Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 759: Changes in the Immortal Abode
The moment the yuan spirit exited the body, Liu Yu was suddenly enveloped in darkness, and then his vision abruptly changed.
His perspective shifted from that of his physical body to that of the yuan spirit.
"Seeing oneself from another angle feels rather strange," Liu Yu thought as he watched the familiar figure of a sturdy man before him.
After the yuan spirit was condensed, the Primordial Spirit had already merged with the yuan spirit, so once it left the body, the physical form lost its control.
The spiritual pressure around him began to plummet dramatically, falling below the third stage in just a breath or two.
Such a situation was not unexpected; at the very least, during the nascent soul stage, when the Primordial Spirit disappeared, there was still the golden core passively maintaining it, preventing the magical power and vitality from descending too rapidly. It stabilized around the initial phase of the third stage.
However, at this moment, without the golden core to oversee, the physical body naturally deteriorated more quickly after losing the yuan spirit.
"Compared to controlling the physical body, the feeling of the yuan spirit being outside the body is indeed quite marvelous," Liu Yu mused, maneuvering the yuan spirit to roll and perform various high-difficulty actions.
The "vision" of the yuan spirit was entirely different from that of the physical body.
There was no need to expand spiritual consciousness or sweep with it; with just a pair of "eyes," he could clearly see the spiritual energy in the world.
As soon as the six-inch yuan spirit appeared in the air, the previously purposeless drifting spiritual energy surged forth as if it had found its home.
In the space around him, the colorful spiritual energy began to slowly gather towards Liu Yu without any need for control.
This scene felt strangely familiar, reminiscent of how the direct disciple Zhang Yi, who possessed heavenly spirit root aptitude, could spontaneously attract spiritual energy just by existing.
His aptitude, of course, could not compare to that of a heavenly spirit root.
But at this moment, he existed in the form of a yuan spirit!
This was a higher form of life, more adept at resonating with and controlling spiritual energy, even surpassing heavenly spirit roots in some aspects.
This represented a transcendence and sublimation of life's essence!
Reaching this realm of cultivation, the quality of the spiritual root no longer mattered; its influence became negligible, and everyone stood on the same starting line.
The fourth realm of cultivating immortality, "yuan ying," could already be considered a true "longevity being," with a lifespan reaching a long 1,600 years, far surpassing ordinary mortals in the essence of life.
A yuan ying was born able to see and interact with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, completely breaking free from the influence of spiritual roots on the path of cultivating immortality.
In a sense, it also meant breaking free from the shackles of fate, shattering a certain chain.
"This level of affinity is likely to prepare for the future complete growth of the yuan spirit into the 'Primordial Spirit,' enabling it to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth," Liu Yu thought.
"The mighty beings who created the path of cultivating immortality truly are great and wise existences!"
Liu Yu felt as though he had returned to his childhood, controlling the yuan spirit to frolic around the training room, and after a long while, he couldn't help but sigh.
Qi refinement, foundation establishment, golden core, yuan ying, divine transformation, void refinement, harmony of the dao...
Starting from qi refinement, each realm intricately connected, constructing a path to the heavens.
It gave ordinary mortals a glimmer of hope for longevity and the opportunity to become sacred existences comparable to True Spirits.
As Liu Yu maneuvered the yuan spirit, he felt no barriers at all; it was even more convenient than the physical body, as if the yuan spirit were tailored just for him.