[Because Guizhen was used to add points to Xu Ling'er just three days ago, you simply used Descent once, radiating your spiritual power hundreds of millions of miles away. After Xiangyang dealt with the pursuers, you reunited somewhere some time later.]

Then you met.

You leap up and pat his head: "My child's all grown up, even your godfather can't touch your head anymore."

[Xiang Yang swung his body, his nearly four-meter-tall frame slowly compressing until it was the same height as you: "It's okay, godfather, I can adjust my height freely now."]

"...Well, you're a really easy child to take care of."

[In 4711, you forcibly kept Xiangyang by your side and gave him extra points.]

[That kid ran way too fast back then; his true speed was only a little over eight times, even less than the current average in the Azure Domain.]

[Now, you can increase or decrease the essence of an individual being by a maximum of 6% per week on average, greatly increasing efficiency, which is three times the amount per year, much faster than before.]

[You also learned about Xiangyang's various cultivation systems, all of which he created himself. He has now reached the fifteenth level, and... the vast majority of these systems are related to the sun and muscles.]

However, these seemingly singular systems can actually complement each other because their core principles are different.

[Initially, the Pure Yang system was simply a high-temperature sun; later, there were exploding suns, molten lava suns, destructive suns, suns that were extremely hot yet turned cold, suns that shone with new life, and so on.]

His muscles are like the sun, his spirit is like the sun, and his vital energy is also like the sun.

[Depending on the chosen system, the Dao Fruit that ultimately condenses in the Seven Realms will also differ.]

[Do you believe that if Xiangyang perseveres to the end, the result will be the "Fruit of Yang's Path"?]

[In 4715, you, master and disciple, father and son, were wandering aimlessly. Occasionally, when resources ran out, you followed Xiangyang's advice and chose a powerful family in the sixth realm that you didn't like, and plundered them through the Return to Truth technique.]

[Just like how you assassinated the four realms of the sea race and the demon race from afar back then (Chapters 365-366).]

[Before you know it, the treasures from someone else's warehouse have automatically ended up in your spatial ring.]

"Anyway, their family can't produce that many Fifth Realm cultivators; it's a waste to just leave the resources piling up. I might as well borrow them."

That being said, you actually paid a reward. Before choosing to steal, you would personally go to the other family and ask if they were willing to exchange the resources in their warehouse for 5% of the essence.

[If the other party agrees, everyone's happy; if they disagree... no one is stupid enough to disagree. They'll only change their minds afterward, and you'll unleash your full power to reclaim your reward.]

[And reclaim the essence you gave me.]

Within the Yuan Tian Realm, in the Imperial Domain, the Emperor Domain, and the Boundless Domain, forces possessing the Six Realms are also categorized into different tiers, roughly divided into four levels.

The lowest tier is the Lone Ranger at the sixth level, who doesn't even know how to rebuild their cultivation.

[Or it could be a family or sect established solely by a single individual who ascended to the sixth realm through a series of fortuitous events. This type of power is also known as a "tyrannical" force. Most of these forces lack successors, and after about 100,000 years, when the sixth-realm expert reaches the end of their lifespan, the force either declines in status or is destroyed.]

[Especially in the latter case, because there is a huge power to maintain, and other rivals around, he doesn't even dare to start cultivating again, and is trapped in the first level of cultivation for his entire life.]

The second-to-last tier consists of those with a lineage that has been passed down through generations, possessing sufficient resources and power to ensure that each generation has two or more individuals at the sixth realm. Even if someone were to rebuild their cultivation, they would be protected by another individual, preventing the power from being overrun and destroyed by a sudden opponent.

This force is considered one of the top in the "Imperial Domain," with two or more members at the sixth realm, and the strongest among them generally not exceeding the fifth level.

[The next tier up are mythical forces. For them, creating a sixth-realm being and continuing their lineage is no longer difficult. Some of these mythical families have existed for tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of years. It should be noted that under the Spring and Autumn Period's supreme ruler, the longest-lived sixth-realm being known to have only lived for a little over a million years!]

[There are at least ten members at the sixth realm, and the strongest in the clan is no less than the tenth level!]

These mythical families not only possess the methods to rebuild their cultivation, but they also recruit various prodigies at the sixth realm who have no background or power, or who come from other realms. Unless they encounter special circumstances, they will never be in danger.

[However, there are special cases... such as the time when about a dozen mythical families "crippled" Beichenguang.]

Above the mythological families are the highest-ranking races, such as the Immortals and Gods. Their names differ, but they all share one thing in common: their ancestors included the rulers of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Many immortal clans possess a "path to immortality," which is their greatest advantage over mythical families, because such paths are extremely rare. Apart from these immortal clans, others are still in the process of self-discovery.

However, the difficulty for these immortal clans to produce a second immortal is sometimes even greater than in the outside world.

[Because they may not be suited to this path of immortality; some systems are too difficult to comprehend, and even hundreds of thousands of years may not be enough to condense the relevant Dao imprint.]

[Actually, there's another tier above the Immortal Clan: those whose "Immortals" haven't left the Yuan Tian Realm. In this case, their title would have an extra word: "True Immortal Clan."]

[Of the tribes you plundered, many are first-tier "tyrannical" forces, with only a very few belonging to the second-tier inherited forces, such as the "Star God Palace" that previously hunted down Xiang Yang.]

[Because they can reliably maintain super-technological creations with millions of Thorn Warriors' strength. Even if damaged, they can be repaired; even if destroyed, they can be rebuilt. As long as no stronger force attacks, they will not fall.]

[You did not destroy the Star God Palace; they were ultimately left for Xiangyang to deal with. You merely retrieved the plasma solar spheres from their "Sun-class" behemoths. The energy sources of these warships are exactly what Xiangyang's new system needs.]

[In 4717, the Star God Palace disappeared, but it wasn't Xiang Yang who did it.]

[It was done by the sect leader of the mythical power "Silent Sect" in another imperial domain.]

She is from the Seventh Heaven.

"It seems he is not the strongest in the sect."

Yun Shoudao.

As mentioned earlier, the mythological forces have at least ten levels.

[170 million thorns, slightly stronger than when you first advanced to the second level.]

"Well, that might be true, after all, his combat power is higher than the weak tenth level of Heaven."

He remembered that when he first reached the second level of the Heavenly Realm, 140 million thorns were comparable to the weak tenth level.

She crossed realms to destroy the Star God Palace, not for any other reason than to avenge her lover.

She believed he was her lover.

"Brother Yang, are you still here?"