Chapter 234: 152、Nine Luminaries Immortal Fate - Outer Dao Golden Body! (4K Chapter)_2
Although the outer regions of Moyun Palace were rich in Spiritual Energy, it paled in comparison to a place as bountiful as the Nanchuan Valley Sky Fox Clan’s territory.
With a mere thought, Xu Xing exited Moyun Palace via the celestial dome’s star chart.
Accompanying him were the Three Great Demon Immortals and King Li Hong of Chu.
As for Shi Yuyan, having always been in the outer regions and not needing to seek opportunities within the Inner Three Palaces, she had already departed Moyun Palace before Xu Xing and the others.
It was just as Xu Xing had anticipated in the Lake Heart Palace.
Seeing King Li Hong of Chu depart Moyun Palace, the Three Great Demon Immortals’ gazes flickered. However, none of them proposed to attack him. Instead, they remained vigilant against Xu Xing, preventing him from activating any array techniques.
King Li Hong of Chu, similarly, seemed to have no intention of attacking the Three Great Demon Immortals or Xu Xing. He looked back, gazing deeply at the four of them. Seeing that the East Sea Dragon King had not yet emerged, he seemed to realize something. He then stepped into the void and departed from the Bottom of the North Abyss.
His figure vanished in an instant.
The Three Great Demon Immortals likewise fled the array technique’s range, arriving in the sky above the North Abyss.
"Brother Xu, Ling’er looks forward to meeting you again."
Before departing, Heavenly Fox King Xiang Jun didn’t forget his old habits.
He uttered a highly suggestive remark to Xu Xing.
「...」
Leaving the North Abyss.
This time, Xu Xing didn’t establish another Cave Mansion nearby.
He began by silently pilfering resources from over a dozen tribes in the Northern Barbarians.
Adhering to one’s principles didn’t mean being rigid or foolishly orthodox.
Expecting him to mine Spiritual Ores...
All Spiritual Ores in the world had long since been claimed.
It wasn’t his turn to excavate them.
Subsequently, he located a spot abundant in Spiritual Energy, nestled deep within old mountains and forests. Using his Magic Power, he excavated a Cave Mansion. After setting up a Concealing Breath Array, he entered and sealed the entrance with boulders.
He then settled into meditative cultivation.
For the first three years, he focused solely on recuperating from his injuries.
His Essence Blood was exceedingly precious; each drop was vital. To break the Prohibition on the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp, he had expended five drops, a significant drain on his vitality.
After three years, his vitality gradually returned, and incidentally, he also broke through to the late stage of the Leakproof Realm.
The oil in the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp should last for another twenty years.
It should be enough for me to comprehend the Golden Body Realm.
Xu Xing lit the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp and placed it in a wall niche.
Immediately, he used his Divine Sense to observe the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp’s oil consumption rate, estimating its remaining lifespan.
Although the treasure refining technique for the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp detailed the oil’s creation, this particular oil was refined from slaughtered ancient gray-crowned immortal cranes.
He had never encountered such immortal cranes in either the Bloodline World or the Main World. They were likely exceedingly rare, perhaps even extinct. Refining the oil was clearly difficult, so he had to use the Crane Spirit Immortal Lamp’s fuel sparingly.
One year...
Five years...
Seven years passed in the blink of an eye.
It wasn’t until the eleventh year that a golden body, as if forged from copper and iron, slowly coalesced outside his physical form. Once this golden body solidified, the blood in his veins thickened like paste, interspersed with flecks of golden light. His heart, too, changed, beating like a great cowhide drum, thrumming only once every three hundred breaths.
Is this the Heretic Gold Body?
Nine feet, nine inches...
Xu Xing examined the Heretic Gold Body.
This Heretic Gold Body was, in essence, formed by golden light from his blood seeping through his flesh and coalescing. With a mere thought, this golden light would instantly condense into a nine-foot, nine-inch tall golden body, enveloping and protecting him.
Should he face a fatal tribulation, he could, by expending his life force, condense an even more powerful golden body.
With the Heretic Gold Body protecting him, Xu Xing slowly clenched his fist.
Instantly, the air boomed as if it were being crushed.
A casual blow is at least ten times stronger than my previous strength.
Fortunately, I didn’t try to ambush King Li Hong of Chu...
Seeing this, Xu Xing secretly rejoiced.
Although the Golden Body Realm lacked the agility of Ghost Immortals, in a true battle of attrition fought at great cost, it was uncertain who among the Three Great Demon Immortals and himself would survive unscathed.
However... an unexpected surprise!
Xu Xing peered into his conscious space, where new text slowly materialized under the [Immortal Fate] list.
[Mirror Master: Xu Hang.]
[Dao Fruit: Spring God Ju Mang (Luminaries), Six Caverns Immortal Official (Heavens)...]
[World: Bloodline (Immortal Base).]
[Descent: Reincarnation.]
[Time Flow Rate: 1 to 30.]
[Fate Grid: Justice Knight (Yellow).]
[Immortal Fate: Evil Golden Body (Luminaries).]
Nine Luminaries Immortal Fate, Evil Golden Body...
But it seems this Immortal Fate isn’t a primary one, but rather auxiliary. An auxiliary fate like the Tenth Heaven Immortal Fate [Su Yun]? That’s right; anything not aligned with the Great Dao is considered a Divine Power.
Xu Xing had a slight epiphany at this.
He primarily focused on Immortal Path cultivation methods, with the Physical Martial Way as a secondary pursuit. Perhaps the Physical Martial Way was also a profound Dao inheritance leading to the heavens. However, in the Bloodline World, this path was incomplete and could only be considered a ’technique,’ not a true ’Dao.’
Sometimes, the distinction between ’Dao’ and ’technique’ wasn’t clear-cut.
Most practitioners of the Left Path lacked orthodox cultivation methods, relying instead on cultivating a few heterodox Divine Powers to achieve an alternative form of longevity.
He surmised that in the Bronze Ancient Mirror’s judgment, cultivation methods not connected to the Great Dao were classified as Divine Powers.
The Heretic Gold Body, much like his Tenth Heaven Immortal Fate [Su Yun], was another such condensed Divine Power.
Xu Xing then looked at the description for the Nine Luminaries Immortal Fate [Evil Golden Body].
[Evil Golden Body (Nine Luminaries): A golden body condensed by cultivating the "Carp Dragon Change" and integrating Azure Dragon’s Blood. When this golden body envelops the user, their qi and blood become immensely powerful, granting strong resistance to Divine Soul-type Spells.]
Even if I don’t advance to the Late Immortal Foundation Stage...
Merely this Nine Luminaries Immortal Fate, Evil Golden Body, is enough to slaughter Bi Qing and the other three assassins from the Shadow Assassination Hall.
Xu Xing mused.
Once the Heretic Gold Body was condensed, he possessed a portion of the power of the Returning Core Realm.
Combined with his Immortal Path cultivation, he was confident enough to overcome Bi Qing and the other assassins from the Shadow Assassination Hall.
If my Physical Martial Way cultivation... breaks through to the Cave-heaven Realm...
What kind of Immortal Fate will be condensed then?
He felt a sense of anticipation.
However, the Cave-heaven Realm was already legendary in the Bloodline World. The Three Realms of Celestial Humans might seem sequential, but the leap from the Leakproof Realm to the Golden Body Realm represented a massive improvement. The progression from the Golden Body Realm to the Cave-heaven Realm was an even more significant leap.
The "Koi Dragon Transformation" Cultivation Method Kou Chun had given him contained no Chapters on breaking through from the Golden Body Realm to the Cave-heaven Realm.
Even some of the cultivation methods left behind after the East Sea Dragon King’s death lacked any mention of the Cave-heaven Realm.
This underscored the profound mystery of the Cave-heaven Realm!
Another reason to kill King Li Hong of Chu.
Since he’s already at the Golden Body Realm, he must have collected cultivation methods for subsequent breakthroughs...
Xu Xing thought.
「...」
Returning to the Main World.
Xu Xing took out the remaining half bottle of Crystal Jade Pills and two bottles of Golden Marrow Pills.
He then arranged them neatly.
The Magic Power required to solidify the Evil Golden Body would undoubtedly be immense.
Solidify the Nine Luminaries Immortal Fate [Evil Golden Body].
Xu Xing focused his consciousness.
Instantly, as the Magic Power in his Dantian was voraciously consumed, an itching sensation spread through his limbs and torso. His blood boiled, bones began to crack, and his marrow underwent a profound transformation under an immense, formative power...
Pain!
An agony that originated from the very marrow of his bones!
This pain nearly caused Xu Xing to lose consciousness.
When he had last condensed the Three Mountains and One Qi Bridge, at most only a portion of his meridians had shattered. Now, however, his entire body was being broken down and reconstructed to achieve the physical state typical of the Bloodline World.
Calm the mind, guard the one, let qi sink to the Dantian...
Xu Xing clenched his jaw, using his Divine Sense to meticulously observe every minute change within his body.
Medicine and martial arts are two sides of the same coin.
Understanding the body’s internal structure makes it easier to control every ounce of one’s strength.
This golden light is purer, more radiant than the one I condensed in the Bloodline World.
It must be the effect of the Bronze Ancient Mirror...
Reversing Cause and Effect!
With this Dao Fruit, I am an innately born Heretic Gold Body!
Through agonizing moment after moment, Xu Xing perceived a distinction: the golden light he condensed in reality felt more like an inherent bloodline power, not something achieved purely through a cultivation technique.
Finally, after five grueling days and nights.
Inside the Biyuan Mountain Cave Mansion, upon the Jade Seat in the Cultivation Room, lay layers of dried blood and bone fragments. Xu Xing was naked upon it; his Starry Sky Daoist Robe had been torn to shreds by his immense power. His body now shimmered with a jade-like luster, as if crafted from glazed glass.
With a thought, a nine-foot, nine-inch tall Heretic Gold Body manifested outside his physical form.
It enveloped his entire body.