Sword God in a World of Magic

As Shang continued thinking about his Path forward, everything seemed to click into place until one whole plan was created.

'There must be a way to further one's Path without needing to branch out into other weapons. Just like the Star Map, there must be a point beyond the Path where it can lead to, and that point represents the Fifth Realm.'

'Depending on the power of the warrior's Path, that point might create an even bigger divide in terms of power since it completely relies on what kind of Path a warrior has chosen to create.'

'It would be the natural progression. It's not as bad as only increasing the power of the warrior's body but also not very outstanding. It's just normal, like all the previous major breakthroughs.'

At that moment, Shang's right eye narrowed. 'However, that isn't enough for me. Just based on the width of my Path, I would need to push all four of my Paths even further. Additionally, my individual Paths are already far wider than the Paths of every other warrior.'

'Sure, my power would increase by a lot, but if I want to reach Godhood one day, there must be more.'

'The normal plan for warriors would be to advance with their bodies until they are at the Peak True Path Stage. Then, they would focus on increasing the power of their minds by a bit to allow them to learn things quicker. Lastly, they would focus on creating their advanced Path.'

'If I were to follow that plan, I would be at the Peak True Path Stage with no further advancement in my Path. After that, I would focus on furthering all four of my Paths at once.'

'In the end, I would have reached the next level of my four Paths and reach the Fifth Realm.'

'But that's not enough!'

Shang looked towards the south. In his mind, he was looking towards the Storm Eagle Zone.

This was the place where he had come up with his Path, and it had appeared like a monumental undertaking back then.

Now, he would undertake another monumental task.

If any other warrior heard of Shang's plan, they would believe him to be insane.

'It requires the furthering of one Path to reach the fifth Realm.'

'But I will make that the prerequisite for my small breakthroughs!'

'I will comprehend the necessary information to reach the Fifth Realm with one of my Paths in the Initial True Path Stage and use that comprehension to reach the Early True Path Stage.'

I will comprehend another one to reach the Mid

to reach

last one to reach the Peak True Path

right eye shone with a light

four Paths into one

while, Shang only looked

knew how insane this task would prove

decades, if not centuries, to further only one Path to reach the Fifth Realm, but Shang would need to do that four times and then

total longevity of people in the Fourth Realm felt

had a bit more than 400 years left to do five to

his mind

took a deep

surrounded by people

could only release a bitter

thought. 'I already knew that I wouldn't have time

I suddenly regretting

a glimpse of

a bittersweet taste in his mouth, but Shang's priorities were already

power was the most important thing in

had to sacrifice everything else in

just as hard as me, but that number drops significantly the

because the others were invaded by

for a hundred years, but as soon as it went on for more centuries or even millennia, their

a fist, and Shang looked at it with

'Never become complacent.'

'Always continue forward.'

'Never stop.'

and more time passes, fewer and fewer people will be on my level,

more talented people out there than me, but talent

as fast when you fight someone that trains five times as

'Always continue!'

looked towards the