Dispersing Cultivation and Rebuilding
"Dissipate your cultivation and start over?" This was the first time Lu Yang had heard this term. The literal meaning was quite easy to understand.
"Yes, many cultivators have no guidance at the beginning of their cultivation, so their cultivation process is not smooth and their foundation is not solid. At lower realms, it doesn't have much of an impact. At most, they can be challenged by those with solid foundations like you who are above their level. But when they reach higher realms, the problem becomes much bigger. They are very likely to encounter a bottleneck period and not make any progress in their cultivation for hundreds or thousands of years."
"At this point, cultivators will face a choice—to dissipate their cultivation and start over."
The Immortal Fairy spoke eloquently, and no one could match her in terms of cultivation knowledge.
"He disperses his cultivation, much like a reincarnation, retaining his memories as an infant, starting over from scratch. He has the memories of his previous cultivation, allowing him to avoid many detours this time. He knows how to solidify his foundation, and he won't miss fortuitous opportunity he missed before due to his high cultivation level or advanced age. Outsiders cannot tell whether he has been reincarnated and started cultivating again. Even bone age testing or something else cannot detect it."
"However, there are three problems with resuming cultivation after dispersing one's cultivation. First, it requires Body Integration Realm, and at the peak of one's cultivation. At the peak of one's cultivation, one's essence, energy, and spirit are in harmony, which can ensure that one's true spirit will not perish after resuming cultivation. If one disperses one's cultivation in old age, one's essence, energy, and spirit will dissipate, and the result will only be failure in dispersing one's cultivation, with one's soul scattered and beyond saving."
"Secondly, after you resume your cultivation, you will be like a newborn infant, with no ability to protect yourself. Eating and crawling will be problems. Once you get through infancy and gradually grow up, the cultivation world is not safe either. Who knows what enemies you might make while you are growing up and die a violent death."
"Thirdly, the Root Bone you have after rebuilding cannot be guaranteed. For example, if you originally had two Spirit Root Bone, after rebuilding, you might have three or even four Spirit Root. In this case, even if you have cultivation experience, it will be difficult to return to your previous level."
Lu Yang nodded. The idea of retraining oneself after losing one's cultivation level sounds similar to Li Haoran's situation, but there are differences. At least Li Haoran is a completely new individual, and his talent in the next life will definitely be stronger than in the previous life. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
No wonder Huang Ming is so difficult to deal with; it's like fighting a powerful being who has just entered the Body Integration Realm, while the opponent is suppressing him to the same level as him.
"By the way, were any of the Five Immortals from High Antiquity who had to dissipate their cultivation and start over?"
"No." The Immortal Fairy counted on her fingers to Lu Yang, "I come from a small tribe, Ying Tian Immortal is a refugee, Jiu Chong Immortal is the first heir of the Lian Shan clan, Qilin Immortal was born of heaven and earth, and Sui Yue Immortal is a spirit of the Jianmu tree."
"Can the fairy tell who Huang Ming was in his previous life?"
The Immortal Fairy shook her head. "I couldn't tell. If he hadn't used a mental attack that wasn't appropriate for his level, I wouldn't have been able to tell that he was a reincarnated cultivator."
Lu Yang pondered: Did the Corpse Driving Sect know that Huang Ming was a reincarnated cultivator? Why did Huang Ming choose to cultivate there? His talent was enough to enter Five Great Immortal Sects. Was he afraid of something, or was there something special about the Corpse Driving Sect?
"Alright, let's not think about it too much for now." Lu Yang revealed an excited smile, drew his Qingfeng sword. This was the first time he had encountered an opponent who had been reincarnated and cultivated again, and it was time to get serious.
Huang Ming stared at Lu Yang with a solemn expression, as if facing a formidable enemy, daring not to relax his guard in the slightest.
As a cultivator who had to rebuild his cultivation after losing his power, he could not tolerate losing to a junior cultivator, which is why he made an exception and used the Spirit Arrow.
Spiritual arrows are absolutely beyond the reach of a mid-stage Golden Core; even a mid-stage Golden Core who specializes in cultivating spiritual power would find it impossible!
How did they manage to do that? Could it be that, like me, they also lost their cultivation and had to start over?
Little did he know that when Lu Yang resurrected the Immortal Fairy at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, the Immortal Fairy had forcibly allowed Lu Yang to open up a spiritual space, making his spiritual strength far superior to that of his peers. Subsequently, the Immortal Fairy tossed and turned in the spiritual space every day, making the area and solidity of the spiritual space grow larger and larger.
In terms of mental strength, no one in the Golden Core stage can compare to Lu Yang.
"Slash!" Lu Yang shouted, his spirit and Sword Qi becoming one. His sword energy was like a bolt of lightning, extremely fierce. The blade danced in the air in a swift arc, slashing towards Huang Ming.
Zhao Po, who was watching from the sidelines, felt his hair stand on end. Even observing the sword from the side, he could feel the terror within it. Was this really a sword move that someone in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm could use?
The drowned ghost was also quite frightened. Only then did he realize that Lu Yang had held back in the battle just now; otherwise, that one sword strike alone would have been enough to seriously injure him and knock him to the ground!
The sword strike was too swift and fast for Huang Ming to dodge. If he were to take the blow head-on, he would undoubtedly lose. Huang Ming gritted his teeth, and with a thought, he vanished from the spot, replaced by a living corpse.
He instantly switched places with the zombie!
"Corpse relocation?!" Zhao Po was shocked. He hadn't expected that Senior Brother Huang Ming had even learned such a Secret Method. Logically, only those at the Nascent Soul Realm should be able to learn it.
Huang Ming was panting heavily. He took a Qi-restoring pill to recover his spiritual power. He forcibly used Secret Method, which instantly drained his remaining spiritual power.
The zombie withstood the sword strike and was split in two. Countless thin red threads grew from the broken ends, connecting with each other, and the zombie was restored to its original state.
Huang Ming no longer held back, controlling the zombies to attack Lu Yang together.
The weakness of corpse drivers lies in their physical bodies; they can only control living corpses to fight. However, Huang Ming has a strong physical body and vigorous mental power, allowing him to control living corpses while fighting, thus making up for all the weaknesses of corpse drivers.
Combat power skyrockets!
Zhao Po stared blankly at the scene. Huang Ming's various methods completely overturned his understanding. He hadn't realized that the gap between himself and Huang Ming was so vast.
"Ha, this is more interesting." Lu Yang fought two against one without showing any sign of backing down, like a martial god, growing stronger with each battle.
"No wonder you became a disciple of the Ask Dao Sect. You do have some skill, but that's all!" Huang Ming's eyes were like a wolf's, revealing fierceness and determination.
"With your talent, you're unmatched among your peers. You probably haven't tasted defeat yet, have you? Today, I'll let you experience it!" Huang Ming revealed a contemptuous smile.
"When the red spider lily blooms, the world is reshaped!"
This was his last and strongest trump card. If he lost again, there was no point in bothering with any talk of dispersing his cultivation and rebuilding his strength to fight for a say in the future world; he might as well commit suicide sooner rather than later.
The beautiful, bright red spider lilies bloomed, Huang Ming and the zombie's eyes turned bloodshot, their auras surged, their fingernails grew long, like the sharp claws of wild beasts, and under the influence of this aura, the ground shook, as if an earth dragon was turning over, causing the earth to tremble!
"Two against one, let's see how you win!" Huang Ming was confident of victory, his expression almost contorted.
"It's going to be tough if this keeps up," Lu Yang muttered, shrinking underground to retrieve the twin lotus seeds and casting the <Tree Planting Technique>.
In Huang Ming's slightly dazed gaze, lotus flowers bloomed among the red spider lilies, and two Lu Yang appeared at the same time, one holding the Qingfeng Sword and the other holding the Mingyue Sword.
A calm smile appeared on Lu Yang's lips.
"It's two against two now."
The second update will be at 11 PM.