Chapter 91

Zong Shou's primordial soul was indeed riddled with holes, but the nature of the Swallowing Heaven Primordial Transformation Great Technique allowed his soul sea to form a vortex. Not only did it absorb the wandering spiritual energy outside his body, but it also condensed all the soul power, continuously compressing it naturally, preventing it from dispersing outward. Thus, there was no talk of expansion or leakage. Although the cracks were present, they had no impact.

As for the dual meridians in his body, if the human bloodline had been fully activated, it could have completely eliminated his celestial fox blood. However, due to the hidden holes in his soul, this process became extremely dangerous. Now, after integrating Lei Luan's primordial soul imprint, it barely managed to counterbalance the celestial fox blood. When he thought about this, Zong Shou's face was filled with helplessness. Although it could be勉强 considered resolved, his cultivation of spiritual techniques was still ten to a hundred times more perilous than others.

"Truly a case of misfortune, hey! I, Tan Qiu, prided myself on my intelligence, but ended up making a big mistake—"

If he hadn't been so clever and cultivated soul power to suppress the conflict of blood and qi in his body, this dual-meridian body might have had a chance to convert into a single meridian. Now, he was in a bind, needing to exert all his efforts to maintain the balance of the two bloodlines in his body. It was truly a case of lifting a stone only to drop it on his own foot.

"The Lu family, rulers of eight hundred worlds? What is the origin of this family? What kind of bloodline do they possess? So terrifying—"

Looking at the two divine beast imprints in his soul sea, Zong Shou's heart was filled with a storm of emotions. The ancient Lei Luan ranked among the top hundred divine beasts, and the seven-tailed celestial fox was also a descendant of a divine beast. His lineage could still advance. The combination of the bloodlines of these two divine beasts could only barely match, indicating the terrifying nature of the Lu family's bloodline.

If his guess was correct, the many defects in his body were likely related to this. He also recalled the memories of Zong Shou's childhood that he saw when he was entranced by Zhao Yanran's Netherworld Yellow Spring Melody a few months ago.

The legendary Lu family had disappeared after ten thousand years, their whereabouts unknown, and it was said they had opened a new vast world. In later generations, people could only experience the might of this powerful family through the Divine Emperor game. Even in the virtual environment, the family remained elusive, and the game's data was also flawed. After all, the designers of the game had never truly experienced that era. They could only obtain fragments of the Divine Emperor era's history from historical records and the accounts of various sects, and then use intelligent computers to simulate.

Moreover, by the time he obtained the Cosmic-level Life World Book, no player had yet had direct contact with the Lu family. Zong Shou frowned, his consciousness withdrawing from his primordial soul. He then sat motionless on the lion's back, lost in deep thought.

The matter of the Lu family should not concern him. Since they hadn't come to trouble him in the past thirteen years, they likely wouldn't in the future. What he needed to be cautious about was his own path after today.

"The hidden隐患 in my primordial soul are these concealed cracks. In the future, I can find ways to remedy them, whether through cultivation techniques or elixirs. I remember several remedies. But I don't know what specific defect in my body prevents me from breaking through to the innate realm, as Long Ruo of Lingyun said."

Zong Shou tried to activate the third set of internal breathing techniques but found that all nine body wheels were unobstructed, with nothing particularly noteworthy. However, his heart felt even more heavy. If not the nine body wheels, then the only possibility was that place.

Indeed, it was the most challenging obstacle, no wonder Long Ruo had immediately given up on him without a second thought. Sighing, Zong Shou put aside these troubling matters and began to simply enjoy the joy of his primordial soul reaching the out-of-body realm. He felt the spiritual energy of the world enveloping him like an ocean, with no sense of separation as before.

Ordinary spirit masters, upon reaching this realm, usually experienced a sense of suffocation in the vast sea of spiritual energy and often took several months to adapt. Zong Shou, however, felt nothing of the sort, as if he were a fish in water, his thoughts freely roaming in this 'sea.' All the surrounding spiritual energy was like a liquid, available for use at will.

Especially the electric spiritual energy that drifted in the world, a single thought could summon it. Zong Shou suddenly felt inspired and gathered a bit of intent in his palm. Threads of purple lightning began to form, eventually expanding into a fist-sized ball, emitting a faint purple glow.

"I wonder how powerful this lightning is? According to legend, the ultimate lightning technique in the Cloud Realm is the Upper Heavens Purple Lightning Catastrophe Technique of the Upper Heavens Mystic Spirit Sect, which can shatter the Cloud Continent with a single strike. Unfortunately, I don't know the cultivation method. Now that my soul can leave my body, I should choose some dao techniques to learn. Oh, and I need a spirit weapon, a flying sword. This is quite troublesome—"

In the world, whether for martial artists or spirit masters, the items used to assist in battle are divided into three levels: talisman weapons, spirit weapons, and magical treasures. All talisman weapons can be forged by spirit blacksmiths, but spirit weapons require spirit alchemists to refine. Spirit blacksmiths are found everywhere, but most spirit alchemists are recruited by sects and families. The remaining independent cultivators often have unsatisfactory refinement skills.

In the Eastern Cloud Realm, there are some large cities where you can buy them, but whether they are suitable, convenient to use, and can harmonize with one's mind and spirit depends entirely on luck.

Suddenly, Zong Shou sensed something and turned to look behind him. He felt that Chuxue's aura had finally stabilized. He chuckled and brought back the little golden one, who had been bouncing around. Just as Chuxue's eyes lit up and she was about to jump onto the lion's back, he suddenly remembered something and smiled slightly, saying, "Right! Xue'er, remember what you said before. You need to cultivate your body wheels and break the yin lock to be with me. Now that you've taken the Human Extreme Pill, it's been about three months, hasn't it?"

Chuxue's qi and blood in her body stagnated, and she fell from mid-air. Fortunately, she was agile and didn't fall. After a moment, she jumped back onto the lion's back, but she lowered her head, not daring to look at Zong Shou, and stammered, "No! Lord said I could only break the body wheel after I turn eighteen. Now it's much earlier, so if the young master wants to be with me, wait until I turn eighteen. The Inner Canon of the Spirit Emperor says that engaging in sexual activity too early can lead to weak essence and qi, and other deficiencies. In short, it's not possible!"

Zong Shou chuckled, "Weak essence and qi, and other deficiencies? What nonsense. I don't remember the Inner Canon of the Spirit Emperor saying that."

Then he saw Chuxue's eyes flicker, and she became curious, "Young master, don't you want the Seven Spirit Rings? Leaving them in the Blood Valley might not be good. Although they are of the demon path, I've heard that they can be used for good or evil—"

Zong Shou was taken aback, thinking that this girl had grown wiser and knew how to change the subject. He shook his head solemnly, "This item is too cruel, and I cannot bear to use it. I also don't want to let Gao Yi off, so I'll just hand it over to someone else. The reason the demon path is called the demon path is not that simple."

He then did not explain further but speculated about the background of the innate martial artist. Without knowing his background, he could only destroy the evidence. Although he was confident, he was not arrogant enough to deliberately provoke such a powerful enemy.