Chapter 708 - 357: Divine Dao Technique; Implementing Spirit Tickets

Chapter 708: Chapter 357: Divine Dao Technique; Implementing Spirit Tickets

After a short while, Cheng Zongyang had come to fully understand the Qiankun Array. He now knew its purpose as well.

Its only function was to allow anyone to travel through the array to a fixed location in the Realm of Ten Thousand Races.

And its limitations were just as the Ring Spirit had guessed—it was time-limited. Once the array was activated, it would only last for one year.

Furthermore, the array required an infusion of Power from the Realm Master of the Realm of Ten Thousand Races to serve as its power source.

This explained why Qing Xuanzi had called it a backup array. Its energy had been depleted from not being used or replenished for several hundred years, and once it ran out, it could never be activated again. Looking at its design, Cheng Zongyang felt it was some sort of Teleportation Array for temporary evacuation.

It was either for the people of the Realm of Ten Thousand Races to seek refuge here, or for the people here to seek refuge in the Realm of Ten Thousand Races.

If the Realm Master couldn’t resolve the crisis within a year, then it would all be for nothing.

But now that he had thoroughly mastered everything about this Qiankun Array, it would be easy to dismantle the array in the cave later.

After calming his excitement, Cheng Zongyang turned his gaze to the second ball of light.

He was filled with anticipation.

’Qing Xuanzi managed to survive to this day as a Soul Body by relying on this Cultivation Technique. It must be something special.’

’Absorb!’

This Cultivation Technique was not as complex as the previous Grand Array.

Soon, as he absorbed and integrated the ball of light, Cheng Zongyang learned from the detailed information, explanations, and various cultivation experiences that this Purple Qi Morning Birth Technique was similar to a Ghost Path Technique, a way of existing without a physical body.

However, as a Divine Dao Technique, the Purple Qi Morning Birth Technique allowed a person on the verge of death to fuse their Soul and Primordial Spirit into a Spirit Body. This Spirit Body would then reside within the flesh. This state was neither living nor dead; instead, the body entered a state of suspended animation, as if the Primordial Spirit had left it.

Afterward, one would control the body every morning to absorb Purple Qi for cultivation, then use the physical body to nourish the Spirit Body in return, thereby solidifying and strengthening it.

During this process, however, the physical body would gradually dissolve. Yes, dissolve—not decay. It was like a snowflake melting. This process was known as the "Corpse Dissolution, Morning Birth" stage of the Purple Qi Morning Birth Technique.

The physical body was essentially absorbed by the Spirit Body, achieving an alternative form of rebirth.

Once the Spirit Body could detach from the physical body and exist freely, accompanied by a purple, hazy glow, one was considered to have reached the Beginner stage of the Cultivation Technique.

At this point, the Spirit Body was neither a ghost, nor a Primordial Spirit, nor a Soul. The Cultivation Technique referred to it as a "Divine Spirit Body," or the "Body of a Divine Spirit."

This was similar to folktales where a Spirit Body emerges from the Divine Statue of a Deity; that Spirit Body is the Body of a Divine Spirit.

"A divine spirit descends upon the world; purple qi arrives from the east." This was the General Outline of this Divine Dao Technique!

Therefore, this Cultivation Technique was far more profound and powerful than any Ghost Path Technique! It could be said that by relying on this Divine Dao Technique, one could even become a Deity in the end.

Before Qing Xuanzi’s master left with the Realm Master, he was at the Human Dao Realm. Above the Human Dao Realm was the Earthly Dao, followed by the Divine Dao, and finally, the Celestial Dao.

Someone at the Human Dao Realm could already be considered a Deity! In the Immortal Dao, this was equivalent to the Human Immortal Realm.

’No wonder this Cultivation Technique is worth three million Points! This is a technique that can make someone a god!’

Cheng Zongyang was utterly amazed. The only downside was that before reaching the Human Dao Realm, one could only move about as a Spirit Body. Only after reaching the Human Dao Realm could one form a new physical body.

Of course, this process could also be achieved by inhabiting a clay statue in a Divine Temple. By using the Power of Incense from worshipers, the Spirit Body could gradually merge with the statue. Then, the moment one entered the Human Dao Realm, the clay statue would come to life, transforming into a physical body.

A physical body formed this way would contain immense Power of Incense and be far more compatible and powerful than one condensed later.

"Ring Spirit, do you think I can cultivate this Divine Dao Technique as well?" Cheng Zongyang asked with a smile.

’Even though I know I can’t really cultivate it, it could be a good backup plan for the future. After all, I have all the cultivation experience for this technique now. If I were to practice it, my progress wouldn’t be slow, even if I could only reach the Human Dao Realm.’

However, the Ring Spirit said, "You can. But you would need to split your Divine Soul and body to form a Clone. The Clone could cultivate the Divine Dao, while your main body cultivates the Immortal Dao. But the two cannot be merged, unless you have an External Incarnation Method."

Cheng Zongyang fell into thought at these words.

’The Immortal Dao has its benefits, and the Divine Dao has its strengths.’

’I was hoping it would be possible to switch between the two at will, but if even the Ring Spirit says it’s not, then these two systems must be truly incompatible.’

’As for a Clone...’

’I’m interested in the idea of a Clone, but there’s no way I’m splitting one off just to cultivate the Purple Qi Morning Birth Technique.’

’This Cultivation Technique was something only a dying person would cultivate.’

’If Qing Xuanzi hadn’t reached the end of his lifespan, he never would have practiced this Cultivation Technique. He had to use a Spirit Body to control a skeleton and would have to cultivate to a certain Realm just to get a physical body back.’

’I don’t have that need. But it can serve as a contingency plan.’

So, he dropped the subject.

Over the next two days, Cheng Zongyang browsed through almost the entire catalog in the Cyan Profound Sect’s Daoist Collection Pavilion, finding some Dao Scriptures that would be helpful for Ding Xing.

Qing Xuanzi gifted them to Cheng Zongyang.

Finally, Cheng Zongyang began dismantling the Teleportation Array and also received the data for the Cyan Profound Sect’s Mountain Protection Array.

He gave Luo Daoist the data for both arrays and had him assist Luo Dingran in purchasing the necessary materials for the Mountain Protection Array.

The Teleportation Array was of little use to him; its one-year lifespan made it a one-time-use evacuation array. The Mountain Protection Array was the truly valuable one.