"The Nine Realms of Spirit, each step is a journey to the heavens - The proverb certainly holds true," Pei Xuanjing reflected within his heart.
Having meditated for several years, he took this time to both digest and consolidate the insights he had gained from the Dao Debating Conference and reevaluated his cultivation.
"At this ultimate moment, the path ahead of me is already clear. Cultivating a combination of spirit, energy, and essence simultaneously, with all three progressing at the same pace, is what sets my power apart from others at my level - I must stay resolute. After all, the Golden Core Dao is the path of fusing spirit, energy, and essence. If one is lacking, the golden core won't attain perfection and I'll be unable to make another breakthrough," Pei Xuanjing silently clarified the foundations of his current cultivation practice in his heart.