Chapter 268: 170, Immortal Substance, Hell's Ghost Judges (4k4 big chapter)_2
It was once the treasured sword of War God Cai Bai. In an instant, his blood splattered across the sky, and his head fell to the ground, rolling several times.
However, before a moment could pass, the fallen head on the ground seemed to come back to life, shaking and trembling. At first, it moved like a "flying head barbarian," crashing around randomly before rushing towards the headless corpse, intending to reattach itself.
If this eerie scene had occurred in the Mortal World, people would undoubtedly think a demon was being born. Meanwhile, Xu Xing's Physical Body hung in mid-air, not falling, swaying as it slowly approached the "flying head barbarian." In a flash, the corpse and head merged into one. Only a shallow red scar remained at the severed neck.
My Physical Body's regenerative ability is too strong... Even committing suicide isn't an easy thing to do.
After "resurrecting," Xu Xing shook his head, a bitter expression on his face. His Outer Dao Golden Body was too powerful. With the indestructible material in it, even if his body parts were separated, they could still regenerate.
Unless there's no indestructible material... Xu Xing furrowed his brows, searching for a way to die without harming his Divine Soul's Origin Energy.
Resolve with soldiers means using a weapon to shatter one's own physical shell, and then the Yin Soul transforms into an Underground Lord. As he cultivated both the Physical Martial Way and the Immortal Path concurrently, his essence, qi, and spirit became increasingly complete and unified. It was difficult even to imagine using external forces to shatter his Physical Body... so his Yin Soul could escape from within.
The "Cauldron Heart Technique" could work... Like Kou Chun, refining the Yin Soul into an inner cauldron and escaping, leaving the Physical Body as an outer cauldron... However, doing so would cause the Yin Soul to be tainted with the aura of the "Cauldron Heart Technique"...
Xu Xing pondered his options. Among the cultivation methods he possessed, only the "Cauldron Heart Technique" could perfectly solve this problem, allowing his Divine Soul's Origin Energy to become the inner cauldron and his Physical Body the outer cauldron, thereby separating the two.
However, this went against his original intention. One of the essential reasons he had planned to perform Corpse Liberation was to avoid his aura attracting the attention of Demon Emperor You Taigu after entering the Emperor Jin World.
After my Corpse Liberation, I will only have the Yan Shen Body, which won't be as conspicuous as my physical constitution and thus won't attract the covetous attention of others... No, this method won't work.
After much hesitation, Xu Xing decided against cultivating his Divine Soul with the "Cauldron Heart Technique." It's better to harm my Divine Soul's Origin Energy! I can't risk it by relying on a fluke... He made up his mind.
He took out his Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp, placed it before him, and then used the Beheading Cloud Treasure Sword to slit his wrist. Drops of blood, tinged with a golden luster, slowly dripped from the wound into the lotus-shaped belly of the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp.
Although the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp appeared to be only seven inches tall, it contained a storage space capable of holding at least three cubic meters of lamp oil. As the indestructible material left his body, Xu Xing's complexion gradually turned deathly pale. His Sea of Consciousness also dimmed, and his Divine Soul was severely damaged.
Just as his heart prepared to beat again, to produce more blood containing the indestructible material, Xu Xing steeled himself. He cut open his left chest, refined his heart into a ball of Golden Liquid, and poured it into the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp...
The characters for Nine Luminaries Immortal Destiny [Evil Golden Body] have blurred and collapsed... Xu Xing looked at the Kunlun Mirror and saw the Nine Luminaries Immortal Destiny [Evil Golden Body] collapse in the [Taoist Fruits] column on the panel. He felt a weight lift from his shoulders.
This was different from burning his qi and blood to slay enemies in battle. This time, he had completely expelled all the indestructible material of his Outer Dao Golden Body from his Physical Body.
As I expected, the indestructible material prolonged my lifespan... Although there is a Returning Core in my Dantian, its operation has become somewhat rigid. I estimate that in another twenty or thirty years, I will pass away from old age through meditative processes...
Once the indestructible material had completely left his body, Xu Xing immediately felt an unprecedented wave of weakness wash over him, and an aura of decay began to emanate from within. His hair turned white in an instant, and his jade-like skin became wrinkled like tree bark. His body began to give off the stench of a corpse.
Not only his Physical Body but also his Divine Soul was affected; his very thoughts were no longer luminous. However, a Divine Soul's lifespan was generally longer than that of a Physical Body.
Although Xu Xing's Divine Soul felt the celestial decay, with a mere thought, his Divine Soul Power swept away this aura of decline, and his thoughts became clear once more.
When Immortal Path cultivators refine their Nascent Soul, their Divine Soul and Physical Body merge into one, and their lifespan increases dramatically, from the fifteen hundred years of a Dao Pill stage to five thousand years. At that point, cultivators no longer have separate lifespans for their Physical Body and Yin Soul.
This is also why Nascent Soul Realm Dao Lords do not resort to unorthodox techniques to extend their lifespan.
I can perform Corpse Liberation now... Seeing this decaying body, its vitality feeble, Xu Xing waited no longer. Following the established method, he opened the aperture of his physical shell, and his Yin Soul emerged, transforming into a Corpse Liberation Immortal.
Along with the escaping Yin Soul, Xu Xing's Returning Core also emerged. The Returning Core was not a Dao Pill, and it lacked the miraculous ability to house a Divine Soul.
However, the essence of the Returning Core could help Xu Xing's Divine Soul Cultivation advance further.
Cultivate the East Sea Dragon King's "Dragon Flame Sacred Jiao Method"... Xu Xing unleashed a wave of Divine Soul Power, opened his Storage Bag, and took out a jade book, beginning to scan the illustrations within.
Although the "Yan Shen Art" he had obtained in the Main World after killing Yang Shao was a Cultivation Method for the Divine Soul, it functioned more like a supplementary Cultivation Method for the Immortal Path, or a secret technique, designed to enhance the strength of the Divine Soul and Divine Sense.
The Path of Ghost Immortal in the Bloodline World, however, was different. It was a genuine method for Yin Soul Cultivation.
Although the Path of Ghost Immortal could not compare to the Immortal Path, it was exceptionally suited for the Yin Soul.
It seems my blood can serve as the lamp oil for the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp?