Ascension (6.4k words; worried about traffic today, so an early National Day update. Happy holidays!)

"My Primordial Spirit is above my Dao Domain, and as a result, my Primordial Spirit cultivation has actually become considerably faster."

On the Boundary Membrane of the Little Cang Realm.

Wang Ba sat cross-legged, gazing toward the far end of the distant void.

Meanwhile, he sensed the changes in his Dao Domain and Primordial Spirit.

Ever since cultivators in the Little Cang Realm had begun losing control, all cultivators in the Daoist Grounds beyond the Nascent Soul stage, apart from the Witch Tribe within the realm, had suspended their Dao Domain cultivation.

They could absorb Spiritual Qi to nourish their bodies and indirectly nourish their Primordial Spirits, or study crafts and law techniques, but the one thing they could not do was comprehend Dao Intent.

This was not a problem for the Spirit Beasts in the Daoist Grounds.

But for the cultivators, it was not so easy.

During this process, something Wang Ba had never anticipated had even occurred.

After suspending their Dao Domain cultivation, some cultivators had abruptly withdrawn from the exhilaration of rapidly advancing their cultivation. Because their Dao Domains had advanced too quickly, their mental states were unstable, and Heart Demons had arisen instead.

Had Wang Ba not intervened in time and eased their Heart Demons with the Mind-Calming Incantation, these cultivators would likely have lost control and exploded to their deaths.

These incidents made Wang Ba increasingly aware of the danger of a mismatch between the Primordial Spirit and the Dao Domain.

"The Primordial Spirit's level can exceed the Dao Domain's, but it's best if the Dao Domain doesn't exceed the Primordial Spirit... If I hadn't brought out the Boundary Sea Stars Diagram back then, judging by past experience, advancing their Dao Domains would actually have been very difficult for the cultivators within the realm, and