Evolving infinitely from ground zero

The Qi-Blood within his body was becoming increasingly replete, if he didn't quickly release the Qi-Blood, he was worried that his body might burst.

While channeling the Qi-Blood, since his hand was constantly pressed against Qi Qingmo's chest, he could distinctly feel the softness there, inadvertently distracting his mind.

In order not to have an inappropriate physiological reaction from his distracted mind, he had no choice but to start speaking to divert his attention, asking the Pavilion Master lying next to him,

"Pavilion Master, you just mentioned that your evolution path involves refining nature's spiritual energy, but you also created the Blood Tempering Technique. Does this mean you are practicing dual evolution paths?"

"Yes, Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation."

Qi Qingmo said calmly.

Unlike Lin Zichen, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all despite a man's hand pressing on her chest.

Having lived for countless ages, she had long seen through the worldly desires and was not bound by earthly emotions.

Just a mere body, even if it was fully exposed and observed by someone, she felt no turmoil inside.

Now, the only things that could emotionally stir her were advancements in her own evolution path.

"Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation?"

Lin Zichen was hearing these words in reality for the first time; previously, he had only read about them in novels.

Qi Qingmo briefly explained, "Yes, Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation."

"'Immortal' means refining the path of nature's spiritual energy."

"'Martial' refers to the physical cultivation."

"The Blood Tempering Technique I created belongs to the physical cultivation practices."

"..."

After hearing Qi Qingmo's explanation, Lin Zichen inadvertently furrowed his brows, suddenly feeling a bit distressed.

Immortal precedes Martial in 'Immortal Martial',

From this, it's clear that 'Immortal' > 'Martial'.

Thinking that his painstakingly practiced Blood Tempering Technique was considered a lower form of 'Martial' compared to 'Immortal', Lin Zichen suddenly lost all interest in pursuing the Pureblood Human Path, feeling utterly demotivated.

Seeing his furrowed brow, Qi Qingmo guessed what he was thinking and said indifferently, "The two paths of Immortal Martial have no ranks, just different directions."

"'Immortal' focuses on the law."

"'Martial' focuses on the body."

"Although the directions differ, the ultimate end of these evolution paths is the same."

"The only difference is that each has its own strengths and weaknesses during the evolution process."

"Which path to follow depends on what suits one's self."

"However, for the majority of living beings, pursuing the path of refining spiritual energy is much easier than the path of physical cultivation."

"Therefore, in the era I came from, most of the powerful beings followed the path of refining spiritual energy."

"..."

After hearing this from Qi Qingmo, Lin Zichen couldn't help but wonder, "Pavilion Master, if the ultimate end of evolution paths is the same, then one should solely focus on one path, right? Why practice dual cultivation and divide one's energies?"

Qi Qingmo: "What you say is correct, dual cultivation indeed divides one's energies and may not be worth it."

Lin Zichen: "Then why..."

Qi Qingmo: "Because back then, the spiritual energy was becoming increasingly scarce."

"Evolvers who initially followed the path of refining nature's spiritual energy, later had to switch to physical cultivation, being forced into Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation."

"Otherwise, they would perish during the imminent Age of Dusk."

After speaking, Qi Qingmo sighed, "And I, was one of those evolvers forced into Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation."

So there was this secret...

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Lin Zichen felt he had discovered a significant secret.

At the same time, many questions cleared up in his mind.

First, Qi Qingmo created the Blood Tempering Technique, likely not out of concern for ordinary humans oppressed by the strong, but as a means for her own escape; the records in the relics were wrong.

Second, the Era of the Gods that Liu Chuanwu previously mentioned probably did exist.

This Era of the Gods must refer to the era in which Qi Qingmo lived.

The reason the Immortal Gods from that era faded into oblivion over time was probably because Earth entered the Age of Dusk with depleted spiritual energy, making their existence unsustainable.

They then either, like Qi Qingmo, chose self-sealing to survive or perished.

Wait!

The depletion of spiritual energy affected those who followed the path of refining spiritual energy, but where did all those who cultivated their physical form go?

Why, with Earth being attacked by beings from the Origin Land so many times, haven't these physical cultivators appeared to defend it?

Lin Zichen was perplexed and could only ask Qi Qingmo, "Pavilion Master, if it's as you said, then there should still be many physical cultivators existing on Earth, but in reality, there are none. How is this possible?"

Qi Qingmo explained, "The depletion of spiritual energy affected not only those who walked the path of refining spiritual energy but all beings living in the Era of Spiritual Qi."

"This is also why, after I resurrected from the Bronze Ancient Coffin, I still need you to channel your Qi-Blood for me to survive."

"Even those who followed the path of physical cultivation couldn't survive in the Age of Dusk devoid of spiritual energy."

"..."

After reflecting for a moment, Lin Zichen came to this conclusion, "So you mean, with the arrival of the Age of Dusk, all the beings from your era are doomed unless they manage to self-seal like you did?"

Qi Qingmo: "That's indeed the case if they can't self-seal as I have."

Lin Zichen: "So, does that mean that presently, Earth's relics might still have many spiritual era powerhouses in self-sealing?"

Qi Qingmo negated, "That's not the case. Those who can remain self-sealed for years without decay are ultimately very rare."