Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

"This is not what we agreed on..." The annihilation power caused by the encounter between demonic energy and true energy was greater than Gao Zhun had anticipated. At this moment, she could only grimace in pain, completely at a loss for what to do.

Hmm, this can't go on any longer. Gao Zhun could feel that the meridians in her body were beginning to crack under such annihilation. If she didn't come up with a solution before her meridians were completely severed, she was afraid she would never be able to cultivate immortality in this lifetime.

What can she do? What good ideas could she possibly have?

Gao Zhun felt that if she still had the leisure to scratch her hair, she would definitely scratch herself bald.

Since there was no other way, but also no way to give up, Gao Zhun endured the pain, sat cross-legged, faced the sky with his palms facing the ground, focused his mind on his dantian, and protected his spiritual root and the last glimmer of life. As long as the life force was not exhausted, there would always be a solution one day.

"Heh, quite clever indeed." A soft sneer came from the depths of the secret realm.

Wait, spiritual root, Gao Zhun suddenly remembered that she was born with a Yin-Yang spiritual root. In real life, Yin and Yang cannot meet, and they will be annihilated if they meet. However, looking at the nascent soul in her dantian, it was somewhat weak at the moment due to the abnormality of her body. But, it is undeniable that before, although her nascent soul had both Yin and Yang, it had not been annihilated.

What is the difference between them?

The law, this is the power of the law!

Gao Zhun's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered something extraordinary. He was momentarily unable to breathe and almost went into a state of demonic possession.

Now that she knows the reason, as long as she comprehends the laws attached to the Yin-Yang spiritual root, the pain in her body will be easily resolved. Moreover, according to her previous guess, she can also obtain an avatar with demon bloodline as a result. There is nothing better in the world.

Having figured out the key points, Gao Zhun mobilized her own nascent soul, which contained her primordial spirit and nascent soul essence. It was the essence of her cultivation and also compatible with her spiritual root attribute. If she wanted to comprehend the laws on her spiritual root, using her nascent soul was the most appropriate method.

Under Gao Zhun's influence, the nascent soul floating in the middle of the dantian moved its short body, no longer sitting cross-legged in the center of the dantian, but moving towards the Purple Mansion. Upon arriving at the Purple Mansion, it was indeed seen that the Yin and Yang spiritual roots were spiraling together, without any sign of Yin and Yang meeting and annihilating each other.

It is here.

Gao Zhun's nascent soul found the furthest point she could advance to so far, sat cross-legged, closed her eyes and began to comprehend. As long as her comprehension deepened, her nascent soul could take a step forward. In this way, it took another three months for her nascent soul to reach a point within reach of her spiritual root.

The close-up perception was measured in seconds. With her current Nascent Soul strength, and with the Yin and Yang energy in her Yin-Yang spiritual root slightly leaking out, she could only maintain it for about a hundred seconds. After a hundred seconds, her Nascent Soul was drawn back to her Dantian by the Yin and Yang energy. Gao Zhun, who had been sitting with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes. Her heart tightened, her throat felt sweet, and a mouthful of blood was about to spurt out, but she forced it back down.

Are you kidding me? If she vomited such a huge mouthful of blood essence, how long would it take her to replenish it?! So, she absolutely cannot vomit it!

Although the final hundred moments were incredibly short—one moment is a thought, twenty thoughts make one instant, twenty instants make one finger snap, twenty finger snaps make one rayu, twenty rayu make one xuyu, and there are thirty xu in a day and night—she gained a deeper understanding than she had in the previous half month. It was precisely because of these final hundred moments that she felt confident in resolving the problem of the demon's clones and the inability of them to merge with her own body.

Fortunately, although she had been meditating for more than three months, the annihilation in her body still existed, and her meridians were covered with cracks, but they were not completely broken. This was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Without delay, Gao Zhun immediately spat out a mouthful of nascent soul essence containing her heart's blood. Following the laws she had seen on her spiritual root, her hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals. In a short while, the nascent soul essence containing her heart's blood began to change, gradually taking shape and transforming into a large golden character that could faintly resonate with heaven and earth. Gao Zhun did not understand the meaning of this character and was only in a state of knowing its nature, but this did not hinder what she had to do. With the last hand seal, the large golden character instantly multiplied into millions and flew towards the center line of her body's annihilation. Every time it flew an inch, the annihilation of that inch would stop, until all the large golden characters disappeared into Gao Zhun's body and the terrifying annihilation power also completely vanished.

Finally relieved, Gao Zhun let out a heavy sigh of relief. However, upon examining her internal meridians, she could only smile wryly. She took out a sixth-grade Meridian Strengthening Pill from her storage ring and swallowed it, activating her cultivation technique to catalyze the medicinal power. Under the effect of the Meridian Strengthening Pill, the broken parts of her meridians gradually recovered. Repairing damaged veins is a long process, and Gao Zhun did not expect that a single Meridian Strengthening Pill could solve the problem. After absorbing all the medicinal power, she stood up from the spot.

"Senior, have I completed the level?" Gao Zhun bowed to the air and asked loudly.

Deep within the secret realm, a woman in red looked at Gao Zhun with a complicated expression. He was indeed facing her direction. Was this a coincidence, or had he really sensed her location?

Although it was impossible, the woman in red clearly felt that Gao Zhun's situation was definitely the latter. Ha, as expected of her junior.

"Indeed, you have completed the game."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Zhun felt a dizzying sensation and was immediately teleported to the woman in red. Looking at this woman in red, whom she had met before, her head was buzzing, and she stammered, "Ancestor..."

As a member of the Gao family, how could I have never even seen a portrait of the Gao family patriarch?!

Indeed, the woman in red was Gao Yihan, the first head of the Gao family. However, Gao Zhun was puzzled. She had heard Gao Yihan's voice before in the Inheritance Hall, and the other party had said that she was not in the Realm of Living Beings. So how could she explain this person in front of her?

As if sensing Gao Zhun's doubts, Gao Yihan chuckled and said, "Don't panic. Before we became immortals or gods, we left behind an avatar in each realm. What you see now is the avatar I left in the realm of living beings."

Gao Zhun nodded, agreeing with Gao Yihan's statement. However, with a thought, she summoned the demonic clone within her body and humbly inquired, "Ancestor, what is the meaning of this clone?"

"What do you mean?" Gao Yihan looked at the serious-looking Gao Zhun and said with a smile, "Don't you already know? Humans and demons are of the same origin. It is not uncommon for a human cultivator to have a demon clone in my time. The reason why this secret realm left behind my clone was so that you descendants could successfully condense clones. However, things change, and this secret realm only had the opportunity to open for the first time after hundreds of millions of years. To be honest, I am very surprised."

At this point, Gao Yihan's eyes flashed with a chilling light. With a wave of his hand, he reduced another cultivator trapped in inner demons within the secret realm to ashes. He coldly said, "I never expected that the Luo Tian Continent would have such ability. Four out of ten people who enter the secret realm are traitors they have turned against us!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhun's heart skipped a beat. She had thought that Luo Tian Continent had many spies planted in Xianling Continent, but she never expected that just one secret realm would have a 40% probability. If all of them had such a probability, and this spread to the entire living world, how many spies would there be? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder.

"Don't worry, the total number of spies in the entire realm of living beings is definitely less than 40%, at most 50%. The anomalies here are likely aimed at the cultivator I previously arranged who was infected with the aura of immortals and demons. The cultivators of Luo Tian Continent desperately need this." Gao Yihan sneered, "However, they have calculated everything but overlooked my existence, and they have also underestimated the mind-refining process I set up in this secret realm. This time, I will definitely make Luo Tian Continent lose a large number of highly talented spies!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhun breathed a sigh of relief, but also had more questions. Did cultivators on the Luo Tian Continent need the energy of immortals and demons? What was going on? He opened his mouth, wanting to ask for a proper explanation, but Gao Yihan waved his hand: "The time is not right. The secret realm is about to close. It will open again in a thousand years."

After speaking, Gao Yihan's figure rippled out like water and disappeared in a short while. The scenery in front of Gao Zhun also changed, and in an instant, he returned to Xuan Yuan Huan Yu and Mo Ni Chang's side.

"The secret realm is about to close, cousin. How did you fare?" Gao Zhun never underestimated anyone. Although she possessed the Yin-Yang spiritual root, which was a unique advantage in the third level, Mo Nishang and Xuan Yuan Huanyu were among the most outstanding geniuses of the human and demon races. They must have their own trump cards and couldn't possibly fail to subdue a mere clone.

As Gao Zhun predicted, she wasn't the only one to obtain clones during the opening of the secret realm, nor were Mo Nishang and Xuan Yuan Huanyu the only ones. Apart from the 40% of the hidden agents who were eliminated by Gao Yihan, 50% of the remaining 60% of cultivators successfully subdued clones. The remaining 50% were either demons who couldn't condense human or demon clones, or clones that hadn't passed the third level.

However, including Gao Zhun, everyone unanimously decided to remain silent about anything concerning the clones and avatars within the secret realm. Furthermore, a silencing law was incorporated into the construction of this secret realm, preventing them from discussing the clones and avatars. Gao Yihan had only established this law because the Yun family patriarch had a premonition, but unexpectedly, it had to be used on the very first opening of the secret realm. Indeed, the words of those priests and charlatans from the Yun family were undeniable. (166 Reading Network)