Primordial Spirit Splits in Two, Nine-Colored Pagoda

Within the Chaos, ever since the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods appeared, the entire vast world changed with each passing day. Many places began to see clusters of chaotic spiritual qi gathering, and within some of these chaotic clusters, faint phantom images of spiritual treasures could be glimpsed.

This was the era when magic treasures began to gestate on a grand scale. Under the Great Dao Rhythms, different materials gathered immense amounts of spiritual qi, coalesced laws, and spontaneously generated restrictions, forming various types of innate magic treasures, even Innate Supreme Treasures.

From the Chaos all the way to later ages, spiritual treasures were generally classified into the following grades:

Chaos Spiritual Treasures—Creation Axe, 36-Petal Chaos Green Lotus, Jade Disk.

Innate Supreme Treasures—Chaos Bell, Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, Qian Kun Ding.

Innate Spiritual Treasures—Immortal Slaying Sword, Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram, River Diagram and Luo Book, Red Embroidered Ball, Mountain River Society Diagram, Five Directions Spiritual Banners, Heaven Book, Earth Book, Nether Book, 36 Sea-Calming Divine Beads...

Houtian Supreme Treasures—Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda.

Houtian Spiritual Treasures—Void Seal, Monster Summoning Banner, Hou Yi Bow, Xing Tian Axe...

Of course, this classification was not perfect; it only roughly separated treasures by their attributes. Among Innate Spiritual Treasures, there existed top-grade ones, such as the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, which was composed of five top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and possessed power no less than that of Innate Supreme Treasures. Among Houtian Spiritual Treasures, there were also top-grade ones, like the Void Seal, which had the effect of stabilizing the Human Race's fortune.

The distinction between Innate Supreme Treasures, Innate Spiritual Treasures, Houtian Supreme Treasures, and Houtian Spiritual Treasures was not purely based on the power of the treasures. For example, the Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda could rival Innate Supreme Treasures like the Taiji Diagram. However, Innate Spiritual Treasures were formed before the opening of heaven, while Houtian Spiritual Treasures were formed after. Innate Spiritual Treasures could only be naturally gestated, whereas Houtian Spiritual Treasures could be refined, such as the Monster Summoning Banner.

Innate Supreme Treasures and Innate Spiritual Treasures all had the function of stabilizing fortune to some extent, while only a very few Houtian Supreme Treasures and Houtian Spiritual Treasures possessed such an effect.

Thus, cultivators often referred to Innate Supreme Treasures and Innate Spiritual Treasures as fortune-stabilizing heavy treasures.

Of course, there were also some magic treasures whose power was in no way inferior to innate or houtian spiritual treasures, yet they lacked any spirituality. These treasures, which focused solely on immense power to the extreme, were generally called Ultimate Dao Treasures.

Ultimate Dao Treasures were generally created for slaughter. Because they had no spirituality, they could not be refined and could only exist in the form of battle treasures. They could not be taken into the body for nurturing, and anyone could use them directly without going through a process of acknowledgment. However, there was also the danger of the battle treasure devouring its master.

Ever since Li Yi formulated his shocking plan, he first fell into endless contemplation to resolve the problem of his own intense evolutionary instinct. He discovered that this instinct was growing stronger and stronger, nearly reaching an uncontrollable level. If he didn't solve it soon, the trouble would be immense.

Time in the Chaos was immeasurable; a single glance back could span millions of years. After long deliberation and endless calculations, Li Yi decided to split his soul in two. He would leave the part of absolute rationality in his main body's demonic form, while the other part of his soul would reside in a clone. As for the clone's body, he would try to choose an Innate Spiritual Root after the opening of heaven.

In truth, Li Yi's choice to split his soul was a matter of helplessness. The evolutionary instinct grew ever stronger, to the point where even the sealing techniques he had comprehended from the Great Dao Rhythms were useless. If not for this, Li Yi would not have been so eager to split his soul. After all, the soul was the most fundamental essence of life. If the physical body was destroyed, it could be reshaped, though the chance of the body evolving into an indestructible form would decrease. But if something happened to the soul's origin, it would cut off the chance to reach the peak.

Do not find it strange. In later ages, those who could seize another's body to be reborn after their soul was injured, or use great divine powers to gather spiritual qi to reshape a physical body and once again tread the immortal path to seek the truth—this was possible because although their souls were injured, their origin was not harmed. They could repair and nurture their souls through various methods.

Understand, the soul's origin was innate and very difficult to supplement. It could only undergo a transformation during a leap in life or an elevation of the soul. Even then, it would only increase by a sliver.

To be honest, the reason Li Yi chose to split his soul, aside from suppressing this evolutionary instinct, was that the absolutely rational soul would allow this supreme demonic body to develop better prospects. It would prevent sudden loss of control over the body or reckless actions due to carelessness.

Moreover, to better scheme in the Primordial World in the future, Li Yi also needed an absolutely calm mind. The Primordial World was full of undercurrents and hidden dangers. One wrong step could lead to a chain of mistakes. Li Yi did not believe that his identity as a Chaos Demon God would allow him to do as he pleased.

Look, even Yang Mei and Hongjun were not widely known before they achieved Hunyuan. Many people had never even heard of them. This shows how deep the waters of the Primordial World were. One careless move could lead to utter annihilation.

Additionally, after splitting his soul, he could cultivate the Dao better through his clone, rather than constantly having to cultivate under the pressure of intense desires. Thinking of this, Li Yi couldn't help but deeply suspect that Hongjun might have created the "Three Corpses Slaying Method" for this very reason.

However, Li Yi was walking the path of an indestructible body and the Dao of laws. He had no affinity with the "Three Corpses Attaining the Dao" method. Besides, it wasn't necessarily superior to his own path.

Having made up his mind, Li Yi immediately formed profound hand seals with both hands. His hands became a blur of overlapping shadows, layer upon layer, impossible to see clearly. One glance and it felt as if all one's mind and spirit would be drawn in, as if there were great mysteries and endless beauty within.

Before long, the hand seals gathered spiritual qi and manifested, reflecting in the void. First, lotuses bloomed out of thin air, then divine mountains formed, then demon gods and giant beasts appeared... Endless illusions continuously emerged, and it seemed that the heavenly sounds of supreme sanctity could faintly be heard. Truly, one seal was one world, one leaf was one Tathagata.

After an unknown amount of time, the space above Li Yi's head was filled with light. Countless illusions overlapped to form a bizarre and motley primordial world. Then the entire world began to rotate. The myriad illusions started to condense. The world cycled between destruction and rebirth, slowly forming a Nine-Colored Pagoda. It radiated an aura of endless sanctity, surrounded by immortal qi, with heavenly sounds ringing out. All evil was dispelled, eternal and noble.

This was a great divine power Li Yi had prepared for splitting his soul. After deciding to split his soul, to prevent any mishaps, he resolved to create a divine power specifically to guard the soul.

It must be said that Li Yi's luck was truly exceptional. Because the Great Dao Rhythms had not yet faded, when Li Yi immersed himself in creating this divine power, information about the soul from the Great Dao Rhythms was drawn to him. Fragments of soul-related laws were continuously comprehended by Li Yi, and he ultimately created the supreme divine power, the "Nine-Colored Pagoda."

The "Nine-Colored Pagoda" had nine levels, shimmering in nine colors, with endless illusions flashing within. It could both attack and defend. Most importantly, this "Nine-Colored Pagoda" could forever guard above the soul. Of course, if the soul attack exceeded its limit, the pagoda would collapse and need to be re-condensed.

But Li Yi could proudly say that the "Nine-Colored Pagoda" divine power was definitely among the top few in the early Primordial World. Moreover, the mysteries of the soul were very difficult to comprehend, let alone creating a soul divine power. This time, Li Yi had a fortuitous opportunity and great fortune.

Since the "Nine-Colored Pagoda" manifested, Li Yi had been in a state of preparation. His entire soul gradually began to change. The originally purple-gold soul imperceptibly split into two camps.

The larger camp, roughly two-thirds of the whole, was the part of absolute rationality, appearing silver-white. The smaller camp, about one-third of the soul, belonged to the clone and was colorful and varied.

Suddenly, the "Nine-Colored Pagoda" suspended above Li Yi's head transformed into a dazzling stream of light. With a "whoosh," it drilled into Li Yi's head from the top and appeared above the soul.

The "Nine-Colored Pagoda" began to hang down strands of light, enveloping the entire soul. The boundary between the two soul camps had become quite clear. Everything was ready.

Li Yi gritted his teeth and formed a hand seal. A gap suddenly appeared between the two soul camps, and the gap grew larger and larger, gradually separating the two soul camps.

At this moment, Li Yi was drenched in sweat, veins bulging, his whole body convulsing. The pain of splitting the soul was truly indescribable. Although Li Yi had prepared himself, the pain far exceeded his expectations. It was like countless knives slicing every inch of flesh and blood, as if his entire being was being torn in two, yet he couldn't even grasp the source.

The pain came like waves, one after another, relentlessly invading, layer by layer seeping from the inside out. Li Yi could only keep encouraging himself, "I can do it," "I can do it," "I can do it"...

Fortunately, the "Nine-Colored Pagoda" finally began to take effect. Strands of flowing light descended, maintaining the integrity of the two soul camps, preventing fragments from forming, while also gradually reducing the pain during the split, allowing Li Yi to persevere.

When in pain, time always feels especially long. Li Yi felt that the days of suffering were like an endless road of darkness, with no end in sight. The unbearable torment seemed eternal.

A thousand years, ten thousand years—Li Yi even had the illusion that the countless eons since he had crossed over into the Chaos were not as long as this moment. Contradictory yet real.

After an unknown amount of time—Li Yi was in so much pain that he had gone numb—the soul split was finally complete. A slightly larger silver-white primordial spirit infant and a slightly smaller colorful primordial spirit infant sat upright beneath the dazzling "Nine-Colored Pagoda." At this moment, Li Yi had not yet fully regained consciousness.

A long, long time passed. Li Yi finally woke up. He formed a hand seal and cast several hand seals, temporarily sealing the colorful primordial spirit infant to nurture it, allowing the absolutely rational primordial spirit to control the demonic body.

After doing all this, Li Yi decided to sink into slumber within the Dao Rhythms to nurture his newly split primordial spirit, and to execute his plan when the time came for the opening of heaven.