Chapter 659: Zhou Qingmei Merges the Dao

Six years later, He Pingsheng shattered one layer of his Dao barrier!

Then, He Pingsheng simultaneously cultivated the Dao to break his Dao barrier and devoured elixirs to break his physical barrier!

Another ten years passed!

He Pingsheng's cultivation base rose from Foundation Establishment ninth layer to ninth layer!

At this time, Zhou Qingmei's avatar's cultivation also surged rapidly, breaking through from Void Refinement ninth layer to Void Refinement eleventh layer.

That wasn't the key point—the key was that the old servant Hao Cang had also broken through.

His cultivation had reached Void Refinement eleventh layer.

And he had hit a bottleneck!

He Pingsheng stepped out of this magic treasure space.

"Young Master…" Hao Cang smiled: "Your servant has reached the limit!"

Hao Cang had hit a bottleneck!

To break through to Void Refinement, he still had two hurdles to overcome.

The first was the bottleneck!

How to break through the bottleneck from eleventh to twelfth layer.

Of course, one could devour heavenly treasures and earthly rarities.

But now, neither Hao Cang nor He Pingsheng possessed anything capable of breaking this bottleneck.

The second hurdle was the 【Molting Embryo Elixir】.

Even if one broke through the bottleneck to Void Refinement twelfth layer, there remained one final barrier before reaching Void Refinement.

To transition from Void Refinement to Void Refinement, one needed a sixth-rank elixir called the 【Molting Embryo Elixir】.

Once swallowed, the Nascent Soul could detach from the body, achieving permanent separation between the Nascent Soul and the physical form.

This prepared the way for later creating an avatar.

Because when crafting an avatar, the Nascent Soul must be fused into it.

But now, He Pingsheng had no Molting Embryo Elixir either.

Still, there was no need to worry—such elixirs were commonly used in the Spirit Realm, and various families or sects cultivated their ingredients; though expensive, they could always be obtained.

"It's time to gather the ingredients for the Molting Embryo Elixir!" He Pingsheng said: "Hao Cang, inventory what you need!"

"Buy whatever's missing from Tian Guang City!"

"Once everything's assembled, I'll refine the elixir for you!"

"As for the heavenly treasures to break the bottleneck…" He Pingsheng paused briefly: "I'll go to Zhu Que Imperial Domain and ask Nan Qiqi for some."

The emperor's granddaughter surely wouldn't lack such things.

Besides, Nan Qiqi had already said that if he needed anything, he could ask her anytime—and she'd given him a token.

"Yes!" Hao Cang went out to purchase the ingredients.

The ingredients for the Molting Embryo Elixir were easy to obtain.

A few days later, He Pingsheng refined a batch into twenty-four supreme Molting Embryo Elixirs.

Keep them!

Resume seclusion!

One day!

Two days!

One year!

Two years!

In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.

He Pingsheng's cultivation reached Void Refinement tenth layer!

Simultaneously, his Spirit Refinement and Body Refinement also reached tenth layer.

His understanding of the 【Heavenly Moon Divine Array】 deepened further—he could now easily set up a fifth-rank array.

Sixth-rank was still out of reach!

On the other side, Hao Cang remained stuck at Void Refinement eleventh layer, while Zhou Qingmei's avatar finally reached Void Refinement twelfth layer's peak.

"Congratulations—you've reached perfection!"

He Pingsheng looked at Zhou Qingmei.

At this moment, Zhou Qingmei's avatar and her original body shared identical cultivation and appearance, differing only in attire—one wore black, the other red.

"Thank you, Young Master!" Zhou Qingmei beamed with joy, bowing to He Pingsheng: "Without your gifts and elixir refinement, your servant could never have reached Void Refinement peak in just twenty-six years!"

"No need for thanks!" He Pingsheng asked: "Now, can you merge your Dao?"

If the original body and avatar successfully merged, both would enter Body Integration!

At Body Integration, Zhou Qingmei could harness the power of Law of Heaven and Earth to shed her corpse cultivator identity, refining her corpse into a Dharma Form and becoming a true Xuan Gate cultivator.

Such a transformation was not something everyone could encounter.

Of course, because it was a Dao merger breakthrough, transitioning from Void Refinement to Body Integration required no elixirs at all.

Just merge the Dao.

In other words, the avatar itself was the best elixir for breaking into Body Integration.

"Your servant can now merge her Dao, Young Master," Zhou Qingmei frowned slightly: "But there's one problem!"

He Pingsheng said: "Speak."

Zhou Qingmei said: "Even if we find a secluded place, merging the Dao takes three days."

"And during the merger, the yin-ash energy within both my body and avatar will radiate—I fear the Fomen might…"

She did not continue.

He Pingsheng understood her meaning.

"Don't worry!" He Pingsheng said: "Merge your Dao inside this magic treasure space!"

"Merge your original body and avatar into one!"

"Once your Dao unites, heavenly tribulation will arrive—but this space cannot withstand tribulation. I'll release you outside only when you're ready to face it—then you can directly endure the heavenly lightning!"

"Even if Fomen cultivators come, you'll already be Body Integration, and your yin-ash energy will be shed—they may not dare act!"

Of course, this was merely He Pingsheng's speculation.

If a Mahayana Emperor from Fomen arrived and was unreasonable, she might perish.

Take the gamble!

After all, one must gamble eventually!

Zhou Qingmei sat cross-legged in this realm, her avatar walking over to sit opposite her, palms pressed together.

Streams of Dao energy flowed from each body into the other.

Merge Dao! Merge Dao!

It was the fusion of Dao methods.

Original body and avatar exchanged and shared everything.

They mutually comprehended each other's Dao, uniting their Dao into one.

Three days later, Zhou Qingmei and her avatar suddenly opened their eyes.

Boom—boom—boom…

Above them, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashing in streaks.

He Pingsheng, standing nearby, gasped in astonishment: "This magic treasure space can withstand tribulation?"

"No good…"

Whoosh…

The next instant, He Pingsheng exited the magic treasure space.

Regardless of why this space could withstand tribulation, if He Pingsheng stood beside Zhou Qingmei, Heaven would mistake him as the cultivator undergoing tribulation—and the lightning would double, even multiply tenfold.

So he quickly retreated.

Though he had exited the space, since it was his magic treasure, he could still observe its every movement with his spiritual sense.

Waves of tribulation lightning descended.

Each wave carried nine strikes.

He Pingsheng counted—seven waves total.

Seven Nines Heavenly Tribulation!

"Law of Heaven and Earth!" After surviving the tribulation, Zhou Qingmei roared, releasing countless golden light from within.

Using the Law of Heaven and Earth, she refined her body into a Dharma Form.

After shedding her physical form, a strand of her soul descended, becoming a true Body Integration cultivator.

Body Integration—achieved!

Not only had her cultivation reached Body Integration, but Zhou Qingmei's avatar had also entered Body Integration.

Not only did her cultivation base reach Body Integration, but Zhou Qingmei's avatar also entered the Body Integration realm.