What is the Pure Immortal Body

"What is a Pure Immortal Body?"

Gao Huan's physique seemed very special, moving figures as unfathomable as Shi Jiuzhai and Cangli. Li Weiyi couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Zhizhuo explained to Cangli, "They haven't undergone orthodox Martial Cultivator training; they relied entirely on their own exploration. As for young brother Gao Huan, it seems he recently had a fortuitous encounter that transformed him into a Pure Immortal Body."

Cangli didn't doubt it.

What kind of problem could someone who asked about such common knowledge have?

He explained to Li Weiyi, "The world has always been unfair; people are divided into different classes. Mortals, the Deformed Race, and Pure Immortal Bodies are the three major races."

"The number of the Deformed Race is about one-tenth that of mortals. Some inherit it from their previous generation's bloodline, while others have drunk the blood of ancient immortal giant beast remnants, causing them to develop beast-like features. For example, some grow wings, some grow claws, some grow tails..."

"Not only do their appearances change drastically, but due to the influence of ancient immortal giant beast blood, their physiques often become abnormally large."

"Therefore, within the same realm, the Deformed Race is often much stronger than mortals."

"The number of Pure Immortal Bodies is about one in ten thousand of mortals, perhaps even less. In the entire Lizhou, among the young generation aged fifteen to thirty, the total number of Pure Immortal Bodies doesn't even reach a hundred. Each one is famous and a symbol of a favored child of heaven."

"The birth of a Pure Immortal Body can be due to bloodline inheritance, consuming precious medicines and exotic herbs, or another result of drinking the blood of ancient immortal giant beasts, or nurturing by immortal soil... There are many reasons for becoming a Pure Immortal Body. Some even achieve it without doing anything or eating anything, simply by breaking through a realm, they transform into a Pure Immortal Body."

"A Pure Immortal Body has skin like beautiful jade, or like glazed glass, or silver. Females are as beautiful as fairies, males are as handsome as saints. They are the darlings of heaven and earth, their bodies flawless, skin like jade, bones extraordinary, and their cultivation talent is undoubtedly top-tier."

"Any Pure Immortal Body will inevitably be sought after by major sects as disciples and will be a target for marriage alliances by major families. This is not only because of their outstanding appearance and cultivation talent, but more importantly, their offspring have a certain chance of becoming new Pure Immortal Bodies."

"Within the same realm..."

"There are countless examples of Pure Immortal Bodies killing mortal Martial Cultivators across realms; it has almost become the norm. Failing to achieve this feat of crossing realms would instead make them a laughingstock in the Immortal Forest."

"The Immortal Forest is a circle that only Pure Immortal Body Martial Cultivators or Spirit God Mind Masters can enter."

"Let me put it this way! Among the top powerhouses in the world, the number of Pure Immortal Bodies and the Deformed Race is only slightly less than that of mortals."

"In other words, the cultivation talent of the Deformed Race is close to ten times that of mortals. Pure Immortal Bodies... saying ten thousand times might be an exaggeration, but the difficulty of becoming a top powerhouse is indeed thousands, tens of thousands of times easier than for mortals."

The battle in Immortal Burial Town cost the Cangli Tribe dearly, with many promising Martial Cultivators killed.

But they never expected such an unexpected gain here.

Cangli was overjoyed!

If Gao Huan's cultivation was very high, Cangli might have had some doubts, but the complete lack of any cultivation traces made it even better.

Cangli said to Li Weiyi, "The Cangli Tribe still has one last spot. I intend to bring him to cultivate at the Jiu Li Dao Academy to prepare for the Mang Mountain Grand Sacrifice in half a year. But the prerequisite is that he must first join the Cangli Tribe and become a formal member. Can you ask for his opinion?"

Li Weiyi understood that the other party deliberately emphasized the last spot to let him know.

He believed Cangli wouldn't deceive him, but he felt a little lost nonetheless.

Was the gap between mortals and Pure Immortal Bodies really that large?

In an instant, Li Weiyi's sense of loss vanished, replaced by a fighting spirit to embrace all of life's challenges. Cangli had said that the number of mortals among the top powerhouses still slightly outnumbered the Deformed Race and Pure Immortal Bodies.

The path was just more difficult.

The path hadn't disappeared.

The two communicated in "hometown dialect."

"Joining the Cangli Tribe? Of course, I'd be thrilled," Gao Huan said excitedly. He then asked, "What about you? Will you come to the Jiu Li Dao Academy to cultivate with me? Can cultivation make me as powerful as you?"

Li Weiyi smiled, "My cultivation is nothing. You are a Pure Immortal Body; you will at least reach Shi Jiuzhai's level in the future, or even stronger."

Gao Huan's heart burned with excitement, unable to suppress his rising emotions.

Li Weiyi said, "I can't go for now! I need to return to the Bronze Ship first to pick up the research team members. Once everything is stable, I'll bring the First Mate and the others to see you in Jiu Li City."

"Then I'll go with you to pick up the research team members, and then go to the Jiu Li Dao Academy," Gao Huan said.

Li Weiyi shook his head, "First, the Young Tribe Leader Cangli and the others are leaving this noon and simply can't wait."

"Second, to conceal the existence of the Bronze Ship and our true identities, you must leave with them first. Otherwise, I think they might send experts to secretly protect you, and in doing so, they would also track us."

"Third, it's not easy for so many of us to establish ourselves in a foreign land. If you achieve prominence at the Jiu Li Dao Academy, can't we also stand taller in the Cangli Tribe? We each have our responsibilities and must work together."

Gao Huan felt Li Weiyi's reasoning was sound. The phrase "achieve prominence" struck a sensitive chord within him.

He stuffed all the money pouches he had obtained from looting into Li Weiyi's hands. "I won't need these if I follow the Young Tribe Leader, so you take it all. As the saying goes— no longer cattle or horses, nor pigs or sheep; we'll meet at the peak in the future!"

As they left, Li Weiyi and Zhao Zhizhuo sat on the outside of the carriage, one on each side.

"For us to become Above All Others, we need decades of arduous cultivation. But Pure Immortal Bodies are born Above All Others."

Zhao Zhizhuo flicked the whip to urge the horse, glanced at Li Weiyi, and asked, "Feeling quite dejected?"

"At first, yes, but now... I feel even more motivated!" Li Weiyi smiled.

Zhao Zhizhuo, whether he believed Li Weiyi or not, explained on Cangli's behalf, "The conditions for entering the Jiu Li Dao Academy are extremely strict, and the spots for the nine major tribes have long been decided."

"Because it involves the Mang Mountain Grand Sacrifice on the ninth day of the ninth month in half a year, those entering the academy now are all selected by their respective tribes for the final sprint."

"These six months in the academy will bring many benefits! Guidance from famous teachers, free access to scriptures, these are secondary. Most importantly, cultivation resources are provided saturation-style, with no upper limit."

"You could say that everyone within the Cangli Tribe is envious; it's one spot per person, and everyone is competing."

"In the battle at Immortal Burial Town, some chosen candidates died tragically, which is why this one spot opened up."

"Of course, the most important thing is that as long as one has the Pure Immortal Body, they are guaranteed to get some result at the Mang Mountain Grand Ceremony, securing benefits for the Cangli Tribe. Where else can you find such a good deal?"

"Elder Zhao knows the Jiu Li Dao Academy so well?" Li Weiyi felt that Zhao Zhizhuo, only having opened Two Springs with such cultivation, shouldn't have had access to the Jiu Li Dao Academy.

Zhao Zhizhuo gave a bitter smile, as if reminiscing about something, with a hint of pride. "When I was young, this old man also got selected to cultivate at the Jiu Li Dao Academy. At the Mang Mountain Grand Ceremony back then, I helped the Cangli Tribe achieve excellent results, becoming the pride of the tribe. But later... forget it, why bring up sad things? Hck... hck..."

He clutched his chest and gasped a few times before continuing, "Otherwise, why do you think this old man can speak with the Young Tribe Leader and Miss Ling?"

Li Weiyi suddenly understood, it was the same as his own guess.

Zhao Zhizhuo had indeed suffered a great setback and immense hardship, which was why he had become so dispirited, completely devoid of fighting spirit, timid, and prone to exaggerating his suffering.

Li Weiyi carefully considered his words and then said, "Elder Zhao, life is difficult, but as long as you keep moving forward, you can always overcome all obstacles. Cultivation isn't actually that difficult... at least not as difficult as you think. Why can't you start over?"

Zhao Zhizhuo listened to Li Weiyi's words but only smiled and nodded.

If he hadn't possessed immense willpower and chosen to retrace his path of cultivation, how could he have Two Springs within him?

Seeing Zhao Zhizhuo's dejected and pained expression, Li Weiyi realized his words had been too presumptuous and couldn't be taken back. He quickly changed the subject, asking, "Elder Zhao, have you heard of Zen Sea Observing Mist and Yu Tuo Nan?"

Zhao Zhizhuo appeared to be thinking.

Li Weiyi said, "They should be two ancient figures, not belonging to this era."

"You mentioning ancient figures, that actually makes sense!"

Zhao Zhizhuo said, "A thousand years ago, there was indeed an ultimate expert named Zen Sea Observing Mist, the Palace Master of Lingxiao Palace, the strongest person in our living realm. Her disciple, Yu Yaozi... forget it, it's best not to mention that name, it's very taboo. The current Ten Years of Chaos all started because of her."

Li Weiyi was moved. He never expected Zen Sea Observing Mist to have such an astonishing background. He immediately asked, "What about Yu Tuo Nan?"

Zhao Zhizhuo thought carefully and then shook his head, indicating he hadn't heard of him.

This shouldn't be!

Judging by Yu Tuo Nan's tone on the Bronze Ship, he wasn't someone weaker than Zen Sea Observing Mist in his lifetime.

After purchasing a batch of food in Yaoguan City and loading it onto the carriage, Li Weiyi and Zhao Zhizhuo parted ways by the Sui River.

Zhao Zhizhuo said, "Do you really not need this old man to go with you to pick up your people?"

"Elder Zhao, you have old ailments and new injuries. It's best to stay in Yaoguan and recuperate well. Wait for me to pick up my companions and then we'll rendezvous. After that, we'll go to the Cangli Tribe together."

Li Weiyi had requested two benefits from Cangli. The first was the civilian status issue for his dozens of refugee companions. The second was cultivation manuals.

The first matter was a simple word for Cangli, and he entrusted it to Zhao Zhizhuo to handle.

The second matter was handed to Li Weiyi at Jujube Plum Manor.