What came with that immense power was a stream of information so pure it reached the absolute extreme.
Under the influence of that information, the energy transformed into densely packed rule patterns that spread wildly through every limb and bone in Zhang Qi's body, racing along his blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic system.
So that's how it is—
Feeling the changes within himself, Zhang Qi understood.
Just as he had guessed, Taishang Laojun's Nine-Revolution Golden Elixir was not a pill in the conventional sense.
It was more like a USB drive containing a one-click Windows installation program.
The instant it was consumed, it would launch that installation program and forcibly transform the consumer into a higher-dimensional life-form.
That was why legend claimed that consuming this thing could make someone an immortal on the spot.
Ordinary cultivation methods were like blueprints, while cultivation was the gradual process of altering oneself according to those blueprints.
But this Golden Elixir skipped that entire process—
The advantage was that even a fool could become an immortal on the spot.
The downside, naturally, was that taking another step forward afterward would become exceedingly difficult.
However, for certain accomplished cultivators, this immortal elixir had another use.
In the next instant, Zhang Qi abruptly mobilized all his mental power and forcibly held down the medicinal power of the Nine-Revolution Golden Elixir.
Then, drawing on the insights he had gained from discussing the Dao with Laojun earlier, he began guiding that power through his body.
Deep within his dantian, a tiny crack appeared on the surface of the Golden Core that had been spinning endlessly.
"Crack."
The fissure rapidly widened, spreading like a spiderweb.
The Golden Core shattered.
In its place, a curled-up infant radiating a faint glow took shape amid the fractured shell.
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