Chapter 31: with translation of chapter title

Bei Xiu World God

World God

Zhou Yu's true self and second primordial spirit were here; they both, with a thought, chose suicide.

As a loose immortal, Zhou Yu's true self's physical body had already been destroyed by the heavenly tribulation; the second primordial spirit simply never had a physical body from the start, so at this moment suicide meant the scattering of soul and spirit.

However, given Zhou Yu's Dao comprehension and spiritual realm, the essence of his life is no longer soul and spirit, but the true spirit that contains all his memories and emotions.

Third-Rank True Immortal

If one reaches the level of a World God, even if soul and spirit scatter, relying solely on the true spirit can survive for a time—just like the Bei Xiu World God.

The reason the Bei Xiu World God ultimately died after arriving in the Three Realms was that even his true spirit suffered irreversible damage.

Qi Cultivation

Body Refinement Path

Qi Cultivation Path

These two drops of Chaos Essence Liquid are absolutely worth more than two true heavenly gods; using them to rebuild the souls and bodies of two loose immortals is quite extravagant.

At this moment, the Chaos Essence Liquid contacted the true spirit of the loose immortal Zhou Yu after his suicide; under Zhou Yu's own powerful spirit, his soul immediately began to recondense and his body rapidly formed.

Scroll of Inner Observation and Free Ancestor God

"True self and second primordial spirit are the rules of the Chaos Universe; only mortal life can have a second primordial spirit—it seems my second primordial spirit has directly received recognition, without needing the true self to cultivate and then re-cultivate it."

Zhou Yu understood in his heart that at this moment his true self and second primordial spirit simultaneously committed suicide and simultaneously relied on the Chaos Essence Liquid to condense soul and body; this did not violate the most fundamental rule, so it succeeded easily.

Perfection of Return to the Void

The second primordial spirit—that is, the second true spirit, a complete true spirit—can naturally possess a complete physical body as long as the conditions are suitable.

"This method of reshaping the soul and flesh is easy to use on ordinary bodies, but if it is a life that has already passed the heavenly tribulation, it's probably not that simple either." Zhou Yu also quickly came to a realization in his heart.

"Since we are reshaping the flesh, let's all take the path of cultivating both god-demon body refinement and qi cultivation." Zhou Yu's attention quickly returned to his true self and second primordial spirit.

Since we now have a fleshly body, not taking the god-demon path is indeed a pity.

Of course, taking the body refinement path has both advantages and disadvantages.

If it is the qi cultivation path, as long as the essence liquid is sufficient, Zhou Yu's two avatars can quickly return to the Loose Immortal level; but if it is body refinement, he must rely on himself to slowly absorb stellar power.

Actually, if one is willing to use Chaos Essence Liquid, this process could be sped up, but Zhou Yu would have to be crazy to choose to use Chaos Essence Liquid—that would be too wasteful.

Moreover, the greatest difficulty in cultivating the body refinement path is not the time spent accumulating energy, but whether one can break through the bottleneck.

If one cannot break through the major bottleneck, there is no chance at all of surviving the Heavenly God Tribulation.

Many True Immortals in the Three Realms have experienced reincarnation and renewed cultivation, yet they remain True Immortals; a large part of the reason is that advancement via the body refinement path is not that simple.

It's not that a high realm guarantees one can break through.

"However, I have the 'Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence' talent; no matter what bottleneck, I can always break through." Zhou Yu felt this in his heart.

The Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence talent is indeed abnormal; in the simulation, he relied on this talent, grinding time relentlessly, until he broke through to True God.

Of course, this talent is not as simple as it appears on the surface.

According to the situation in the simulation, it's not hard to see that the greater the bottleneck, the longer the time required to break through relying on the "Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence" talent.

For example, Zhou Yu cultivated the "True Scripture of the Creation Lotus"; from Heavenly God to True God took a full thirty billion years; if he continues relying on this method, how long would it take to go from True God to Ancestor God?

Probably not even a whole Chaos Era would be enough.

In Zhou Yu's view, to shorten the time needed for a breakthrough, one must minimize the difficulty of the breakthrough as much as possible.

For instance, swapping the "True Scripture of the Creation Lotus" for top-tier methods like the "Volume of the Ancestor God of Inner Observation and Freedom" and the "God of the Barren World" would greatly reduce the breakthrough difficulty, and the required time would surely be shortened considerably.

Likewise, enhancing one's own talent would similarly shorten the breakthrough time.

"The 'Cultivation Genius' talent I obtained when simulating the Cang Yuan Diagram world also enhances the body; I have now shaped a perfect fleshly body with two drops of Chaos Essence Liquid, and this body's innate talent is already high, so this time re‑undertaking god‑demon body refinement should not take too long." Zhou Yu nodded silently.

For him, as long as he cultivates to the Perfection of the Return to the Void, passing the Heavenly God Tribulation will not be difficult.

Soon, Zhou Yu returned to the World Prison, and this time he also brought his second primordial spirit along.

Zhou Yu directly gave the second primordial spirit a bottle of Chaos Essence Liquid to cultivate the Tao Wu Eighteen Demons and Gods; one bottle of Chaos Essence Liquid is enough for a third‑rank True Immortal to possess eighteen peak avatars, and indeed it would not be exhausted at all.

As for Zhou Yu's True God true self, it is naturally unable to cultivate the Tao Wu Eighteen Demons and Gods.

To condense a True God divine body, it might require nearly a hundred bottles of Chaos Essence Liquid, so that all eighteen avatars recover peak strength?

At least a thousand bottles of Chaos Essence Liquid would be needed.

This World Prison was personally forged by the World God; after tempering three Chaos Eras, only eighteen bottles of Chaos Essence Liquid were obtained—just imagine how difficult it would be to acquire a thousand bottles.

"Let my true self and second primordial spirit grow up first, then have them cultivate the Tao Wu Eighteen Demons and Gods." Zhou Yu also didn't think much of it.

While the second primordial spirit was cultivating, he also moved his body and headed straight for the exit of this hazy chaos space.

Whoosh!

Zhou Yu flew past the exit, and suddenly a vast world appeared before his eyes.

This world is extremely vast; although it is not as great as the ancient Pangu world, it is far broader than any major world in the Three Realms.

This is the World Prison, imprisoning many criminals—Heavenly Gods and Heavenly Immortals, True Gods and True Immortals, even Ancestor Gods and Ancestor Immortals.

"This World Prison, aside from those methods and the eighteen bottles of Chaos Essence Liquid, also holds a treasure: the prisoners here, each of whom possesses a great deal of wealth." Zhou Yu felt this in his heart; since he has obtained this World Prison, he will surely plunder the treasures on those prisoners—if worse comes to worst, he can wait for a chance to release them later.

Swish!

Zhou Yu also didn't hesitate; he directly moved his body and flew into the expansive world.

Soon, Zhou Yu landed on a plain.

A figure in blue robes sat cross‑legged here; he was somewhat thin, with a layer of dust scattered over his body.

The disturbance caused by Zhou Yu's arrival startled that figure, who slowly opened his eyes.

"True God?"

That figure was slightly taken aback.

"I am the new Guardian," Zhou Yu said calmly, "Hand over all your treasures."

"Guardian? You've broken through?" the figure asked, noting that Guardians are usually held by Heavenly Gods or first‑rank Celestial Immortals.

"That doesn't concern you."

"I can give you my treasures, but my detention time has long expired; you must ask why they still won't release me."

"Fine."

Zhou Yu nodded.

"These are my treasures."

The figure waved a hand, and a heap of treasures was instantly thrown toward him.

Almost all were pure‑yang supreme artifacts; a rough count showed over a thousand pieces.

"That's really exaggerated."

Zhou Yu felt a pang of regret: over a thousand pure‑yang supreme artifacts? Most Heavenly Gods and True Immortals of the Three Realms are far poorer than this, and yet these came solely from the hand of a Celestial Immortal imprisoned in the World Prison.

Of course, this was not an ordinary Celestial Immortal but a first‑rank Celestial Immortal.

The Qi‑cultivation flow of the Three Realms is weaker than the body refinement of gods and demons because the Three Realms practice third‑tier Qi cultivation.

Genuine first‑rank Celestial Immortals and first‑rank True Immortals are comparable to, or even slightly surpass, Heavenly Gods and True Gods.

However, attaining first‑rank Celestial Immortal or first‑rank True Immortal is extremely difficult; it requires the World God or a Chaotic Immortal to intervene personally.

Even a second‑rank Celestial Immortal needs a specific cultivation method plus chaotic artifact assistance to achieve, which is equally arduous.

Zhou Yu did not hesitate; he waved his hand to collect the treasures and then added, "I also need to examine your memories."

"Examine my memories? Don't be so overbearing!" the figure snapped, instantly angry.

"You have no choice; unless you self‑destruct, I can forcibly examine your memories," Zhou Yu warned.

Hearing that, the figure fell silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

Having been stuck here for endless years, he longs to leave.

So Zhou Yu easily probed the Celestial Immortal's memories, but found nothing of value; he lingered no longer and left quickly.

"I'll wait for your news," the Celestial Immortal called out from afar.

Zhou Yu waved his hand without further comment; if he appears again, it means he now has the power to set him free, and if he never gains that ability, he will never show up again.

(End of Chapter)