"Am I not human this time?"
As he examined Yun Miaozhen and Yun Miaoqing standing close at hand, Lu Yang frowned deeply. His Divine Sense swept over himself, and he quickly saw what he now looked like.
He was a sword.
The blade was ancient and unadorned, engraved with a great many seal-script characters that seemed to have no real meaning, as though they were merely decorations. It even had jagged notches along its edge.
Without question, it was an ordinary Sword Embryo. Yet this very Sword Embryo had instantly drawn the attention of Yun Miaozhen and Yun Miaoqing. Naturally, it was not because some spiritual object was hiding its brilliance—the material and wondrous qualities of the sword itself had not changed. What truly made it different was—
"It's me!"
Lu Yang withdrew his Divine Sense and finally understood his circumstances. "Because I was born from this Sword Embryo as a Spirit Immortal, it became different."
"I haven't even been born yet!"
Spirit Immortals did not form overnight. They often required a long period of nurturing, and that time was also when a Spirit Immortal developed its self-awareness.
"However, my situation is special. As a Spirit Immortal, I developed self-awareness far ahead of time, yet I still haven't reached the point where I can be born into the world. Even among Spirit Immortals, this is probably a once-in-all-ages exception. Perhaps I can deliberately build up my own foundation before entering the world!"
Spirit Immortals were born at Foundation Establishment.
Yet Foundation Establishment had so many realms. Most Spirit Immortals were merely at Foundation Establishment Early Stage. The stronger one's foundation before birth, the deeper the foundation of the Spirit Immortal would be.
The strongest Spirit Immortals could even emerge into the world at Foundation Establishment Perfection.
In that case, they