Chapter 810: Chapter 534: The True Undying Body
Black Wind Saber, cleaves only the physical body!
This is a rule that ignores defense; no matter how thick the armor, it cannot be exempted, one can only endure it head-on.
Zi zi—
Streaks of blood appeared on Lu Chenzhou’s face and body, accompanied by the harsh sound of tearing. Lu Chenzhou was like a fine jade porcelain, shattering into pieces.
Once all this was done, the black wind dispersed.
Mr. Turtle counted: 10,081 pieces!
No more, no less. Even the brain and heart, even the eyeballs, were each cut by the Black Wind Saber into 36 pieces.
"Little junior brother, he’s split apart."
Mr. Turtle took a sip of tea.
The ape’s eyes were filled with confusion.
"Aren’t you worried?"
Let alone the Sixth Realm, the vast majority of those in the Seventh Realm, if their bodies were cut into 10,081 pieces—including the heart and brain—would be well and truly dead.
Unless one possesses a secret technique or divine skill.
Mr. Turtle put down the teacup.
"Nothing to worry about. For him to reach the Third Realm of Heart as a Great Grandmaster, and the Second Realm of Physical Body as a Heavenly King, I think it’s only natural, even somewhat slow.
But he can’t be blamed. The pure path of the flesh was long ago abandoned. Except for the path of bloodline, cultivators can’t play any new tricks. Little junior brother blazed a new trail, gave up bloodline, and instead entered from his self-created [Withering and Flourishing Dao]. That is establishing a school of his own. Even the ancestors would praise him."
Inner Scenery Land.
Heaven and earth shattered, broken into 10,081 pieces.
Aunt Second and the Fox Woman’s expressions shifted slightly.
"This... what has happened?"
The shattering of Inner Heaven and Earth meant the physical body was shattered too. They’d seen it before, but it recovered quickly. Never had they seen such a tragic sight as today—the first time.
The Undying Body always has its limits.
If the head is broken, most beings die.
The black wind rampaged through the Inner Heaven and Earth.
The lush green grass withered swiftly.
The Three Mountains and Five Mountains collapsed to dust and ash.
The Five Lakes and Four Seas dried up and split open.
The Golden Crow fell, the Cold Chi melted.
The Green Lotus withered, the Yellow Dragon fell.
The Five Elements Treasure Qi was thrown into chaos.
The long spear and whip floated in the Void.
All around were bits of corpse-like shards.
Aunt Second shuddered and looked at Mr. Turtle.
"Sir? What’s going on?"
"Just wait and see."
"Master isn’t dead, is he?"
"No, but he’s very close to death."
Weng weng weng—
The void trembled; 10,081 corpse pieces popped and crackled like soybeans in a hot pan. On each corpse piece a mysterious golden rune flickered—a total of 10,081 runes reflected on the sky, projecting a slowly unfolding golden scroll, appearing like a heavenly book manifesting in the world.
"Withering and Flourishing Undying Technique?"
Mr. Turtle gazed at it, somewhat thoughtful.
The ape also stared, eyes wide open.
"Sir, can you understand it?"
Mr. Turtle shook his head.
"I know its general meaning, but can’t comprehend it. This is a Miao Fa Heavenly Book; only its creator can personally transmit and teach it. No other means will allow someone to gain the True Inheritance."
"This body technique is extraordinary."
"Indeed, it points directly to the origin of the rules and may become a Great Power Method. Otherwise, it would not trigger the heavenly book omen. Besides the [Void Dragon Transformation Chapter], this is the second body sanctification technique to be born, and it requires no reliance on bloodline power."
The scroll folded, transforming into a golden light and dissipating.
All the scraps of flesh in the sky sprouted like seeds. Countless flesh buds grew madly; billions of cells underwent withering and flourishing, reincarnating and metabolizing every instant, as if they’d found the key to evolution and unlocked genetic shackles! Countless golden spiral stairs pointed toward the ethereal Saint Realm of flesh!
In an instant, one after another naked infant grew from the shattered flesh, instantly reaching adulthood.
Every one of them was Lu Chenzhou.
Tens of thousands of pairs of eyes gazed at one another.
Then, all of the Lu Chenzhous burst into hearty laughter.
"So that’s how it is."
Each figure merged with the others; soon they fused into a single, white-robed, intact Lu Chenzhou.
[Withering and Flourishing Undying Technique: Perfection]
[Divine Seed·True Undying, hidden within the Shangyang Acupoint
Effect 1: Body at Ninth Level
...
Effect 9: Withering and Flourishing Technique Ninth Level (Undying)
The physical body has no fatal weak points. As long as the body is not annihilated to a blood mist, instant rebirth is possible; the more pieces it is split into, the more rebirth bodies there are. Each rebirth body can flee independently to deceive the enemy. Any single rebirth body can expend lifespan to reconstruct the body.
Note: Merging with other rebirth bodies can reduce lifespan consumption. If sixty percent of rebirth bodies are present, no lifespan will be consumed, only the energy within will dissipate.
Note: If all rebirth bodies are wiped out in an instant, or instantly reduced to ash, death will result.]
"This is true undying, with no fatal weakness. The conventional body has become something like a game’s health bar. The health bar remains—I do not die."
Lu Chenzhou’s eyes filled with realization.
Crackle—
With the breakthrough of his body technique, Qi-Blood surged continuously; the frenzied energy poured into the body, which had just been dried up by rebirth, instantly restoring his vitality.
170,000 Qi-Blood.
170,000 Prajna Spirit.
This was his current cultivation.
The Martial Arts Tree rose accordingly.
Finally, it stopped at 860,000 zhang.
"I can now withstand a direct attack from a Seventh Realm, and with an undying body and extreme tunneling speed, even if I face that Lightning Demon Venerable again, I can cope with ease without needing a Spiritual Weapon."
With these three trump cards in hand—
Even the Seventh Realm would find it difficult to kill him.
Next, he would focus on boosting his own lethality—raising the [Mountain Moving Scripture] and Power Extreme Dao.
"Congratulations, little junior brother, on creating a wondrous method."
Mr. Turtle came over grinning to offer his congratulations.
Lu Chenzhou said, "Elder brother, did you already know that creating a self-made Sixth Rank body technique would come with tribulation?"
"Hahaha, yes."
Aunt Second couldn’t resist saying:
[Sir, why didn’t you tell us?]
The Fox Woman patted her chest, quite frightened.
They really thought Lu Chenzhou was about to die just now.
Anyone who endures being cut a thousand times would struggle to survive.
Mr. Turtle said, "Body tribulation cannot be avoided. No matter how much you prepare, it is useless. The only way to get through is to make your physical body strong. If I’d told him in advance, he might have become too cautious, maybe even harbored a hint of retreat, which would not help in passing the tribulation."
Lu Chenzhou nodded.
"Makes sense."
He had many paths to choose from.
Horizontal Training is not a must.
"Elder brother, there are more tribulations ahead, right?"
"Yes, there are five realms of the body: Mortal, Undying, Undying Realm, Immortal, and Sanctification. Until one achieves a true undying body, it’s all just mortal."
"Sanctification? Has anyone succeeded?"
The Fifth Realm of Spirit, True Saint is but theory.
Mr. Turtle shook his head.
"No. The ultimate of pure body cultivation is the Dragon Emperor; he reached the Peak of Immortal, but bound by the shackles of bloodline, he never took that final step to sanctification even unto death."
Lu Chenzhou pondered.
Both body and spirit—it is hard to achieve sanctification.
Perhaps becoming a Saint can match the Divine.
Mr. Turtle then explained the Five Realms in detail.
Undying means the body has no fatal weaknesses; whether heart or brain, both can instantly regenerate.
Of course, even rebirth is not unlimited.
If the total surpasses 10,081 times, due to some invisible rule, rebirth becomes impossible. This was discovered by the Dragon Emperor.
"10,081 times?"
"To be precise, you now have 10,080 left."
Mr. Turtle reminded.
He had already used one in his recent tribulation.
"Remember, before Sanctification, those 10,080 uses are the total for Undying, Undying Realm, and Immortal. So do not abuse your undying body lightly."
"Understood."
Ten thousand times—in normal circumstances, he’d never use them all, and he wouldn’t go provoking cross-realm enemies for no reason.
Within the same realm, he stands in the undying land.
"Also, if an enemy’s attack is too fierce, or they use certain curse-type methods to directly wipe out your divine soul—even with the strongest body, you can’t escape death."
"Understood."
Curses?
Lu Chenzhou had yet to encounter any.
Such abilities are all too rare.
For now, only the Ghost Eye Demon Emperor is skilled in curses. But with just a Sixth Realm cultivation, he shouldn’t be able to curse Lu Chenzhou to death.
Mr. Turtle said:
"Of the Fifth Realm of the flesh, Sanctification is but a legend; Immortal is the peak. If you can attain Immortal, you need depend on nothing but the body itself, no need for divine power techniques, and you will stand undefeated.
Of course, Immortal is also difficult to achieve. In fact, though the Heavenly Dragon Sect has four great powers, only the Dragon Emperor reached it.
The other three are only at Undying Realm. But Undying Realm is good enough: blood rebirth is nothing extraordinary.
In duels, if things are hopeless, just self-destruct to escape. So long as a single drop of blood survives, you can rise again somewhere else.
During Divine Wars, what Evil Gods most hate are Heavenly Dragon Sect’s great powers. Devouring Dao, Yuji Dao, Speed Extreme Dao, plus the Undying Body—on the battlefield, they do as they please.
Yet ultimately, Evil Gods still hold the upper hand—striking from the level of rules, rendering your undying and immortal state useless.
Body cultivation is very hard work, little junior brother, don’t force yourself too much. It’s only [Black Wind Body Splitting Tribulation] right now; next comes [Heavenly Thunder Burning Blood Tribulation]. Even with an undying body, you may not pass. If you really want to walk this road, raise [Withering and Flourishing Dao] to an extremely high level first.
Next is the [Five Elements Destruction Tribulation], which will break you down into Five Elements Power at the microscopic level. Imagine—a person shattered into countless particles and dust—could they live? That would be true annihilation.
Of course, if you can pass it, your body will rise again as immortal life. Even if your bones are ground to dust by the enemy, so long as a thread of thought remains, you can rebuild the flesh with the world’s energy, nearly on par with the Divine."
Just listening to Mr. Turtle’s explanation—
the artifact spirits all felt their scalps crawl.
"Young Master, an undying body is enough."
"Yes, Undying Realm is already plenty. Immortal is good, but you need your life if you want to reach it."
The path of body cultivation is too hard.
This is just Undying Realm, and already one must endure being cut a thousand times.
Even if Lu Chenzhou had timing, luck, and people on his side, and, emulating the Dragon Emperor, managed to achieve immortal flesh by luck...
Yet how does one attain Sanctification?
That remains an unsolved mystery.
Lu Chenzhou, though, was deep in thought.
"Five Realms of the Flesh, Five Realms of the Spirit... If both body and mind reach their fifth realm, could one step into the Tenth Realm?"
How to go from [Mastering Dao] to [Daoist Lord] is a great mountain lying ahead of even the greatest power—none have crossed it. But these two grand concepts gave Lu Chenzhou some enlightenment.
"Only gods can oppose gods?"
"Is there really no other path in this world?"
He bade his senior brother farewell, leaving the grotto heaven.
...
Myriad Phenomena Dao.
"Chenzhou, you’ve emerged from seclusion?"
As soon as he emerged, Old Man Hanshan came rushing over.