Chapter 220: Re-entering the Burial World Coffin, a Terrifying Corpse!

Seeing that Fang Xu seemed to have many insights, Guyuxi didn't dare leave, just standing quietly aside to guard Fang Xu's practice.

During that time, many people came to see Fang Xu, but he turned them all away.

Inside the room, Fang Xu's consciousness had completely sunk into the depths of his sea of awareness, quietly comprehending the cultivation method of the Soul Spirit Dao.

The Soul Spirit Dao primarily cultivates the soul; the Heavenly Radiant Realm has studied the Soul Spirit Dao for many years, already having researched the soul's cultivation method thoroughly.

Guyuxi, once an envoy of the Heavenly Radiant Realm and a godlike expert, now imparted all his knowledge of the Soul Spirit Dao's cultivation methods, and Fang Xu saw many novel things therein.

For example, one such soul sword technique.

Strictly speaking, the soul sword technique is very similar to the ancient sword cultivators of the Heavenly Mystic Realm.

But the difference is that sword cultivators nurture the sword with their bodies, following an extreme path of slaughter.

Whereas the practice of the soul sword technique nurtures the sword with the soul, refining one's own soul into a spirit sword.

Upon attainment, the soul can completely leave the flesh and slay enemies with the spirit sword.

Even if the body is destroyed, one can still parasitize divine weapons, using their lethal aura to nurture the spirit sword.

Without hesitation, one who has perfected the soul sword technique can have all famous swords dwell within them.

But Fang Xu does not particularly like this method.

To cultivate oneself into a sword spirit—isn't that just becoming a weapon's spirit?

Moreover, if one encounters a powerful expert, they would likely enjoy capturing such Soul Spirit Dao cultivators, sealing their souls in divine weapons to serve as artifact spirits.

However, the soul sword technique can be referenced.

After all, from the information Guyuxi transmitted, it can be seen that the spirit sword is very powerful.

Even if one does not cultivate a sword spirit, one can still learn from its method of transforming the soul into a sword for attack.

A black Xuan water soul surged within the sea of awareness.

Fang Xu, who already mastered the Twenty-Four Sword Canon, combined it with the soul sword technique and quickly created a soul sword way suited to himself.

The soul need not be wholly transformed into a sword spirit; the soul sword technique can still be employed.

The black Xuan water soul condensed in the sea of awareness, gradually forming a spirit sword emanating black-purple light.

Under Fang Xu's mental control, this spirit sword flitted agilely within the sea of awareness, moving at extreme speed, even capable of breaking through spatial constraints.

This can be considered a good means for ambush killing.

After comprehending the soul sword technique, he began to contemplate other things.

After some selection, Fang Xu ultimately chose a god-descent technique.

According to Guyuxi, when the Soul Spirit Dao is cultivated to the utmost, one can use one's own soul power to communicate with higher realms, summoning powerful souls to descend and aid oneself in battle.

This is somewhat similar to the Daoist invocation of deities from my previous life.

Invite the ancestral master to possess.

However, the god-descent technique is a bit more overbearing than the invocation of deities.

Because the god-descent technique does not invoke the so-called ancestral master.

During the ritual, whenever the practitioner senses a powerful soul, they can directly summon it for their own use.

Such an overbearing method also brings many uncontrollable dangers during the execution of the god-descent technique.

For example, a backlash from the powerful soul.

Furthermore, the summoned powerful soul may refuse to leave, etc.

These problems were once encountered by Soul Spirit Dao cultivators of the Heavenly Radiant Realm.

According to Guyuxi, the great war that shattered the Heavenly Radiant Realm back then was caused because several powerful experts of that realm used the god-descent technique to summon souls that were too evil.

After they engaged in all-out war, they completely disregarded the lives of the Heavenly Radiant Realm's common folk, directly shattering the entire realm into fragments.

Although the god-descent technique has many unstable factors, as the pinnacle method of the Soul Spirit Dao it is undoubtedly a powerful killing move.

If he could successfully cultivate the god-descent technique, Fang Xu believes his chances of victory in his battle against the Heavenly Mystic Realm's heavenly Dao will greatly increase.

After all, that is a powerful being of a higher-level space.

A terrifying existence capable of shattering the Heavenly Radiant Realm!

Having decided to practice the god-descent technique, he detached himself from other information and began researching its cultivation method.

After some research, he helplessly discovered that to cultivate the god-descent technique, his current soul realm is still far insufficient.

Looking across the entire Heavenly Mystic Realm, those who possess a soul realm comparable to the Dharma Appearance Realm while in the Primordial Martial Realm are rare, and Fang Xu is one of a kind.

But to cultivate the god-descent technique, his soul realm is still insufficient.

Having no choice, Fang Xu could only search through countless bits of information for ways to enhance his soul realm.

After searching, he found that he seemingly could only start cultivating from the basics of the Soul Spirit Dao.

As a mature cultivation system, the Soul Spirit Dao requires a great amount of time to study from the ground up.

For now, perhaps he can only cultivate as far as he can, taking each step as it comes.

Temporarily setting aside the god-descent technique, Fang Xu began to practice the foundational methods of the Soul Spirit Dao.

Outside, Guyuxi seemed to sense Fang Xu's choice, and couldn't help but show a faint smile on his face.

At this moment, Fang Xu awoke, saw Guyuxi's smile, and asked curiously, "Senior, what are you laughing at?"

Guyuxi did not answer directly, but instead asked, "The god-descent technique isn't that easy to cultivate, is it?"

Fang Xu gave a wry smile and nodded.

He understood that Guyuxi must have guessed that he had suffered a setback before the god-descent technique.

"Your soul realm is already quite strong."

"If you start cultivating the Soul Spirit Dao from scratch, within a hundred years you might have a chance to reach the threshold for the god-descent technique."

"But a threshold is a threshold; if you wish to perfect the god-descent technique, it's not merely a matter of time."

"The Heavenly Radiant Realm has studied the Soul Spirit Dao for so many years, yet only ten verified masters of the god-descent technique are recorded."

"Those ten people were called the Ten Abyss Venerables."

"How far has your senior's God Descent Technique been cultivated?" Fang Xu suddenly asked curiously.

As an apostle, once a god, Gu Yuxi's God Descent Technique should have reached a very profound realm.

"I do not cultivate the God Descent Technique."

"Not only do I not cultivate the God Descent Technique, but all apostles do not cultivate this technique."

"Apostles cultivate the Five Elements Soul Refining Method, also known as the Nether Soul Dao."

"Nether Soul Dao?"

"This sounds like an existence opposed to the Divine Soul Dao!"

Fang Xu was somewhat curious about what the Celestial Bright Realm was like back then.

"Actually, aside from the God Descent Technique, you can cultivate all other Divine Soul Dao methods."

"But I observe that you seem to have cultivated a completely new Way of the Soul Sword using only the Soul Sword Technique."

Fang Xu nodded.

He isn't very interested in the other techniques of the Divine Soul Dao.

Only the Soul Sword Technique and the God Descent Technique.

"If you truly want to cultivate the God Descent Technique and also want to achieve it quickly in a short time, I happen to have a method."

Gu Yuxi suddenly spoke.

Fang Xu looked at him curiously: "What method?"

"'Time Secret Realm.' Gu Yuxi said: 'There is a kind of secret realm that, because it inherently contains temporal laws, causes the flow of time to differ from that of our world.'"

"'For example, in some Time Secret Realms, a year passes inside while only a day passes outside.'"

"Time Secret Realm?"

Fang Xu was somewhat astonished.

"Isn't this just the God-Fallen Land that Xuanji had always wanted me to find before?"

"Moreover, the Stone Coffin World behind the Funeral Bearer seems to be a Time Secret Realm as well."

"The flow of time inside is even more terrifying compared to the outside."

"He clearly remembers that he was once trapped in the Stone Coffin World for thousands of years, while only a little over two years passed outside."

"If he could re-enter the Stone Coffin World, utilizing the difference in time flow, he might be able to cultivate the God Descent Technique to great accomplishment in a short time."

"Moreover, it seems he could also bring those disciples of the Dark God Temple inside."

"Then let them cultivate inside for thousands or even hundreds of years before coming out."

"Each one is an existence at the Dharma Aspect Realm, or even the Divine Unity Realm."

"In that case, the Great Expansion Dao Sect amounts to nothing!"

"Thinking of this, he immediately left the Celestial Bright Realm, went outside, and began to summon the Funeral Bearer."

"Originally, the Funeral Bearer had taught him the method to summon it."

"Not long after Fang Xu employed the secret method, a dull iron chain sound suddenly came from the distant sky."

"The Funeral Bearer's tall figure slowly walked over from afar."

"Fang Xu didn't even see clearly how he appeared, as if he had originally been there."

"The Funeral Bearer quickly came to Fang Xu's side, sizing him up, somewhat curious."

"'What business do you have with me?'"

"A voice echoed deep in Fang Xu's soul."

"Before he could speak, the Funeral Bearer had already sensed his thoughts."

"'Living beings have no way to enter the Burial World Coffin; you are the exception.'"

"'In other words, those people from the Dark God Temple wanting to enter the Burial World Coffin to cultivate is impossible.'"

"'Living beings have no way to enter the Burial World Coffin; then what is my situation?'"

"Fang Xu was very curious."

"But it seems the Funeral Bearer himself isn't clear either."

"Actually, with his strength, when Fang Xu first emerged from the Burial World Coffin, he needed only a thought to annihilate Fang Xu."

"The reason he didn't act is also because Fang Xu is the first living person to have entered the Burial World Coffin since he became the Funeral Bearer, and then come out alive."

"The Funeral Bearer also wanted to see what was special about Fang Xu, which is why he spared his life."

"Meanwhile, Fang Xu still thought he had escaped by his own abilities back then."

"'If you want to enter the Burial World Coffin again, you can, but whether you can come out alive this time is not certain.'"

"The Funeral Bearer's voice appeared again."

"After hearing this, Fang Xu furrowed his brows."

"What does this mean?"

"Wasn't I alive the last time I entered the Burial World Coffin?"

"Could there be an accident this time?"

"Sensing his doubt, the Funeral Bearer explained: 'In the endless ages, who knows how many worlds are buried within the Burial World Coffin, along with the corpses of many gods.'"

"'Perhaps last time you entered the Burial World Coffin, you were lucky and ultimately came out alive.'"

"'But this time, upon entering, there is only a minuscule probability of entering that original world.'"

"'If you enter other worlds, the chance of coming out alive will be very low.'"

"Fang Xu suddenly realized."

"It turns out the Burial World Coffin is just a random dungeon."

My previous entry was probably just luck; after entering the Burial World Coffin, I found myself in the buried Heavenly Profound Realm.

But this time……it's not guaranteed.

"Still going in?"

The funeral attendant asked.

Enter!

Why not enter!

The Burial World Coffin's time flow differs greatly from the outside.

After entering, I might be able to greatly increase my strength in a short time.

When I come out then, I may have a chance to defeat the Great Expansion Dao Sect.

And if I don't enter the Burial World Coffin, I don't know how long until the Year of the Monkey and Horse before I'll have the strength to fight the Great Expansion Dao Sect.

The key is, the time the Great Expansion Dao Sect has left for me is probably not much either.

Even if I were the sect master of the Great Expansion Dao Sect, I wouldn't allow a potential enemy to keep growing.

"Then come in."

The funeral attendant slowly turned around, facing the huge Burial World Coffin toward Fang Xu.

Looking at the huge stone coffin before him, Fang Xu leapt onto it directly.

"Wait a moment."

After jumping onto the Burial World Coffin, he suddenly realized he needed to inform everyone of his whereabouts.

So that people wouldn't think he had met with an accident later.

With a flash, he arrived at the entrance of the Heavenly Radiant Realm, briefly instructed the few temple disciples guarding the entrance, then returned to the Burial World Coffin and slipped in through the crack in the lid.

The same seven-layer stone coffin; Fang Xu, familiar with the way, went straight to the seventh layer.

What he saw next was a blinding light; inside the seventh layer of the Burial World, this time the world was completely indiscernible.

Fang Xu gritted his teeth and leapt straight into it.

After passing through the dazzling golden light, he found himself in a fragmented world.

The reason it's called fragmented is because the world before him is clearly incomplete.

Half of the sky is bright, with faint clouds drifting.

The other half is merely void, with masses of chaotic qi shifting shape, and black chaotic lightning flashing intermittently, shaking that half of the sky incessantly.

The ground beneath his feet is also riddled with cracks, with large amounts of lava flowing across the surface, the terrifying heat making one feel uncomfortable.

Fang Xu walked slowly forward, preparing to first get a general sense of this world's situation.

But after just a couple steps, he was utterly stunned by the terrifying sight from the other side!

A corpse!

A corpse like a terrifying mountain range lay silently on the ground!

A rough glance showed Fang Xu that the corpse actually occupied one-third of the space of this broken world.

Its length is nearly ten thousand li, its height also extremely terrifying, estimated at least ten thousand meters!

You must know, this corpse is lying down!

Fang Xu's breathing grew a little ragged; he didn't know what the corpse looked like in life.

What kind of existence could possess such a terrifying physique!

Staring silently at the huge corpse before him, Fang Xu found himself unable to move for a moment.

After a long while, a soft rustling sound came from beside him, and Fang Xu fearfully discovered that a strange small snake had appeared behind him at some point.

That small snake was entirely white, a deathly pale white!

It had no scales; calling it a snake, it resembled more a yellow eel-like creature.

About a zhang in length, as thick as an arm, beneath its deathly white skin, vivid red blood vessels were clearly visible.

Its head was round and plump, with a pair of large eyes like black gems set on either side, giving it a very spirited appearance.

Seeing Fang Xu turn, the small snake wasn't afraid; it simply raised its head and kept flicking its tongue at him.

Fang Xu sized it up, found it seemingly harmless, and didn't think much of it.

But the next scene made him break out in a cold sweat!

Suddenly, a subtle vibration came from inside the distant corpse.

After feeling the vibration, the small snake before him instantly vanished!

At that moment, the surrounding space was pierced by the snake's terrifying speed, leaving a pitch-black crack!

Under Fang Xu's gaze, the small snake immediately appeared before the distant corpse and then dove straight into it.

Not long after, countless white heads suddenly sprouted from within the corpse!

These heads varied in size.

The large ones exceeded a zhang, while the small ones were even smaller than that little snake just now.

After these heads emerged, they didn't look at Fang Xu; they merely flicked their tongues toward the sky, then all burrowed back into the corpse.

At this moment, Fang Xu didn't even dare to breathe.

He could tell these strange white snakes seemed to feed on that corpse and make it their home.

On the surface they look harmless to humans and beasts, but their strength is absolutely far more terrifying than imagined! (End of chapter)