Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 928 Profound Understanding (Part 9)

The illustration on the third page depicts a burly man roaring to the sky, wearing a crown of lightning, with a blue face and body, his features obscured, four arms, and his entire body coiled with countless electric snakes.

The nameless four-armed god originated from an external totem god, whose thunderous intent is ethereal and unpredictable.

This innate ability allows the user to control lightning and electricity, unleashing long-range lightning magic, significantly enhancing their spiritual perception, increasing their affinity for lightning energy, and at least doubling their lightning power reserves.

"This is... a god from another world?!"

Han Yi was slightly taken aback, his face showing surprise.

"Even deities can become targets chosen by spiritual imagery..."

However, he thought about it again. Lin Mu had said that everything can be condensed into imagery.

Totem gods are essentially a further concrete manifestation of people's worship of nature.

To put it bluntly, this nameless four-armed god is actually a part of nature, belonging to the category of external seeking, so it can naturally be chosen as an image.

"If deities can also be used as imagery..."

Han Yi muttered to himself, lost in thought.

It is clear that the power of this nameless four-armed god is much stronger than that of the previous two images.

After a brief pause to think, he immediately came up with several good examples to learn from.

Heaven and earth spirits, gods and deities.

In this vast world, there are countless beings, and among them, the powerful are as numerous as the stars, immeasurable.

The only thing to worry about was whether it would succeed. Han Yi suppressed his burning desire for the time being.

Continue flipping through the secret book.

It didn't take long for him to skim through the entire secret book.

The secret book consists of only a dozen or so pages, and excluding the cover and outer cover, it offers a total of twelve images for reference.

Seek internally and externally.

The twelve images cannot be separated from these two categories.

Some are natural things, some are original creations of predecessors exploring their inner selves, and some are simply a combination of both, adapting natural things and innovating by changing their nature.

I understand that.

Han Yi then had a general idea of ​​his own path.

Of the twelve different images, one is first chosen as the main subject, serving as the foundation. Then, drawing inspiration from other powerful entities, suitable characteristics are selected and integrated into a unified whole. In this way...

The probability of success and the power of the imagery can both be guaranteed.

After all, the main body is readily available and has been verified by predecessors. As long as it doesn't go too far and doesn't deviate from this framework, its power, stability, and future transformation path can all be traced.

This can be considered a flexible application of the principle of "borrowing".

of course.

Han Yi's approach of "borrowing" here is not about copying everything; it inevitably involves combining it with his own characteristics to form a comprehensive whole.

If it were completely fabricated, it would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but more importantly, whether it could succeed is another matter entirely.

The initial idea is to both enhance the divine soul's thunderous intent to facilitate the use of the Spring Thunder Blade, and also to have a certain effect on the physical body, attempting to break through the limits.

'Forming the image... First, determine the image's shape, memorize it, and ensure no detail is overlooked. Then, concentrate your mind, slowly simulate it, verify your talent and abilities, leaving no room for error, and then go for it in one go.'

The annotations in the secret manual are very thoughtful, with explanations of the breakthrough details at the end.

Remember: When trying to unify a single image, the number of failures should ideally not exceed three. Otherwise, even if it is forcibly formed, it will be extremely weak and lack effective combat power.

"So... we still need to consider our own capabilities and act within our means..."

Han Yi seemed to be deep in thought. Based on Lin Mu's account and the contents of the secret book, he quickly summarized two key points.

First, we need to clarify the form of the image that needs to be condensed.

The meaning of form is not merely the surface, but rather the inner capabilities, characteristics, core, etc. It must have a clear substance, and the divine will must gather and aggregate chaotic thoughts in order to generate an image that can be controlled by the divine soul, thus successfully achieving enlightenment.

This is actually quite easy to understand. If you can't even clearly define what you want in your heart, if your goals are wavering, uncertain, and your beliefs are not firm, then failure is inevitable.

Second, we must not be too detached from reality.

indeed.

Anything can be used as a source of imagery.

The process of condensing imagery consumes spiritual power, which is the result of long-term accumulation.

Failure to condense an image once or twice is fine, but if it happens too many times, it is very likely to damage the foundation of the soul.

Some might say that I have accumulated immense knowledge and a naturally powerful spirit, so I'm not afraid of failure. Wouldn't it be a waste not to choose a powerful image?

But failure affects more than just the physical and mental well-being.

More importantly, repeated failures have a profound impact on one's mental state, affecting self-identity, future path, and even shaking one's beliefs. This is the most dangerous aspect.

If you don't even believe in yourself and start to doubt the path you've always followed, then it's not just a matter of failing to break through.

It is possible to suffer a qi deviation, resulting in a breakdown of the soul and death.

Therefore, the "practical" here actually refers to what is suitable for oneself and matches one's strength.

There is a 'degree' to consider.

Even with exceptional luck and opportunity, a cultivator might manage to condense an image that is detached from reality and possesses extraordinary talent.

However, the more powerful the image, the greater the mental energy, demonic power, and spirit required. If the soul cannot maintain it, it will only have an empty shell, which is superficial and cannot be used in actual combat.

Over time, it will only become a burden.

"Therefore, the twelve images in the secret manual place the Azure Thunder Image, which is of moderate intensity, clear form, and relatively low difficulty, first... The predecessors of the school really went to great lengths for the sake of future generations' cultivation."

Han Yi sighed inwardly, realizing that the Wanxiang School's past glory was evident from the secret book in his hand.

The twelve images, arranged from easy to difficult, progress in layers according to their intensity and challenge.

Whether they are disciples of average talent or exceptionally talented geniuses, they can all find inspiration in it.

This secret book embodies the hard work and wisdom of countless masters; it is no exaggeration to describe it as a crystallization of their wisdom.

Close your eyes and rest for a moment.

Han Yi opened his eyes, preparing to take the first step in condensing his imagery.

“Choose a suitable image…and modify it…” He frowned slightly, his gaze falling on the last page of the secret book.

The process of condensing imagery values ​​the accumulation and depth of one's spiritual essence.

In this respect, Han Yi believed he was second to none. After all, even the founder of the Four Seasons Demon Blade had only absorbed the lightning power of ten Thunder Caves, far less than him, who had absorbed dozens of Thunder Caves, a truly massive amount of lightning power.

In other words, even if you choose an image as a main reference, it has to be the strongest one.

Thinking of this, Han Yi narrowed his eyes and his gaze fell on the last page of the secret book.

It was an extremely abstract pattern.

The background appears to be an ocean, with thick black clouds swirling and rolling, and one can vaguely make out an unknown creature swimming within them.

roar…...

A huge, heavy roar resounded, like a snake or a bull.

In an instant, the surrounding air pressure suddenly dropped, the air tightened and contracted in a flash, and a large amount of lightning jumped in the clouds.

Boom! Suddenly, a massive pillar of lightning, obscuring the sky, shot into the heavens. Amidst a deafening roar, the purple lightning bolt crashed down, illuminating and destroying everything before crashing towards the sea surface in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

The world turned deathly white in an instant, a white as white as paper.

The sea howled, and raging waves surged up in an instant. A huge whirlpool, hundreds of meters in diameter and shaped like a funnel, appeared, drawing in endless seawater that lingered on the surface and continued to spread outwards.

"This thing..."

Han Yi was so engrossed in the secret scroll's patterns that he couldn't quite grasp its meaning for a long time.

In that brief moment of light, less than a second, he could see clearly the creatures moving within the dark clouds…

It was a huge, long, dark shadow.

A swimming body, antlers, crocodile snout, five claws...

It was clearly a legendary creature from my past life, something I only knew from my memories.

"A dragon?! It's actually a dragon?!"

Han Yi was startled and, somewhat uncertain, looked down at the secret book again.

This time, he composed himself and looked at it carefully.

The patterns on the secret book remained still, and the dark clouds on the sea also stopped moving. There was no sign of any biological activity in the faintly visible clouds.

Not to mention the existence of the 'divine dragon'.

“Strange…” Han Yi frowned, looking at the pattern in front of him, and fell into deep thought.

When I first glanced through the secret manual, I didn't look at it carefully at all, so I didn't notice anything unusual.

Once he had determined the direction and was preparing to refer to the imagery recorded in the secret manual, the strange change occurred. However, when he concentrated and observed carefully, everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

"Logically... this world... although there are legends of dragons... this dragon is not that dragon, the five-clawed golden dragon... is an existence that can only be recorded in the past life... could it be..."

Han Yi did not believe that he was seeing things or hallucinating.

The majestic dragon I saw in a fleeting glimpse.

He is an existence that only he knows about in this world.

Although there are many records of 'dragons' in this world.

But Han Yi had a deep feeling that the 'dragon' in this world could never be connected with the 'dragon' in his previous life.

Even though he had never actually seen it, he didn't know why he had this feeling.

"Is there a possibility..." Han Yi suddenly had a guess. The image of the divine dragon he had seen for a fleeting moment was not something recorded in the school's secret manual, but rather something that was the most profound existence in his mind that controlled the power of lightning.

in other words.

The so-called strongest imagery presented in the secret manual actually originates from the thoughts in the cultivator's heart.

Everyone sees things differently.

In that previous life, through constant exposure and subtle influence, thousands of years of cultural heritage accumulated.

This had long ago made Han Yi feel a sense of identification from the bottom of his heart.

The dragon, capable of summoning wind and rain and riding the clouds, is the strongest of all innate deities who wields lightning.

Furthermore, whether in film and television works or unearthed ancient texts, there is a widespread totem worship of the 'dragon,' an ancient and majestic creature…

Even the entire nation claims to be descendants of the dragon…

Han Yi, who grew up in this environment and culture...