Chapter 2831: The Unified Realm

After Ye Liuyun left the Ice Snow Empire, he summoned Hei Shan and Liao Tianyang together to discuss the matter of realms with them.

"What is the name of the realm above Zhuanzai Jingjie?" Ye Liuyun asked Liao Tianyang directly.

"Unified Realm!" Liao Tianyang said precisely.

Ye Liuyun worried the name might be his own invention and pressed further: "Did you coin this name yourself, or do other Human Martial Cultivators also call it that?"

"It's the common terminology!" Liao Tianyang finally gave the accurate answer.

Later he also told Ye Liuyun: "I have previously explored all over Xingkong, and have heard other names such as the Enlightenment Dao Realm, the Compliant Heaven Realm, and so on, but Unified Realm is still the most common. Pen Fun Library"

It wasn't until I saw the inscription on a stone tablet that I confirmed the common term is indeed Unified Realm.

"Finally we have the unified name, but why is it called Unified Realm? What does it feel like upon reaching this realm? Which power should be the focus of cultivation?"

Ye Liuyun finally met someone who understood, and he asked all his questions.

Liao Tianyang also tried to explain to Ye Liuyun: "Actually, names like Insight Realm, Compliant Heaven Realm are more straightforward and vivid when spoken. Upon reaching this realm, one has comprehended the great trend of the Heavenly Earth regulations, not merely Heaven and Earth Power."

During Zhuanzai Jingjie, the increase is mainly Heaven and Earth Power. The Unified Realm, however, is about perceiving the great trend between Heaven and Earth, similar to the Way of Heavenly and Earthly operation.

Zhuanzai Jingjie focuses on power enhancement, but the Unified Realm actually emphasizes not power increase but the foundation of the martial path. So once one reaches this realm, when further advancement can occur depends on each individual's capacity for insight.

Specifically, one perceives natural laws, the Way of Heavenly and Earthly operation. But the starting point varies for each person. From the grand scale of Xingqiu and Xing Xi cycles to the tiny crawl of ants, all can spark enlightenment and reveal aspects of natural law.

Therefore, monster beasts like Magic Vine have few restrictions when breaking through, because they are already part of nature. Their insight also surpasses humans, and they respect natural law more.

Only humans constantly defy Heaven, battling the Dao, so when humans reach this realm, even breaking through the First Realm becomes very difficult.

Moreover, according to other seniors I've heard, the Soul, Physical Body, bloodline and other forces of this realm must all be enhanced before another breakthrough can occur.

Thus I think this may be the origin of the Unified name. All martial cultivation, regardless of which aspect one previously emphasized, becomes a unified whole at this realm. All concepts and thoughts also return to a single Dao, which is natural law.

Of course, this is also my own feeling. Regarding this realm, I've asked many seniors, but everyone's understanding differs.

Liao Tianyang's explanation was indeed detailed, and finally made Ye Liuyun understand what the Unified Realm truly means and which aspect should be the focus of cultivation.

"How many levels does this realm have?" Ye Liuyun asked Liao Tianyang again.

Liao Tianyang also told Ye Liuyun: "According to the inscription on the stone tablet I have seen, all realms have Nine Levels. Even places that simply divide into Three Levels are actually a simplified version of the Nine Levels.

But the strongest realm I've encountered is the Unified Realm Two Levels; I have not seen any higher realm."

"Oh? Is there a big gap between the Unified Realm Two Levels and your strength?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

"I've never sparred with him, but I've seen him exert pressure. His pressure already immobilized me; he was no match at all. In my view, that's a world apart.

Moreover, his speed, or his Spatial Power, is also great; when he moves, he simply vanishes. I don't know whether it's his speed or his Spatial Power, but I couldn't sense at all how he left!" Liao Tianyang said helplessly.

He then added: "A senior once told me that the insight into the Dao at the Unified Realm is like One Level of realm, one Heaven, a gap that strength cannot bridge!"

"One Level of realm, one Heaven?" Ye Liuyun thought, feeling the statement could also apply to Zhuanzai Jingjie. But he guessed that in the Unified Realm, the gap between Two Levels would be even larger.

Martial Cultivators originally find that the higher the realm, the larger the gap between Two Levels. Yet for a great talent to liken that gap to Heaven shows the disparity is certainly significant.

Ye Liuyun then asked Hei Shan to see what it felt like.

"I just feel, when I throw a punch

I deliver it, and it doesn't require much True Essence to invoke the momentum of Heaven and Earth, boosting attack power. The force of that punch is more than a hundred times stronger than before!"

Hei Shan wouldn't describe what it has comprehended, only that it can express the gap with its power.

"It's as if I suddenly found the feeling of mobilizing that kind of power!" it added.

Liao Tianyang also said: "Not everyone who breaks through to this realm experiences a distinct sensation. Some people suddenly breakthrough without realizing it! They can't articulate exactly what they have comprehended, only that it feels like they've grasped a certain pattern, touched the edge of the Dao. Among them, the most common insight comes from power."

"Yes, that's the feeling!" Hei Shan confirmed.

Ye Liuyun nodded, and after synthesizing their information, he had a rough understanding of the Unified Realm, so he wouldn't be guessing wildly later.

However, when it comes to comprehending natural law or the Dao, he doesn't think there's anything special to grasp; it's just like that, and he still can't understand it now.

So he still starts with Heaven and Earth Power, first enhancing it. He estimates that once Heaven and Earth Power reaches a certain level, the natural insight into the momentum of Heaven and Earth will follow.

Thus, Ye Liuyun's future cultivation has a focus. On one hand, he balances the enhancement of all his various forces; on the other, he concentrates on cultivating Heaven and Earth Power, often soul‑wandering through Heaven and Earth to feel the forces between them.

His Soul is now strong, and he releases his Soul within his Space World without fearing attacks. His clones focus on cultivating Spatial Power and Time Power.

Liao Tianyang's and Hei Shan's forces are far stronger than the Hunting Falcon, and now the clones take turns releasing the two of them, initially letting them carry and feel their Spatial Power, then mimicking the enhancement themselves.

As for cultivating Physical Body and Mysterious Origin, he goes to train with Magic Vine. Magic Vine also ends each battle with a single vine snap.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun and his clones have to unleash all their power in one strike, yet still cannot block Magic Vine's lash. Occasionally, when Magic Vine's pull slows, Ye Liuyun must use Life Spring Water to heal his wounds.

This indeed benefits his Mysterious Origin condensation, the enhancement of Heaven and Earth Power, and the strengthening of his Physical Body, though to others it may seem rather painful!