Chapter 972: Primordial Spirit Cultivation
Chapter 972: Primordial Spirit Cultivation
"Excellent, another void-attribute immortal flying sword."
"Combined with the fire-attribute one from before, this is truly a massive haul."
Fang Xi's face was wreathed in smiles.
After cultivating "One into Three Pure Ones," he and his External Avatars were essentially the same person.
Observing different versions of himself from three distinct perspectives at the same time was a truly novel experience.
Ever since sending one illusory true spirit to that Great Thousand World, his main body had nothing else to do daily apart from cultivating the 'Earth Immortal Undying Art', so he had already refined the other two illusory true spirits.
One of these External Avatars had naturally been sent to the True Immortal World early on, and while teaching his young disciple Fang Xian, he also didn't forget to occasionally make his presence felt at the headquarters of the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce on Fengxue Mountain.
The other External Avatar was lodged within a 'Mountain Yue Pearl', and after a brief period of cultivation, easily achieved the realm of a Primordial Spirit True Immortal. Then, acting as an Outer Heavenly Demon, it had just provided support to his most miserable External Avatar.
Fang Xi smiled faintly: "When the time comes, I'll refine the Dragon Turtle inner core into Shu Zhong Yi Jian's Second Primordial Spirit, and he'll gain Loose Immortal mana."
"As for that 'Time Warden Sword', I'll infuse it with numerous restrictions using my main body's mana. In the future, it even has the hope of advancing to a Pure Yang Supreme Treasure, which is to say, an Immortal Artifact."
"To find all three flying swords for the Eight Gates Sword Array at once, that world's resources must be quite abundant, huh? Truly worthy of being a Great Thousand World!"
Although he had snatched the flying swords of the Shushan School, and karma would surely cling to him in the future, Fang Xi wasn't afraid in the slightest.
At most, it was just the loss of an External Avatar.
Since he had already made a huge profit, he could afford to add a little more investment.
At this moment, with a gesture of his hand, the two flying swords dropped into his palm.
The Shushan flying swords each had their own distinct form. This particular Fire Cloud Sword had an ancient, simple design, with layers upon layers of red clouds etched into its blade.
However, it was currently restrained by Fang Xi's immense magical power, making it impossible for it to unleash its full potential.
As for the 'Taiyi Formless Sword'?
This sword was formless and traceless, and when combined with the Shushan School's unique sword art, it would arrive without a shadow and depart without a trace. . . forging a formidable reputation for itself in the cultivation world.
In terms of appearance, it was a long, shuttle-like object, resembling a shard of ice, sharpened at both ends. Its sword light was incredibly agile, and even now, without its master's control, it still whistled softly.
"The Formless Sword. . ."
Fang Xi caressed the 'Taiyi Formless Sword', a thoughtful expression appearing on his face: "This sword's invisible restrictions are quite extraordinary. If I can comprehend a thing or two, even if I can't be as sharp as the Shushan School's Formless Sword Art, I can still create some invisible spells. . ."
"That External Avatar, Shu Zhong Yi Jian, walks the Dao of Five Elements, and his aptitude in lightning arts is quite good. . . If he combines it with these invisible restrictions, he should be able to comprehend an 'Invisible Divine Lightning'. . ."
At that time, with Five Elements Divine Lightning covering the sky and earth, and Invisible Divine Lightning secretly concealed within, colorless and formless, no matter what profound sect master or demonic path overlord, they would be caught off guard and their physical body would be shattered to death by the lightning!
"Now that void and time are in place, all that's left is a flying sword with the attribute of life and death."
Fang Xi felt a touch of melancholy.
The Dao of Life and Death encompasses motion and stillness, as well as Yin and Yang transformation, making it the perfect vessel for integrating time and void.
Therefore, this life-death flying sword was truly of paramount importance.
However, in that Shushan Great Thousand World, while there were definitely many immortal flying swords with the Five Elements attribute, those with the life-death attribute were exceedingly rare.
"Among all the laws I've comprehended, it's still the law of life and death that is far and away in the lead. . ."
Fang Xi was equally speechless at this thought.
"Could it be that in the future, I am to merge with the Dao using the 'Law of Life and Death'?"
"And after becoming a Dao Monarch, how should one cultivate then?"
He vaguely felt that this would determine the course of his future path.
"Fortunately, Immortals have infinite lifespans, so there's no need to rush. I can just wait patiently and look for opportunities. . ."
Fang Xi opened Xin Hongyun's treasure pouch, rummaged through it for a moment, and a golden heavenly book fell into his hand.
"The 'Di Yuan Golden Book'? It has finally fallen into my hands once more."
He smiled faintly, slowly flipping through it from the first page until he reached the very last.
The 'Di Yuan Golden Book' cultivates 'Di Que Yuan Zhen' mana. The mana of a Sword Immortal requires nine transformations, with each transformation causing a sudden surge in cultivation and Dao foundation.
In Fang Xi's view, a single mana transformation was equivalent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator breaking through to Core Formation, or even a Core Formation cultivator breaking through to Nascent Soul. . .
Furthermore, it became increasingly difficult towards the later stages, comparable to a Body Integration cultivator advancing to Mahayana!
Of course, the most difficult part was still to refine the Primordial Spirit in one go! To attain the Dao Fruit of a Loose Immortal. And the subsequent methods of Primordial Spirit cultivation, ascending from a Loose Immortal to an Earth Immortal!
"There are truly so many types of Primordial Spirits in that Great Thousand World. . ."
Fang Xi felt quite emotional.
In that Great Thousand World, even among the Primordial Spirits of the heterodox paths, there were quite a few types, such as the 'Three Corpses Primordial Spirit', 'Seven Evils Primordial Spirit', 'Demonic Flame Primordial Spirit', and 'Water Profound Primordial Spirit'.
Of course, the reason heterodox paths were considered heterodox was precisely because the Primordial Spirits they refined were flawed, fundamentally preventing further advancement.
However, the Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirits of the Demonic Path held another layer of profound mystery: they involved lodging one's own Primordial Spirit onto their life-bound divine demon, refining an immortal body of a divine demon, which was considered a different path from the Buddhist sect.
As for the Xuanmen orthodox Daoist Primordial Spirits, that was another matter entirely.
"According to the 'Di Yuan Golden Book', after cultivating 'Di Que Yuan Zhen' mana and letting it undergo nine transformations, removing all impurities, one can then attempt to refine the 'Earth Extremity Primordial Spirit', attaining the Dao Fruit of a Loose Immortal. . ."
"If one then accumulates good deeds and achieves internal and external perfection, as recorded in the golden book, they can then push the 'Earth Extremity Primordial Spirit' further, advancing one grade to achieve the Dao Fruit of an Earth Immortal."
"And if one then acquires the lower volume, the 'Purple Mansion Heavenly Book', and learns the 'Purple Green Immortal Seal' contained within, they can condense 'Purple Green Immortal Light', shedding a layer of impurities and karma from their 'Earth Extremity Primordial Spirit', thereby creating the 'Xuan Du Primordial Spirit'!"
This 'Xuan Du Primordial Spirit' was the Dao Fruit of a Heavenly Immortal, profoundly mysterious.
With this, one could ascend to the Heavenly Realm, live freely and unrestrained, free from calamities and tribulations, and enjoy eternal life!
"The 'Di Yuan Golden Book' and 'Purple Mansion Heavenly Book' are deeply connected to Shushan, which is why Xin Hongyun abandoned ten lifetimes of cultivation and desperately sought them. . ."
Fang Xi secretly pondered.
The cultivation methods in the world where the Shushan School was located were indeed somewhat different from those in the True Immortal World.
As for those below the Sword Immortal realm, there was no need to discuss them.
Above Sword Immortals, by refining a Primordial Spirit, one could achieve longevity, but they would still suffer from calamities and tribulations.
In essence, they should be similar to the Primordial Spirits of Primordial Spirit True Immortals in this world, just slightly inferior in terms of mana.
After all, cultivation nurtured by an abundance of resources was naturally arrogant and unrestrained.
"Since the essence of the Primordial Spirit is the same, these Primordial Spirit cultivation methods should be perfectly suited for my use. . ."
Fang Xi thought of the many Immortals in the True Immortal World.
How Heavenly Immortals fared was currently unknown to him.
However, once one achieved Earth Immortal, Human Immortal, Divine Immortal, or Ghost Immortal status, their Primordial Spirit would become fixed, making it extremely difficult to raise it again.
As for so-called 'Primordial Spirit cultivation methods', he had never even heard of them!
According to legends, only some extremely rare 'Dao Foundation Pills' could enhance the origin of the Primordial Spirit, making it even stronger.
'The Primordial Spirit determines an Immortal's Divine Consciousness, so it is actually very important. . . But even the 'Longevity Art' only uses the combination of an Earth Immortal and their life-bound spiritual root to slightly augment it. '
'These Primordial Spirit cultivation methods are highly worth referencing. . . '
'My main body's Primordial Spirit, even without having been enhanced, is now comparable to the Earth Immortals of that world, and not even ordinary Earth Immortals! '
'To gain some insights, I'm afraid I'll need Heavenly Immortal techniques, acquiring things like the Purple Green Immortal Seal, Dusita True Edict, Taiyi True Scroll, Great Luo Heavenly Seal, Yan Huang Divine Seal, and so on. . . '
These latter ones were all the essence found within the foundational texts of the Xuanmen orthodox sects of that Great Thousand World.
Fang Xi had naturally heard of them, but had never had the chance to see them.
"Even Heavenly Immortals are like this. . . I wonder what kind of scenery the legendary Golden Immortal realm holds?"
"One might not even need the Dao of Golden Immortals or Heavenly Immortals. . . Even just a method for cultivating the Primordial Spirit might allow Divine Immortals and Ghost Immortals to elevate their Immortal grade. . . If so, the entire landscape of the True Immortal World would be drastically altered."
Immortals had endless lifespans, and those Divine Immortals and Ghost Immortals were truly heroes of their generation; it was just a pity that one wrong step meant they would never rise again for all eternity.
Just like in that Great World where the Shushan School was located, where one might inadvertently step into a heterodox path!
If they learned there was a way to elevate their Immortal grade, they would surely go utterly mad!
If he had the inclination, he could use this as leverage to instantly build a massive force, ten or even a hundred times larger than the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce!
"But then I would inevitably face even more covetousness, which doesn't align with my way of doing things. . . After all, there are still Dao Monarchs in the True Immortal World!"
"Regardless, I must increase my investment in that Great Thousand World."
He put away the two immortal flying swords, and a fist-sized Dragon Turtle inner core floated into view.
"After refining the Second Primordial Spirit, that avatar, Shu Zhong Yi Jian, will possess at least Loose Immortal mana! Even in that Great Thousand World, he'll be considered a notable figure."
Among those who had truly refined a Primordial Spirit, Fang Xi, having spent so much time in that Great Thousand World, had only ever seen one: the 'Emperor Heart Monk'.
"The incantation for refining the Second Primordial Spirit isn't difficult. . . It's right there in the 'Di Yuan Golden Book'."
"In truth, the Second Primordial Spirit is extremely difficult to refine; generally, only Loose Immortals and cultivators above that realm would dare attempt it."
Fang Xi summoned Shu Zhong Yi Jian's External Avatar.
This avatar was majestic and heroic, radiating a sharp aura from its entire being.
"This time, the refining process should primarily follow the spell formulas of that world."
Fang Xi's main body smiled faintly, sitting cross-legged to one side, with the 'Time Warden Sword' resting on his lap.
His External Avatar had once exhausted all its mana just to barely activate this sword's form transformation once, but in his main body's hands, it effortlessly shifted from tangible to intangible. . . completing three cycles in the blink of an eye!
"If such a flying sword undergoes nine or more transformations of both form and essence, it can be considered a Pure Yang Supreme Treasure, capable of great utility."
For his main body, this matter was not difficult; it merely consumed some mana.
He smiled faintly, as the power of his spiritual domain descended from above, and the Myriad Wood Mother Qi instantly transformed into a green auspicious cloud.
The Time Warden Sword let out a clear chime, flying into the green auspicious cloud, and its blade gradually began to turn transparent. . .
Meanwhile, the External Avatar formed a spell seal with one hand, beckoning towards the Dragon Turtle inner core.
This inner core immediately appeared before him.
"Second Primordial Spirit Art!"
He formed spell seals with both hands, and an inexplicable aura emerged from his body, entering the Dragon Turtle inner core and sealing all its energy.
Subsequently, strands of strange radiance leaped out from the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth of the External Avatar, like mischievous little snakes, drilling into the inner core.
This inner core suddenly burst forth with dazzling white light. . .
(The second update will be later)
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