Chapter 51: Achieving the Dharma Body and Becoming an Origin Immortal; Coveting More After Getting What One Has, Offering the Pillow

After the rain, the sky connects to the moist green cliffs; as the wind arrives, the pines unfurl like a verdant screen.

By the mountain stream, a pair of cranes drink; on the rocks, wild apes run wild. Towering peaks pile up like snail shells in dark hues; majestic heights embrace the greenery, playing with the mountain mist.

At this time, more than two years had passed since the incarnation of Hongyun Laozu imparted the Dao and taught the Dharma.

Fang Longye gathered the surviving demon spirits and monsters after that struggle and sought out a new verdant mountain range. He opened a Cave Abode, built a palace, and transformed himself into a great king.

With over a thousand minor demons to serve him and beautiful handmaidens by his side, he finally experienced the ease of a Demon King.

On this day, amidst the verdant mountain forest, a demon palace with rippling blue waves and layered, heavy halls surrounded the entire lake.

In a garden near the lake.

The courtyard steps were silent, reflecting the shadows of flowers.

A layer of pine needles lay on the ground, hazy with green.

Sunlight shone down, falling inside, the shimmering light like scattered gold spread across the ground.

Beneath the pines, cypresses, and vines, stone beds and jade tables were arranged, with two or three vine chairs set out.

Fang Longye was lying on a vine chair, closing his eyes and focusing his mind.

Feeling the waves of fragrant breeze beside him, Caidie waved a silk fan, bringing forth bursts of coolness.

Qingshe stood with a slender figure, reporting the income of various spiritual materials and precious medicines to him, looking every bit the steward.

"This is what life is about!" Fang Longye sighed inwardly.

It was a pity that things had changed and people were gone; apart from Qingshe and Caidie, there were no other old acquaintances left.

The "Turtle Prime Minister" he had placed his hopes in and cultivated had already perished; otherwise, why would he need to have Qingshe and Caidie take turns handling these trivial matters regarding resource income?

The previous struggle had been too far-reaching; even with prior arrangements, the original group of demons in the Green Snake Mansion had mostly died or been injured.

Three demons and four monsters had all perished.

There was no help for it; too many people meant too many loose lips. When the plan was first set in motion, only Qingshe's absolute confidante, the Butterfly Spirit, had been informed and arranged to stay far away from Hulu Mountain.

That was how she had saved her life.

Now, as the plot concluded, after the Butterfly Spirit saw that the situation had calmed down and returned, she discovered that her mistress had already acknowledged a master and become a servant.

What is a surprise?

This is a surprise! Fortunately, they were of the Demon Clan, and the mindset of the strong preying on the weak was already deeply carved into their bones; Caidie quickly accepted this fact and continued her work as a handmaiden, only the object of her service had changed.

Putting aside these distracting thoughts, Fang Longye began to take stock of his upcoming cultivation.

The semi-finished cultivation technique he had gained through insight was the key to his future cultivation.

It contained the cultivation methods for the Five Elements True Qi and the Red Bright Nine Heavens Diagram, with Yin and Yang intertwined and the Five Elements fully present.

It was basically dual cultivation of Dharma and body; by following the steps, one could cultivate to become a True Immortal, or even a Golden Immortal.

Above the Golden Immortal, according to the cultivation methods of the Primordial World, it was no longer a matter of techniques.

It relied on the comprehension of the Dao.

Therefore, this was also the reason why the thought-incarnation of Hongyun Laozu had not imparted any profound techniques or secrets to him.

Because to cultivate to the peak, it came down to one word: Enlightenment!

Of course, this did not mean that the techniques from other worlds were useless. Techniques above the Golden Immortal level were basically the interweaving and manifestation of the Dao.

Trading for them and contemplating them was still very useful.

"Enough thinking about that; what I should do next is first reach the Yuan Immortal realm, and then change my cultivation technique."

Since the technique he had created through insight belonged to the dual cultivation of Dharma and body, after changing techniques, he would inevitably have to make up for the deficiencies in body refinement, reaching the same level as his own realm, and then advance in parallel.

In his view, he was only a fraction away from the Yuan Immortal realm; it would be better to reach the Yuan Immortal realm first before changing techniques.

He immediately rose to absorb the solar essence into his body.

Three days later.

The Primordial Spirit finally purged enough Yin substance.

Fang Longye sat cross-legged in a secret chamber.

He adjusted his mind and chose to break through.

Within the clear light of the auspicious clouds above his head, the Primordial Spirit Dharma image constantly shifted.

As he released his control over the Primordial Spirit.

The Primordial Spirit acted as the Yin fish, with Yang born within the Yin; the physical body acted as the Yang fish, with Yin remaining within the Yang.

The Primordial Spirit Dharma image and the physical body naturally attracted each other, beginning to merge like a Yin-Yang Fish.

The Primordial Spirit Dharma image transformed into a streak of clear light, much like a cultivator of the Human Immortal Dao after the Yin Spirit leaves the body, and dispersed into the physical body.

For a moment, five-colored light filled the entire secret chamber.

Wreaths of clouds and mist permeated the surroundings.

After a long time, the mist and clouds dissipated.

Revealing a figure with a dragon's head and a human body.

Fang Longye shook his body, changing into a human body with a dragon's tail, and then transformed into a completely human form.

Without deliberately using the False Form supernatural power, there was still nothing unusual; it was a pure human form. A halo of light rotated beneath his feet, forming the phantom of a Green Lotus, supporting his figure, glowing with brilliance.

"Different, vastly different," Fang Longye said joyfully.

Indeed, the cultivation realm is the foundation.

With the advancement of his cultivation realm, the power of his Bloodline supernatural powers also greatly increased.

The formidable physical body, fused with the origin of the Gourd Seed, became even more powerful.

He could feel that without using supernatural powers or spells, by pure physical strength alone, he could overturn this mountain range.

It was not an illusion, but something he could truly achieve.

Then the Primordial Spirit returned to the sea of consciousness, putting away the Dharma body transformation, and returned to the human form he had possessed since he was a youth.

The subsequent cultivation, aside from purging yin-substance, involves engraving the transformations of the Dharma body into the physical body.

Achieving this allows the primordial spirit to sit upright in the sea of consciousness, remaining capable of transforming the Dharma body without needing to disperse into the physical body.

Once both aspects of cultivation are completed, one reaches the True Immortal Realm.

"Crack—" The secret chamber door opened, and Fang Longye walked out with a leisurely air.

"Great King—" Caidie was keeping watch outside the door; seeing him emerge, she immediately bowed slightly.

"Where is your sister?" Fang Longye remembered instructing Qingshe to guard the secret chamber.

"My sister calculated the time and knew the Great King was about to emerge from seclusion, so she went to attend to preparing a bath and fresh clothes for the Great King. She called me over to stand guard here."

"So that is how it is—" Fang Longye nodded and said.

"I imagine it is all prepared by now. Great King, please follow me—"

Hearing this, Fang Longye felt his heart stir.

"Could it be that this Qingshe intends to offer herself?" For a moment, ripples stirred in his heart.

How should one put it?

Fang Longye was no Liuxia Hui.

For these past two years and more, it was not as if Qingshe had not dropped hints, but he had been in the stage of just having fused with the Gourd Seed; although his cultivation realm had not increased, his strength had changed with each passing day.

How could he have had the heart for indulgence?

Only in these last few days, with the continuous gains from the Gourd Seed having ceased and his strength having stabilized, did he have the heart to consider such matters.

Arriving at the bathroom, smoke curled and steam billowed.

However, Fang Longye was greatly disappointed.

Inside the room, there was no one.

He immediately shook his head and chuckled; what was wrong with him? Was he really so impatient? He stepped into the bathroom and closed the door.

He began to soak in a hot bath.

At this moment, inside the sleeping palace of Fang Longye, the Demon King.

Caidie and Qingshe were strikingly present within.

"Sister, have you made up your mind?"

The lotus lamps flickered, illuminating Qingshe, making her look stunningly beautiful.

The entire content of the "Five Elements True Explanation" flowed through Qingshe's mind. That is to say, the "Strange Book of Hesha," which Fang Longye had renamed when he passed it to her two years ago.

She chuckled softly.

"I have already sworn to serve the Great King for all eternity. What harm is there in taking a step closer?"

"It is just that, I do not see the Great King as a good man."

"Sigh, you silly girl, you have read too many Human Clan storybooks in this Small World. You have never stayed in Beiju Luzhou; how could you understand the cruelty among us of the Demon Clan?"

"What is a 'good man'? Compared to those great demons who only treat us female demons as playthings, can the Great King not be considered a good man?"

"It is not just me; you will not be able to avoid this matter in the future either." She looked at Caidie with annoyance.

To attach oneself to the tail of a fine steed is to travel a thousand miles; to climb upon the wings of a swan is to soar across the Four Seas. Such a thing is something others would likely beg for. If she does not seize this, she will have cause to regret it later.

……

After soaking in the hot bath for over an hour, Fang Longye returned to the sleeping palace.

The lamp flames were dim.

As soon as he entered the sleeping palace, he saw the figure of Qingshe.

He saw her cloud-like hair piled high, her elegant brows dancing lightly, her bright eyes clear to the depths, and her vermilion lips like peonies.

She sat upright before the couch.

Her icy skin revealed jade bones, and her human face reflected peach blossoms.

He did not hesitate, blew out the flames, and pulled her into his embrace.

A late wind and rain arrive, dampening the bamboo mat.

Silk pillows cover the brocade handkerchief, while wind chimes play a solo, performing like reed pipes.

Four chapters, eleven thousand words. I have truly been drained dry~ (End of chapter)