The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

"That's... the 'Zhenwu Army'!..."

The image moves from far to near and is divided into different reflections.

"hiss…"

When they saw what was on the screen, everyone present was stunned, and then they all gasped in surprise.

The Dead Soul Master exclaimed in disbelief, "These Zhenwu Guards have actually all cultivated 'Array Souls'?!"

The legacy of military strategy.

Anyone with the ambition to invade foreign lands cannot help but study it, because "the way of war" allows the weak to defeat the strong and unleash incredible power.

the most important is.

This doesn't require accumulating too many resources; it all comes down to refining.

But the word "refinement" is simple to say but extremely difficult to do. Without a lineage, one cannot even get past the threshold.

It is for this reason.

Huang Shi was just a local, but Bai Ze Zhenren made an exception and recommended him to Qing Ping Zhenjun, and no other Zhenren objected.

For no other reason than that.

They need the military tradition and experience of "Yellowstone".

What should have been extremely precious items, coveted by the cultivators of the "Heavenly Dao Sect," were appearing in large quantities in the "Great Yu Dynasty."

This is truly unbelievable...

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Everyone turned to look at Huang Shi, who resembled a black monkey.

Huang Shi was also stunned by the grand gesture of the "Da Yu Dynasty". His eyes were blank. Apart from his "Po Jun", Zhenwu Guard only had two weapons that had been forged into "Array Souls": "Zuo Shan Jun" and "Po Sha Qiang".

Where did the dozen or so Zhenwu Guards in the picture, who had forged "Array Souls," come from?

For a moment, he was bewildered, ignoring the stares of others, and stared intently at the screen, scrutinizing it carefully. Gradually, his brows furrowed unconsciously. Suddenly, noticing something, he let out a soft "Eh," and said calmly:

"That's definitely not a 'array spirit'!..."

"Hmm? Not a 'Soul Array'?"

Zhu Yu and the others were taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at the Zhenwu Guards in the picture. Their "array spirits" manifested in different forms, such as beasts, weapons, or golden-armored gods. Each time they made a move, it was a combined attack of nearly 100,000 Zhenwu Guards.

Before it, the surging sea monsters were easily crushed like paper. Even the enormous sea monsters among them, comparable to "golden bodies," were no match for it.

In terms of both power and the external effects of the "Array Soul", it looks exactly the same as the "Broken Army" Guard that Huang Shi forged.

But Huang Shi says this isn't a "array spirit"?

No one questioned him; instead, they looked at him, waiting for his explanation.

Huang Shi paused for a moment, then explained, "The 'Spirit of the Battle Formation' is the manifestation of the will of the generals and soldiers, forged through countless trials and tribulations, honed day after day. It is a spirit where one's glory is the same as the other's, and one's loss is the same as the other's."

As he spoke, he pointed to the screen and said:

"Everyone... Elder brother, elder sister, please look, although this 'array spirit' has the power of an 'array spirit,' it is by no means a manifestation of the soldiers' will. Instead, it is more like a demon crawling on the soldiers' heads. With each attack, it is absorbing the soldiers' power, and with each attack it suffers, it is transferred to the soldiers..."

Although everyone was pointing at it, they hadn't noticed it before Huang Shi mentioned it, but now that he did, they immediately noticed something was wrong.

The Zhenwuwei garrison is reducing its personnel.

They were not killed by sea monsters, but died suddenly from their bodies exploding. Moreover, they discovered that as the Zhenwu Guards were reduced in number, the frequency and power of the fake "Array Souls" attacks became significantly weaker.

What made everyone feel even more uneasy was...

The other Zhenwu Guards seemed oblivious to their comrade's sudden death from an explosion, mechanically raising their weapons and moving in sync with the fake "array spirit," like puppets.

"This must have been made by the Great Yu Dynasty using evil methods; it's just a shell..." Huang Shi proudly raised his head, his expression disdainful.

"Junior Brother Huang is truly amazing; he spotted something amiss at a glance."

"Yes, yes, Junior Brother Huang truly lives up to his reputation as a master of military strategy."

"Junior Brother Huang..."

The group exchanged glances and showered Huang Shi with praise. Zhu Yu was no exception, praising him highly as well.

But then everyone's attention turned to the fake "array spirit," their eyes flickering and their expressions varying.

For Huang Shi, the fake "array spirit" was nothing but garbage with only a superficial appearance, but for the people of the "Heavenly Dao Sect," this fake "array spirit" was definitely a good thing.

Soldiers are puppets, which makes them easier to control.

Furthermore, it can combine forces to unleash power far exceeding its own.

As for the loss of soldiers? Does that matter?

They simply didn't know how easy or difficult it was to create this fake "array spirit," or how much it would cost...

Time passed slowly.

The beast tide was incredibly resilient. On the screen, the sea beasts killed by the fake "array spirits" piled up like mountains, yet they continued to surge in, seemingly determined to wear down the fake "array spirits" to death...

This allowed everyone to witness the power of the "Three Paths Spirit Ruins".

Whether these seemingly endless sea beasts were cultivated at great cost by "Santu Lingxu" or they possess secret methods to induce the birth of sea beasts, it is clear that "Santu Lingxu" is by no means as weak as the sect leader said.

However, it is merely one of the many spiritual ruins that are attached to "Guixu".

A glimpse of the whole picture through a tube.

It is not difficult to see from this how powerful the "Twelve Celestial Alliances" led by the "Three Calamities, Four Evils, and Five Punishments" must be; it would not be an exaggeration to call them the "Celestial Realm".

In a short time.

Everyone was even more excited about following the "Three Paths Spirit Ruins" Ten Thousand Beasts True Lord to the "Twelve Heavenly Immortal Alliance".

"The Twelve Celestial Alliance..."

Zhu Yu's eyes shone brightly. The "Martial World" was now almost irrelevant to him. What he needed to do next was to accumulate divine soul particles and manifest a powerful second-tier avatar before heading to the "Twelve Heavenly Immortal Alliance".

With this thought in mind, his mind suddenly shifted, no longer focusing on the fake "array spirit" but instead on the laboratory of the "natal spirit ruins".

The laboratory was built not far from the "Starry Sky Tree".

Its exterior resembles the tombs in the "Benming Lingxu" (a type of ancient Chinese tomb), and its interior is a futuristic silver-white color. Because its core "furnace" can supply energy to the firewood with spiritual energy, all the facilities quickly start operating.

Zhu Yuju, his mind seemingly distracted, stepped into the "laboratory".

The green spirit waiting at the door bowed and said, "Master."

Zhu Yu waved his hand and came to the room where the "blood separation centrifuge" was stored, looking at the machine that had cost millions of resource points to purchase.

It is about one square meter in size, cast entirely from an unknown blue metal, and has a dial with flashing red and blue lights. When the cover is opened, the inside is a circular structure with honeycomb inserts.

Its usage process is extremely simple.

The blood is stored in a test tube, which is then placed into the honeycomb holes. The machine is then turned on, and the process is complete in a few moments.

All I know is that the principle is to extract the essence from the blood through centrifugal force; as for its effectiveness, I'll have to try it to find out.

I didn't think much of it.

He took out the blood essence of "Xiao Qing" from the beast pouch in his sleeve, which he had once prepared to transplant when she was still a six-armed Naga, and then ordered "Green Spirit" to bring a test tube.

He opened the jade bottle, tilted his arm, and a thin strand of Kanlan blood, as fine as a hair and brimming with rich water-elemental spiritual energy, flowed out and fell into the test tube, quickly accumulating into a shallow layer.

After pouring it all out, it takes up about half of the test tube.

Zhu Yu sealed it, placed it into the hole of the "blood separation centrifuge", closed the lid, and turned on the machine.

In his expectant gaze.

The machine emitted a faint hum, and the dial flashed a string of incomprehensible numbers.

Zhu Yu glanced at it a few times, pointed to the numbers on the dial, and asked, "Do you understand what this means?...

The green spirit standing to the side glanced at it, frowned, thought for a moment, and replied seriously:

"Master, the machine is working."

Zhu Yu nodded, signaling her to continue, but after a few breaths, he still didn't hear Green Spirit's words. He turned his head and met a pair of clear green and white heterochromatic eyes.

He paused for a moment, then repeated:

"I'm asking what this dial means."

The green-eyed, white-eyed creature looked bewildered and replied, "Master, that's a machine working."

Upon hearing this...

Zhu Yu suddenly had a bad feeling and frowned, saying, "Doesn't your AI store a lot of large-scale medical experimental data? You don't even understand this?..."

He paused, then raised his hand and touched her forehead, saying:

"Release the restrictions and let me examine your memories."

"Yes, Master."

Green Spirit nodded respectfully and released the brain domain restrictions.

Zhu Yu probed with his divine sense, and instantly, a large amount of memories flooded into his mind. When he saw the large amount of experimental data in his Green Spirit's mind, he was first stunned, and then his face darkened.

Coming to his senses, he suddenly had the urge to return the goods.

In his view, the large-scale experimental data that Melis claimed to be was just a series of incomprehensible movies. The various machines were full of science fiction, and the experiments they conducted looked very impressive, but upon closer inspection, they were either meaningless or just nonsense.

"hiss…"

Zhu Yu took a deep breath and rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. He finally understood what "fantasy creation" was.

It's all based on imagination...

Turning to look at the "blood separation centrifuge," which was also a figment of imagination, Zhu Yu had given up all hope. But since he had already bought it, returning it was probably impossible, so he decided to wait and see.

During the waiting period.

He took out the "Witch's Divination Crystal Ball" from his sleeve, pondered for a moment, and gently rubbed the crystal ball with his palm, thinking to himself:

When will the "Martial World" end...?

After waiting for a while, the "Witch's Divination Crystal Ball" showed no reaction, and he looked thoughtful.

"Isn't that specific enough...?"

After thinking for a moment, he thought to himself:

"When can I return to the 'Immortal Tomb and Spirit Ruins'...?"

next moment.

He suddenly felt a terrifying suction force erupt from the "Witch's Divination Crystal Ball" in his palm. He subconsciously used his magic to block it, and then felt the crystal ball in his palm trembling incessantly, as if it would explode at any moment.

After hesitating for a moment, he suppressed his discomfort and withdrew his magic power.

boom…

In an instant, he felt the life force within him surge forth like a river bursting its banks, pouring into the "Witch's Divination Crystal Ball," which seemed like a bottomless abyss, threatening to drain him dry.

Zhu Yu raised an eyebrow slightly, not only not stopping him, but also actively transferring life force.

If anyone were here, they would see that his skin had become dull and lifeless, his body had become emaciated, and he had become visibly withered.

For a full ten breaths.

The "Witch's Divination Crystal Ball" stopped absorbing life force, starlight shone brightly, and a strange message flooded into Zhu Yu's mind.

Upon receiving the information, he was immediately stunned.

"One hundred days..."

"Doesn't this mean that the 'Martial World's' trip will end in the next few days?..."

His expression changed, and he checked the accumulated soul particles. He felt a little relieved. In the past year, he had accumulated about 100,000 soul particles. After deducting the divided spirits he had deployed, he had more than 60,000 soul particles left.

"Is it too late...?"

"It seems the only option is to use the 'main body' as a model and split off a wisp of spirit to go to the 'Twelve Celestial Alliance'..."

He shook his head slightly, then checked the consumption of using the "Witch's Divination Crystal Ball." This single divination had consumed a full 30% of his life force.

"It seems the only option is to use the 'main body' as a model and split off a wisp of spirit to go to the 'Twelve Celestial Alliance'..."

He shook his head slightly, then checked the consumption of using the "Witch's Divination Crystal Ball." This single divination had consumed a full 30% of his life force.

This might not be very intuitive.

If this were done on an ordinary person, this one divination would drain the life force of at least 100,000 people.

"What if it were for divining coordinates in another world..."

Zhu Yu thought about it and realized that if it really worked, even squeezing him dry wouldn't be enough.

He temporarily suppressed his thoughts, put away the crystal ball, took out the bottle containing the "Dew of Life," opened the cap, and as vibrant life force emerged, a drop of emerald-green liquid, as green as jade, flew out and fell into his mouth.

It was cool and tasteless upon entry, but once inside the stomach, it unleashed a terrifying vitality. Under its influence, the stomach wall faintly developed wood-like textures, but these were quickly assimilated by the magic power.

Zhu Yu nodded slightly, not using it to alter his body and prolong his life, but instead using his magic power to refine it and replenish his own life force.

When he came to his senses.

The "blood separation centrifuge" has returned to normal.

Adhering to the principle that since he was going to do it anyway, he had to take a look, so Zhu Yu reached out and opened the lid, took out the test tube from the honeycomb hole, and was stunned after a brief examination.

The blood essence that originally occupied most of the test tube was now clearly divided into two parts. The majority of the blood essence was a dirty gray color, while only the bottom part had a light layer of deep blue.

"Could this mean... it's done?..."

Coming to his senses, Zhu Yu eagerly opened the test tube and poured out the gray liquid. Instantly, he felt an extremely pure water and lightning spiritual energy gushing out.

The deep, almost black, azure liquid at the bottom seemed to surge with life, and under his gaze, it transformed into a miniature six-armed Naga, raising its head and letting out a silent roar.

A rumbling sound echoed in the room, and the moisture in the air surged forth, attempting to penetrate the test tube.

Zhu Yu, of course, could not allow his bloodline to become corrupted. He waved his hand and dispersed it. His divine sense swept over it, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

This blood essence, refined during his Qi cultivation, is at least ten times purer than before.

If the previous bloodline was only at the top level of the mortal realm, with the potential to reach the spirit realm, then the spiritual essence contained in this bloodline has completely transcended to the spirit realm.

"Not bad, not bad..."

Zhu Yu sealed it away and then looked at the "blood separation centrifuge." This was no trash; it was clearly a treasure.

He chuckled and said:

"Fantasy creations aren't entirely useless..."

After a moment's thought, his divine sense spread out, enveloping the ten thousand elite "Tu Yu Ren" who were adding vitality to the "Benming Lingxu". With a slight thought, the skin on their chests cracked open, and a drop of essence blood floated out.

It was filled with a full hundred test tubes.

No hesitation.

Zhu Yu inserted all of them into the honeycomb holes of the "blood separation centrifuge", pressed the button on the machine, the dial lit up, and the buzzing sound started again.

As he watched the machine operate, anticipation flickered in his eyes.

Do the "Fish People" actually have the bloodline of the Jiaoren...?