Even Fu Xi had fallen silent. After all, if what Nuwa had said was true, Qing Xuan really didn't have much time left.
Even if he could now perfectly fuse his Nascent Soul with his main body, the difficulty of successfully undergoing Form Transformation before the Seven Gourds ripened was easy to imagine.
For a moment, the entire garden was silent except for the wind. Qing Xuan could even hear Nuwa and Fu Xi's heartbeats.
In the original Primordial World Trajectory, Nuwa never sought out extra Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and Three Lights Divine Water for the Innate Gourd Vine.
He must not have managed to fuse his Nascent Soul with his main body. But with Nuwa's help, I've reached a level the Innate Gourd Vine never attained in the original Primordial World Trajectory.
If I choose one of the gourds as my vessel now, wouldn't that be a waste of this opportunity? Even if I manage to undergo Form Transformation someday, won't I still be at the mercy of others in the Primordial Wilderness?
I'm a transmigrator. That means my life had already reached its end. Everything I have now is extra. Since that's the case, what can't I let go of?
Once he had thought it through, Qing Xuan made a bold decision: he would seize this Chance of Survival and stake his life on it.
If he succeeded, he would become like Old Ancestor Yang Mei. If he failed, he would simply vanish into nothingness—or become one of the child attendants by Nuwa's side.
After making up his mind, one of the gourd vines moved toward Nuwa. It coiled around the Three Lights Divine Water in her hand and poured it over its roots.
At the same time, Qing Xuan began to mobilize the Eight Laws. He used the other seven as support and the Creation Law as the main force, accelerating the fusion of his Nascent Soul and main body.
Seeing this, tears finally streamed down Nuwa's face. But she didn't try to stop Qing Xuan. She only watched the changes in the Gourd Vine with a worried expression.
In the end, she sat directly beneath the Gourd Vine and began circulating the Creation Law she had mastered. In an instant, the two forces of the Creation Law resonated with each other.
Seeing this, a look of excitement appeared on Fu Xi's face. He immediately sat back down on the stone stool, steadied his anxious heart, and began to play his zither.
The melodious zither music rang out once more. It transformed into a force of law that began weaving through the Eight Laws.
Each time it passed through one of the laws, an Eight Trigrams Diagram appeared, as if deducing the path ahead and helping it avoid any detours.
Just like that, another thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. Qing Xuan's Nascent Soul finally fused successfully with his main body. Even the Seven Gourds had become connected.
This made Qing Xuan ecstatic, because it meant that even after the Seven Gourds ripened, they wouldn't fall off the vine.
In other words, as long as no one plucked the gourds from the Gourd Vine, they would remain there forever, becoming vessels for the laws that assisted Qing Xuan's cultivation.
At the same time, Qing Xuan saw Qing Yun appear above Nuwa's head. Three lotus buds, ready to bloom, swayed within it.
Are these the Top Three Flowers of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal? Once the Three Flowers have condensed, one has reached the Early-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. When all three fully bloom, one reaches the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal peak.
I feel like Nuwa's Human Flower is about to bloom. I should give her a hand and help her reach the Mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm before she listens to the Dao at Zixiao Palace.
Thinking this, Qing Xuan immediately began channeling the Creation Law into the Qing Yun above Nuwa's head.
Nuwa's Qing Yun began to expand once more. In the end, it covered an area of ten thousand li, and the Human Flower finally stirred.
The flower bloomed to the first grade, then the second grade... It wasn't until it reached the ninth grade that the lotus finally blossomed completely. This also meant that Nuwa had successfully advanced to the Mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
After the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, the original methods of cultivation had been completely lost. The highest cultivation level the Primordial Beings could reach was the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
The Primordial Wilderness cultivators hadn't even inherited the cultivation methods for the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. They would have to wait until Hong Jun's first lecture at Zixiao Palace before they could find a path to cultivation.
But that meant every cultivator in the Primordial Wilderness would walk the Sever Three Corpses Path, a shortcut to Prove Dao and Become a Saint.
The cultivation ranks of Primordial Beings, from lowest to highest, were Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Profound Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, Hunyuan Golden Immortal, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin, and Limitless Golden Immortal of the Origin.
From Earth Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal, cultivators cultivated the Five Qi in Abdomen. Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals cultivated the Three Flowers on Head. Each major realm was further divided into four minor stages: early, middle, late, and peak.
Above the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm was the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm. Since those who reached it had already set one foot into the Saint Realm, they were also known as Quasi-Saints.
At this stage, one had to cultivate the laws. Only by reaching a certain level of comprehension could one advance to the next cultivation realm. This realm was likewise divided into four minor stages: early, middle, late, and peak.
Above the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm was the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin realm, the true Saint Realm. There were only two ways to reach it.
The first was to use an immense amount of Merit to force one's way into a Saint Position. This method was called Merit Creates Saint. It granted one the cultivation level of a Saint, but not a Saint's true strength.
The second method was to Prove Dao and Become a Saint through the power of laws. But the laws in question weren't the Heavenly Dao Law—they were the Great Dao Law.
The Limitless Golden Immortal of the Origin was also known as the Half Step Dao Realm. One could reach it by gaining the recognition of a Dao or by combining with the Dao.
Nine was the Extreme Number in the Primordial Wilderness, so both the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin and the Limitless Golden Immortal of the Origin were divided into nine grades. The Limitless Golden Immortal of the Origin was also the highest realm in the Primordial Wilderness.
But there were Twelve Great Perfections above the Heavenly Dao. Thus, above the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin were three more realms: the Dao Realm, the Great Dao Realm, and the Primordial Supreme Realm. Together, they were known as the Chaos Three Realms.
Each realm was divided into twelve grades, and most of the Three Thousand Chaos Gods and Devils had cultivation levels between the Dao Realm and the Great Dao Realm. As for the Primordial Supreme Realm, even Pangu had failed to break through to it.
Originally, there had been only two ways to reach the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin realm. But Hong Jun had struck out on a different path and created a third method of advancement. Though it was a shortcut, it could still succeed.
Hong Jun's shortcut involved borrowing the power of laws within Innate Spiritual Treasures and incorporating it into the Three Corpses Incarnations. Then, through Three Corpses Unification, the laws within all three treasures could be fused together.
But that alone wasn't enough to Prove Dao Hunyuan. That was why the Foundation of the Great Dao, the Primordial Violet Qi, was needed.
The Primordial Violet Qi could fuse all laws. So, as long as one achieved Three Corpses Unification and then drew upon the Primordial Violet Qi, one could Prove Dao and Become a Saint in a single stroke.
Nuwa had now reached the Mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm through her comprehension of the laws. But according to the Daoist teachings passed down by Hong Jun, only Hunyuan Golden Immortals could do that.
Thus, Nuwa's breakthrough had caused a Law Resonance. In an instant, boundless Creation Power surged toward Phoenix Perch Mountain.
It finally gathered in the garden in the rear courtyard. The immense Creation Power caused the Common Spiritual Roots in the garden to advance to Innate Spiritual Roots.
The ordinary Innate Spiritual Roots also used the Creation Power to advance to Mid-grade Spiritual Roots. Unfortunately, no Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root was born.
After successfully reaching the Mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, Nuwa slowly opened her eyes. She sensed the Creation Law around her, and an irrepressible smile appeared on her lips.
"Little Gourd Vine, you helped me break through, so I'll help you undergo Form Transformation. Are you ready? Begin absorbing the Creation Power."
Nuwa then began to guide the Creation Power into the Innate Gourd Vine by force. Unfortunately, even after the Creation Power was exhausted, Qing Xuan still hadn't managed to undergo Form Transformation.
This left Nuwa feeling dejected. She couldn't help murmuring, "What a pity I don't have a Magic Treasure with the Creation attribute. Otherwise, I could surely help Little Gourd Vine undergo Form Transformation in one go."
Just as Nuwa was feeling helpless, a flash of green light appeared on the Innate Gourd Vine. The Seven Gourds all began to glow.
As their different-colored lights converged, a handsome young man holding a Folding Fan appeared before Nuwa.
Nuwa was so delighted that she stepped forward and grabbed the young man's hand. "You're Little Gourd Vine? You finally succeeded in undergoing Form Transformation?"
"That doesn't make sense. The Innate Gourd Vine is still here, and all Seven Gourds are still attached. How did you form a Physical Body?"
That's right—this young man was Qing Xuan. He closed the Folding Fan in his hand, rested it on his left palm, weighed it there, and then smiled as he spoke.
"Of course, it was the Creation Power you gathered for me. It helped me form this Outer Incarnation. So, to be precise, I can't be considered to have successfully undergone Form Transformation."
"My main body still has to remain here and can't move. If it's ever harmed, my soul will suffer Annihilation as well."
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