“There are twenty-seven partially opened dao meridians left after those nine are fully open,” Li Hao chuckled. “When all thirty-six are opened, that puts the cultivator on par with the Apex level of the New Martial era. Pure martial masters need to be equivalent to the Apexes of this age, whereas those of us with supernatural abilities need to be equivalent to the Apexes of the New Martial Age!0

“This stage can also be divided into nine levels. One level corresponds to three meridians, which is fifteen acupoints altogether. Nine levels will see twenty-seven dao meridians being opened. At the end of it all will be a cultivator who can overcome any Apex of this age. That would be about right!2

“For us, we’ll be able to break through the void and shatter the firmament at this stage. We will rival the core origin Apexes of New Martial, which is what our goal is! This level should be called Sun and Moon!”8

Li Hao grinned. “Senior Sky Sword put it well—we will be able to pluck the stars and bring down the sun and moon. Such are the lofty aspirations that cultivators of our age should nurture! We vie with the sun and moo...0