The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 522 Taking the Second Step into the Golden Immortal Realm

The transformation of "Qi" into spirit is not simply about cutting away negative thoughts and intentions like miscellaneous thoughts, resentment, and evil. Rather, it involves the gestation and birth of spirits from within them. In particular, it must not be mixed with the Great Dao. Otherwise, this second primordial spirit will inevitably be "contaminated" by its own Great Dao, leading to failure in gestation and becoming nothing more than a split spirit incarnation.

Therefore, the second primordial spirit created by the Three Corpses Technique is exactly the right one, and it is even more wonderful that it is based on the Five Elements Returning to the Origin.

However, when Luo Zu tried to use the Three Corpses Technique, he encountered some difficulties.

Especially after applying the Supreme Pure Heart Sutra to oneself, many distracting thoughts are cleared away long ago, making it difficult to use the Three Corpses Method to cut off evil thoughts and desires.

However, Luo Zu then discovered an even more wondrous realm.

The Supreme Pure Heart Sutra clarifies all kinds of distracting thoughts and desires, but the essential desires of living beings are not pure, unless one truly cultivates to the point of being without mind, without thought, without knowledge, and without desire.

However, once you reach this level, you shouldn't pursue these spiritual cultivation matters anymore.

Therefore, it was ultimately a futile argument. As a result, Luo Zu further deduced the Three Corpses Method, using the three thousand primordial spirits in his current state to think and deduce together.

Thus, during this great war between the Lich King and the Demon King, as many as three thousand Great Daos were continuously drawn upon by Luo Zu's primordial spirit brain. These Great Daos became restless and turbulent. Some of them already had masters, but they were not alarmed by Luo Zu's "small-scale" absorption of Great Dao power. After all, Xuanxian had already begun to use the power of Great Dao, but they could not compare to Jinxian who could use all the power of Great Dao.

Therefore, Luo Zu's use of only a small portion of the power of the Great Dao would not surprise the Lords of the Great Dao, especially since it is currently during the Lich War, and the battles between Xuanxian are countless, if not trillions, then hundreds of billions.

Therefore, in this vast and primordial wilderness, a slight use of the power of a Great Dao would not be noticed as an abnormality.

Furthermore, this is not unusual. There are many cultivators in the world, and among them there will be some special beings. Luo Zu is considered "ordinary".

As a large amount of the power of the Great Dao was gathered by Luo Zu, the subtleties of the Three Corpses Technique were naturally peeled away layer by layer. In the seventh year of his seclusion, Luo Zu had figured it out.

The transmission of the Dharma by Dao Ancestor Luo Hou was not complicated, at least in the eyes of Luo, the Golden Immortal, it was quite simple.

After thoroughly analyzing all the information, Luo Zu finally breathed a sigh of relief, taking a short rest during his long period of seclusion and "imprisonment."

He observed the situation in his mind's sea of ​​heavens and earth. At present, things were normal. The demon race's Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array could not be realized under the suppression of Luo Zu, so it was being suppressed by the human race's army of all races.

Now, the demon race is suffering repeated defeats, and 89 of the 178 realms they once ruled have fallen, leaving only half of the realms remaining. In this case, they should not even dream of rebuilding the Heavenly Court.

Faced with such a situation, the demon race was certainly unwilling to accept it. So, in the third thousandth year of the time flow in the myriad heavens of the heart sea, the demon race leader led a large number of elite demon race troops to launch a grand drama of migration and battle across three hundred light-years.

The demon army, numbering over ten million and carrying billions of their families, piloted the Heart Sea Flying Boat, forged from the heavens and earth, and traversed the Heart Sea, quietly bypassing the armies of all races. They then attacked the strongholds of three important races: the ancestral home of the human race, the holy city of the barbarian race, and the Moon Lake of the elves.

Another matter is that the sea creatures have been absorbed by the demon race and have now reintegrated into the demon race, becoming important members.

In short, the power of the demon race is now at an unprecedented high. In particular, this battle that spanned three hundred light-years has divided the demon race's power into two parts. One part resists in place to attract the attention of all races, while the other part, though smaller in number, consists of elites. Only in this way can they rush to the important territory of the three races.

However, this raid, while damaging to the three races, did not truly change the situation.

Instead, this division of forces directly resulted in the demon race being split into two parts, with the army of all races cutting off their retreat and preventing them from regrouping.

In this case, the demon race will likely only face defeat and destruction.

Moreover, the three races of Xuanxian directly surrounded the demon race leader, trapping him in a patch of waves in the End-of-Day Cave Heaven hidden within the waves of the Heart Sea.

The demon race was suddenly leaderless, but this forced them to seek help from Qing, one of their ancestral kings.

The current leader of the demon race, the Azure Emperor, can indeed be considered a descendant of Qing. Qing currently holds one of the Ten Palaces in the Nine Netherworld, the lowest level of the Heart Sea Heavens, so his position is naturally not low. However, if he joins this war, his position will probably be in jeopardy.

After all, there are still nine of the Ten Kings. They monitor each other and each holds the power and edicts left behind by the immortal elders.

In particular, the first seven were the ones who truly obtained the power talismans. The rest were merely those who later fell into the Heavenly Court of the Immortal Realm and had three power talismans separated from them. They can be considered as the differentiation and creation of the Heavenly Emperor's power back then.

This story has swept up many heroes and created countless legendary tales.

This is difficult to describe, so I will leave it unsaid.

At this critical moment, there was too much chaos. Although Qing wanted to fight his way out and go to the heavens above the sea of ​​the heart, the other ten kings also visited his Nine Netherworld Palace at this moment. They smiled and trapped him in the palace. They did not fight with magic, but only tried to reason with him and prevent him from leaving the Nine Netherworld Palace.

Qing was helpless and could only remain trapped there, swallowing his pent-up frustration.

However, this was merely a humiliation he swallowed on the surface. In secret, he borrowed a wisp of longing and then stole the beliefs of the demon race, heading straight into the waves formed by the End of Dharma Cave.

With his help, the Azure Emperor of the Demon Clan managed to escape the encirclement of the three powerful immortals. However, the pursuit by the three powerful immortals did not stop, and they even seemed poised to directly attack the Nine Netherworlds to cause trouble for Azure Emperor.

However, this wild idea ultimately did not come to fruition, as the Nine Netherworld is not a place that anyone can come to whenever they want.

Even a Xuanxian could not directly break through the void and reach it, so in the end, the purge of Qing was left unresolved.

After that, Qing did not continue to help Qingdi, but only gathered the deceased descendants of the demon race in the Nine Netherworld.

Moreover, there are still many things to do in the Nine Netherworld, especially since the Great Calamity of the Heart Sea Heavens has begun, with too many battles and countless killings, and many living beings have died in this calamity. Therefore, they need to gather the souls of the dead who have been thrown into this world from the Heart Sea Heavens in the Nine Netherworld.

Although the Nine Netherworld is now vast, it is not easy to accommodate so many souls. Therefore, they have to work overtime to promote reincarnation, which makes the Ten Kings have little time to pay attention to the stories of the heavens above the sea of ​​their hearts.

After examining the matter, Luo Zu had a lingering doubt in his heart.

The demon race has caused such a huge incident, but what about the witch race? Why haven't they come out to cause trouble yet?

He always felt that the demon race needed to be guarded against, and the witch race needed to be guarded against even more. Both races were domineering, and there was really no need to distinguish between them.

With the Witch Clan lying low like this, Luo Zu naturally felt uneasy, but he couldn't ask the Witch Clan to come quickly so that they could fight each other in the myriad heavens of his mind.

If that were to happen, the Lich and Demon races would fight to the death, but his inner sea and the heavens would probably be lost as well.

For his own safety, Luo Zu would not place himself under such a dangerous wall.

He gently exhaled a few breaths, preparing to advance the great calamity process of the Heavens and Earth in his Heart Sea.

It's best to quell this turmoil as soon as possible to avoid too many unforeseen events, especially if it really brings in powerful demons, which would be truly disastrous.

The "gods" of the myriad heavens of the mind have been reborn.

Although He had summoned His own incarnation, He could not perform the play himself, so the Heavenly Demon King would also be mobilized, using the pretext of a great calamity.

He intends to thoroughly muddy the waters of the sea of ​​the mind and the heavens.

Besides, he also needs to cultivate a few "chosen ones," and his Primordial God Realm should also be unveiled, so that a... battle for immortality can take place.

Therefore, a magnificent thing called the Gate of Ascension suddenly appeared in the myriad realms of the mind.

This item was crafted from the Daoist imprints of various Golden Immortals collected by Luo Zu over the years in his Heart Sea Heaven. Therefore, its profound mystery is extraordinary. Even a Xuanxian at the pinnacle of cultivation would be dazzled by it, as if seeing the entirety of the Great Dao. As long as one obtains this item, one can attain the status of a Golden Immortal and ascend to the Primordial God Realm.

After arranging these things, Luo Zu sent out a thought to monitor the situation in the Heavens of the Mind Sea, while his remaining thoughts were once again devoted to the deduction of the Three Corpse Technique.

Although it's not yet a critical moment, I've been diligently practicing for many years, and there's nothing wrong with being hardworking.

Furthermore, now that the Three Corpses Method has been clearly deduced, we should press on with our remaining strength and finish the job. The phrase "complete it in one go" is not without merit.

The Supreme Pure Heart Sutra then circulated, cutting away all distracting thoughts one by one. Then, the Three Corpses Method relied on the Five Qi Returning to the Origin, and Luo Zu then cut away his own fundamental desires.

The fundamental desires are not those superficial desires such as appetite, greed, lust, and evil thoughts, but rather desires that are truly rooted in the will: the desire to survive, the desire to destroy, and even the desire for immortality.

In the dim light, Luo Zu glimpsed a figure right before his eyes. It was not tall, but Luo Zu could not see its face clearly.

Furthermore, He exudes a strange and sinister intent, a desire to...slaughter and destroy, but His intent is not directed at all living beings or the heavens and earth, but at Luo Zu himself.

At that moment, Luo Zu also realized who He was.

It is the desire for destruction.

This was precisely the root desire that Luo Zu first wanted to sever.

If life is the first desire of living beings, then destruction can be considered their ultimate and fundamental desire.

But it is precisely this desire that is most terrifying.

Destruction involves slaughter, slaughter involves plunder, and from this plunder one seizes heaven and earth to sustain oneself, thus achieving survival and longevity.

Therefore, the desire for destruction can be considered the foundation of all living beings' desires.

Of course, this is just Luo Zu's understanding and cannot be considered the truth of the world. However, now that he has this thought, wouldn't these things be the same as the truth to him?

The deepest manifestation of this destructive desire, besides killing and seizing, is the annihilation of one's own life force, that is, suicide.

As the saying goes, Heaven creates all things to nourish people, but people have nothing to repay Heaven with.

Luo Zu had this thought, so the destructive desire that was about to be unleashed at this moment was generated from this thought.

To kill myself, in order to repay the heavens and all living beings.

"I'm getting impatient, I'm getting impatient, I'm really getting impatient." Luo Zu certainly couldn't let this desire continue to grow.

The shadows grew thicker, drawing away a significant amount of power from Luo Zu.

Clang!

Suddenly, the sound of a long sword being drawn echoed in Luo Zu's mind.

Four longswords of different colors were "pulled" from his body.

As soon as the four swords were unleashed, they were immediately thrown into the illusory form of the destructive desire that had been slashed out.

But this sword strike wasn't meant to slay the shadow; rather, it merged directly into it, solidifying it and making it appear as if the real body were present.

His appearance then became clear, revealing seven-tenths of Luo Zu's likeness.

Luo Zu was not surprised when he saw this; he just laughed.

"I see." He clapped his hands in admiration, and then actually began to kill himself.

At this moment, he realized that his goal was to sever his desires and cultivate a second primordial spirit. How could he stop in his tracks, afraid to move forward because of his destructive desires?

In this way, he unleashed all his killing intent and murderous desire, channeling it into this second primordial spirit.

With his generosity, his second primordial spirit grew rapidly. In just a few moments, his destructive desires expanded, transforming from a shadow into a well-formed entity, from seven parts like Luo Zu to nine parts like him now.

If things continue like this, it's perfectly normal for him to end up exactly like Luo Zu.

But this is not the second primordial spirit; it is merely a product of the mixture of desires.

However, Luo Zu managed to sever the first fundamental desire using the Three Corpses Technique.

Such a desire, when unleashed, is far more powerful than the superficial Three Corpses that an ordinary Golden Immortal would create using the Three Corpses Technique.

The Great Dao that it carries in the future, and the opposite Great Dao that it manifests, will naturally be much more powerful.

Then Luo Zu did not rest. If the desires cut out by the Three Corpses Method were to be refined into a second primordial spirit, it was not necessary to continue cutting out desires. He also did not need to rush to cut out the desire for survival and other fundamental desires.

He first stopped the Three Corpses Technique, then circulated the naturally perfect Qi of the Five Elements and Five Directions, infusing its supernatural powers into this illusory body of desire.

The original Three Corpse Technique drew power from the damage in heaven and earth to support the second primordial spirit. Now, Luo Zu only needs to fill it with the five elements and five directions, and the second primordial spirit will take shape.

In addition, Luo Zu added the Nascent Soul cultivation method he had deduced from the myriad heavens of the Heart Sea in his early years, so that the second primordial spirit would be more "vital".

From Luo Zu's infancy, he slowly grew up, eventually achieving a growth process. During this process, his second primordial spirit gradually became perfected, and he slowly cultivated the realm of "Qi" transforming into spirit.

This is the cultivation method for the second step of the Golden Immortal realm, which Luo Zu himself deduced.

To be more precise, while there are fixed patterns for the realms above Golden Immortal, how one cultivates depends on the individual. Even a sage cannot explain a universally applicable method; only by exploring on one's own can one find the most suitable path.

At this moment, as Luo Zu infused the five elements and five directions into this illusory body, various memories related to Luo Zu also flooded in.

As time passed, the illusion of desire gained a sliver of "humanity."

Sitting opposite Him, Luo Zu clapped his hands and laughed, saying, "My second primordial spirit is finally complete."

(End of this chapter)