Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 302 [Using Shadows to Convey the Dao, Penetrating to the Heavens] (Please Subscribe)

"He looks a bit weak!"

Xuan Yin frowned as he looked at the shadowy Di Ting at his feet: "The humans created by Goddess Nuwa were born with celestial bodies, but the Shadow Clan I created, let alone celestial bodies, seems to be inferior even to Qi Refining Nascent Soul cultivators who haven't yet achieved immortality!"

Then, Xuan Yin's gaze fell on Di Ting. After manifesting the shadow Di Ting, the aura of the real Di Ting did not change much, but its shadow became much dimmer.

"It still has some impact!"

Xuan Yin activated his Eye of Truth and, in conjunction with his Daoist Explanation ability, carefully examined the situation: "However, the impact on Di Ting is negligible! If Di Ting, this Taiyi Golden Immortal, is a vast ocean, then the shadow Di Ting's cultivation at the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage is merely a drop of water within that ocean!"

"Celestial Immortal cultivators have infinite self-existence, and Taiyi cultivators also have infinite timelines. Losing a Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation realm mark has little impact; it's difficult to detect without careful examination!"

"Can----"

"The photophobia is a huge problem; does that mean it can only be active at night?"

"Did I fail?"

But just as Xuan Yin was filled with doubt and uncertainty, the Shadow Listener, driven by instinct, began to devour the shadows that existed near Xuan Yin.

After Xuan Yin cultivated to become a Primordial Golden Immortal, everything about him became one with the Primordial Chaos. Even if he stood still, the Shadow Listener could not absorb any of his essence.

Therefore, he could only focus his attention on Di Ting and the dragon people.

After an unknown amount of time, Shadow Listener became even darker, and his cultivation level leaped from Qi Refining to Spirit Transformation to Spirit Refining and Void Returning.

"this----"

Upon seeing this, Xuan Yin was startled: "It doesn't seem like a failure after all! This Shadow Listener's breakthrough speed is much faster than that of ordinary humans, and with that devouring instinct, it's a real waste that it's not cultivating the demonic path!"

In addition, Xuan Yin also discovered that as his cultivation level improved, the Shadow Listener was no longer so afraid of light. Although it still dared not be directly exposed to sunlight, as long as its cultivation level continued to improve, it would not have any problem surviving normally in sunlight like an ordinary creature!

Moreover, Shadow Listener has no physical form, so ordinary methods cannot harm him. He is only afraid of light and fire supernatural powers!

In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years have passed, and Shadow Listener has transformed from a weakling into a being comparable to a Golden Immortal cultivator.

Why is it comparable?

Because he cultivates the demonic path!

For cultivators, the Golden Immortal and the Great Luo are two extremely crucial realms. The former is a key step in walking one's own Great Dao, while the latter is the ultimate leap to verify one's Great Dao.

As for the later realms, they involve continuously perfecting one's own path, allowing it to undergo a qualitative change, and one day being able to be on par with the laws of the Great Dao.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, they would most likely encounter some obstacles when breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm, and might not be able to take that step for tens of thousands of years!

But Shadow Listener was different. He did not encounter any bottlenecks. The Undying Heavenly Demon Dao Fruit he condensed was almost identical to the Dao Fruit of Listener. The only difference was that its core was the demonic system!

Di Ting cultivates the path of immortality, but after following Xuan Yin for a long time, he has also cultivated the divine path.

Although Shadow Listener cultivates the demonic path, immortals, gods, and demons all lead to the same goal, and their fundamental Dao is no different from that of Listener.

The Way of Destiny!

Because of its bloodline, Di Ting has no precedent of breaking through to the Great Luo realm. Therefore, whether it is the Di Ting beside Ksitigarbha or the Di Ting beside Xuan Yin, they both cultivate the Dao of Destiny!

The purpose is to use the luck of Xuan Yin or Di Zang to help oneself defy fate and change one's destiny.

This was something that the Goddess Nuwa explained to Di Ting when she bestowed him upon him.

Now, Shadow Listener is also using the Dao of Destiny to condense the Undying Heavenly Demon Dao Fruit, which is equivalent to the Golden Immortal realm in the Immortal Dao system.

Xuan Yin was naturally shocked.

"However, the Shadow Listener also has limitations. Its origin comes from the Listener, so its cultivation level naturally cannot surpass that of the real Listener!"

Although Shadow Listener has not yet broken through the Six Desires Heavenly Demon Realm, Xuan Yin still discovered the limitations of the Shadow Clan after his investigation.

Even so, it's still incredibly amazing!

If we were to find a few shadows of Great Luo Immortals to enlighten the Shadow Clan, perhaps a few more Great Luo Immortals would appear in the Primordial True Realm after a few hundred Yuanhui.

However, the Primordial Golden Immortals and Saints are helpless, as their Great Daos have long been unified, and they can easily detect when the shadow is being manifested.

Unless it is their voluntary consent.

A bold idea suddenly occurred to Xuan Yin: "If I use my teacher's shadow as the core element for creating the Shadow Clan, could I make it—approach the strength of a Saint himself?"

"A single leader of the Tongtian Sect has set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, which cannot be broken by anyone other than the Four Sages!"

"But if there were two Tongtian Sect Masters, could the Four Sages still break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation?"

Xuan Yin was always one to act on his ideas. Once he had a plan, he immediately returned to Jin'ao Island and explained the method of creating the Shadow Clan to the Tongtian Sect Leader.

"interesting!"

Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader immediately became interested: "But how can you guarantee that the shadows you create won't betray their original forms?"

"You must understand that since they are living beings, they possess their own will!"

"It's like the eighty-one transformations of Taiqing, which, after their connection was severed, no longer wanted to be controlled by Taiqing!"

"If we can control it, that's fine; if we can't, an existence with strength comparable to our own is definitely a huge problem!"

Xuan Yin pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Since the shadow originates from the body, is it possible to treat the shadow as one's own three corpses, or to refine the shadow into a natal treasure? I remember that Kunpeng used his own origin to slash out three feet!"

The practice of severing the three bodies is not limited to spiritual treasures; innate spiritual treasures and innate spiritual roots are also acceptable. Buddhism has even pioneered the method of severing the three bodies using relics.

Similarly, the method of severing the three corpses is not limited to severing the three corpses of good and evil.

Otherwise, the two Western Saints could not have created the method of severing the three bodies—Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya, and Sambhogakaya—based on the method of severing the three households.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun was even able to use this method to sever cause and effect, cut off the past, and inherit the Heavenly Dao!

"To refine one's shadow into a natal treasure?"

Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader was immediately shocked, but after some thought, he decided it was feasible, as the prehistoric world was rife with corpse refining techniques.

Some cultivators who refine puppets, Dao soldiers, and Gu worms regard these items as their natal treasures!

For example, her future grand-disciple, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit, forged three thousand fire dragon soldiers, which were in harmony with the three thousand Great Daos. These three thousand fire dragon soldiers were her natal treasures, which could continuously improve along with her cultivation.

The Wu tribe even directly regarded their physical bodies as their life treasures and instruments for proving the Dao, and Huanglong Zhenren of the Chan Sect also followed this path.

And there's Pan Wang!

Although he was a quasi-saint and possessed several powerful spiritual treasures such as the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, the Panwang Yuangu Sword, and the Tiangu Yuanyu Banner, his natal treasure was a mysterious Gu worm.

That Gu worm is like a beacon; even if Pan Wang were to perish one day, that natal Gu worm would find a way to guide him back.

Refining one's shadow into a natal treasure sounds absurd and has never been done before, but in theory, it is still possible!

The Tongtian Sect Master, who was proficient in all the arts of cultivating immortality and many acquired paths, was very certain of this.

What about cultivators who possess a natal treasure?

What?

Who says you can only have one personal treasure?

For the Tongtian Sect Leader, the Qingping Sword was his natal treasure and the tool for proving his Dao. The Zhuxian Sword Formation and the Biyu Yaoguang Ruyi were also his natal treasures and tools for proving his Dao, and they were all closely related to his Dao attainment.

only----

The Qingping Sword is a treasure of swordsmanship, the Zhuxian Sword Formation is a treasure of formations, and the Biyu Yaoguang Ruyi symbolizes the ultimate Dao of Lingbao Tianzun!

The Master of the Heavens is proficient in all paths and skilled in all arts. Let alone forging another natal treasure, he could easily forge a hundred more natal treasures. After all, strictly speaking, as long as one's path reaches the level of the Great Luo, one can forge natal treasures and artifacts for proving the Dao!

"That's a good idea!"

In a short while, the Tongtian Sect Leader perfected Xuan Yin's method.

If he could elevate his shadow to the level of a saint before the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, it would surely be a pleasant surprise for the Primordial Heavenly Lord.

"bring it on!"

Although the Tongtian Sect Leader had mastered the method and could create the Shadow Clan himself, he still gave the opportunity to Xuan Yin, the Shadow Clan leader.

If the Shadow Clan grows stronger in the future, Xuan Yin will be able to gain considerable fortune from it.

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin immediately began to use the Creation Technique, and another wisp of the Great Dao of the Holy Law Heavenly Demon transformed into a stream of light and merged into the shadow of the Tongtian Sect Master.

Sages coexist with the Dao, and their magical power is as vast as the ocean. Even a tiny bit of their essence is enough to rival that of an ordinary Golden Immortal.

Therefore, unlike Shadow Listener, Shadow Tongtian was born as a Great Free Heavenly Demon, comparable to a Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Immortal Path.

With a thought, the Dao Fruit of the Sage appeared, displaying the myriad phenomena of the Great Dao. The Ancestral Tribulation manifested as over 99,000 Brahma beings, and the Crimson Book radiated 668 True Scripts. In a mysterious and profound way, it was imprinted deep within the origin of the Shadow Tongtian, transforming it into a natal treasure and a tool for proving the Dao.

"The Way of Talismans!"

This is one of the Great Daos that the Tongtian Sect Leader is most proficient in, besides the Great Dao of the End, the Dao of Swords, and the Dao of Arrays. In the era of the Divine Dao, he evolved 668 Chaos Crimson Scripts as Lingbao Jun.

These 668 Chaotic Crimson Runes are the foundation of the Great Dao of Runes.

"From now on, you shall be called Master Chedi!"

Although the shadow Tongtian is mostly in the form of the Tongtian Sect Master, it can change its appearance at will.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Tongtian Sect Master, it was most suitable for carrying the talismanic way.

After being verified by the Tongtian Sect Master, Xuan Yin did not hesitate and enlightened his own shadow. However, his cultivation was inferior to that of the Tongtian Sect Master, and the shadow he enlightened was only at the level of the Undying Heavenly Demon.

"The Way of Change!"

Like the Tongtian Sect Leader, he transformed his shadow into his natal treasure and a tool for proving the Dao, but he chose the Yi Dao taught by Fuxi.

The shadow Xuan Yin could change at will, which, in his view, was in accordance with the profound mysteries of the I Ching.

"All dharmas are easy, yet what is easy is not easy!"

After consulting with the Tongtian Sect Master, Xuan Yin then approached Duobao, Jinling, and others, and transformed their shadows into living beings.

However, the Tongtian Sect Leader probably intended to use Yin Yuan Shi Tian Zun's methods during the Investiture of the Gods, so he only had Xuan Yin pass on this technique to a few close disciples and did not spread it widely.

But no matter how destitute a race may be, it's impossible for it to have only such a small number of creatures.

Therefore, Xuan Yin set his sights on the Dragon People. The Dragon People were under his control, and it was the perfect opportunity to use them to transform the Shadow Clan!

In less than half a day, Xuan Yin created 18,000 Shadow Clan creatures.

Boom!

Sensing the will of Heaven, a vast fortune descended instantly. However, since the birth of the Shadow Clan has brought no benefit to the Primordial True Realm at present, no merit was bestowed upon them.

"interesting!"

However, Xuan Yin's manipulation could not be hidden from Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Thus, after using the Jade Disc of Creation to deduce the future, a shadowy Hongjun was born, his aura as a Primordial Golden Immortal was completely undisguised.

But this is not the end!