Under normal circumstances, dual cultivation alone could not induce a breakthrough. At best, it offered mutual reflection and inspiration through the cyclical exchange of energy between partners. In other words, it could aid future breakthroughs, but it was not meant to be something that led to an immediate breakthrough.0

No matter how vast the accumulation of energy, energy alone was no longer sufficient to breach through the thresholds of the layers of the Profound Control Realm. Attaining Profound Control was not something one could fake. If one did not comprehend their own domain to the required extent, then they would simply be unable to break through to a higher realm of cultivation.0

However, what Ye Jiuyou had provided Zhao Changhe through this session of dual cultivation was simply far too much. The dual cultivation between them did not just provide him with energy sufficient to support a breakthrough, but also provided him with a share of her insight into the natural order, the laws that governed the world.0

Zhao Changhe’s advancement to the first layer had relied on the concept of allowing for the wandering of a soul fragment and omnipresence. With his breakthrough to the second layer, he gained the ability to turn any object, be it a blade of grass or a stone slab, into an extension of the self. After achieving that state, he could traverse between realms by latching onto traces of his own essence; this was what allowed him to shift freely between Chang’an and the Abyss of Jiuyou.0

Superficially, it appeared that Zhao Changhe had reached the same realm as Ye Jiuyou, Ye Wuming, or even Piaomiao. However, he knew the truth: He was still far from the omnipresence he sought.0

When standing in Kunlun, he could not even glimpse the distant seas. This showcased that there was a clear gap between him and someone like the blind woman, who could overlook the world with a single glance. The blind woman’s ability to traverse dimensions, even bringing others across...0