Qingyi's fingers moved up to the status screen, pausing just inches from the breakthrough option.
When he first reached the Astral Body Realm, he could feel a faint connection to the stars. Now, in the Astral Blood Realm, that connection had grown considerably stronger.
In the Mortal Heaven, all previous realms were preparation for the Realm of Transcendence. In the Immortal Heaven, all served as preparation for the Astral Body Realm. The Celestial Heaven was no different.
Every realm before the Stellar Sovereign could be considered a minor realm, a mere stepping stone to reach that level.
Even the Celestial Emperor's Realm followed this pattern, with many saying it was, in truth, nothing more than preparation for something greater. A realm of true divinity.
In the end, even though the Celestial Emperor's Realm stood as the most powerful cultivation realm in the Celestial Heaven, the Stellar Sovereign remained the most important advancement in a cultivator's life.
