Chapter 1133

"In our Daoist teachings, material existence manifests five transformations, which Daoists call the Five Primordial States; yet it can also manifest three: the first is formless and qualityless, the second is formless but qualitative, and the third is form and quality both present."

Fang Yu spoke calmly and clearly.

"Formless and qualityless, formless but qualitative, form and quality both present?"

Hong's expression froze.

Even Luo Feng and Yan Yan Ruxue, standing respectfully nearby, showed expressions of curiosity—they had never heard this before.

"Yes, human spiritual cultivation follows a similar pattern: spirit is formless and qualityless, yet undeniably real; when cultivated to a certain degree, it exerts immense spiritual pressure. When the spirit's will breaks through a certain limit, it becomes formless but qualitative—Daoists call this magic power."

As Fang Yu spoke, he reached out with a giant hand—yet nothing was visible upon it—yet an invisible Xu Yuan Qi giant hand seized a long sword from afar.

"Magic power..."

Hong uttered the word.

"Is this the legendary magic power? Does magic power truly exist? Is it an advancement of spirit?"

Lu Gang and Zhu Xi, standing farther away and both beyond the Battle God realm, felt the power of that invisible Xu Yuan Qi giant hand—it utterly surpassed them.

"Incredible power, boundless magic power! I had only heard tales of it—never imagined I'd witness magic power here today. So magic power arises from spiritual cultivation? Does that mean all spirit masters can transform their spirit into magic power?"

Many warriors farther off stirred in excitement—they had never heard magic power formed this way.

"Spirit can be transformed into magic power?"

Luo Feng and Yan Yan Ruxue's eyes gleamed with intense brightness.

"Magic power is formless but qualitative. Through specific cultivation methods, one can refine this formless but qualitative magic power into true qi, which is form and quality both present—its power becomes far greater."

Fang Yu spoke again.

As he spoke, the previously formless but qualitative magic power transformed into streams of Starlight True Qi; with a single strike, the entire warrior supply base trembled violently.

Power.

Immense power.

All warriors felt the force of that true qi and displayed stunned expressions.

"Is that the power of true qi? It seems a true qi giant hand's strength utterly surpasses that of the magic power giant hand—even exceeding Battle God-level power!"

"Yes, can humans truly cultivate such power? It's utterly incredible."

"True qi, true qi—once power carries the word 'true,' it becomes immensely strong. Today I've seen the truth!"

"If every human could cultivate magic power and true qi, the monsters would vanish from this Earth!"

Many warriors were deeply excited, their entire bodies trembling.

Even Hong felt stunned.

"So Daoist teachings are real: formless and qualityless, formless but qualitative, form and quality both present. Thank you, Daoist, for your instruction!"

Hong's face bore a thoughtful expression—he clearly gained much insight.

"When a cultivator's spiritual will reaches form and quality both present, what remains is continuous refinement: true qi can transform into even fiercer and more dominant Daoist Gang Qi; Daoist Gang Qi can divide yin and yang and coalesce into grand arrays. A single thread of Daoist Gang Qi formed into an array can defeat ten threads not formed into an array—just as ten thousand trained soldiers can effortlessly defeat a hundred thousand raw conscripts. This is the Daoist method of cultivating Daoist Gang Qi."

Fang Yu spoke again.

This is the essence of Eternal Life cultivation.

It is not merely suited to the Eternal Life Realm; the philosophy of Eternal Life is fundamentally Daoist: all begins with spirit, progressing from formless and qualityless, to formless but qualitative, then to form and quality both present.

This is the advancement of magic power—and also the path of cosmic advancement. In Daoism, there is the concept of the Five Primordial States; before formless and qualityless lie two further states: one is 'nothingness'—the absence of all; the other is the emergence of the concept of 'nothing.'

Thus, Fang Yu's explanation of Daoist magic power transformations here did not seem out of place.

"Thank you, Daoist, for your instruction. Hearing your words today has opened my mind completely."

Hong's eyes were filled with deep thought—he was contemplating the path of spiritual will advancement: how spirit, formless and qualityless, could be refined step by step into Daoist Gang Qi formed into grand arrays.

Could even a single thread of such Daoist Gang Qi defeat a million threads of raw spiritual will?

"It seems the Daoist's spiritual will has already reached the stage of forming arrays? Might I ask, since you've emerged, is there anything we can assist you with?"

Zhu Xi spoke up beside him.

"I came to comprehend a principle. If I grasp it, my cultivation base will enter the next realm. If I fail to understand it, I shall remain stuck here."

Fang Yu said.

"Since the Daoist seeks to comprehend a principle, why not travel the world? Visit Hongning Base City? It was built by the Director during the Great Cataclysm, with a group of followers, and has since become the safest city on Earth, home to countless geniuses. If you wish to establish a Dao Inquiry Palace, it would be an excellent place."

Zhu Xi added, and in speaking, seemed to exchange a fleeting mental connection with Hong.

"Hongning Base City? Very well—I'll go see it."