Regardless of what Wan Chongshan and the system said, Li Xingkong had already made up his mind after stepping into the time acceleration zone: he would cultivate to the point where he could stand up to Wan Chongshan.
At least, under her oppressive power, one can find a way to gain some freedom.
Transcendence? That's still a long way off, but there are ways to avoid it.
Li Xingkong remembered that the system had mentioned before that for these powerful individuals who were detached from the outside world, they only viewed the world from a higher perspective. However, if they were to personally enter the world, their strength might not be so absolutely invincible.
Within this world, if you don't want to destroy it, you still need to abide by its rules.
Li Xingkong thought that he had already obtained the Heavenly Heart Method and the Dragon Gate Method. The Dragon Gate Method would remain the fundamental method for his advancement to the Nascent Soul, but after the advancement, he could take the Heavenly Heart Method and find a few rules to " Dao Integration," thereby gaining some ability to contend with her in this universe.
Although her current strength is immeasurable, it seems that this is the only option available.
As for where to sit and have tea with Wan Chongshan, Li Xingkong hadn't even considered it.
How can you get something through negotiation if you can't get it through strength?
It can only be said that Li Xingkong had very little experience in matters of the heart.
I originally thought that with the Golden Core Perfection, I would have plenty of leisurely days to live, but now it seems that I was thinking too much.
He wanted to relax, but some people didn't want him to.
Cultivating with distracting thoughts is a major taboo, as it easily leads to distraction and can cause problems during cultivation. Li Xingkong first sorted out the existing problems before taking the Dragon Gate Method to prepare to begin constructing his Nascent Soul.
Li Xingkong had previously learned that the so-called Dragon Gate was a universe model built upon one's own knowledge and understanding, and then, through deduction and research, a point outside the model could be found.
This allows this relationship to be mapped onto reality, enabling the practitioner to establish a connection with a point outside the universe.
The so-called Nascent Soul is precisely for the purpose of overcoming the Cocoon-Breaking Tribulation.
Within the universe, one is like a newly formed fetus, dazed and confused, nurtured and protected by the universe itself. The Nascent Soul is the first time this fetus is born and enters the Cosmic Sea.
The infant is called a baby when it is first born, hence the name.
To construct a model of the universe and find the influence of external factors on it from existing models, the Dragon Gate Method requires a very high level of knowledge.
While it's not necessary to achieve so-called Omniscience, academic theories in a certain area should at least be able to grasp the basics of the current universe.
All roads lead to Rome, and the same is true for the universe. The formation of the universe is inseparable from the Big Bang and the movement of internal matter, but it is also inseparable from the influence of the external environment.
This is similar to how an egg needs to hatch; the contents of the egg alone are not enough, the hen also needs to incubate it.
Both internal and external factors are indispensable.
The construction of the Dragon Gate is to integrate all known internal factors and build a corresponding model, shifting one's perspective from inside the universe to outside the universe, so as to think and feel the so-called external factors' intervention in the universe from this perspective.
Based on this feeling, one can grasp a corner of that extraterrestrial power and gain the opportunity to transcend the universe.
That's the principle behind the technique, but for Li Xingkong right now, it's still a difficult decision.
Simply put, although Li Xingkong has traveled through so many civilizations and acquired a considerable amount of knowledge from the system's cultivation technique pool and the knowledge base of Axiom Arc, it is precisely because of the vastness of knowledge that Li Xingkong has many breakthrough directions to choose from.
He was somewhat conflicted, unsure of which direction to take.
Moreover, Li Xingkong couldn't guarantee that the theoretical knowledge he had acquired was truly the entirety of this world; the external cosmic factors he observed might just be some kind of hidden influence within this universe.
This method of using the Dragon Gate technique is simply too high a gamble.
It doesn't gamble on anything else, it only gambles on whether an individual's understanding of the current knowledge system is complete.
A knowledge system is a very rational thing; you either learn it or you don't. But for each individual cultivator, it's still that classic question.
How can a person learn about things they've never seen before?
When Newton introduced his three laws of physics, he once believed that the workings of everything would conform to these laws.
However, in quantum mechanics and the microscopic universe, this theory, once considered to be true, has also been overturned.
The same applies to Golden Core cultivators.
Even when someone thinks their model of Dragon Gate is perfect enough, unexpected situations will always occur.
Such unexpected circumstances are immeasurable.
Therefore, it is understandable that many cultivators are hesitant to take this step, as they do not have a sufficient understanding of the knowledge they possess.
In traditional cultivation civilizations, the path from Golden Core to Nascent Soul is so difficult that it can be described as one in a billion.
Sects lacking sufficient foundation can only allow their disciples to travel and explore after reaching the Golden Core. Through rudimentary cognitive methods or various social interactions, they acquire the knowledge that everyone keeps hidden, hoping to learn enough to Cocoon-Breaking their cocoons and achieve enlightenment.
However, the major sects with profound foundations are different. Not to mention the personal guidance of Nascent Soul cultivators and the existence of techniques like the Moon-Scooping Method, even if they use the Dragon Gate Method, the sects have enough knowledge to help a cultivator construct a complete Dragon Gate model.
The core disciples have usually already been promoted, while only those who are neither here nor there will continue to explore the Dragon Gate Method.
Of course, the Nascent Soul that have advanced through the Dragon Gate Method have greater adaptability and growth potential than those that were retrieved from the river.
But even with the Dragon Gate model, how many people can truly see the external factors within it?
Not everyone has this talent.
Since the Moon-Scooping Method" exists, there must be a reason for its existence.
Li Xingkong has many options, but space is his forte so far. This is partly due to his systematic study of space, and partly because his knowledge of Axiom Arc has given him a deeper understanding of space from another perspective.
Finally, Thousand Mountains Method's exploration of Xingkong allowed Li Xingkong to gain a deeper understanding of the Dao of Space.
Considering all these factors, choosing to break through in a spatial direction is the best option for Li Xingkong.
Moreover, the concept of space is vast and profound, possessing unique methods for both offense and defense, as well as escape.
That couldn't be more perfect.