Chapter 6: Breaking Through to the Primordial Spirit

The One Qi Primordial Water Pearl, a celestial treasure, is the best vessel for the soul.

Some cultivators, due to damage to their Zifu, even directly seize another person's physical body. But seizing a body... has a major problem: the compatibility between the soul and the physical body is very poor, and the talent of an ordinary physical body is usually mediocre. Some cultivators who want to seize a body can find a good one, and if the compatibility reaches a certain level, they are overjoyed.

But celestial treasures like the Xuanpin Pearl and the One Qi Primordial Water Pearl are perfect vessels, for they have never housed a soul, so when a soul enters, it achieves perfect compatibility. Their aptitude as 'celestial treasures' is naturally extremely high.

"It's fortunate I got this from Shaoyan Nong; if I had to search for it myself, where would I find such a treasure?" As Ji Ning cultivated, he immediately felt the benefits of the One Qi Primordial Water Pearl and couldn't help but sigh, "Shaoyan Nong probably prepared it for himself, but in the end, it became my bridal gift."

Within the One Qi Primordial Water Pearl, essence had already gathered. Without needing to slowly absorb the natural energy, Ji Ning merely refined this essence, and his cultivation level surged.

Boom!

Within the One Qi Primordial Water Pearl, it was as if the heavens and earth were being created. A Zifu space was born, and a vast amount of water essence was continuously transformed, rapidly expanding the Zifu lake.

The stars, the bright moon, and the golden crow.

All three phenomena manifested... and in one smooth flow, he broke through to the Wanxiang level.

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"Cultivating is truly exhilarating." The black ox watched from the side, unable to help but marvel, "This speed is really fast."

"It's like a reincarnated immortal who has awakened memories. With enough insight, a firm Dao-heart, and the One Qi Primordial Water Pearl which has gathered a great deal of essence, it wouldn't be surprising to break through all the way to the Primordial Spirit in one go." said the yellow-furred bear. Treasures like the One Qi Primordial Water Pearl and the Xuanpin Pearl contain enough essence to generally allow one to cultivate to the Primordial Spirit, which indeed makes one marvel at the wonder of creation.

"He's about to break through." the black ox suddenly said.

In just half an hour, the One Qi Primordial Water Pearl had gone from the Xiantian level to the Wanxiang perfection, and now it was advancing toward the Primordial Spirit level.

Inside the One Qi Primordial Water Pearl.

In the vast, empty space, the Zifu lake was boundless, and the myriad stars, the moon rabbit, and the golden crow hung high in the sky. Their aura was even stronger than that within Ji Ning's true body, for this had reached the extreme of Wanxiang perfection!

"Rise!"

Ji Ning's soul hovered above the myriad stars, in the void of this Zifu space. With a thought,

The vast sea of Zifu elemental power frantically condensed countless essence light points, which flew upward into the myriad stars, the moon rabbit, and the golden crow, which were moving along mysterious trajectories. The moment they all flew in and merged, the stars, moon rabbit, and golden crow, which had long reached their limits, condensed their essence to the extreme and transformed into beams of light, flying downward.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Countless beams of light, some thick, some thin. The beams from the countless stars were very thin, while those from the golden crow and moon rabbit were noticeably thicker.

All the countless beams converged at the center of the Zifu space, gradually forming a colossal object.

This colossal object: at one end, where the golden crow's beams converged, a turtle's head began to form; at the other end, where the moon rabbit's beams shone, a snake's head began to form. The essence of the countless stars gathered to form the massive body. This colossal object gradually solidified, becoming clearer and clearer—it was a strange beast coiled like a turtle and snake.

It was a legendary being—the Turtle-Snake!

When any living being breaks through to the Primordial Spirit stage, they all achieve the Turtle-Snake Primordial Spirit.

"Boom~~~"

At a certain moment, the enormous Turtle-Snake seemed to come alive. It actively crawled downward, moving through the void, and directly crawled into the sea.

In the vast ocean of elemental power, a Turtle-Snake, like a giant island, was slowly swimming.

"The Turtle-Snake is formed; the soul descends!"

Immediately, Ji Ning's soul, which had been in the void, descended directly into the enormous Turtle-Snake. The moment the soul entered, it felt an indescribable comfort. This Turtle-Snake body seemed naturally to nurture the soul. Ji Ning could even clearly sense his soul rapidly growing stronger.

"What an astonishing speed! The rate of my soul's improvement is even faster than when I used to visualize the Nüwa Diagram to recover." Ji Ning marveled. He finally understood why many cultivators had relatively weak souls at the Wanxiang level but soon developed divine sense upon reaching the Primordial Spirit Daoist level.

It was because, within the Turtle-Snake Primordial Spirit, the soul's progress was indeed astonishing! It was like grass taking root in the soil, growing vigorously.

"Boom~~~"

The Turtle-Snake coiled, yin and yang intermingled. On the back of the Turtle-Snake, that is, on the turtle shell, golden flames suddenly appeared. The flames were scorching hot but did not harm the Turtle-Snake Primordial Spirit in the slightest. This was the 'Primordial Fire' that every Primordial Spirit Daoist possesses.

"Hua hua hua~~~" The enormous Turtle-Snake swam contentedly in the ocean of elemental power. Its turtle head's eyes and snake head's eyes were both extremely lively, clearly having a soul, already like a living being.

The myriad stars, golden crow, and moon rabbit above continued to send essence downward.

The Turtle-Snake gradually expanded and grew larger.

After a long time, the stars, golden crow, and moon rabbit stopped transmitting essence downward.

"Early Primordial Spirit!" the enormous Turtle-Snake Primordial Spirit spoke in human language, "The essence contained in this One Qi Primordial Water Pearl is just right. I cultivated to the early Primordial Spirit stage, consolidated a bit, and then the essence was exhausted."

...

At the moment of breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Daoist, the hall in the Water Mansion also experienced a violent change in natural energy, and even the aura of the ancient and eternal Dao descended.

"He broke through." The yellow-furred bear and the black ox both smiled.

Soon.

The One Qi Primordial Water Pearl, suspended in midair, suddenly became misty, and then directly transformed into a Ji Ning dressed in a black Daoist robe.

"Greetings, two seniors." The black-robed Ji Ning smiled.

"Look at your true body." The yellow-furred bear teased.

The black-robed Ji Ning turned his head, and Ji Ning's true body also turned his head. The two looked at each other.

"Hahaha..." Both laughed.

In fact, their memories were interconnected, just like one's left hand and right hand. Looking at each other, their thoughts were exactly the same. This feeling was indeed奇妙.

"Greetings, Daoist." The black-robed Ji Ning said.

"Greetings, Daoist." Ji Ning also said.

Then both laughed. Their memories and thoughts were identical; saying 'greetings, Daoist' to each other was like talking to oneself. It was purely for fun.

"How do you feel?" The yellow-furred bear asked.

"Very good." The black-robed Ji Ning nodded, "The feeling of breaking through to the Primordial Spirit is very different. The soul merges into the Primordial Spirit, feeling extremely comfortable, and progress is fast."

"Yes, generally when one breaks through to the Primordial Spirit, the soul progresses the most in the initial period. Later, as one becomes accustomed, progress slows down, and after a few hundred years, the soul may even find it difficult to improve." The yellow-furred bear said.

The black-robed Ji Ning nodded: "Although the Turtle-Snake Primordial Spirit is extremely beneficial to the soul, everything has its limits. If it kept soaring like this, that would be something!"

"Let me first try how my second Primordial Spirit performs the Small Thousand Sword Formation." The black-robed Ji Ning willed it, and immediately around him appeared densely packed over seven hundred flying swords, including nine Cold Abyss swords, three hundred and sixty fire-type Earth-rank top-grade flying swords, and three hundred and sixty water-type Earth-rank top-grade flying swords.

These three hundred and sixty water-type and fire-type Earth-rank flying swords were selected from the massive hoard of treasures obtained from the Wujiang Immortal Estate. Ji Ning had obtained over sixteen thousand Earth-rank treasures, and flying swords were the most commonly used, so it wasn't difficult to find suitable ones.

"Small Thousand Sword Formation!"

The black-robed Ji Ning willed it and immediately activated it.

Previously, when Ji Ning performed the Small Thousand Sword Formation, he used the Cold Abyss swords and carried seven hundred and twenty Human-rank flying swords.

Now, all seven hundred and twenty Human-rank flying swords had been replaced with Earth-rank flying swords. The difficulty of control had instantly increased by more than a hundred times, given the sheer number of swords replaced.

"Hmm?" The black-robed Ji Ning frowned.

"How is it?" The yellow-furred bear smiled.

"I want to execute the ninth layer of the Small Thousand Sword Formation, but I can't." The black-robed Ji Ning shook his head. Ji Ning began to reduce the number. The eighth layer? The seventh layer?

Whoosh!

Finally, he mobilized over five hundred flying swords, which began to rise and fall around Ji Ning. His Primordial Spirit-level elemental power infused them, his soul directed them, and then a dazzling flying sword condensed at his chest, with a layer of white rainbow light flowing over it.

"The seventh layer of the Small Thousand Sword Formation." The black-robed Ji Ning shook his head, "I've broken through to the Primordial Spirit, my elemental power has greatly increased, but my soul is slightly weaker than before the soul split. However, my understanding of the Dao has also improved a lot. Yet I can only execute the seventh layer."

"After all, they are all Earth-rank treasures, and the worst are Earth-rank top-grade flying swords. Even the seventh layer... is stronger than your previous ninth layer executed with some Human-rank treasures." The yellow-furred bear said.

The black-robed Ji Ning nodded in agreement.

"By the way, I just took a look at your many treasures." The yellow-furred bear pointed at the large pile of categorized treasures beside him, "Among them are some pouches containing many puppets."

The black-robed Ji Ning nodded: "Yes, they were found in the Wujiang Immortal Estate, collected by that Fiendgod."

"I'll help you modify these puppets; otherwise, they won't obey your commands." The yellow-furred bear said, "By the way, don't you have a hundred thousand catties of liquid elemental essence? Refine it quickly. You're only at the early Primordial Spirit stage now, right? Increase your strength a bit. The purer your elemental power, the easier it is to control treasures. Then you might be able to control the eighth or even ninth layer of the Small Thousand Sword Formation."

The black-robed Ji Ning nodded: "Yes."

It's better to use it than not; converting this liquid essence into personal strength is preferable!

A hundred thousand catties of liquid essence?

It would be enough for this second Primordial Spirit to take another big step forward.

"I'll have to study the Small Thousand Sword Formation more deeply from now on." The black-robed Ji Ning thought to himself. Although he had seen many secret arts, among the treasure formations suitable for Qi Refining practitioners, the 'Small Thousand Sword Formation' was the most suitable and the most powerful for him. The second Primordial Spirit was a Qi Refining practitioner and couldn't cultivate divine abilities, so he naturally had to focus more on the Small Thousand Sword Formation.

The second Primordial Spirit was destined to become an extremely powerful Qi Refining sword immortal.