From then on, one could traverse the void with their physical body, their lifespan would be measured in tens of thousands of years, and every move would possess the power to shatter stars.

But if one failed...

Their Mental Power and Will would be instantly torn to shreds by the violent energy within the Primordial Acupoints, their soul scattering on the spot.

Their physical body, having lost control, would be blown apart by the energy of the Primordial Acupoints, becoming a brilliant firework in the Cosmos.

In the comment section below the post, countless high-level students left comments written in blood and tears.

"My master’s senior brother had a life force of 98,000. He was stuck for three hundred years, attempted to break through to the Planet-level three times, and failed each time. On his last attempt, both his body and soul were utterly destroyed!"

"The difficulty of advancing depends on two things: the quality of your Primordial Acupoints and the depth of your physical body’s potential. ’A weak foundation will cause the earth to shake and the mountains to tremble.’ That’s not just an empty saying!"

Reading up to this point, an answer began to form in Qin Feng’s mind.

Just then, a soft DING-DONG sounded.

It was a reply from Master Gu Yue.

Qin Feng opened it immediately.

His master’s reply was even more concise and to the point than the forum posts.

[Qin Feng, it is very good that you are considering this question at this stage. It proves you haven’t been blinded by the rapid increase in your power.]

[Regarding your question, I can offer you a more macroscopic perspective.]

[In practice, Level 1 to Level 3 Martial Artists can be considered a single tier. The goal is to raise one’s life force index to a level sufficient for acupoint opening—that is, 30 points.]

[Level 4 to Level 6 Martial Artists can be seen as another tier. The goal here is to lay the foundation for future advancement to a Planet-level Life Form, which involves opening and then merging the acupoints.]

[A Level 6 Martial Artist, a Sky Soaring Martial Artist, begins to cultivate Mental Power, using it to baptize their own body. After their life force index reaches 18,000, they become a Seventh-Level Mountain and Sea Martial Artist.]

[Levels 6, 7, 8, and 9 can also be seen as a single realm. The focus is on cultivating Mental Power and using it to guide the Spiritual Energy within the Primordial Acupoints. However, these four levels have four major thresholds. The first is a life force index of 18,000, which one must cross to advance to Level 7. The second threshold is 36,000, for advancing to Level 8. Then comes the third threshold at 72,000, and finally, the ultimate threshold of 100,000.]

[But... for a truly strong person, Levels 1 through 9 are just preschool for the Martial Dao. The path of the Martial Dao truly begins at the Planet-level.]

After reading Master Gu Yue’s clear and concise breakdown, Qin Feng felt as if a veil had been lifted from his eyes.

Then, his master’s second message struck like a clap of thunder, completely dispelling the last of his doubts.

[Now, let me answer your most central question—why choose the Top-grade?]

[If you cultivate a Top-grade Acupoint Opening Technique, after you reach Level 6, the life force index you gain each year will be several times that of your peers. A path that takes others five hundred years to walk, you will only need one hundred!]

[More importantly, when you make the final push to the Planet-level, the unparalleled stability and abundant Life Origin of Top-grade Primordial Acupoints will be your strongest support! It will allow you to have a much higher margin for error during the Core Casting process, and your chance of success will be more than ten times that of others!]

[Now, I will give you a set of the most authoritative average statistics, compiled by the Imperial Ministry of Education.]

Cultivators of the Top-grade Acupoint Opening Technique:

Average time to complete acupoint opening: 100 years.

Average time to complete acupoint merging: 200 years.

Average time to reach the 100,000 threshold thereafter: 200 years.

Final average time to successfully advance to Planet-level: Several decades.

Total average advancement time: Approx. 400-600 years.

Cultivators of the Upper-grade Acupoint Opening Technique:

Average time to complete acupoint opening: 30 years.

Average time to complete acupoint merging: 30 years.

Average time to reach the 100,000 threshold thereafter: 1000 years.

Final average time to advance to Planet-level: Several centuries, spent desperately seeking that sliver of hope amidst repeated failures and grievous injuries.

Total average advancement time: Approx. 1000-1200 years.

Cultivators of the Middle-grade Acupoint Opening Technique:

Total average advancement time: Approx. 2000 years.

The vast majority of them only succeed by a stroke of luck at the very edge of their lifespan. Even more simply turn to dust.

[Therefore, according to the Empire’s official statistics, the average age of advancement for all Planet-level Strongmen is around 1000 years old.]

[Qin Feng, do you understand now?]

[Every resource you expend and every second of time you invest right now is not being wasted. You are paving a Heaven-Reaching Dao for your future—one that is wider, smoother, and swifter than anyone else’s!]

The message ended there.

Qin Feng slowly leaned against the cold wall of the quiet room and let out a long, long sigh of relief.

’So that’s how it is.’

All of his doubts vanished into thin air.

He finally understood why those "hundred-year monsters" were willing to remain at the stage of a Level 4 Martial Artist for so long.

It wasn’t stagnation, but a most wise and far-sighted investment.

Using "slowness" in the early stages to exchange for "absolute speed" and a "higher success rate" in the later stages.

He felt a trace of sincere gratitude for the Cultivation Technique that he’d had "no choice" in selecting, thanks to the reward from the "Enlightened General Star."

If not for that twist of fate, with his perspective back then, he might have really chosen the "Upper-grade" path that seemed faster, just like Shi Potian.

’Time... that’s the most precious treasure...’

Qin Feng looked at his own young and powerful hands, his eyes shining with unprecedented brightness.

’With immense resources, and the supreme efficiency granted by the principle that the Celestial Dao rewards the diligent, I’ll shorten this path that takes others a hundred years... down to just ten...’