"Now, the Earth is in the Age of Dharma Decline, and the spiritual energy is exceedingly scarce. This has led to a very small number of martial practitioners, and the number of high-level martial practitioners is even rarer."
"But if we were to go back several thousand years, at that time, Earth's spiritual energy was abundant. At that time, almost everyone could become a martial practitioner. Even if they didn't cultivate, they could reach the Foundation Realm just by nurturing themselves with the natural spiritual energy."
The Cult Leader continued to speak.
"What is the Foundation Realm?" Connor asked.