When gathered, it formed a shape; when scattered, it became qi.
The methods of battle at the Heavenly Immortal realm differed from those of Yang Spirit True Persons.
Yang Huai familiarized himself with the changes brought by the Heavenly Immortal realm. Apart from not having obtained a Purple Manor Immortal Edict, he was now a genuine Heavenly Immortal.
His subsequent cultivation should focus primarily on comprehending the transformations of the Heavenly Dao's origin.
This was the direction for all cultivators after forming a Primordial Spirit.
Yet although he had gained the ability to gather into form, scatter into qi, and transform in countless ways, that did not mean his original fleshly body was no longer important.
After the fleshly body merged with the Yang Spirit, it still existed; it had merely gained some additional transformations.
It could transform alongside the Yang Spirit into the primordial qi of heaven and earth, gathering and dispersing without form.
If the fleshly body was damaged, it could also reassemble within the primordial qi of heaven and earth. But such a reassembled body would be exceedingly weak, and who knew how long it would take to cultivate it back into its former flawless state.
And if one wished to covet the greater Dao fruition of a Golden Immortal, one had to be even more cautious.
It would require even more time to carve and polish anew.
Take Yang Huai's cultivation of the Mysterious Heaven Golden Register. The five qi of his fleshly body had gradually arisen only after he spent ten to twenty years refining it with countless immortal pills, spirit medicines, heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and innate origin essence. If he lost this body, he might need to spend even longer cultivating it back. Then, only after his fleshly body became purely yang once