Chapter 338: What Is True Law: Transforming Spirit into Human

It was no wonder she felt this way.

Advancement in the Divine Path is arduous; for a spirit like her, who wields the Yin authority and stands just below the Di Jun rank, further progress is exponentially difficult.

Worse still, she is a spirit born of the Yin Star—naturally divine, not a Zhen Jun who already possessed profound Dao cultivation before ascending, which further magnifies the difficulty.

The Great Immortal Age is approaching; faced with those shadowy hands behind the scenes, what can a mere Star Jun do…

The more she understood, the more hopeless she felt.

"Kind-hearted yet timid—that too is a flaw of the Divine Path." Xiang Xiang Yuanjun gazed at her. "Given that you came specially to warn Dao Brother, I offer you several choices."

One finger pointed, and spiritual light coiled upward, manifesting the names of two cultivation methods.

The True Law of Yin Purification and Divine Transformation

The True Scripture of Marvelous Dao Unity and Awakening

Gazing at the two methods before her, the Yin Star Jun stood frozen in thought.

"Yin Purification—this method washes away your divine position, relinquishes the Yin authority, and thus avoids the fate of being captured and hung atop a Cave Heaven in the days to come," Xiang Xiang Yuanjun explained calmly.

"Yet the great age's turnover, though filled with constant strife, is also an opportunity. If you seize the Yang authority, then comprehend this scripture and fuse Yin and Yang into one body, mastering the mystery of yin-yang, you may attain the rank of Miaodao Heyi Kaohua Di Jun—even among the Tongxuan realm, you would be exceptional."

Most Divine Path titles are long chains of honorifics, and ascension follows the same pattern—like Sui Zu Di Jun, whose full title should be 'Ying Yuan Zu Qi Fen Zhen Changsheng Di Jun.'

The Immortal Path is far simpler: Tongxuan is simply Tongxuan.

The Yin Star Jun stared at the two methods before her, feeling no joy—only confusion.

Wash away the spirit, shed the divine position, abandon the Yin authority?

Or seize the Yang authority, strive to attain the title of Miaodao Heyi Kaohua Di Jun?

But the problem is—the former is understandable, yet the latter seems absurd.

Di Jun status is supreme; yet in this my lord's words, it sounds like child's play.

"I…"

"I give you both methods. The choice is entirely yours."

Hm?

Wasn't this meant for her to choose?

Before the Yin Star Jun could react, two beams of spiritual light sank into her smooth, luminous forehead and vanished.

Boom!

Her perception exploded in that instant—countless glowing inscriptions surged down like a vast, roaring river, blurring her vision entirely.

She did not know how long passed.

When her vision cleared again, she found the scene before her had changed.

No longer the small cottage—now a forest blanketed in thick snow.

The trees bore heavy clusters of Tai Ping Dan fruit; not far ahead, several pheasants occasionally lifted their heads to scan the surroundings.

Near the pheasants lay a brown bear with a single horn growing from its head.

Though it should have hunted the pheasants, it showed no interest in the nearby feast—instead, it lazily plucked a few Tai Ping Dan fruits, swallowed them, rolled over, and resumed sleeping.

"..."

Calming her mind, she turned inward to observe her body.

Within her divine form, the two methods slowly circulated—one translucent and crystalline, as if embodying the very concept of "purity."

The other was interwoven with azure and crimson-gold inscriptions, manifesting the authority of Yin and Yang.

Both methods were etched into the most fundamental core of her divine body, indelible.

Though merely two immaterial methods, they radiated an inexplicable aura: "All things are illusory; only the self is true."

"Yin Purification… Marvelous Dao Unity…"

Each of these two methods was a True Law beyond her comprehension!

The Yin Star Jun remained silent for a long time.

She had never imagined that a single, unintentional act of kindness would grant her such an opportunity.

She leapt upward, ascending to the treetops.

Only then did she realize she was not far from the cottage beside the waterfall—but…

A single glance revealed nothing— the cottage had vanished as if it had never existed in this world.

After a brief hesitation, she ultimately chose not to investigate further.

With a swirl of lunar radiance, she vanished into the boundless snowstorm.

…

…

Inside the cottage.

"Thus, all factions now have a seed of opportunity."

Xu Xing held a moon laurel fruit, half-bitten; its pure white flesh glowed softly.

This transition granted the greatest opportunities to ordinary people untouched by cultivation.

Next came the original Immortal Path cultivators of this world—some from the Qilin Dao and some from Qie Ling Dao, with Qie Ling Dao holding a higher proportion.

Lastly, the Divine Path—having been the system overthrown, not a single deity had received an opportunity before this.

Of course, this is merely the result of the Great Force's selection—it does not mean no divine spirit ever pitied the suffering of mortals; the Yin Star Jun was not an exception…

There are still many virtuous divine spirits.

"Dao Brother, which do you think the Yin Star Jun will ultimately choose?" Xiang Xiang Yuanjun also picked up a moon laurel fruit from the bamboo basket.

The fruit's skin was perfectly smooth, feeling like a handful of cold jade.

"She will choose the True Law of Yin Purification and Divine Transformation—but once the Great Age truly arrives, she will use the True Scripture of Marvelous Dao Unity and Awakening." Xu Xing bit into the fruit in his hand.

The flesh is sweet and crisp, fragrant and rich, quite excellent.

"Isn't that precisely why you specially transmitted those two True Laws to her?"

"Indeed, I cannot deceive my brother." Xiang Xiang Yuanjun smiled lightly. "After all, you also transmitted a True Law. I'd like to see whether the Taiyin Star Lord who received my fortune is stronger, or that young disciple who received your legacy."

A True Law, as the name implies, is a method reaching the level of Dongzhen.

The four methods passed down by Hong Zun—The Summoning God Law, The Controlling God Law, The Enslaving God Law, and The Swallowing God Law—if Jiang Lin fully comprehends them all, he may obtain one True Law—The Totalizing Ten Extremes Sustaining My True Law!

Dongzhen is already an existence beyond the level of this world, which is why it can effortlessly perceive beings like the Heavenly Sovereign and Sui Zu Di Jun who have reached the Union with the Dao Realm.

Otherwise, how could a Jin Dan possibly glimpse a Union with the Dao Realm being who reveals himself without concealment?

"You've given him two True Laws—that's not fair," Xu Xing said, slightly shaking his head. To manifest a True Law with a single thought, and for that True Law to be so perfectly suited—even within the Xuan Realm—only this brother and sister could accomplish it.

"Didn't you also grant that young disciple a fortune?" Xiang Xiang Yuanjun set down the cassia fruit in her hand. "Besides, this is also an experiment."

Taiyin Cleansing Spirit, Shedding Divinity…

A Union with the Dao Realm, born of Taiyin's spirit—a naturally pure being such as this, after cultivating The Taiyin Cleansing Spirit, Shedding Divinity True Law—could she truly transform spirit into human form? And how far could she ultimately go…

Even the Spirit Ancestor and the Sword Sovereign had devised the Ascension Plan; she naturally couldn't remain idle.

"Perhaps I shall also transmit a True Law afterward."

A cold voice suddenly came from outside the door. Both turned to look and saw Bie Xuening standing at the threshold.

"Ye Shijie."

"Sword Sovereign."

Bie Xuening stepped in, sat in the seat recently vacated by the Taiyin Star Lord, and reached out to pick up a cassia fruit from the bamboo basket.

"Ye Shijie, did your seclusion yield any results?"

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"Yes, but it's still useless…"

She still couldn't help her younger brother.

"If you gained something, how can you call it useless?" Xu Xing laughed. "How about this—tonight I'll cook. Consider it a celebration of your successful seclusion."

His cooking is still quite good, second only to Ning Ruo in the Xuan Realm.

"After all, this is also the second good piece of news lately."

As for the first good piece of news, it was naturally Ning Ruo contacting them through the Ascension Platform.

Bie Xuening looked at the Ascension Platform on the table and did not refuse.

…………

And now, in the Xuantai Qingming Heaven.

Behind the celestial curtain, within the grand divine court, atop the Nine Heavens, inside Qingming Palace.

Emperor Sui Zu was nearly crying.

He was truly about to cry!

Before that suddenly appearing little girl, he felt like a mortal facing a cultivator—utterly without any resistance.

He couldn't even remember how many times he'd been shattered.

Eventually, he stopped trying to reform, preparing to pretend to be dead.

But it was useless.

With just a casual clench of her hand, his shattered body involuntarily reassembled, then was smashed apart again by a distant slap.

The pain pierced straight into his divine soul!

This terrifying little girl…

No!

This terrifying elder, she still called that "Xiang Jianzong" my lord!

How terrifying must that Xiang Jianzong be!

Soon after reassembling, Emperor Sui Zu was truly terrified. Before the slap could land, he dropped to his knees on the Dao platform in a crouching tiger posture.

"My lord, please wait! I know I'm wrong—please forgive me!"

Huh?

Yue Ling paused her motion.

He's already begging? I've only hit him twenty-some times!

"Such a spineless coward!"

Completely forgetting she herself had knelt after three words from Bie Xuening.

"My lord is right, absolutely right!" Emperor Sui Zu smiled with obsequious flattery.

Integrity?

What use is that crap!

This isn't a supreme elder one can resist.

Yue Ling's face was stern as she looked down at him: "What exactly did you do wrong?"

"I should not have maliciously manipulated Yuan Qi to nourish the Dao Realm, causing famine in the Mortal Realm."

"I should not have lacked self-awareness and offended Xiang Jianzong my lord."

"I should not have violated the Xiang Jianzong's Agricultural Management Regulations by maliciously manipulating the natural environment."

Xiang Jianzong's Agricultural Management Regulations…

To be honest, he had no idea what that meant—it sounded like some sect's regulation on agriculture?

But I've never even heard of your sect—on what grounds do you dare govern me?!

This makes no sense!

Emperor Sui Zu's heart was filled with grievance and confusion, and a tiny sliver of anger…

Of course, he dared not show even a trace of it.

After all, the greatest truth now lay in the hands of the other party.

"You've got quite the memory, haven't you?"

"My lord flatters me, flatters me!"

How unlucky and wretched—why had he ever drawn the attention of such a terrifying being!

Yue Ling had been about to say more, but her small face suddenly changed.

"Remember this: if you dare break the Xiang Jianzong's rules again, I won't show mercy like I did this time!"

As her voice faded, Yue Ling had already turned into a streak of swordlight and vanished.

Emperor Sui Zu, kneeling on the altar, looked utterly bewildered.

Wait!

Master!

Could you at least tell me what the Xiang Jianzong's rules even are!

He felt like crying but had no tears left. (End of chapter)