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But after ancient times, Yuan Spirits fell silent, the world became barren, the heavens and deities broke through their realms and ascended, leaving behind descendants who could not be nurtured properly. In this turbid and evil age, amidst the calamities of heaven, earth, and demons, they struggled desperately.
As such, progressing in cultivation was not only slow but also fraught with great risks, especially from the Perfect Four Realms to the Five Realms. It required the Three Flowers to gather atop one's head, fusing the internal and external, combining mana, Taoist cultivation, and the physical body, with the essence, qi, and spirit integrated as one. The risks were enormous, and a single misstep could lead to deviation and the complete destruction of one's cultivation.