Chapter 585: Soul Transformation Early Stage

The Fusion of Concept and Immortal power is a type of burning, using Immortal power as the fuel to refine the Concept into a Soul Transformation Crystal!

The instant the Soul Transformation Crystal is refined, there can be a fleeting moment where one experiences the realization of becoming an Incarnation of nothingness, roaming freely between Heaven and Earth. This realization is extremely rare and is called the Soul Transformation Insight.

Generally speaking, when a Cultivator on a Cultivation Planet reaches Soul Transformation, the first thing they do is use the power of this Soul Transformation Insight to retrieve their Life Soul. Although the chance is only fifty percent, it must be attempted!

Wang Lin's Life Soul had already been retrieved, so naturally, he did not need to take this step. Around his body lay all the Immortal Jade from his Storage Pouch. This Immortal Jade was rapidly being squeezed to yield its last trace of Immortal power, after which it turned into dust.

There was no wind here, so the dust did not scatter but lay on the ground like lime powder.

A large amount of Immortal Qi drilled into Wang Lin's body through every pore, quickly infiltrating his Meridians, converging uniformly toward the Concept of Life and Death Reincarnation residing within his Primordial Spirit.

A process of self-refinement continued ceaselessly within Wang Lin's body.

Just like igniting a storm of fire, an earth-shattering change was taking place inside Wang Lin's body. His Primordial Spirit was like a massive cocoon, the Concept was the spirit within the cocoon, and the Immortal Qi was the raging fire burning outside the cocoon!

The fiercer the flames, the more spiritual the cocoon became, and the more the Concept inside merged with it!

The ultimate goal of the Fusion between Immortal power and Concept was for the Primordial Spirit to merge completely with them!

From then on, there would be no distinction between the Concept and the Primordial Spirit; the Primordial Spirit would be the Concept, and the Concept would be the Primordial Spirit!

The fire outside the cocoon burned continuously and grew more intense. Whenever the fire was about to dim, a large amount of Immortal Qi was immediately absorbed from outside the body, like wind fanning flames, making the fire even stronger!

This Immortal Fire burned inside Wang Lin's body. It was invisible to the naked eye of ordinary people, but if viewed with Divine Sense, one could clearly see the astonishing sight of flames radiating from Wang Lin's entire body.

"If one hears the Dao in the morning, one may die in the evening." This saying, known to all Soul Transformation Cultivators, has a great connection to this invisible fire. If one cannot pass this trial, the fire will transform from invisible to tangible, burning the Primordial Spirit and the Physical Body into ash from the inside out in an instant!

The Primordial Spirit Cocoon within the flames became increasingly spiritual. The Scroll Painting of Life and Death Reincarnation inside it no longer maintained its original appearance but slowly melted, seemingly about to merge with the Primordial Spirit Cocoon.

Time gradually passed. The Immortal Fire refining the Primordial Spirit Cocoon never dissipated in the slightest; as Immortal power continuously merged into it, the fire grew fiercer!

The Concept inside the cocoon melted completely at this moment, forming a stream of Chaos Qi. This Qi, in ancient times, was called Origin Qi!

In ancient times, the term Cultivator did not exist. Practitioners of cultivation at that time called themselves Qi Refiners!

The once powerful Kunlun Qi Refiners were the typical representatives of practitioners in ancient times.

The reason they called themselves Qi Refiners was that the word Qi referred precisely to this Origin Qi! What they Cultivated was also this Origin Qi!

This stream of Origin Qi was refined and nurtured from the Concept within Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit Cocoon, growing stronger ceaselessly, much like a fetus in a mother's womb.

If this were ancient times, this stream of Origin Qi should not have been inside the Primordial Spirit but extracted to replace all the Immortal power in the body!

However, ever since the Immortal Realm appeared in the void, practitioners, seeking Immortal Ascension and eternal life, began treating this Origin Qi as their Natal True Qi, wrapping Immortal power around it externally. Thus, there arose the ancient Cultivators and Immortals who believed, "As long as one breath of True Essence remains, one will not perish!"

That single breath of True Essence refers precisely to this Origin Qi!

Inside Wang Lin's body, the invisible fire grew even fiercer. The Origin Qi within the Primordial Spirit Cocoon gradually condensed, turning into a drop of liquid, crystal clear, and shifting into various shapes.

However, this liquid was continuously unable to crystallize. If it couldn't crystallize, it couldn't form a Soul Transformation Crystal!

Wang Lin's Divine Sense was extremely clear. After trying multiple times without success, he took a deep breath. In that instant, all the Immortal Jade around his body shattered with popping sounds, turning into dust. All the Immortal power, like rapidly drifting wisps of smoke, entered his body through his nose.

After the last of the Immortal power from the Immortal Jade entered Wang Lin's body, it immediately increased the intensity of the invisible Immortal Fire severalfold. In a flash, it seemed as if Immortal Fire was spurting out from Wang Lin's mouth, nose, and Seven Apertures.

His body began to secrete large amounts of sweat, but the sweat instantly turned into steam and drifted upward. Gradually, the white steam above Wang Lin's head became denser and denser.

The Immortal Fire inside Wang Lin's body, with an unprecedented intensity, roasted and refined the Primordial Spirit Cocoon. The Origin Qi liquid inside finally began to crystallize under the refinement of the Immortal Fire!

The moment it was about to crystallize, suddenly, the entire crystal trembled. This tremor was silent, but it immediately affected the Primordial Spirit Cocoon, causing it to shake!

As the Primordial Spirit Cocoon moved, the Immortal Fire outside immediately showed signs of collapse; instead of refining, it began to spread outward.

The invisible fire on Wang Lin's body immediately began transforming into a tangible substance

Soul Transformation was about to fail!

At this very moment, the other Soul Transformation Crystal that Zhou Yi had given Wang Lin and which he had previously swallowed, emerged from the Dantian in Wang Lin's Physical Body and entered the Immortal Fire.

Not only was the Immortal Fire unable to affect this item, but as the Soul Transformation Crystal drifted closer, the flames actually dimmed slightly, as if this item could extinguish the Immortal Fire.

Zhou Yi's Soul Transformation Crystal flew next to Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit Cocoon and merged into it without any hindrance, appearing beside Wang Lin's own Soul Transformation Crystal.

There were two Soul Transformation Crystals: one of Life and Death Reincarnation, and one of Deathly Obsession Concept. Zhou Yi's Soul Transformation Crystal circled Wang Lin's Soul Transformation Crystal once, and then suddenly, it shattered!

The instant it shattered, all the Origin Qi contained within was instantly absorbed into Wang Lin's Soul Transformation Crystal!

Wang Lin's Soul Transformation Crystal grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it transformed from its initial fingernail size to the size of a pinky finger!

At this moment, the Primordial Spirit Cocoon no longer shook, and the Immortal Fire outside stopped transforming into a tangible state. Although all this seemed understated, they did not realize that the preceding moment had been a razor-thin line between life and death!

The instant the Soul Transformation Crystal, now integrated with Zhou Yi's Origin Qi, was formed, the Primordial Spirit Cocoon inside Wang Lin's body immediately contracted, completely encompassing the Soul Transformation Crystal within itself.

Within the Primordial Spirit Cocoon, a new aura of life was slowly brewing!

This process lasted for a very long time… Wang Lin sat cross-legged in the Immortal Cave, completely motionless, as if he had always been there since time immemorial.

Outside, the stars shifted and the sun and moon alternated. Within Tianyao Prefecture, Tianyao City had already been completely rebuilt ten years ago, its size and scale exactly the same as the city of yesteryear!

The Imperial Capital still stood tall, and the immense plaza below the Tianyao Gate still existed!

The massive Demon Drum on the plaza was still there!

Ten years passed in a flash. The residents of Tianyao City had escaped a catastrophe ten years ago, but the circumstances of that time were unforgettable for the rest of their lives!

In Tianyao City, legends about a Cultivator named Wang Lin continued to spread far and wide.

The painted boat of that year was gone, and even the people who were on the boat had disappeared; perhaps they no longer played the zither… The young man who had drunk wine with Wang Lin all night was now standing atop a pavilion in the Imperial Capital, gazing into the distance. Beside him stood a young woman. She was beautiful but had a mischievous air.

If Xu Ligou were here and saw this young woman, he would surely rush forward, drooling, and shout, "Little beauty, your Brother Xu is back again!"

The young man sighed at this moment and muttered, "Strange, it's been ten years, and that little fellow has completely disappeared. Even the five Grandfathers jointly used their Divine Sense to search, yet they couldn't find a trace of him. It's as if… as if he left this Demon Spirit Land!"

Inside Tianyao Prefecture, the Earth City!

After this city was newly built, in the central area of the east side, there was a magnificent residence. The plaque above the gate bore four large characters!

"Deputy Marshal Di's Residence"

Inside the residence, there were countless servants and rock gardens everywhere, making it quite tranquil and elegant. At this moment, a burly man, dressed in a Marshal's Robe, stood in the backyard near the rock garden, gazing at the distant sky with a look of melancholy.

Behind the burly man stood three people, all wearing Demon General Armor. They stood motionless behind the man, their attitudes respectful.

"Brother Wang, where exactly did you go…" The burly man sighed deeply.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Wang Lin had remained completely motionless for these ten years, sitting cross-legged like a stone statue.

Inside his body, the nurturing within the Primordial Spirit Cocoon slowly came to an end. A breathtaking aura gradually emanated from within the cocoon.

After an unknown length of time, a rift suddenly appeared on the cocoon formed by the Primordial Spirit. This rift was fine and cracked open gently.

Immediately afterward, another rift appeared. Then, more and more rifts continuously streaked across the cocoon. The rifts on the cocoon grew increasingly numerous until, finally, the cocoon shattered!

The instant it shattered, streaks of gray light flashed out from within. From the broken cocoon, a newborn Primordial Spirit slowly floated out.

This Primordial Spirit was no longer transparent but materialized, bearing little difference even from a Physical Body. Inside it, the Soul Transformation Crystal slowly emitted Origin Qi, circulating within.

For a Soul Transformation stage Cultivator, their Primordial Spirit is the Concept!

This was the true integration of the Concept into the body!

As the Primordial Spirit floated out, the shattered cocoon immediately melted, forming threads of unique nourishment for the Primordial Spirit, which were then absorbed. After the last trace of nourishment was absorbed, the Primordial Spirit slowly sat down cross-legged. The instant it sat down, Wang Lin's Physical Body shook, and for the first time in ten years, he opened his eyes.

"Soul Transformation!" Wang Lin murmured softly, bright light flashing in his eyes! After seven hundred years of cultivating the Dao, he had finally reached the Soul Transformation cultivation level. Soul Transformation Cultivators were top-tier existences in any Sixth-Rank Cultivation Country!

Even in a Seventh-Rank Cultivation Country, a Soul Transformation Cultivator was still a powerful expert!

As for Wang Lin, he had sat in meditation for ten years during his Soul Transformation Insight, and he had gained additional rewards from that realization.