Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 699 Recreating a Doppelganger

"Reporting to the True Lord, the sect's 'Records of the Netherworld' states that the sea of ​​reincarnation is a place of suffering, the boundary between life and death, and the place where all souls return to the abyss."

Within, waves of blood corrode bones, and chilling winds eclipse the soul; furthermore, turbulent currents of time and space sever divine consciousness. Only by shedding the physical body can a wisp of true spirit journey there.

He paused briefly and added, "Ancient texts also say that only a true, ignorant soul can cross the River Styx. If a Golden Core True Lord tries to force his way in, he will surely suffer a backlash from the Sea of ​​Bitterness. This is an ironclad law set by Heaven to protect the order of reincarnation."

Seeing that Xu Yunfan seemed to be deep in thought, Lu Chuan did not dare to hesitate and continued, "However, the Dao Fruit of Taiyin Mingqiu that True Lord seeks, I have indeed seen its name in the fragments of the Qingyuan Mountain scroll."

The scroll states that this fruit hangs in the deepest part of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, at the Eye of Return to Nothingness, and is transformed from the ultimate Yin source, forming a perfect balance of Yin and Yang with the divine thunder and lightning…

Xu Yunfan raised an eyebrow and casually asked, "Is it so obvious that I want this Dao Fruit?"

Lu Chuan trembled slightly, and without any hesitation, he quickly spoke.

"Please forgive me, True Lord. I have reincarnated five times and have some understanding of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. I also know a little about the Golden Core realm. I only know that to reach the middle stage of the Golden Core realm, one needs at least three Dao Fruits to complete the Small Heavenly Circuit. Solitary Yang cannot produce life, and solitary Yin cannot grow."

"Now that the True Lord's thunder and fire are complete, he definitely needs a Taiyin Dao Fruit to neutralize them and harmonize the dragon and tiger. And that Taiyin Mingqiu Dao Fruit is indeed one of the best Yin-attribute Dao Fruits in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm."

Looking at Lu Chuan, who was crawling on the ground, not daring to raise his head even slightly.

Xu Yunfan remained silent, showing no anger whatsoever.

Lu Chuan knew his own heart, let alone those True Lords watching him. Moreover, in recent years he had been investigating the Yin-attribute Dao Fruit, the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, and the legends of the Underworld.

Anyone with a discerning eye would have some idea.

"Keep talking."

Xu Yunfan said.

Lu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"At the end of the Records of the Underworld, there is a note: 'To obtain the Yin Dragon, one must first cross the Gate of the Underworld.' Where does the gate open? Only the returning soul knows."

He shook his head with a wry smile: "This sentence is obscure; I have pondered it for a hundred years without understanding it."

At this moment, Chu Chengnan stepped forward, his black robe fluttering without wind, and a look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

“True Lord, I have visited the Netherworld Gate that Junior Brother Lu spoke of five generations ago.”

He opened his palm, and a wisp of grayish-white death energy rose from his palm, condensing into a cracked, phantom gate.

"This gate is neither real nor illusory, but a projection of the laws of reincarnation. After a cultivator's body is dissolved, his soul disintegrates into the world, but his true spirit is drawn by the River Styx and will see this gate standing on the shore of the Sea of ​​Bitterness."

His voice was deep and somber.

"When my first incarnation perished, this sect was still intact."

However, in recent cycles of reincarnation, the gate has become increasingly cracked. This is because the Pure Land of Bodhi and the Sword Sect of Ten Thousand Chariots forcibly seized the power of reincarnation.

To enter the Underworld now, one must use their divine soul to withstand the raging spatial-temporal turbulence within the gate!

Although Chu Chengnan didn't mention the Yuanshi Sect, Xu Yunfan understood that the Yuanshi Sect naturally had its own methods for achieving rebirth, called the Reincarnation Platform.

However, 99% of the Foundation Establishment True Person reincarnations within the sect are basically not used.

After all, once you go to the Reincarnation Platform, you can clearly tell others where you will be reincarnated.

Every Yuanshi Zongzhen (a legendary figure in Chinese mythology) has hundreds of enemies on his back. If people knew where he was reincarnated, the trouble would be immense.

Moreover, many Foundation Establishment cultivators, after reincarnation, sever ties with their previous identities in order to avoid being hunted down by their enemies.

Xu Yunfan seemed to be deep in thought.

"So you were consciously drawn to the underworld in all five of your lifetimes?"

Chu Chengnan shook his head: "Only four times. In my third life, a chaotic current of sword spirit shattered 30% of my soul source, causing my innate wisdom to be incomplete after reincarnation. It took a hundred years of arduous cultivation to regain my clarity."

He looked up and stared directly at Xu Yunfan. “True Lord, this gate is everywhere, yet nowhere to be found. Only when the soul leaves the body can it be summoned. However, True Lord, your Golden Core is already complete, and your soul is connected to your Dao Fruit. If you forcibly separate your soul from your body…”

Before Chu Chengnan could explain the risks, Xu Yunfan already understood his meaning.

If a Golden Core True Monarch's soul were to leave his body, it would be extremely dangerous. Without the raft of a physical body, he would be in grave peril. If the enemy were to find out, who knows what kind of trouble might ensue.

However, there are still many ways to protect oneself.

Chu Chengnan and Lu Chuan bowed and left Shenxiao Palace, leaving only Xu Yunfan in the empty hall.

Inside the hall, purple-gold thunder patterns flowed between the jade pillars and the floor, reflecting his face.

"Soul leaving the body..."

Xu Yunfan muttered to himself, his fingertips tapping unconsciously on the edge of the gimbal.

The soul of a Golden Core True Monarch is connected to the Dao Fruit, just as a towering tree is rooted in the earth; forcibly separating them is tantamount to severing one's own foundation.

The risk is too great; if one encounters a powerful enemy or an unexpected event in the sea of ​​suffering, one's own body will also suffer severe damage.

Moreover, countless eyes in the shadows of the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm are watching Shenxiao Mountain, including many who hope for his demise and plot to seize his Dao Fruit.

The main body must not be moved.

"It seems that this is the only way."

Xu Yunfan's eyes flickered slightly, and he had already made up his mind.

With a wave of his long sleeves, the space in front of him rippled slightly, and a mountain of rare spiritual materials poured out from the Sumeru Mustard Seed, landing on the cold, smooth floor tiles of the palace, producing a dull thud.

The light shone brightly, illuminating the palace.

Among them are rare treasures found in the ruins of the celestial realm, such as the Boundary Stone containing the power of space and the Stardust Silver flowing with stardust.

There are also thunder and fire essences collected from the depths of Shenxiao Peak's earth veins, such as ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood cores and earth fire-melted jade.

Even more valuable are the treasures accumulated in the early years, which ordinary cultivators dream of.

Millennia-old warm chalcedony, Geng metal mother energy, Xuan Yin true water...

The dazzling array of items, brimming with spiritual energy, was almost piled up into a small mountain.

These were all accumulated over many years, and he took them all out now, just to refine an avatar capable of bearing heavy responsibilities.

Xu Yunfan held his breath and concentrated, his aura suddenly becoming inward, as if he had merged with the surrounding space.

The next moment, deep within the dantian, the illusory image of the golden core with purple-gold and red patterns, containing the power of the Thunderfire Dao Fruit, trembled slightly, and a vast and boundless eight-colored cloud of energy, almost reaching the sky and connecting the earth, suddenly erupted.

The fire of Li is as blazing as molten lava, the water of Kan is as deep and dark as the ice of the deep sea, the mountain of Gen is as solid and heavy as a towering mountain, and the thunder of Zhen is as violent as a bolt from the heavens...

Eight mysterious clouds, representing the power of the origin of heaven and earth, surged and churned, instantly filling the entire hall and enveloping all the piled-up spiritual materials.

"The Eight Scenic Spots of Xuandu: Refining Heaven's Creation, Opening the Cloud Scroll, Holding the Body, Holding the Weapon!"

Xu Yunfan's hand seals changed swiftly like lightning, and his shouts echoed throughout the hall.

He pushed the true meaning of weapon crafting, which originated from the perfect realm of "The Eight Views of Xuandu: The Cloud Book of Heavenly Creation", to its limit.

Under his precise control, the eight-colored clouds flowed like a living, dynamic torrent.

The fiery clouds transformed into raging divine fire, melting and purifying the hard minerals and spiritual materials.

The water and clouds are like the most precise carving knife, washing away impurities and sculpting shapes.

The thunderous cloud energy is responsible for activating the spirituality deep within the spiritual materials.

The wind and clouds of Xun guide the flow of energy, the clouds of Kun stabilize the foundation, the clouds of Qian endow the spirit with charm, the clouds of Dui harmonize conflicts, and the clouds of Gen solidify and take shape...

Under the melting and shaping of the Eight Views Cloud Qi, the essence of countless spiritual materials was extracted and the impurities were burned away.

At the core of the surging clouds, a humanoid embryo with an outline extremely similar to Xu Yunfan's true form is rapidly condensing and taking shape.

(I'll add one more chapter tomorrow morning, but I'm too tired to write anymore and can't stay up all night. Thank you everyone.)

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