Chapter 451: 251, Change World_2
Originally, Tan Shuchang thought he would never see this named disciple again. Unexpectedly, after the Land of the Four Pillars was divided, he saw his named disciple again!
At this moment, in Tan Shuchang's gaze, it was a somewhat ordinary small county town.
The county town was somewhat dilapidated; whether it was the outer city or the residences of most residents within, they were all made from hardened loess. Only a few buildings showcased a hint of lavish decor.
Tan Shuchang saw his named disciple, Dai Huanzhen, who was currently leading a group of people dressed in ragged, patch-covered clothes, gathering inside a simple earthen house.
And these people were surrounding both Dai Huanzhen and a pearl he held in his hands.
Tan Shuchang began to listen intently.
He then heard his named disciple say, "After this Soul Incubation and Godly Ascension, all fellow disciples must not flaunt their sanctity publically, and must devoutly cultivate our sect's secret teachings! As for why, you all must be aware that the Way of the Primordial Spirit involves fundamentals and is extremely perilous. Whether it is confronting others or applying the Law of the Primordial Spirit, unstable fundamentals can easily leave troubles."
"Saint Heir, please perform the rituals quickly, for our Soul Incubation and Godly Ascension, Primordial Spirit secrets, we are all aware and understand the stakes!" Upon hearing this, the people around began to echo in agreement.
Dai Huanzhen, upon hearing these words, showed no surprise, but he did not immediately believe these people's assurances.
However, he was merely following procedure, so he nodded and began the Soul Incubation and Godly Ascension for these people!
The so-called Soul Incubation and Godly Ascension involved using the Spiritual Pearl in his hand to help these people break through their innate restraints, allowing their soul consciousness to leave the body and manifest sanctity before others.
This was the first step of the Way of the Primordial Spirit.
At this moment, as the pearl in his hand emitted brilliant Spiritual Light, those bathed in this light each took a seated position while starting to mutter.
The voices of these individuals were not loud, but that was naturally no obstacle for Tan Shuchang, who heard everything clearly.
Although he did not know what this so-called Way of the Primordial Spirit was, a True Immortal is indeed a True Immortal!
After a brief pondering, Tan Shuchang understood the effects of the incantations these people recited—they shockingly involved emptying one's own essence and spirit as a price, to smoothly allow one's soul to leave the body!
"It's not just simple soul departure..." Tan Shuchang's eyes showed a hint of surprise, for after these people's souls left their bodies in the Spiritual Light, they immediately transformed.
Some people's souls left their bodies; once bathed in that Spiritual Light, they began to draw in the Spiritual Energy of the heavens and earth.
As the Spiritual Energy gathered, these souls directly transformed into figures with Three Heads and Six Arms. However, these figures with Three Heads and Six Arms did not resemble any mythological characters, as their faces were unclear and even their bodies were somewhat ethereal.
Other than the figures with Three Heads and Six Arms, there were also those transformed into the shape of books, and these soul-transformed-as-books differed after transformation; some consisted of three volumes of books while others had only one. Apart from the difference in number, the appearances were also vastly different, including bamboo slips, jade tablets, or parchment.
Among them, the quantities of Three Heads and Six Arms to books were roughly in three to seven ratio.
Watching this scene unfold, Tan Shuchang's named disciple, Dai Huanzhen, nodded repeatedly, feeling that it was worthwhile for their sect to have preached here for two or three years, as their prior preparations truly weren't in vain.
Because those transformed into the form of souls with Three Heads and Six Arms possessed powerful combat abilities. By continuously refining their Divine Sense, these transformed souls could continuously display various powerful attributes of the Primordial Spirit!
As for those books, the majority were jade tablets, followed by bamboo slips and parchment together, with books being the most basic, serving as foundations.
However, even the most basic, ordinary book transformations could be used for cultivation. Although they suffered from many shortcomings and required day after day of studying and enlightenment. Once temptation clouded the mind and one lacked sufficient mentality, their realm could directly regress.
In confrontations of Primordial Spirit, this type of book transformation was the easiest to suppress.
For transformations into Three Heads and Six Arms, casually unleashing a streak of True Fire could force the opponent's Primordial Spirit to retreat back into the body. If they stubbornly refused to retreat? For those transformed into Three Heads and Six Arms, it was even better, for this streak of True Fire could directly assault the opponent's physical body, reducing them to rootless ducksweed in an instant.
"Fellow disciples, you can see that on normal days, everyone's understanding of our sect's scriptures is already deep enough. Those disciples who successfully conceived the Primordial Spirit Form of Three Heads and Six Arms, come find me to register later. I will arrange someone to teach you all the methods of Primordial Spirit combat."
Dai Huanzhen said,
As he spoke these words, he glanced around, and upon seeing that many people appeared disappointed, he continued, "Even if you didn't manage to envision the Primordial Spirit Form with Three Heads and Six Arms, you shouldn't feel disheartened or listless. Whether it's jade slips, bamboo scrolls, or parchment, the sect has a complete set of cultivation methods. All you need to do is to be patient and contribute more to the sect! Moreover, the sect will not be stingy in the initial cultivation of you all."
After Dai Huanzhen finished speaking, about seventy percent of those present couldn't help but smile.
But just then, a wall in the earthen house they were in was forcibly broken open from the outside. Dust and chunks of earth began to fall continuously, signaling the imminent collapse of the entire earthen house.
However, the people inside the earthen house did not show signs of panic; though startled, they quickly escaped before the structure completely collapsed.
It was evident that they were used to escaping, as Tan Shuchang saw that the people's first reaction upon getting out was to burst into profuse swearing.
The words were as filthy as possible, and the target of the swearing was uniformly the same.
It was clear this wasn't the first time.
Tan Shuchang understood when he saw this. Despite being a Saint Heir of a sect, the sect was one that should not be exposed to the public light.
For outside the earthen house were a group of people dressed in vine armor, each hanging a huge iron ruler by their waist.
These people seemed to belong to a significant power.
They looked well organized.
Unlike the ragtag bunch he was part of, which could almost be described with four characters—A Motley Crew.
Then, these two groups began to fight.
Naturally, his group, as recognized disciples, was unequivocally defeated. Everyone with the Three Heads and Six Arms and various books manifested only to be directly annihilated.
The group wearing vine armor, their souls having left their bodies, transformed into iron rulers themselves.
Although the iron rulers weren't sharp edged, they could overpower those who had just completed the ritual of Soul Incubation and Godly Ascension within a single bout.
In the crowd, the only exception was naturally Dai Huanzhen.
Dai Huanzhen was seen sitting cross-legged, a surge of Spiritual Light lifting him off the ground. His robe fluttered without wind, manifesting his Primordial Spirit.
A mountainous landscape smashed towards those iron rulers.
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The iron rulers, despite their numbers, could not withstand the barrage of the mountainous scene and were defeated.
Yet, there were skilled practitioners among the newcomers as well. As another individual sat cross-legged, surrounded by Spiritual Light uplifting him, a lone peak materialized just as quickly.
The clash of these Primordial Spirit manifestations began, creating a sound loud enough to be deafening.
The rumbling was like, shaking the heavens and the earth.
"Battle of cultivation…"
Tan Shuchang watched this scene from afar, not surprised at all. After all, after the transformation by the sinister gaming world, both the Yin God and Fierce Ghost adopted such methods of combat.
"So, what exactly is going on?" Tan Shuchang was only interested in this aspect.