"I don't think it's likely."

Ian was taken aback by Isengard's speculation, but after thinking about it, he shook his head: "To be honest, all the people of Terra now, including me, are probably not very able to figure out what the sixth energy level represents. ”

"Even I don't know, and Axel can't know either."

With that, he and Isengard found a table and sat down.

Ian stretched out his hand, and the surrounding iron sand converged to form an ever-changing model: "Actually, the current division of the five energy levels of Terra is actually wrong in my opinion. ”

"Let's take the example of the 'arcane path' where 'everyone has a soul'."

As he said this, the iron sand in Ian's hand condensed and turned into a humanoid appearance.

"Originally, it was mortal. There is a soul, but there is no essentia, no soul, the human self is nothing but succumbing to the stimuli of the body and the illusion of the soul perception, and many times, people's actions are not how they want to act, but the body acts spontaneously. ”

"At this stage, people can't even control their own physical bodies, let alone their souls, and their bodies are out of order, or even unable to perceive, and they need to perceive their bodies through feedback such as pain, inflammation, and dizziness."

As he said this, a small white dot lit up in the iron sand figure in Ian's hand, which was located in the position of the brain, but completely separated from the body, and only burned in the body like a candle, and the faint light could only shine on a small point.

Then, the practice began. Condensing the source seed, meditating to transform the soul, and practicing the life spirit energy refining method, you can perceive the essa and soul, and step into a new realm. ”

"At this point, even if you have initially stepped into the path of sublimation, you will be able to better perceive and control your body. At this point, something is wrong with the body, which can be quickly detected, and there are lesions and inflammations in the body, which can be quickly identified. ”

The white light in the iron-sand figure grew a little larger, and the light also illuminated most of the body.

"Next, it's the first level."

The iron sand humanoid in Ian's hand, at this moment, a part of the iron sand melted under the power of the electric current and condensed into an iron block: "This is the sublimation organ, the body completely reshaped by the sublimator's 'self', and the organ completely controlled by the 'self'." It's amazing that we can control the power of these organs as we wish, and that we can completely control them. ”

"Think about it, can a mortal control his stomach to secrete acid at will, can he control it to squirm, grind, or shrink and expand? Yes, we can't, our 'ego' can't control our body, but at the first level, our physical body, because of its sublimation, begins to obey our will, our 'ego'. ”

"At this point, it's hard for our minds to be affected by pure flesh hormones."

Isengard listened carefully to Ian's story, and he knew that this was Ian's story about the world in his heart and the way of sublimation, and it was also the precursor for him to tell about the 'sixth energy level' in his heart.

He was always willing to listen.

"It's the second level, which is the stage of Terra's current sublimation path 'condensing the soul'...... This is actually wrong, because Terra's way of sublimation has gone wrong, and the mature sublimation civilization is not to shape the soul at this time, but to 'control the soul', just as we control the body, and the soul is also under the control of the self-will. ”

The iron sand and iron in Ian's hand lit up in the small figure made of iron sand and iron blocks, and these arcs were scattered, but they could indeed accelerate the interlacing and signals between the iron sand, and that was the soul.

Just as human beings cannot control the operation of their internal organs, and can make the body secrete dopamine and adrenal hormones, the second energy level of the path of Terra's sublimation is also unable to control its own soul, and can only shape a mass of spiritual thinking organs, accelerate its thinking, and enhance its ability to control essentia.

But the arcane path is different - through the long-term transformation of meditation, by the second stage, the soul is also transformed into a material that is completely subject to the control of the self's will.

Practitioners of the arcane path can turn it into their favorite computing device, or essentia auxiliary organ, or a balancer that coordinates the physical body.

In short, at the second level, the human body and soul are controlled by the self-will, and they can perform any movement and perform any skill at will, without the slightest mistake.

If you want the knife to cut, the knife can cut it; You can squeeze as many reagents as you want out of the tube.

When you pick up a bow and arrow, you will know what kind of action to make and what kind of force to use to make the bow and arrow hit the target.

There is no need for any 'practice makes perfect' because that's 'instinct'.

And even more than that.

The iron sand villain in Ian's hand, the internal electricity has all become uniform, and the resonance resonates with a greater power.

"At this point, the arcane path has opened a gap with the path of Terra's ascension."

Ian raised his hand, and he casually pointed towards the grass in the courtyard next to him, and when he landed, a square, 'cube of earth' of length and height of one meter was lifted up.

In the next moment, the earth shrank and solidified and turned into rock. Soon, however, the rock swelled again and turned into a cloud of mist, but in an instant, the mist turned back into a rock.

Turn mud into stone, dust fog, dust into stone. The skills of the three earth-based essentia were unleashed by Ian as he pleased.

It looked unremarkable, but it made Isengard's eyes widen, because he saw that Ian had only used the computing power of his soul, and with a trace of 'power' that even an apprentice who had just condensed the 'Source Seed' and had not yet become a first-level sublimator, he could easily use to influence the natural essentia in the surrounding time and space, and achieved this exquisite skill!

With one point of strength, mobilize one hundred points of strength!

If Ian completely uses all the essentia of the second energy level to resonate with the natural essentia of the surrounding time and space, or even uses 'Dou Qi', I am afraid that he can easily exert a destructive power comparable to that exerted when the second energy level drove the ether armament!

"At the second stage of the arcane path, this ability to 'self-mastery' emerges. You can call it 'subtlety' or 'perfection', the general second level of Terra is just a block of dirt, at most a rock, and the second stage of the arcane that has reached the realm of 'self-mastery' is ironstone. ”

"And what about the third stage?"

Hearing this, Isengard was attentive because he was in this 'second stage'.

Through a long period of practicing meditation and getting Ian's personal hand to point his fingers, he had already reached the complete mastery of 'body' and 'soul', which was why he had been able to suppress the power of the Eclipse Light Refining Dragon and the Sun God Bird in his body for so long.

Because, it is not the power that controls him, but he who controls the power.

And now, standing at the threshold of the second and third phases, Isengard is eager to know what to do next.

"Next, the third stage is to smelt the soul and body and turn it into one."

The metal villain in Ian's hand completely turned into a whole piece of iron under the action of a strong electric current, but because of the strong current, the body of this small person is extremely soft, and it can freely pose in various postures, and even be shaped into various forms: "At this point, it is to realize the dream, rule the body and soul, and condense into the light of the heart." ”

"In this step, it is no different from Terra's third energy level, but the arcane path is here, and there is one more step, and this step is a step to completely surpass the old system."

Saying this, Ian raised his head, and he looked at Esengard with burning eyes: "Ethan, what do you think you are?" Where does your 'self' stay? ”

"Is it your brain and spinal cord? Or is it your soul? Or is it your memory? ”

"This ......"

Ethan was slightly stunned, he was asked.

Ordinary human beings, without a brain and spinal cord, naturally die more thoroughly, but if they have a soul, they can still preserve their memories and even regenerate their brains and spinal cords. In this way, in the Terra universe, the brain and spinal cord are not the home of the self.

And the soul is even more, ordinary human beings have the ability to think without a soul, and losing the soul is nothing more than being hit hard, scattering work, and not dying. It is also clearly not a place for self-residence.

So, memory?

If there is no memory, even if the body and soul are the original person, it will be different after all...... But how can memories be called self-...... if they are ethereal and cannot exist on their own

"Heartlight."

As if to see Isengard's doubts, Ian accentuated his tone at the moment: "The heart light body, the condensation of the primordial ether, the product of the fusion of body and soul. ”

"It is our embodied 'self', the carrier of our memories, our unchanging and eternal 'heart'."

"Terra's path of sublimation, in the pre-era civilization, has reached this point, they are still groping for the next road, but because of the catastrophe of the fall from the sky, they have to shift to the 'destructive power', so that the self-sublimation has stalled."

"The current Terra Ascendant regards the Psychic Body as the source of his new life spiritual energy, the center of the Aether True Body in the future, but he has never thought about how the Psychic Body can become the center of the 'True Body' of the Aether True Body?"

"Because it's our true heart! Beyond the brain, spinal cord, beyond the physical soul, co-ordinating our memories, dreams and obsessions, breaking the 'heart' of the demons themselves! ”

"Our memories will be engraved in the ether as a result, and our will will will be able to influence both the Limbo and the material world!"

With that, the steel villain in Ian's hand melted in the extreme heat, and the golden-red molten iron was suspended in the air, and the shining light pierced through the two worlds.

"This is still the principle that I have recently realized, if it weren't for the trip to the New World, I wouldn't have been able to understand all this with the body of the crystalline dragon."

Staring at the golden molten ball in his hand, Ian sighed with emotion, "At this point, every third-stage arcane path cultivator should open up a part of their own 'subspace', and this subspace is where our mind light body, that is, the true essence should stay. ”

"Our soul and body are only our true essence, the 'shell' of the mind light body that walks in the material world and the virtual realm!"

"From then on, neither physical destruction nor soul shattering is a fatal serious injury - as long as one of the two still exists, we can quickly recover the other, and only when the physical and spiritual bodies are destroyed at the same time, our mental light body will be unable to perceive the virtual realm and the material world because of the loss of the 'anchor', and then we will be 'banished'. But this is not death, if there is preparation before, the Mind Light Body can also manipulate other bodies that it has prepared long ago and continue to act. ”

"Isn't that close to immortality?"

Hearing this, Isengard, who was immersed in this possibility, exclaimed, "And wait, Ian, this seems to be your current state......

"Yes, that's where I am right now."

Ian nodded, and he pointed to his body, "This is the body of the Forerunner of Steel, the most powerful body I have walked in the material world. But I still have the body of the Glazed Emperor Dragon, and the body of the Lord of the Silver Peak Lord. ”

"And the body of the fairy is the embodiment of my soul in the void."

"These bodies, each one destroyed, does not affect the existence of other bodies, at most, it is the loss of resources to shape these bodies, but as long as I am given enough time and resources, I can quickly regain my strength."

"But my true nature...... It is the light of my heart, the guiding star. ”

A 'self' that transcends time and space.

"This is the limit of the third stage of the arcane path, I have already crossed it."

"I've reached the fourth stage."

Slowly, Ian raised his hand and held the golden-red molten metal ball in his palm. And when the Prophet unfolded his palm, between his slender fingers was a roughly humanoid figure with winged horns and a crown on his head.

Although the appearance of this humanoid is very different from that of Ian today, and the temperament is as solemn as a god, Esengard can see at a glance that this is 'Ian'.

"It's ...... Your Aether True Body? ”

Isengard guessed keenly, and Ian nodded slightly, then shook his head: "It's just a conjecture, I haven't thought it through yet, I just pinched a form casually." ”

"The fourth stage of the arcane path, like the fourth level of Terra's ascension, also requires the condensation of the ether true body."

"But this Aether True Body is different from the original form of the Terra Sublimator imitating the true form of his own bloodline, the most powerful battle form condensed with the Aether, but the 'form of your true self'."

Ian stared into his palm, and he said slowly, "What exactly is a human being?" ”

"Human ......"

Isengard was about to speak, but he couldn't help but think of the holy mountain he was in, of Huaiguang, of the 'humans' in Huaiguang's mouth—he hesitated for a moment, so that for a moment he could not come up with the answer of 'what is a human being'.

Human beings should not be the superficial thing, it is a more sublime essence...... At least, in this universe, that's the case.

"Human beings are just the concept of blood and flesh. And this concept is transcended in the third stage of the arcane path. ”

Ian stood up, the metal figure in his hand took off like a goblin, flying around like a life, he stared at the constructed body that was temporarily shaped by himself, and said calmly: "I have many bodies now, each body is the real me, I can be a real dragon or a goblin, and naturally I can also be a crystal dragon." ”

"I can even project myself into this little construct, a body made entirely of iron and stone, which is also me."

"Am I not human? All I have to think about is that I can carve out a pure-blooded pre-epoch civilization human body from the structure of my DNA. I can also become a goblin, a dwarf, a giant, a subhuman...... I can be a space battleship, a mushroom, a sun, a star god, or even a thinking reed. ”

"Ethan, because of this, we have become so powerful that we can be all races, we can be all people."

"So we're none of us."

"We're just 'me.'"

"And the 'true body' that is shaped for this 'unique, the only self in all universes, time and space' is our 'etheric true body'."

This is the fourth stage of the arcane path, which is not simply to create a powerful enough ether body and use a computer to smash people, but to design a fully adapted hardware for its own running programs and software from beginning to end, and then give it a strong enough shell.

Perhaps, in terms of a head-on confrontation with the enemy, this etheric true body cannot crush the fourth energy level. However, the true body of the ether of the arcane path knows martial arts and uses various techniques.

Even with the same physical fitness, the etheric true body of the arcane path can beat the fourth energy level of the ten sublimation paths.

Just like Ian's glazed dragon body, although the two sides of the battle did not do their best to fight to the death and reveal the true identity of the ether, the Lord of the Abyss and Yulan must have sensed that they might be able to delay without the true body of the ether, but once the true body of the ether is revealed, they will be killed by Ian instantly.

Moreover, the etheric true body of the arcane path usually stays dormant in the subspace like the mind light body, and cooperates with various means to reduce wear and tear and prolong life.

The sublimator of the way of sublimation, the heart light body and the etheric true body are compressed in the physical body, and even the state is turned on for a long time - there is no computer sleeping, it has been turned on and running, and there is no supporting refrigeration and repair system, of course it breaks fast!

"Actually."

Speaking of this, Ian turned his head to look at Isengard, who was lost in thought: "The fifth energy level of Terra, its universal definition, in my opinion, is nothing more than the advanced level of the fourth stage of the arcane path. ”

"The power of the ether true body, the field that is generated, has reached a limit, enough to greatly affect the material world and the virtual realm, and cause devastating destruction."

"This is just a simple difference in strength, not the sublimation of essence, so in my opinion, Terra's fifth energy level is not a real fifth energy level."

"They have obtained the 'Fourth Energy Peak' that far exceeds the extreme strength of the ordinary fourth energy level because of the 'blood of the top seat' or various coincidences!"

“…… Barely understood. ”

Isengard couldn't help but take a deep breath in shock at Ian's arrogant announcement, but he still calmed down and asked seriously: "The fifth level needs the blood of the top seat, or the fifth level organ, which is a bit strange and abnormal. ”

"This is obviously that I don't fully meet the conditions, so I need to use external forces, other existing forces, to forcibly promote my own results."

"But in this case, what about the fifth stage of the arcane path?"

"In fact, the Terra people have done a good job, and the best in the path of Terra's sublimation has actually condensed the foundation of the true fifth energy level with their own strength after obtaining the blood of the top seat."

Ian answered Esengard's question seriously: "Ethan, haven't we met in the capital of knowledge?" Even if he died, the light of his heart dissipated, transcending time and space, and was almost eternal and immortal. ”

"Immortal!" Isengard thought of it, and he subconsciously exclaimed: "Immortal!" ”

"Yes."

Ian smiled and nodded, "I call it 'Immortal Nature', in short, Immortality. ”

"This is the hallmark of the fifth stage of the arcane path: our mindlight, the true body of the ether, has completely engraved ourselves in the ether, and has become an eternal and immortal nature in the eternal river of time."

"In Terra's path of ascension, there are ascendants who are gifted and strong enough to comprehend this immortal power through the fifth-level organs and strange objects of other creatures. They are those who have the blood of the throne, or can be compared to the blood of the throne, the strongest of an age, like my teacher, Hilliard. ”

"There is a considerable gap between the fifth energy level with immortality and the fifth energy level without immortality, which is why there are a lot of fifth energy levels, but Terra only has eleven major forces, and Grand Duke Thorin is defeated by Axel because he has not yet mastered immortality."

"I haven't studied this immortality thoroughly yet, so I'm going to use Mikael's advancement to observe it. However, as a guess, I think it is reflected in the aspect of time and space. ”

"The ether is a transcendent existence of time and space, and the sublimator with immortality, just like the true dragon of the complete body, is a primary, transcendent life form that inscribes itself into the ether stream and exists in the past and future at the same time."

"With his own ether furnace and the fifth energy level of immortality, I am afraid that he can draw the past and future ether in a short period of time, greatly increasing their instantaneous output."

"Even if it is the same fifth energy level, one side can mobilize all its own power in a few years, and the other side can only use it for a few months, and then it will be divided into high and low - and cannot mobilize the power of the past and future, it is only the 'fifth energy level' with the fifth energy level sublimation organ, which is essentially just a fourth energy level high level with the power of the fifth energy level."

"That's the essential gap."

"I see...... "I see" Isengard fully understood at this moment that Terra's way of sublimation was indeed full of flaws, and even relied on the power of other civilizations, first gained power, and then slowly replenished the realm, and even destroyed the imbalance system of his own life balance for the sake of destructive power.

The arcane path reshapes all the distorted branches, and expounds the essence of sublimation in a simpler and more direct way.

It's all Hercules, one side is injected with hormones, replaced with the limbs of other creatures, and even used metal prostheses to transform the support, while the other side relies on pure flesh to do it.

It is clear who is higher and who is lower, and whose potential is greater.

"So."

Isengard said softly, "Even you can't imagine what the concept of the sixth energy level is?" ”

"Yes."

Ian nodded slightly: "The fifth energy level has already involved immortality, so the real sixth energy level should theoretically be the real immortal." ”

"There is a fifth energy level of immortality, and mobilizing the power of the past and future will also consume one's own essence, just like Krizen uses other people's immortality to forge the way, there will be loss. And at the sixth energy level, there should be no loss. ”

"Maybe ......," Ian said, looking in the direction of the New World, "is it a kind of 'perpetual motion machine?'" ’”

"Or is the perpetual motion machine one of the necessary conditions for the sixth energy level?"

"But that's the end of my guess, it's already a completely sublimated super lifeform, beyond our cognition, a pure etheric space-time life, Terra's heritage, at least for hundreds of years, I don't think it can be cultivated."

"Can't you either?" Isengard asked with some reluctance.

"I ......"

Ian closed his eyes, he reflected on the many paths and past possibilities in his mind, and he calmly said, "I may be possible. ”

"But in countless possibilities, they all failed."

"Just."

The white-haired prophet opened his eyes, and he smiled gently and confidently, "This time, I think I can succeed." ”

As the words fell, Ian turned his head and looked in the direction of the Silver Peak Leader: "I have told Mikael all of these ideas before, I hope he can succeed and become a fifth energy level with immortality." ”

"As long as I can figure out how to condense the 'immortality' with the heart light body and the ether true body, I will have the confidence to become the most powerful fifth energy level in all of Terra."

"Look, he's starting now."

"It's a matter of success or failure."

Meanwhile.

Imperial capital.

On the Planetary Shield Control Center, Axel the Protector also turned his head and looked to the south of the Empire.

"Really? Now it's time to get advanced. ”

Behind the lone emperor was the shield stream that soared into the sky, confronting the vast scourge of light, and he stared at the south of the continent: "Sure enough, I found Ian Yinfeng as an ally...... This is your only chance. ”

"It's really a contradiction, I hope you come later, and I hope you can hurry up."

Laughing softly, Axel turned.

He stepped into the beam of the Imperial Capital Planetary Shield Generator.

The most powerful of the sun god birds, choose to melt into the light.

And Southridge.

The second most powerful Sun God Bird, Mikael Settar, is in the Silver Peak Territory and is beginning to advance to the fifth energy level.

(End of chapter)