Holy Embryo and Nascent Soul

What is Ling Yi's most fundamental desire?

One word: Life!

Survival, Life, longevity, immortality—!

From the moment he opened his eyes upon being born into this world, Ling Yi had a single thought in his heart: to cherish this new life and live well and for a long, Jiujiu!

For this reason, he could cultivate diligently for decades without ever slacking off; he could pick up the social niceties he disdained in his previous life, and interact with all sorts of people—good, bad, kind, evil, warm, cold...no matter what kind, he could laugh and talk with them; he could also give up the pleasures of drinking and revelry, and even, like a mad scientist, dismember his own body and those half-human, half-human cadavers without batting an eye.

Back in his previous life, Ling Yi had accompanied a female philosophy student to a political education class, and one topic from the class remained vivid in his memory.

What is the meaning of Life? Is it living for others? Or for yourself? Or for a certain belief or ideal? Or simply living for the sake of living?

After class, when faced with the young lady's question, Ling Yi did not answer immediately, but gave his answer later when he was calm and composed.

"Living for others, finding joy in their happiness, suffering in their pain, and taking their opinions and praise as the meaning of my existence—how am I any different from a puppet? Is that me? Or just how others see me? Am I still myself?"

"Living for oneself and taking personal material and spiritual enjoyment as the meaning of life will eventually evolve into disregarding the feelings of others, ignoring the attitudes of others and the evaluations of one's surrounding social circle, and step by step moving into a desolate desert."

"Humans are complex beings, and living in groups is a social nature. Living simply for others, or living purely for oneself, are merely theories that remain on paper."

"Belief is a wonderful thing. A person can have several beliefs at the same time, or they can gradually transform their beliefs step by step."

"When you lack faith and feel that life is meaningless, try going hungry for a day and a night, then eat a cup of warm water and a simple white steamed bun, taking small bites. As the warm water flows down your throat into your stomach, and as you slowly chew the white steamed bun in your mouth, it slowly releases a faint sweetness, you will find that Life is actually very simple and very interesting..."

At that moment, Ling Yi's eyes shone with a light that captivated the philosophy major.

Later, Ling Yi started attending classes with the female student from the law department next door. Philosophy was too abstract and not something Ling Yi liked at the time.

Within his mind Sea of Consciousness, Ling Yi maintained a clear understanding of himself through his belief in "life," and no matter how many wild and imaginative thoughts flew and collided, they could not change his most primal desire.

Time passed by, seemingly an eternity, but the sun in the sky above Douluo Continent only moved about half a finger's width.

The breath of Life reappeared on Ling Yi's body, which seemed like rotten wood and stone, and the strange phenomena within a radius of thousands of miles gradually dissipated.

Consciousness once again took control of his body, Ling Yi awoke from that ambiguous state of "Sitting in Forgetfulness".

The Zhuangzi, in the chapter "The Grandmaster," states. "Abandon your limbs, discard your intelligence, separate yourself from form and knowledge, and become one with the Datong; this is called Sitting in Forgetfulness."

Clearly, just now, Ling Yi managed to forget his physical form, abandon his senses, break free from the constraints of his physical form and will, and merge with half of the world of the Douluo Continent.

But the moment he woke up, a strange realization came to his mind: the "Sitting in Forgetfulness" he had just experienced was not a true "Sitting in Forgetfulness"!

Even so, Ling Yi gained tremendous benefits from this special situation.

Feeling his heart as clear as the sky after rain, Ling Yi smiled with genuine joy.

Mental state: Meditative Trance samadhi, Constant Concentration!

From Meditative Trance samadhi (Minor Concentration), one can directly skip to Major Concentration and reach Constant Concentration the mind never regresses!

At this moment, Ling Yi felt a great joy and a sense of freedom. Ever since he tried to Spirit Merging with Heaven and Earth through the ' Blue Silver Domain ', his mental power had been increasing every moment. After he could no longer control his increasingly powerful mental power in Meditative Trance meditative state of Minor Concentration Meditation, he had not felt this kind of relaxed and carefree feeling for a long time.

Aside from his spiritual state, Ling Yi's body also underwent a significant transformation after entering the "Fetal Breathing" state, following the changes in his mind.

With a sudden thought, Ling Yi stood up in the carriage.

"Brother Yi?!" *3

Seeing that Ling Yi's aura had returned, Yang Shelly and the other two women, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, were immediately shocked and paled when they saw Ling Yi standing up.

Inside the spacious carriage, by the window, sat Ling Yi, still with his eyes closed.

Hearing the three women's exclamations, Ling Yi turned around and noticed the worry in their eyes. He crouched down and said gently, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"Brother Yi, what's wrong with you...?" Yang Shelly quickly adjusted her mindset, glanced at Ling Yi by the window, and showed concern for the ' Ling Yi ' in front of her.

Ling Yi reached out and stroked Yang Shelly's fair and smooth cheek, the jade-like feel of which was unforgettable. "I just had an epiphany, and my spiritual realm has improved a little. I can barely materialize my spirit and thus interfere with reality."

Unlike before when he relied on the external energy of heaven and earth to interfere with reality, Ling Yi can now use his pure spiritual power to manipulate matter.

In the cultivation system of the "Great World of Yang God", it is equivalent to the "Ghost Immortal" realm, which has not yet passed the tribulation of lightning.

However, Ling Yi was unsure whether the Douluo Continent possessed the Creation Tribulation found in the "Great World of Yang God," so he preferred to use the mental cultivation system of the "Emperor of the Cosmos World" as a benchmark.

Fetal Breathing - Holy Embryo!

In the Emperor of the Cosmos World ", the Holy Embryo is a combination of mind and energy. Daoists call it the Nascent Soul, while Western religions refer to it as the Holy Spirit.

The condensation of the Holy Embryo is a physical change and the first step in the spiritual communication with the material world.

In a sense, Ling Yi now possesses another Life besides transforming into "Erlang"—a spiritual Holy Embryo that can discard its physical form and survive for a certain period of time!

If Ling Yi wanted, he could completely integrate his consciousness into a new Life body through the Holy Embryo, thus possessing a new body and a new Life.

Of course, unless it's the Creation Stone Embryo that gave birth to Sun Goku in a high-end version of "Great World of Journey to the West," Ling Yi really wouldn't look down on those ordinary bodies, let alone the bloodline species on the Douluo Continent.

During his previous state of Fetal Breathing, Ling Yi's physical changes were influenced by the world of Douluo Star. He merged with the world and comprehended the will of heaven. The laws of Douluo Star were nakedly imprinted on Ling Yi's heart, giving him a deeper understanding of this world.

Just as humans have limits, the world also has limits.

Everything on Douluo Star is something Ling Yi, whose spirit is about to reach the limit of this world, can look down upon.

Whether it's the vast divine light nurtured on that island in the West Sea, the true dragon underground in the center of that great forest thousands of miles to the southeast, or the enormous holy light nurtured in the city thousands of miles to the southwest, none of them can compare to the potential of Ling Yi's "Pure Glazed Body" at this moment.

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After calming the three women, Ling Yi had a thought, and his spiritual Holy Embryo body seemed illusory as it passed through the wooden carriage and arrived in the outside world.

Feeling the intense heat emanating from the sky, Ling Yi, who had previously felt a slight chill in the carriage, suddenly felt as if he were in a furnace, which was extremely strange.

It was a violent conflict of feeling cold inside and burning hot outside, even more stimulating than the extremes of "ice and fire".

At this moment, Ling Yi inexplicably recalled the insights he had gained when he created the "Two Aspects Fist".

"The interplay of Yin and Yang constitutes the Dao."

All things carry yin and embrace yang, and through the interaction of these two forces, harmony is achieved.

"Yang cannot exist without Yin, and Yin cannot exist without Yang; Yin and Yang complement each other..."

The boundless light and heat from the great sun in the sky were guided by Ling Yi to combine with the 'coldness' within the spiritual Holy Embryo, transforming into a wondrous aura that gradually tempered and strengthened the spiritual Holy Embryo.

After a long while, when the spiritual Holy Embryo felt a strange sense of fullness, Ling Yi stopped guiding his breath at just the right moment and awoke from his cultivation.

Strangely enough, although Ling Yi's spiritual Holy Embryo had a physical body like a real person, it also seemed to float in mid-air like a wisp of air, drifting along with the carriage.

However, during this scene, as pedestrians and the drivers and guards of the [Green Wood Merchant Association] convoy passed by Ling Yi's spiritual Holy Embryo, not a single person could see him, as if he did not exist.

With the completion of the first stage of cultivation for the Spiritual Holy Embryo, Ling Yi's mind stirred, and the Spiritual Holy Embryo transformed into a stream of light, returning to his body in less than a fraction of a second.

As soon as it entered his body, Ling Yi opened his eyes and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: 'So weak—!'

Aside from being full of vitality, my body is truly somewhat 'weak and powerless'.

Ling Yi made this assessment.

Within his mind Sea of Consciousness, as Ling Yi's thoughts rose and fell, his current state and data were displayed like a system interface.

Name: Ling Yi

Age: 32 years and 7 months

Titles: Master, Great Physician, Divine Craftsman, Blue Silver King (↓Expand)

Identity: City Lord of Lingyun City

First Martial Soul: "Azure Wood - Blue Silver Emperor"

Second Martial Soul: "Erlang" + "Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade"

Aptitude: Innate Full Soul Power

Talent: Blue Silver Domain

Soul Power: Level 70

"Azure Wood - Blue Silver Emperor" Soul Ring:

First Soul Ring: 999-year-old "Blue Silver Grass", Soul Skill: Abundant Vitality (+499 years)

Second Soul Ring: 1800-year-old "Female Ivy Blue Silver Grass", Soul Skill: Severed Finger Regrowth (+1000 years)

Third Soul Ring: 4,700-year-old "Blue Silver Grass", Soul Skill: Endless Life (+2,700 years)

Fourth Soul Ring: 13,000 years old "Light Blue Silver Grass", Soul Skill: Holy Light Illumination (+3001 years)

Fifth Soul Skill: Sweet Rain Descends from Heaven (Self-formed Soul Ring, initial 48,000 years, currently 70,000 years)

Sixth Soul Skill: Rebirth (Self-condensed Soul Ring, 100,000 years)

"Erlang" + "Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade Sword" Soul Ring: 6 x 100,000-Year "Qi and Blood Soul Ring" (↓Expand)

Physical strength/energy: 180,000 jin of strength (normal state), limit????

Mind/Spirit: Meditative Trance Samadhi - Constant Concentration (Spirit Merging with Heaven and Earth), Fetal Breathing - Holy Embryo (Spiritual materialization)

Status: "Return to Origin Seal" - Azure Emperor Immortal Body, Beginner Level, Thunder Mode - Magnetic Field Rotation (50,000 horsepower -???)

Methods: "The Azure Emperor Visualization Method", "The Two Aspects Fist", "The Blue Silver Wood Emperor Scripture", "The Nine Syllable Mantra Hand Seals - Lin, Bing, Dou Seals 1.0"... (↓Expand)

Skills: Mastery of all melee weapons, Purple Thunder Overlord Spear (Peak Mastery), Ice and Fire Imprisoning Dragon Staff (Peak Mastery), Holy Spirit Sword Technique (Peak Mastery), Phoenix Dances Across the Nine Heavens (Peak Mastery), slingshot (hundred-mile sniping), and a versatile encyclopedia of various skills... (↓Expand)

"How many Qian Daoliu can I take down right now?" Looking at his stats panel, Ling Yi suddenly had this question in his mind.

Thousands of miles away, in ' Spirit City '.

A chill Qian Daoliu's heart for no apparent reason, and his brows furrowed involuntarily. After pondering for a while, he remained completely oblivious.

"... Therefore, I hope you will not go to the ' Slaughter City ' first. Wait until Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin from ' Lingyun City ' come to ' Spirit City ' to participate in the title conferment ceremony before you set off."

Qian Xunji's Bingbing words continued to echo in Qian Daoliu's ears.

Seeing the ambitious look on Qian Xunji's face, Qian Daoliu sighed inwardly, put aside the strange feeling that had just appeared in his heart, nodded, and said, "Alright, I also want to meet that rumored Super Douluo of Level 95 or above, Chen Jianjun."

Once someone reaches a level like Qian Daoliu, there are very few people in the entire Douluo Continent who can exchange ideas with him on cultivation.

Every Super Douluo who can cultivate to Level 95 or above has basically forged their own path.

The stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade. Qian Daoliu may not know the original text of this saying, but he definitely understands its meaning.

Don't forget, the Angel God's weapon is the "Angel Holy Sword," which weighs 36,000 jin!

Although Qian Daoliu could not use the Angel God's artifact, the "Angel Holy Sword," his swordsmanship was still quite formidable, enough to contend with Tang Chen, who wielded the "Clear Sky Hammer."

Tang Chen's "Clear Sky Hammer" follows a balanced approach. After cultivating to Level 99, the weight of his "Clear Sky Hammer" Martial Soul has reached 18,000 jin. Every move he makes carries an incomparably domineering power. However, under this domineering power, relying on his own strong Soul Power and skills, Tang Chen's attacks can be extremely subtle, making them impossible to resist.

In a direct confrontation, even a player like Tang Chen would only be slightly inferior to Qian Daoliu.

It can be said that if Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Bo Saixi, these three veteran Level 99 Peerless Douluo, were to really fight, the three who had just become gods— Bibi Dong, Tang San, and Qian Renxue —would be a formidable opponent. Tang San's chances are uncertain, but Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue might not be able to secure a decisive victory over the three of them.

This is only because Tang San is the protagonist and has the Sea God and the Asura God helping him at any time. Otherwise, if it really comes down to raw strength, Tang San's martial arts skills, whether it's those Hidden Weapon weapon techniques, the lightness skill "Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track", or "Mysterious Jade Hand", "Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon", "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" and "Great Sumeru Hammer", would not have much of an impact on Tang Chen and the other two.

The so-called secret techniques of the Tang Sect are utterly insignificant in the face of Level 99 expert. As for techniques like the "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique," "Clear Sky Nine Absolutes," and "Great Sumeru Hammer," Tang Chen is far more skilled with them than he is. Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi have also witnessed and experienced Tang Chen's stronger versions.

Although his skills were inferior, and his Soul Power had transformed into divine power, it could not play a decisive role compared to the three veteran powerhouses who had honed their skills for a hundred years. At most, it could only offset his shortcomings in skills.

The outcome is often determined by the mindset during the battle, and the result is still uncertain.

However, for a level 100 god to fight against a Level 99 Titled Douluo, not being able to secure a victory is, in Ling Yi's view, a defeat!