At the height of his pride, even with Old Man of Snow Ridge Mountain's temperament and bearing, he could not help but beam with delight, his face glowing as his eyes shone like stars.
"You know, Body Seizure comes with severe limitations. If I had cast everything aside at the very beginning of the Snow Ridge Spirit Essence's reincarnation, the chances of success would have been quite high. But I could not do that."
Xiang Yang nodded in understanding. What sort of person was Old Man of Snow Ridge Mountain? Even if he had not comprehended the heavenly human realm back then, he had still cultivated mighty divine arts and should have stood within arm's reach of that realm. Naturally, he would not abandon everything to seize the body of a newborn infant.
One possessed limitless potential, while the other was already a rare powerhouse. Unless absolutely necessary, who could cast aside the foundation of a lifetime's cultivation and turn into an infant with nothing?
"I could not seize his body, but I could regard him as my incarnation. Thus, I endured the pain of splitting my primordial spirit, leaving a trace of my primordial spirit's mark within his bloodline and the depths of his Niwan Palace. Once the fruit ripened, I could pluck it."
Xiang Yang did not understand. Back then, the other party had yet to reach the heavenly human realm, so his primordial spirit could not leave his body. Even if his profound cultivation allowed it to temporarily reside within flesh, without the nourishment of blood and flesh over a long period, the primordial spirit would sooner or later disperse. That was an immutable law, one that could not be defied. How had he accomplished this?
An infant's body already had an owner. Though it was highly