[Source: "On the Importance of Foundation—A Look at the Thousand-Year Path Ahead Based on the Choice of Acupoint Opening Method"]
[Poster: Wang Xuance]
[Summary of Core Arguments:]
[1. The Shackles of Cosmic Law: The "100,000-Point Limit" of Life Force Index.]
On the light screen, this bolded headline instantly captured all of Qin Feng’s attention.
He read on carefully.
The post’s content explained in simple yet profound terms: all things in the cosmos are governed by their own laws.
For any living being in the cosmos, their individual level of life has an "upper limit" set by the Cosmic Origin Law.
This limit is a "life force index of 100,000 points."
Once this value is reached, no matter how you cultivate or what Celestial and Earthly Treasures you consume, your life force index will hit an invisible wall, making any further progress impossible.
These are the shackles of the cosmos.
To continue improving, to obtain a longer lifespan and greater power, the only way is to break these shackles and achieve a fundamental leap in one’s essence of life—evolving from a "mortal being" into a "Planet-level Life Form."
[2. Different Paths, Same Goal: The "Limit-Breaking Paths" of Different Races.]
The post went on to list the "limit-breaking methods" of several typical, powerful races encountered by the Human Empire during its Great Expedition.
The Greenskins:
They rely on waging endless wars, gathering the fanatical desire for war from billions of Green-skinned kids to form a special Spiritual Field called "WAAAGH!"
When this galaxy-sweeping war reaches its peak, the strongest, most capable "War Lord" is enveloped and acknowledged by this immense, psychic energy. Their life essence is instantly and forcibly distorted and elevated, tearing through the shackles of the "100,000-point limit" in one fell swoop to become a Planet-level Life Form whose physical body is tough enough to challenge a starship.
The Insect Race:
The path to promotion for the Insect Race is a cold one, a "resource accumulation" that follows the cruelest laws of biology.
They rely on devouring all organic matter and energy on a planet, converting it into the purest biomass. Then, the "Broodmother," the race’s super-biological computer, infuses a massive amount of these resources into a single, genetically selected elite combat unit.
This is a form of "cramming" that spares no expense, using enough resources to bury a planet to forcibly shatter an individual’s genetic barriers, thereby creating a "Planet-level Insect Race Warrior."
Evil God’s Followers:
This is the quickest path, but also the one with the most terrible price: the "path of transaction."
Whether they are followers of Khorne or champions of Nurgle, they please their deities by offering endless slaughter, plagues, conspiracies, or corruption to the Evil Gods in the Subspace.
When their "contribution" is sufficient, the Evil God will bestow a "boon," injecting a sliver of Chaos Energy containing the Origin Law into the follower’s body.
This energy forcibly transforms the follower’s flesh and soul, allowing them to be promoted to a Planet-level Life Form.
Seeing these completely different, yet equally bloody and cruel methods of promotion, Qin Feng’s expression grew incredibly solemn.
It made him even more curious about the "Martial Dao path" chosen by his own "Human Empire."
[3. Humanity’s Answer: The Martial Dao Path of Prying Open the "Greater Cosmos" with an "Inner Cosmos."]
The post finally arrived at the core topic.
Unlike other races that rely on "external forces" (War Force Fields, Resource Infusion, blessings from Evil Gods) to break their shackles, humanity’s Martial Dao, from the very beginning, chose the most difficult, yet also the most promising path—to seek strength from within, cultivating an "Inner Cosmos."
Starting from the fourth-level "Acupoint Opening Realm," Martial Artists open up individual "Acupoints" within their bodies.
When the number of Acupoints meets the requirements of their Cultivation Technique, they enter the fifth-level "Meridian Union Realm."
"Meridian Union," as the name implies, means using one’s Mental Power as a guide to forcibly merge, compress, and smelt all the opened, independent "Acupoints" in the body through a profound method, ultimately forming a stable and powerful Energy Core within the Elixir Field and Qi Sea.
This core is known as—the Primordial Acupoint.
The Primordial Acupoint is the embryonic form of the "Inner Cosmos" that a Martial Artist creates within their body!
It is a self-sustaining "engine" capable of drawing free-roaming Spiritual Energy from the Subspace Dimension and converting it into one’s own power.
Starting from the sixth-level "Soaring Realm," they will use their "Mental Power" as reins to tame the wild horse that is the Primordial Acupoint.
By constantly drawing upon the vast, ocean-like Spiritual Energy within the Primordial Acupoint, they repeatedly flush, baptize, and temper their own flesh, bones, and even every single cell.
This process can last for hundreds of years, or even longer.
It is also during this process that a Martial Artist’s life force index climbs step by step from several thousand points toward the "100,000-point limit."
And when a Martial Artist, after enduring countless hardships, finally stands before the invisible barrier of the "100,000-point limit," the most crucial and perilous step arrives.
—Core Casting Promotion!
The Martial Artist must take their entire, thoroughly tempered Mental Will and, in an instant, forcibly occupy the Primordial Acupoint, initiating a direct collision with the violent Sea of Spiritual Energy that rages like a supernova!
This is a "do-or-die" process.
If they succeed, their Mental Will completely takes Control of the Primordial Acupoint, forging it from a simple "Energy Core" into an eternally operating—Psychic Core!—one that contains their own "Martial Dao Will" and "Life Brand."
Once the Psychic Core is cast, it signifies that the Martial Artist has completely shattered the shackles of the cosmos. Their life essence undergoes a fundamental leap, and they officially step into the hall of the "Planet-level."