Chapter 12: Daoization, Immortalization, and the Revival of the Dao Body

Sensing his own advancement and looking at the World Origins within the Primordial Spirit Realm, Chen Daoxuan was filled with longing.

But it only took a single thought in his heart for him to sense the Heavenly Heart Consciousness emanating a faint, mysterious rejection toward him.

"Stingy!"

At this, Chen Daoxuan shook his head slightly and gathered in his thoughts.

Unless, like that blood-colored demonic will destroyed by the Divine Talisman, one forcibly suppressed the Heavenly Heart Consciousness and converted the World Origin.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, there would be no chance to obtain more.

It was just that Chen Daoxuan could see that this method of demonizing the world was fraught with hidden dangers.

One's own heart suppressing the Heavenly Heart, destroying the world.

Not to mention whether such a great Cause and Effect would brew a tribulation.

Just speaking of this act itself, it was actually similar to the immortalization brought by the Chang Sheng Tian Gui of the Great Universe being bestowed upon one.

As long as one forcibly refined the World Origin, that represented fusing with the Heavenly Heart Consciousness and beginning to enter Daoization.

And this Daoization was actually far more dangerous than the immortalization of the Chang Sheng Tian Gui.

One would, like the Heavenly Heart Consciousness itself, be subjected to the erosion of the Three Thousand Great Daos at every moment.

If one could not resist, then in the end one would return to the origin and Daoize into heaven and earth.

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As for the result after the Chang Sheng Tian Gui of the Great Universe was bestowed and one ultimately completely immortalized.

One would transform into a streak of immortal light and merge into the Chang Sheng Tian Gui.

This kind of immortalization, unless one became an immortal, attained the Dao, and ascended to the Immortal Realm.

Otherwise, even those at the Great Vehicle Stage who could ascend at any time would be affected.

……

Like Chen Daoxuan now, even though he was in the Primordial Spirit Realm and had severed the Chang Sheng Tian Gui, causing the residual heavenly rules within his body to dissipate, he could still sense that he actually still bore traces of immortalization.

It was like the passage of time, subtly and imperceptibly influencing everything.

It was just that Chen Daoxuan had only borne the Chang Sheng Tian Gui for less than ten thousand years, so his immortalization was still extremely slight and had no ill effects.

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At this stage of the Nascent Soul Stage.

The first yuan-hui after the Chang Sheng Tian Gui was bestowed, that is, 129,600 years, was almost without harm for the vast majority of Nascent Soul Stage beings.

Apart from affecting the comprehension of the Great Dao and causing one's cultivation realm to advance slowly, there were basically no other effects.

For the vast majority of beings who had only cultivated a low-grade Nascent Soul and whose hopes of achieving the Soul Egress Stage were exceedingly slim, the bestowal of the Chang Sheng Tian Gui multiplied their thousand-year lifespan by over a hundred times — that was entirely a benefit, with no flaw whatsoever.

Even if one ultimately completely immortalized and merged into the Chang Sheng Tian Gui, it was still not a loss at all.

And even for Nascent Soul Stage beings, counting from when the Chang Sheng Tian Gui was bestowed, they had to wait until a full yuan-hui had passed before the Chang Sheng Tian Gui would, with the passage of time, truly affect body and mind.

If one did not employ various methods to self-seal and slumber, reducing the influence of immortalization.

Then Nascent Soul Stage beings, after bearing the Chang Sheng Tian Gui for three full yuan-hui, would completely immortalize.

As for the Soul Egress Stage, Spirit Division Stage, Combined Body Stage, and Crossing Tribulation Stage, each time one advanced a major realm, the time to complete immortalization would, roughly, be delayed by about three times on the original basis.

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To obtain World Origin without entering a state of Daoization and ultimately Daoizing into heaven and earth.

There was only the method like what Chen Daoxuan had done over these past four years — assisting the Heavenly Heart Consciousness and plucking a feather from every passing goose, obtaining some World Origin.

Only within this World Origin was there not the slightest trace of Heavenly Heart Consciousness, and thus it would not cause Daoization.

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After leaving the World Origin.

Chen Daoxuan then piloted that Heavenly Heart Mark, sensing the situation of the entire Primordial Spirit Realm.

In an instant, he sensed that little female cultivator Lu Lingwei, who possessed the Yin-Yang Dao Body.

Crossing through space, he arrived at her location.

"Lingwei greets the Upper True."

Within the Xiu Lian Dong Fu, Lu Lingwei, who had been cultivating alone, saw Chen Daoxuan appear. Her expression changed — worship, admiration, excitement, awe — all manner of expressions gathered together.

But in the blink of an eye, they all transformed into joy, and a pair of beautiful eyes fixedly gazed at Chen Daoxuan.

At this, Chen Daoxuan's expression remained as usual, and he calmly asked:

"Little friend Lingwei, I wonder if you still remember the promise your Master Tian Ji Zi and I made back then?"

Hearing this, Lu Lingwei did not know what she thought of, her pretty face flushed red, she slightly lowered her head, and said charmingly:

"Lingwei remembers. Please, Upper True, act as you wish…"

"Good!"

Chen Daoxuan nodded slightly, and without waiting for her to continue speaking, he directly took out that Three-Color Heaven-Stealing Stone, which under his refining had transformed into a transparent pearl.

Under Chen Daoxuan's control, this Heaven-Stealing Stone directly merged into Lu Lingwei's body.

Without any concealment, he stated plainly:

"Little friend Lingwei, this is a Heaven-Stealing Stone, and it will assist your cultivation of the Yin-Yang Great Dao."

"However, this object will also, over the course of a hundred years, gradually absorb the Yin-Yang Dao Source possessed by your Yin-Yang Dao Body."

"I hope you will not resist, otherwise the two will clash, which will affect your cultivation, and may even cause your cultivation to be ruined."

Listening to Chen Daoxuan's words, Lu Lingwei's expression was first stunned, then she softly asked:

"Upper True, if I resist, will it affect the Heaven-Stealing Stone's absorption of the Dao Source as you mentioned?"

Hearing this, Chen Daoxuan was somewhat surprised in his heart. This little female cultivator had not asked any other questions, but instead asked about this point.

As his thoughts flowed, Chen Daoxuan directly nodded and replied:

"Mm, if you find it disagreeable, Little Friend Lingwei, then beyond affecting yourself, the time the Heaven-Stealing Stone needs to absorb the Dao Source will increase several times over."

Hearing Chen Daoxuan's reply, Lu Lingwei raised her head and said, full of joy:

"Upper True, rest assured. You exterminated the Heavenly Demons and saved the world. Even if you wanted this little girl's life, this little girl would only be grateful."

"Being able to serve Upper True and help Upper True, this little girl has no complaints and no regrets."

Seeing this, Chen Daoxuan fell briefly silent.

Then, he transmitted to Lu Lingwei half of the inheritance he had exchanged from the sect — the "Gouchen Great Emperor Yin-Yang Great Fate True Canon," which cultivated the Yin-Yang Great Dao.

This half of the inheritance was a remnant chapter from another, weaker lineage. For disciples of the Shanhai Immortal Sect like Chen Daoxuan, it was generally only used as reference material.

The sect did not impose a complete restriction on transmitting it externally.

It was precisely by virtue of his True Disciple status that Chen Daoxuan had spent some extra sect merit to exchange for the qualification to transmit it to another person.

"Little Friend Lingwei, this inheritance involves the Yin-Yang Great Dao. It was one of the fundamental inheritances of a great sect several tens of millions of years ago."

"There may be considerable differences between it and present-day cultivation methods."

"After I help you revive your Yin-Yang Dao Body, you may attempt to cultivate it, but you need not take it as an absolute standard."

……

As he spoke, Chen Daoxuan waved his hand, and thirty million spirit stones — each below Yellow Grade, but considered top-grade in the Primordial Spirit Realm — fell into this Xiu Lian Dong Fu.

Although each spirit stone was merely a one-inch cube.

The combined volume of thirty million spirit stones, gathered together, exceeded a solid mass ten zhang (ten meters) in length, width, and height.

Divided into ten portions, they were piled into ten small mountains.

"Little Friend Lingwei, focus your spirit and calm your breath!"

As he spoke, Chen Daoxuan employed the unsealing method of the Tianyuan Seal.

He removed the Tianyuan Seal from Lu Lingwei's body.

……

Instantly, a faint Yin-Yang radiance emanated from Lu Lingwei's entire body.

She began to absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

After several breaths' time.

As the Tianyuan Seal on Lu Lingwei's body was completely removed.

A vast black-and-white Spiritual Light, visible to the naked eye, surged out of the cave dwelling, connecting heaven and earth.

It spread throughout the entire Tianji Blessed Land.

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