CHAPTER 912: SECOND PRIMORDIAL SPIRIT

Translator: CinderTL

"Since the Upper Realm also possesses Primordial Qi, why did you abandon what was near and come all the way to the Lower Realm to experiment?" Song Wen asked.

Xu Geng replied, "The Heaven and Earth Laws in the Upper Realm are far more complete and powerful, making it significantly harder to hybridize new species. Moreover, the lower concentration of Primordial Qi in the Misty Ghost Realm is more suitable for the survival of newly hybridized creatures."

"Then why did the Divine Blood Gate later vanish from this realm?" Song Wen inquired.

"Once we successfully hybridized the Nether Fox, our mission was complete," Xu Geng explained. "The Divine Blood Gate no longer served any purpose in this realm. Except for a few core members who ascended to the Upper Realm, the rest were devoured for their cultivation and life force, meeting their demise."

Xu Geng’s words carried unspoken implications, which Song Wen already understood.

The core disciples of the Divine Blood Gate all cultivated the Corpse King’s Rebirth Art, while the other disciples practiced either the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art or the Longevity Art.

Those who cultivated the latter two methods served as medicinal pills for the core disciples, enhancing their cultivation and prolonging their lifespans.

"In that case, Senior," Song Wen asked, "why haven’t you ascended to the Upper Realm?"

Xu Geng’s expression suddenly twisted, and wisps of fury ignited in his eyes.

"I am different from you humans," Xu Geng said. "My Soul Body isn’t a complete soul; it’s a Primordial Spirit split from my original form."

"A Primordial Spirit?" Song Wen asked, puzzled.

Xu Geng explained, "Upon reaching the Divine Transformation Realm, a cultivator’s soul evolves into a Primordial Spirit, and their Spirit Sense transforms into Divine Sense. Certain specialized cultivation methods allow cultivators to split their Primordial Spirit into a second one."

"This second Primordial Spirit exists independently of the original body, possessing its own thoughts and memories. However, it remains subordinate to the original. The original body can control the second Primordial Spirit or devour it at any time to strengthen itself and absorb all of its memories."

"Of course, if the second Primordial Spirit grows powerful enough, it can reverse the process, devouring the original body, usurping its position as the dominant entity, and becoming a truly independent Soul Body."

"If I were to return to the Upper Realm, my original body would inevitably devour me to steal my memories and learn everything that has transpired in this realm. That’s precisely why I was sent here in the first place."

"Therefore, after completing our mission, while the others frantically sought Ascension, I secretly devised a way to remain behind, avoiding Ascension to the Upper Realm."

After hearing Xu Geng’s explanation, Song Wen suddenly understood the strange things Xu Geng had been doing at the Sun Moon Temple. He had never intended to ascend; he simply wanted to live freely in this realm.

Song Wen then voiced another question that had been troubling him. "The Divine Blood Gate descended upon this realm tens of thousands of years ago. Senior Xu Geng, could your true body possibly have lived that long?"

Xu Geng replied, "The Primordial Spirit shares a symbiotic bond with the true body. The fact that my Soul Body remains intact indicates that my true body’s lifespan hasn’t yet reached its end."

A look of astonishment flashed across Song Wen’s face. "Your true body has survived for tens of thousands of years? What level of cultivation must it have attained?"

Xu Geng explained, "From Qi Refining to Tribulation Crossing, there are nine major cultivation realms. With each advancement, one’s lifespan at least doubles. The Tribulation Crossing stage grants a lifespan of fifty thousand years. Moreover, the Upper Realm is abundant with life-extending spirit herbs, and the Divine Blood Gate possesses its own longevity techniques. Living for tens of thousands of years is hardly surprising."

"Tribulation Crossing Realm!" The shock in Song Wen’s eyes intensified.

Xu Geng continued, "When I descended to this Lower Realm, my true body had already reached the Great Ascension Stage. By now, it must have advanced to the Tribulation Crossing Realm."

Song Wen was deeply shaken by this revelation. If Xu Geng’s true body had reached the Tribulation Crossing stage, then the Divine Blood Gate must be a colossal power in the Upper Realm.

Song Wen asked, "If you willingly remained in this realm, Senior, why have you been trapped in the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall for tens of thousands of years, unable to escape?"

Xu Geng replied, "All Primordial Spirits, upon being separated from their original body, start at the Early Stage of the Divine Transformation Realm. I was no exception. To smoothly enter this realm, my spirit was refined into a specially crafted Fourth-Tier puppet, allowing me to deceive the Heaven and Earth Laws. Neither the puppet nor my Primordial Spirit are bound by lifespan limitations. This is why I was able to lead the Divine Blood Gate in this realm for over a thousand years. Any other Nascent Soul cultivator would have perished long ago."

"To prevent me from abandoning my mission and refusing to return to the Upper Realm, my true body secretly planted a contingency within the puppet’s body and entrusted it to the two Nascent Soul cultivators who descended with me. Later, when those two advanced to the Divine Transformation Realm and were forced to ascend, they passed the contingency on to a junior named Shen Dong."

"After the successful creation of the Nether Fox, our mission was complete. As the Gate Master of the Divine Blood Gate in the Lower Realm, Shen Dong was tasked with handling the aftermath. He was the last of our core disciples to break through to the Divine Transformation Realm. On the verge of his own Ascension, he planned to activate the contingency, seize control of me, absorb my Soul Body, and take me with him to the Upper Realm."

"However, after over a thousand years in this realm, how could I have remained unaware of such contingencies? I struck first, ambushing Shen Dong and catching him completely off guard. At the time, Shen Dong had already reached the Early Stage of the Divine Transformation Realm. By exerting all his power to suppress his aura, he had barely managed to deceive the Heaven and Earth Laws and temporarily remain in this realm. Surprised by my ambush, his instinctive resistance exposed his aura, immediately triggering the Heaven and Earth Laws to expel him through Ascension to the Upper Realm."

"But Shen Dong’s final strike before his Ascension severely damaged my puppet body, bringing it to the brink of collapse. This forced me to conceal myself within the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall. If my puppet body had completely disintegrated, losing its ability to mask my aura, I would have been similarly expelled by the Heaven and Earth Laws. Lacking a physical body and existing solely as a Primordial Spirit, I would inevitably have been torn to shreds by the Boundary Force during the Ascension process."

"By then, the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall had long been abandoned, devoid of living beings. With my puppet body on the verge of collapse, I dared not act rashly, remaining in place and hoping for a cultivator to arrive whom I could seize through Body Seizing to regain a physical form. Fortunately, I had anticipated such a scenario years ago. Within the Divine Blood Hall, I had left a wisp of Divine Sense to lure those who had entered the hall to the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall. There, I successfully seized Mi Hai’s body."

"Over these tens of thousands of years, Mi Hai and his group weren’t the first to enter the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall. Before them, another Nascent Soul cultivator had stumbled upon it by chance. However, that person was nearing the end of their lifespan, their physical body exhausted and frail. I spared them, hoping they might attract other cultivators. Little did I know, my wait would stretch for over ten millennia."

"After seizing Mi Hai’s body, I finally managed to escape the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall, only to discover that the world outside had undergone dramatic changes. The oasis that once surrounded the hall had vanished, and the mountain gate was buried beneath the desert sands. No wonder that despite leaving clear instructions for entering the hall at the gate, only one other person besides Mi Hai’s group had ever reached the Divine Blood Hall in all this time."

Xu Geng sighed wistfully after revealing so many secrets in one breath. His words resolved many of Song Wen’s lingering doubts.

Yet some questions remained.

For instance, Mi Hai’s current body had only a few centuries left to live. What would become of Xu Geng after the body’s lifespan expired?

However, this was of little concern to Song Wen, so he chose not to inquire further.

As for how Xu Geng knew about Song Wen and Mi Hai’s group’s journey to the Divine Blood Hall, it was because when he seized Mi Hai’s body, he had merged with his soul and gained access to fragments of its memories.

(End of the Chapter)

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