After over a hundred years, they had truly developed some methods for body cultivation, so the path of body cultivation began. Gradually, there were some beings who couldn't become wizards but chose to follow the path of pure physical enhancement. Some powerful beings could destroy mountains with their bare bodies, and their speed was incredibly fast, almost being the nemesis of wizards.
These cultivators were known as Qi Fighters, pure warriors. The levels of Qi Fighters were: Qi Fighter Apprentice, Beginner Qi Fighter, Intermediate Qi Fighter, Advanced Qi Fighter, Qi Master, Great Qi Master, Qi Sect Master, and Qi God! These levels corresponded to the levels of wizards from Magic Apprentice to Magic God.
In over a hundred years, the strongest had already reached Qi Sect Master, and the theory of Qi Gods still existed, with some having achieved it. However, given the current pace, it should not be long. Once the souls of the Qi Sect Masters undergo transformation and connect with the heavens and earth, they could be considered Qi Gods.
Fang Yuan had almost instantly comprehended the methods of Qi cultivation, discovering that if a Qi Sect Master advanced to a Qi God, their body would also undergo a complete transformation, greatly increasing their lifespan. This was unexpected, as the beings in the steel ball world had created a body cultivation path by themselves.
However, this was just the beginning. Fang Yuan soon detected that the third cultivation path was also gradually being perfected. This third path was—Sword!
In fact, sword cultivation was the earliest to appear. At that time, magic had not yet emerged, but back then, sword cultivators had not yet developed a cultivation method. Nowadays, many men, unable to cultivate Qi or Magic, had picked up the sword once more, creating special sword techniques and opening up a brand-new cultivation path.
This cultivation path was called Sword Path, and even the theory had already been perfected. According to Fang Yuan's observations, this theory might soon be established.
The levels of sword cultivation were: Sword Apprentice, Beginner Swordmaster, Intermediate Swordmaster, Advanced Swordmaster, Sword Master, Great Sword Master, Sword Saint, and Sword God! These levels corresponded to the cultivation levels of Qi Fighters and Wizards.
What made this path miraculous was Sword Qi. The cultivators did not have magic or Qi inside their bodies, but only Sword Qi. Sword Qi could strengthen the body, but it was the origin of their power. Without Sword Qi, a Sword Saint's body would be no stronger than an ordinary person's. Only when reaching Sword God would the body undergo an extraordinary transformation and transcend the mundane.
The strongest Sword Saint right now, when releasing their aura, seemed to transform into a sword, with Sword Qi soaring to the heavens. This cultivation path reminded Fang Yuan of the legendary Sword Immortals.
Fang Yuan's eyes gleamed oddly. At this rate of development, it seemed that in the future, immortal cultivation paths might emerge!
As the variety of cultivation paths increased, Fang Yuan also realized that the world of the steel ball was gradually evolving new laws, such as the Law of the Sword. He speculated that when the first Qi Fighter or Sword Cultivator reached Qi God or Sword God, this law would truly come into being. At that time, the world would become stronger and more complete.
"It seems necessary to guide the world toward a diversified evolution!" Fang Yuan thought to himself.
The next moment, he teleported into the Creation God Hall.
In front of him, through the transparent screen, an angel was sleeping. Upon sensing Fang Yuan's presence, the angel suddenly opened her eyes, and a powerful aura almost shattered the screen.
"Let me... out..." The angel spoke with some difficulty, her words interrupted by a mix of anger, fear, and pleading.
Fang Yuan wasn't surprised that she could speak. The Jade Spirit Race that he had nurtured before could also communicate, and since powerful angels could speak upon birth, there was nothing unusual about it.
However, the little angel had been imprisoned for over a hundred years without going mad, which was impressive. It seemed she was not only strong in body and energy but also had exceptional willpower, surpassing ordinary beings. This matched the previous creation that had been successful.
Fang Yuan waved his hand, and the transparent screen disappeared.
The angel immediately felt the restraints vanish and was overjoyed, releasing her powerful aura.
However, before she could react, Fang Yuan waved his hand again, enveloping her in the surrounding space. The energy of the heavens and earth transformed into a pure white robe and clothed her.
The little angel, who had intended to vent her anger on the one who had imprisoned her for over a hundred years, instantly calmed down and looked at Fang Yuan with a mixture of shock and fear.
Fang Yuan ignored the little angel's emotional turmoil and began to think about where to create the Divine Realm. The world was so vast, and if he needed to carve out an area for the Divine Realm, it would undoubtedly occupy a large portion of the space.
The mortal world seemed large, but as more beings with spiritual energy emerged, the current world would gradually become insufficient. Therefore, carving out a space seemed impractical.
Fang Yuan suddenly had an idea. He thought about how parallel spaces or dimensional layers were often mentioned in TV shows or novels. Why not create a parallel space?
By overlapping the Divine Realm and the Mortal Realm, this would solve the problem of lack of space!
Thus, Fang Yuan used his understanding of space laws and took the Creation God Mountain, the center of the mortal world, as the starting point to open a spatial node.
Then, using this spatial node, he created multi-layered spaces, with the mortal world as the outermost layer and the Divine Realm as the inner layer.
Both worlds would actually exist in the same area, only at different dimensions. This way, creating ascension channels in the future would be easier, and the rules of the mortal world would be compressed, pushing beings from lower realms into higher ones.
In other words, once a being's energy reached a certain level, they would be repelled by the lower realm and have no choice but to ascend to a higher realm.
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As Fang Yuan merged the little angel into the space, he discovered that the space was really only a single layer, with the other side leading to a chaotic space.
Now, what he needed to do was create another space between the chaotic space and this space.
In this way, if beings in the mortal world could break through the void, they would have the chance to ascend to the Divine Realm instead of being destroyed by the chaotic space.
"Let's use the Star Tree Seedling as the center!" Fang Yuan thought, and the Star Tree Seedling he had obtained from the core of the star and planted on the Creation God Mountain suddenly vanished and appeared in the space layer.
The next moment, the power of the world descended, and under Fang Yuan's control, he began to shape the space, much like shaping a mirror.
A space quickly expanded, centered on the Star Tree Seedling, growing larger and larger.
"Wait..."
Suddenly, Fang Yuan frowned. Although the space had been created, it was too similar to the mortal world, and it didn't reflect the nobility of the Divine Realm.
"Compress!"
Fang Yuan thought, and the will of the world descended, suppressing the space. Instantly, the world's energy accelerated its consumption, and the space, which had originally expanded to hundreds of kilometers, shrank to only a few hundred meters.
At this moment, Fang Yuan could clearly sense the pressure in the space increasing.
This pressure wasn't gravity but the power of the world, all-encompassing.
Fang Yuan adjusted it so that even the gods who entered would be overwhelmed by the pressure. When they ascended, they would undergo a purification process by the divine aura, which would help them adapt to the pressure.
"Perfect, this is it!" Fang Yuan smiled in satisfaction, then pointed with his finger. Using the Star Tree Seedling as the center, a piece of soil appeared.
With his deliberate manipulation of the world's will and the increased world energy investment, the level of this soil was raised to an incredible degree.
This soil, if placed in the mortal world, would be unimaginable—yet it was just ordinary soil in the Divine Realm.
"Evolution, transformation, shaping..."
Fang Yuan's hand gestures continued, and he bound the Star Tree Seedling to the piece of divine soil. Then, with a thought, the power of the world and the world's energy descended.
In an instant, the world's energy gathered around the divine soil, rapidly forming more soil and rocks.
The land was created, and these soils and rocks would form the foundation of the Divine Realm, laid according to a unique pattern.