Chapter 16: Pure Lotus Parasitizes Spirit, Avatar Formed

Fang Longye unleashed the Pure Lotus Divine Ability; just as before, a dreamlike, illusory cyan lotus seed emerged from the Dao Pattern at his brow and drifted lightly into the body of the young cultivator, who was in a dazed state.

With the aid of the power of the Vast Sea Heaven-Filling Art, the lotus seed took root in his Yin Spirit with ease.

As the lotus seed took root and sprouted, the cultivator's dazed eyes regained clarity, and he immediately performed a Daoist salute, "Fang Xian has met you, fellow Daoist!"

"Fang Longye has met you, fellow Daoist!" The two smiled at each other; with completely different appearances but identical expressions, it was indescribably eerie.

"I didn't expect that this fellow Daoist would actually share the same surname as me."

"From this, it can be seen that Fang Xian and you, fellow Daoist, truly share a great affinity~"

"What you say is absolutely correct, fellow Daoist!"

Fang Longye played around for a while before stopping this self-dialogue, experiencing the unique perspective of one soul in two bodies.

An avatar refined through the Pure Lotus Divine Ability is more like a type of splitting technique; it does not possess a consciousness unique to itself.

To Fang Longye's experience, it is more similar to a burdenless way of multitasking. Or rather, it is more like one person playing two roles simultaneously.

This is something impossible to achieve in the Primordial Spirit Realm, because his spiritual power has not reached such a state.

Yet, under the effect of the Pure Lotus Divine Ability, by using the lotus seed to take root in another's soul and borrowing the host's own spiritual power, he has disguisedly obtained enough power to dominate their body.

In his view, if it were not for the fact that the host no longer has their own consciousness after the lotus seed takes up residence, this would be more like the divine descents and thought-possessions of immortals and gods in myths and legends.

The subtlety of the Pure Lotus Divine Ability does not lie in the way of avatars; its true profundity lies in the subsequent blooming of the Pure Lotus to produce lotus seeds, seizing the fortune of others for one's own use.

Of course, such a profound divine ability naturally has its limitations.

For instance, one can only condense one lotus seed at a time; until the lotus seed returns or is destroyed, one cannot continue to generate more.

Furthermore, the lotus seed is ineffective against beings exceeding one's own level, and there is even a possibility of being discovered by the opponent's Primordial Spirit, leading to the destruction of the lotus seed and causing harm to one's own Primordial Spirit.

Regarding this, Fang Longye does not feel regret or annoyance; after all, it is ultimately just a divine ability generated by himself under the interaction of heaven and earth.

Besides, there has never been an invincible Dharma in this world, only invincible people.

Setting aside his thoughts on the divine ability, Fang Longye began to calmly organize the memory information of his avatar, Fang Xian.

……

"So that's how it is~" Fang Longye let out a long sigh.

Through Fang Xian's memories combined with the information he already knew, he finally understood the reason for the imbalance of power between humans and demons in this Small World.

Naturally, it was because of Qingshe.

The human cultivation world had previously been in balance with the Demon Clan forces entrenched in the Ten Thousand Mountains; neither side had the strength to overwhelm the other, and this situation had persisted for who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

It was not until more than seven hundred years ago that the human cultivation world encountered a catastrophic disaster.

A Demon Immortal emerged from the Ten Thousand Mountains and swept away everything directly; the entire human cultivation sect system was destroyed.

From the high-level sect members at the Primordial Spirit Realm down to the disciples who had just stepped into cultivation, all met a tragic end.

Secret manuals were plundered, Dharma Treasures were looted, and things related to cultivation were almost completely wiped out.

The dozen or so cultivation sects currently existing among the Human Race were all re-integrated and established after this by some rogue cultivators and the few surviving sect disciples.

Cultivation secret manuals are incomplete, and aspects like artifact refining, alchemy, and spells have all become extremely desolate compared to before.

Among these dozen or so cultivation sects, only five Chengdan Realm cultivators have appeared to this day, and someone like Fang Xian is already one of the highest combat powers of the Human Race.

"No wonder Qingshe told me that I have absolutely no rivals in this inhabited land!" As the culprit, you naturally know the situation clearly, big sister~

Fang Longye remarked.

He could understand Qingshe's intentions; in order to ensure that her own seizing of opportunities and fortune was foolproof, she naturally had to eliminate future troubles.

Let alone these human cultivators, he estimated that the other great demons in this Small World did not escape her initial purge either.

Previously, after advancing to the Chengdan Realm in the Ten Thousand Mountains, he had already gradually learned about the layout of the Yaoshan Dense Forest.

Except for the Hulu Mountain territory, the entire Ten Thousand Mountains was under the indirect control of Qingshe.

But the Primordial Spirit and Chengdan Realm demons under her command were few and far between: the Three Demons and Four Monsters, the Butterfly Spirit, and then himself, who had advanced to the Primordial Spirit Realm. That was it—they were all demons who had advanced thanks to her preaching.

For such a vast Yaoshan Dense Forest, having such extremely scarce Chengdan and Primordial Spirit Realm demons was simply too abnormal.

Fang Longye had been suspicious before, and because of this, he had always been cautious. Now, by cross-referencing with the memory information of Fang Xian, he had confirmed his conjecture.

It was very obvious; if the Human Race previously had so many Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators, how could the Demon Clan have remained peacefully entrenched in the Ten Thousand Mountains before Qingshe entered this Small World if they did not have a corresponding number of great demons? Having clarified the reason, Fang Longye could understand the current situation of the human cultivation world.

Seven hundred years of time—for a cultivation world that had been cut in half and had lost a vast amount of knowledge, how could it possibly recover its vitality?

Relying on incomplete secret manuals, the fact that five Chengdan Realm cultivators could appear over seven hundred years was enough to prove that the Human Race had extraordinary comprehension.

But for Fang Longye, this situation caused his intention to "take advantage" of the human cultivation sects to fall completely flat.

Looking at the Long River Sect secret manual in his hand, Fang Longye was caught between laughter and tears.

Isn't this just an incomplete version of the "Kan Source Water Viscera Scripture" that he had been taught? Not only did the specific cultivation explanations only go up to the Chengdan Realm, but there were also quite a few errors and omissions inside~

It seems that the good things have already fallen into the hands of the big shots. It is no wonder that Qingshe treated her subordinates so generously, teaching secret manuals and divine abilities without hesitation.

Thinking of this, Fang Longye took another look at Fang Xian, who had already become his avatar.

"I didn't expect that by randomly parasitizing an avatar, this fellow clansman would actually be a genius."

Fang Xian joined the Long River Sect at three, began cultivation at seven, stepped into the Jupo Realm Realm Realm at thirty-six, was only one step away from the Chengdan Realm, and took the position of the fourth sect leader.

He stepped into the Chengdan Realm at one hundred, retired to become the Supreme Elder of the Long River Sect, and is now one hundred and forty-two years old, with no rivals in the entire south.

He once fought with a Chengdan Realm cultivator from the Tianjian Sect located in the southeast, forcing this veteran Chengdan Realm cultivator into a desperate situation and gaining the upper hand, single-handedly bringing the Long River Sect to the position of the number one sect in the south.

Therefore, he was also regarded as the future of the human cultivation world.

One must know that the cultivation realms below the Immortal Realm for the Human Race are similar to those of the Demon Clan, also divided into seven realms: Foundation Establishment, Pulse Consolidation Realm, Aperture Opening Realm, Dharma Power, Giant Wave Realm, Golden Core, Primordial Spirit...

Although the Human Race is naturally intelligent and stronger than the Demon Clan in cultivation comprehension, they cannot compare to the Demon Clan in terms of longevity.

Even upon reaching the Chengdan Realm, the Human Race only has eight hundred years of lifespan; if they go a step further and enter the Primordial Spirit Realm, they can enjoy a lifespan of four thousand eight hundred years, and only after becoming an immortal can they make up for the shortcomings in lifespan.

Fang Xian is now only one hundred and forty-two years old, not even two hundred, making him the youngest among these five Chengdan Realm cultivators of the Human Race.

It is no wonder the human cultivation world pinned high hopes on him.

Putting aside his previous hope of scavenging for opportunities in this inhabited land, Fang Longye said to Fang Xian, who had now become his avatar: "Since that is the case, the matter of supporting the Dragon Court is left to you, fellow Daoist~"

"Fellow Daoist, you are too polite; you are me, and I am you. You and I have always been one~"

Fang Longye shook his head, no longer playing the scene of talking to himself, and let his avatar leave the Cave Abode while he simply continued his cultivation there.

Fang Longye never forgot the situation he was currently in, nor the dangerous predicament he would face in the near future.

The Shexie Two Immortals were already True Immortals, so what kind of strength would Hulu Xiaojingang possess? He was still too weak at the Primordial Spirit Realm.

In truth, there were many things he needed to do; having chosen the spear as his Weapon, he still lacked a complete set of spear techniques and martial arts, and could only rely on his physical strength to fight others.

Furthermore, after stepping into the Primordial Spirit Realm, he could upgrade the Dharma Artifacts he had refined into Dharma Treasures, yet he had not refined a single one of his Dharma Artifacts into a Dharma Treasure;

Additionally, he had yet to master a purely offensive divine ability, and his illusion-based Dharma was ultimately not to his liking.

And then there was his lack of combat experience... and other such considerations.

In his cultivation, there were too many things he wanted to perfect. But he knew that his optimal solution right now was still to improve his cultivation realm.

Only when his cultivation improved could these concepts be realized more quickly from a position of high-level insight.

Heaven knows when the plot of Huluwa will unfold in the future? How much more time does he have to improve his strength? Time, in the face of his current Life and Death crisis, is truly precious; it needs to be arranged reasonably to pursue the optimal efficiency.

It is certainly fine to stop occasionally to relax his state of mind, such as when he previously had the idea of strolling through Jialing Prefecture City.

After all, cultivation cannot be kept taut like a bowstring forever, but the time for him to act as he pleases has not yet arrived.

During the new book period, follow-up reading is very important~ I hope for your support. Also, the book has just been signed and there is still a long way to go; investing now is not a loss.

(End of this chapter)