involved gradually taking control of their own rules. Only upon reaching ninth-level immortal did they gain complete control.
Only after gaining complete control over their rules could they use their own immense power to expand and strengthen them.
In other words.
Breaking through to true immortal was one stage, advancing from first-tier immortal to ninth-level immortal was another, and progressing beyond ninth-level immortal was yet another.
As for cultivators of the fleshly sainthood system.
Their earlier realms involved repairing and perfecting their rules.
Once their rules were fully restored, they would naturally break through to ninth-level immortal.
Only then.
Would they strengthen their own rules until they surpassed the rules of heaven and earth.
At present.
Chu Kuangtu was repairing his own rules.
Aside from personal insight, repairing rules also demanded a vast amount of energy.
With his understanding at the Dao Fruit Realm, he naturally lacked no