Chapter 882 - 289: Games of the Immortal Mansion
After Shen Yuan assisted Shen Wen’an in successfully separating the Golden Nature, he once again began his seclusion.
This time, he primarily focused on two matters that required careful contemplation.
The first is what is the "Golden Nature" in this grand golden nature conspiracy?
One recalls that the last time Shen Wen’an broke through to the Golden Core, the White Jade Turtle Shell had given a warning, stating that the Cultivation Realm’s rumor of the "Flawless Golden Core" is a lie.
And now, the ancient memories in the bloodline reveal that Golden Nature is also a deception.
In this light, whether it’s the Flawless Golden Core or the Immortal Golden Nature, it all seems to be a grand conspiracy planned by this so-called "Heaven".
He wants to see what exactly is the Golden Nature that Heaven painstakingly bestowed.
The second, if Golden Nature is a deception, what should the true cultivation system for cultivators be?
Currently, the Shen Family’s cultivation system can be roughly divided into four types.
Body Cultivation represented by the eldest Shen Wenxing and Xu Zhan.
The Witchcraft and Gu Dao primarily upheld by Shen Li alone.
Then there’s the Literary Dao lineage passed down by the second Shen Wenyan and Master Lu.
The rest, whether it’s Sword Cultivation or other systems, all count as Immortal Dao cultivators.
The saying "Body Cultivation is not favored by this heaven and earth" now, in Shen Yuan’s view, is quite a fortunate thing.
By this deduction, it seems the so-called "Impeccable Golden Body" of Body Cultivators is yet another deception!
Impeccable Golden Body?
Thinking of this, a spirit light suddenly flashed through Shen Yuan’s mind.
Those cultivators from the Southern Border previously mentioned that Body Cultivators who have not cultivated the Impeccable Golden Body are like walking human-shaped Pills to Immortal Dao cultivators!
It seems those Immortal Dao cultivators all wish to seize a Body Cultivator’s physical shell.
This behavior...
On the second floor of the Black Water Pavilion, Shen Yuan sat cross-legged before a desk, his brows furrowed, pondering deeply for a long time but seemed to be trapped in a dead end.
Heaven bestowed the Immortal Golden Nature, allowing cultivators to integrate this golden nature into the Dantian Inner Core, achieving Golden Core cultivator status.
And these Golden Core cultivators then possess the ability to seize, favoring the powerful physique of Body Cultivators...
As thoughts swiftly raced, Shen Yuan suddenly sensed a slight tremor emanating from the Great Derivation Inner Core in his Dantian.
This motion interrupted his thoughts.
His consciousness sank into the Dantian, and upon contacting the Great Derivation Inner Core, he was suddenly enlightened.
"That’s it, it’s been ten years..."
"Almost overlooked this matter."
"However... it’s still necessary to think ahead about what issues need resolving."
The motion of the Great Derivation Inner Core was actually a reminder from the White Jade Turtle Shell, which told Shen Yuan that ten years had passed since the last entry into the Nine Elements Exiled Immortal Temple.
According to Chi Yuan Ascendant, the Nine Elements Exiled Immortal Temple opens once every decade. If there’s nothing else, hearing the Dao Bell’s chime would greatly benefit cultivators like them.
Now ten years have swiftly passed, and it’s the day for the Nine Elements Exiled Immortal Temple to open again.
Shen Yuan immediately suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and after careful consideration, decided to bring some of the more troublesome issues to see if he could get some hints from Chi Yuan Ascendant.
The last time the Nine Elements Exiled Immortal Temple opened, he successfully resolved his own crisis relying on Chi Yuan Ascendant’s guidance, achieving the current realm of a Half-Step Golden Core.
Focused and composed, he formed formulas with both hands.
Shen Yuan pointed a finger at his own brow.
The next moment, a dazzling golden light burst from the brow, followed by an exceedingly ethereal figure emerging from it.
This apparition, glowing with milky Spiritual Charm, was a strand of Shen Yuan’s Divine Soul Avatar.
The White Jade Turtle Shell, being refined into the Great Derivation Inner Core, rarely took the initiative, so this time the Divine Soul Avatar wanted to head to the Nine Elements Exiled Immortal Temple, relying on Shen Yuan himself to act.
Luckily, it wasn’t a difficult matter.
Once the Divine Soul Avatar appeared, it waved gently towards the void in front.
The next moment, that red-white vortex directly appeared on the second floor of the Black Water Pavilion.
The Divine Soul Avatar glanced at the red-white vortex and stepped out, instantly disappearing into the vortex.
At the same time.
On a small island amidst the vast ocean.
Wearing an azure silk immortal robe, silver hair styled into a bun, adorned with a tri-colored gilded crown, a figure sat cross-legged on a high platform facing the sea.
This person was Zhang Zeduan, the nominal disciple of the Great Inference True Monarch, Xu Xiu—the Supreme Elder of the Huangsheng Sect.
Zhang Zeduan, intensely contemplating the Divine Power and Law, seemed to have sensed something, and his eyes suddenly opened, a slight confusion replaced by a thread of excitement.
He raised his hand and retrieved a miniature building enveloped in colorful flowing light from his Storage Bag.
"It’s come again!"
"It appears this opportunity emerges every decade..."
"This seat will see who you truly are!"
As soon as Shen Yuan’s Divine Soul Avatar appeared in the Immortal Mansion, Zhang Zeduan sensed a faint Divine Soul fluctuation.
Combining the previous two instances, he easily analyzed that the odd Divine Soul that competes for his opportunity enters the Daying Immortal Mansion every decade.
Unlike the abrupt situations of the previous instances, Zhang Zeduan was well prepared this time.
He awaited the moment when Shen Yuan’s Divine Soul Avatar used the Daying Immortal Mansion to enter the voided Immortal Realm, ready to act decisively!
Zhang Zeduan’s idea was simple; even if he couldn’t capture that faint Divine Soul this time, he aimed to ascertain the opponent’s Divine Soul’s aura clearly for future searches.
"Brother Luo, you seem still to be wary of that old fellow..."
Holding the incomplete Daying Immortal Mansion, Zhang Zeduan chuckled and murmured.
Last time, he specifically appeared at the Danzhou Barrier, intending to recruit Luo Tianxing to join him.