The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

"us?"

Wu You had already caught the word in the Fifth Li Zhu's words.

Could it be that other Li rulers will come this time?

The pale blue figure seemed to sense the thoughts swirling in his mind and nodded slightly: "When we make our move later, you can carefully comprehend it; it should be helpful for your future path."

Wu You blinked: He had been wondering what he needed to do to help capture that projection of lust, whether to be bait or to restrain it? Now it seemed that his role might be easier than he had imagined.

He was prepared to be the bait.

But a powerhouse at the level of Lord Li personally demonstrating his own path? That's too much treatment!

Fifth Lord Li then explained, speaking at a measured pace: "You just briefly reached the fourteenth level by burning your life force in some way."

"You should be able to appreciate the unique characteristics of each rank."

"From comprehending the interwoven rules of the Tongming Realm, to mastering the power of rules in the Yulu Realm and completely controlling the power of the domain, to merging the inner landscape of the mind with the outer landscape of the domain in the Yuangou Realm to construct a Dao Foundation that belongs only to you, and finally projecting the Dao Foundation onto the outside world to transform it into the True Destiny Dharma Image."

He paused for a moment: "Although our path for ability users has not been established for long, it is still relatively crude."

"But overall—"

"All paths lead to the same destination."

Upon hearing this, Wu You couldn't help but nod.

He had this feeling before when he combined sword manuals and sword techniques with martial arts to improve sword techniques.

Although the starting points and processes may differ, certain key milestones on the path of cultivation are quite similar.

This is especially true at higher levels.

Whether it's the Sword Manual or the Path of the Ability User, once you reach the ninth level, you can project your power outward to form a phantom. And the cultivation after the eleventh level involves rules and domains.

If the process is like this, what about the end point of cultivation?

Wu You already knew from his previous life when he was studying physics that many seemingly complex phenomena can actually be explained by a single, incredibly simple formula after being broken down and analyzed.

Moreover, he remembered a quote he had once seen: If all existence, all constraints, and all initial conditions in the universe were integrated, and the layers of phenomena and illusions were filtered out, and things were continuously simplified and traced back, when the underlying truth of all things was revealed, all the chaos would dissipate, leaving only a simple and elegant equation that would bear the entire destiny of the universe.

Isn't this just another version of "all roads lead to the same destination"?

So, do all roads eventually lead to the same end?

Is the so-called method of spiritual practice simply a different path to the end?

The pale blue figure looked at Wu You, who was deep in thought, and a faint smile appeared on its blurred face. It added, "Moreover, some of the realms and cultivation methods in the ability user system are based on the cultivation system of the Corpse Origin Realm."

"It's been verified, so there's no need to worry about getting lost."

Wu You's thoughts were suddenly pulled back by the second half of the sentence: Some realms and cultivation methods of the ability user system referenced the cultivation system of the Corpse Yuan Realm.

That sentence contains a lot of information!

A question immediately popped into his mind—how did the Lords of Li obtain the cultivation methods of the Corpse Realm?

His first thought was of the black kitten in his pocket. Could it have been taken out by the God of Beasts?

But he immediately dismissed this conjecture, arguing that when the ability user system was developed, the God of Beasts was probably still sitting comfortably on His throne and hadn't even come here yet.

Could it be that the Lords of Li deduced this from the invading corpses?

This is what it says——

The Lords of Li have the ability to traverse the barriers between worlds and go directly to the Corpse Realm.

Thinking of this, Wu You unconsciously turned his head to look at the pale blue figure.

The Fifth Lord seemed to sense the probing in his gaze and nodded with a smile.

"What? You don't believe it?"

"The thirteenth edition of the Energy Traction Method that you usually use is actually an advanced meditation method derived from the Corpse Realm."

Wu You coughed lightly, somewhat embarrassed: Of course he remembered the thirteenth edition of the Energy Traction Method. It was a cultivation method that the bureau had made public to all torchbearers, which was used in conjunction with energy stones. He had even tried practicing it a little bit before for experiments.

But it only lasted for a moment.

The Energy Traction Technique was specifically developed for those with special abilities, but since he hadn't awakened any abilities, the Energy Traction Technique was only slightly effective in enhancing his mental strength.

Moreover, this effect of enhancing mental strength is less than half of the side effects of cultivating sword manuals and sword techniques.

To be honest, if Fifth Lord Li hadn't brought it up now, he would have almost forgotten about the Energy Traction Technique.

After all, he didn't increase his strength through gradual cultivation.

"Ahem, actually, I'm improving my abilities—"

Wu Yougang wanted to say something, to explain to the Fifth Lord Li that he had become stronger by killing zombies, since Elder Wei already knew, and it was only a matter of time before the Lords Li found out.

Rather than letting Old Wei speak, it's better to be honest with him first.

But he stopped himself from speaking. The black kitten was still lying peacefully in the inside pocket of his trench coat. Although the God of Beasts hadn't said anything yet, Wu You knew that He could definitely hear what he was saying.

He temporarily abandoned the idea, deciding to wait until this incident was over before finding an opportunity to tell Fifth Lord Li privately.

Just then, a gentle voice from the pale blue figure suddenly came from the side: "They're here."

Wu You reacted quickly, immediately looking up at the swirling black vortex in the sky.

At this moment, the part in the center of the vortex that was originally concave inward is now bulging outward at an unusually intense rate, as if something is pressing against a very thin and tough membrane from the other side, constantly exerting force to try to break through it.

The shape of the protrusion changed rapidly, sometimes sharp as a cone, sometimes wide as a hammer, with thick dark currents surging around its edges, like a huge creature repeatedly changing its posture on the other side of the door, searching for a suitable angle to squeeze out!