Soul Power Transformation, Will Sarira

Time flows like water, flowers bloom and wither, tides rise and fall. Fifty thousand years had passed unnoticed since Li Yi established his residence on Penglai Island.

On this day, Li Yi was as usual comprehending the Way of the Sword. Behind him, long swords formed from Spiritual Qi crisscrossed and swept through the air. The Azure Flood Dragon lazily shifted his body, half-closing his eyes, and continued sleeping.

Suddenly—BANG—a sound that seemed to come from the edge of the heavens resounded through the Primordial World. Every being heard it: the ferocious beasts that knew only slaughter, the demon gods in seclusion, the flying birds and immortal beasts. No matter where one was, the sound seemed to ring from the depths of the soul, impossible to block out.

After the sound faded, Immortal Music filled heaven and earth. Flowers formed from condensed Spiritual Qi fell from the sky. Purple mist stretched across billions of zhang. All the stars blazed bright... All manner of strange phenomena arrived in succession. This was destined to be a day the beings of the Primordial World would never forget.

Along with these phenomena, it seemed as if invisible threads of law connected all beings of the Primordial World to heaven and earth. The beings of the Primordial World also felt, inexplicably, a greater sense of existence—the world felt more intimate.

Those Innate Demon Gods understood: the Heavenly Dao had finally perfected itself and manifested in the Primordial World. Every one of them was inexplicably overjoyed. Many of them, brilliant in talent, had been stuck at the Golden Immortal realm for countless years. But the road ahead was vast and obscure—they did not know if the Dao they sought was correct, or whether there was even a path forward. Each was lost in confusion.

Even the Innate Demon Gods reborn from the remnant souls of Chaos Demon Gods suffered from severe soul fragmentation. Moreover, their former cultivation realms had all been born from the Great Dao Rhythms, so after reincarnation they could obtain no insights into the Great Luo Realm. They were utterly helpless.

But now that the Heavenly Dao had manifested, they finally had a reference. They could comprehend the Heavenly Dao while seeking their own Dao, cross-referencing the two.

Thus, almost all the top-tier powerhouses of the Primordial World entered seclusion. The Primordial World fell into an eerie calm.

"So the Heavenly Dao has finally manifested," Li Yi murmured. "But what does that have to do with me?" With that, he returned to comprehending the Way of the Sword.

The Azure Flood Dragon heard the strange sound and wanted to ask what was going on, but since his master continued his quiet cultivation, he didn't dare inquire further.

Besides, in the Azure Flood Dragon's heart, if the sky fell, the tall ones would hold it up. In his mind, his master was an invincible existence—why fear anything? He went back to sleep.

Another 400,000 years passed leisurely. On this day, above the imperial palace of the Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty in the eastern Primordial World, a vast, overwhelming pressure suddenly descended. A river of fate cut across the sky, without beginning or end. Vague figures could be seen sinking and floating within it.

From the forbidden ground of the sacred court, a pillar of fire shot up against the heavens. Its endless heat seemed ready to incinerate everything in the world. The entire Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty could feel that terrifying heat. It lasted a full two hours before the pillar of fire condensed into a fiery red Dao Fruit. Unlike the pillar of fire that wanted to burn all things, this Dao Fruit gave off a gentle feeling. Mysterious runes flashed across its surface—truly ineffably wonderful.

"Ha! Ha! I have finally attained the Great Luo Dao Fruit!" Old Ancestor Lu Ya's voice spread throughout the entire sacred dynasty. "My children! One month from now, the sacred court will prepare a grand feast. Let everyone drink to their hearts' content!"

"Congratulations to the Old Ancestor on attaining the Great Dao!" "Congratulations to the Old Ancestor on attaining the Great Dao!"...

The Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty erupted in celebration. Voices of congratulations, perfectly synchronized, spread across the entire Primordial World. After all, the more powerful Old Ancestor Lu Ya became, the stronger the sacred dynasty grew, and the safer they all were.

Those Golden Immortals were even more delighted, hoping that one day they might receive Lu Ya's guidance and step into that unfathomable realm as well.

The news that Old Ancestor Lu Ya had attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal position spread across the Primordial World in an instant. The entire world shook. For a time, the Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty became the focus of the entire Primordial World.

Many Golden Immortals flocked to join the Fire Worship Sacred Dynasty, hoping to receive Old Ancestor Lu Ya's guidance. In a short time, the dynasty's power and prestige swelled to unprecedented heights.

Lu Ya's attainment of the Great Luo Merit Position filled many with a mix of joy and alarm. Joy that someone had finally stepped into the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm; alarm that they themselves would have to hurry, or else fall behind.

Thus, many peak Golden Immortal powerhouses simply abandoned their faction's affairs and devoted themselves entirely to cultivation, hoping to attain the Dao as soon as possible.

In the following centuries, Old Ancestor Qian Kun, Old Ancestor Yin Yang, Old Ancestor Cang Qiong, Ancestor Tun Tian, Beast Emperor Shen Ni, and others all successively attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal position. The Golden Immortal era had passed; the Great Luo era had arrived.

As more and more people attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal position, the already murky waters of the Primordial World grew even more turbulent. Because after attaining Great Luo Golden Immortal, these powerhouses could easily perceive the workings of the Heavenly Dao's grand momentum. Relatively speaking, whichever faction occupied the most territory, possessed the most spiritual veins and the most powerhouses, and controlled the largest population, would have the stronger momentum—and would be more likely to produce Great Luo Golden Immortals.

The fact that most Great Luo Golden Immortals in these centuries were born within major powers was clear proof.

For a time, the Primordial World was surging with undercurrents. Factions large and small stirred restlessly, rubbing their hands in anticipation.

Another 500,000 years passed in this strange atmosphere. During these years, Li Yi had been continuously tempering and merging with the Azure Lotus Body. Now it was finally complete—true flesh unified, half-step to Golden Immortal. His sword Dao had also hit a bottleneck.

On this day, a heaven-shaking pressure descended above Penglai Island. Its momentum was even more terrifying than when Lu Ya and the others had attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal position. The entire island, spanning 3,000 kilometers, pressed down on every living being except Li Yi, none daring to raise their heads. The seawater around Penglai Island was forced down several zhang by the pressure.

Li Yi sat cross-legged on the island, gazing toward the direction of the main peak. A trace of worry flickered across his face. Through his faint connection with the Main Body, Li Yi knew that the Main Body was undergoing a perilous transformation.

Ever since the Main Body had clarified the relationship between soul, divine sense, and will, and after hundreds of thousands of years of deduction, he had confirmed that combining will with the physical body was the best path to immortality. He had therefore decided to convert all soul and divine sense into willpower.

After more than 100,000 years of conversion, today had finally reached the final step. Although the Main Body's extensive deductions had put the success rate above 90%, Li Yi couldn't help worrying—because if it failed, the entire soul might collapse.

Within the Main Body's entire brain domain space, suddenly heaven and earth shattered. Space fragments fell like dominoes, one piece after another, faster and faster, until in an instant the whole space collapsed. At that moment, a vortex black hole appeared at the center of the brain domain. Then all the space fragments were sucked into the black hole.

After all the space fragments had entered the vortex, a single brilliant point of light rose from the vortex's center. Slowly, all the light converged, and a single sarira crystal appeared—this was the Main Body's Will Sarira.

The invisible pressure over Penglai Island gradually faded. All the living beings on the island finally breathed a sigh of relief. That feeling had been truly terrifying.

Li Yi knew that the Main Body had successfully condensed the Will Sarira, and he felt a surge of joy. Because in the future, he too would have to condense a Will Sarira. On one hand, this kept him synchronized with the Main Body; on the other, since he specialized in the Way of the Sword, this would make him more focused and more powerful. With the Main Body's experience this time, things would be much easier.

Now that the Main Body had condensed the Will Sarira and the clone was facing a bottleneck in the sword Dao, Li Yi decided to go out and roam the Primordial World, to temper his sword Dao.