Chapter 31: Nascent Soul Departure, Second Layer — Meeting the Return-to-Origin True Lord

Chen Daoxuan knew that this was the Shanhai Immortal Sect's record concerning Innate Objects — a kind of Innate Spiritual Charm derived from Innate Objects over countless years.

It was also a kind of innate opportunity creation that living beings would only obtain after an Innate Object acknowledged them as its master.

This kind of Innate Spiritual Charm, although it had no effect on the Innate Object itself,

for living beings, it could fundamentally enhance spiritual wisdom and comprehension.

Beyond that, it could also strengthen the origin of life, break through the limit of lifespan, and to a great extent eliminate and slow down the immortalization erosion of Chang Sheng Tian Gui.

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For a time, Chen Daoxuan was completely immersed within it.

Until more than a year later.

Half a month ago, Chen Daoxuan had also severed his connection with the Yin-Yang Mountain Dharma Aspect condensed from the Six Yin-Yang Great Dao True Talismans.

However, he paid no attention to this, merely continuing to immerse himself in communicating with the two Innate Objects and receiving the baptism of Innate Spiritual Charm.

And only now, with yet another exchange of communication, did Chen Daoxuan suddenly sense that the feeling of that baptism was gone.

A trace of reluctance rose in his heart. He understood that the Innate Spiritual Charm accumulated over countless years by the two Innate Objects — the Innate Gourd and the Innate Lotus of Merit, Twelve Grades — had finally been completely exhausted after more than a year of his absorption.

At this point, Chen Daoxuan finally stopped his communication with the two Innate Objects.

Gathering his thoughts, he began to comprehend the Innate Heritage using the perception of his Five Elements and Four Symbols Dharma Aspects.

And at this moment, although Chen Daoxuan could not yet perceive whether his origin of life had been strengthened, nor sense whether the limit of his lifespan had been broken,

he could clearly perceive that his own comprehension had, by some mysterious means, increased by a full threefold.

If his original comprehension was one, then his current comprehension was four.

This enhancement in comprehension directly raised his comprehension from the original mediocre-among-peers to the current top-tier among peers.

Originally, with opportunities from three realms, a Hong Grade Five Elements Dao Body, and discussions of the Dao with Lu Lingwei, a reincarnated Immortal, in three hundred years he had only comprehended and condensed twelve Five Elements True Talismans, six Yin-Yang True Talismans, ten Four Symbols True Talismans, and two Karma True Talismans.

A total of thirty Great Dao True Talismans.

On average, that amounted to comprehending and condensing one Great Dao True Talisman every ten years.

But if he had had his current comprehension three hundred years ago, then at most only a quarter of that time would have been needed — seventy-five years.

At most two and a half years would be enough to condense one Great Dao True Talisman.

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Another half a year or so passed.

Just as Chen Daoxuan was comprehending the Innate Heritage, suddenly, through his connection with the Five Elements Mountain Dharma Aspect at this time, he sensed that it abruptly ceased that mysterious state of motion.

Then he discovered that his sealed Five Senses and Six Consciousnesses and Primordial Spirit perception had all fully recovered.

His connections with the other three Dharma Aspects, and with his Flesh Dharma Body in the present world of the Great Universe, were also reestablished.

All of this also signified that Chen Daoxuan had encountered no problems, and had smoothly passed through this Second Great Dao Baptism in a mere three years.

Breaking through to Nascent Soul Departure, Second Layer.

Regarding this, Chen Daoxuan was not in the slightest surprised.

With the foundation of his Primordial Spirit, if he were to encounter problems undergoing this Second Great Dao Baptism, then there would be almost no possibility of any practitioner in the Great Universe's Soul Egress Stage successfully passing through it.

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As the Second Great Dao Baptism was passed.

Feeling the Great Dao Primordial Spirit break through its original bottleneck, Chen Dao stood within that void.

Just as after passing the First Great Dao Baptism, he began to condense and elevate the Twenty Thousand Zhang Great Dao Primordial Spirit that had broken through its bottleneck and could continue to grow.

Condensing and elevating the four Dharma Aspects.

And comprehending the Innate Heritage 【Innate Calamity-Destroying Immortal Thunder】 transmitted by the Innate Gourd.

As for the Innate Merit Heritage transmitted by the Innate Lotus of Merit, Twelve Grades, Chen Daoxuan planned to wait until returning to the Tianling Great Realm before comprehending it.

Because from this half year of comprehension, Chen Daoxuan discovered that when comprehending this Innate Merit Heritage, it seemed as if he were comprehending the Great Dao in the Great Universe, constrained by Chang Sheng Tian Gui.

Mysteriously limited by some kind of power.

Compared to comprehending the 【Innate Calamity-Destroying Immortal Thunder】 from the Innate Gourd, it was more than a hundred times more difficult.

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While Chen Daoxuan remained in this state of cultivation, time flew like a shuttle, and in the blink of an eye, one Jiazi — sixty years — had passed.

The Twenty Thousand Zhang Great Dao Primordial Spirit grew to Thirty Thousand Zhang.

The Five Elements, Four Symbols, and Yin-Yang Dharma Aspects, along with the Karma Mountain Dharma Aspect that had originally been less than a hundred zhang, were all elevated to Thirty Thousand Zhang.

At this point, Chen Daoxuan's Primordial Spirit realm and Dharma Aspect cultivation had both grown to the limit of Nascent Soul Departure, Second Layer.

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In the Soul Egress Stage, each time a minor realm was raised, the Primordial Spirit could grow and increase by onefold.

Chen Daoxuan had condensed his Primordial Spirit from a One-foot Immortal Infant.

Therefore his initial Primordial Spirit could reach Ten Thousand Zhang.

Having undergone two Great Dao Baptisms and reached Nascent Soul Departure, Second Layer, he could now possess a Thirty Thousand Zhang Great Dao Primordial Spirit.

If it were a Nine-inch Nascent Soul Foundation condensing the Primordial Spirit, then the initial Primordial Spirit would be at most nine thousand zhang, and upon reaching Nascent Soul Departure, Second Layer, it could at most possess twenty-seven thousand zhang of Primordial Spirit.

And so on by analogy.

During the Nascent Soul Stage, the difference in the Nascent Soul's foundation would result in a different Primordial Spirit foundation being condensed.

Step by step, through Soul Egress, Spirit Division, and Body Integration, all the way to the Crossing Tribulation Stage, one might, due to a deficient foundation, face the bitter consequence of being unable to withstand the Immortal Tribulation.

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In the Soul Egress Stage, for each Great Dao, every three strands of Law Imprints condensed actually meant one could begin a Great Dao Baptism.

Now that he had reached the peak of Nascent Soul Departure, Second Layer, although with Chen Daoxuan's Great Dao comprehension he could begin the Third Great Dao Baptism right now and break through to Nascent Soul Departure, Third Layer,

with a single thought, Chen Daoxuan returned his Primordial Spirit to his body.

He returned to his Flesh Dharma Body.

With his current foundation of the Five Elements Great Dao, built upon thirty Great Dao True Talismans, if he were to begin the Third Great Dao Baptism, it would no longer be over in just three short years.

Ten years, twenty years, even thirty or forty years, or even more — all were possible.

In that case, it was very likely that, midway through undergoing the Great Dao Baptism, he would sever all connection with his several Dharma Aspects.

Falling once more into the state from his first Great Dao Baptism — cut off from everything, with even his memories gradually fading away.

And even if he were to complete the Third Great Dao Baptism, the advancement of his Great Dao Primordial Spirit and Dharma Aspects would, as a result, require even more time.

The Three Jiazi that his Flesh Dharma Body could sustain and endure might no longer be enough.

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The Primordial Spirit returned to its orifice.

Just as Chen Daoxuan was preparing to continue his closed-door cultivation.

The connection with the Cuivei Immortal Mansion allowed him, through the Induction Prohibition Method possessed by the mansion, to sense his Master, Guiyuan True Lord, seated cross-legged in the cosmic void beyond the Spirit Qi Planet.

A faint doubt arose in his heart.

But Chen Daoxuan still tidied himself up before leaving the Cuivei Immortal Mansion.

He went to meet Guiyuan True Lord.

Although he was somewhat stern and a bit rigid, even judged by Chen Daoxuan's three views from his previous life, Guiyuan True Lord was a very, very good Master.

"Disciple Chen Daoxuan pays respects to Master."

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