Rebirth of Nezha in the Investiture of the Gods

Li Mingzhu followed Duobao's advice and casually found a place to sit and meditate, waiting for Chi Jingzi's ascension.

The immortals of the Chan Sect gazed at the Jie Sect's members who lingered, understanding that they were waiting for the opportunity accompanying Chi Jingzi's ascension. Although resentful, they could do little about it.

Fortunately, the one ascending to Quasi-Saint was one of their own; the opportunity might as well be charity to the Jie Sect.

Li Mingzhu meditated, quickly immersing himself in cultivation. Surrounded by elders of his sect, he felt no concern for danger.

Previously, after absorbing the power of Pangu's Heart, his Nine Revolution Profound Skill directly reached the peak of the Fifth Revolution, though it hadn't stabilized yet. Without consolidating it, he had rushed to battle Chi Jingzi.

The aftermath of the battle yielded fruitful returns. At the very least, Li Mingzhu had perfectly mastered the power of the Fifth-Revolution peak.

However, some dissatisfaction lingered—his physical cultivation far exceeded his Primordial Spirit cultivation. Not being truly of the Witch Clan, he lacked a Primordial Spirit.

To fully command the peak physical strength of a Daluo Golden Immortal, one needs matching Dao comprehension. Previously, his physical body hadn't reached this stage, so the disparity was unnoticed, but now it revealed itself.

Li Mingzhu had no effective solution for this. Dao comprehension can only be raised slowly; unlike enhancing the physical body, it doesn't depend merely on spiritual objects or opportune moments.

Dao comprehension must accumulate gradually. Even with Li Mingzhu's extraordinary potential, it must be cultivated patiently; it cannot be rushed.

Theoretically, the current Primordial World contains far fewer spiritual objects compared to Ancient Times, meaning physical cultivation should theoretically progress slower than Primordial Spirit cultivation.

Yet Li Mingzhu's profound fortune kept delivering one opportunity after another, resulting in his physical body surpassing his Dao comprehension.

Li Mingzhu deeply understood the importance of Dao comprehension and always remembered the saying: "Divine Skills cannot prevail against heavenly destiny."

This time, Li Mingzhu took advantage of the opportunity to organize his learning. Although his time in the Primordial World hadn't been long, he had acquired much.

After all, it's about quality, not quantity in cultivation. His Spirit Communication Nine Swords still lacked any Daoist Skill enhancements.

Li Mingzhu's primary focus during this introspection was adding seldom-used and unnecessary Divine Skills to the Spirit Communication Nine Swords, increasing their power.

This was a significant skill. Though its limits were unclear, for now, it was the best Divine Skill Li Mingzhu could utilize to boost his strength.

On the other side, Chi Jingzi, seated in enlightenment, seemed to finally grasp a flicker of spiritual light within his spiritual platform. Suddenly, he rose as heavenly rules cascaded down.

Having witnessed Nuwa's ascension before, Li Mingzhu knew how rare such an opportunity was.

As Daoist aura spread, Li Mingzhu concentrated on organizing his Divine Skills. Such an opportunity was too precious to miss.

The three-foot Magic Sword was not something Li Mingzhu would discard. Although he was no longer purely a sword cultivator, this perpetually growing Divine Skill had potential comparable to the Spirit Communication Nine Swords.

The arrays he learned from Jie Sect disciples could be worth trying to incorporate into the Spirit Communication Nine Swords.

If successful, what transformation would occur? Li Mingzhu's excitement surged, and he immediately set to work!

Starting with the simplest Three Talents Formation, Li Mingzhu's array comprehension was relatively high, allowing him to deploy this formation effortlessly. However, compared to Jie Sect disciples dedicated to arrays, he was still significantly lacking.

Surprisingly, Li Mingzhu succeeded in his attempt, though it permanently altered the Spirit Communication Nine Swords. From now on, it could only incorporate arrays, excluding other Divine Skills.

The newly formed Spirit Communication Nine Swords, now a cluster of light, roamed within Li Mingzhu's body. Though freshly created, it already possessed sentience—specifically, an array spirit.

Li Mingzhu continued to integrate various arrays into the Spirit Communication Nine Swords. Nearly all arrays could merge except the Celestial Star Battle Formation.

Perhaps its level was too high, or the Spirit Communication Nine Swords had reached capacity. In its current form, calling it the Spirit Communication Nine Swords seemed no longer fitting.

After all, it had diverged greatly from Bai Ze's original design. Bai Ze created this skill to absorb opponents' Divine Skills, but Li Mingzhu repurposed it into a medium for array integration.

Though the paths differed, the results were unique—this, too, was Li Mingzhu's fortune.

"Let's call it the Spirit Communication Nine Formation!"

Li Mingzhu chuckled inwardly, feeling the name was apt. After all, the skill would manifest in the form of arrays in the future.

It could now serve as a trump card—deploying an array with a wave of his hand, equipped with an array spirit and infinite variations.

Though its current level was low and could, at best, confine Golden Immortal-tier individuals, its power would naturally grow as Li Mingzhu's array formation mastery and Dao comprehension advanced.

The Celestial Star Battle Formation remained a coveted array, yet Li Mingzhu lacked the resources to construct it—three hundred sixty-five Star Flags required an exorbitant amount of materials and effort. Someday, he hoped to deploy it at his home base to keep even Saints at bay.

Instead, Li Mingzhu set it aside for now, deciding to focus on studying Gui Che's spear techniques.

Utilizing the manifest rules and pervasive Daoist aura might allow him to progress further.

Mountain Opening, Sea Breaking, Sky Splitting, Mountain River Shattering, Star Grasping, Moon Catching, Sun Capturing, and Chaos Collapsing!

While these appear as eight separate spear techniques, mastering them all effectively unites them into one.

As Gui Che once said, "When the eight techniques merge, even Quasi-Saints can be slain!"

However, mastering all eight techniques would likely require Li Mingzhu to achieve Daluo Golden Immortal-level Dao comprehension. For now, he aimed only to grasp Mountain River Shattering.

Regrettably, even in an ideal cultivation environment, Li Mingzhu struggled to comprehend this fourth technique—Mountain River Shattering!

This was not due to poor understanding or aptitude, but rather the inherent nature of Gui Che's spear techniques, which relied on battle to unlock insights.

Without combat, how could one attain enlightenment?

Meanwhile, Chi Jingzi absorbed heavenly rules as his body trembled. The Yin-Yang Mirror abruptly vanished, and he slapped his forehead.

A black-and-white Daoist suddenly emerged behind Chi Jingzi, smiling as he saluted Chi Jingzi, saying, "This humble Daoist, Yin-Yang Daoist, greets Fellow Daoist!"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist. Well met!"

Chi Jingzi returned the salutation. The Yin-Yang Daoist flashed away, merging back into Chi Jingzi's body and transforming once more into the Yin-Yang Mirror!