Chapter 162: The Holy Spirit Transforms into the Other Self

Normally speaking, for Zhang Xuan, this kind of thing is simply taking off one's pants to fart.

But the gains from such an operation are enormous.

Zhang Xuan is willing to expend huge amounts of energy and time in this regard, and then proceed with the operation.

Creating a world is something Zhang Xuan cannot do, but as the Chat Group owner, he is naturally able to communicate with billions of worlds.

In a certain sense, he has countless worlds as backups.

As long as he cultivates a figure very similar to himself, and this figure has a thousand threads of connection to him, and then he throws this figure into another world, he can turn this figure into his "Other Self."

Of course, this is only in theory; in reality, achieving this step is extremely complex.

After all, the "Other Self" in the Yishi Zhi Zun World is not simply a clone in any sense; it is far more complex than a clone, as it is an entirely different, strange life.

For others to want to operate like Zhang Xuan, it is simply impossible and unrealistic.

Only by having heard the Yishi Zhi Zun World's fundamental cultivation methods explained personally by the Heavenly Venerable of Morality, and knowing the entire principle of the "Other Self," can one proceed with such an operation.

At the same time, to perform this operation, one must have countless worlds as backups, and also possess unique methods for changing the Origin, such as the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art and the Indestructible Heavenly Art.

Only a figure like Zhang Xuan, who possesses such unique advantages, can attempt to operate this way.

The Eight-Nine Profound Art operates continuously, grasping the most subtle and exquisite techniques, bit by bit turning the strange existence still growing in the Plantation into his "Other Self."

This step is also very difficult and complex to perform, similar to using the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art to cut off one's own Origin and then giving that Origin to another figure; it is completely reversing the technique.

Zhang Xuan uses the unique techniques within this to enlighten the Nine-Orifice Stone Man before him into his own "Other Self," but he does not intend to absorb it; after completing this step.

This part is also extremely difficult and involves a considerable amount of the Dao of Karma, but fortunately, the Nine-Orifice Stone Man before him does not resist at all, and it has already established a very deep relationship with Zhang Xuan.

Performing an operation like Zhang Xuan's is similar to the Lunhui Zhi Zhu setting a Dao Mark; the Lunhui Zhi Zhu, that Demon Buddha Ananda, used Meng Qi as a Dao Mark, and when Meng Qi was strong enough, he could directly resurrect within Meng Qi's body, thereby completely shaking off the seal.

In the Yishi Zhi Zun World, when figures at the level of the Other Shore want to do certain things, they often do this.

The Heavenly Venerable of Morality is also quite proficient in this regard; Zhang Xuan's current strength and realm are very low, so if he wanted to do it without a trace like those figures of the Other Shore, burying a Dao Mark and setting a lure, he certainly could not do that.

But spending huge energy and effort to turn the Nine-Orifice Stone Man into his "Other Self" and into a Dao Mark is possible.

Theoretically, it sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to do; as Zhang Xuan felt the technique of reversing the "Other Self" within the Eight-Nine Profound Art, some strange substances flowed out from his body.

This portion of substance surged out and then flowed into the body of the Nine-Orifice Stone Man before him, which originally should have encountered fierce resistance.

After all, the Nine-Orifice Stone Man is a creature born of heaven and earth, and it has a great difference and concept from Zhang Xuan's "Other Self."

But Zhang Xuan had already carefully studied the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art and the methods of absorbing and enlightening the "Other Self" taught by the Heavenly Venerable of Morality.

At this very moment, going against the grain, when the first kind of obstacle was encountered, the five-colored blood within the Nine-Orifice Stone Man surged, causing its resistance to naturally fade by a layer.

But just from this collision, Zhang Xuan's face turned pale again and again.

Even though he was not using his Origin, this injury was even greater than the damage from cutting his Origin from within his body earlier.

Zhang Xuan felt that the concept of his own "Self" and "True Self" had partially dissipated during this round of collision, and the concept belonging to him seemed to be about to disappear from between heaven and earth.

Fortunately, the Nine-Orifice Stone Man had already been refined by Zhang Xuan into a clone, with the five-colored blood within the Nine-Orifice Stone Man acting as a guide.

Next, that tiny bit of concept belonging to his "Other Self" and "True Self" surged into the interior of the Nine-Orifice Stone Man, taking root at the center of the eyebrows and the heart.

Golden light flowed on the surface of the Nine-Orifice Stone Man; the mass of the concept of his "True Self" on Zhang Xuan's body also carried some of the mysteries of the Eight-Nine Profound Art, naturally bringing many Heaven and Earth Essence and Earth Dragon Veins to circulate within the Nine-Orifice Stone Man's body, making the surface of this stone man turn completely golden.

"Hoo!"

Zhang Xuan let out a heavy breath; at this moment, the Nine-Orifice Stone Man before him was already eight or nine parts similar to him, and except for the golden quality displayed all over its body, there was not much difference otherwise.

Even when choosing, he felt that the Nine-Orifice Stone Man before him was about to surge back into his body, as if it wanted to throw itself into the embrace of his "True Self."

Seeing this moment, Zhang Xuan was immediately overjoyed; he knew that the entire procedure had been completed, and the Nine-Orifice Stone Man had actually been enlightened by his thought into his "Other Self."

Facing such a situation, he immediately did not hesitate; with a thought, the entire Plantation flew into the Divine Tomb along with his thought, and settled down again in the direction where the Shenmo Lingyuan was located.

And a wisp of his projection also landed at the location of the Shenmo Lingyuan along with the Plantation.

"Hoo!"

That "Other Self" went to another world, and immediately the connection between them was severed in an instant; there was not the slightest sense of it at all.

But Zhang Xuan was not alarmed but happy.

Operating in this way, he could truly be considered to have completed his whimsical idea.

But there was still one last step before the whimsical idea could land; Zhang Xuan did not rush to execute it, but instead sat cross-legged on the ground.

He silently used the techniques within the Eight-Nine Profound Art and the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art to recover himself.

The damage to his Origin recovered quite quickly by operating the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art and the Indestructible Heavenly Art, plus taking a few Blood Bodhi.

After all, Zhang Xuan's Origin, after swallowing many powerful existences, was already unimaginably thick, far more excellent than the current Origin of the Saint Body.

Cutting off a portion of his Origin did not have much impact on Zhang Xuan, but using the Eight-Nine Profound Art to cut off a portion of the concept of his "True Self" and integrate it into the Nine-Orifice Stone Man caused Zhang Xuan quite a lot of damage.

The techniques in the Yishi Zhi Zun World emphasize that "I am the only one in the heavens," and the concept of the "True Self" is the most important.

To leap step by step from an ordinary existence to become a figure of the ancient era, or even the initial period of the creation of the world, one must step by step retract the tiny projections scattered throughout the heavens and worlds, enlighten the "Other Self," and finally make the concept of the "True Self" so strong that it cannot be added to, the only one in the heavens.

For figures who have already become strong to the level of the Other Shore and can wander freely in the Time River, they can choose corresponding Dao Marks and choose the balance as their "Other Self."

Whether it is Meng Qi or Gu Xiaosang, or other powerful figures, they could all be used by them as Dao Marks.

After all, their own concepts are already extremely strong.

When it comes to Zhang Xuan's turn to do it, this is extremely difficult; even dividing a little bit of his "True Self" is extremely difficult.

If Zhang Xuan had not lowered the difficulty in advance, letting the resistance of the Nine-Orifice Stone Man decline layer by layer, he might even have faced failure in the end.

Using the Eight-Nine Profound Art to gather his "True Self," after a long time, Zhang Xuan felt that his state had recovered somewhat, but when his mind operated, he still felt a slight deficiency.

"To truly recover, it will still take a period of time."

"This is because I have the Eight-Nine Profound Art personally explained by the Heavenly Venerable of Morality, so I can perform such refined operations, and I can recover and implement it afterwards; if other figures came to perform such an operation, they would probably have been reduced to ashes directly."

Zhang Xuan evaluated it to himself, and there was still a lingering fear in his heart.

The initial resistance of the Nine-Orifice Stone Man was very weak, but the damage it caused him was enormous; even now, he feels as if his head had been struck, and he is still a bit muddled.

"But the greater the risk, the greater the harvest!"

His whole body's blood and Qi were boiling, his Origin was surging crazily, and Zhang Xuan's whole body was flashing with golden light; that was the powerful physique forged for him by the Eight-Nine Profound Art. After such continuous rounds, he basically recovered his state, and he was also full of energy.

"Nowadays, the Nine-Orifice Stone Man can be considered my 'other self.' If I nurture it in the Shenmu World for twenty years, I can have an existence invincible across the heavens and the earth, and merge it into my body. This is even more convenient and efficient than the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, which requires swallowing and digesting the Origin, and it is even more thorough. It truly is a step to reach the heavens."

A smile appeared on Zhang Xuan's face, uncontrollable.

"Moreover, after I have verified this path and confirmed it is indeed viable, I can actively cultivate my 'other self' much more conveniently and quickly than others. I certainly cannot open up a world, but I have countless worlds behind me. I can enlighten an 'other self' in each world, and then digest and absorb them. This part is even smoother and more thorough than the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art and the Indestructible Heavenly Art."

Zhang Xuan's eyes brightened, but after a moment of excitement, he shook his head.

Enlightening and absorbing ordinary figures is completely not worth the cost and has little use.

Only a powerful existence like the Nine-Orifice Stone Man, born of heaven and earth, is suitable for Zhang Xuan.

However, a stone fetus that has not yet gestated wisdom or a primordial spirit, and has only just begun to show signs of spiritual intelligence, is something that can be met but not sought. It is very difficult to find such suitable material that can be refined into an 'other self.'

Throughout the entire Zhetian Great Universe, there are very few existences that meet the relevant characteristics.

Yaochi does have a Holy Spirit, but it is already nearing completion and has already developed corresponding wisdom.

Refining an existence without wisdom would basically exhaust Zhang Xuan's Divine Sense and cause his concept of 'self' to almost disappear.

If he were to really go and refine a stone fetus that already has wisdom, that would be impossible for the current Zhang Xuan.

"Better to be realistic. Being able to pick up such a windfall is already a stroke of extreme luck; I dare not hope for such good things later."

Although he comforted himself this way, Zhang Xuan still inevitably began to ponder which of the existing worlds had such peerless good fortune.

Once the refinement is successful, it would truly be a step to reach the heavens.

Only Zhang Xuan has the ability to catalyze a stone fetus, and he is not worried that anyone else could imitate him.

"However, the matter has not yet fully concluded; one more step must be taken."

After secretly daydreaming about the future, Zhang Xuan regained his composure and adjusted his state, feeling that his condition had almost recovered.

Zhang Xuan's body remained motionless, still sitting cross-legged in the top-tier restaurant above Shencheng. Endless Essence surged into his body, making him seem like an Immortal, drifting and independent from the world, ready to ascend as an Immortal.

And within Zhang Xuan's Platform of the Spirit, his primordial spirit shone brightly. He operated the Eight-Nine Profound Art to an extremely profound level, seeking to sense his 'other self' in different worlds.

Strictly speaking, in the cultivation methods of the Yishi Zhi Zun World, one usually needs to reach the completion of the Dharma Body to sense one's 'other self' in different worlds. Only by collecting enough 'other selves' can one reach the completion of the Dharma Body and instantly achieve the Legend realm.

But since there are general meanings, there must be non-general meanings. Some peerless geniuses often do not follow the corresponding concepts and laws.

For example, Su Wuming, the current number one on the Earth Ranking in the Yishi Zhi Zun World, is still in the Outer Scene Realm, but he is not busy breaking through to the Dharma Aspect realm. Instead, he has already sensed his 'other self' in other worlds while still in the Outer Scene Realm and is continuously enlightening them.

He is preparing to soar directly into the Legend realm.

Zhang Xuan sensed carefully, wanting to learn from Su Wuming, but found that even when he pushed his blood energy and primordial spirit to their strongest state, he still could not feel even a trace of his 'other self's' aura.

"Sigh, it seems I still have a gap compared to these top figures. Of course, this is also due to the barriers between worlds. It is not that this world is all within the same heaven and earth; it is normal that I cannot sense them."

Zhang Xuan sighed, but he was not discouraged. His main body still did not move; only a glimmer of primordial spirit light entered, following the method of communicating with the 'other self' in the Eight-Nine Profound Art to make contact.

But at the same time, he began to use the special method of the Chat Group to communicate with different worlds, sitting in the Zhetian Universe while sensing that 'other self' located in the Shenmu World.

Without the help of the Chat Group, there would be no way to communicate; Zhang Xuan had long understood this point.

And as soon as the relevant channel was established, Zhang Xuan felt the aura of his 'other self' located above the Shenmo Lingyuan. The Essence of the heavens and myriad worlds was pouring in frantically, and even endless Hun-tun Qi surged into the body of that Nine-Orifice Stone Man, making Zhang Xuan's mind intoxicated.

Originally, there were various difficulties in enlightening an 'other self.' After communication, one still needed to gain the recognition of the 'other self' to bring it into one's body.

During this period, the consciousness of the 'other self' is a very big hurdle; after all, once the 'other self' possesses consciousness, it may not necessarily recognize the 'self.'

But Zhang Xuan had actively paid out before, and now he was reaping the rewards.

The Nine-Orifice Stone Man was a blank slate. After Zhang Xuan communicated with it, his existing consciousness immediately took the lead.

In an instant, Zhang Xuan felt the huge difference between heaven and earth.

With the help of the Plantation, the Plantation in the Shenmu World seemed to become the center of heaven and earth, becoming a Dongtian Fudi in a very small area.

The Dragon Vein of the earth surged, and endless Hun-tun Qi merged into his body; the various changes made his mind intoxicated.

That was an unparalleled power and mystery, exhausting the wonders of heaven and earth.

It was precisely because of this that the Nine-Orifice Stone Man could reach completion in just twenty years.

Zhang Xuan had originally communicated with the Nine-Orifice Stone Man to verify whether the method for the 'other self' was completely smooth. If there were any unsmooth parts, he would change them a little.

At the same time, Zhang Xuan also prepared to bring the glimmer of light from the Platform of the Spirit within the Nine-Orifice Stone Man back into his own body after the communication, so that the Nine-Orifice Stone Man could not develop wisdom, avoiding the possibility that it would become the dominant one after reaching completion in the future and instead absorb Zhang Xuan.

But this time, entering the Nine-Orifice Stone Man, he immediately felt a great difference and was momentarily intoxicated by it.

In such a state, the entire heaven and earth seemed to be helping Zhang Xuan, helping the Nine-Orifice Stone Man.

Originally, when reading the Eight-Nine Profound Art, as well as the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art and the Indestructible Heavenly Art, even with Qingdi and the Heavenly Venerable as guides, there were many problems and difficulties that could not be answered.

After all, even with the best teachers in the world, one needs high comprehension to learn and master them.

In this regard, Zhang Xuan did not think his comprehension was poor, but if he were to compare himself with the top geniuses in the Zhetian Universe and the Yishi Zhi Zun World, Zhang Xuan felt he would still be a little lacking.

With a top-tier brain feeding him, sometimes doubts and confusion would arise in his heart, but they were often difficult to resolve.

And now, after entering the Nine-Orifice Stone Man, the previous doubts and confusion in his heart were instantly answered.

Those problems he couldn't figure out before were understood in an instant.

"As expected of a Holy Spirit born of heaven and earth, invincible across the heavens and the earth from the moment of birth."

Zhang Xuan sighed in his heart, and at this moment, his heart suddenly stirred.

Looking up, he discovered a young man with a heroic face and surging blood energy suddenly appearing in the inn where he was staying, standing before him. Clearly, this restaurant had countless restrictions that could block a Saint Master-level figure.

But in front of this figure, these things seemed to be nothing at all, as if they did not exist.

The entire heaven and earth were faintly trembling, and a terrifying atmosphere that made people feel oppressed was permeating. Even though that figure had tried his best to restrain it, that aura still made this heaven and earth tremble.

"You have come!"

(End of chapter)