Xu Taiping's heart jolted.
Knowing full well how difficult it was to break through at the ultimate realm, after breaking through to the Heaven Shocking Realm that way, he had already given up hoping to do the same when advancing to the Dao Integration Realm.
He had never expected to hear the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage say this today.
The Heaven-Hunting Great Sage continued:
"I originally intended to tell you these things step by step, at suitable moments as I took you traveling through the major star domains of the Chaos Death Domain."
"But events took an unexpected turn, so I can only tell you everything ahead of time."
At this point, the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage leaned forward, fixing his gaze on Xu Taiping as he said with utmost solemnity:
"You must engrave every word I say next upon your heart."
Equally solemn, Xu Taiping nodded firmly and said:
"I will remember every word."
The Heaven-Hunting Great Sage nodded lightly, then sat upright again before continuing:
"To break through to the Dao Integration Realm at the ultimate realm, you, Xu Taiping, must temper your blood and qi, divine essence, and true essence to their ultimate realms."
Xu Taiping actually knew this already.
What he did not know was what constituted the ultimate realms of blood and qi, divine essence, and true essence at the Heaven Shocking Realm.
As though seeing the confusion in Xu Taiping's heart, the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage explained directly:
"At the Heaven Shocking Realm, for your true essence to reach its ultimate realm, the true essence your golden core can hold must be as deep and vast as an ocean, and as pure and condensed as a solitary peak ten thousand zhang tall."
The Heaven-Hunting Great Sage reached out and gently patted Xu Taiping's shoulder.
In an instant,