Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1928 - 1433: The Decision

When Li Zhirui posed his question, Li Zhixuan struggled to find the right words, since she remained largely unfamiliar with the Chaos God Demon bloodline that had recently surfaced inside her.

Yet she couldn't simply brush it aside, given how much aid Li Zhirui had provided her in the past without ever demanding a single favor back.

With this opportunity to finally assist him, it was something she absolutely couldn't turn down or reject.

"Brother Jiu, don't worry, I'll dive deep into studying this method over the coming time, and should any problems crop up, I'll notify you without delay."

As a result, despite her strong urge to head straight into The Void for tempering right away, Li Zhixuan chose to remain behind for dozens of years, or perhaps even a full century, just to support Li Zhirui.

On top of that, the technique itself offered some advantages for her, helping to strengthen the Chaos God Demon bloodline.

At this thought, she brimmed with respect for Li Zhirui—he was truly the finest in the clan!

Even without any personal tie to the Chaos God Demon, he had managed to devise a technique that could bolster it.

"Will this disrupt your cultivation?"

While the technique mattered greatly, Li Zhirui would prefer to forgo her help if it meant slowing her own progress in cultivation.

"Not at all."

With a gentle shake of her head and a smile, Li Zhixuan replied, "Brother Jiu, I've only just advanced, and stabilizing the realm should take no more than a year, so there's no such thing as effortless progress in cultivation."

"That's a relief, then I'll leave this technique in your hands." Li Zhirui let out a relieved breath as well.

As the saying goes, true cultivation demands stepping beyond secluded practice, and the technique he'd derived was no different. To him, it had undergone endless refinements and deductions, rendering it impeccable and without flaw.

That's why, at this moment, he required someone else to test and examine it closely.

Still, for a technique of such vital importance, how could Li Zhirui casually entrust it to just anyone? He hesitated even to share it, much less allow others to analyze it.

So up to now, he'd only confided it to Yuhong and Li Zhixuan, revealing its contents solely to them.

Yuhong possessed vast knowledge and skill, yet in the end, like Li Zhirui, he was merely an Artifact Spirit, lacking a deep grasp of the Chaos God Demon.

What's more, Yuhong's own cultivation level posed a limitation, making it unlikely he'd spot any flaws or weaknesses in the technique.

Li Zhixuan, though, not only matched the ideal cultivation stage but, crucially, her very being embodied the Chaos God Demon Dao Body, born from the very technique Li Zhirui had created!

Even if her Dao Body wasn't flawless, it existed nonetheless, granting her unique perceptions and comprehension of the Chaos God Demon Dao Body.

Precisely such a figure was what Li Zhirui sought to uncover any hidden faults in the technique!

"Fingers crossed it all proceeds smoothly and the technique holds no flaws!"

His words had scarcely finished echoing when his form vanished from sight.

Back in the Cave Mansion, Li Zhixuan settled into a cross-legged position on the meditation cushion, clutching the Jade Slip as she delved her consciousness into it, pouring all her focus into scrutinizing the full technique from its outset.

The Jade Slip outlined two distinct approaches for forging a Chaos God Demon Dao Body:

The first approach treated the flesh as the forge, employing the Spiritual Soul as the Taoist Embryo Spirit Seed, fusing one's mana, cultivation base, and an array of Law-aligned Chaos Spiritual Objects, fueled by Chaotic Spiritual Energy, to reshape the Spiritual Soul—coalescing from nothingness through the harmony of Yin and Yang, developing into a Chaos Dao Embryo, and ultimately maturing into a true Dao Body.

Li Zhirui had adapted this approach. In its original form, it demanded burning not just mana and cultivation but also one's realm, foundation, and Law comprehensions, essentially consuming all aspects of the self to leave only the 'True Spirit of Self' as the Taoist Embryo Spirit Seed.

But given the constant perils lurking in The Void, the slow growth phase carried a grave chance of total annihilation.

Thus, he opted to substitute the realm, foundation, and Law comprehensions with suitable Chaos Spiritual Objects that complied with the Laws, which not only sidestepped heightening the cultivation challenges but even eased them somewhat, while apparently boosting the outcome slightly.

The second approach used Chaos itself as the forge, positioning the flesh as the Spirit Seed, relying purely on Chaotic Spiritual Energy for fuel and augmenting it with Spiritual Objects tied to one's cultivation Laws, to weave those Laws into the bloodline for a complete evolution, bypassing the Dao Embryo phase entirely and forming a Chaos God Demon Dao Body straightaway.

Though the two routes diverged sharply, they converged on the same endpoint: attaining the Chaos God Demon Dao Body.

The first route proved simpler to embark upon, but the nascent Dao Embryo emerged delicate, requiring a return to the Heavenly Immortal Realm to fully evolve into a Chaos God Demon Dao Body.

In essence, success via this route meant one would still have to rebuild cultivation progressively from the Individual Immortal Realm!

To be sure, the grasp of Laws and realms would persist unchanged, demanding only the intake of Chaotic Spiritual Energy to swiftly elevate cultivation levels.

The second route demanded greater initial effort, yet since it avoided 'burning' one's cultivation, the resulting Dao Embryo lacked fragility and eliminated the need for lengthy recultivation.

Upon successful completion, the prior cultivation level would endure unaltered!

Li Zhirui had always leaned toward the second route, as it freed him from needing guardians and would let him roam The Void freely upon triumph.

That said, his perspective had shifted a touch now, for he'd run countless simulations within his Sea of Consciousness, yet none had succeeded...

The barrier to entry was simply too steep, leading Li Zhirui to consider that if it proved so arduous, maybe pursuing the first route and recommencing from the Individual Immortal Realm would prove swifter.