Within a courtyard in Nine Radiance City.
Lin Baichuan did not know that although the Golden Toad Demon King had left, he had not simply given up on finding Lin Baichuan's whereabouts.
Instead, he had sought out a Spirit King of the spirit race—Spirit King Youyan.
The Youyan Spirit King's strength was not much different from the Golden Toad Demon King's, and he was particularly adept at tracking techniques.
The Golden Toad Demon King intended to use the Youyan Spirit King's methods to find Lin Baichuan. He was certain that Lin Baichuan was still within Nine Radiance City.
At this moment, within the courtyard, merit burned inside Lin Baichuan's body, flames raging fiercely.
His mind and consciousness entered an unfathomably mysterious state at this instant. Within that profound state, the Immortal Golden Body was rapidly transforming.
Golden light flickered all around him, melding into Lin Baichuan's flesh and physique.
This was Immortal Golden Essence, the very foundation of the Immortal Golden Body. It was extracted and refined from heaven and earth through special methods. Once fused into the fleshly body, it could greatly temper the body and bring it to the utmost sublimation.
The Immortal Golden Body was divided into nine transformations.
In truth, these were nine temperings of the fleshly body using Immortal Golden Essence.
Each tempering was a rebirth, a complete shedding of one's mortal frame.
After all nine, one could truly cultivate a Golden Body—imperishable through the ages, remaining even if heaven and earth perished.
Of course, imperishability did not mean eternal life.
It only meant the body was imperishable. The soul could still decay and die, and one could still encounter stronger opponents and be slain.
Still, the Immortal Golden Body truly deserved to be called a Dao Law.
It was extraordinarily profound, far beyond the