Inside King Conferral Hall, the Hall Spirit said, "Before you leave the Spirit Continent, you must never raise your realm above the second level of the Life and Death Realm. To others, recklessly chasing rapid progress may cost only a small price. To you, it could cost your life."
"I understand."
Ye Chen nodded. He was already quite satisfied to have cultivated to the first level of the Life and Death Realm. If the Hall Spirit had not told him the true method of cultivating in the Life and Death Realm, he would have been like everyone else, foolishly raising his cultivation before working on his martial arts to increase his strength. One had to know that the kings of the Spirit Continent were no fools. What they lacked was not attainment in martial arts, but the true method of cultivation. In truth, each of them might not be weaker in martial arts than those of the third or fourth level beyond this world. For instance, the Hall Spirit had said that Ye Chen's current combat power already matched that of someone at the third level outside, and that was while his cultivation realm had yet to reach the first level. This showed that Ye Chen's martial arts attainment far surpassed that of those at the third level outside.
"The true cultivation method of the Life and Death Realm lies within the Dantian: condense a gate of the Dao. What is a gate of the Dao? It is the path you walk. If you cultivate the sword Dao, what you condense will be a gate of the sword Dao. If you cultivate the saber Dao, it will be a gate of the saber Dao. Whether it is a gate of the sword Dao or a gate of the saber Dao,