Chapter 4 The Second Primordial Spirit

Ji Ning waved his hand again, and beside him appeared a small hill of treasures, along with some pouches: "These are the treasures left behind by that divine demon." The divine demon Xiangliu Fang had once painstakingly cultivated the 'Qi Refining method,' but unfortunately, this innate divine demon had extremely poor aptitude in Qi Refining. After many years, he had only reached the Zifu stage, and later Xiangliu Fang grew too lazy to continue cultivating.

Having reached the Zifu stage, he could at least use storage treasures, which already made Xiangliu Fang much happier! In the age of divine demons, many divine demons who had not practiced Qi Refining simply carried treasures on their backs or shoulders.

"There really is a lot." The black ox marveled.

"Let me take a look." The yellow-furred bear's gaze fell upon these treasures. Suddenly, the treasures from the two small hills all flew up, hovering in midair.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~

The treasures quickly began to sort themselves: bottles and jars gathered together, talismans and jade plates and other oddities gathered together, and a large number of magical treasures also gathered together...

Ji Ning watched the treasures floating in midair as they sorted themselves: "I didn't sense even the slightest trace of magical power fluctuation, yet all these treasures are suspended in the air. The means of this Water Mansion Cave's spirit are truly unfathomable."

"This is a spirit pill; eat it and a broken arm or leg will heal. You practice the Divine Demon Body Refining, so it's useless to you. Sell it later or give it to friends and family."

"This is poison powder... its toxicity is hard to gauge, but it should be quite good."

"This bottle says 'Drunken Immortal Pill'? Hmm, its intoxicating power is extremely strong; even an Earth Immortal would get drunk from it. There are only three pills in total."

The yellow-furred bear quickly examined each bottle and jar.

Soon he took out two jade bottles: "These two jade bottles both contain Primordial Liquid, fifty thousand catties each, a total of one hundred thousand catties of Primordial Liquid. This Shaoyin Nong carries one hundred thousand catties of Primordial Liquid on him—quite a lot." In the absence of urgent need, most cultivators did not carry too much Primordial Liquid on them.

They usually spent it on buying magical treasures. One hundred thousand catties of Primordial Liquid was astonishing, but to Shaoyin Nong, it was nothing much.

"He probably carried it in case he had an epiphany while away and broke through to the Daoist of Primordial Spirit." Ji Ning laughed. One hundred thousand catties of Primordial Liquid was enough to break through to the Daoist of Primordial Spirit.

"You can't use it." The yellow-furred bear shook his head. "You're going to participate in the Immortal Fortune Convention; you can't break through to the Daoist of Primordial Spirit."

Ji Ning nodded.

He also understood this reasoning. The Immortal Fortune Convention occurred once every three hundred years, and he couldn't wait three hundred years. So this Immortal Fortune Convention was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him. Competing with so many geniuses of the same level—this kind of tempering would have far-reaching implications. Without strategic vision, seeking only temporary pleasure would only lead to bitter fruit in the future.

"These oddities are not bad either."

"Eh? A Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman? This Shaoyin Nong also has a Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman?" The yellow-furred bear exclaimed in surprise. With a flick of his finger, a leaf covered with talisman patterns flew over.

Ji Ning's eyes lit up: "A Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman?"

Among the two protective treasures he had obtained earlier from the Water Mansion, one was the black ring, and the other was a Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman.

One was for attack, the other for defense and escape.

Once the Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman was activated, the power contained within would instantly envelop him, unbreakable even by a Sanxian, and then he could directly vanish... Even if space was sealed, even if he was in a dead end, he could directly teleport away! From another space, he could teleport all the way to the Grand Xia Dynasty's world!

"So you now have two Greater Teleportation Dao Talismans." The yellow-furred bear flicked the leaf toward Ji Ning, who smiled and waved his hand to put it away.

"That Shaoyin Nong was unlucky to run into you; his soul was directly taken away. He had this Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman but no time to use it." The yellow-furred bear continued examining. "There are quite a few protective treasures too: a Vajra Body-Protecting Heavenly Pearl, a Heavenly Fire Gold Talisman, a Heaven-Escaping Shuttle... but these are all far inferior to the Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman."

Shaoyin Nong actually had three major protective treasures: the 'Settle' character scroll, the black-and-white disc, and the Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman.

Two had been used up.

He had originally planned to refine the Immortal Mansion and then sell the demon soldiers of the Immortal Mansion to his own tribe in exchange for top-tier treasures. Unfortunately, he never got the chance.

"Big brother, look, is this a One Qi Primordial Water Pearl?" The black ox suddenly pointed at a water-gleaming pearl among the many oddities.

"A One Qi Primordial Water Pearl?" The yellow-furred bear looked over, then his eyes lit up, and he laughed heartily, "Little Ji Ning, it seems you are truly meant to become a Daoist of Primordial Spirit. With this One Qi Primordial Water Pearl, you can cultivate a second primordial spirit."

Ji Ning exclaimed, "A second primordial spirit?"

Ji Ning naturally knew what a second primordial spirit was; it was almost common knowledge among cultivators! In the Black-White College, the secret technique for cultivating a second primordial spirit could be learned by every disciple without needing Black-White pills. It was something everyone learned to have on hand, but unfortunately, among a thousand Daoists of Primordial Spirit, perhaps not even one could actually cultivate a second primordial spirit!

Because finding a vessel was difficult!

When a cultivator broke through from the Wanxiang stage to the Primordial Spirit stage, all the essence of the Wanxiang stars and the ocean of power in the Zifu space converged to give birth to a turtle and snake, while the soul descended from the 'Sea of Consciousness' directly into the turtle and snake. Merging into one, they became the Turtle-Snake Primordial Spirit!

The turtle and snake served as the vessel, the soul as the essence; the two combined as one formed the primordial spirit!

For a second primordial spirit, one must find a vessel. With the vessel in hand, one uses a secret technique to split the soul in half: half remains in the original body, and the other half enters the other vessel to cultivate into a second primordial spirit.

"Yes, this One Qi Water Pearl is just like a natural Zifu space." The yellow-furred bear laughed. "You only need to separate a part of your divine soul and enter it, then you can gradually cultivate and refine a second primordial spirit! In the future, this second primordial spirit of yours can even become an Earth Immortal, or even transcend the tribulation to become a Celestial Immortal."

Ji Ning had never even heard of the One Qi Water Pearl. Among the records in the Black-White College's scriptures, the most famous vessel for a second primordial spirit was the 'Xuanpin Pearl.'

"How does it compare to the Xuanpin Pearl?" Ji Ning asked.

"The Xuanpin Pearl is too mediocre." The yellow-furred bear said. "The One Qi Water Pearl contains the essence of primordial water. After your divine soul enters it and you refine a second primordial spirit, the body formed will be condensed from the essence of primordial water. Then, when you comprehend the various Daos under the 'Water' element, it will be much easier. It seems fate has destined you to go further on the path of Water."

The Dao of Rain was merely an insignificant Dao within the 'Water' element of the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth.

"How is your divine soul? Can you perform the secret art of the second primordial spirit?" The yellow-furred bear asked.

Splitting the divine soul in two was very dangerous; the divine soul had to be strong enough. If it was weak, splitting it in two would be suicide! Thus, generally, one would only refine a second primordial spirit after being a Primal Daoist for a long time, or after becoming a Void Return Earth Immortal.

"My divine sense can reach a thousand li." Ji Ning said.

"Hmm, among Primal Daoists, very few have divine souls that can match yours; you can rival a newly ascended Sanxian." The yellow-furred bear nodded. "You can split your divine soul in two."

Ji Ning's heart burned with excitement.

It was extremely rare to refine a second primordial spirit at the Wanxiang level. First, the divine soul had to be very strong; second, one had to obtain a vessel like the 'One Qi Water Pearl' or 'Xuanpin Pearl.' Thus, perhaps only one in a thousand reincarnated immortals managed to create a second primordial spirit at the Wanxiang level.

At the Immortal Fortune Assembly, only those 'below the Primal level' could compete.

This was for fairness!

Even if Ji Ning refined a second primordial spirit, his original body was still only at Wanxiang. As long as the original body participated in the competition, and the second primordial spirit did not interfere, it was completely allowed! Ji Ning had discussed the Immortal Fortune Assembly with Yu Wei earlier, so he naturally knew some of its rules. Those who could refine a second primordial spirit at the Wanxiang level were geniuses among geniuses, so they would not be barred from the 'Immortal Fortune Assembly.'

However, during the competition, only the original body was allowed to participate; the second primordial spirit was not even permitted to enter the battlefield!

"Hmm?" The yellow-furred bear frowned.

"What's wrong?" Ji Ning asked.

"A Celestial Immortal has come to Wing Serpent Lake." The yellow-furred bear said.

"Celestial Immortal?" Ji Ning was startled. "It must be the Shaoyin clan!"

"Relax. I can detect him, but he can't detect me," the yellow-furred bear said calmly. "I was forged by my master through immense effort and pain. Throughout the entire Grand Xia Dynasty, no one can discover me."

...

Above Serpentwing Lake.

The sky had already darkened. Nine flood dragons were pulling an immortal carriage through midair. Seated in the carriage was Xuanji Patriarch, with Yishen Gong attending at his side.

"This is where Ji Ning has lived for years?" Xuanji Patriarch sent his divine sense out, and everything within a wide area became perfectly clear to him. Brightheart Island was completely empty, not a single person left. However, there were still some people on Serpentwing Lake who were migrating by boat. After all, they were merely mortals, and Serpentwing Lake was vast; simply traveling by boat would take a long time.

"Flee?" A murderous look appeared in Xuanji Patriarch's eyes. "Kill these mortals."

"Kill them?" Yishen Gong hesitated.

The Heavenly Dao protected mortals. For Immortal cultivators to kill mortals incurred great sin. Even Xuanji Patriarch, despite his bloodthirsty nature, did not wish to personally kill these mortals. After all, being burdened by sin, even a Celestial Immortal would have his luck reduced. With low luck... one would encounter bad fortune. If a Celestial Immortal encountered too much bad fortune, he might fall in battle.

"Why haven't you acted yet?" Xuanji Patriarch glanced at Yishen Gong.

"As you command." Yishen Gong gritted his teeth, then looked at the nine flood dragons pulling the carriage and communicated mentally, "Kill the mortals."

Although the nine flood dragons were unwilling, they all opened their mouths.

Whoosh~~~

Nine streams of flame descended, instantly sweeping across the lake. The mortals on the lake were all terrified, then turned to ash. Immediately, sin descended, first splitting into nine strands that coiled around the nine flood dragons, then part of the sin coiled around Yishen Gong. Finally, a very small amount of sin coiled around Xuanji Patriarch.

"Let's go. To Ten Thousand Swords City." Xuanji Patriarch gave the order. The nine flood dragons pulled the immortal carriage, and soon they arrived at Ten Thousand Swords City, which was thousands of kilometers away.

Ten Thousand Swords City was as calm as ever.

Xuanji Patriarch probed slightly, then his expression changed: "So many Dao-soldiers of the demon race? Hmph? That Ji Ning's master, the Sword Immortal named Diancai, is here too?"

"Hmph." Xuanji Patriarch was furious, but he knew he could do nothing to this Ten Thousand Swords City. He immediately gave the order coldly, "Ambush troops, I order you to send people to keep watch over Ten Thousand Swords City, West Prefecture City, and Serpentwing Lake. This is Ji Ning's tribe and homeland. I don't believe he will never return. Also, ask the Treasure Mountain Pavilion to keep constant watch on Ji Ning. Once Ji Ning is discovered, immediately notify my Shaoyin clan. No matter where he hides, as soon as he is found, send people to kill him immediately."

"Yes." Yishen Gong respectfully acknowledged the order.