The Spirit Spring of Soaking, Dissolution, and Rebirth

"It's alright to tell you, there's a spiritual spring in this Wind Cave. The water of the spring can be used to wash the body, and if you can endure it, it can even allow one to achieve true physical reincarnation!"

"This kind of reincarnation is not a case of the soul forcibly occupying a body, but a reconstruction based on one's own body, and it will not affect the original cultivation level or strength!"

"However, this kind of reincarnation also has a drawback: the spiritual spring water can be addictive, causing one to unconsciously Consciousness Creation!"

"Body reincarnation is acceptable, but the reconstruction of thoughts and memories will make a person different!"

"It's hard to say whether a reconstructed person is still the same person. Although they live with the same body they once had, they are no longer the same person they were!"

"From the moment you step into the spring, it means that the original person has died, and a new life has begun!"

"Jieyin was born in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, forgetting all his past deeds, starting almost from scratch!"

"The Tathagata, on the other hand, began drawing from a blank sheet of paper..."

The wind from the Wind Cave did not harm the two leaders, nor did it have any effect on Zhang Xuezhou.

He demonstrated the Wind Avoidance Instruction to the two leaders, then stepped into the Wind Cave. He listened to the explanation from the leader of the Zhunti and began to understand the function of the neglected spiritual spring.

"You mean the human body dissolves in the spiritual spring, then gathers in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, and is reborn as a new life?"

The Master of the Zhunti used words like "reconstruction" to describe the situation, while Zhang Xuezhou, humbly asking more questions, did so.

"Your understanding is not wrong. That spring water may have been infused with Bifeng, which could indeed cause people's bones to disintegrate and their flesh to crumble," Master Zhunti nodded.

"How many days did it take for the Sect Master Jieyin to dissolve?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.

"Jieyin forty-nine days to completely dissolve," said the Master Zhunti. "But the Buddha's disciple took thirty-six days!"

"Such a long time!"

Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed in surprise, feeling that the twelve days he had spent soaking in the water were a bit too short.

But he was also glad that he only soaked for twelve days, otherwise he didn't know what would have happened to his body.

"Could we soak it for a shorter time?" Zhang Xuezhou asked. "For example, ten days to half a month?"

"Don't you think it would be difficult to come back to life after a part of your body has been dissolved away?" Master Zhunti said, "This kind of thing can't be abandoned halfway!"

"That makes sense!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

He felt a slight sense of relief.

Although he didn't know the circumstances of the experiment conducted by the Sect Master Jieyin and others, Zhang Xuezhou was quite certain that these people lacked some ability, or that the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon used some power to resist it, which allowed Zhang Xuezhou's body to be reborn.

His soul returned to reality, thus avoiding the situation of soul dissolution and reconstruction.

Compared to the Sect Master Jieyin and others, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his fate was very satisfactory.

He hadn't expected the spring water at the source of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool to be so powerful that even a great cultivator like the Sect Master Jieyin couldn't withstand it.

"In other words, no one can tamper with the source of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Even if someone goes in, they will either dissolve and condense into a new human body in the pool, or their physical body will survive the spring water at the source, but their soul will not be able to withstand it and they will become an idiot!"

"Almost," the Sect Master Jieyin said.

"Are there any cultivators whose physical body can withstand the strain, and whose soul can also withstand it?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"This..."

The Sect Master Jieyin frowned.

Zhang Xuezhou's assumption sounds illogical; after all, even a great cultivator of the Sect Master Jieyin's level was melted, so who in the Three Realms could withstand it?

However, the fact that no cultivator in the Three Realms can withstand it does not mean that no one in the world can do it.

There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding!

The leader of the Zhunti whispered.

"Beyond the Heavens!"

The Sect Master Jieyin gritted his teeth.

If there are any strange or incomprehensible events, attributing them to cultivators from beyond the heavens is not a big problem, since similar bizarre things have happened quite a few times in previous years.

Strange things have been happening not only at Mount Ling these past few days, but also in the Immortal Court.

"Could it be that some cultivators from beyond the heavens are eyeing us?" the leader of the Zhunti wondered.

"They should be looking for Kunlun," the Sect Master Jieyin said discontentedly.

"Kunlun has always been Western Mountain, and thus..."

The leader of the Zhunti looked at Zhang Xuezhou, and almost blurted out his sarcastic remarks.

The Heavenly Court of Western Kunlun has gathered all kinds of cultivators from all over the world, including cultivators from the Outer Heavens. Some of these Outer Heavens cultivators even became important members of the Heavenly Court, thus achieving long-term residence.

When the Kunlun Heavenly Court collapsed, and the Immortal Court was dominated by human cultivators, these alien beings from beyond the heavens had nowhere to go and became wandering Rogue Cultivator. It was very difficult to find traces of these cultivators in the Three Realms.

"Are you two implying that something might have happened to Kunlun as well?" Zhang Xuezhou asked, frowning.

"Perhaps, who knows," Master Zhunti shrugged. "Anyway, Xuan Nu rushed into Mount Ling and then down to the mortal realm, so you don't need to worry about anything."

"I'm not worried. I don't have the strength to stop them!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head.

His self-awareness earned him a nod of Zhunti the Master of the Cundi Sect.

No matter what major events occurred in the Western Kunlun, Zhang Xuezhou was powerless to salvage the situation, so he was no longer in a hurry.

"Tatakata, what did you see?"

The wind at the end of the wind cave emitted multicolored light and also made a whistling sound.

The Buddha's disciples faced extreme difficulty walking amidst the swirling winds.

Zhang Xuezhou chatted with the two leaders for half an hour before seeing the Buddha's disciple emerge from the Bifeng layer, then collapse to the ground, panting heavily.

The Sect Master Jieyin asked an urgent question, and the panting Buddha disciple could only get up to check.

"Something seems to have been here; the spring has overflowed, and there are still water stains on the ground!"

At the end of the Bifeng layer, after a thorough inspection, the Buddha's disciple solemnly delivered an announcement.

Damn it!

The Sect Master Jieyin couldn't help but jump up and down in anger.

"The one who entered wanted to destroy it because he couldn't get it. He must have thrown something into the spiritual spring to sabotage it," the Sect Master Jieyin cursed.

"The spring water will eventually clear up, but the Seven Treasures Thousand-Petaled Golden Lotus grown with the water of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool probably won't last that long," said Master Zhunti.

"The leaves of the Seven Treasures Thousand-Petaled Golden Lotus are all turning yellow, as if its roots have been severed," said the Sect Master Jieyin. "We can only transplant it and wait a while!"

"The root was severed?"

The leader of the Zhunti frowned and looked at the Sect Master Jieyin. Their eyes met, and a sense of unease welled up in their hearts.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

The Sect Master Jieyin was extremely anxious.

The Eight Treasures Merit Pond can be slowly cleansed by time until the water is completely clear, but the Seven Treasures Thousand-Petaled Golden Lotus being uprooted is not something that can be resolved in a short time.

A bright moon rose behind the heads of the two leaders, illuminating the wind cave, and they shot out.

"Someone came, took the benefits, and left. This could very well have caused the Eight Treasures Merit Pool to become turbid due to its inability to dissolve. How did he manage that!"

How did he withstand the corrosive effects of this bone- Spirit Transformation spring water?

The two religious leaders left, while the Buddha's disciple beside the spiritual spring carefully inspected every part of it.

He paid no heed to the Sect Master Jieyin of the cult, nor did he care about the physical pain and exhaustion he felt after breaking through the Bifeng layer.

The Buddha's disciple reached out and scooped up some water from the sacred spring. He gazed at it for a long time and murmured to himself for a long time before finally putting the water back down.

Zhang Xuezhou also gazed at the Bifeng for a long time.

Seeing that the Buddha's disciple was weak and did not drink the spiritual spring water to recover, but only breathed back and forth by the spiritual spring, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the difference between the two bodies was huge.

In terms of combat ability, Zhang Xuezhou is definitely inferior to the Buddha's disciple.

But comparing their survival abilities in harsh environments, Zhang Xuezhou felt he was far superior to the Buddha's disciple.