Upon reaching the Qi Refining Perfection, although there were no auspicious clouds descending from the sky or any celebrations from heaven and earth, Li Xingkong's own feelings were completely different.
His whole body seemed to be cheering. The moment the Organ Refining was completed, it was as if the last piece of a building block had been placed on the pile, or the last step of a Rubik's Cube had been solved.
The already formidable body now felt incredibly coordinated to Li Xingkong.
Perfectly coordinated.
Originally, Li Xingkong needed to concentrate and focus his consciousness on the part of his body to gain deeper control over it.
Now, with just a thought from Li Xingkong, his body will move according to his will.
Even when Li Xingkong, all the organs in his body were giving him the most detailed information feedback.
When an ordinary person breathes, they can only feel the movement of their lungs. Previously, Li Xingkong's cultivation only allowed him to feel the gas flowing with his blood, exchanging energy with the cells in his body.
But now that Qi Refining Perfection, Li Xingkong has discovered that in a single breath, he can perceive the state of his entire body down to the level of every single cell.
It felt as if billions of cells throughout his body were simultaneously connected to his nervous system, reporting their condition to him in detail.
Health status, energy absorption, presence of damage, planned expiration date, and rate of new cell proliferation.
All sorts of information rushed into Li Xingkong's mind while he was still celebrating his Qi Refining in Li Xingkong.
This almost made him faint. Li Xingkong, who was just about to stand up, was hit by such a stream of information and lost his balance, falling to the ground.
There's just too much information.
"Clear your mind, don't think about anything, and circulate your Qi Refining Method."
The system was naturally aware of this situation; to be honest, it had been observing from the shadows for a long time, just waiting to see Li Xingkong make a fool of himself.
"Stay calm, slow your breathing, it will be over in a bit."
The system's tone was somewhat gloating, but it was also closely monitoring Li Xingkong's situation.
Li Xingkong lay sprawled on the ground in an ungraceful position for a long time.
It wasn't until half an hour later that his hand twitched slightly, and then he regained his composure.
What just happened?
Li Xingkong touched his head; the feeling of being bombarded by the information flow just now really felt like his head was about to explode.
"Of course it's a good thing."
The system only explained the situation to Li Xingkong after he recovered.
"After achieving mastery of Great Accomplishment of Qi Refining, you now have a certain level of control over your body. The various functions that were originally controlled by default can now be controlled by your own will, so your body will instinctively give you all the information."
"Your subconscious, which was originally processing this information and translating it into various bodily states, has temporarily relinquished its role, allowing you to adapt to this high-intensity information flow in advance."
Li Xingkong already possessed a very high level of control over his body; he could control various data indicators of his body.
But in reality, it is his conscious mind that issues the commands, while the specific adjustments are made by his subconscious.
As long as he thinks about controlling his pulse at 10 beats per minute, his subconscious will automatically handle the things that need to be done in his body, thus realizing Li Xingkong's idea.
But now that Li Xingkong's abilities have reached the required level, his subconscious is also preparing to withdraw from the battlefield and hand over all military power to Li Xingkong's own consciousness.
This is why Li Xingkong suddenly felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information.
The system's ability to calm the mind and enter a meditative state is akin to an emperor ceasing court duties. In a leaderless situation, the subconscious is forced to once again address bodily matters.
"This information is really too much."
If I had to handle everything, just getting his body back to a normal state of activity would take up a lot of his time.
But it wouldn't do for Li Xingkong to just give up on processing this information. After cultivating to this point, this is a problem he has to face. It's not a good thing to run away from problems.
"Hehe, guess what the Foundation Establishment stage mainly involves?"
Instead of giving him a direct answer, the system asked him a question with a smile.
Yes, having Qi Refining, he can now freely enter and leave Earth Star. To him, Earth Star is now just a large toy.
With his physical strength alone, he already possesses the power to be called a god on Earth Star. He really can't imagine what he would need to cultivate during the Foundation Establishment stage.
However, since the system asked at this time, Li Xingkong had a guess about the answer it wanted.
"So the Foundation Establishment stage is mainly about strengthening control over the body? But that doesn't seem like a necessary major stage."
Li Xingkong's idea was simple: the problem now was that he didn't have enough control over his body, so he would strengthen his specific training.
"Of course it's not that simple."
"The problem you're facing right now is that your brain can't process the information coming from so many cells throughout your body. If you wanted to improve, what would you do?"
"The system asked."
"That would definitely improve brainpower, and it also helps with filtering out unimportant information."
Based on his prior knowledge, Li Xingkong offered his opinion.
"That's right, of course we need to improve our brainpower. As for unimportant information, what kind of information do you think is unimportant?"
The system only gave Li Xingkong a partial affirmation in his answer.
"In a battle between cultivators, even the least important information can become a fatal flaw if overlooked."
"Therefore, the most important aspect of cultivation in the Foundation Establishment stage is to enhance mental abilities. Or, in terms of the theory of essence, energy, and spirit, the Qi Refining stage focuses on enhancing essence and energy, while the main focus of the Foundation Establishment stage is on spirit."
"The enhancement of Divine Sense improves mental capacity and enhances the ability to perceive information in the surroundings. It also enhances Divine Sense. After the enhancement of Divine Sense, even if you are on Earth Star, you can see the storms on Jupiter with the naked eye, and you can also see the structure of Spiritual Qi in the microscopic realm."
The system gave Li Xingkong a detailed explanation of the main cultivation goals for the Foundation Establishment stage.
"That's why it's said that you can generate Spiritual Qi on your own after you reach the Foundation Establishment. It's because after you step into the Foundation Establishment, the microcosm will open its arms to you directly."
"Moreover, as your Divine Sense improves, your every move will be transformed into data and clearly understood. Crises that previously required subconscious awareness or a sense of danger to detect and avoid will now be directly displayed in your mind."
"Even if you're right at the epicenter of a nuclear explosion, you can calculate the safest location in the immediate vicinity at the moment of the blast. After all, the speed of the blast wave is only Mach 28."
"As long as you calculate fast enough and run fast enough, even if a nuclear bomb explodes next to you, its power won't be able to keep up with your escape speed."
Regarding nuclear bombs and explosive weapons, Li Xingkong's idea had always been either to withstand them head-on or to stay far away, but today the system gave him a new perspective.
Once his speed exceeds Mach 30, any explosive weapon will be ineffective against him.