'This world is vast beyond comprehension.'
Xiao thought. From the memories of his childhood, Aunt Yao Ning had told him a few things about this world and had even taken him out to see the city. And now that he had the memories of this world's Xiao, even though he could not exactly estimate the size of this world.
he could say with confidence that this world was just too big and vast, beyond his mortal understanding.
'In those novels, cultivation worlds are bigger than any average planet. But this world? Its vastness is beyond anything I had read or imagined before.'
He thought.
'I think this might be the reason even the Qi Sea Realm in this world is much more powerful than anything in those novels. Also, other than that, there is the lifespan of the Qi Sea Realm.'
Xiao was slightly taken aback by that.
'What in the world? How can Qi Sea Realm cultivators have a thousand years of lifespan? Early Stage has 200 years, Middle Stage has 500 years, and Peak Stage has a whole thousand years.'
Xiao was truly shocked by it, as a thousand years was several generations for a mortal. Not to mention, even Golden Core Realm cultivators in those novels might not have a thousand years of lifespan. Their lifespan was at most 500 years in most novels. Maybe at the Nascent Soul Realm they might have a thousand years of lifespan.
'But this is just the first cultivation realm in this world, the first step of the Mortal Boundary on the path of cultivation. Are you kidding me? A Qi Sea Realm cultivator can have a thousand years of lifespan. Holy... Wait, then what about the Spiritual Realm, Transcending Mortality Realm, and Void Shattering Realm? Not to mention the Supreme Realm and Emperor Realm!'
Xiao sighed slightly.
'This world is truly crazy! I thought that just because it was cultivation in the Mortal Boundary, it wouldn't have that much lifespan in the early stages of cultivation. But from the looks of it, this was not true. Heck, I thought only the Emperor Realm had this much lifespan, like hundreds of trillions of years.'
He pondered.
'But from the looks of it, this was not the case. If the Qi Sea Realm has this much lifespan, then the other realms that follow after it must be the same. Wait, then if the Mortal Boundary has this much lifespan, does that mean cultivation is much harder in this boundary? Thus, such a long lifespan is needed because progressing into the next realm takes a very long time?'
Xiao thought calmly.
'From what I know, the higher the cultivation realm, the harder it is to progress and ascend into the next realm. And because of this, cultivation speed slows down dramatically. This might be the case for this world's lifespan related system. Sometimes it is so hard to progress and ascend to the next realm that it takes almost a cultivator's entire lifespan. And sometimes even that is not enough.'
Xiao really felt pity for such individuals who died stuck at a certain realm, their lifespan drying up while they could not make the slightest bit of progress. The same was true for those who did not have much talent for cultivation at all. After reaching a certain realm, they died stuck there without making any progress as their lifespan ran out.
'Well, may those fellow Daoists' souls rest in peace. But don't worry, fellow Daoists! I can feel your pain! I will watch out for you.'
Praying for those unfortunate souls, Xiao continued to think.
'Will I suffer the same fate as them? Will something like this ever happen to me?'
His expression turned slightly solemn as Xiao began to calculate such a possibility. He didn't know if something like this would ever happen to him, mostly because.
'The Xiao of this world, or rather me in this world, is very talented. That's why he gained the title and status of Prince. And I have transmigrated into his body, which means I should have inherited his talent along with the Royal Family's bloodline. Even if I didn't inherit this world's Xiao's talent, my cultivation speed and talent would still be above average compared to others because the Royal Family's bloodline has a terrifying cultivation speed advantage.'
He thought.
'And even if this is not enough, then well, with my status, background, and my aunt's and sisters' help, there are plenty of resources that I can use to speed up my cultivation and advance through each realm much faster than anyone else.'
Xiao's eyes became calm and firm.
'Even if after all of this I encounter a bottleneck and cannot advance further, becoming stuck in a certain realm, then I can only deal with it. The path of cultivation is long, arduous, and lonely, filled with bitterness. If I cannot deal with such a small thing, then how can I even dare to think about reaching the pinnacle of cultivation and becoming the strongest? Let anything come my way. I will withstand anything that blocks my path and eventually reach the top without glory.'
Then, with a calm expression, he started to read the information about the next realm.
«"After the Qi Sea Realm comes the Spiritual Realm. As the name suggests, cultivation in this realm mainly focuses on cultivating spiritually and strengthening the Dao Heart. After reaching the Peak Stage of the Qi Sea Realm, to ascend into the next realm, a cultivator first has to create a Mental Space. After that, they must have a significant amount of understanding of themselves, and their state of mind and level of spirituality must reach a high enough level so that their Dao Heart becomes more solid and clear as they become true to themselves. Their Dao Heart becomes clearer and firmer."»
«"Even though there is no clear level for the Dao Heart or its realms, to break through into the Spiritual Realm, a cultivator's Dao Heart must be clear, and they have to be true to themselves. Once their Dao Heart has been tempered to such a threshold, a cultivator can access their Soul Essence. Then they have to use that Soul Essence to store it inside their Mental Space and use it to create a ring inside their Mental Space that is made of Soul Essence."»
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