Chapter 39 ·Divine Ability, External Incarnation!

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Gu ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Yan’s cultivation steadily improved, reaching the Second Layer of Nascent Soul.

His ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍lifespan limit also increased accordingly, from 2,700 years to 2,900 years.

“Advancing ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍one realm actually adds two hundred years of lifespan… the path of immortal cultivation is truly wondrous beyond words.”

He ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was fairly satisfied with his progress.

It ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was worth mentioning that within the Taiyi Dao Sect, including Lin Wei, only five people had truly stepped onto the immortal path, and all of them were still lingering in the early stages of Qi Refining.

On this day, the effect of the 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord · Red》 entry was triggered once again.

【You have obtained the divine ability 《External Incarnation》】

【《External Incarnation》: A supreme great divine ability, capable of severing three Dao bodies, each possessing seventy percent of the original body’s strength.

One is the Evil Body, gathering all malicious thoughts and killing intent. The second is the Good Body, embodying conscience and righteousness. The third is the Self Body, maintaining the balance of one’s true nature.

All three bodies are under the absolute control of the main body, their minds connected, and can be regarded as extensions of the original body.】

“Oh?” A trace of surprise flashed in Gu Yan’s eyes.

“This entry can even grant divine abilities? As expected of a top-tier red entry.”

Looking back, this Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord entry was practically like an inexhaustible treasure pouch.

Pills, spiritual plants, techniques, magic treasures… and now even divine abilities had appeared.

“In the future, could it even produce living beings? Hmm… probably not.”

As he carefully comprehended this divine ability, Gu Yan found it increasingly extraordinary.

“External Incarnation, with three bodies… it somewhat resembles the legendary method of severing the three corpses from ancient myths.”

“But in essence, it’s different—it’s not a method of attaining the Dao.”

“It’s more like a top-tier divine ability for combat and cultivation support.”

His interest greatly piqued, he immediately decided to enter seclusion to comprehend it.

……

Several months later.

Among the outer mountains of the Taiyi Dao Sect, a travel-worn group was making its way forward.

At the front was Xu Gang.

Now, he had stepped into the early stage of Martial Dao Fifth Revolution and had been granted the Primordial Unity One Qi Dao Scripture.

However, he had not yet sensed spiritual energy entering his body and had not stepped into the Qi Refining stage.

Following behind him was a group of children, aged between eight and twelve.

There were both boys and girls, dressed plainly, their eyes filled with curiosity mixed with unease.

These children were the newly recruited “immortal seedlings” under the sect’s new development strategy.

Since obtaining the Primordial Unity One Qi Dao Scripture, the high-level members of the Taiyi Dao Sect had formulated a long-term plan.

They intended to gradually transform the sect from a martial dao sect into an immortal dao sect, and the foundation had to be solid.

Immortal cultivation had to start from childhood.

Thus, a group of reliable direct disciples had been sent down the mountain.

They specifically searched for children of clean background and unformed temperament—preferably those who were orphaned or without support—and brought them back.

Though this method seemed time-consuming, it ensured a pure foundation.

The Primordial Unity One Qi Dao Scripture did not require spiritual roots; it focused on one’s heart toward the Dao.

In the early stages, nurturing such children was actually easier than supporting those gluttonous martial cultivators.

The sect had even decided that, after evaluation,

existing outer sect disciples would gradually be treated as inner sect disciples, and large-scale external recruitment would be suspended.

The outer sect disciples who survived the battle against Radiant Sun Island were not numerous,

but all of them were loyal and devoted to the sect.

They were perfectly suited for such meticulous cultivation.

Xu Gang’s mission this time was to escort this batch of newly recruited immortal seedlings back to the mountain.

“Once we pass that mountain pass ahead, we’ll reach the sect’s territory,” Xu Gang said gently, turning back to encourage them.

The children nodded obediently.

However, at that very moment, a sudden change occurred!

Two figures darted out from the forest at the side like ghosts.

Their auras were powerful—they were both Sixth Revolution Martial Immortals!

Their target was clear: they rushed straight toward Xu Gang.

“Who goes there?!” Xu Gang shouted sharply, remaining calm despite the shock, his blood energy surging.

His Fifth Revolution internal force surged as he assumed the opening stance of the Taiyi Dao Sect’s fist technique.

“Kid, not a slow reaction!” One of the black-robed martial cultivators sneered.

His figure moved like lightning as a palm strike infused with thick true essence slashed toward Xu Gang.

A Sixth Revolution martial cultivator had already transformed internal force into true essence, filling all three hundred and sixty-five acupoints—far surpassing Fifth Revolution cultivators in both speed and strength.

Xu Gang gritted his teeth and took the attack head-on. With a dull bang, he felt a tremendous force surge through him, his arm aching intensely.

He was forced back seven or eight steps, each step leaving deep footprints in the ground.

The other gray-clothed martial cultivator seized the opportunity to close in, his finger strikes sharp as swords, targeting Xu Gang’s vital acupoints in an attempt to capture him alive.

Xu Gang struggled to dodge and block, fists and palms colliding, their energy scattering and kicking up sand and stones.

Relying on the sect’s exquisite fist techniques and his fierce blood energy, he held on for over a dozen exchanges, but the gap was ultimately too great.

Bang!

The gray-clothed martial cultivator found an opening and struck Xu Gang in the chest with a palm.

Xu Gang felt as if struck by a heavy hammer, blood spraying from his mouth as he was sent flying and crashed to the ground, unable to rise for the moment.

The children screamed in fright, huddling together.

“Heh, so this is a direct disciple of the Taiyi Dao Sect? Nothing impressive,” the black-robed martial cultivator said, stepping forward and looking down.

Xu Gang coughed up blood, glaring at them. “You… who exactly are you?”

“Do you know I am a disciple of the Taiyi Dao Sect? Are you not afraid of the sect’s wrath?”

“Taiyi Dao Sect? Hahaha!” The gray-clothed martial cultivator burst into laughter.

“It’s precisely your Taiyi Dao Sect we’re looking to cause trouble for!”

“And what’s the harm in telling you? We come from the Hundred Thousand Mountains!”

Seeing that Xu Gang was already like a turtle in a jar, with the outcome decided, he spoke more freely.

“We heard that the Great Qian was previously beaten badly by Radiant Sun Island, so several of our factions thought to come out and take a share.”

“Who would’ve thought that just as we left the mountains, Radiant Sun Island was already defeated, and there were even rumors that some Eighth Revolution Martial Saint fell at your hands?”

“What a joke! An Eighth Revolution Martial Saint hadn’t appeared for a thousand years, and the moment one shows up, he gets defeated?”

“Someone must be deliberately exaggerating your sect’s strength!”

The black-robed martial cultivator continued, “We intend to seize Great Qian and replace it. But relying solely on our mountain factions isn’t enough.”

“On top of that, your Taiyi Dao Sect is gaining momentum, and we couldn’t plant any spies inside, so we had no choice but to use this method—capture an important disciple and interrogate him properly.”

“As for these children…”

He glanced at the terrified children, killing intent surfacing.

“They’ve seen things they shouldn’t have. Naturally, they cannot be left alive.”

Xu Gang’s heart sank.

He knew that today would likely not end well.

Just as the two were about to make their move to capture and silence everyone—

A clear yet strangely ethereal voice suddenly sounded.

“Tsk tsk, broad daylight robbery, and even planning to kill children.”

“Are all those from the Hundred Thousand Mountains so lacking in decency?”

Everyone was startled and turned toward the voice.

Not far away, on the branch of an ancient tree, a figure was sitting slanted there at some unknown time.

He wore dark robes, with a tall and slender figure, his long hair casually tied with a jade hairpin.

His face was exceedingly handsome, even carrying a hint of feminine elegance.

What shocked the two martial cultivators from the Hundred Thousand Mountains the most was that they had not sensed his arrival at all!

“Who are you? Don’t meddle in others’ affairs!” the black-robed martial cultivator shouted sharply.

The man in dark robes lightly descended to the ground, his sleeves fluttering.

“Who am I? My name is Nether Soul.”

“I was passing by and found your actions rather interesting, so I came to watch the show.”

Nether Soul? Who would name themselves like that?

It must be a Daoist title or alias.

The two Sixth Revolution martial cultivators were uncertain.

But Xu Gang, who was seriously injured on the ground, had his pupils suddenly contract the moment he saw the man’s face!

This man calling himself Nether Soul… his appearance bore three to four parts resemblance to the Longevity True Lord, Gu Yan, whom he had once seen!

Only their temperaments were completely different.

One was calm like a deep abyss, the other exuded a sinister aura.

Could this person be the True Lord’s offspring?

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