He felt that the man had genuine insight into life, and he was also the most mysterious person he had ever met.
"The first is the transcendence of the soul!"
"When you cultivate your soul until it is strong enough to break free of the body's restraints, that is immortality in a certain sense."
Xia Le smiled.
"An immortal soul?"
Orochimaru's pupils contracted.
"When the body becomes a vessel for the soul, can that vessel be replaced at will?"
"Of course, this requires your soul to be immensely powerful, condensed to the point where it is on par with a physical body."
"Otherwise, frequent replacements will weaken the soul, leaving you with a fatal flaw."
Xia Le spoke slowly.
Orochimaru was already stunned.
His eyes lit up, and even the look he gave the man before him turned somewhat strange.
He was so powerful and mysterious. Could he have taken the original Uchiha Xia Le as a vessel, with an entirely different soul now residing inside?
"The other path is immortality of the flesh!"
"When you cultivate your body to its ultimate limit and elevate its vitality until it is inexhaustible..."
"Then you will naturally become immortal!"
Xia Le spoke calmly.
He could naturally see what Orochimaru was thinking, but he did not care.
"As for the last path..."
After a brief pause, Xia Le continued with a faint smile.
"If you can elevate both your body and soul to perfection..."
"Then..."
"I believe you can imagine what that would look like."
Orochimaru drew a deep breath. Completely immersed in this dream of immortality, he felt an inexplicable surge of excitement.
"Then how strong must the body and soul become to achieve immortality?"
Xia Le chuckled, his tone casual.
"At the very least, they would have to reach the level