Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1929 - 1433: Decision (2)
Previously on Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan...
Li Zhixuan scrutinized the two approaches with great care, easily spotting their strengths and weaknesses, yet she knew it boiled down to a choice Li Zhirui had to make on his own, one she couldn't interfere with.
Furthermore, the procedures outlined were remarkably detailed, progressing step by step without any obvious mistakes.
Next, she delved into the specifics of executing the technique.
Such deep reflection stretched across several decades.
Clearly, Li Zhixuan invested her full effort into aiding Li Zhirui's growth.
Based on her evaluation of her personal circumstances, the technique for attaining the Chaos God Demon Dao Body held no significant flaws!
To put it simply, by practicing according to the technique, one could genuinely obtain the Chaos God Demon Dao Body.
No critical errors existed, though some small imperfections lingered, which she methodically resolved.
Maybe the technique wasn't flawless, particularly with their constrained understanding and levels of power, but managing to derive and polish this path to the Chaos God Demon Dao Body counted as an immense blessing—what else could anyone demand?
While pondering the technique over those long years, Li Zhixuan also uncovered certain realizations and tested them on her chaotic bloodline, giving it a modest boost, an unforeseen gain that filled her with real delight.
Once she verified the technique's soundness, she called Li Zhirui over from the cave mansion.
"Jiu, your deduced technique is free of big problems. I've patched up a few small ones—examine it closely."
Li Zhirui took the Jade Slip with utmost seriousness and replied, "You've worked hard, Zhixuan. Thank you."
"I saw before that you wished to depart the Primal Spirit Realm and venture into The Void for training."
Before, her drive had been pure pursuit of cultivation progress, but now an extra motive emerged: refining the Chaos God Demon Dao Body.
Even just the initial drive provided Li Zhixuan with a strong incentive to head into The Void, and adding this new one only amplified it?
On that note, Li Zhirui pulled out a Storage Magical Treasure and stated, "This contains 1,200 various top-grade Heavenly Immortal rank Spirit Pills. Paired with your skill in drawing in and refining chaotic spiritual energy, it ought to last through years of cultivation in The Void."
"Thank you, Jiu." Li Zhixuan received the items readily.
After a brief silence, he went on, "During my time cultivating in The Void, I crossed paths with a remarkably gifted fellow Daoist and acquired a Secret Technique known as the Life Star Absorption Secret Technique, which lets one refine chaotic spiritual energy straight into their own power."
"However, because of certain limitations, I can't teach the Secret Technique to you directly. Should you run into other entities from the Great Thousand World while training in The Void, you might swap for it with them."
Mo Ziling came from a prestigious force, so she wasn't some clueless beginner or spoiled brat.
Folks like that seldom show up in elite sects unless it's part of who they are.
Therefore, the Spirit Absorption Secret Technique she shared with Li Zhirui back then definitely came with rules against free distribution, stopping him from handing it out freely.
As a result, all he could do was warn Li Zhixuan to stay cautious.
At those words, excitement sparked in Li Zhixuan's gaze. So a Secret Technique like that truly existed—it made sense now why the Chaos God Demon Dao Body technique demanded chaotic spiritual energy absorption. She understood he possessed such a method already.
Regrettably, transmission wasn't possible.
After mulling it over carefully, she decided pushing for it wouldn't work, since intelligent lifeforms in The Void were incredibly scarce, much less ones versed in the Spirit Absorption Secret Technique who could actually share it.
When you factor in every requirement, the odds of meeting such a figure in The Void felt vanishingly small.
"Besides that, you might seek out the Chaos Commerce organization, but it's hard to track down, and getting in relies on sheer fortune."
Li Zhixuan gazed at Li Zhirui in astonishment, "Jiu, how often have you entered The Void to stumble upon so many chances?"
Li Zhirui just grinned faintly, but thinking back, it rang true. Every journey into The Void had delivered him some kind of helpful encounter, in one way or another.
"Jiu, I'm heading out now."
"Very well."
Finally, he warned, "Given your present condition, prioritize transcending the Primal Spirit Realm before you work on strengthening your chaos god demon bloodline, or you risk being barred from returning to the Primal Spirit Realm..."
Everyone knew the Heavenly Dao already viewed her unfavorably, with Thunder Tribulation power nearly matching that for those laden with heavy karma.
Should she cultivate in The Void and complete the Chaos God Demon Dao Body, she'd surely confront intense Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations, and maybe even Heavenly Punishment plus outright rejection from the Heavenly Dao.
Any of those scenarios spelled serious peril for Li Zhixuan.
Yet the gravest issue was her inability to come back to the Primal Spirit Realm!
That would leave her forever tied to the Primal Spirit Realm's karma, creating huge obstacles for her future Dao journey.
Dealing with it later would prove daunting in ways hard to predict.
Heeding Li Zhirui's counsel would shield her from countless risks and hazards, paving a clearer, freer path for her Dao.
Li Zhixuan mulled it over deeply and responded, "Jiu, I'll give your advice the thought it deserves."
Earlier, she hadn't dwelled on these matters so intensely; his words alone revealed the gravity of her predicament and all the pitfalls involved.
Of course, those pitfalls mainly applied inside the Primal Spirit Realm.
Once she broke free from this bind, for Li Zhixuan, it'd be like a dragon plunging into vast oceans or a tiger roaming mighty peaks, stepping into a wider realm.
Li Zhixuan went back to the cave mansion, lost in contemplation; inside, it lacked any furnishings, just a simple pavilion and several stone benches. She settled onto one at random, musing on the points Li Zhirui had brought up.
Transcend first, or head to The Void for training right away?
This choice would define her path for the next few hundred or thousand years.
With her bold temperament, after balancing the advantages against the risks, Li Zhixuan resolved to remain in the Primal Spirit Realm initially, seek transcendence, and only afterward venture into The Void to bolster her chaos god demon bloodline.
To achieve that, she had to figure out settling her karmic ties.
Every cultivator faces this inevitable challenge.
The biggest chunk of karma comes from the spiritual energy drawn in during practice, thus owing a debt to the Primal Spirit Realm.
Additional karma arises from family bonds, grudges, and obligations from kindnesses received.
Handling the last types proves simpler; for example, she could bequeath her cultivation insights, experiences, and assorted rare Spiritual Objects to her clan.
Yet discharging the debt to the heavens stands as especially tough.
From her advance to the Tribulation Transcending Realm and rise into the Primal Spirit Realm, up to reaching the Heavenly Immortal Realm, the sheer volume of spiritual energy taken in defies measurement, alongside the Spiritual Objects used up and the harm caused to surroundings in combats.
This forms a colossal karmic load!
Countless cultivators fail to transcend not from weak cultivation but because they can't settle their heavenly karmic debts, leaving them trapped.
Heavenly Immortals in this bind show a clear sign: they seldom leave their seclusion, dreading conflicts that would burn their mana and pile on more karma.
Staying put like that keeps them from stirring up any issues.
Back on track!
With her plan set, Li Zhixuan started brainstorming methods to resolve her karmic debts.
All at once, a brilliant notion struck her!
The plan involved letting the Primal Spirit Realm absorb a Middle Thousand World!
Such an act wouldn't just erase her heavenly karmic debts—it would cover them many times over.
Regarding sourcing this Middle Thousand World? Hadn't her clan been wrestling with exploring one just like it?!
She could step up without effort and guide the Heavenly Dao to consume that realm.