Chapter 951: The Path Ahead (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Second Senior Brother Houdun, as he spoke, seemed to sink into memory:

“The group of Star System-level geniuses is the largest, numbering over a million in our Tai Chu Sacred Ground.”

“Over countless ages, many have left the Sacred Ground—some returned to their homelands, others chose to serve in the Deep Space Academy.”

“They’ve reached the limit of their talent; breaking through the Five Cosmic Realms is a slim hope.”

“Unless they’re forcibly pushed upward by vast resources, or blessed with a stroke of luck.”

“I happened to have both—a bit of resources and a bit of luck—and ultimately broke through to the Five Cosmic Realms.”

“I even regret it now; if I’d known, I’d have waited for you, Younger Brother, to obtain the Star Seed.”

“Of course, I’m just joking.”

Lin Qi nodded, not paying it much mind, his eyes fixed on the information on the large screen.

Vast numbers of geniuses are stuck at the Fourth Cosmic Realm, unable to break through—and they are by far the most numerous.

Many of our Senior Brothers and Sisters are among them.

But with the Star Seed, their futures have changed—they are no longer part of the first group.

Seeing this, Second Senior Brother Houdun took a sip of hot tea, savored its flavor, then continued:

“Next is the second category: Star Region-level geniuses.”

“Their upper limit is higher, with a high probability of breaking through to the Fifth Cosmic Realm.”

“As long as nothing goes wrong, they’ll almost certainly break through.”

“But even so, it’s not easy—it demands immense time, resources, and cultivation points.”

At this moment, Master Lei Zun also spoke up:

“Breaking through to the Fifth Cosmic Realm is a transformation of life itself, tied to the comprehension of cosmic laws.”

“It also relates intimately to the Source Core and one’s personal will.”

“To break through, you must first master a complete cosmic law, or three true meanings of spatial law.”

“This is the simplest part—most Star System-level geniuses can achieve it.”

Lin Qi nodded; he estimated over 90% of the peak Fourth Cosmic Realm cultivators in the Tai Chu Sacred Ground had already mastered a complete cosmic law.

Lei Zun continued:

“Then, your will must reach the required standard.”

“Will is related to spirit, but it is not the same.”

“High spiritual power does not mean strong will.”

“During the breakthrough, each member endures the impact of cosmic will—if your will is insufficient,”

“You may die!”

“Therefore, to break through to the Fifth Cosmic Realm, you must pass at least ninety levels of the Dream Bridge!”

“In the later levels of the Dream Bridge, spiritual power becomes less effective; only an extremely strong will can carry you through.”

“This is unlike comprehending laws or cultivating bloodline—it requires considerable time.”

Lin Qi nodded, feeling he had learned something.

He had never known that breaking a major realm required a will threshold.

The impact of cosmic will—just imagining its power sent a chill through him.

Breaking a major realm could actually cost your life.

No wonder the Fifth Cosmic Realm is a watershed—so few ever break through.

Once you do, you soar beyond all others.

You become a pillar of the entire human race.

Even the weakest Fifth Cosmic Realm being is far stronger than a Fourth Cosmic Realm cultivator, with a vastly extended lifespan.

Lei Zun poured himself another cup of hot tea:

“Beyond law comprehension and will, you also need the aid of heavenly treasures and earthly essences.”

“Breaking through the Fifth Cosmic Realm is a holistic transformation—soul and body merge, soul core and source core unite as one.”

“This process requires heavenly treasures and vast amounts of energy.”

“You must purchase a set of these treasures; each costs exorbitantly, starting at several billion cultivation points.”

“Spending tens of billions of cultivation points is perfectly normal.”

“That’s why Star Region-level geniuses remain stuck at this stage—it’s unavoidable.”

“And you, Lin Qi, as a Legendary-level genius, will spend even more.”

Lin Qi exhaled slowly.

He had never realized breaking into the Fifth Cosmic Realm would cost tens of billions of cultivation points.

But once he broke through, his combat power would skyrocket—it wouldn’t be wasted.

Especially as a genius of his caliber—he felt he could instantly gain the strength of an Invincible after breaking through.

He silently noted it down; though he sensed he was still far from breaking through, he prepared early just in case.

Then Second Senior Brother Houdun pointed to the third group on the large screen:

“There’s a third category—the final type of genius.”

“They are the fewest in number, all top-tier geniuses.”

“Besides preparing the three requirements for breaking through the Fifth Cosmic Realm,”

“They must also continue to comprehend cosmic laws.”

“They must keep comprehending, until they reach their own limit.”

At this moment, Lin Qi asked:

“I have a question: why push so hard to comprehend cosmic laws?”

“Even to boost combat power, there’s no need to spend so much time.”

“With their talent and earning ability, top-tier geniuses could break through to the Fifth Cosmic Realm in just a few thousand years.”

“Once they break through, their combat power transforms—becoming even more terrifying.”

“So why linger at the Fourth Cosmic Realm?”

Lei Zun set down his teacup and said:

“I’ll explain this.”

He organized his thoughts:

“The difficulty of comprehending cosmic laws before and after breaking through the Fifth Cosmic Realm is entirely different.”

“When our human race was weak,”

“Countless ancestors frantically cultivated, raised their bloodline, and comprehended cosmic laws.”

“They broke through one realm after another.”

“In their understanding, once they broke into a new realm, their senses improved, and cosmic laws became clearer in perception.”

“Comprehending laws became easier.”

“They were exceptionally gifted—the earliest Legendary-level geniuses.”

“Soon, some broke through to the Fifth Cosmic Realm.”

“But they discovered they were wrong.”

“Once they broke through to the Fifth Cosmic Realm, though they gained far greater power,”

“The cosmic laws in their perception didn’t become clearer—they grew hazy.”

“Their affinity with all laws actually decreased.”

After years of research, summarization, and synthesis, they reached a conclusion.

“Once you break through the Fifth Cosmic Realm, you fully mature.”

“Your affinity with cosmic laws plummets drastically; comprehending laws becomes far harder.”

“Because after the breakthrough, your life essence changes—becoming unprecedentedly powerful.”

“You can now exert massive influence.”

“Your relationship with the universe becomes fundamentally different.”

As Lei Zun explained,

Second Senior Brother Houdun beside him smoothly switched the screen, projecting new content.

It showed a radiant starlit woman surrounded by countless species of life.

Lei Zun’s deep voice continued:

“All our species, to the universe, are essentially no different.”

“This relationship is somewhat like that between mother and child.”

“When the child is small, the mother gives more help, allowing the child to grow strong in a dangerous environment.”

When the child is young, the mother provides more help, allowing the child to grow up in dangerous environments.