Like countless others in the Nine Mountains Realm, Zheng Fa also looked at his own Yang Spirit Body.
He sat on a prayer mat, with Auspicious Cloud above his head.
Above the Auspicious Cloud stood his Yang Spirit.
At this moment, his Yang Spirit and Yang Spirit Body were separated by tens of thousands of miles, but due to the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Divine Ability, they were actually one.
They have the same eyes, the same ears, and the same body.
What I saw and felt was exactly the same.
The only difference was that, in Zheng Fa 'Yang Spirit view, the sensations of the Yang Spirit Body seemed to be separated by a mysterious distance:
It can see everything clearly, no matter how small.
But they can't truly empathize.
Therefore, while the Yang Spirit Body was constantly being assaulted by Incense Power- related desires, Zheng Fa was not significantly disturbed.
He couldn't help but sigh to himself, "According to the Nishang Yuanjun, without the method of One Qi Transforms into Three Purities, I'm afraid... I can't find a better way to resist the desire for Incense Power offerings than that of the Blissful Heavenly Maiden."
Ultimately, the concept of Divine Way is simply a promise from the gods to believers: believing in me will bring benefits.
But this is extremely difficult, especially the more believers there are, the harder it becomes to achieve.
So some people will promise you that if you believe in them in this life, you will be happy in the next life, and you will be liberated after death, and so on.
There is also the kind of false joy, like that of the Blissful Heavenly Maiden, which is also joy.
Zheng Fa shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and then focused his gaze back on the Yang Spirit Body.
Zheng Fa, holding the Sun-Moon Bell in his Yang Spirit Body, stood atop the Mortal-Shedding Spirit-Washing Pool and proclaimed in a loud voice:
" Mortal-Shedding Spirit-Washing is the process of reshaping Spirit Root."
"Those with inferior Spirit Root can obtain Upper-Grade Spirit Root by entering this pool."
These words spread throughout heaven and earth, across the Heavenly Palace Nine Isles, and reached the ears of Nishang Yuanjun and others.
In the guest courtyard, Nishang Yuanjun was momentarily stunned.
She is by no means a person lacking in knowledge.
As True Immortal, Nishang Yuanjun attained enlightenment in the Previous Epoch and even witnessed the rise and fall of the Venerable Tianhe. The people, events, geniuses, and treasures she has seen are countless.
The fact that she could change her Spirit Root still surprised and even made her doubtful.
Exploring the Spirit Root is not the sole desire of the Nine Mountains Sect.
Throughout the ages of the Xuanwei Realm, countless sects and powerful figures have been interested in this, even expending countless resources and energy on it.
But no one succeeded.
Such a lofty and unapproachable Immortal Sect.
What an arrogant and powerful figure.
All of this was just a waste of time, ultimately leading to failure and ruin.
But now, the Nine Mountains Sect, a sect that has risen to prominence in less than twenty years, actually has the means to change Spirit Root.
She could imagine that this single Mortal-Shedding Spirit-Washing Pool would be enough to make the young Nine Mountains Sect a holy land in the eyes of Xuanwei cultivators.
It is a holy land that would make them flock to it and fight tooth and nail to join.
She's right.
In the conventional terminology of Xuanwei, a so-called Upper-Grade Spirit Root is one with Dual-Spirit Root.
Lower-Grade Spirit Root are actually Three-Spirit Root or Four-Spirit Root.
As for the Five-Spirit Root, they do not actually exist in the research conducted at the Nursing Home. The Five-Spirit Root in the Xuanwei Realm are actually Four-Spirit Root that are distributed more evenly.
Even when Upper-Grade Spirit Root are combined, they account for an extremely small percentage of the population.
Most people have Lower-Grade Spirit Root Spirit Root.
Compared to those with Upper-Grade Spirit Root, their cultivation speed is only one-tenth or even one-hundredth of theirs.
Even in the Nine Mountains Realm, an environment that does not discriminate against Lower-Grade Spirit Root, their cultivation is more difficult, their progress is slower, and they consume a hundred times more time and resources than the former.
Looking at the Mortal-Shedding Spirit-Washing Pool.
Those who possess these Lower-Grade Spirit Root.
Whether they were disciples of the Nine Mountains Sect, residents of Paradise Island, or even the billions of ordinary people in the mortal realm, two similar flames ignited in their eyes at this moment. The name of these flames was:
hope.
The Incense Power energy surrounding Yang Spirit Body was visibly expanding.
Thousands of rays of light shot out in all directions, enveloping the Yang Spirit Body and divine chariot.
The Yang Spirit Body, Golden Crow, and divine chariot, bathed in rosy light, appeared as if they were inside a seven-colored glass bead.
In just a few breaths, the Incense Power offerings from the Nine Mountains Realm increased several times over!
The population of the Nine Mountains Realm did not increase instantly, nor did the cultivation level of the Nine Mountains disciples surge.
However, many people's piety towards Zheng Fa increased dramatically the moment they saw the Mortal-Shedding Spirit-Washing Pool.
These people were disciples and mortals with Lower-Grade Spirit Root.
They comprised the vast majority of the population of the Nine Mountains Realm, and the increased religious Incense Power they generated surprised Zheng Fa.
The Yang Spirit Body looked around and saw the almost tangible power of Incense Power. He then tossed the Sun-Moon Bell in his hand and threw it into the rosy light.
Nishang Yuanjun, having gained some insight, pointed to the disciples of Jade Pool and said, " Zheng Fa is about to undergo Corpse Liberation. You all cultivate the Divine Way, so watch carefully and learn from him."
Unaware of the true nature of the Yang Spirit Body, she naturally assumed that the person on the divine chariot was Zheng Fa.
However, she was well-versed in the Grotto-Heaven Method and understood that such rich Incense Power power was enough to elevate the treasures of the grotto-heaven to an even higher level.
The green-clad female disciple beside her was taken aback, and actually retorted, "Yuanjun, Zheng Fa achieved... from Yang Spirit to Corpse Liberation in just eight years. Is that something we can learn?"
Nishang Yuanjun opened her mouth, but couldn't refute it.
When she came to the Nine Mountains Realm before, she asked Zheng Fa how long he had been practicing the Grotto-Heaven Method.
Zheng Fa said at the time that it was seven years and four months.
She lingered in the Nine Mountains Realm repeatedly, but all told, Zheng Fa had only been cultivating the Grotto-Heaven Method for a little over eight years...
Zheng Fa, and his Yang Spirit Body, had no interest in listening to her and his disciple's discussion.
Advancing through the Grotto-Heaven Method presents an additional challenge:
Divine Way cultivators must maintain their true nature amidst the desires of all living beings and refine the treasures of their celestial abodes.
Refining weapons is a highly technical skill that requires constant concentration.
Not to mention, refining a priceless treasure like the Sun-Moon Bell.
Zheng Fa was focusing all his energy on controlling his Yang Spirit Body, striving to avoid making the slightest mistake.
He didn't know how other cultivators of the Divine Way did it; he only felt as if he were playing a game on hard mode, exhausting all his energy to control a somewhat disobedient character, using the power of Incense Power to gradually envelop the Sun-Moon Bell.
I felt like I'd never been so focused before.
Ke Nishang Yuanjun watched the movements of the Yang Spirit Body and slightly opened her eyes.
The female disciple in green standing nearby uttered her own thoughts. "How could it be so stable, so easy?"
Nishang Yuanjun nodded inwardly.
She had also practiced the Grotto-Heaven Method, and the past experience of refining Cave Heaven Treasures was something she couldn't bear to recall.
You should know that Jade Pool has its own secret treasures Secret Method that can clear her mind and allow her to temporarily escape the sea of desire.
But she couldn't be like Zheng Fa, whose use of Incense Power power was almost flawless and so stable.
Gazing at the dazzling light emanating from the Sun-Moon Bell, she remained silent for a long time before finally speaking:
"Never mind, just watch."
The Incense Power rose like a sea, enveloping the ever-shining Sun-Moon Bell.
The Sun-Moon Bell grew brighter and brighter, until... it began to weather away.
The sun, moon, and stars on the clock were the first to peel off.
Next, the bell itself slowly turned to ashes.
In the end, only a beam of clear light remained where the Sun-Moon Bell had originally stood.
At the same time, Zheng Fa's Yang Spirit Body became increasingly solid and lifelike.
The two are one illusory and one real, yet they are subtly connected as one.
As if it possessed sentience, the clear light surged into Zheng Fa 'Yang Spirit Body.
The Yang Spirit Body shone brightly, and when the light faded, his clothing changed drastically:
He was wearing a long robe with wide sleeves and gold thread, the hem of which was embroidered with scenes of people paying homage. The sun, moon and stars were painted on his chest, and from his chest up were twelve strings of jade beads that hung down from a black jade crown.
Zheng Fa's face, obscured by the crown, somehow evokes a sense of awe and reverence.
" The Corpse Liberation..."
Nishang Yuanjun shook her head, feeling that Zheng Fa's Corpse Liberation was far too smooth.
Yet, she also had a feeling that this was exactly what she expected.
Thinking of this, she was taken aback.
Nishang Yuanjun gazed at Zheng Fa's Yang Spirit Body.
Looking at the Mortal-Shedding Spirit-Washing Pool floating in the void.
She then remembered the islands that Zheng Fa had shown her before.
It took him a while to feel a slight tremor in his heart; what was truly frightening was not Zheng Fa's cultivation speed.
What's frightening is... she's actually gotten used to Zheng Fa's occasional miracles, and even feels it's only natural.
Zheng Fa, however, was comprehending the advancement of the Yang Spirit Body.
What was a miracle in the eyes of the Nishang Yuanjun was, to him, more like an experiment.
Only when he advanced to the Yang Spirit Body level did he truly understand what the Corpse Liberation realm was, and only then could he perfect the < Yellow Court Scripture >.
At this moment, the Yang Spirit Body successfully underwent Corpse Liberation, and various insights flooded into its sea of consciousness, which were also known to Zheng Fa.
" Corpse Liberation is the process of abandoning the physical body and using the Yang Spirit to condense a new physical body, or rather... Immortal Body."
In the Grotto-Heaven Method, this changes somewhat:
In the Grotto-Heaven Method, cultivators actually use the treasures of the Cave Heaven as their physical bodies, which is why the Sun-Moon Bell turned into nothingness.
In reality, the Sun-Moon Bell has completely merged into Zheng Fa Yang Spirit Body, or at this moment, it can be called the Heavenly Emperor Body.
Zheng Fa a thought, golden light shone from the Heavenly Emperor Body, and a small bell reappeared— the Sun-Moon Bell.
The surface of the clock is still engraved with the sun, moon and stars.
But it also added scenes of cities, streets, and the everyday life of ordinary people.
In the past, Zheng Fa needed the Sun-Moon Bell to control the Nine Mountains Realm, but from now on, he is the Sun-Moon Bell, and he is the Nine Mountains Realm.
The Sun-Moon Bell, on the other hand, became secondary.
He looked up and gazed beyond the boundary.
Those outside the boundary can now also see the Nine Mountains Realm.
At this moment, no matter where you are in the Hundred Immortals Alliance, you can see a fairyland-like world floating in the clouds as soon as you look up.
This world has celestial palaces, clearly the abode of immortals.
There are hundreds of cities underground, with houses standing side by side and countless people standing on the streets, looking up at the sky.
Everyone suddenly realized:
This is the Nine Mountains Sect of immortals.
This is the hometown of the gentlemen Nine Mountains Realm.
They were familiar with the immortals of the Nine Mountains Sect, admired the teachers of the Nine Mountains Realm, and longed for the Nine Mountains Realm.
Many children, still dreaming of joining the Nine Mountains Sect, were now staring intently at the Nine Mountains Realm Nine Mountains Realm, their eyes almost greedy, not wanting to miss a single detail.
Among the Nine Mountains Realm, the most conspicuous is Zheng Fa's Heavenly Emperor Body.
He also looked up at the sky, as if waiting for something.
Zheng Fa is awaiting the Heavenly Tribulation of Corpse Liberation.
He now knew that the Heavenly Tribulation was like a test from the Heavenly Dao:
If you pass the exam, you're considered Corpse Liberation; if you fail, you're just a corpse.
Three breaths later, thunderclouds gathered!
The air seemed to freeze, pressing heavily on everyone's hearts.
Dark, thick clouds enveloped the Nine Mountains Realm, obscuring the view, leaving only blue-purple lightning raging across the sky.
Within the Hundred Immortals Alliance, many hearts were on edge.
Some children couldn't help but hide in their rooms and crawl under the covers, fearing that some lightning might strike them, yet they couldn't help but lean against the window, nervously watching the sky.
Just when everyone was worried, discussing and even feeling fear.
Three chimes were heard.
A single sound, then the thunder ceased.
The second sound, and the dark clouds dispersed.
Three sounds, heaven and earth will be bright.
Zheng Fa's Heavenly Emperor Body remained unchanged, only the Sun-Moon Bell in his hand was still trembling slightly.
Hundreds of people breathed a sigh of relief, and some children couldn't help but cheer softly.
Everyone understood that the Lightning Tribulation that had seemed like the end of the world had simply vanished without a trace thanks to Zheng Fa's nonchalant attitude.
All that remained was his increasingly solid figure.
" The Grotto-Heaven Method doesn't have any Heart Demon Tribulation?"
Zheng Fa was surprised, but his expression also showed some disappointment.
He thought he could get a few more chances to relive his Heart Demon.
Zheng Fa could understand the absence of wind and fire tribulations, because the Heavenly Emperor cultivated the purest Yang God Technique, which did not require wind or fire tribulations to test or strengthen him.
The absence of Heart Demon Tribulation... can probably only be attributed to the unique nature of the Grotto-Heaven Method.
After the Lightning Tribulation, Zheng Fa's Heavenly Emperor Body became even more solid, three points stronger than before.
Before he could even comprehend it, a thought suddenly struck him, and he looked up towards the edge of the Nine Mountains Realm.
It was broad daylight, yet countless stars hung prominently in the Xuanwei Heaven.
The almost tangible Stellar Power passed through the Xuanwei Realm and converged in the Nine Mountains Realm.
They've arrived.
This scene was mentioned when the Nishang Yuanjun imparted knowledge of the Grotto-Heaven Method.
The practice of the Grotto-Heaven Method is actually a process of upgrading one's world.
When Heavenly Emperor Body Zheng Fa attains Corpse Liberation, the Nine Mountains Realm will undergo an upgrade.
This is the origin of the upgrade of heaven and earth, the Stellar Baptism.
Now that Zheng Fa and Nine Mountains Realm have become one, one can naturally feel that under the nourishment of starlight, Nine Mountains Realm seems to be slowly becoming fuller.
If I were to describe the specific feeling, it would be that the Heavenly Emperor Body felt as if he had grown into an adult in an instant; this starlight seemed to have brought a considerable amount of "matter" to the Nine Mountains Realm.
According to Nishang Yuanjun, this is the time to use the power of starlight to reshape the world.
She even told Zheng Fa that some structures in the universe seemed to be extremely favored by the Heavenly Dao, making it easier for them to become Loose Immortal True Immortal in the future.
Of course, as for which structures of heaven and earth would be better, perhaps that is a secret of Jade Pool, or perhaps she herself does not know; in any case, Nishang Yuanjun was vague about it.
Zheng Fa's heart stirred, and the Heavenly Emperor Body raised his hand.
Starlight from beyond the heavens gathered in his palm and then scattered across the Heavenly Palace Nine Isles.
The residents of the Heavenly Palace Nine Isles felt as if the islands beneath their feet were floating.
They weren't too alarmed; they just looked around curiously and saw starlight gathering outside the nine islands, gradually coalescing into new islands.
Half an hour later, hundreds of islands appeared in the sky.
Zheng Fa, in his Heavenly Emperor Body, pointed towards the center of the archipelago, towards Myriad Immortals Island, and said, "This is the Purple Tenuity Enclosure."
The Myriad Immortals Island, the Seeking Immortality Island, and more than thirty newly formed islands all shimmered together.
He then pointed northeast of the Purple Tenuity Enclosure, towards what is now Heavenly Palace Island, and said, "This is the Supreme Palace Enclosure."
This is the Heavenly Market Enclosure.
With each sentence Zheng Fa spoke, a corresponding island would light up, like stars.
To be honest, he had long felt that the Heavenly Palace Nine Isles were not enough.
Not to mention that the population on Paradise Island is becoming increasingly dense.
Nine Mountains University and Nine Mountains Military Academy are both recruiting students.
There are also a number of vocational schools on Paradise Island, which are constantly absorbing mortals into the Heavenly Palace Nine Isles.
All these factors combined mean that, according to Senior Sister Zhang's statistics, the population growth on the Nine Islands is much faster than that in the mortal realm.
With the Nine Mountains Realm being upgraded, he naturally intends to expand the Nine Islands.
As for transforming it into a three-walled structure, to put it bluntly, it was an experiment:
Many things in the Xuanwei Realm are closely related to legends in the Modern World.
The Nishang Yuanjun didn't say anything more appropriate about the structure of heaven and earth.
Zheng Fa could only copy modern legends.
Purple Tenuity Enclosure, the legendary abode of immortals and gods, will naturally become the residence of the cultivators of the Nine Mountains Sect in the future. Given the current size of Purple Tenuity Enclosure, the disciples of the Nine Mountains Sect will not live in pigeon coops for at least ten thousand years.
Supreme Palace Enclosure symbolizes the administrative institutions of the Heavenly Court. It currently includes Heavenly Palace Island and will become the administrative center of the Nine Mountains Realm in the future.
As for the Heavenly Market Enclosure, it is naturally an expansion of the Nine Mountains Market, where Zheng Fa plans to relocate ordinary people from Paradise Island in the future.
Once the Three Enclosures were completed, Zheng Fa did not stop. Starlight gathered in the sky again, forming twenty-eight stars around the Three Enclosures.
"This is the Azure Dragon Lodge, which governs agriculture and will be under the jurisdiction of the Agriculture Academy from now on."
" The Vermilion Bird Lodge will belong to the Alchemy Academy and the Artifact Refining Academy in the future."
" White Tiger Lodge, Return to the Nine Mountains Military Academy."
" Black Tortoise Lodge will be the location of Nine Mountains University."
In short, Zheng Fa rebuilt the industrial and educational areas according to the Four Symbols Star Palaces.
The Azure Dragon belongs to the Wood element, and it has now been used as an agricultural experiment and planting area.
The Vermilion Bird belongs to the element of fire, which will later become the industrial zone and the laboratory for Dao of Alchemy Artifact Dao.
The White Tiger belongs to the metal element and is suitable for the Nine Mountains Military Academy.
Black Tortoise belongs to water, and Xuanwei also reveres the north. Therefore, Zheng Fa placed Nine Mountains University within it to show his importance.
Until the starlight in Zheng Fa's hand dissipated, the stars in the sky above the Nine Mountains Realm shone brightly, three times brighter than before.
"This..."
Nishang Yuanjun also gazed at the sky, her brows furrowed, as if she had some perplexing matter.
"Yuanjun?" Seeing the puzzled look on his face, the female disciple in green asked in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with the structure of this world?"
Nishang Yuanjun gently shook her head and remained silent.
But the look in Zheng Fa's eyes grew increasingly surprised and suspicious, even carrying a strange sense of awe.
Those who cultivate the Grotto-Heaven Method to this point have the opportunity to reshape the world, although for the Cave Heaven Master, this process can be done almost at will.
However, the Xuanwei Divine Way cultivators had long discovered that some celestial structures, especially the distribution of stars, have special functions: they can continuously attract the Stellar Power to nourish the grotto-heavens.
Although this Stellar Power is not as concentrated as when advancing to the next level of the grotto-heaven realm, its strength lies in its gradual and continuous flow, which is extremely beneficial to cultivators with extremely long lifespans.
The reason why the Nishang Yuanjun was unwilling to tell Zheng Fa was because it involved the secrets of the Jade Pool.
She was even unwilling to mention this to her disciples at this moment—if not for the master of the cave heaven, the people of Jade Pool could not obtain such a legacy, which shows how precious this secret is.
What she didn't expect was that, as a cultivator of the Grotto-Heaven Method, she could sense that the Stellar Power drawn by the Three Constellations and Four Mansions system that Zheng Fa had created was even greater than that of her Cave Heaven!
You should know that what she inherited was the Secret Method of Jade Pool, the leader of the Xuanwei Divine Way!
During her cultivation in the Grotto-Heaven Method, Nishang Yuanjun always felt that no one could surpass Jade Pool.
But unfortunately...
Zheng Fa's progress in cultivating the Grotto-Heaven Method was increasingly unexpected, and her confidence was repeatedly shattered.
She glanced at Zheng Fa's Heavenly Emperor Body, a hint of curiosity in her eyes, and murmured to herself:
"I wonder how Zheng Fa will be deified."
Under her gaze, the Heavenly Emperor Body and body gleamed slightly.
An ancient scroll appeared in his hand, and it was...
The Lesser God-Investiture Register.
(End of this chapter)