Chapter 659 - 24: The Fundamental Principles of Cultivation, the Sixteen-Zhang Golden Body

Chapter 659: Chapter 24: The Fundamental Principles of Cultivation, the Sixteen-Zhang Golden Body

Xu Jia was born in the Celestial Poison Kingdom, which is a small Fang Kingdom located at the southeastern border of the Great Xia.

Though called a kingdom, the entire population of the Celestial Poison Kingdom does not exceed a thousand, living in small communities based on tribes and villages.

Due to its geographical proximity to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, the Celestial Poison Kingdom was among the first to come into contact with the cultivation methods.

Especially after the rune newspaper began to be widely implemented in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

By a stroke of luck, the Celestial Poison Kingdom obtained a rune newspaper called "Basic Cultivation Outline·Monthly."

The citizens of the Celestial Poison Kingdom were amazed to find that this rune newspaper contained a wealth of basic cultivation knowledge and would automatically update every month.

The contents not only covered various basic cultivation knowledge but also included many cutting-edge speculations.

Over time, the citizens of the Celestial Poison Kingdom gradually realized that the newspaper they acquired might be a secret newspaper used internally by the mountain people for exchange and discussion.

This newspaper was never publicly distributed, and the compilers were the wisest among the mountain people.

Through this newspaper, they continuously exchanged insights and knowledge on basic cultivation, further adapting it into a more suitable cultivation plan for ordinary mountain people.

After realizing this, it was impossible for the Celestial Poison Kingdom not to be terrified.

But looking at the precise routes of the Primordial Qi running through specific acupoints, as well as the entry-level pill recipes and magical treasure designs exclusively for foundation building.

The Celestial Poison Kingdom ultimately let greed override its fear and decided to use this newspaper on its own citizens.

From that time on, the Celestial Poison Kingdom became the second region, after the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, to truly popularize cultivation among the entire populace.

Xu Jia formally embarked on the path of cultivation at that time, becoming a cultivator of the Celestial Poison Kingdom.

Truth be told, Xu Jia’s talent in cultivation was actually not very high.

Or more precisely, in the realm of "Refining Essence and Qi," Xu Jia couldn’t compare with those robust peers.

Due to congenital defects, shortly after birth, he almost starved to death.

Even when times got better, he was stuck between older brothers and sisters, and younger siblings, unable to receive much parental affection or resource allocation.

So when peers completed their foundation-building in just two or three years and officially began refining essence and qi.

Xu Jia was still stuck at the fundamental threshold of refining essence and qi, only able to train his body day by day, year by year, striving to reach that threshold.

Then, Xu Jia encountered the pivotal opportunity of a world transformation.

During the process of the world’s dimensional ascension, Xu Jia seemed to glimpse something profound and directly bypassed "Refining Essence and Qi" to enter the realm of "Qi Refining and Divinity Transformation."

— The body is merely a shell, the soul is the true treasure.

Upon understanding this, Xu Jia realized his talent lay not in the physical body, but in the soul.

His soul was unique, akin to the gods born of nature.

However, before Xu Jia could explore the special nature of his soul, a sudden disaster struck the Celestial Poison Kingdom.

His family, his friends, his relatives, his country...

Everything dear to Xu Jia vanished overnight, including his inherently deficient body.

It wasn’t until much later that Xu Jia realized the disappearance of the Celestial Poison Kingdom was merely a senseless disaster.

During the world’s dimensional ascension, a God, like Xu Jia, peered into the essence of the world and attempted to pursue powers from higher dimensions.

This attempt introduced the mirrored dimensions into the real world, obliterating everything within a radius of thousands of kilometers.

The Celestial Poison Kingdom happened to be within this range and was swallowed into another dimension.

Anger? Confusion? Resentment?

All sorts of complex emotions fermented in Xu Jia’s heart, making him feel an unprecedented rage over his own weakness.

Because of his weakness, not only could he not protect his family, but he also couldn’t even avenge them.

"Then Fu Kui came."

With complex emotions still in his eyes, Xu Jia’s voice softened at this moment.

At that time, Fu Kui had not yet officially succeeded in the role of the Great Xia Witch King, but had already begun traveling across the Fang Kingdoms.

When the Celestial Poison Kingdom was swallowed by mirrored dimensions, Fu Kui happened to be in a nearby Fang Kingdom and was the first to notice the disaster triggered by the God.

When he arrived at the land that had completely vanished, everything was gone.

Buildings, living beings, vegetation, land...

All that could be seen was a void as smooth as a mirror.

The void was hemispherical in shape, extending several hundred meters underground.

Both the edges and the interior had been severed, presenting an exceptionally smooth surface.

Venturing to the center of this void, Fu Kui finally saw the bewildered spirit body of Xu Jia.

Different from common souls and not in the state of a Yin Spirit or Yang God after forming a Primordial Spirit.

Xu Jia’s soul emitted a golden sheen.

Vaguely surrounded by Brahma sounds and true words, forming a barely perceptible bronze bell.

What happened afterward, even without Xu Jia’s description, Li Boyang could generally guess.

Though Fu Kui’s ideals differ from Li Boyang’s.

They were undoubtedly saints dedicated to all beings and fully practicing their beliefs.

Upon confirming Xu Jia’s identity, the compassionate Fu Kui began teaching him the "Qi Refining and Divinity Transformation" cultivation method.

Skipping the physical steps, directly influencing, intervening, and even absorbing the Primordial Qi between heaven and earth through the soul, thereby manifesting a complete Yin Spirit or Yang God.

As for what a pure Primordial Spirit would become without the symbolizing Consciousness Spirit, even Fu Kui wasn’t sure.

The only certainty was that Xu Jia indeed possessed extraordinary talent in the realm of the soul.

Without the support of a Consciousness Spirit, Xu Jia still manifested a Primordial Spirit.

Furthermore, when Xu Jia absorbed Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to shape the Yin Spirit, the Brahma sounds and true words around him actively participated in the process.

Then, under Fu Kui’s astonished gaze, Xu Jia bypassed the step of cultivating a Yin Spirit and directly formed a Yang God unafraid of sunlight.

However, Xu Jia’s Yang God was evidently different from normal Yang Gods.

At least from Fu Kui’s perspective, it was less of a Yang God, and more of a special Dharma Aspect manifested with the power of heaven and earth.

After careful observation and study, with Xu Jia’s consent, Fu Kui decided to officially name this special Yang God the "Zhang Liu Jin Shen."

Standing one zhang and six chi tall, far exceeding the level of a normal human.

His entire body radiated golden light, with Brahma sounds faintly visible emerging on it.

More importantly, Xu Jia, with the "Zhang Liu Jin Shen," essentially regained a physical body and acquired power that rivaled a Celestial God, granting him the right to seek revenge.

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