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Chapter 1012: A Glimpse of Truth, Seeking Longevity in the Realm
Chapter 1012: A Glimpse of Truth, Seeking Longevity in the Realm
Within the vertical eyebrows, the luminous glow was the manifestation of Chen Chuan's spiritual consciousness, focused and projected through his Spirit Form. As a beam of light pierced through the luminous mist, it ascended upward, creating a void at the top.
One could observe that the luminous mist was not static but layered, and with each layer, there seemed to be a transformation. Like ripples on water, they spread outward in concentric circles after being struck.
Chen Chuan's gaze fixed on that spot, believing it to be the Heavens of Many Layers mentioned by the Xuan Shi. This time, he was determined to find the highest Heavenly Gate, disregarding all else.
Due to the changes above, he felt as if his entire being was being pulled upward incessantly.
Amidst this, various different Qin Ran seemed to approach, but as soon as these Eastern and Western influences appeared, they quickly vanished, as if left behind.
In this world, the concept of distance didn't apply. His spiritual energy yearned to reach the highest Heavenly Gate, requiring the layers of Heavenly Gates as stepping stones. He needed to traverse and ascend through these layers, ultimately reaching his destination.
In other words, as soon as he entered the field of these Heavenly Gates, he immediately departed, swiftly moving on to the next. Even if the Qin Ran within these Heavenly Gates reacted and pursued him, they couldn't trace him back to his original location. This created the illusion of his spirit ascending and leaving the Qin Ran behind.
If one were to use the terminology of the old era's Xuan Sect, wouldn't this scenario be equivalent to breaking through the layers of Heavenly Gates and ascending to a higher realm? However, if he were to stop here, he might get entangled by the Qin Ran in one of the Heavenly Gates, making it nearly impossible to proceed further. He had to push through in one go.
Fortunately, the preparations from the previous two stages weren't in vain; they were made for this moment. Additionally, his profound foundation, abundant energy reserves, and the empowerment from a portion of the ritual ensured he faced no obstacles here.
While he still had strength to spare, he finally 'saw' something at the end. There, he could discern a faint purple aura.
Just as he had sought the Six Yang Gold, he sensed the field of this realm and arrived here. However, the barrier between the two realms still existed, just as it had before. This time, even without the Snow Lord Saber, he could use his Spirit Form to forcefully enter, although doing so would consume more energy.
Thankfully, he didn't need to forcefully break through the barrier.
Suddenly, a mournful wailing sound echoed from all around, followed by colorful, spinning objects falling towards him.
Instantly, he realized these were the Qin Ran, the 'Spirits of Impurity' as described by the Xuan Shi. He didn't let his guard down. With a thought, his Spirit Form was instantly covered in platinum-colored Lingxing Zhi Huo.
As these objects collided with his Spirit Form, sparks flew, and the outermost layer of Lingxing Zhi Huo was directly knocked away.
Chen Chuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Normally, even under the attack of a Fighter, it was impossible to have so much peeled away in an instant. The intensity of this impact far surpassed that of the previous Qin Ran.
However, in the moment he was attacked, he only felt his body suddenly halt, and he had already sunk into the midst of the Spirits of Impurity.
When his field of energy made contact with the field of this realm, these Qin Ran also launched their assault. It was precisely because of these Qin Ran that he didn't need to break through the barrier; he directly arrived here, for this was the gathering place of these Spirits of Impurity.
As he immersed himself in this realm, he felt an unprecedented surge of rich and dense energy flowing into his Spirit Form. Theoretically, this was the highest level of energy a cultivator at this stage could withstand, greatly enhancing the Spirit Form while prompting his Heterocha Organ to undergo a higher level of metamorphosis.
But upon reaching here, the number of Spirits of Impurity suddenly increased. Everywhere he looked, they were densely packed.
These Spirits of Impurity had only a head with long, flowing hair, and their bodies seemed to be formed from colorful mist, resembling a mythical creature from ancient legends. They likely had no fixed form, and this appearance might be due to his use of Xuan Sect techniques and acceptance of Xuan Sect principles, thus manifesting in a form closer to Xuan Sect descriptions.
These Spirits of Impurity continuously circled around him, occasionally colliding with his Spirit Form and stripping away parts of the Lingxing Zhi Huo.
Although these gaps were almost instantly filled, these assaults constantly consumed his energy. A moment of negligence might allow them to break through.
His task was to absorb the energy here as quickly as possible, strengthening his Spirit Form and enhancing its resistance.
This was a race against the Spirits of Impurity. Falling behind even slightly might result in being knocked down, never to stand in this realm again. The most likely outcome would be being devoured by these Qin Ran.
The longer he stayed here, the more he gained, so he had to endure for as long as possible.
With a thought, a suit of radiant armor appeared on his Spirit Form, with flying bands around his shoulders and arms. Holding a saber in one hand and a mace in the other, he wielded his weapons against the Spirits of Impurity, striking and slashing at them. Each hit resulted in an explosion of mist, but more Spirits of Impurity rushed forward.
Simultaneously, his Spirit Form also absorbed vast amounts of purple Qi into his body, swiftly converting it into the energy required by his Heterocha Organ. The Heterocha Organ ravenously devoured this energy, rapidly elevating its level, and this transformation, in turn, further bolstered the Spirit Form.
This rapid progress began to slow down after more than ten days, and the pace of advancement gradually decreased.
Chen Chuan identified the issue; he could clearly sense that he was just a step away from reaching the next level of metamorphosis.
If he could continue to exist here, he could gradually improve and elevate himself to that level. But the problem is that he is constantly consuming the energy stored in his body, and all the previous mad rushes were achieved through these exchanges.
Additionally, the rituals outside that support and stabilize the rift cannot continue indefinitely, so he cannot wait like this any longer.
A change in thinking is necessary.
The Xuan Shi did not tell him what to do when he reached this point, but through the preparation of the first and second stages, he had already been given the answer.
He glanced at those spirits of impurity, and just as he had released his defenses before, he allowed these impurities to enter, using them as fuel for his own advancement.
After this thought, he immediately relaxed some of his defenses, allowing them to enter. In an instant, a spirit of impurity suddenly drilled into his spirit form, followed by more and more spirits of impurity pouring in.
In this moment, the energy that had been gradually decreasing during absorption surged into his body once more, and the heterocha organ became active again.
However, this was achieved by sacrificing his spirit form, and one could see that where the spirit form was contaminated by these impurities, certain changes began to occur, and it seemed that another consciousness was born, subtly wanting to break free.
And the faces of those spirits of impurity underwent certain changes, becoming somewhat like him, and even expressing emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
But after a while, his body suddenly burst out with a dazzlingly bright light, and these spirits of impurity were instantly turned to smoke by the bright light.
He used the Da Ming Guang Shi to disperse them before his spirit form collapsed, but even before his spirit form fully recovered, more spirits of impurity surged forward.
And from then on, it was a constant battle. Whenever he felt his spirit form was unstable, he would use the Da Ming Guang Shi to disperse the impurities.
However, even he gradually began to feel a sense of strain, because these attacks were endless, and every moment required him to summon all his strength to resist, even with the support of rituals, he felt immense pressure.
Even so, after the initial rapid progress, the momentum slowed down once again.
Chen Chuan realized that this approach did not solve the problem, and it might be related to himself. Because he had broken through the limits of his foundation, perhaps others would have already made a breakthrough at this stage, but here he was, still unable to achieve complete success. It was because he needed more.
He stood within his spirit form, recalling the words of the Xuan Shi.
Not a single mistake, a single thought, a single action, a single word, a single look!
"Plant the Golden Lotus, light the Purple Vase, and refine the hidden Yin..."
He raised his head and looked at the thousand wounds and hundred holes of his external appearance, where the spirits of impurity were drilling and rushing about, and the vast expanse of purple qi in front of him, with a glimmer of light gradually appearing in his eyes.
The Xuan Shi's words did not explicitly explain how to do it, but he spoke a phrase from the Xuan Sect, which Chen Chuan did not fully understand at first. So, he originally referred to the Wansong Company's method, which was to swallow and absorb external energy and impurities, tempering his spirit form, and then establishing a connection with a certain layer of the Heavenly Gate.
But now he understood.
What's the point of simply swallowing energy? What's the point of establishing a simple connection?
What he needed to do was to completely occupy this space, turning this layer of the Heavens of Many Layers into his own, completely merging with it, and never again allowing any foreign gods to covet it.
And once he did that, the countless spirits of impurity surrounding him would have nowhere to cling to, and they would cease to exist. He would no longer be affected by their contamination.
With this realization, he suddenly became enlightened. As his expression turned solemn, he sat cross-legged in mid-air, eyes slightly closed. He performed a mystical gesture from the Tai Bai Realm, and his spirit form outside his body mirrored this posture.
In this moment, his second self merged with his physical body. The white-gold spiritual flame burst forth like a raging fire, radiating brilliant light in all directions. Wherever it passed, the filthy spirits of impurity dispersed.
From a distance, he seemed like a blooming lotus, and beneath him was an endless expanse of purple qi.
After a moment, a point of white-gold radiance fell from his vertical eyebrows, landing directly in the purple qi. At first, there seemed to be no reaction, but after a while, this layer of the Heavenly Gate shook violently, as if ignited, and it began to boil and surge. It swirled around that point of spiritual flame, and after a moment, it quickly spread towards his body, entering his physical form, and finally coiling around the heterocha organ.
At this moment, as if receiving a great stimulus, the heterocha organ on his body began to accelerate its transformation, faster and more intense than any previous stage.
And the countless spirits of impurity that had surrounded him seemed to dissipate like light smoke, leaving only those that had clung to his spirit form. They bit with their mouths and grasped with their hands, clinging tightly, refusing to let go.
After an unknown amount of time, the heterocha organ seemed to have surpassed a certain limit that had bound it, and it suddenly shook violently, causing the previously intense changes to gradually subside.
A faint purple light appeared in Chen Chuan's eyebrow center, and at this moment, he slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing. The spirits of impurity clinging to him suddenly let out a wail and also dissipated.
His gaze fell to his feet, where his spiritual flame and the purple qi had almost merged into one.
The so-called Heavenly Bridge, right here, is for oneself. Once it is erected, one can cross over.
His gaze fell, and he saw a sentence appear on his Bi Cloak: "Cultivate the Golden Lotus, Observe the Purple Vase; Connect Heaven, Return Transcendent Soul." After a moment of contemplation, he felt something in his heart, and with a slight sigh, he reached out and wrote a line of words:
"A single thought, a clear understanding, a question to the realm of Eternal Life, for peace and longevity!"
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