The Five Great Emperors monopolize ninety percent of the spiritual energy resources across the Nine Domains. They use the "Heavenly Veins" to control the barriers between realms, leaving low-level cultivators able to ascend only into prearranged "cages," with no chance of ever rising above their station. The saying "Heaven rewards diligence" is a lie that has endured for ages.
Detailed power system: Spirit Platform Realm → Divine Platform Realm → Heaven-Sacrificing Realm → Supreme Realm → Great Emperor Realm
In the first volume, the cultivators of the Dust Realm believe that opening meridians, building a foundation, forming a core, and reaching the Nascent Soul stage are the entirety of cultivation. They have no idea that the human body contains nine great secret stores, let alone that a transcendent path to sainthood exists: "building a divine platform." This limited understanding is the false path passed down after the Five Great Emperors crippled the true way. It focuses on cultivating the dantian's sea of qi.
Ye Chen's path: Great Void Qi-Attracting Art (cultivating meridians in reverse) → tempering the body with heavenly tribulations → opening the nine great secret stores → building a divine platform within them. This is the true starting point on the road to the Spirit Platform Realm.
