To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

"What is this?"

Gu Fan frowned deeply as he looked at the sinister and terrifying black figure.

Du Chen Zhenjun had long since lost any human form, transforming into a thick, impenetrable black mist, surrounded by a bone-chilling cold, without even a trace of the aura of a living being.

"This is a ghost cultivator."

Chang Yuan's voice suddenly entered Gu Fan's mind, and then slowly climbed up Gu Fan's arm to his shoulder. His gaze towards the array barrier also showed a rare solemnity.

"Ghost cultivator?" Gu Fan asked in confusion.

Chang Yuan nodded slightly and explained, "Ghost cultivation is a grave taboo within the Samsara lineage. It's not just about separating from the physical body; it's a complete departure from the path of Samsara. In the eyes of all Samsara lineage cultivators, it's an absolute heresy, and once discovered, it's a fight to the death. Unless they're driven to desperation, no Samsara lineage cultivator would willingly switch to the ghost path."

"The chains that previously bound him were forged from the resentment of all living beings, naturally leaning towards the yin element. After he became a ghost cultivator, his yin and evil power merged with the resentment, greatly weakening the chains' sealing power, which allowed him to break free."

Gu Fan's heart stirred, and he asked curiously, "If it's such a grave taboo, why has this ghost cultivation method been able to survive to this day?"

"Naturally, it's because the path of ghost cultivation has its own irreplaceable advantages."

Chang Yuan's voice turned colder as he continued, "The greatest advantage of becoming a ghost cultivator is that you can break free from the limitations of lifespan and no longer need to worry about running out of lifespan."

"Wouldn't that mean you could achieve immortality?" Gu Fan gasped instinctively, then slowly shook his head.

"No, this method probably has great limitations, otherwise it would have become the mainstream in the cultivation world long ago."

If one fails to become an immortal, one cannot be considered truly immortal.

If one could achieve immortality without any consequences by cultivating the path of the ghosts, the entire universe would probably already be the domain of ghost cultivators.

"Indeed, the limitations of this method are far greater than you imagine." Chang Yuan nodded in agreement, his tone growing increasingly cold. "Although ghost cultivators are not bound by lifespan, if they do not receive replenishment, their ghost essence will slowly dissipate, and their consciousness will gradually become blurred. In the end, they will only become mindless wandering ghosts, completely disappearing into the world."

"In addition, ghost cultivators are purely of the Yin body, and are naturally afraid of Yang energy and lightning magic. Some ghost cultivators with low cultivation levels do not even dare to show themselves in broad daylight, let alone pass through the lightning tribulation and break through the path to immortality."

"The saying that it is difficult for a ghost to become a saint even after countless eons refers to the fate of ghost cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan suddenly understood.

The path to immortality is always fraught with thorns and dangers.

From the initial stage of Core Formation to Nascent Soul, each realm has its corresponding tribulations. The Core Formation Tribulation and the Inner Demon Tribulation are merely the most basic tests, and even so, they are still extremely difficult to survive. The extremely Yin body of ghost cultivators is the biggest stumbling block on their path to immortality, and also their fatal weakness.

"Just now, the senior said that if it is not replenished, the ghost energy will dissipate. So, is he replenishing his ghost energy now?" Gu Fan narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, and raised his hand to point into the array barrier.

At this moment, True Monarch Duchen had already devoured most of that ball of spiritual light, and the black mist around him was much more solid than before, with an increasingly intense chilling aura.

"Exactly so." Chang Yuan's tone was chilling. "If a ghost cultivator wants to advance in their cultivation, they either need to absorb pure Yin energy in a place where Yin energy gathers, or they need to devour the souls of others to strengthen themselves. What he is devouring right now is the soul of that female cultivator!"

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Xie Linyuan had never heard of the path of ghost cultivation, let alone knew its origins.

Your portable library contains more than ten thousand volumes.

Duchen Zhenjun was the founder of the Rebirth Sect. There is not a single record of ghost-related secret methods in the sect's scriptures.

Even though Xie Linyuan couldn't recognize Du Chen's state, he could sense a deep-seated disgust from the swaying black mist—an instinctive rejection from the cultivation technique and its intent.

What truly enraged him to the extreme was the ball of spiritual light that Du Chen had swallowed.

He recognized it at a glance—it was Yun Shuwan's soul!

With her soul devoured, Yun Shuwan had no chance of reincarnation and her soul was completely scattered!

Xie Linyuan personally nurtured Yun Shuwan into a saintess, pushing her step by step into this inevitable death, but that never meant he didn't love her.

On the contrary, only when Yun Shuwan truly felt his deep love would she willingly accept all of this, even at the cost of her own life, to pave the way for his victory in destroying Du Chen.

But at this moment, he could only stand guard outside the magic array, unable to do anything.

They could only watch helplessly as True Lord Duchen devoured Yun Shuwan's soul bit by bit!

As Duchen Zhenjun swallowed the last wisp of spiritual light, his aura surged instantly, becoming increasingly terrifying, as if he had swallowed some rare and precious treasure. His two blood-red eyes flickered uncertainly, and he let out a strange and sinister laugh.

The next instant, he turned his head sharply and charged madly at the light screen of the Zhenxuan Sealing Array.

Each impact caused the light curtain to tremble violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

The once impregnable array light barrier trembled violently under his frenzied assault. The array's spiritual light and the icy ghost energy collided and eroded each other, emitting a hissing and ear-piercing sound, and it was on the verge of collapse.

Several streaks of light suddenly rose from the viewing platform and flew frantically out of Duyou City.

The sight of True Lord Duchen devouring souls was too terrifying. Everyone was afraid of becoming the next victim, so they dared not stay any longer and only wanted to escape this place of trouble as soon as possible.

Just as Su Nanzhi was about to flee, she saw that Gu Fan was still standing in the same spot, showing no intention of moving. She hurriedly urged, "Fellow Daoist, why aren't you leaving? If you wait any longer, it might be too late!"

Gu Fan frowned, his gaze fixed on the black figure frantically attacking the formation. Without responding, he moved and leaped into the air.

Instead of running away, he flew towards Xie Linyuan's direction.

"Give me the battle flag!" Gu Fan's voice was crisp and decisive.

Xie Linyuan was completely focused on controlling the formation when he heard this and was stunned for a moment, unable to react.

But Gu Fan couldn't wait for him to hesitate. He stepped forward, snatched the array flag from his hand, and with his magic power flowing, instantly took over the entire array.

The great formation fell into Gu Fan's hands, and the precarious array light screen immediately stabilized.

The power of an array depends not only on its grade but also on the array mastery of the person controlling it.

The same Zhenxuan Sealing Array, which Xie Linyuan could only rigidly maintain without any flexibility when controlling, became more agile in Gu Fan's hands.

Gu Fan made a hand seal with his fingertips and lightly waved the array flag. The defensive power of the light barrier was no longer evenly distributed, but was precisely concentrated on the place where Du Chen Zhenjun attacked.

When Du Chen Zhenjun changed his landing point, he only needed to slightly move his divine sense and lightly wave the array flag, and the power of the array would immediately shift accordingly without any stagnation.

This exquisite array technique left Xie Linyuan speechless with astonishment.