[Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation]

Fenghou Qimen transformed the flesh, allowing one to roam freely between heaven and earth, changing in unfathomable ways. But its reach ended at bodily form; it could never take one beyond the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements.

To attain true freedom, true unfettered ease, one's Primordial Spirit also had to become pure yang, remaining one whether gathered or dispersed. Not only the flesh, but the Primordial Spirit too had to undergo a thousand transformations.

It was not about resembling whatever one transformed into, but truly becoming it.

Transform into a Buddha, and one would possess a Buddha's divine powers. Transform into a phoenix, and one would be reborn through nirvana. Transform into the Heavenly Emperor, and one could command all gods, truly embracing all things and returning to the boundless origin.

"Fenghou Qimen lays the foundation; the Eight-Nine Mystical Art takes you to the summit."

"So that's it! So that's how it works!"

Realization dawned on Zhou Sheng. Both excited and crestfallen, he said, "The Eight-Nine Mystical Art is the Dao Lineage of the Chan Sect immortals from the Investiture of the Gods era. It is said to strip away all acquired yin and fully reveal the innate true yang."

"It can refine the three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls one is born with, uniting them through nine revolutions so that the Primordial Spirit remains forever whole. The cultivated body, too, can endure ten thousand tribulations without destruction."

"But cultivators today cannot even send out a Yang Spirit, let alone attain innate true yang or an undying Primordial Spirit."

In this Fenghou Qimen, the central palace was anchored in the heart, fixed upon the instant of transformation. Zhou Sheng had not cultivated it incorrectly.

It was simply that the art required to follow it demanded far too