Cooperation with Huang

"I've finally grown up!"

In the highest shrine of the Tuer people, Ren Yisheng stands in the palm of the Tuer god sculpture.

He looked at himself with satisfaction.

He is satisfied with his current situation compared to a year ago, or even six months ago.

His body was no longer a fleeting, intangible mass, nor was it the blurry, barely visible body from before, and it was no longer just three inches tall.

He is now the height of a seven or eight-year-old child.

Ren Yisheng's appearance was finally revealed.

He is neither old-fashioned nor as refined as before; he truly looks only six or seven years old.

His appearance was extremely unfriendly; even Ren Anran found it difficult to call him "Father."

However, Ren Yisheng could sense that as his strength continued to increase, and with the help of Soul Jade and other related items, his body would inevitably become more and more solid and would eventually return to his normal form.

This is the answer he arrived at after two months of continuous self-cultivation and experimentation.

Ren Yisheng was even very confident in this answer, certain that he could continue to move in this direction.

"Teach me, I want to go out too!"

Watching Ren Yisheng manifest his form with the help of the Soul Jade, and even become almost indistinguishable from ordinary people after wearing clothes, Huang couldn't help but feel extremely envious.

If he could have a physical body, he wouldn't have to hide among the stone axes and eke out a living.

Of course, the stone axe that he had pinned his hopes on was also finished.

Now, the desolate place has nowhere to go and can only temporarily reside in the soul jade where Ren Yisheng once lived.

Such days are not peaceful; the soul jade might collapse at any time, leaving it with nowhere to live. It can only endure the emptiness of the air or wander aimlessly until it eventually dissipates and disappears.

"You used up one hundred and thirty-one of my Soul Jade, you should give me some compensation," Huang muttered. "Otherwise, I'll definitely haunt you when I die, and if 'Yu' comes back and sees my restless spirit, it won't matter where you run to!"

"These 131 Soul Jade pieces are merely supplementary; what truly allows me to solidify my body is this new Spirit Jade," Ren Yisheng corrected. "Just thinking about the countless Spirit Jade pieces you've wasted makes me feel that the sacrifices were all for naught!"

One spirit jade condensed Ren Yisheng's body, while Huang wasted countless spirit jades, with 131 soul jades remaining on the statue alone.

Without the right direction, even hundreds or thousands of years of persistence will not lead you down the right path.

This is why Huang envies Ren Yisheng.

Huang failed, Ren Yisheng succeeded.

"Yang Soul Transformation Technique!"

Ren Yisheng murmured to himself.

His current form is derived from the Yang Soul Transformation Technique.

Ren Yisheng could feel the reality of his body, but Ren Yisheng was also keenly aware of the defects in this body.

He is now like a rechargeable battery, while Lingyu serves as the energy source.

With enough energy, his body can continue to grow and solidify, becoming almost indistinguishable from a normal person.

However, the larger and more solid his body becomes, the more energy he dissipates. Even with a sufficient amount of spirit jade to replenish it, there must be a balance threshold.

When lacking spiritual jade, the smaller the body, the less it is damaged, allowing Ren Yisheng to maintain the freedom to travel outside for extended periods.

"Freely!'

Ren Yisheng snapped back to reality from his daze.

There was a time when he felt that something as ordinary as walking freely had become a luxury, and that he needed to constantly strive to maintain a normal life.

Ren Yisheng was in this uncontrollable state for only two years, but those days felt like an eternity.

This period of time, akin to being imprisoned, lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Even the most introverted homebody will feel uncomfortable living in a small house for several years, and decades or even centuries would be enough to drive someone crazy and even cause them to do all sorts of inhumane things.

Having gone through countless trials and tribulations, Ren Yisheng believes that the success of people like Huang is not accidental.

And he couldn't control this kind of person either.

"You've seen what it takes for me to condense my body. If you want to become like me, you'll need at least some newly mined Soul Jade," Ren Yisheng said. "And there's one major problem involved!"

What's the problem?

"You lack a physical body, so you can't cultivate like us," Ren Yisheng said. "Even if I gave you the relevant techniques, you wouldn't be able to use them!"

I don't believe it!

"If you don't believe me, then learn from me!"

Ren Yisheng reached out, and his previous silent chanting turned into recitation. He also guided his body to various parts from time to time, relying on his Law Power to continuously absorb Spiritual Qi to solidify his body.

"A soul in a solitary state cannot cultivate realm techniques," Ren Yisheng said. "Without the foundation of realm techniques, you cannot generate magical Law Power, and you cannot use our kind of techniques!"

Everyone has their own destiny, and he didn't hide anything from Huang, giving a real demonstration directly.

This caused a crackling and thumping sound to come from the Soul Jade. As the Soul Jade, which was being housed, emitted a sound like it was cracking, Huang's well-rehearsed experiment quickly came to an end.

"I can't learn it, what should I do?" Huang asked. "I'm not entirely useless, perhaps you'll need me someday. Please save me! If 'Yu' returns one day, I'm willing to let 'Yu' help you in the same way!"

"If you want to become like us, there's only one last way!"

What method?

"Please have someone freeze in place!"

Ren Yisheng changed his mind and pointed at Ren Anran, even pointing eastward.

"If you can help my daughter or that young man I met before to continuously increase their cultivation level, they can use this technique to help you condense a physical body."

Ren Yisheng devised a clever, open strategy.

This open strategy is not about seeking help from a tiger, but about turning barrenness into a real asset.

The Yang Soul Transformation Technique can indeed help people transform into human form, but Zhang Xuezhou, Ren Anran, and others who meet the conditions must possess strength exceeding that of Huang in order to possibly condense a Yang Soul Dharma Body for Huang.

When that time comes, no matter what form Huang takes, the opponent will be no threat and will have no chance of turning against them.

At present, Ren Yisheng's oppression and exploitation of Huang has reached a certain level, and it is difficult to get anything more from Huang.

He needs Huang to take the initiative to do something.

To get the other party to take the initiative, one must inevitably sacrifice oneself.

Ren Yisheng directly linked Huang with Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran.

"Then when will I be able to wait?" Huang said dejectedly. "Cultivation and strength aren't something I can just train. I've trained countless people over the years, but they all die. Every few decades, a new batch is replaced, and in the end, I've gained nothing!"

"You've endured hundreds or even thousands of years, what are you afraid of enduring a few decades?" Ren Yisheng said. "Putting everything else aside, you've at least seen what I'm like now. With an example like me before you, are you still afraid you can't achieve your goal!"

"Can..."

"Such opportunities are rare," Ren Yisheng cautioned. "Your friend named 'Yu' may not be able to return in a few decades, but you've been learning from us for decades, and you're very likely to be able to travel freely, and even have the ability to actively seek out 'Yu'!"

Before meeting Ren Yisheng and the others, Huang's only hope in this life rested on 'Yu'.

Becoming like Ren Yisheng does not grant immortality, nor does it lead to godhood through divine intervention. Instead, it comes with many limitations. Even though Huang did not successfully condense such a Spiritual Qi body, he could still roughly judge the drawbacks of this kind of body.

But Ren Yisheng's advice swayed Huang.

'Yu' didn't come looking for him. If he had the ability to walk or even fly freely, it would allow Huang to truly explore and see where 'Yu' had gone.

In any case, this is far better than him hiding in the shrine and barely surviving.