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Chapter 374: A Thread of Life
Chapter 374: A Thread of Life
Outside the mountain gate of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, two figures stood facing each other in tense confrontation.
One of them was entirely composed of divine abilities: the Adamantine Sovereign formed its body, the Armaments Sovereign became its weapon, with the Imperial Frost Edict and Mingtian Bell providing additional power.
At a glance, its true form couldn't be seen. Only a powerful, heaven-favored aura surrounded it. Just standing there, it seemed to gather all the world's brilliance.
"What an impressive immortal spirit!"
Guangming nodded slightly. Though he didn't recognize his opponent, the Shengyi-born Mingtuotuo Heavenly Manifestation Phase behind him told him this was destined by fate.
"Will the cultivator consider joining my sect?"
Guangming clasped his hands in a prayer pose, his Divination Eye shining brightly. "Though the cultivator appears complete, there remains a deficiency—your Life-Bound Divine Ability has yet to awaken."
As he spoke, he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a golden hoop, intricately engraved with dense patterns that shimmered with countless illusions, as if containing the ultimate truth of the universe. As one gazed upon it, solemn Buddhist chants naturally echoed in their ears.
"If the cultivator takes refuge in my sect, you shall be my foremost disciple."
"This Golden Heart-Binding Hoop is a token of our destined connection. Wear it, and within thirty years you'll forge your own life-bound divine ability and attain true enlightenment."
"Boom!"
In response to Guangming's offer, the figure composed of divine abilities simply raised its hand. Instantly, frost covered the skies, a terrifying killing intent filling the heavens and earth.
The Imperial Frost Edict!
This divine ability not only altered the environment, but possessed the mysterious power to suppress magical energy. Each snowflake was as sharp as a hundred-times tempered blade.
Now unleashed by the divine ability projection, it gained the support of heaven and earth itself. Wherever the divine ability swept, snow fell heavily, enveloping Guangming's golden body in a violent storm that tore at his spiritual form, instantly leaving countless pale marks across his flawless golden body.
Yet Guangming remained unmoved.
At this moment, his cultivation level and that of the divine ability projection were roughly equivalent, both at Foundation Building Late-Stage without reaching perfection. Yet their combat effectiveness was clearly different.
"Amitabha."
Guangming clasped his hands together. Without employing any divine ability himself, he endured the assault on his golden body while simultaneously reciting a mantra from his lips.
"Om Mani Padme Hum."
As the sutra rang out, the golden hoop in his hand flew upward.
As if possessed of sentience, the hoop immediately shot toward the head of the divine ability projection. Seeing this, the projection instantly changed its hand seal.
"Clang!"
Instantly, a melodious bell sound rang out again—intangible, invisible, yet resonating throughout the world, blocking the falling golden hoop.
The Mingtian Bell!
Though the golden hoop was stopped, Guangming didn't show alarm but instead smiled with satisfaction.
"You corresponds with the temple bell, and metal resides in the western direction of the cosmos. Since the cultivator can cultivate this innate divine ability, it's clear you have a profound connection with the west!"
The divine ability projection remained silent.
Meanwhile, within the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect's mountain gate, Lv Yang was still barely resisting the invasion of heavenly intent. His opponent had clearly changed tactics.
"Are they trying to wear me down?"
"Using this divine ability projection to hold off Guangming and distract his attention, buying time to completely refine me. But that doesn't add up—why refine me?"
If they just wanted an immortal spirit.
Wouldn't it be simpler to cast out my soul and take possession of my body?
But judging by the heavens' attitude so far, they clearly wanted both my body and soul rather than just an immortal spirit form.
Could it be...
For a brief moment, suspicion flashed in Lv Yang's eyes. "Was the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll exposed?"
"No, I'm just scaring myself."
"The memories of a Foundation Building True Man's soul are difficult to read. Only the Heaven-Mending Sutra can scry a Foundation Building True Man's soul, and that's it."
Lv Yang wasn't afraid of dual cultivation!
Even if someone used the Heaven-Mending Sutra against him, he could easily counter.
Therefore, he firmly believed the heavens couldn't read his memories through the immortal spirit form to discover the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll. That defied all reason.
"More importantly, if the heavens truly knew about the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll, why would they be so sneaky, wasting time on underhanded schemes? Wouldn't it be simpler to refine me instantly? Given the Scroll's value, they'd make a grand display. Clearly, the heavens know nothing about it!"
They could only find it suspicious.
After all, his sudden appearance as an immortal spirit without needing heaven's nurturing, capable of seeking out Celestial Vanguard and Terrestrial Sha on my own, was clearly strange.
"In fact, their attempt to refine me is probably just to uncover my secrets!"
"Boom!"
Another deafening explosion. Once again, Lv Yang was pushed to the brink, forced to use the Willbinding Trap once more to turn the tide and reset everything.
But this was his limit.
"The Willbinding Trap consumes too much spiritual energy. Using it three times has almost exhausted me. This will be my last chance!"
The situation remained desperate.
Past experiences began flashing through Lv Yang's mind like a slideshow. There must be a way out. There had to be!
"Body, soul consciousness?"
Suddenly, Lv Yang's heart pounded.
"Consciousness!"
Primordial True Man Mu Changsheng!
"That's right, consciousness! Body and soul are creations of heaven and earth, only consciousness is truly my own!"
In the past, the Primordial True Man Mu Changsheng had accomplished the feat of separating his consciousness, leaving it behind in the No Heaven Realm before his soul underwent reincarnation. Wasn't that also a form of survival? If he could replicate Mu Changsheng's past actions, perhaps he could find a way to escape this desperate situation!
"After all... the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll follows my consciousness!"
Lv Yang was absolutely certain of this.
He had tested it. When he transferred his consciousness to an avatar through the Golden String Puppet, he could still access the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll interface through the avatar.
The problem now was that his consciousness was still based on his true body's soul.
Once his soul was controlled, his consciousness wouldn't escape either.
"Unless I can completely separate my consciousness from my true body and soul and transfer it to a fragment of my soul in the avatar. Only then would I have hope of escape!"
The avatar's soul fragment had become independent after reincarnation.
Coupled with the Golden String Puppet's undetectable nature.
Other than the heavens that had been watching him all along, anyone else examining him wouldn't find any connection between Lv Yang's true body and his avatar.
Not even a trace of karmic causality connected them.
Lv Yang could control his avatar as easily as his own limbs only because of the Golden String Puppet. Without it, the avatar would immediately rebel.
"So what if I have to separate my consciousness completely? I can abandon my immortal spirit and true body!"
"The heavens' powerful suppression over me is precisely because I walked right into their trap with my immortal spirit form, but the avatar is different."
"If I can just get my consciousness to the avatar."
"At the very least, I can commit suicide and reincarnate!"
But how?
Mu Changsheng hadn't passed down the method to separate consciousness from the soul. Lv Yang had only met him once, and that brief encounter revealed nothing.
So across the world, was there anyone capable of looking at someone once and copying their divine abilities and techniques?
"Hmph."
In the next moment, Lv Yang gathered his spirit and willpower, communicated with his Dharma Body, activated the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner, and directly contacted the Yanluo Patriarch who was still in sealed cultivation.
"Ancestral Master! Save me!"
(End of Chapter)
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