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"The Emperor should already have some inkling of the Academic Realm's function. In the Academic Realm, one's avatar can simulate the physical body with 100% accuracy, and even skills can be perfectly replicated. As for the elemental energy within the Academic Realm, it is just as easily mobilized as it is in the outside world."
This was the Academic Realm—a true, literal "second world." It was precisely because of this that the Academic Realm held such immense significance.
Academic Realm? It was not just a place for the Academy to impart knowledge; it was to be the future of the entire continent's Heavenly Bead Masters. Long Shiya was certain that it would not be long after the Academic Realm was opened before the landscape of the entire continent began to shift.
Pretending to comply? There was no need! Once the Academy's branches were established in the five centers of the Holy Lands and the four corners of the world, and the Academic Realm was launched, the Academy would no longer be under any constraints. It turned out that using the "Imprint Palace" model as a reference for the Academy's development was not just a desperate attempt at mimicry. It was a strategy to lower the vigilance of other factions. The Five Great Holy Lands likely could not imagine that Su Wen would be capable of creating an Academic Realm that covered the entire continent.
The closer Su Wen acted like an Imprint Palace, the more the Five Great Holy Lands would let their guard down. But what they didn't know was that with the establishment of the five major branches, the opening of the Academic Realm would follow, and then, like an unstoppable tide, branch academies would spring up everywhere! Or rather, Su Wen would not leave any gaps for threats; he would likely establish branch academies across all major empires simultaneously with the five major branches to ensure total security.
After witnessing the Academic Realm, Long Shiya's skepticism vanished, instantly replaced by fervor. At this moment, he truly saw the hope of establishing a Holy Land. And not just any Holy Land—a Holy Land that was unprecedented. A Holy Land that existed even beyond the theoretical aspirations of the Haomiao Palace! A true Holy Land that did not leech off the masses, but instead looked out for the interests of all Heavenly Bead Masters, established to explore higher realms and enhance the collective strength of all Heavenly Bead Masters! Of course, Long Shiya would also ensure that the nature of the Academy, as Su Wen described it, would not waver.
Having pulled Long Shiya into the Academy, Su Wen felt much more at ease. He returned to his hotel to cultivate, waiting only for the conclusion of the Heavenly Bead Tournament to announce the Academy's establishment and begin negotiations with representatives from the other four Holy Lands.
Time passed; two months went by in the blink of an eye. Su Wen and Long Shiya occasionally exchanged insights on elemental control and techniques for cultivating Heavenly Power. Su Wen also sought advice from Long Shiya, allowing the refinement of the "Heavenly Bead Transformation" technique to proceed smoothly. Not only was the second layer completely developed, but the third layer was also more than halfway finished. Meanwhile, in those two months, his Heavenly Power had advanced to the Heaven Void Power stage.
In other words, his foundation had been "exhausted." It wasn't exactly exhausted, but the period of rapid Heavenly Power growth had passed. The Heaven Essence Power had utilized his physical convenience to rapidly cultivate corresponding Heavenly Power, requiring only the opening of acupoints in the cultivation technique to improve the quality of power. Heaven Spirit Power had required the support of his spiritual power to rapidly convert into Heavenly Power. Completing that stage of the technique also marked the end of his Heaven Spirit Power cultivation.
Now, at the Heaven Void Power stage, he was cultivating the power of Heaven and Earth. According to Long Shiya's explanation, the four stages of Heavenly Power cultivation did indeed correspond to refining essence into qi, qi into spirit, spirit into void, and void into the Dao, though with slight differences and nothing too hyperbolic. The transition from Heaven Essence Power to Heaven Spirit Power was a shift from the tangible to the intangible, while the Heaven Void Power would transition back to an intangible state, because a Heavenly Bead Master at this stage could channel the power of Heaven and Earth from the void to strengthen themselves. Once reaching the Heaven Dao Power stage, it was no longer just about mobilizing the power of Heaven and Earth; the Heavenly Bead Master would blend into the laws of Heaven and Earth themselves, becoming a part of the world.
This was why Heaven Emperors had never thought of perfecting another world within their Domain practice—a conceptual error caused by the overarching direction of their cultivation system. They were all attempting to integrate themselves further into the existing world; why, then, would the thought of perfecting a new world occur to them? Of course, the Haomiao Continent did not lack those with strange and imaginative minds; the Heavenly Bead Master who developed the "Undying Divine Art" was a prime example of thinking outside the box. Perhaps in a few hundred or a thousand years, a theory similar to "Domain-to-World" would emerge. Su Wen estimated that if Zhou Weiqing didn't exist, Long Shiya—if left to cultivate alone—was the most likely person to blaze a new trail and propose such an idea.
Heaven Void Power cultivated the power of Heaven and Earth, focusing on how to mobilize it. Su Wen's accumulation meant he could rapidly make progress in this regard. However, cultivation in the Heavenly Bead plane was different. Heavenly Power was very peculiar; as a Heavenly Bead Master cultivated, it would gradually be imprinted with their own insights, allowing it to act as a medium for mobilizing the power of Heaven and Earth. Heavenly Power blended too many attributes. In the cultivation of Heavenly Bead Masters, there was no such thing as "blood energy" or so-called "spiritual power." Heavenly Power was Heavenly Power. Heavenly Bead Masters only cultivated Heavenly Power. And Heavenly Power contained the fusion of all of a Heavenly Bead Master's essence, energy, and spirit. Even for a Heavenly Bead Master with spiritual attributes, they still cultivated Heavenly Power; spirituality was merely an attribute.
Therefore, when it came to cultivating Heavenly Power, Su Wen still prioritized stability and enlightenment. He was not pursuing a path of "leveling up," but a path of "enlightenment." The two stages of Heaven Essence Power and Heaven Spirit Power essentially involved cultivating physical and soul power into Heavenly Power, gradually mining those two forces within it. For Su Wen, this was not difficult, nor was it the most important aspect, which was why he had progressed so quickly. However, in the cultivation of Heaven Void Power, different forces began to fuse, enabling him to mobilize external Heaven and Earth power. Because it fused the Heavenly Bead Master's spiritual will and even their physical origin, Heavenly Power became a symbol of the master's own strength, operating entirely as a part of the world.
Heavenly Power was a part of the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy. If one's Heavenly Power was of high quality, one could command and govern the rest of the vitality in the world.
"The cultivation of Heavenly Power requires profound enlightenment. Even with Heaven Dao Power, if possible, I must strive to cultivate it to the end and grasp its mysteries. Only then, upon returning to the Douluo Continent, will I be able to utilize this opportunity to the absolute limit."
With the help of the Time God's trial, Su Wen had arrived at the Haomiao Continent, gained the opportunity to harvest the faith of another plane, and come into contact with the cultivation system of Heavenly Bead Masters.
"Refining the third layer of the technique won't be difficult; I will certainly complete it within three months, and I can also reach the peak of Heaven Void Power."
Currently, Su Wen was at the third level of Heaven Void Power, possessing seven pairs of Heavenly Beads. Naturally, he had also learned Long Shiya's Six-Absolute Heaven Dao Array. By utilizing the Six-Absolute Heaven Dao Array and making close contact with the so-called "Heaven Dao," he found perceiving the heavens and earth much easier, giving him such confidence.
"Speaking of which, is the final of the Heavenly Bead Tournament finally about to begin?"
(End of Chapter)