Chapter 73 - Tianhuang Mainland
When Xue Yi saw Su Zimo stopping in his tracks with a weird expression, he asked softly, “What’s wrong, junior brother? Why do you look so pale?”
Su Zimo did not reply.
As though he had recalled something, Xue Yi gasped and pointed at Su Zimo with a stutter. “Y-Y-You’re not that… u-unlucky soul, right?!”
Right then, Su Zimo felt a cold wind and goosebumps rising all over his body – it was as though he was being targeted by an incomparably strong being!
Su Zimo’s body froze and his hands and feet turned cold as he turned around and raised his head slowly.
Unknowingly, the gigantic crane behind the both of them had its eyes opened, glaring at them with an icy gaze.
Before the crane, Su Zimo felt that he was incomparably small and that comparison wasn’t merely for their size – it was in terms of power.
“Foundation Establishment comes after Qi Condensation. From there on, you will start on a major milestone of cultivation – core formation!”
“Once you’ve formed a core, your lifespan would extend to 500 years as you cast away your mortal self and be known as a Perfected being. After that, you will reach the Nascent Soul realm and your lifespan will further expand to a thousand years as you become known as a Perfected lord. There, your sea of wisdom is unlocked as you cultivate your spirit consciousness. Even if you are blinded, you will be able to sense everything around you as your spirit consciousness permeates through the world unobstructed!”
“Post Nascent Soul comes Void Reversion realm where you commit your heart to the Dao and refine your spirit to the void, casting away all impurities from the Nascent Soul. It will then evolve to an Essence Spirit, transparent and fearless of the world. That is when you have truly broken free of the shackles of a physical body. Other than being able to travel with merely your consciousness, it is also equivalent to having another life as it can assimilate and cultivate a body other than your physical self! Your lifespan will be 5,000 years at that stage and at Void Reversion realm, you will be known as a Dao being.”
Su Zimo was shocked to hear this.
There were nine sections to The Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness. The seventh section was about core formation, the eight was about turning into an Yin Spirit and the ninth, Yang Spirit.
The Yin Spirit section mentioned that one would be able to perceive their own spirit after breaking through the void. Was the sea of wisdom that Ling Yun mentioned referring to that void?
Did that mean that the so-called Yin Spirit was the immortal equivalent of Nascent Soul?
The Yang Spirit section mentioned that one would be able to obtain a pure Yang Spirit uncontaminated from Yin after refining the impurities of the Yin Spirit. At later stages, one would be able to assimilate with the Heaven and Earth powers and gather their energy!
Did that mean that the so-called Yang Spirit was the immortality equivalent of Essence Spirit?
Lowering his head, Su Zimo tried his best to contain the shock in his eyes.
If he were to cultivate both as a demon and immortal, there was a high chance he would be able to obtain two Golden Cores in the future… two Essence Spirits!