Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

What seemed to be an inconspicuous attic was actually brimming with treasures.

The space was not large, barely enough for five or six people to stand shoulder to shoulder.

On both sides were rosewood shelves on which various jade slips were neatly arrayed, emitting a radiant glow.

Yin God cradled a skull while standing behind Shen Yi, offering an explanation, "The ones on the right are the Golden Body Techniques, the left contains things concerning Primordial Warriors."

This place was clearly where the Great Qian Dynasty stored all the high-level martial arts techniques.

Not only were there few in number,

but they also placed Primordial Realm martial arts alongside the even higher-level Golden Body Techniques of the Divinity Transformation Realm... What Jiang Qiu Lan said might be true; the Martial Temple indeed did not possess the knowledge on the path to Dao Infant Divinity Transformation.

Shen Yi took a quick glance,

and noticed that there were exactly twenty-three jade slips on the right-hand shelf, but a good number of them were incomplete, with the smooth surfaces still stained with blood-like spots.

"These were all retrieved by past Transcendent Cultivators from outside, it's normal for them to have suffered damage,"

Zhu Shixiong carefully placed the skull in a corner and straightened the head bone before turning around to pick up a jade slip and hand it to Shen Yi, "There are twenty-three Golden Body Techniques, but only thirteen are complete."

"Twelve of them can form a three Zhang Golden Body Dharma Identity."

"Only the remaining Arhat Golden Body Dharma Identity can achieve a six Zhang Golden Body."

Shen Yi took the jade slip and touched it with his divine sense.

Soon, a line of text appeared on the panel.

[Divinity Transformation. Red-Faced Lion Camel Dharma Aspect: Uninitiated]

Without rushing to activate his lifespan, Shen Yi closed the panel and earnestly asked, "The larger the body, the stronger the strength?"

Having experienced numerous battles, he found that not all powerful demons were large; for instance, Lady Qinghua's true form was only around thirty Zhang in length, utterly diminutive compared to the jiaolong at the Yangchun River that was hundreds of Zhang long.

Yet the disparity in strength between them was completely the opposite of their size.

Lady Qinghua could probably crush that fully developed Embrace Pill Realm Old Jiaolong with a single foot.

"Golden Body Dharma Identities are condensed from Incense Willpower; in most cases, the larger the body, the deeper the foundation,"

Zhu Shixiong had none of the arrogance of a senior, nor did he find the question foolish.

Enduring through the long years, he had completely accepted a reality.

In front of a true Divinity Transformation Realm, all cultivators were no different, like people walking on a suspension bridge over a cliff, some steady and swift, leaving their peers far behind.

But...

If that suspension bridge had no end,

then the concepts of fast or slow became meaningless.

"I want to see the Arhat Golden Body Technique," Shen Yi turned his gaze toward the shelf. Continue your adventure with My Virtual Library Empire

"Okay."

Zhu Shixiong didn't find it strange, as every Upper Realm Martial Immortal who came here most wanted to see this technique, without exception.

He floated up, gently taking down the jade slip placed at the highest spot, and handed it over to Shen Yi's palm, then reminded him, "Actually, the so-called Golden Body Techniques don't necessarily require practicing the most dominant one; comparatively speaking, one should choose what's more suitable for oneself."

"Suitable?"

Shen Yi scanned it with his divine sense again.

[Divinity Transformation. Arhat Golden Body Dharma Aspect: Uninitiated]

"The most important hurdle for a Yin God Cultivator breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm is to clearly see what exactly that mist, which you scattered so casually at the Martial Immortal Realm, is made of."

Master Zhu casually plucked a strand of mist from the air, twirling it between his fingertips, "Shall we give it a try?"

Even a Demon-suppression Great General at the Embrace Pill Realm wouldn't give this amount of Incense Willpower a second glance.

Shen Yi raised an eyebrow and reached out to touch it.

The moment his fingertips touched the mist, a cacophony of annoying voices suddenly filled his ears, as though a swarm of flies were buzzing around.

"..."

Shen Yi instinctively closed his eyes, and with his now formidable divine sense, it took him a while to discern what those sounds were.

They were the whispers of thousands of people, each narrating different things, filled with completely opposing emotions.

Greed, hatred, wickedness, joy, anger, sorrow.

"The sword light and palm winds we casually disperse are all formed by the convergence of their thoughts."

"Taking Incense Willpower as the natural essence to enhance oneself, one can enjoy an endless flow of energy just by sitting at home, which is naturally comfortable and pleasant, and even considered a shortcut by warriors," explained Master Zhu in a soft voice.

Master Zhu continued lightly, "Shortcuts... always come at a cost. You now have to use these things to condense a new body, which means these thoughts have become your thoughts."

"The first threshold of the Golden Body Technique is to choose a method to digest these miscellaneous thoughts, so they don't turn into your inner demons."

He pointed to a Jade Slip in Shen Yi's left hand: "The Lion Camel Method opts to protect—to protect the homeland, to guard the nation's gates, to safeguard common folk, taking that as the oath."

Then he pointed to another Jade Slip in Shen Yi's right hand: "The Arhat Golden Body Technique chooses to suppress. As for what to suppress... I'm not too sure. The Ancestor originally chose to suppress the masses... which is why he suffered backlash once his Yin God was damaged."

"Huh."

Shen Yi finally digested that strand of mist, his spirit feeling a touch weary.

After hearing his senior brother's explanation, he now understood why the Ancestor of the Martial Temple on the altar seemed like an old man with dementia... constantly besieged by such clamor, it was impossible to stay lucid.

"I have looked through twenty-three methods and found not a single path suited for me."

Master Zhu floated past the shelves, gently touching each Jade Slip.

A quirky smile spread across his face: "It took me a long time to understand that it's because my talent is too great. My journey has been fast and steady, never encountering any obstructions. I am extolled by the people, feared by demons, and thus... I can't truly comprehend the miscellaneous thoughts in this Incense Willpower."

"In my heart, there's only my path to Divinity Transformation."

"Now, at journey's end, I find not a single one of the twenty-three great doors willing to open for me."

"I have traveled far and wide, trying to experience the path of ordinary people once again, but as the highest-ranking Martial Immortal of the Great Qian, I can no longer recapture such sentiments."

"Exhausted in both heart and strength, tossing and turning in restless nights, I swore to protect the Great Qian, to achieve the Lion Camel Golden Body... I've deceived everyone else, but I cannot deceive myself, nor the myriad Incense Willpower in the skies."

He was a prodigy of forty, an Upper Realm Martial Immortal.

Common mortals were but ants in the dirt, unworthy of being taken into his heart; whether to protect or to suppress, even reciting it a million times in his mind, it would only be a lie.

"Junior brother."

Master Zhu stopped, looked back with a gaze tinged with bitterness, "I heard them vaguely say before... you're also a prodigy?"

"..."

Shen Yi lingered for a moment, then shook his head lightly: "It's alright."

Once at the Qingzhou Demon Suppression Division.

A robust youth blocked the doorway and asked, "Aren't you a genius, then why don't you have any arrogance?"

His response at that time was... of course not.