Human cultivators, regardless of which cultivation technique they practice or which sect they come from, all follow exactly the same steps in their cultivation.

In the vast world, humans were originally just one among many living beings, ordinary and unremarkable. As history evolved, many humans became unwilling to accept mediocrity, unwilling to be bound by a mere hundred years of life, the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death.

Thus, the strong began to explore the path of cultivation, hoping to defy life and death, to transcend reincarnation.

Over time, a complete cultivation system gradually formed.

Within this system, martial foundation building is the most basic stage. Just like building a house, one must first lay the foundation. The quality of the foundation determines a cultivator’s potential and ultimate limits.

The Foundation Building Realm consists of nine levels, divided into three stages: the three levels of the physical body, the three levels of acupoints, and the three levels of qi gathering.

Martial foundation building is the starting point for all cultivators. It is the beginning for mortals seeking transcendence, pursuing great power, breaking free from illness, overcoming the limits of lifespan, and contending with heaven and earth for longevity.

Therefore, there is a guiding maxim: Foundation Building Changes Fate.

Once foundation building succeeds, one’s fate and destiny begin to change. This is the true start of the path of defying the heavens—“My fate is mine, not heaven’s.”

The nine levels of foundation building are very clear.

The first three levels, the physical body stage, focus on tempering the body in all aspects—thus, it is called training the surface.

The next three levels, the acupoint stage, are more targeted, focusing on specific acupoints—shifting from training the surface to training points.

The final three levels, the qi gathering stage, are based on the opening of acupoints and the unblocking of meridians, beginning to gather qi and strengthen the foundation—progressing from training points to training lines.

The three steps of surface, point, and line make up the nine levels of martial foundation building. Once all nine levels are achieved, one transcends the mortal realm, extends their lifespan, and such things are no longer an issue.

Therefore, after the Foundation Building Realm comes the Heaven and Human Realm!

In the entire Yunluo City, the total number of Heaven and Human Realm experts is only a mere dozen or so!

Most of them are distributed among the ten great families, forming the ten most powerful forces in Yunluo City.

Generally speaking, geniuses like William Reynolds who possess a Dao Seed, as long as the Dao Seed awakens within them, unless their luck is extremely poor, completing martial foundation building and advancing to the Heaven and Human Realm is basically not a problem.

As for how one develops after entering the Heaven and Human Realm, that depends on personal fortune and opportunity.

After entering the Heaven and Human Realm, although fate is changed and one is freed from the constraints of mortal lifespan, gaining a much longer life, it is still not true immortality.

Therefore, there is also a maxim for the Heaven and Human Realm—Heaven and Human Face Five Decays.

But that is a matter for later.

At present, William Reynolds’s breakthrough from the third to the fourth level of the Foundation Building Realm is actually a substantial leap.

The first three levels are the physical body stage.

Reaching the fourth level means beginning to cultivate the acupoints. This marks the true entry into the inner halls.

Moreover, after the Dao Seed awakens, William Reynolds is very confident that, in a short time, he can break through to the fifth level in one go.

As this thought crossed William Reynolds’s mind, the force of his fists surged, and he began cultivating once again.

On the path to becoming strong, no one can do without diligent study and hard training, nor without the accumulation of sweat and blood.

William Reynolds knows that rebirth can give him many opportunities and foresight that others do not have, but it can never replace his own efforts.

The road to strength must be paved with a powerful mind and an indomitable will!

Chapter 0009: A Forceful Visit

Within three days, Charles Reynolds tried to find his younger brother to talk no less than ten times. But each time, he was stopped by Little Alice with the same reason.

"Young master, the second young master is cultivating."

Little Alice is very principled, carrying out William Reynolds’s instructions to the letter. Even the eldest young master is no exception. Anyone who should be turned away, is turned away.

Although Charles Reynolds was itching with curiosity, he couldn’t just barge in. He came to see William Reynolds because he had heard some rumors and wanted to discuss them with his brother.

However, after the hard-won reconciliation between the two brothers, Charles Reynolds was afraid that his impulsiveness would ruin everything again.

So, even though he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan these three days, he still held back from barging in.

Three days passed...

During these three days, the only task William Reynolds set for himself was cultivation.

Even if the sky were to fall, he would not change his plan.

Although this body’s Dao Seed had awakened, it still needed to be tempered and consolidated. Only then could he be in the best condition to break through to the fifth level of martial foundation building—that is, the second level of the acupoint stage.

The force of his fists surged like a tide, whistling around William Reynolds’s body, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, like a flood dragon emerging from the water.

Over these three days, William Reynolds practiced a set of "Changchun Technique," going through three stages.

On the first day, he used a gentle intent in his punches, like spinning silk from hemp, slow and steady, neither too hot nor too cold.

On the second day, William Reynolds’s rhythm quickened a bit. Like the water of a river, flowing gently. The pace was just right.

By the third day, William Reynolds’s punching intent changed again. He began to use the fastest rhythm, his technique unfolding like a raging storm, whistling in and out.

One set of techniques, three kinds of intent—this was the result of William Reynolds’s three days of cultivation.

Through these changes in intent, William Reynolds’s physical condition improved greatly, especially in terms of resilience, where the progress was particularly remarkable.