The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 1707 - 1703: 6 Tails

"Immortality is merely an accessory divine power of the ’Yellow Emperor Sutra’. The true wonder of this skill lies in its ability to simultaneously nourish the body and the soul, increasing their degree of fusion," Fire Spirit Child continued.

"What is the use of that? When advancing to the Great Mahayana Stage, isn’t the body and soul already integrated as one?" Shen Luo asked curiously.

"Achieving the Great Mahayana Stage is indeed marked by the integration of the spirit, body, and heaven, but that is only a preliminary fusion, far from the Perfect Boundary. Perfect soul-body fusion is the goal pursued by every cultivator, which greatly benefits cultivation. Reaching that realm, one’s body and mind become transparent, spiritual contemplation becomes sharp, and whether comprehending skills and powers or channeling spiritual energy for cultivation, it becomes countless times faster than before," Fire Spirit Child explained.

"It seems somewhat similar to a special constitution like the Dao Body?" Shen Luo asked again.

"The so-called Dao Body, firstly, due to numerous meridians, allows faster cultivation speed than ordinary people. But more importantly, their physical body and soul have an inherently high degree of compatibility," Fire Spirit Child said.

Shen Luo nodded slightly, gaining a deeper understanding of the Dao Body’s enhancement in cultivation.

"A high degree of soul-body fusion not only benefits ordinary cultivation but is even more important when breaking through realm bottlenecks. The higher the cultivation level, such as the Taiyi Stage and the Heavenly Venerate Stage, the more highly fused the body and soul need to be when one seeks to break through the realms," Fire Spirit Child explained.

"I see." Shen Luo, who had experience breaking through to the Taiyi Stage and Heavenly Venerate Stage, reflected and found it indeed as Fire Spirit Child had said.

"Your cultivation level is approaching the True Immortal Peak. Focusing more on cultivating this ’Yellow Emperor Sutra’ will greatly assist you in advancing to the Taiyi Stage. With this divine skill and the Taiqing Pill, advancing to the Taiyi Stage should pose no major obstacle," Fire Spirit Child said.

"Thank you for the reminder, Fire Daoist friend, I understand," Shen Luo replied solemnly.

"Friend Shen, the ’Suwen Chapter’ of the ’Yellow Emperor Sutra’ expounds on the method of soul cultivation, which is also greatly beneficial to a tool spirit like myself. I wonder if you could impart the ’Suwen Chapter’ to me?" Fire Spirit Child hesitated and spoke with some awkwardness.

"Of course, Fire Daoist friend has assisted me greatly during this time. Such a minor skill, take it," Shen Luo did not hesitate and imparted the content of the ’Suwen Chapter’ of the Yellow Emperor Sutra to Fire Spirit Child.

Fire Spirit Child closed his eyes and began contemplating as soon as he received the contents of the ’Suwen Chapter’, a layer of lustrous firelight appearing over his body.

Shen Luo did not disturb him, focusing his spiritual power to protect Hu Bugui’s meridians.

With Shen Luo’s assistance, Hu Bugui’s trembling eased significantly, and he managed to sit cross-legged, circulating his power to resist the impact of the bloodline regression.

Time passed by little by little, and soon half an hour had elapsed.

The anomaly in Hu Bugui’s body finally ceased, and the bloodline regression began to recede, all his body hair disappeared, and it seemed he had survived this catastrophe.

His breath did not grow much stronger, but the Bloodline Power within his body became much more intense.

Inside the Free and Easy Mirror, Fire Spirit Child also opened his eyes.

"As expected of the Yellow Emperor Sutra, it has the supernatural power to recreate heaven and earth. The damaged divine soul from when I was initially refined into a tool spirit has actually recovered by nearly half!" Fire Spirit Child exclaimed.

"Was Fire Daoist friend’s divine soul damaged?" Shen Luo asked upon hearing this.

"Alas, whenever one is refined into a tool spirit, the divine soul is more or less damaged. I was originally refined by Guang Chengzi into the Netherworld Furnace’s tool spirit, and that brute’s clumsy technique caused my divine soul to collapse nearly half. I have been unable to repair it all these years, and my artifacts refining skills have not been fully displayed. Now, with the Yellow Emperor Sutra, there’s hope for my divine soul’s recovery. Young Master Shen, thank you," Fire Spirit Child sighed and expressed his gratitude.

"There’s no need to be polite, Fire Daoist friend. The restoration of your divine soul power is beneficial to me as well," Shen Luo said.

"Young Master Shen, although almost all of the tool spirits of your Pure Yang Sword set were refined by me, their divine souls were also inevitably damaged. Once you have mastered the Yellow Emperor Sutra, you can cast spells to restore the soul power of those tool spirits, which will be beneficial to enhancing the flying swords’ power," Fire Spirit Child added.

"Thank you for the reminder, Fire Daoist friend," Shen Luo nodded and said, looking towards Hu Bugui.

The Bloodline Power within Hu Bugui’s body had already calmed down by more than half, and the anomaly in his body was receding.

At this moment, behind Hu Bugui, a flash of spiritual light appeared, revealing six cyan fox tails in the form of shadows, which swayed before merging back into his body.

"Six-tailed Heavenly Fox! This Hu Bugui indeed has some fortune; after this ordeal, the Bloodline Power within him has reached the level of six tails, and the Taiyi is promising in the future," Fire Spirit Child praised.

Knowing that Fire Spirit Child’s vision was sharp and his words were not spoken lightly, Shen Luo couldn’t help but feel happy for Hu Bugui.

"It’s strange. As far as I know, only treasures containing original power within the Divine Demon Well can purify demon race bloodlines and cause regression. Yet, Hu Bugui doesn’t have the breath of original power within him. How could there suddenly be a bloodline regression?" Fire Spirit Child suddenly said.

"The Divine Demon Well..." Shen Luo’s gaze narrowed.

The Fox Clan was searching for the entrance to the Divine Demon Well in Chang’an City, and Hu Bugui’s sudden bloodline regression — could there be a connection between these two matters?

"Moreover, Hu Bugui’s bloodline regression isn’t intense, easily suppressed by you. This person doesn’t seem to be a purebred Fox Demon, perhaps... a human-demon hybrid," Fire Spirit Child stated.

Shen Luo was stunned upon hearing this, about to inquire further when Hu Bugui let out a breath and opened his eyes.

"Brother Hu, are you alright?" Shen Luo halted his inquiry and turned to Hu Bugui.

"I’m fine now. It must have been Friend Shen who assisted me, correct? Thank you," Hu Bugui expressed his gratitude.

"Young Master Shen, this sudden bloodline regression of Hu Bugui is quite unusual; you should ask about the reason," Fire Spirit Child’s voice echoed.

"It’s a small matter, not worth mentioning. But Brother Hu, what just occurred within you? From what I’ve observed, it seems to be the legendary bloodline regression?" Shen Luo’s expression remained unchanged as he inquired.

He was quite curious about the matter and would have asked even if Fire Spirit Child had not mentioned it.

"Brother Shen’s eyesight is as keen as a torch; it is indeed bloodline regression," Hu Bugui nodded in agreement, but a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"I heard from an elder that a demon race’s bloodline regression requires the original spiritual objects within the Divine Demon Well to trigger it. Does Brother Fox have such treasures?" Shen Luo continued to ask.

"Does it require going to the Divine Demon Well to induce bloodline regression? I have never been there, nor do I possess anything from the Divine Demon Well," Hu Bugui said, somewhat horrified.

Observing Hu Bugui’s expression, Shen Luo found no pretense in his words and furrowed his brows.

"If it’s not the original spiritual power within the Divine Demon Well, then what is the reason?" Inside the Free and Easy Mirror, Fire Spirit Child had a similar expression, murmuring to himself.

"Then why did Brother Hu suddenly experience this?" Shen Luo asked in confusion.

"Just now, it seemed that an invisible force penetrated my Shadow Power and seeped into here, and Friend Fox’s bodily mutation might be related to this event," Nie Caizhu suddenly spoke.

"Brother Hu, have you felt any anomalies before?" Shen Luo asked in surprise, looking at Hu Bugui.