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For the past decade, Li Hong had remained hidden in Temple City, never stepping outside.
After the emergence of the Quanzhou Yue Family, Li Hong realized that since Yan Luo wanted to follow him, he might as well let her. His current cultivation level was more than ten times higher than hers, and the Spirit of the Hall only listened to his commands. He had at least ten ways to ensure that Yan Luo would not leak any secrets.
At this point, the brothers were finally reunited. All previous worries and concerns vanished into thin air.
The moment they met was very touching; however, Chuxiong showed a hint of surprise and gloom when he saw Yan Luo. But as a good brother, he did not ask anything. Li Hong had no intention of explaining either.
The three of them, along with Black Abyss, Little Fei, Big Silver Ball, Small Silver Ball, and Soul Devourer settled down in Temple City.
Li Hong and Chuxiong tacitly concealed the existence of the Underground Palace from Yan Luo. Nevertheless, Yan Luo was still very happy and excited, wandering around Temple City all day long and frequently exclaiming about her "great discoveries." Seeing her so joyful and satisfied made Li Hong feel somewhat petty, so he gifted her several Superior Spirit Artifacts.
Yan Luo was clever; from these artifacts, she realized that there were still secrets here that she did not know. She wanted to pester Li Hong for more information, but this time Li Hong would not give her any opportunity.
Chuxiong entered the Underground Palace first to enter seclusion. Then Li Hong also announced his retreat and introduced the Spirit of the Hall to Yan Luo, saying that she could call upon it directly if needed. After saying this, he turned and entered the tower to begin his seclusion on the fourth level of the Underground Palace.
The tower door closed tightly behind Li Hong, leaving Yan Luo alone in the vast emptiness of Temple City.
At first, Yan Luo was very excited and wandered around with a treasure-hunting mindset. However, gradually she found it extremely boring and set her sights on the Spirit of the Hall.
The Spirit of the Hall had already received "special instructions" from Li Hong; no matter what Yan Luo asked, its basic response was "I don't know," or it simply remained silent. No matter how many tricks Yan Luo tried, she could not extract any secrets from it.
Eventually, Yan Luo gave up on the Spirit of the Hall and understood one thing: this place belonged to Li Hong. Consequently, she began to devise other plans in her mind but realized that these plans could only be executed once Li Hong emerged. No matter how clever she was at the moment, she had no way to proceed.
Thus, Yan Luo shifted her focus to Little Fei, Black Abyss, and Big Silver Ball, Small Silver Ball. Unfortunately, the Five Beasts were on an entirely different level than her in terms of cultivation. Moreover, Little Fei and Black Abyss did not like Yan Luo at all; Big Silver Ball and Small Silver Ball only begrudgingly allowed her to approach them while Soul Devourer was completely loyal to Little Fei. As a result, Yan Luo often flew around for a long time trying to find them but received no attention from the Five Beasts. When they grew tired of her nagging, they would immediately fly away while Yan Luo used all her strength but could not catch up.
Day after day, Yan Luo finally gave up and found a place to begin her own cultivation in seclusion.
Although Li Hong claimed to be in seclusion at first, he did not truly enter seclusion; instead, he spent his time in the Silk Scroll Room reading books while studying formations and Divination Techniques while closely monitoring Yan Luo's movements.
Seeing that Yan Luo had finally settled down to cultivate made Li Hong breathe a sigh of relief. He then walked into the secret chamber belonging to the Star Sect Fire Saint and truly began his meditation retreat.
One year, two years, three years... When all one's thoughts are immersed in cultivation, time loses its meaning.
After six years of seclusion, Li Hong broke through to the sixth part of the Six Spirit Salty Ritual, which is the final part of the Six Spirit Salty Ritual's mental technique.
Li Hong had previously read this part of the mental technique but could not understand its meaning at that time due to his level of cultivation. Now that he could comprehend it, he immediately realized a critical issue.
The scroll obtained by Grandmaster Jilianzi contained incomplete techniques!
The sixth part described an unheard-of cultivation method, equivalent to the Nascent Soul's out-of-body experience, but with a substantial difference from the typical Nascent Soul out-of-body experience.
Generally, cultivators who reach the Nascent Soul Stage can perform an out-of-body experience, but few do so. The reason is that the Nascent Soul contains the essence of a person's entire life and soul; even after forming a Nascent Soul, it remains quite fragile at first. If it leaves the body and something goes wrong—such as the physical body being destroyed—the person would be in serious trouble. At most, they could find a secluded place to hide and cultivate as a Loose Immortal, during which no unexpected events could occur, and they must know how to cultivate as a Loose Immortal. Moreover, the out-of-body Nascent Soul is also very vulnerable and can easily be killed or absorbed by those from the Demon Sect. This is precisely the root cause of the ongoing wars between the Immortal and Demon sects. The Demon Sect initially specialized in capturing Immortal Sect disciples to absorb their essence for their own use.
In summary, performing an out-of-body experience with the Nascent Soul is fraught with dangers; no cultivator dares to casually bring their Nascent Soul out unless they have reached the Tribulation Period. Yet, the sixth part of the Six Spirit Salty Ritual aims to cultivate one's Nascent Soul into something akin to an avatar. Not only can it be brought out for a stroll, but it also possesses the same abilities as the original body and can even fight on behalf of it.
The benefits are undoubtedly immense, but Li Hong knew that troubles would also increase. He had a total of Ten Infants, yet the sixth part of the Six Spirit Salty Ritual did not explain how to cultivate all Ten Infants into external avatars of Nascent Souls. Even if he could refine ten external avatars, the sixth part concluded without mentioning how to cultivate for the Heavenly Fusion Stage or how to approach the Tribulation Period. This was truly frustrating.
After much contemplation, Li Hong decided to grit his teeth and continue his cultivation. First, he would refine one avatar and then find a way to refine all ten. By the time all ten were completed, perhaps his perspective and mindset would have greatly improved, allowing him to figure out how to cultivate for both the Heavenly Fusion Stage and Tribulation Period!
Li Hong resolved to use his Earth Soul transformed Nascent Soul to cultivate this first external avatar.
In Three Souls and Seven Spirits, the two souls of Heaven and Earth are originally meant for external avatars; Heavenly Soul represents light while Earth Soul represents shadow. Heavenly Soul belongs to Yang while Earth Soul belongs to Yin; light and shadow combine with life souls to create existence. Even ordinary people can experience "Separation Syndrome," which occurs when these two souls leave the body. Using Earth Soul to cultivate this first external avatar of Nascent Soul is quite fitting.
Immersed in the sixth part of the Six Spirit Salty Ritual for an unknown amount of time, Li Hong suddenly opened his eyes. In front of him in empty space appeared a slender pale gray shadow that closely resembled his own outline. With a thought, that shadow slowly raised its hand and waved at him.
It was successful, but still not refined enough. Li Hong nodded slightly and entered meditation again.
As time passed, the pale gray shadow grew darker in color and gradually expanded like it was inflating until it became a solid black figure. Its appearance, features, limbs... everything increasingly resembled Li Hong himself until finally he saw a completely black "person" standing opposite him that looked exactly like him.
As soon as he thought about raising his hand, that Black Self naturally lifted its hand as well and playfully scratched its head. With another thought, familiar Void Flame Armor emerged on its black body in a style reminiscent of Song armor.
The figure in front was clearly himself, but he was "black."
Li Hong took a deep breath and closed his eyes. In the next moment, Li Hong suddenly saw himself! It was a very mysterious feeling, looking at "himself" through the eyes of "himself."
The original self sitting across from him was cross-legged in the void, wearing a pristine Fire Rat Robe that fluttered slightly. A faint red glow emanated from his body, exuding an ethereal aura that made him appear quite like a true immortal.
Here, Li Hong looked down and saw his own body, which was completely black and devoid of any luster, resembling charcoal.
In just an instant, Six Senses arrived in this doppelgänger, and now all actions were led by this avatar.
Slowly raising his hand, Li Hong immediately felt that there was also a core object at the Upper Dantian position of this "black" self. All energy originated from here, just like his original self. With a thought, Lingyi was summoned and directly entered the Upper Dantian of this black "self." Upon internal observation, he saw Lingyi circulating around the core object in the Upper Dantian space.
In the next moment, Li Hong's Divine Consciousness returned to his original self, and he laughed heartily with joy.
The Black Self across from him was also laughing, but no sound came out! It was a pure energy body without senses. This was the biggest difference between an Avatar and the true self.
The Nascent Soul transformed Avatar possessed all of Li Hong's skills and abilities and could wield all treasures, but it was not the true Li Hong; it lacked the individual emotions and senses he possessed.
With a thought, the Avatar quickly approached and then seemed to merge into his body. When he looked inward, one of the Nascent Souls had already changed color; it was no longer brilliant gold but pure black. This was the Earth Soul Nascent Soul that had successfully formed an external Avatar.
At this point, the first external Avatar Nascent Soul had reached perfection; all that remained was to gain more practical experience over time. Li Hong stepped into the void and opened the Azure Jade Gate.
The Spirit of the Hall soon appeared, bowing deeply and saying, "Congratulations Star Sovereign on your emergence."
"How many years have passed?"
"Less than ten years."
Li Hong nodded in satisfaction. He then looked toward the corridor ahead, where there was a secret chamber belonging to Chuxiong; it was there that Chuxiong obtained the Threefold Six Crossing Ten Thousand Source Technique.
"Reporting to Star Sovereign, Chuxiong has not yet emerged. Should I call him out?"
"No need to disturb his cultivation. Come with me for a walk outside," Li Hong smiled.
This was the kind of humble confidence that only true strong individuals possess. If the previous Li Hong resembled an extraordinary sword hidden within its sheath, the current Li Hong was no longer related to any weapon. He appeared more like an ordinary person—unassuming and plain—but radiated a warm and steadfast strength that was convincing from within. This was the true power of a strong individual that comes from the heart.
The Spirit of the Hall immediately sensed Li Hong's change, and his expression became even more respectful. "Star Sovereign's cultivation has improved significantly; at this rate, it won't take a hundred years before the Tribulation arrives."
Li Hong smiled and said, "That's great; then I can go to the Celestial Realm to find Chu Xi."
The Spirit of the Hall was visibly taken aback. "Celestial Realm?" His transparent body froze, and a look of deep thought appeared on his "face," as if he did not quite understand the term Celestial Realm.
Li Hong was slightly surprised; could it be that the Spirit of the Hall had never heard of the Celestial Realm? Just as he was about to explain, he suddenly noticed the Spirit of the Hall tremble, and he shouted, "Not good! Those guys are actually going to blow up the entrance to the Wandering Path of the Stars!"
Even Li Hongxiu, who had been focused on enhancing his mindset, was taken aback by this statement. "What did you say? Who is going to blow up the entrance to the Wandering Path of the Stars?"
"Those annoying pests like flies!" The Spirit of the Hall urged, "Please, Star Sovereign, hurry to the Central Restriction Chamber; I await your orders!"
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