Wet viviparity

Chapter 970 Spiritual Enlightenment, Transformation of Words
The appearance of these two individuals did not alter the evolution of the Dharma realm here.

The once hard and cold rock ground beneath our feet has turned an unnatural dark red, as if there were embers burning inside.

A hazy, distorted mist filled the air, a result of the rapid drying of the trace amounts of moisture remaining in the soil and rocks beneath our feet.

Their gazes pierced through the rising steam, and everything, from the golden demon hand nearby to the distant scenery, began to distort and sway slightly. They understood that the sudden increase in temperature was causing changes in the air, thus creating visual distortions.

"Li Zhu!" Seeing Li Zhu take the initiative, Fu Ding immediately reminded him, "This Golden Demon Hand is not in harmony with its form and spirit. The body inside is not the original Yin spirit of the Golden Demon Hand. It must have been taken over by a demon. The one who took over the body is no ordinary evil spirit."

"Cut it off first and then talk about it."

Once Li Zhu unleashed his ninety-nine fiery breaths, they flew like shooting stars, arriving with his command. The golden demon hand on the Sumeru throne had no time to react, and his body was instantly reduced to dust and scattered.

The next moment, the heat remained and continued to rise.

An indescribable feeling of oppressive heat enveloped the four of them, seeping in from all directions, from their feet, and even from the air itself, permeating every nook and cranny.

The Taoist robes and shamanic garments on the group instantly became scorching hot, clinging tightly to their skin, making breathing hot and difficult. Each inhale felt like swallowing a mouthful of flames.

“No, the Dharma Realm has not dissipated; the Five Elements here are still being manipulated,” Fu Ding said once again.

"Tell me something I don't know."

Li Zhu used his primordial spirit power to survey and probe in all directions, and said in a muffled voice.

Fu Ding ignored his old friend's tone and calmly analyzed, "This person's method of concealment is extremely clever. We did not bring the Demon-Revealing Mirror when we came. If we want to find him, we can only summon the Demon-Revealing Mirror and reveal his true form and spirit after we leave this realm."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's break it."

As they spoke, a faint, yet chilling, hissing sound came from beneath their feet.

That was the "wailing" of the gold and minerals in the rock as they began to soften and melt under extreme heat. At the edges of some low-melting-point fragments, bright lava had already begun to flow, emitting a dazzling orange-red heat.

"Li Zhu and Fu Ding, the two high-ranking officials in charge of the sect, have also made an appearance." Ji Ming, who had transformed into a stream of pure energy mixed with the heat, thought to himself, "Since the retirement of veteran high-ranking officials such as Long Hu Er Weng and Xuan Ying Shangren, Taiping Mountain's usual representatives have been Li Zhu and Fu Ding."

Although Zhang Xiaoyuan is also one of the high-ranking immortals, due to insufficient seniority, a short period of cultivation and fame, and a less than gentle approach to handling affairs, his reputation is not as good as the other two.

Ji Ming knew in his heart that his playtime was officially over.

What he needs to do now is to make the five elements within this barrier rotate to their maximum order, thus sealing this place off firmly.

However, a barrier based on the ordinary Five Elements rotation would not be enough to trap the two high-ranking immortals of Taiping Mountain. Fortunately, he had gained a lot of insights into the Yin-Yang trigram in the Li trigram and had reached the pinnacle of the Fire-based escape technique.

In this way, under the orderly rotation of the five elements, the nature of the fire element within the five elements of the Dharma Realm can be manipulated to a divine degree, turning the barrier into a purgatory. Now, as long as he avoids battle, he can temporarily trap his opponent for a short while and buy precious time.

After that, Ji Ming did not show himself easily again.

With the wondrous ability of his primordial body to become formless and invisible after condensing into nothingness, unless these two have cultivated supernatural powers such as divine eyes and magic eyes, it would be difficult for them to easily discern his form.

Time passed slowly, and Ji Ming kept a close eye on the condition of the Divine Path. The other party was recovering better than expected.

In the Dharma Realm, Li Zhu and Fu Ding, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, put on a show without making a sound, uttering threats that were half true and half false—that the Cabinet had received a document to remove Yunyu Temple from its eligibility for assistance and to confiscate the temple's mortgaged property, and so on.

Ji Ming watched the performance for a while. Those unaware of the true story might have actually believed the two, as there was absolutely no trace of acting. Perhaps due to the lack of response, Li Zhu and Fu Ding began setting up a sword formation around Mingyue Tongzi and Li Biti to protect them, as they were about to get serious. However, just as they finished setting up the sword formation, the barrier dissipated on its own.

Li Zhu and Fu Ding exchanged a glance, and for a moment dared not make a move.

Before long, a beam of light shone down from a great distance, sweeping back and forth across the muddy roots, but it could not see any trace of the enemy.

"Gone?!" Fu Ding was taken aback. They had only made a brief appearance when the other party quietly slipped away.

"What if the demon-revealing mirror can't detect it?"

Li Zhu asked.

"will not!"

Fuding answered quite decisively, and Zhu nodded in agreement.

"Very well, such a cowardly fellow is nothing to fear. Let him go for now and deal with the matter of this dangerous path god first."

As they spoke, Li Zhu and Fu Ding both looked at the dangerous path god covered by roots.

Just as the two were casting their gazes at the God of Danger, the God of Danger moved inexplicably, and then more roots covered it, almost completely covering its six arms. The luster of the Earth element flowed even more turbulently on the surface of the God of Danger's body.

Neither of them knew what was going on, and because of the great taboo of mud roots, they were unable to handle the situation properly.

While Li Zhu and Fu Ding's attention was drawn to the sudden wriggling of the Perilous Path God, the true transformation was taking place silently and intensely beneath the layers of muddy roots.

Ji Ming's Yuan Di Miao You True Body transformed into a wisp of pure energy, which, under the reincarnation power of the Treasure Eye's "Transformation" character, was like a fledgling returning to its nest, penetrating the muddy outer shell and the screen of boundless vitality without any hindrance, and precisely entering the depths of the Dangerous Path God's body, reaching the very root of his spiritual platform.

Here, a faint but incredibly pure flame of spirituality, shimmering with the light of wisdom, is slowly growing stronger under the nourishment of the mud roots—this is the primordial spark of spiritual light that the God of Peril is being restored, representing the very foundation of the God of Peril's will, thoughts, and existence.

The moment Ji Ming's original spiritual body, which contained most of his original cultivation, experience, and will, descended here, these two beings, both belonging to the "Innate Point of Spiritual Light" level, inevitably produced a reaction.

The two are colliding, intertwining, and merging.

The spiritual essence of the God of Danger had been worn down to dust, but now, nurtured, it is like a newly sprouted seedling, pure and fragile. Sensing the intrusion from the outside, it instinctively produces a rejection reaction, trying to defend the integrity of its own spiritual essence.

Ji Ming's original spiritual body is like a vast river, carrying a strong sense of self.

The two beams of light appeared near and far on the spiritual platform, sometimes high and sometimes low. Both chose to let go of their spiritual repulsion, and their consciousness, memories, experiences, emotions, and so on began to permeate each other.

This seems to be a mutual acceptance and mutual achievement, leading to a joyful outcome where you are in me and I am in you, and the two become one. However, whoever has a stronger ego will undoubtedly be the one whose identity the new consciousness will ultimately identify with.

Without any resistance, driven by the power of the "Transformation" word in the Treasure Eye, Ji Ming's primordial spirit "digested" the dangerous path god.

This "digestion" is not a forced erasure of the Divine Spirit, but rather a guidance, envelopment, and resonance with it through a more condensed and powerful essence than the Divine Spirit itself.

The scattered and chaotic memories and experiences of the God of Danger were sorted out, and some of the characteristics belonging to the God of Danger's essence—especially the mysterious and esoteric supernatural powers—were carefully extracted, like a precious map, and were carefully observed and absorbed by Ji Ming's spiritual awareness.

(End of this chapter)