In Zhang Yan's magic slip, after absorbing the remains of several Sky Demons, it was full of essence. If he had no worries and cultivated according to the cultivation method passed down by the Demon Treasury, it wouldn't be hard for him to break through the barrier and leap into the fifth realm of the Divine Contract. (
However, once he entered this realm, he would have to abandon himself and become one with the demon, which he didn't want to do.
But if he gave up just like that, the cultivation method he cultivated before would be equivalent to giving up halfway. Hence, he wanted to find another way.
With another flick of his sleeve, a black light flashed and a rumbling sound was heard. When the light dissipated, a large pavilion was erected in midair. It was a hundred feet tall and had six floors. There were ferocious beasts climbing on the eaves and pillars. It was a terrifying sight to behold.
He walked into the room, and at this moment, his feet shook slightly. When he looked up again, the scenery around him seemed to have returned to the void, and in the four directions, there were twelve towering demon images, each of them shrouded in mist, unable to discern their true appearance.
After looking at it coldly for a few times, he sat down cross-legged and continued to follow the usual routine. First, he refined the Mystic Blood with the Divine Ability, then he used the Mortal Incarnation Technique to cut off the Mystic Blood's head, and finally, he condensed an External Incarnation.
At this step, he threw the magic slip into the middle of the eyebrows of the incarnation, and then he silently chanted the incantation, activating the essence Qi. Under his guidance, his cultivation gradually rose, and not long after, he entered the fourth level of the Strength Path.
But to raise one's cultivation like this, it could be said to be water without a source, if there was no essence Qi to fill the body, it wouldn't take long before the technique would dissipate, and he would once again fall to the mortal realm. If it didn't have a use, it would just be a waste of essence Qi.
At this moment, he released it, but decided to use this incarnation to circulate his cultivation method. After it broke through to the fifth level, he would destroy its soul, and finally, like taking over a body, he would use the body for himself.
But whether or not it would work, he still needed to try to know.
He split out a part of his soul and sent it into the incarnation. With a slight urge, it stood up, and walked to the south, standing in front of a demon image.
After a short while, a brilliant light flew down from above. It entered the middle of the eyebrows. Just like before, he passed down a cultivation technique.
After looking through it once, he realized that it was exactly the same as the last time, so he no longer hesitated. He willed it. The doppelganger immediately activated his Qi according to the incantation. At the same time, the Devil Realm continuously sent over Essence Qi for him to absorb.
When he was about to reach that step. The Demonic Avatar moved and seemed to look around. However, it completely ignored the avatar and looked towards where he was instead.
In that instant, Zhang Yan felt a vast wave of consciousness resonate with his own soul, as if it was going to enter his own body if it went any further.
His brows furrowed as he knew that something was wrong. He immediately had the avatar stop its cultivation, and as soon as it stopped, the devil statue stopped moving as well.
His eyes flickered as he thought to himself, So that's how it is.
He was clearly using his doppelganger to circulate his technique, but the demonic image still pointed directly at his real body. If it was before, he probably wouldn't know the reason behind this, but after he formed his own cave, he naturally understood the logic behind it.
This was because the part of his soul that resided in his doppelganger lacked a root and didn't have a Master.
The so-called "root" here referred to a person's past and present, while the "Master" referred to the true consciousness that was born after a person was born.
This part of the soul came from his body, and its memories and consciousness were all created by him. It wasn't something he was born with.
It was like a part of his limbs that didn't exist in the world alone. Therefore, once he activated his technique, the Demon Avatar would still merge with his real body.
As for how to resolve this, he had his own solution.
What he did before was to throw this part of the soul into the world and let it roll around in the mortal world. After a few lives or a dozen lives, it would be tainted by the impurities of the mortal world. Naturally, it wouldn't have anything to do with him.
However, this method would take a long time. Also, as long as he paid attention to it with his Spiritual Sense or tried to calculate it, there would be an additional pull. All he could do was ignore it. If that was the case, how could he let this reincarnated body cultivate the Contract of Comprehending the Divine?
Although it wasn't that there was no solution, it undoubtedly required a lot of planning. However, after the battle with Yan Changsheng and obtaining the grotto-heaven that he left behind, he had another option.
He took out a spiritual seed from his sleeve. As long as there was enough spiritual vigor, this item could create an illusion and evolve into the mortal world. Then, he would throw that part of the soul into this place and let it reincarnate, so that it would give birth to its own consciousness.
With a gentle guidance, the spiritual vigor from the spiritual seed was injected. Immediately, it evolved into a mystical Qi and produced an illusion. The origin of this was the thoughts of the living people in Yan Changsheng's small world, and it was mixed with the spiritual Qi.
He looked over and saw a quiet valley first. There were men, women, old and young farming in it. Gradually, there were people who entered the mountains to collect herbs, and there were people who thought of selling in the county. The city was formed naturally, and the world followed the desires of the people and gradually expanded outwards.
In the beginning, regardless of whether it was the people, birds, flowers, trees, mountains, or rivers, their faces were unclear. They were fragmented and disjointed.
However, in the end, as more and more people were born, the seven emotions and six desires in the spiritual seed were spread out, and the world gradually became clearer. It was like a splash-ink landscape painting that was finally colored. It was no longer as erratic as before, as if it could dissipate at any time.
At this point, Zhang Yan knew that there was no need for him to interfere anymore. He caught a part of the soul and the magic slip and threw it into the spiritual seed. After doing this, he went to the side and meditated, not going to watch any longer. As for when it would be completed, he had no way of guessing. He could only wait patiently.
However, with the magic slip coming and going, and Just Now, the cultivation method of the Contract of Comprehending the Divine was already connected. No matter how muddle-headed it was, it was only a matter of time before it was targeted by the magic slip and led to this path. When that time came, he could make his move.
There was only one concern. Once it combined with the demonic form and achieved something, it would no longer be its original self. It could very well break free and hurt its owner.
However, he had already reached the Heavenly Abode Realm. Not to mention the Sun Embracing Axe, he had three True Weapons in his hands to protect him, so he was not afraid.
Moreover, he had nothing to worry about in the Heavenly Abode. No matter how big the commotion was, no one in the Nine Continents would be able to sense it.
The illusory realm evolved like a dream. Only one night had passed in the outside world, but dozens of years had passed in this world.
In the valley that Zhang Yan had observed before, the village of dozens of people had already become a mountain town with thousands of people.
On this day, a couple in the town gave birth to a baby boy. He was born intelligent and was sent to school. He had a photographic memory and was extremely intelligent. His teachers were all very happy. When he was fifteen years old, he passed the provincial exam and went to the capital to take the exam.
When he arrived at the county town, he saw a lonely old man selling a donkey. He took pity on the old man and bought an old donkey with the money he used to buy a horse.
At night, when he was staying at the inn, a thief saw his tender face and broke in through the window. Just as he was about to steal, the donkey screamed in the middle of the night and scared the thief away, saving his goods.
The young man was ignorant and did not know why he failed the exam. He could only return to his hometown. Halfway through, he slept in the mountains and heard the cries of ghosts. Just as he was bewildered, he saw ten odd people swarming in, saying that there were ghosts and spirits here and that they had received guidance from someone. They wanted him to solve a case.
The young man was not afraid. The case was not complicated. Every time he solved a case, a ghost would come out and capture the criminal. They would either interrogate or sentence him, and he could not help but be amazed. When dawn came, everything was cleared. The ghosts kowtowed and thanked him.
After this incident, the young man knew that there were ghosts and spirits in the world. From then on, he no longer had any desire for fame. After returning to his hometown, he led the old donkey everywhere to seek immortality.
It was just that after that, he didn't encounter any more strange things in his life. Seven years later, he caught a cold on the road. Due to the lack of medicine, he died in a broken down temple. As for the old donkey, he turned into a streak of light and flew away.
After that, he went through several reincarnations. In every life, he was entangled with a strange item. After another ten lives, he was infected with more and more, as if he was sinking into a dye vat. Finally, his connection with the main soul was cut off.
At the same time, Zhang Yan had an inexplicable feeling. He opened his eyes and knew that the first step was completed. He calculated and realized that it had been three years since he started meditating.
He looked around. At this moment, the strange Qi was constantly being nurtured by the spiritual vigor of the Elixir Jade. It extended outwards and occupied a corner of the cauldron. It was obvious that the illusion was becoming more complete.
At this moment, the spiritual vigor needed was increasing. However, it was obvious that he could not stop now. Otherwise, all his previous efforts would be wasted.
Fortunately, he was from the Qincang School's Du Zhen Hall and had achieved Dao. He did not care much about the Elixir Jade. If it were someone else, even if they had the same wealth, they would not be willing to do so.
However, if he could really succeed in the end, it would be worth it.
He smiled and closed his eyes to meditate again.
In the illusion, after a few reincarnations, the separated soul was born into an official's family. When he was born, he held a Jade Glaze in his hand. It was so bright that it could reflect the person.
Since he was young, he lived in luxury and was surrounded by servants. When he was 18 years old, there was an incident in the court and his family was implicated. He was sent to prison. A few years later, he was pardoned and was able to see the light of day again. Because he had no skills, he could only write letters to make a living. He was hungry and full.
When he was 30 years old, he married a prostitute and had a son. Although it was hard, they loved each other and helped each other in times of need. They were barely able to get by. Who knew that an epidemic would kill his wife and son? Since then, he was disheartened and had no more thoughts of living. When he was outside the city, he tied a rope to a tree and wanted to commit suicide. However, he was saved by a Daoist who persuaded him to enter the path of Dao with just a few words.
He did not know if it was because of his extraordinary physique or because he had cut off all worldly thoughts, but after he entered the path of Dao, his journey was smooth. In just a short 60 years, he could fly between heaven and earth and control the rain and wind.
Although immortals and mortals were different, there was no lack of battles. When his sect was attacked, he escaped alone. After cultivating for a hundred years, he went to seek revenge. However, he was still no match for the enemy. The mana that he had painstakingly cultivated was destroyed. Before he died, he made a vow that if he could take revenge, he would be willing to fall into the path of evil forever.
As soon as he made this wish, a ray of clear light suddenly descended and covered his soul. Then, it was cast towards the doppelganger and disappeared in an instant. After a few breaths, one of the demonic images suddenly collapsed and turned into thousands of light rays that merged into the doppelganger. At the same time, the whole Great Capacity Cauldron seemed to feel it and also slightly trembled.
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