214: Chapter 214 Sermon

Only then did Gaoyang Zhenkong look at the nearly 30 intermediate-level powerhouses gathered there, slowly stand up, and extend an invitation to everyone, especially Wang An.

"Everyone, in accordance with the traditions of the many academies in our Milky Way Galaxy, we will hold a Dao discussion assembly to welcome the founder of a new Transcendent path. This exchange between our two Transcendent paths, to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, will also enhance the connection between us. During this discussion, please focus solely on expounding your viewpoints and refrain from involving any other unrelated force fields."

The Transcendents present naturally understood the bigger picture; they would not make any excessive moves while the guests had just arrived.

Subsequently, Wang An and his group, invited by Vice Dean Gaoyang Zhenkong, arrived together at a bronze valley.

This bronze valley was surrounded by mountains stretching for several kilometers.

When the group flew here, thousands of Transcendent Life forms were already scattered around the valley.

This scene somewhat shocked Wang An; estimating from this, the entire Bronze Human Race likely had at least 10,000 primary-level Transcendents. Judging by the twenty-something intermediate-level powerhouses present, the entire Bronze Human Race should not exceed a hundred individuals.

On the mountains surrounding the valley, various seats were placed everywhere, providing seating for other cultivators who had come to watch this Dao discussion assembly.

The group did not linger for long but instead landed on a small island in the lake at the center of the valley.

The scenery here remained tranquil, with a quiet and elegant pavilion standing still, already furnished with numerous meditation cushions as seats.

Seeing these familiar items, Wang An felt a sense of nostalgia.

"Only by being of the same human race, and possessing a self-cultivation and self-verification Transcendent system, would these applications be derived."

Everyone took their seats, and Wang An, as a guest, entered the central main seat together with Gaoyang Zhenkong.

"Dong."

With the sound of a bronze bell, the hearts, souls, bodies, minds, and thoughts of everyone present were cleansed.

The originally somewhat noisy sounds immediately quieted down.

At the invitation of Gaoyang Zhenkong, Wang An began his preaching first.

His opening statement was to finalize the definition of his own system, allowing everyone to clearly understand the type, worldview, and specific principle classification of this cultivation system.

"From my current perspective, this Transcendent system of mine can be classified into the self-cultivation and self-verification category, the immortal cultivation side, and the law-rune path."

"Based on this, level 2 to 10 mortal beings are classified as [Heavenly Talisman Qi Refining Cultivator], primary-level Transcendents as [Heavenly Talisman Dao Foundation Cultivator], intermediate-level as [Supernatural Purple Mansion Master], and the envisioned high-level as [Golden Core True Monarch]."

Subsequently, his Incarnation explained step by step, from low to high, how to cultivate and verify.

"What is a Heavenly Talisman? The Heavenly Talisman bestowed by a Dao Foundation Cultivator is the Heavenly Talisman. By borrowing this Heavenly Talisman, one can obtain various powers of refinement and Transcendent wonders."

"It can be bestowed personally by a Dao Foundation, or one can use Heavenly Talisman artifacts, talismans, formation domains, or engraved diagrams for self-visualization to receive the talisman."

"What is Qi Refining? It is refining the myriad Heaven and Earth Qi of the world into the body, combining 108 strands into one strand of innate Wondrous Qi, from which various principles and spells naturally arise."

"What is Heaven and Earth Qi? The energy, information, and matter of all things in the world can be seen as being created from the same primordial Qi, hence all things have myriad Qi."

Then, with a wave of his hand, strands of warm solar Qi from the sunlight in the sky were drawn in. Infinite water vapor from the air and the lake began to gather, along with clear Qi, terrestrial Qi, and the unique bronze Qi of this place, all converging in the high sky in a colorful display.

Wang An asked Gaoyang Zhenkong if it was acceptable, then expanded the scope of his extraction.

Countless Heaven and Earth Qi flowed rapidly into the sky above the valley. Just as the many watching primary-level Transcendents, the [Mingli Hosts], were still somewhat confused, two strands of innate Wondrous Qi were born from this.

They were the [Innate Solar Sunlight Radiance Wondrous Qi] and the [Innate Gui Water Peaceful Storage Wondrous Qi].

The principles of radiance and storage related to the birth of these two innate Wondrous Qi appeared, making everyone present extremely amazed that principles could be extracted in such a way.

"This... the principles were extracted so simply. In our Bronze Priest system, we have to rely on the use of various bronze spiritual plants, bronze ores, and bronze buildings to experience the [Xutong Spiritual Rhyme] contained within them and comprehend the internal principles."

"However, these two are actually roughly the same; they are both processes of cultivation. They refine Qi into the body while also comprehending principles, and our use of bronze-related items is also the process of cultivating our life-bound artifacts."

The intermediate-level powerhouses watching Wang An's refinement and extraction process beside him were also surprised by this.

Shennong Yinmu, regarding this ability to refine Heaven and Earth Qi and the worldview of primordial Qi, said with some admiration:

"This type of Transcendent system of theirs seems to focus more on the natural matter itself, which is very different from our approach of first infecting all things with bronze and then analyzing them from a bronze perspective."

Gaoyang Zhenkong examined it from a broader perspective.

"That's right, this type of system is more about the understanding of the natural rules of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Our Bronze Priest system tends to obtain answers from practice. By gathering all past experiences together, we created the rules of [Li] from the use of bronze artifacts, and it is precisely this practice and application that allowed us to ascend to a high-level civilization race."

Although the intermediate-level powerhouses present were somewhat amazed by their ability to get close to the source and comprehend nature, this also confirmed that their own system and way of comprehending principles and laws were more suitable for them.

As one strand of Wondrous Qi after another was refined, Wang An continued his explanation.

"At this point, even at the mortal level, one can perform various spells, making early preparations for the subsequent understanding of principles and laws."

Subsequently, he released a portion of his own Transcendent law aura to transform the energy environment of this place.

It was seen that the dense [Xutong Spiritual Rhyme] here quickly transformed into a large amount of Vital Qi. Under the powerful control and enlightenment of the Yin Spirit thought, even higher-level [life spirit primordial qi] was manifested.

"This type of energy is the Vital Qi and [life spirit primordial qi] unique to my Transcendent system, which is extremely compatible with flesh-and-blood human civilization."

"At the Qi Refining level, absorbing this Vital Qi can nourish and refine the three treasures of essence, Qi, and spirit. Based on the quantity of refined Wondrous Qi and life level, it is divided into 9 layers of Qi Refining, thus progressing step by step and climbing higher."

"And at the Transcendent threshold, by referring to and comprehending the principles of Wondrous Qi and the laws of Heavenly Talismans, and taking Heaven, Earth, and predecessors as teachers, one designs Transcendent law runes that are more compatible with oneself; this is the origin of the Heavenly Talisman."

"In addition to this, one selects a Dao Foundation compatible with oneself, uses Wondrous Qi and cosmic imagery symbols to refine the Dao Foundation and carry the imagery, and then holds an ascension ceremony compatible with the imagery. When the Heavenly Talisman and the Dao Foundation resonate with each other, one can spontaneously ascend to the Transcendent level."

"After this, depending on the Dao practice knowledge one has comprehended and the differences in the imagery of the materials used to forge the Dao Foundation, one can give birth to 1 to 5 minor supernatural powers, which can also be called innate abilities."

"Cultivation at the Dao Foundation level begins to revolve around the cultivation of the Dao Foundation and supernatural powers; one Dao Foundation equals one level."

Until hearing this, the primary-level Transcendents present still felt that although this system had some characteristics, the overall framework was not much different from the many systems in the Milky Way Galaxy; they did not expect the real huge change to be at the Transcendent level.

A [Mingli Host] who had just entered the Transcendent level exclaimed.

"Good heavens, one Dao Foundation per level; that means three Dao Foundations at the primary level equal 15 minor supernatural powers. How can other Transcendent systems with only three or five innate abilities compare?"