Stronger from Earth
Chapter 457 - 445: Execution
The flesh body is extremely important to cultivators, especially for beings below the Celestial Immortal level.
Once their bodies perish, the Divine Soul cannot exist for long and must find a way to reincarnate and cultivate anew.
Celestial Immortals have more choices; they have sufficient time to struggle. If they can repair their flesh body and return to its original form, all is well. If not, they will also choose to cultivate anew.
When a Celestial Immortal reincarnates and cultivates anew, there are generally no issues, as their Primordial Spirit is strong enough. Perhaps the mystery of the womb will not last long. As long as they awaken before five or six years old, a child’s memory is almost null, so there are no conflicts of will.
For beings like Wang Xuan and True Immortals, as long as there is flesh and blood, they can find a way to cultivate a new flesh body. As for what form the flesh body takes, it depends on the individual’s methods.
If done well, they only need to temper their flesh body to restore it to the same cultivation level. Perhaps the Primordial Spirit, due to the lack of Essence Qi nourishment, still needs to supply the flesh body. During this time, the intensity of the Primordial Spirit and the cultivation level may drop by one or two levels.
After all, the flesh body is like a boat for the cultivator crossing the sea of bitterness. If the boat capsizes, where can you expect to be unscathed?
It is widely recognized that the destruction of the flesh body is a major calamity, so cultivators highly value their flesh bodies, at least ensuring no remains are left.
This is the tribulation Wang Xuan faces. Although outsiders might see a decrease in combat power, those elders surely want him to undergo this ordeal.
Too much smooth sailing without hardship will not lead to a Perfection in a disciple’s temperament. Moreover, any cultivator might have their flesh body destroyed, and as their cultivation level rises, it becomes more frequent. The more familiar they are with their flesh body, the easier it is to recover.
Familiarity comes with experience. Now someone is watching over him, but he will have to face it alone in the future, even if it means fighting enemies after the destruction of his flesh body.
Cultivation is not easy.
Wang Xuan took out the crystalline result of his cultivation and injected it into the dantian of his new flesh body, using it as a Primordial Core.
The essence and high level of this crystal are beyond what ordinary True Immortals can imagine. If an ordinary person fully digested and absorbed it, entering the Grotto Void Realm would certainly be appropriate.
For Wang Xuan, this crystal also plays a significant role. He even believes that, due to the compression and purification by the Void-Devouring Beast, once he digests and absorbs this crystal, his restoration to the Half-Step True Tier level, along with his combat power and foundation, will reach new heights.
This might be a blessing in disguise.
Wang Xuan lay on the back of the Kun Roc, occasionally asking, "Have they finished fighting?"
In the battlefield tens of light-years away, hundreds of stars had been destroyed, and the aftermath of the battle spread far, with unknown impacts.
This battle had already lasted ten hours.
"It should be over soon because this time the Cyan Nether Immortal and the Saber Ancestor took action, while the other ancestors only surrounded them, so it will take some time to kill those two Half-Step Immortal Creatures.
At that level, if the combat power is similar, it takes days or even a month to determine the victory or defeat. If they are determined to fight to the death, it might take a year or longer."
Without absolute advantage, defeating Half-Step Immortal Creatures by attrition is immensely difficult.
After all, the life force at that level is immeasurable. Comparing it to a nuclear reactor is an insult.
As for Immortal Creatures, each one’s life force is akin to a blazing sun, with the Fire of Life burning intensely.
At this moment, the Yellow Springs Star System was desolate, with each life planet on alert, interstellar battleships returning to port, and True Immortals retreating inside planets. In fact, most True Immortals had already returned to Earth through the Realm Gate.
The battles at the Half-Step Immortal level were not something they could involve themselves in. If caught in the crossfire, they wouldn’t even know how they died.
News of the incident in the Netherworld Star Realm had already spread.
There were rumors of Half-Step Immortal Creatures attacking and killing, though they were blocked by the Primordial Ancestor. However, the Immortal Martial Taoist was obliterated by another Half-Step Immortal Creature.
Both Half-Step Immortal Creatures appeared, even resorting to surprise attacks.
In such circumstances, if the Immortal Martial Taoist didn’t die, nobody would believe it.
The once formidable Immortal Martial Taoist surely met his end.
The resulting impact was something many True Immortals weighed in their hearts. Immortal Martial Mountain would undoubtedly take substantial action, possibly affecting everyone.
Contemplating this, many sighed. The immensely gifted Immortal Martial Taoist had perished just like that, truly a pity.
Numerous young leaders from Holy Lands felt a sense of foreboding. Perhaps one day, they too would face powerful alien race attacks.
"He was too arrogant, even to the point of hubris, just like Immortal Martial Mountain. Otherwise, the Immortal Martial Taoist wouldn’t have died."
The Son of the War God, Yafu, from Mount Olympus, clad in majestic battle armor, showed no joy nor sorrow upon hearing this news.
Wang Xuan, along with his Honored Guest Di Xuan, had severely disgraced him at the Realm Gate of the Evolution Realm, even snatching the strongest Celestial Immortal fortune.
Though one must concede their excellence, to think he would grieve for the fall of the Immortal Martial Taoist? Truly, that’s overthinking it.
The Bear King, upon hearing the news, wore a look of disbelief and scoffed with his gruff voice, "Would that guy die so easily? You must be dreaming! With his talent, it’s understandable that Immortal Martial Mountain values him highly; he wouldn’t die just like that!"
The tragedy of the Valkyrie a decade ago serves as a precedent. Some might think Immortal Martial Mountain would face such an event again, considering two Half-Step Immortal Creatures were dispatched to kill Wang Xuan, making failure improbable.
But like the Bear King, some firmly believe Immortal Martial Mountain wouldn’t make such an error again. If they fell into the same pit twice, what qualification would they have to be called one of the top three Immortal Holy Lands of Earth Civilization!
Is Wang Xuan dead, or is he not? This mystery remains unsolved, but everyone believes that even if Wang Xuan survives, he would surely pay a great price, with his cultivation level dropping and his combat power diminishing, which is a certainty.
Meanwhile, they felt a sense of heroism rise; since the rise of the Immortal Martial Taoist, they all felt suppressed by a mountain over their heads, as the Immortal Martial Taoist made them feel a different level of disparity. Now that the Immortal Martial Taoist faces disaster, the mountain over their heads is lifted, and naturally, their brilliance in this era will shine even brighter.
In the future, they will certainly be more outstanding, blazing even more fiercely than the Immortal Martial Taoist!
The battle within the Netherworld Star Realm lasted twelve hours and finally concluded.
Wang Xuan watched as seven giant light masses stood before the realm gate, their immense might making all creatures within the fixed star system tremble and prostrate themselves.
Their presence made the space untenable, their power too overwhelming; without restraint, it was enough to crush everything around them.
Wang Xuan stood up, tidied his attire, and bowed in greeting: "Greetings to the seven Ancestors."
Cyan Nether Immortal held the tattered corpse of the Void-Devouring Beast, its bloodstained appearance adding a touch of heroism. With a finger, he broke open the beast’s abdomen and extracted a mass of golden light, casually tossing it to Wang Xuan.
Wang Xuan hurriedly moved, the shards of the primordial spirit within the golden light being drawn to him, piecing together like a puzzle into his leg.
In the blink of an eye, his primordial spirit was restored to its original state.
The visages of the seven Ancestors were indistinct, but Wang Xuan could feel their intense gaze, filled with surprise and curiosity.
A Half-Step True Tier, under the hands of a Half-Step Immortal Creature, had his flesh body turned into energy particles and his primordial spirit shattered into millions of fragments.
Yet he survived, his primordial spirit remained undying, and even restored itself completely.
Wang Xuan’s primordial spirit remained intact, a mystery that even these Half-Step Immortal Creatures found intriguing.
Of course, it was only curiosity.
The Void-Devouring Beast was too confident, confident that its methods were sufficient to obliterate Wang Xuan, thus carelessly leaving those shards of his primordial spirit. If it had continuously worn them away, Wang Xuan wouldn’t have last half an hour; once those shards were ground into the level of energy particles, Wang Xuan would definitely be unable to resurrect.
In retrospect, the Void-Devouring Beast was arrogant, underestimating Wang Xuan’s trump card.
Wang Xuan felt cold, quickly retreating his primordial spirit into his newborn flesh body, dispelling the feeling of being scrutinized.
"You’ve suffered this time, but the sect will not let you fall, this you must understand.
Since you survived by your own strength, you’ve also saved the sect considerable resources, and along with compensation, they will be given to you on the day of your grand marriage.
Does this settlement satisfy you?"
Though the leading figure’s voice was female, it carried a strong undertone, like a living strong woman, her explanation straightforward.
The second ancestral figure, known as Thunder Celestial Venerable, was among the only two females of the Nine Ancestors of Immortal Martial Mountain, rumored to have a fiery temperament though her integrity was unquestionable, else how could she keep her seven junior brothers and sisters in line.
"Disciple understands. This operation was with my consent, and I was aware of the risks, all for the extermination of the Alien Race, not to mention my feats were minor, not daring to claim undue credit.
The seven Ancestors have already executed two Half-Step Immortal Creatures and slaughtered dozens of True Tiers, a brilliant achievement for Immortal Martial Mountain.
To leave even the slightest trace in such a legend is already satisfying for this disciple."
Once these results are announced, Earth Civilization is sure to be rocked with shock, and Immortal Martial Mountain’s prestige will undoubtedly rise significantly.
Wang Xuan’s modest demeanor pleased the elders.
Of course, the compensation due should not be lacking.
"Alright, then return." Zhou Chunyuan pointed a finger, and a radiant avenue appeared beneath everyone’s feet.
In mythology, the Golden Crow could transform into a rainbow and flee afar, instantly achieving the speed of light.
Walking upon this radiant avenue, space bore no trace of fluctuation, and Wang Xuan too was swiftly borne away, vanishing in the blink of an eye.