Buddhist and Taoist cultivators, originally paid great attention to the cultivation of spiritual power, if even this old monk had not reached the realm of Great Sage of Spiritual Power, I’m afraid that it would be hard to find a Great Sage of Spiritual Power in the entire Kunlun Realm.
A gloomy look appeared in Zhang Ruochen’s eyes.
The old monk comforted, “Life and death are destiny, so why should we force ourselves?”
Zhang Ruochen smiled, “The late generation also understands this, it’s just that when I came to the netherworld, I heard about the legend of the Pill to Raise the Dead, and thus, gave birth to some unrealistic hopes.”
“In fact, if you are really able to find the legendary Resurrection Pill, then there is a certain chance that a person whose soul has been dispersed will be able to come back to life.”?The old monk sat down and also gestured for Zhang Ruochen to sit down before he said slowly, “Firstly, you have to understand that a human being possesses three souls, the Heavenly Soul, the Earthly Soul, and the Human Soul. The so-called soul flying away refers to the fact that the human soul among the three souls is shattered and dissipates into nothingness, and it doesn’t have much to do with the Heavenly Soul and the Earthly Soul.”
Zhang Ruochen heard for the first time that the human soul was actually divided into three parts and felt quite novel as he asked, “Why won’t the Heavenly Soul and Earthly Soul shatter?”
“It’s not that they won’t shatter, but, rather, they are more consolidated and not so easily broken.”
“For example, the Earth Soul.”
“The so-called Earth Soul is equivalent to a person’s shadow.”
“As long as a person’s body exists, the Earth Soul also exists forever. After a person dies, they are buried in the earth, and when their physical body becomes one with the earth, turning into white bones, clay, and dust, the earth soul will also become one with the earth. Subsequently, it goes through the growth of all things again and returns to the human body, and from this, a new life is born.”
“Therefore, even if a person’s soul is dispersed, as long as the Earth Soul is not extinguished, they are still able to obtain a new life, and are not considered truly extinct.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Is that really the case?”
The old monk laughed, “Not necessarily, everyone’s understanding of life is completely different. There are also some ancient sages who claimed that the Earth Soul doesn’t dissipate or merge into the earth, but rather enters the so-called hell and the netherworld.”
“There is also a situation where a dead person, who died at some special time, or at a special place, the Earth Soul is able to shed off from the top of the body, and transform into a ferocious ghost.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “So, earth souls are ghosts?”
“You can understand it like this.”The old monk said.
Zhang Ruochen pondered for a moment and said, “I understand! The reason why the netherworld is able to give birth to so many ghosts is because, it is a special world, and when corpses floating from the upper reaches of the Corpse River enter the netherworld, the Earth Souls detach themselves from the corpses and turn into ghosts. In the Kunlun Realm, places similar to the netherworld are quite rare, so after a person dies, they rarely turn into ghosts.”
“Indeed.”
The old monk added, saying, “Whoever can penetrate the secrets of the netherworld might be able to attain longevity.”
Zhang Ruochen asked, “Then what is the Heavenly Soul?”
“Both the Heavenly Soul and the Earth Soul are not in a person’s body. While the Earth Soul is a shadow under the feet, the Heavenly Soul is a part of the Heavenly Dao, and is even more ethereal and illusory than the Earth Soul, and the average person cannot perceive the existence of the Heavenly Soul at all.”?”Only Qi Practitioners from the ancient times knew how to communicate with the Heavenly Soul and even cultivate it. They called the Heavenly Soul, the Yuan Shen, and by cultivating the Heavenly Soul, they were able to achieve longevity.”
“However, the secret cultivation methods from the ancient times have long been lost, and now there is no one who can communicate the Heavenly Soul anymore. All the cultivators in the Kunlun Realm, who cultivated Martial Souls and Holy Souls, were actually only cultivating Human Souls.”
Zhang Ruochen’s heart stirred as he said, “The Resurrection Pill is able to help the dead, communicate the Heavenly Soul and thus come back to life?”
The old monk nodded and said, “Theoretically, it is indeed so.”
Zhang Ruochen thought of the Xuan Gui Sword Saint, although, the Xuan Gui Sword Saint’s human soul had been shattered, the Earth Soul and Heavenly Soul had not been destroyed.
Other people, might not know how to communicate with the Heavenly Soul, but, the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood could certainly do so.
Because, the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood had grown from the beginning of the birth of the Kunlun Realm, all the way to the Middle Ages, and had experienced every era, it might also know the cultivation methods of the ancient Qi Practitioners. Each of the annual rings on the tree trunk was a volume of historical documents, recording the richest knowledge.
Since the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood was pouring a strand of life qi into the Xuan Gui Sword Saint’s body, there was a certain hope that it would help the Xuan Gui Sword Saint communicate with the Heavenly Soul and come back to life.
Now, it should just need an opportunity, a trigger.
Right at this moment, Mu Lingshi, who had fallen into a deep sleep, let out a soft chirp and slowly woke up.
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze, stared towards her. Her gaze, too, was fixed on Zhang Ruochen’s, and both of them smiled slightly.
It was clear that they had been around all along, but it gave the impression of a long goodbye.
The old monk also revealed a wise smile as he continued, “The two of you, both of you are uniquely gifted human beings, it’s rare for one to come out in a thousand years, and now the two of you have come together, it’s a match made in heaven.”?Above Mu Lingshi’s face, a rare blush appeared, slightly shy, saying, “Senior, he and I are only senior siblings.”
“Whether it’s a senior sibling, or two lovers in love, to be able to come together is a rather uncomplicated thing, you must cherish it.”
The old monk’s gaze, stared towards Zhang Ruochen and asked, “You should be cultivating the Five Elements Chaotic Body, right? Reaching the level of the Four Spirit Treasure Body?”
“That’s right.”Zhang Ruochen said.
The old monk pondered for a moment and said, “Since you have met the poor monk and the poor monk owes you a huge favour, then the poor monk will help you. Of course, whether you can succeed or not is still up to you. If, however, you are able to cultivate the Five Elements Chaotic Body, it would be a great creation.”
Zhang Ruochen had already cultivated the Water Spirit Treasure Body, the Wood Spirit Treasure Body, the Earth Spirit Treasure Body, and the Fire Spirit Treasure Body, and now, all that was left was to refine the Golden Divine Chi and cultivate it into the Gold Spirit Treasure Body, and then, the Five Elemental Chaotic Body would come to fruition.
Cultivating the Four Spirit Treasure Body was already a thousand times more difficult, and with Zhang Ruochen’s own strength, it was simply impossible for him to successfully cultivate the Five Elements Chaotic Body in the Fish Dragon Realm.
However, that old monk was a rather powerful powerhouse, and with his help, Zhang Ruochen could go ahead and put up a fight.
“If you want to cultivate into the Five Elements Chaotic Body, you have to endure pain that ordinary people cannot endure, and the test of your willpower even exceeds the test of your physical body.”
The old monk’s arms lifted, and hundreds of golden flames, flew out from his palms, wrapping around Zhang Ruochen’s body, causing him to slowly fly up.
“Boom!”
Immediately after, the old monk struck out with a palm, striking Zhang Ruochen’s chest, sending Zhang Ruochen flying backwards, the bones in his entire body looked like they were shifting, and his internal organs looked like they were about to shatter.
“Boom boom.”
The old monk continued to strike, palm prints, constantly landing on Zhang Ruochen’s body, striking everywhere in his entire body.
With each palm strike, there was a golden flame that merged into Zhang Ruochen’s body. Each golden flame was a small ball of burning medicinal powder of the Golden God Chi.
Hundreds of palm prints were struck in a row, and Zhang Ruochen only felt numbness and pain all over his body, and his flesh was already tattered and torn, with dense cracks appearing as if it would be torn apart at the slightest touch.
The old monk, however, did not intend to let him go, but, instead, knocked him into the magma ocean, his flesh infiltrating the hot magma.
The golden coloured magma even surged into the cracks of his body, burning Zhang Ruochen’s flesh and blood with a “giggling” sound.
Even with Zhang Ruochen’s willpower, his mouth let out a low roar, and he had a feeling that life was worse than death.
Mu Lingshi stood on the shore, biting her lips, very intolerant, looking over to the old monk, saying: “Senior ……”?The old monk, however, shook his head and said: ”One who eats the bitterness of bitterness will be the best. He is destined to become a top saint in the future, then, he must put in more effort and endure greater pain. Besides, in the magma, there was residual divine power incorporated, which was already endlessly beneficial to his body. As long as his willpower is strong enough, he will definitely be able to pull through.”
Five days later, Zhang Ruochen’s physical body, having regained itself, was no longer so painful even after being infiltrated inside the magma.
However, the old monk fished him out and forced the medicinal powder of the Golden God Chi out of his body again.
Hundreds of slaps later, Zhang Ruochen’s body, once again, became tattered and torn, and he continued to return to the magma ocean, containing his body and enduring immense pain.
While Mu Lingshi had been guarding Zhang Ruochen’s side, that old monk, however, was busy with something else.
The old monk walked around the volcano, and with every step, he would burn a golden Buddhist text on top of the mountain. Mu Lingshi couldn’t understand what exactly he was doing, so she didn’t ask.
In her heart, nothing was more important than Zhang Ruochen’s safety.
This time, ten days passed in a row before Zhang Ruochen recovered.
“Boom boom.”
Next, after another whack, the old monk punched all the medicinal powder of the Golden God Chi into Zhang Ruochen’s body.
Zhang Ruochen directly fainted and fell into the depression at the edge of the magma ocean, only the upper half of his body was exposed, and blood kept flowing out from his entire body.
The old monk said, “If he can survive this, the Five Elements Chaotic Body can be completed.”
Mu Lingshi looked at Zhang Ruochen’s injured body, only to see that fresh blood kept flowing out from the skull and bone joints. Tears kept flowing from her eyes as she said, “What if …… he can’t survive this hurdle?”
“If you can’t survive it, you’re dead. Those who want to become a top-notch powerhouse always pay greater hardships and dangers than normal people, if he didn’t take such a risk, he wouldn’t have been able to cultivate into the Five Elements Chaotic Body.”
After saying that, the old monk left again.
Mu Lingshi’s gaze, glanced towards the old monk’s back, and for the first time, she realised that this so-called Holy Monk was actually so heartless.
At least, in her heart, she preferred Zhang Ruochen to live well, rather than risk losing his life to cultivate the Five Elements Chaotic Body.
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