Reshaping the Flesh, Beginning the Plunder

Inside Zhou Yu's cave-heaven treasure.

Whoosh!

Zhou Yu's true body and his second primordial spirit were both here, and with a single thought, they chose to commit suicide.

As loose immortals, the physical body of Zhou Yu's true body had long been destroyed by the lightning tribulation, and his second primordial spirit had possessed no physical body from the very beginning; thus, committing suicide at this moment meant their souls would scatter and vanish.

However, given Zhou Yu's level of enlightenment and mental state, the essence of his life was no longer his soul, but his true spirit, which contained all his memories and emotions.

After his soul scattered, his true spirit would not immediately return to the River of Fate, but would instead persist for a short period.

If one reached the level of a World God, even if their soul scattered, they could survive for a time relying solely on their true spirit; North Rest World God was one such example.

The reason North Rest World God ultimately perished after arriving in the Three Realms was that even his true spirit had suffered irreversible damage.

At this moment, not far away, the True God Zhou Yu instantly pointed a finger.

Whoosh!

Two drops of Chaos Spirit Liquid flew out immediately.

In terms of value, these two drops of Chaos Spirit Liquid absolutely exceeded two genuine Heavenly Gods; using them to reshape the souls and bodies of two loose immortals was considered quite extravagant.

As the Chaos Spirit Liquid made contact with the true spirits left behind after the loose immortal Zhou Yu's suicide, under the influence of Zhou Yu's own powerful mind, his soul began to re-condense, and his physical body rapidly took form.

To Zhou Yu's surprise, his second primordial spirit also rapidly condensed a physical body at this time.

The true body and the second primordial spirit—it is a rule of the Chaos Universe that only mortal lives can possess a second primordial spirit. It seems this second primordial spirit of mine has been directly acknowledged, without needing to be cultivated again after the true body has cultivated it.

Zhou Yu understood in his heart that since his true body and second primordial spirit had committed suicide simultaneously and relied on the Chaos Spirit Liquid to condense their souls and bodies at the same time, this did not violate the most fundamental rules, so it succeeded easily.

Even the second primordial spirit condensing a physical body was no great matter.

A second primordial spirit is simply a second true spirit—a complete true spirit—and as long as the conditions are right, it can naturally possess a complete physical body.

This method of reshaping the soul and body is easy to use on mortals, but if it were a life that had already passed the Heavenly Tribulation, I fear it would not be so simple. Zhou Yu quickly gained this insight.

Since I am reshaping my body, I might as well walk the path of both Fiendgod Body Refining and Qi Refining. Zhou Yu's attention quickly returned to his true body and his second primordial spirit.

Since he now had a physical body, it would truly be a pity not to walk the path of the God and Devil lineage.

Of course, walking the body-refining path had both advantages and disadvantages.

If he followed the Qi Refining Path, as long as he had sufficient elemental liquid, Zhou Yu's two incarnations could quickly return to the level of loose immortals; if he chose body refining, he would have to rely on himself to slowly absorb the power of the stars.

In truth, if he were willing to use Chaos Spirit Liquid, he could accelerate this process, but Zhou Yu would have to be insane to choose to use Chaos Spirit Liquid for that—it would be far too wasteful.

Moreover, the greatest difficulty in practicing the body-refining path was not the time spent accumulating energy, but whether one could break through bottlenecks.

Without breaking through major bottlenecks, one wouldn't even have the chance to undergo the Heavenly God Tribulation.

There were many True Immortals in the Three Realms who had experienced reincarnation and re-cultivation, yet why did they remain True Immortals? A large part of the reason was that improvement in the body-refining path was not that simple.

It did not mean that having a high state of enlightenment guaranteed a breakthrough.

However, I have the 'Heaven Rewards Diligence' talent; no matter what the bottleneck is, I will always be able to break through. Zhou Yu felt a sense of emotion.

Heaven Rewards Diligence was truly monstrous; in the simulations, he had relied on this talent to grind away the time until he broke through to True God.

Of course, this talent was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

According to the situations in the simulations, it was not hard to discover that the greater the bottleneck, the longer it would take to break through using 'Heaven Rewards Diligence'.

For example, when Zhou Yu practiced the Creation Lotus Scripture, it took him a full thirty billion years to go from Heavenly God to True God. If he continued to rely on this method, what about going from True God to Ancestral God?

I fear there would be no hope even in a Chaos Epoch.

In Zhou Yu's view, if he wanted to shorten the time for breakthroughs, he had to minimize the difficulty of the breakthrough as much as possible.

For example, if he replaced the Creation Lotus Scripture with top-tier methods like the Inner Observation Ancestral God Scroll or the Withered Silence World God, the difficulty of the breakthrough would be significantly reduced, and the time required would certainly be shortened by a great deal.

Furthermore, improving his own talent would also shorten the breakthrough time.

The 'Cultivation Genius' bonus to talent I obtained when simulating the Cangyuan Realm also included the physical aspect. I have now used two drops of Chaos Spirit Liquid to shape a perfect body, and this physical talent is already very high. This time, restarting Fiendgod Body Refining should not take too long. Zhou Yu nodded secretly.

For him, as long as he cultivated to the perfection of the Void Refinement stage, undergoing the Heavenly God Tribulation would not be very difficult.

Soon, Zhou Yu returned to the World Prison, and this time he brought his second primordial spirit in with him.

Zhou Yu directly gave his second primordial spirit a bottle of Chaos Spirit Liquid to let him practice the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils; one bottle of Chaos Spirit Liquid was enough to allow a third-grade True Immortal to possess eighteen peak incarnations, and he wouldn't even be able to use it all.

As for Zhou Yu's True God true body, it naturally could not practice the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils.

To condense a True God divine body might require nearly a hundred bottles of Chaos Spirit Liquid; to restore all eighteen incarnations to peak strength?

That would require at least a thousand bottles of Chaos Spirit Liquid.

This World Prison was refined by a World God with their own hands, and it took three Chaos Epochs of tempering to obtain 18 bottles of Chaos Spirit Liquid; one could imagine how difficult it would be to obtain a thousand bottles.

When my true body and second primordial spirit have grown, I will have them practice the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils then. Zhou Yu did not dwell on it.

While his second primordial spirit was practicing, he moved his body and headed straight for the exit of this chaotic, hazy space.

Whoosh!

Zhou Yu flew through the exit, and suddenly, a vast world appeared before his eyes.

This world is incredibly vast; while it does not compare to the ancient Pangu World, it is far more expansive than any major world within the Three Realms.

This is the World Prison, a place holding numerous prisoners—Celestial Gods, Celestial Immortals, True Gods, True Immortals, and even Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals.

Beyond those cultivation techniques and the eighteen bottles of Chaos Spirit Liquid, the prisoners themselves are a treasure trove within this World Prison; every one of them carries a massive amount of wealth, Zhou Yu mused. Since he had obtained the World Prison, he was determined to plunder the treasures from these prisoners. If the opportunity arose in the future, he could simply release them then.

Whoosh!

Without hesitation, Zhou Yu moved, his figure darting into the vast world.

Soon, Zhou Yu touched down on a plain.

A figure in blue robes sat cross-legged there; he was somewhat gaunt, and a layer of dust had settled upon him.

The commotion of Zhou Yu's arrival startled the figure, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"A True God?"

The figure was slightly taken aback.

"I am the new warden," Zhou Yu said calmly. "Hand over all your treasures."

"A warden? You've made a breakthrough?" the figure asked. Typically, wardens were only Celestial Gods or first-tier Celestial Immortals.

"That is no concern of yours."

"I can give you my treasures, but my time in confinement has long since expired. You must help me ask why I haven't been released yet."

"Very well."

Zhou Yu nodded.

"These are my treasures."

The figure waved his hand, and a pile of items was immediately tossed over.

Almost all of them were Pure Yang Top-Grade Dharma Treasures; a rough count revealed over a thousand pieces.

How exaggerated.

Zhou Yu sighed inwardly. Over a thousand Pure Yang Top-Grade Dharma Treasures? The total wealth of most Celestial Gods and True Immortals in the Three Realms could not even come close to this, and this was merely from the hands of a single Celestial Immortal in the World Prison.

Of course, this was no ordinary Celestial Immortal, but a first-tier Celestial Immortal.

The reason the Qi Refining Path in the Three Realms was weaker than Fiendgod Body Refining was that the Qi Refining in the Three Realms was only third-tier.

True first-tier Celestial Immortals and first-tier True Immortals were comparable to, or even slightly superior to, Celestial Gods and True Gods.

However, becoming a first-tier Celestial Immortal or True Immortal was extremely difficult; it required a World God or a Chaos Immortal to personally intervene and assist.

Even becoming a second-tier Celestial Immortal required specific techniques and the aid of exotic Chaos items, making it equally arduous.

Zhou Yu didn't dwell on it; he waved his hand to collect the treasures and immediately added, "I also need to examine your memories."

"Examine my memories? Don't go too far!" The figure was instantly enraged.

"You have no choice. Unless you choose to self-destruct, I can simply force my way into your memories," Zhou Yu reminded him.

Hearing this, the figure fell silent for a moment before finally nodding.

Having stayed here for endless years, he yearned to leave.

Thus, Zhou Yu easily probed the Celestial Immortal's memories, but finding nothing of value, he did not linger and soon departed.

"I will wait for your news," the Celestial Immortal shouted from afar.

Zhou Yu waved his hand without a word. If he appeared again, it would be because he had the strength to grant the man his freedom; if he remained incapable, he would never return.