fifth form

Chapter 3497 Differentiation of the Seventh Layer
The four conditions for spiritual practice are: Dharma, wealth, companions, and environment.

With all four conditions met, spiritual practice becomes as easy as going with the flow.

Going against the current requires great wisdom, perseverance, and a long lifespan; such as Zhang Xuezhou, however, belongs to a different direction.

He is the kind of person who is good at seizing opportunities. Whenever an opportunity arises and he meets the conditions, Zhang Xuezhou will definitely replicate it. His ability is almost reflected in this aspect.

Zhang Xuezhou's exceptional memory meant he almost never needed to review the events; he only needed Ren Anran's guidance and reminders to understand them.

Ren Anran was currently unable to recite the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture or compile it into a book that matched his own Yang Soul Transformation Technique, but he was able to remove the physical concealment and reveal the operation of his own power.

Just as the legendary Shennong's crystal belly could observe the effects of herbs on the body, Ren Anran's cultivation of the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture was presented to Zhang Xuezhou in the most direct way. What Zhang Xuezhou needed to do was to replicate Ren Anran's actions.

A lack of personal understanding and initiative in spiritual practice means it won't last long, but seizing the opportunity in the spiritual rain of the Xieluoschuan Holy Land is the most important thing.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou trusted Ren Anran. He believed that Ren Anran's ability in cultivating Yangpo surpassed his own, which meant that Zhang Xuezhou did not need to study hard. As long as he could follow Ren Anran, he could reach the finish line.

"The Great Wilderness Creation Scripture has entered its seventh level, which has increased the autonomy and transformation possibilities of the Yang Soul Body!"

"I don't think I feel anything!"

"I feel like I've become an independent individual right now, and my physical body is very likely capable of accommodating or switching between various realm techniques!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Jiuyin's quick mastery of the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture can advance to the sixth level, which means that the first six levels of this scripture are for laying the foundation.

Given the right conditions, even a naturally gifted cultivator can quickly advance their cultivation to this level.

The key points and difficulties are only encountered on the seventh floor.

It was at this level that Zhang Xuezhou discovered that he and Ren Anran cultivated in the same way, but their situations were completely different.

"Our differences are most likely a matter of physical constitution!"

If Zhang Xuezhou wanted to find a reason, he could only compare the differences in the conditions they each had.

Both he and Ren Anran manifested their Yang Souls and relied on them to cultivate the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture. However, Zhang Xuezhou's physical body was by his side, while Ren Anran's physical body was in the real world, which led to the different impacts they suffered.

The exact same cultivation path diverged here, and Ren Anran was no longer so confident in promoting the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture upwards and guiding Zhang Xuezhou.

"I'll first explore the limits of what I can currently achieve in accessing the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture!"

The spiritual rain did not stop. Even if this secret place stopped spewing spiritual energy, the spiritual energy that had condensed into substance could be maintained for a long time before dissipating completely, and the current cultivation conditions were still excellent.

Ren Anran made a high-level attempt to advance the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture, while Zhang Xuezhou kept a close eye on it and also constantly tested himself.

Zhu Jiuyin's body structure is different from that of humans. Even if Zhu Jiuyin transforms into human form, the other party is still a dragon in human skin and has insufficient understanding of the human body.

This deficiency results in roughness, like an empress applying makeup; from afar, she appears graceful and elegant, but up close, one can see various powders. Once one moves towards refinement, imperfections become apparent.

Because of the rough polishing, Zhang Xuezhou's Yang Soul Incarnation Technique had no chance of improvement.

Only then did he realize that his Yang Soul Incarnation was as if its shackles had been broken. The enhancement of the Yang Soul Incarnation Technique does not entirely depend on the physical body, but has its own independent growth mechanism.

"This situation seems somewhat similar to... gasoline cars, hybrid electric vehicles, and electric cars?"

If we compare the Yang Soul Incarnation Technique to a car, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the power brought by the physical body was like oil, while the power provided by the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture was like electricity.

He was currently in a hybrid mode, half gasoline and half electric, supporting Yang Po's incarnation, while Ren Anran was in pure electric mode.

This led to differences in their cultivation after the seventh level of the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture. It is possible that Zhu Jiuyin became increasingly confused as he cultivated under these circumstances, which led him to throw away the Yang Soul Transformation Technique, which served as the shell of the vehicle, and spread the teachings far and wide.

By truly guiding Yangpo Body and the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture in their cultivation, Zhang Xuezhou also learned the causes and consequences of many things.

Their ability to judge and distinguish is not due to superior ability, but rather to mutual comparison, and social development has also brought about technological products that are not driven by a single energy source.

If one wants to delve into this world, the Golden Crow Emperor's demonic feathers and flames burning together with wood to brew wine also share similar characteristics.

"Zhu Jiuyin must be struggling to balance these two forces, and he also hopes that the outer shell can be perfected and accommodated, thus giving this mixed power more room to be contained. He must have gone down the wrong path... But now he probably can't get his physical body back, so it doesn't matter!"

The Yang Soul Transformation Technique, which involves a physical body, has various limitations, while the Yang Soul Transformation Technique without a physical body breaks down these barriers and begins to encompass everything.

Ren Anran's intuition was most likely correct, which is why she went to review and verify it, but in reality, the answer had already been revealed long ago.

"I can't copy Anran's answers anymore; I might need to take them back and discuss them to make things flow smoothly!"

Daojun failed to master the Innate Qi Technique in 132 years, and Zhujiuyin was also stuck at the limit of cultivation. Zhang Xuezhou obviously could not repeat the path of the two.

Human society needs leaders to develop, but every social process is driven by thousands of people, not by a single individual. This is the answer that history has given time and time again.

Even if he had a long life and plenty of free time, let alone not having that much free time to do research, Zhang Xuezhou would not expect to surpass an entire group on his own.

"Gone, gone, everything is gone. Oh, heavens, how cruel you are to me!"

Zhang Xuezhou pondered carefully, while occasionally glancing at the unchanging, stabilizing secret place. From the underground palace of the secret place came the sound of Zhu Jiuyin weeping and howling like a ghost.

"The Emperor is no longer the Emperor of the past. I should have believed Dongfang Shuo's words long ago. If I had dealt with him earlier, he would never have had the chance to deal with me!"

Zhu Jiuyin had discussed the Emperor's affairs with Zhang Xuezhou, and Zhu Jiuyin also had an immediate intuitive judgment.

But Zhu Jiuyin, having already judged the outcome, took no action; he never expected to become the target.

"He actually allowed a dragon to possess my body, making it impossible for my soul to return to it. Damn it, how come there are other dragons in the world with similar strength to me? How come I can't compete with that dragon for the ownership of my own body?"

Zhu Jiuyin let out bursts of roars, accompanied by endless wails, and even showed signs of panic.

Zhu Jiuyin, who possesses a physical body, is a top-tier cultivator in the Three Realms. His ability to traverse between reality and illusion is a headache for great cultivators. Zhu Jiuyin, who travels in his Yang Soul form, can only fight against people like Emperor Jing, and even then, he often ends up getting himself into a mess.

To make matters worse, Zhu Jiuyin lost his physical body and felt he was about to die.

Upon returning to the sacred land of Xieluoschuan, Zhujiuyin believed it was necessary to use an array to completely seal off the secret place, thereby burying himself there forever.

As he passed through the fire tunnel amidst wails, the ashen-faced Zhu Jiuyin bumped into Zhang Xuezhou and his group.