Immortal Road.

"Brothers, are you sure this is for me?"

He was a little incredulous. After all, the Void Spirit Essence was extremely rare, according to the Red Lotus Ancestor. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to collect a single wisp even after roaming the void for a hundred years. And this was a key material for refining the Yuan Nian Avatar. The Great Demon Qu Gong would definitely be able to use it!

Why would someone give away an extra clone to another person when they could have done it themselves?

"Haha, bro, why are you being so formal? Just accept it!"

The two demons laughed heartily, but a sly glint appeared in their eyes!

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Lin Shan felt that this item was too valuable, and even if he accepted it, he would feel uneasy, as if he couldn't rest easy with it.

"Come, come, we'll teach you how to refine a Yuan Nian Avatar."

These two were incredibly enthusiastic, even to the point of being overly attentive. They taught Lin Shan step by step, treating him like a brother, which made him feel inexplicably uneasy.

But to be honest, if no one taught him how to refine the Yuan Nian Avatar, he would really have to study it for a long time.

With the help of the two demons, he first repeatedly tempered his Yuan Nian, infused it with the spiritual essence of the void and a large amount of body-shaping materials, and condensed it into a new physical body. Then, he used the true meaning of supernatural powers to replicate the projection of a great supernatural power seed inside!

During this period, a lot of time and effort was spent refining the Nascent Soul stage clone, which took almost half a year to complete.

Yuan Nian was connected to the primordial spirit within his body, making it easy to draw upon an inexhaustible supply of divine essence. As his aura grew stronger, a spiritual pressure at the primordial spirit stage suddenly spread out.

Lin Shan sensed that this avatar possessed about 60% of his original body's combat power.

It's fine for dealing with powerful cultivators, but it's hard to say about dealing with Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

The main reason is that he only has one great supernatural power, the Aura of Misfortune, and this supernatural power itself is not good at fighting, but is only an auxiliary power. Apart from his divine essence and spiritual sea, he has no other advantages.

He explained his problem, and the two demons laughed and said it was simple. They helped him disperse his primordial energy and reattach it to a new great supernatural power.

Since the avatar has already been created, you can decide which supernatural power to attach to it.

This time, he chose the "Thunder Elephant Wind Tunnel".

This great divine power has two forms: wind and thunder. It is a powerful divine power in combat. Once it is enhanced by one's own divine essence, it will definitely stand out in the Nascent Soul stage!
The process is the same. After the Yuan Nian (original thought) takes over, it needs to use the true meaning of supernatural powers to condense the projection of a great supernatural seed in the spiritual energy of the void, which serves as a place for the Yuan Nian to reside and attach itself.

However, an obstacle arose at the final step, when it came to building a bridge between the avatar and the original spiritual sea.

Lin Shan tried many methods and found that it was difficult to connect his spiritual sea with his avatar, as if there was a wall in the dark that prevented him from calling upon the power of his main body.

This wall is invisible and intangible, yet it surrounds the spiritual sea invisibly!
"Oh brother, I almost forgot, you haven't actually broken through to the Nascent Soul stage yet. You're still in the process of nourishing your divine essence. Only after experiencing the journey beyond the heavens and enduring the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation, and gaining the recognition of heaven and earth, can you fully utilize the power of your spiritual sea!"

The two devils slapped their foreheads and sighed repeatedly in the well.

Lin Shan never expected that after working for so long, he would have overlooked this matter!
He frowned and asked:

"Without passing the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation, one cannot completely split one's thoughts into incarnations?"

“Not entirely!”

The two demons answered in unison:
"If you release the two of us, we can join forces to help you break through the void barrier of the Spirit Sea. At that time, your main body can slowly break through the realm, while your clone can obtain the combat power of the Nascent Soul stage and roam freely outside. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"??!"

Okay.

The fox's tail has finally been revealed.

So that's why you two were so attentive, giving me a wisp of ethereal spiritual energy for free and going to such lengths to help me cultivate my Yuan Nian Avatar! You were waiting for me here!

He immediately shook his head vigorously, like a rattle drum.

"No, absolutely not. I met the immortal before I came here. He told me not to let you out. It's not the right time yet."

Qu Gong and Gong Qu quickly tried to persuade him.

"Hey~ Brother, you're getting too caught up in this. Think about it, under normal circumstances, who would have the time to come and break the seal for us? Did my master need to bring this up on purpose?"

"That's right! He's indirectly reminding you that he wants you to help us break the seal. Otherwise, why wouldn't he teach you the Yuan Nian Avatar himself, instead of making you come all the way to find us?"

Lin Shan heard this.

Ok?
like
Makes sense!

From this perspective, it does indeed have a deeper meaning. Could it be that I haven't grasped it? Or have I overlooked something?
The two devils seized the opportunity and kept circling around him.

“My master simply doesn’t want to do it himself. He has his own concerns and considerations, so he wants to use you to help us break the seal. Don’t you understand?”

"Besides, if you don't unlock it for us, who can help you break through the barrier of the Spirit Sea and cultivate the Primordial Spirit Avatar?"

"This"

"Think about it, if you have a Yuan Nian Incarnation, your true body can remain still while your clone moves, and you can safely break through to the seventh step of the Yuan Shen right here. We two brothers will protect you the whole way, and we won't rush you as we slowly refine your star apertures. Tell me, where in the world can you find such a safe place?"

"If there's any emergency outside, we can just have Yuan Nian's avatar handle it. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

"Um"

Believe it or not, Lin Shan was actually really tempted!
Before he came, he had only planned to learn how to differentiate his primordial thoughts as soon as possible, then quickly transform all his star apertures according to the technique, and then start the remaining steps in a hurry.

He had no idea how many years it would take to finally break through to the next level.

But now, the great demon has directly created a Yuan Nian avatar for him. Once the spiritual sea and divine essence are fully opened, it can go out and travel in place of the original body. Wouldn't that save time and effort?
Yuan Nian's avatar continued to stay in Lei Bo Sea to oversee things, while his main body stayed here and safely broke through to the next level. It couldn't be more comfortable!
The problem is that releasing the great demon without the permission of the straw hat master is neither a good thing nor a bad thing.

But what these two brothers said makes sense. Could the man in the straw hat be deliberately warning me not to release him, or is he saying the opposite of what he means? Could it be that he sent me to find these two brothers so that he can use me to release the man?
He repeatedly put himself in the shoes of various perspectives, trying to understand the thoughts of the man in the straw hat in that context, and couldn't help but think of a historical anecdote.

The ancient Chinese novel *Journey to the West* records that Sun Wukong was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain by Buddha. Later, Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty, carrying the hopes of all the gods and Buddhas, was on his way to retrieve the scriptures and released Sun Wukong to accompany him. This was clearly a script arranged by Buddha.

It seems plausible that he returned to unseal the great demon with the immortal's sealing talisman back then, and is now doing so under the immortal's guidance.
He was struggling internally, trying to convince himself, yet fearing that he was overinterpreting things.

After careful consideration, and seeing the two expectant devils, we finally decided on the best course of action at the moment.

Unlock the seal!

Forget whether it's true or not, let's untie the Yuan Nian clone first!

Anyway, it was you, Immortal, who asked me to seek help from the Great Demon. Unsealing this guy to help me is also a way of helping, isn't it?

Otherwise, I'd come all this way for nothing, and I wouldn't have been able to help at all. Wouldn't that be a slap in your face?
No problem!
The talisman had been hung at the well's mouth all those years ago and hadn't been removed. Now, the choice had finally returned to him. Lin Shan walked over, grabbed a corner of the talisman, and was about to tear it off again.

The two demons stared at him blankly, standing there like groundhogs, but then Lin Shan suddenly stopped, as if he had changed his mind!
"Hiss~ Something's not right!"

"Brother, what's wrong?"

They quickly went forward to greet him.

Lin Shan hesitated for a moment before stating the point he was most concerned about.

"If your master's original intention wasn't for me to let you out, what will I do when he's enraged? Don't forget, I broke through the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation entirely because he promised to help me! If you cause me to lose my protectors, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that.

"Hey! We thought it was something big, but it's just this!"

"No problem! If Master gets angry about this and stops protecting you, we two brothers will protect you and make sure you survive the tribulation!"

They sound very arrogant, but whether they actually have the ability is another matter.

Lin Shan felt obligated to help, as the other party had gone to great lengths to create Yuan Nian's clone ahead of schedule. He felt it would be unreasonable not to lend a hand today.

"Very well, my two elder brothers will remember your promise."

"Don't worry! We have plenty of time. We can stay by your side until you break through to the Nascent Soul stage before we leave!"

Hiss~
The seal on the wellhead was torn off.

In an instant, the earth shook violently, and the entire well trembled violently. It was as if some terrifying entity underground had been awakened, and in a moment, demonic energy surged forth and shot straight into the sky!
Boom~~~
Lin Shan watched from the bottom of the well as two pairs of scarlet demonic eyes open in the darkness, gradually rising a hundred feet. The twin demons roared to the sky, expressing the pent-up frustrations of the past years.

"Hooray~ I'm finally out!"

"Hahaha, I will avenge this grudge from back then! You little brats from Penglai, just you wait!"

"Ten thousand years, ten thousand years, trapped for ten thousand years, you despicable brat Zang Yan, do you see that?"

"Great! Our strength is still there. The feeling of regaining our freedom is wonderful."

After a period of chaos, the place temporarily returned to peace.

Lin Shan waited amidst the demonic energy until the two demons finally calmed down. Now they were confident and arrogant, with a kind of fearless arrogance, as if even the Heavenly King was second in command and they were the boss.

"Brothers, are you both alright?"

He looked up and, seeing the great demon up close for the first time, gained a deeper understanding of him.

"Haha, good, very good. Thank you, brother, for setting us brothers free. We keep our word; we'll never go back on our promise to help you!"

"Ten thousand years have passed. I wonder where Zang Yan went back then. I hope I never see him again. I'll beat him so badly that even his ancestor wouldn't recognize him."

"Is that even a question? He must have ascended to the upper realm. Where are you going to find him?"

"When we brothers ascend to immortality in the future, we must hunt him down to the ends of the earth and crush his bones one by one to feed the dogs!"

"Hahaha, that's exactly what I wanted!"

Lin Shan covered his ears, listening to the two of them fantasizing, and felt utterly speechless.

With your kind of behavior, you still dare to go to the Upper Realm to cause trouble for Zang Yan?
While you were asleep for ten thousand years, they have already cultivated to an unknown level. If you go there, what are you doing but courting death?
Of course, he knows that putting aside the facts, the most important thing about being brothers is to provide adequate emotional support!

"You two elder brothers are righteous and vengeful, truly role models for us all. If the opportunity arises in the future, I will join you in storming the Immortal Realm, risking my life to accompany you, and I will definitely find that brat Zang Yan to test my skills!"

"Oh? You're so thoughtful, brother."

"Okay, okay, then it's settled."

The great demon Qu Gong and Gong Qu clearly believed it to be true, and found Lin Shan very pleasing to the eye. It can be said that they were birds of a feather!
Without hesitation, he shrunk his body and had him and Yuan Nian's clone sit cross-legged, then began the agreed-upon assistance.

Break through the barrier of the spiritual sea!

This was quite a technical matter, and no one knew what methods they used. Lin Shan felt dizzy and his head was throbbing. His spiritual sea was turbulent, and he suffered an indescribable external blow.

So you just use brute force?
The two demons outside didn't care about Lin Shan's feelings; they just kept ramming him, determined to shatter the barrier of his spiritual sea.

Are you sure this is okay?

"Don't worry, we've all been through this. That void wall is actually one of the natural barriers that protect the spiritual sea from the contamination of the primordial spirit tribulation. But breaking it sooner won't have any impact."

what?
Can the spiritual sea be contaminated by the tribulation of the primordial spirit?

Lin Shan was startled and quickly shouted for them to wait!
But in the next moment, under the powerful external force, the wall of the spiritual sea suddenly shattered. There was a sound like 'clanging and crackling' of shattered glass in the void, and the spiritual sea suddenly became boiling and active.

If it was just a small reservoir before, it is now a lake without any shackles, facing the sky and earth, brimming with vitality.

Meanwhile, the Yuan Nian clone made contact with the spiritual sea of ​​the main body, drawing out a continuous stream of divine essence, which instantly swelled up and spread throughout the 108,000 star veins!

"Is this the true manifestation of primordial spirit, unique to the Nascent Soul stage?"

He clenched his fists, feeling the trembling, suffocating power, and was deeply intoxicated. He had never felt so powerful before!

"Haha, congratulations, brother, you now have an avatar to walk the world."

The two demons congratulated each other, clapping and laughing to celebrate the moment.

"What are your plans next? Will you leave in your main body or stay here to continue breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage?"

Without a second thought, Lin Shan chose to stay. Meanwhile, his Yuan Nian clone reached out and created a spatial rift in the well, disappearing without looking back.

"Shattering the void?"

Qu Gong and Gong Qu looked over in surprise.

"You haven't even experienced the journey beyond the heavens yet, but you've already broken through the void ahead of time. It seems you've laid a very solid foundation beforehand!"

"Hey, it's just a minor matter, not worth mentioning."

Lin Shan waved his hand, sat down cross-legged again, and began to differentiate his thoughts once more. He still had four Great Divine Power Seeds left; using them for Yuan Nian Parasitism would quadruple the efficiency, allowing him to rapidly modify the remaining Star Apertures! (End of Chapter)