Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 186 Innate Dao Body
"call."

Watching the distant phantom of the prodigy dissipate into specks of light, Chen Beiwu exhaled a breath of turbid air.

His goal is to pass all four stages of the Contest Realm, obtain a double-A rating, and apply for the Immortal Examination to enter the Five Great Grotto Heavens.

The illusory figure of a cultivator at the third level of the Contender Realm forced him to use all his skills, exhausting all his mana.

Even though Chen Beiwu's cultivation of the Myriad Laws Returning to Flow Jianmu Heavenly Book possesses the characteristic of tracing back the breath, and his mana recovery speed far exceeds that of other cultivation methods, it is still difficult for him to recover to his peak condition in a short period of time.

'Should we stop here?' Chen Beiwu looked at the golden egg.

"Gulu."

The golden egg soared into the air, its eyes gleaming with fierce fighting spirit.

It indicated that it was in good condition and could use its Golden Body technique to buy Chen Beiwu time to recover his magical power.

Chen Beiwu nodded, looking ahead.

"Buzz!"

Just then, the arena suddenly changed. The seventy-two chains hanging around the void frantically converged together, stretching out in front of Chen Beiwu, and finally condensed into a cultivator's phantom.

Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, her nose was delicate and straight, her skin was like solidified cream, and she wore a flowing white fairy dress. Her phoenix eyes were as deep as autumn water, giving people a feeling of being untouched by worldly affairs.

[Challenger]: Chen Beiwu

[Cultivation Level]: Qi Refining Beyond Limit
[Opponent in the Contender Realm]: Gu Qinghan, a candidate from the Immortal Alliance at level 23996 (Peak Foundation Establishment Realm, currently suppressed to Qi Refining Beyond Limit).

When Chen Beiwu scanned the words on the jade tablet with his divine sense, his heart skipped a beat, and his eyes were fixed on the ethereal figure whose robes fluttered and seemed to blend into the heavens and earth.

Are you kidding me?
If he hadn't misunderstood the meaning of the jade tablet, this candidate named Gu Qinghan would have been a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator when he took the college entrance examination in 23996 in the Immortal Alliance.

No, that's not right!

Logically speaking, a prodigy with such talent should be directly admitted to the Five Great Grotto Heavens, so how could he possibly participate in the Immortal Alliance College Entrance Examination?
Chen Beiwu's thoughts raced, shocked by the difficulty of the fourth level of the Contender Realm.

At the same time, a cute jade rabbit sat on Gu Qinghan's shoulder, with a hint of nonchalance in his expression.

She looked up at Chen Beiwu but didn't make a move, seemingly disdaining to take advantage of his vulnerability, or perhaps curiously observing the golden egg.

"Gulu."

Golden Egg swallowed hard, its body trembling slightly.

It was clearly a minor demon at the second realm, while its opponent was merely a Qi Refining cultivator beyond the limit, giving it an absolute advantage in cultivation level.

But a strange fear rose in Jin Dan's heart, as if he were facing not a Qi Refining cultivator, but a being of a higher level.

In particular, the jade rabbit perched on the other's shoulder made the golden egg faintly feel the suppression of its bloodline.

'Could it be a fourth-tier mystic beast, or even a fifth-tier elemental beast, which is above the mystic beast level?'

Thinking of this, the golden egg leaned back slightly, resting on Chen Beiwu's arm, concealing its aura and showing no domineering presence as it had when facing the phantom of the third-level prodigy.

Chen Beiwu's intuition told him that even if he were at his peak strength, let alone his current state where he was barely at 30%, he would still find it difficult to defeat this illusory figure of a prodigy.

'So, if we can't win, we just give up?'

Chen Beiwu took a deep breath, and a long-lost passion rekindled in his heart.

So what if we lose!

What he cares about now is no longer the outcome of this contest; what excites Chen Beiwu even more is the opportunity to clash with the peerless genius of the Immortal Alliance.

Therefore, Chen Beiwu did not take immediate action, but instead seized the time to circulate the Myriad Laws Return to Flow Jianmu Heavenly Book to restore his magical power.

Since his opponent was willing to give him a chance, he would face Gu Qinghan in his best condition and look for a slim chance of victory.

……

The Azure Cloud Immortal Sect. Upon seeing the phantom of a prodigy appearing in the Contending Realm, all the Golden Core cultivators present showed surprise.

It's hard to say whether Chen Beiwu was lucky or unlucky, but he actually encountered Gu Qinghan's projection in the fourth level of the Contending Realm.

Even Jiang Chuan Zhenjun, who had maintained a calm expression, was moved at this moment, and looked at Chen Beiwu with suspicion and surprise.

Everyone knows that once the Dharma Body is forged, there is no time to build a foundation, but no one knows that above the Dharma Body there is an extremely rare innate Dao Body.

What is the innate Dao body?

Unlike spiritual roots, innate Dao bodies are a special physique that is extremely rare among millions of cultivators. They carry the Daoist essence of heaven and earth, and their rarity far exceeds that of heavenly spiritual roots.

This special physique only appears among the offspring of beings like the Refining Void Dao Venerable, and it is generally not inherited for more than two generations.

The Dao body can be strong or weak.

A powerful innate Dao body allows cultivators to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, ignore realm barriers, easily advance to the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm, and have one foot in the Divine Transformation realm.

A weak innate Dao body can allow a cultivator to progress rapidly in cultivation, easily comprehend heavenly-grade cultivation techniques that suit their physique, break through bottlenecks naturally, and achieve the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages without a doubt.

In short, every person with an innate Dao body is an unparalleled genius of the human race. Not only are there extraordinary celestial phenomena at their birth, but they also possess an innate, flawless Dao foundation.

What is this concept?
The flawless foundation that countless cultivators in the Immortal Alliance struggle to forge throughout their lives is something that those with an innate Dao body possess from birth.

However, this is not surprising. The Refining Void Dao Venerable is a top-tier figure in the Immortal Alliance, capable of crushing a Nascent Soul True Venerable with a mere thought.

Even if the offspring of a Dao Venerable only inherit part of his immortal appearance, they can easily surpass countless cultivators in the Immortal Alliance.

Gu Qinghan is an outstanding individual among those with innate Dao bodies.

Born into the Taiyin Gu family, he possessed the extremely rare Shaoyin body, and was born with the peak of Foundation Establishment cultivation, only one step away from Core Formation.

Even looking at the entire history of the Immortal Alliance, Gu Qinghan is one of the most outstanding geniuses.

'What makes this kid so special?' Jiang Chuan Zhenjun looked at Chen Beiwu, somewhat surprised by his luck.

Among the countless illusory figures of geniuses recorded in the fourth level of the Contending Realm, Gu Qinghan is undoubtedly in a class of his own.

Let alone defeating Gu Qinghan's phantom, Chen Beiwu would become famous simply by enduring two moves from the former.

If he can withstand three moves, the five great grotto heavens might open their doors wide and hold a special immortal test for Chen Beiwu.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhenjun couldn't help but chuckle.

What is he thinking?

How could Chen Beiwu possibly withstand even one move from Gu Qinghan's projection?

It wasn't that he looked down on Chen Beiwu, but rather that there was an insurmountable gap between them.

During the cross-border war a century ago, Jiang Chuan was fortunate enough to witness Gu Qinghan take action.

Back then, Gu Qinghan was already a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, representing Taiyin Cave Heaven in the expedition.

Faced with the siege of five Nascent Soul cultivators from beyond the realm, she easily crushed three mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with just one move.

The other two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators were so frightened that they fled in panic, but ultimately failed to escape Gu Qinghan's grasp.

It is important to know that as long as the Nascent Soul is intact, the True Lord will never die.

Even if a cultivator who has reached the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm is not a match for another, it is very difficult for them to be killed by a cultivator of the same level, unless the difference is three minor realms.

This shows just how terrifying Gu Qinghan's strength is; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's invincible among those in the same realm.

Jiang Chuan even suspected that Gu Qinghan could have briefly held his own against a Nascent Soul True Venerable at that time.

(End of this chapter)