Above The Sky-Chapter 1874 - 385: Immortal Nature

"I don’t think it’s very likely."

Ian was startled by Yisen Gard’s speculation, but after thinking carefully, he shook his head, "To be honest, among the Whole Terra people now, including myself, I’m afraid none of us can really understand what the Sixth Echelon truly represents."

"Even I don’t know, so naturally, Axel wouldn’t be clear about it either."

Saying this, he sat down at a table with Yisen Gard.

Ian extended his hand, and the surrounding iron sand gathered, forming an ever-changing model: "Actually, the current division of the Terra Five Energy Levels, in my view, is fundamentally flawed."

"Let’s take the ’Arcane Pathway’ of ’everyone has a soul’ as an example."

Speaking thus, the iron sand in Ian’s hand coalesced into a humanoid shape.

"Initially, there are mere mortals. They have a soul but cannot perceive Origin Quality, nor perceive the soul. A person’s self is merely subjected to the stimulation of the body and the illusions of soul perception. Many times, people’s actions are not ’how they want to act,’ but rather the body’s spontaneous actions."

"At this stage, people can’t even control their own bodies, let alone their souls. If something goes wrong with the body, it can’t even be sensed directly and requires feedback through pain, inflammation, and dizziness to perceive the body’s condition."

Saying this, a small white dot lit up in the iron-sand humanoid in Ian’s hand, located at the position of the brain, yet entirely separate from the body, merely burning like a candle within the body, with only a faint glow illuminating a very small part.

"Then, cultivation begins. Coalescing the Primordial Seed, meditating to transform the soul, and practicing the Life Spirit Energy Refinement Method, one can perceive Origin Quality and the soul, stepping into a brand-new realm."

"At this step, it is considered the preliminary entrance into the Path of Sublimation, allowing for better perception and control over one’s body. At this stage, if there is a problem with the body, it can be quickly detected; if there is a mutation or inflammation within, it can be quickly identified."

The white light in the iron-sand humanoid grew slightly brighter, illuminating most of the body.

"Next is the First Energy Level."

In Ian’s hand, the iron-sand humanoid had a portion of iron sand melting under the power of an electric current, solidifying into an iron block: "This is the Sublimation Organ, reshaped entirely by the Sublimator’s ’self’ to transform their body, an organ entirely under the control of the ’self.’ We can freely manipulate the power of these organs, fully controlling them, which is actually quite unbelievable."

"Think about it, can ordinary people control their stomachs to spontaneously secrete acid, to control its peristalsis, grinding, or contraction and expansion at will? No, we can’t do it; our ’self’ can’t control our body, but upon reaching the First Energy Level, our body, due to sublimation, starts to obey our will, our ’self.’"

"At this point, our thoughts are no longer easily influenced by mere bodily hormones."

Yisen Gard listened intently to Ian’s narrative, aware that Ian was sharing with him his inner world and the Way of Sublimation, as well as the preface to his concept of the ’Sixth Energy Level.’

He was always willing to listen.

"Upon reaching the Second Energy Level, which corresponds to Terra’s current Way of Ascension, ’Condensing the Soul’ phase... this is actually erroneous because Terra’s Way of Ascension has deviated. In mature sublimation civilizations, at this point, it’s not about shaping the soul but ’controlling the soul,’ much like how we control the body, bringing the soul into the domain of self-will."

In Ian’s hand, the model made of iron sand and iron blocks appeared with tiny, orderly arcs of electricity that accelerated the intercrossing and signaling between the iron sand—this is the soul.

Just as humans can’t control the operation of their internal organs, wanting the body to secrete dopamine and adrenaline is about having the body secrete them, Terra’s Way of Ascension at the Second Energy Level likewise can’t control its own soul; it can only create a cluster of Spirit Substance thought organs, accelerating its own thinking, enhancing the ability to manipulate Origin Quality.

But the Arcane Pathway is different—through long-term transformation by the Meditation Technique, upon reaching the second stage, the soul also becomes fully obedient to self-will as a controllable material.

Cultivators on the Arcane Pathway can transform it into their favored computation device, or as an auxiliary organ for Origin Quality, or a balancing instrument coordinating the body.

In short, upon reaching the Second Energy Level, both the body and soul of a person are under self-will control, able to pose any posture at will, perform any skill without the slightest error.

Wherever you want the blade to cut, it can cut; however much reagent you want to expel from a test tube, that’s precisely how much is expelled.

Pick up a bow and arrow, and you will know how to pose, what force to use to ensure the arrow hits the target.

No need for any ’practice makes perfect,’ for this is ’instinct.’

Furthermore, it’s not just that.

The current within the iron-sand figurine in Ian’s hand became completely synchronized, resonating to a larger power.

"By this step, the Arcane Pathway surpasses Terra’s Way of Ascension."

Ian raised his hand, casually pointing to a corner of the courtyard, and immediately, a one-meter cube of ’earth block’ was raised.

In the next instant, the earth retracted and solidified, transforming into rock. But soon, the rock expanded, turning into a cloud of dust, though the next moment, the dust solidified back into rock.