Qiong Sea King took the initiative to step up. Fang Xia, who was still caught in a dilemma, was startled by his decisiveness.1

"Daoist Fang Xia, I am unlike you," Qiong Sea King said, shaking his head. "You’ve only spent two centuries cultivating, yet you’ve already reached the Golden Core phase and mastered the Domain stage long ago. Even in the face of limited resources, you can still progress. It may take a bit longer, perhaps 200-300 years more, but you can ascend to the ninth-stage Golden Core phase in due time. Only the leap from the Golden Core phase to becoming an Amethyst Cradle Reverend marks a true hurdle."0

Fang Xia nodded in acknowledgment.0

Transitioning from the Qi Sea phase to the Golden Core phase did not necessitate mastering the Domain stage. However, to advance from the third-stage Golden Core phase to the fourth, one's understanding of a Dao must reach the first level of the Domain stage at least.3

"But my circumstances differ," Qiong Sea King continued, his voice subdued. "Master has treated me well, granting me various body tempering techniques, ether arts, new body refining methods, and even the 'Eldritch Codex' for study. Yet, I am unable to advance from the Harmony of Man and Nature stage. 0

“I have located two suitable locations for body tempering in the depths of the sea. However, lacking the Body Tempering Spirit Pill and Bloodmerge Spirit Grass, I cannot endure the excruciating...7