This is not how immortals cultivate

Chapter 503 Immortal, this way is better; I, Little Ox, know a shortcut.

Daluo Heaven.

Take a step forward and ascend to the thirty-sixth heaven, reaching this realm, where you can look down upon the three realms from a high vantage point.

"This all belongs to me... this is the empire of that lonely, solitary man!"

Xiang Yuan shook his head, nearly saying the wrong thing due to a slip of the tongue.

Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem. The Jade Emperor wasn't there, so he didn't hear it and wouldn't lose face.

Xiang Yuan stayed at the Wushuang Palace in Kunlun Mountain for three days. He originally wanted to immediately begin the process of integrating the Wanshou Realm into the Qianyuan Realm, but due to the good news, he was delayed.

With Xiang Yuan's current status in the Three Realms, he can become any emperor he wants. He holds all six imperial positions except for the Jade Emperor. Even if Bai Wuyan switches to the form of the Queen Mother of the West, she will not be able to make things easy for him.

In other words, Wushuang Palace can no longer confine him.

However, since the rich woman treated him so well, his few hobbies were no big deal. He pretended to be obsessed with the play and couldn't extricate himself, just to make the rich woman happy.

Xiang Yuan glanced around and took in the entire Thirty-Six Heavens, including Xiao Chanshang, who was still in seclusion.

Xiang Yuan never expected that the three of them could squeeze into a small private room, and she suspected that the three of them were discussing some very important matters.

Chan'er is already too filial, Shang Qingmeng has always been filial, and Xiao Lingyue... is somewhat filial.

Based on this alone, Xiao Lingyue is the younger sister.

Xiang Yuan glanced around again and saw Su Ran Sword Venerable, who had moved the entire Sword Heart Sect to the sky. The latter sat cross-legged on the high platform of the small cave heaven, glancing at the gate from time to time.

Her fair and clean little face was filled with anticipation.

Xiang Yuan was extremely puzzled, not understanding what kind of trouble this guy was up to now. He looked over and immediately his face darkened.

Not only did Su Ran Sword Master move Jianxinzhai to the heavens, but he also moved the small courtyard in Bishui County, which was also the fishing spot, to the heavens.

At this moment, Aping had already baited the hook, and a graceful fish was squatting beside her. All that was needed was for the fish to bite the hook, and then the show would begin.

"How boring. With my current status, how could I possibly take the bait again..."

Xiang Yuan shook his head speechlessly, then looked at Su Ran Sword Master again. He didn't expect that this top-tier, stunningly beautiful face was just a funny person. He tried to salvage the situation and said, "Sword Master shouldn't be so bored as to use A Ping to lure me. He must have something he wants to discuss with me."

Take your time fishing. Times have changed, and it's not as easy to catch Xiangqi fish as it used to be.

Be prepared for the air force!

With a mountain of important matters to deal with, Xiang Yuan had no time to entertain Sword Venerable Su Ran. Standing atop the Great Luo Heaven, he was subjected to a top-tier lightning tribulation by the Heavenly Dao, which struck him repeatedly with eighty-one lightning bolts.

Eighty-one electric sparks—those who know understand this are undergoing tribulation; those who don't might think it's just a lighter running out of gas.

The fully equipped tribulation lightning was flawless, and the number of 81 was not faked. Each one was genuinely extremely dangerous. An ordinary cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Integration Stage would not be able to survive another life after just one hit.

Because of Xiang Yuan's current status, he went through the motions of lighting his lighter 9981 times, making it seem to outsiders like he was just going through the motions.

Heavenly Dao went through the motions of completing the process, then urged Xiang Yuan to hurry up and expand the human realm of Qianyuan Realm once again.

If you don't take it and I don't take it, how can we all improve?

Xiang Yuan did not rush to make progress. He dissipated his all-powerful divine power, calmed his mind, and began to comprehend a new realm.

The three realms are the Integration Stage, the Tribulation Transcending Stage, and the Return to Emptiness Stage.

Xiang Yuan was at the Great Perfection of the Integration Stage in the Ancient Desolate Realm, just one step away from the Tribulation Stage. He didn't rush to split himself. His small world had obtained the Ancient Desolate Realm and was evolving on its own, which was a good thing. Suppressing his cultivation level was beneficial in every way.

Use up all the perks first, so you won't miss out on them after you upgrade.

Strictly speaking, the Tribulation Transcending Stage cannot be considered a cultivation realm. The entire realm focuses on only one thing: using heavenly lightning to refine true essence into magical power.

Therefore, no cultivation is required during the tribulation period. The process can be long or short. Just make full preparations and endure the test of being struck by lightning.

There is no such thing as a breakthrough in realm during the Tribulation Transcending stage. After passing the tribulation of lightning, the heavenly lightning cleanses the whole body, and one automatically enters the Returning to Emptiness stage, which is the first step of becoming an immortal—a true immortal.

If one cannot survive the tribulation of lightning, all will come to an end.

Overall, the three realms are actually just two stages: the inner and outer worlds merge, one completely imprints oneself into the world, and then one is struck by lightning and becomes an immortal.

Ironically, the shortest tribulation period involves physical transformation and the conversion of true essence into magical power, making it the most crucial hurdle among the three upper realms.

Even within the entire cultivation realm system, all the earlier realms are ultimately for this one tremor.

Xiang Yuan himself was the one in charge. He decided how the lightning tribulation would be struck, in what form, and with what posture. Therefore, he completed the tribulation in one second, breaking the record for the shortest time.

And because he is the one in charge, he will not allow anyone else to break this record in the future, and will always be the record holder.

Returning to the Void stage, the realm of true immortals!

Those who reach this realm are no longer ordinary cultivators, but beings who have truly embarked on the path to immortality.

This realm has four stages, or four transformations: transcending the physical body and ascending to immortality, transcending the mortal realm and entering sainthood, achieving perfect merit and transforming oneself, and transforming oneself into an external form.

The transformation from physical form to immortality is the first change in the Void Returning stage. Its essence is physical transformation, where impurities in the cultivator's body are completely removed, the flesh and blood become like jade, the bones shine, and the meridians transform into spiritual meridians. This fundamentally changes the form of life. Once this step is completed, one can be said to have initially formed an immortal body.

The second change in the Returning to Emptiness stage is transcending the ordinary and entering sainthood. Upon entering this state, one can resonate with the Heavenly Dao with every move, realizing the mark left between Heaven and Earth when the inner and outer worlds merged during the Integration stage.

Based on their own cultivation methods, and by mastering different principles of heaven and earth, the supernatural powers of immortals at this level will naturally manifest. They can follow the principles of heaven and earth at will, and can change the celestial phenomena with a single thought, and know the suffering of all living beings with a single thought.

Then comes the third stage of transformation, where one's skills are fully realized and the mark engraved between heaven and earth is further realized. Depending on the different laws one has mastered, one can summon thunder from the heavens, summon wind and rain, move mountains and overturn seas, and change the world.

It is not a supernatural power or magic, but a natural manifestation recognized by the Heavenly Dao.

Furthermore, some powerful individuals who have mastered special legal principles can influence cause and effect and reverse life and death to a certain extent.

Such behavior is worthy of being called a terrestrial deity. Even if he doesn't go to work in the Heavenly Court, he is very similar to a god who has obtained a divine position!

Gods are created by the Way of Heaven;

Immortals are those who cultivate themselves.

As Xiang Yuan sensed the continuous changes in the three realms, he discovered something very interesting: the immortals were newcomers who possessed the qualifications to challenge the gods, and could even replace them.

Heaven did not deny the existence of immortals, but allowed them to exist.

However, the Heavenly Emperor will not like these unrestrained beings!
"interesting……"

Xiang Yuan raised his hand and touched his chin. He remembered that Bai Wuyan once said that in the memory of the Queen Mother of the West, there were no immortals in the world. Gods were innate deities, and the Heavenly Emperor was the master of all gods. Later, immortals appeared. Immortals and gods were at odds, and the world was thrown into chaos.

The Heavenly Emperor was defeated and died, and the divine path was inferior to the immortal path, thus becoming a lower level.

Clearly, the Three Pure Ones represent the immortal path. They swarmed together and single-handedly defeated the Heavenly Emperor, thus establishing the image of a prestigious and righteous sect.

Xiang Yuan nodded secretly. That must be it. It's just that the initial True Immortals had already affected the ruling authority of the gods, not to mention the even more powerful Immortals above True Immortals.

The world seems vast, yet it's not that vast; it can't accommodate two opposing forces, so a life-or-death struggle is inevitable.

Well, the problem is coming.

The Heavenly Emperor is not merely the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao; in a sense, he is the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao. Why would the Heavenly Dao lead a rebellion and allow the Immortal Path to provoke and even overthrow its own spokesperson?
Are the Three Pure Ones really just immortals? These three seem to be innate deities!

Dissatisfied with the Heavenly Emperor's autocratic rule, he switched sides?

How can someone change jobs? Gods are gods, immortals are immortals, why would they talk about changing jobs?
Xiang Yuan was completely baffled. With a flicker of his body, he disappeared from the Great Luo Heaven. A moment later, he returned the way he came with a handprint on his face.

I asked, but the White House Chief of Staff didn't know.

If you don't know, don't think about it. Xiang Yuan once again demonstrated his optimistic spirit. When encountering things that are unclear, put them aside for now, and you won't have to think about them anymore when you forget about them someday.

He continued looking down and came to the fourth transformation of a true immortal, which is the external avatar.

This realm is quite interesting, similar to the "Dreaming of the Three Thousand Worlds" stage in the Tongyou stage. A true immortal can sever an avatar and send it into the Three Thousand Worlds, or they can take the avatar back.

It's very powerful, but also quite useless; it fits the grand backdrop of the Three Thousand Worlds, but it's not particularly meaningful.

Xiang Yuan was completely baffled, unable to understand why this character, who clearly seemed like a traitor and a collaborator, would exist. Then he thought, he had the Yanfu Sect and the Heavenly Dao paving the way, so he felt this setup was meaningless. But what if it were the Heavenly Emperor without the Yanfu Sect…

"Huh, this setting seems to be specifically designed for the Three Thousand Worlds?"

Xiang Yuan's expression suddenly turned serious. The concept of an external avatar is useless to ordinary True Immortals, but it is extremely valuable to those above. Rather than being prepared for the Three Thousand Worlds, it is more accurate to say that it is prepared for interdimensional wars.

If this is true, it means that someone is pushing for interdimensional wars, for the unification of the three thousand worlds, and for the Heavenly Emperor to be the only one, and for the Heavenly Dao to be one.

Did Heaven itself add this setting?
It can't be the Three Pure Ones, can it?
Xiang Yuan shook his head repeatedly, sensing the magical power within his body that had been tempered by the lightning tribulation, thinking to himself that this was the power of the "Powdered Wad" technique, while checking which level of True Immortal he was currently in.

Bad news: Not a single one.
Good news: He doesn't need it.

Xiang Yuan possessed none of the aforementioned four realms of True Immortal. He did not cultivate to become an immortal, but a god, specifically the Heavenly Emperor, who stood at the pinnacle of all gods.

Especially after the convergence of heaven and earth within and outside the Desolate Ancient Realm, he became more and more like the Heavenly Emperor.

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Life is tough, Xiang Yuan sighed, "Oh dear, what am I going to do!"

Life may be tough, but we still have to live it. Xiang Yuan reached out and scooped up the Jade Emperor, who was sitting in the Lingxiao Palace.

Ji Wuzhou: (_)
If you want to be the Heavenly Emperor, just say so. There's no need to be so subtle!

“Master, the human realm of Qianyuan can be further developed. I have recently found a ‘Longevity Realm’ and I think that the concept of ‘Boundless Longevity’ is very fitting for your status as the Jade Emperor of the Central Plains.”

Xiang Yuan said with a serious face, "Moreover, the great changes in the world should be planned by you. No one else can do it for you, so we invited you here. We hope that you will not hesitate to risk your life and strength for the sake of the suffering of all living beings in the Three Realms."

If that's how you put it, then I have no problem with it!
Ji Wuzhou nodded slowly, put one hand behind his back, and said with great authority, "My disciple is too kind. This is my duty. As the Jade Emperor, how can I be concerned about my own safety?"

"Great Heavenly Venerable, have mercy."

"My worthy disciple, say no more. Where are the rules? Have they been drafted?"

"Master, please observe..."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The Realm of Demon Ruins.

Xiang Yuan, finding it troublesome, subcontracted the infrastructure project of refining the Wanshou Realm into the Qianyuan Realm to Ji Wuzhou. To prevent the lazy bum from having any wild ideas, he specially prepared a set of construction drawings.

There are other arrangements as well. For example, the immortals can choose suitable mounts and prepare some suitable monsters to train according to the list. These actors will be of great use in the future. It's not complicated, but the civil engineering work is a bit tiring and boring.

While Qianyuan Realm was bustling with infrastructure construction, Xiang Yuan opened the gate to enter the Demon Ruins Realm, intending to take the unclaimed Bull Demon King back to his own home and, incidentally, bring the Demon Ruins Realm under the jurisdiction of Qianyuan Realm.

Nestled among the mountains, there is a farmhouse where a local elder statesman has retired to a rural retreat.

The Bull Demon King hasn't been a big brother for many years. He's put aside the conflicts and is now enjoying a warm home with his wife and children. He transforms into an old ox to plow the fields during the day and at night, and enjoys a small glass of wine. He's extremely content and only wants to live like this for the rest of his life.

That is impossible!

Human desires are constantly amplified, and this is especially true for minotaurs.

At first, the Bull Demon King only wanted to get rid of the demonic thoughts in his body. Later, he also wanted the decay to leave his body so that his family of three could return to their original state. He had no other desires.

After these two wishes were fulfilled, the Bull Demon King began to dream again of leaving the godforsaken Demon Realm and continuing to be his powerful and influential gang leader, spending his days either eating at banquets or on his way to banquets.

If there weren't no way to escape to heaven or earth, the Bull Demon King wouldn't have been able to tolerate this wretched demon realm for even a moment longer!
Furthermore, his wife has been acting strangely lately, and his mischievous child has entered his rebellious phase. Under these double constraints, the Bull Demon King is caught in a midlife crisis and desperately wants his demonic thoughts to return so that the family of three can go crazy again.

Thinking about his recent miserable days, the Bull Demon King sighed deeply, picked up his wine cup, and looked at the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast: "I'll drink this, you can do as you please."

Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast: "..."

It wondered, there wasn't a wine glass in front of it!

And it wasn't even served!
"Great Sage, the breeze is refreshing!"

"..."

Which eye of yours saw me looking refreshed? I was clearly drowning my sorrows in alcohol, which only made things worse...

what!
The Bull Demon King dropped his wine cup with a clatter, staggered to his feet, his eyes brimming with tears, and rushed out of the courtyard.

Seeing Xiang Yuan approaching from afar, he became even more excited. Overwhelmed with excitement, he tripped over his own foot and slid down to Xiang Yuan's side with a whoosh: "Immortal, you've come to see your old ox!"

He just returned to being the King, and now he's become me, Old Ox. No wonder he's a worldly-wise gangster, he's so mature.

Xiang Yuan nodded secretly. This minotaur had completed the Journey to the West. Whether it was his mind or his strength, he was fully equipped in every aspect. The Qianyuan Realm needed this kind of talent.

Xiang Yuan looked surprised and helped the Bull Demon King up by the arm: "Great Sage, please get up quickly. Such a great gift is too much for me."

"A celestial being would certainly be worthy!"

Just as the Bull Demon King was about to get up, he suddenly realized that Xiang Yuan's strength had increased dramatically. Achieving the immortal body was only one aspect; his innate divine power had increased many times over. He forcefully pulled Xiang Yuan up from the ground.

How could this be?

The Bull Demon King was terrified, but he didn't show it on his face. He secretly put in more effort, and his knees buckled, causing him to kneel back down.

A man and an ox, one pulling, the other kneeling, one with a face full of fear, the other with a face full of fear, both putting on a show of acting while secretly competing.

When two innate superhuman strengths clash, they pull against each other, and the first to be unable to withstand it is the Demon Ruins Realm.

Without supernatural powers or spells, relying solely on the strength of their physical bodies, spatial rifts crackled and spread out from the two of them, causing the barely held-up demonic realm to tremble violently.

The spatial structure shattered inch by inch, mountains and rivers twisted and deformed, and with a piercing wail, huge black cracks appeared in the sky, like giant mouths that devoured everything.

If the stalemate continues, these cracks will merge, causing the Demon Ruins Realm to split into two again.

At the crucial moment, Xiang Yuan let go.

boom!
The Bull Demon King knelt on both knees, and the mountain range where the farmhouse was located sank into the ground. The sky was three zhang high, the world lost its color, and the wind and clouds swirled upside down.

With the two no longer vying for power, the black cracks that had appeared in the sky slowly healed, and the laws of heaven and earth in the Demon Ruins Realm continued to wail, complaining that the man and the ox were too strong.

The Bull Demon King knelt there, completely bewildered. He was certain that he hadn't used his full strength, but looking at Xiang Yuan's posture, which still seemed to have plenty of energy left, it was clear that he hadn't used his full strength either.

I, Old Niu, only used three-tenths of my strength. How much did you use?
The Bull Demon King was deeply shocked, as was Xiang Yuan. They both felt that the title of Great Sage Equaling Heaven was well-deserved, and Xiang Yuan once again took the Bull Demon King's arm: "Great Sage, with such supernatural powers, are you perhaps trying to make things difficult for me?"

Hey, your surname isn't Li this time?
The Bull Demon King narrowed his eyes, realizing something. He leaped up and said in a trembling voice, "Please come in, Immortal. I, the old bull—bah, I, the little bull—will prepare a banquet to entertain you."

His voice was trembling, and his legs were cramping; he was incredibly excited.

Xiang Yuan liked talking to such intelligent people, and waved his hand repeatedly, saying, "Little Ox is exaggerating. If the Great Sage doesn't mind, I'll just call you Old Ox."

"What are you saying, Immortal? I know I have no status or ability, but I am known for my loyalty. If you don't call me 'Little Bull' today, you are looking down on me." The Bull Demon King glared, puffing out hot smoke from his mouth and nose, looking extremely angry.

"Then it'll be small..."

Just then, Princess Iron Fan emerged from the thatched hut carrying two swords. She had thought the Minotaur had struck again after the earth-shattering earthquake, but when she saw it was Xiang Yuan, she froze on the spot.

Huh? It's only been a short time, how come Princess Iron Fan is so radiant and even more beautiful than before?
Xiang Yuan thought to himself, "Only someone like me would be acting like a prime minister by now, calling me 'Brother Niu'."

"My lord, please don't misunderstand. My wife came out with a sword to... to perform a sword dance for entertainment. Yes, to perform a sword dance for entertainment!"

Seeing his wife stride out with a sword drawn and looking fierce, the Bull Demon King was nearly scared to death. Fearing that Xiang Yuan would misunderstand and turn away, he hurriedly began to explain. Judging from his enthusiastic manner, it seemed that as long as the immortal was pleased, he would gladly let his wife dance with her sword, or even sing a little tune.

Of course, it was the Bull Demon King singing a little tune; the big boss in the underworld hadn't fallen so low as to sell his wife.

He doesn't have the guts!
Princess Iron Fan rolled her eyes, sheathed her two swords, bowed to Xiang Yuan from afar, and slowly retreated back into the house.

She didn't have the Bull Demon King's eloquence to speak to people in a human language and to ghosts in a ghost language, so she didn't stay to cause trouble.

The man and the ox sat down in the courtyard. The Bull Demon King did all sorts of things, while Xiang Yuan did whatever he wanted.

After drinking two large jugs of strong liquor, the Bull Demon King, with tears in his eyes, said, "Immortal, you don't know that your departure and return will take a full hundred years. I, the little bull, am afraid that I will not be able to wait for your return."

"A hundred years is impossible," the Bull Demon King said, trying to portray the Bull-Headed Man as an honest and simple-minded bull by playing the victim.

Furthermore, it conveys a meaning.

He was in a great hurry, extremely anxious, and couldn't wait a moment longer. He would give his life to Xiang Yuan if Xiang Yuan could take his entire family out of the country.

My wife and kids are not for sale.

"Don't worry, Old Niu, I've come here to restore your freedom."

Xiang Yuan pointed to the sky and said, "Judging by the time, in at most the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, you will be freed from your shackles and become the mighty Great Sage Equaling Heaven you once were."

"May I ask, Immortal, are you merely the Great Sage Equaling Heaven?"

"Let's arrange it like this for now. If you want to advance, you can always become an official in the Heavenly Court," Xiang Yuan said with a mysterious smile.

"Gudu!"

The Bull Demon King swallowed hard. He knew from their last meeting that Xiang Yuan was no ordinary pretty boy; he had powerful connections. Just as he expected, Xiang Yuan immediately promised him a divine position…

Well, it's also possible that it's just empty promises!
Who cares? As long as I can leave the Demon Ruins Realm, I'll take whatever promises I can get my hands on.

The time it takes to drink a cup of tea is not long, but for the Bull Demon King, every second felt like an eternity. He was so restless, scratching his head and looking like a monkey while holding his wine cup.

Xiang Yuan wasn't in a hurry at all. He was pondering how to proceed in the Qianyuan Realm after dealing with the Bull Demon King.

One option is to initiate interdimensional warfare, where fortunes are made through peril, and to achieve rapid growth and dominance.

Secondly, they should proceed steadily and surely, constantly capturing the lower realms through the Heavenly Dao, gradually strengthening themselves, and only after becoming large and powerful should they launch interdimensional wars.

Even a fool knows that greed leads to disaster, and the latter is the best course of action.

Unfortunately, Qianyuan Realm has already been targeted by a certain Heavenly Emperor, and it doesn't have much time to develop. In order to avoid being annexed, it can only risk annexing other makeshift groups.

Considering that the Qianyuan Realm can't even muster a Heavenly Emperor to represent the Mandate of Heaven, it's probably the worst makeshift team. Initiating a planar war is no different from courting death.

There was no way out but a dead end, which greatly troubled Xiang Yuan, the Heavenly Emperor!

"If only a strong individual could join us, bringing their own team, investing a large sum of money, and without diluting the original equity, how wonderful that would be..."

Xiang Yuan muttered to himself, this idea was more than just wanting peaches, it was even more outrageous than having a peach orchard growing in his mouth. To put it in perspective, it was no less than having the Queen Mother of the West, the owner of the peach orchard, in his mouth.

However, on the other hand, after being schemed against so many times, it is quite reasonable and logical for him to be hoping for more schemes to fall from the sky.

Thinking of this, Xiang Yuan looked at the Bull Demon King beside him, who was looking up at his hometown and scratching his face: "Old Bull, we're all on the same side now. Tell me, do you know any great masters who have wandered for half their lives and are looking for a suitable new home?"

"Where can my little calf go...?"

Just as the Bull Demon King was about to shake his head, he suddenly remembered something, looked into the distance, and lowered his voice, saying, "Immortal, you said before that you had some connection with the Great Compassionate One. Is that true?"

We know each other inside and out; she even rode on my back like a skeleton, how could it be fake!
"Of course it's true. Why would I need to lie to you, Old Ox, with a lie that's so easily exposed?"

"In that case, why don't you go to the Corpse Forest, Immortal? Perhaps you can find a great opportunity there." The Bull Demon King lowered his voice even further.

"The charnel ground..."

Xiang Yuan raised an eyebrow. What great opportunity could the charnel ground possibly offer? What he wanted was a homeless master of supernatural powers. What kind of master of supernatural powers was the Lord of Abandoned Corpses?

If I remember correctly, the last time he punched the corpse-abandoning temple, it was suspended in mid-air, its front teeth fell to the ground, and it immediately got a good night's sleep like a baby's father.

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“Old Niu, I know that the Corpse-Discarding Protector is your neighbor, and you are a righteous person, but he is not!”

"Immortal, times have changed. You should go and see for yourself first."

The Bull Demon King wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This was the first time he had ever heard anyone say that Guanyin Bodhisattva was incompetent. Even Buddha wasn't that insolent!
"Oh, so what exactly is the difference?"

Xiang Yuan's expression turned serious. Could it be that the Lord of the Abandoned Corpse has a second transformation?

Come to think of it, the Corpse Lord back then was corrupted and his body was covered in blood and flesh, in a state of agony. Now that the Demon Ruins Realm has lost its corrupting aura, the Corpse Lord has returned to his original form, and perhaps he really was a great supernatural being.

I don't need to be super strong, after all, I've lost a lot of teeth and offended people. I just need to be on par with the Bull Demon King, and that would be a huge unexpected gain.

Of course, he wouldn't mind if it were just a tiny bit more forceful.

“Immortal, this way, I, Little Ox, know a shortcut.”

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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