125: Cultivation of Divine Realm

After his Breakthrough to the Divine Intent Realm, Qin Yue's attribute panel could no longer adequately reflect his progress.

Just considering the basic characteristic of the Divine Intent Realm—a spiritualized body—allowed his Puppetry to develop numerous variations.

He could now control Puppets using Mental Energy Clones, a method that was not only more flexible than Protective Aura manipulation but also allowed him to unleash greater power.

Combined with his Systematized body abilities, Qin Yue was capable of controlling multiple Puppets.

It's important to know that other Divine Intent Realm Martial Artists, limited by their thought processes, found it difficult to multi-task, but Qin Yue, as long as he had sufficient Mental Energy, could simultaneously run tens of thousands of 'threads,' which was the key to him being able to independently cast the Ten Thousand Streams Convergence Art, which normally required tens of thousands of people to cooperate.

Breaking through to the Divine Intent Realm meant Qin Yue officially entered the upper echelons of the Holy Sect, and the Holy Sect's secrets would be revealed to him, filling him with anticipation and an eagerness to unravel the many questions that had accumulated in his heart.

"Master, are you there?"

After his Breakthrough, Qin Yue had intended to ask his Master about the Cultivation methods for the Divine Intent Realm and his various questions about the Holy Sect, but due to being busy the past two days, he had been delayed. Now finally free, he knocked on the door of the Alchemy Room.

"Open the door and come in yourself!"

Yan Zhongyi had long anticipated Qin Yue's arrival, so he uncharacteristically did not engage in Alchemy today, choosing instead to quietly wait in the Alchemy Room.

Hearing this, Qin Yue pushed the door open and walked directly towards his Master, who was sitting and drinking tea. He clasped his fists and bowed, "Master, after this Disciple's Breakthrough to the Divine Intent Realm, I am unsure how to proceed with the path of Cultivation. I ask Master for guidance."

"Come and sit here."

Yan Zhongyi pointed to the seat beside him and slowly began, "Before the Divine Intent Realm, we primarily Cultivated 'Qi'; after the Divine Intent Realm, the core of Cultivation becomes 'Spirit,' which is our Divine Soul."

"Cultivating Qi is relatively simple. Whether by absorbing it from food or from nature, one can strengthen oneself through external Qi. However, Divine Soul Cultivation is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Currently, there are two main methods:"

"The first method is consistent with how you improved your Mental Energy in the Ninggang Realm—by experiencing various emotions to temper the Divine Soul, promoting its natural growth.

The advantage of this method is a stable Foundation, low risk during Cultivation, and the Mental Energy enhanced through natural tempering will absolutely not lead to Qi Deviation.

However, the disadvantage is also very obvious: the improvement speed is too slow. With the Divine Soul strength of the Divine Intent Realm, trying to enhance Mental Energy this way often requires accumulation over decades."

"The second method, which I mentioned to you before, is to devour the Souls of Demon Kings.

This method offers faster progress, but the drawback is that a Martial Artist's temperament can easily be influenced by the Souls of demons.

Fortunately, our Three Peaks' Divine Intent has methods to mitigate this influence, so most Divine Intent Realm Martial Artists choose this method of Cultivation."

After hearing his Master's words, although Qin Yue had been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but grumble inwardly:

"Is a Martial Artist's Cultivation limit really so low?

These two Cultivation methods for the Divine Intent Realm, in the end, amount to having no true 'Cultivation Technique.'

Setting aside the inefficient method of tempering through emotions, just devouring the Divine Souls of Demon Kings—what kind of Cultivation is that? It's no different from ordinary people strengthening their physique by eating and digesting.

Even without trying it, I can assert that this method is not efficient, simply because it is too primitive."

"Master, when I met the Medicine Sage previously, he said he was also in the Divine Intent Realm. Does this mean that when Martial Artists reach the Divine Intent Realm, there are no exclusive Cultivation methods for them anymore?

Has the path of Martial Dao ended here?"

Yan Zhongyi was slightly surprised when Qin Yue mentioned the Medicine Sage's Realm, then he said with a sense of relief:

"How could the Medicine Sage, that old man, be in the Divine Intent Realm? If he were only in the Divine Intent Realm, how could he be so much stronger than us?

According to our private discussions, the Realm of the three Saints should be called the 'Saint Realm.'

It's just that since there's no fixed method for Breakthrough to this day, perhaps even they themselves don't consider the Saint Realm a distinct Realm."

"However, you're also right. Our path as Martial Artists truly ends at the Divine Intent Realm. Whether we can make any further Breakthroughs depends on generations of Martial Artists exploring and discovering."

"The path has ended?" A wave of confusion washed over Qin Yue's heart.

"Master, since the path of Cultivation has ended, what are the other Divine Intent Realm Martial Artists of the Holy Sect doing?

Why do I rarely see them on ordinary days?

If Divine Intent Realm Cultivators are no longer focused on Cultivation, they should have a lot of free time."

"Who said Divine Intent Realm Cultivators don't Cultivate anymore?

The Martial Dao Realm is one thing, and a Martial Artist's strength is another.

Even among those in the Divine Intent Realm, their combat abilities can be vastly different."

Yan Zhongyi took a sip of tea and continued,

"You find Divine Intent Realm Martial Artists rare in the Holy Sect, the reason is actually very simple—apart from a few who bear garrison duties, most other Divine Intent Realm Martial Artists have gone to the Void Realm to explore new worlds."

"The three Saints are not entirely confident they can defeat the Demon Emperor, so they require other Divine Intent Realm Martial Artists to fully explore new worlds. If they are defeated, at least there will be a retreat for the Human Race."

"New worlds? Are there other worlds within the Void Realm?" Qin Yue pressed.

"Of course there are, and we have always suspected that the Human Race originally came from other worlds.

Have you noticed that ordinary members of the Human Race seem to be exceptionally prone to developing faith, and their faith is extremely devout?

After investigating the demons, we discovered that their methods for controlling the Human Race through faith are unusually simple: with no compulsory restrictions or special Cultivation Techniques, they only need ordinary people to repeat a set of rituals for a long time, and they will naturally come to believe in the demons.

This faith will also become more devout over time, until they are willing to dedicate everything to the demons."

"The Holy Sect speculates that the reason behind this is precisely that the Human Race is an alien species to this world.

All signs indicate that the Human Race in this world might have been migrated here by the Demon Emperor from other worlds, to serve as 'slaves' to enrich the demons' diet.

Within our bodies, traces of obedience and faith are naturally engraved. Only by Cultivating the Martial Dao can we free ourselves from this quagmire of faith."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue's mind was enlightened, and the long-standing doubts in his heart finally found an answer.

He then asked, "But Master, there are also Martial Dao powerhouses among the demon believers. How can this be explained?"

"There are indeed strong individuals among the demon believers, but they absolutely cannot compare to true Martial Dao powerhouses.

They place everything on the demons rather than themselves, and are fundamentally unable to Cultivate to the profound Realms of the Martial Dao.

Do you know of a Cultivation Technique called 'Spirit Communication Art'? That is the secret to their strength!

Rather than saying they become stronger through Cultivation, it's more accurate to say they are 'granted' power by the demons—devout believers invite demons to possess them, thereby gaining power beyond the mundane."

After hearing all of this, although most of Qin Yue's previous questions had been answered, his heart felt even more bewildered.

"Then Master, I have now Cultivated to the Divine Intent Realm. How should I proceed with my path from now on?"