The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 490 The Secret Technique of Primary and Secondary Bodies

Blocked by the ruthless empress and Ye Yixian, Li Daoming couldn't very well abduct Xiao Nannan in front of them. Ignoring their unfriendly gazes, Li Daoming walked into the desolate forbidden land as if he were going home.

Under the watchful gaze of the ruthless empress, Li Daoming spent some time playing with the little girl with Ye Yixian before remembering his purpose in coming to Beidou: to discuss the Dao of the Mortal World with the two of them, and to make arrangements for Ye Fan, who would be born thousands of years later.

When discussing the immortals of the mortal world, it's likely that he was explaining the mysteries of immortality to them.

As for the arrangements for Ye Fan, it was because they were all paying attention to Ye Fan's birth.

However, Li Daoming's interest lay with Ye Fan, as he wanted to cultivate a powerful assistant, while the Ruthless Empress's interest lay with her brother.

Although she knew that the Ye Fan born in the future was not her brother, but only a flower that resembled her brother, she was not without hope that her brother could return.

Although she knew that she could resurrect the dead after cultivating to a certain level, she didn't know how long it would take her to reach that level, so she naturally wouldn't let go of the sliver of hope that was so close at hand.

Li Daoming wanted to hone Ye Fan so that he wouldn't fail to grow to the level he was in the original story because of his arrival. Naturally, he couldn't avoid talking to the Ruthless Empress and had to discuss it with her.

Without further ado, Li Daoming invited the two to discuss the Dao of the Mortal World, and the two did not refuse, and began to discuss the Dao with Li Daoming.

After a long while, Li Daoming finished explaining his understanding of the Immortal Path of the Mortal World and the mysteries he had comprehended. This greatly benefited both the Ruthless Empress and Ye Yixian. The two also shared their insights on the Great Dao and the Immortal Path of the Mortal World without reservation, which also gave Li Daoming some benefits.

"Do you have anything else to say?" the ruthless empress asked expressionlessly, her words carrying a hint of wanting to get rid of him.

No, that's not right. She did want to get rid of him. She felt that if she kept him around, he would become an unnecessary burden.

It wasn't just a superfluous one. Recalling Li Daoming playing with Ye Yixian and Xiao Nannan, the ruthless empress's eyes grew even colder. He dared to provoke Ye Yixian and Xiao Nannan right in front of her. If it weren't in front of her, who knows what would have happened.

At this moment, the ruthless empress secretly resolved to keep Xiao Nannan away from Li Daoming, otherwise who knows what might happen in the future.

"Of course there's more to it!" Li Daoming said nonchalantly, wanting to discuss Ye Fan's matter with the Ruthless Empress.

However, upon seeing the pitiful little girl and recalling the ruthless empress's path to immortality, Li Daoming had a sudden inspiration and some ideas came to him: perhaps he could persuade the ruthless empress to allow the little girl to grow up and cultivate.

Xiao Nannan is different from Ye Yixian. Strictly speaking, Ye Yixian is just a manifestation of the divine weapon containing a part of the ruthless empress's soul impurities. Although she has a close relationship with Ye Yixian, severing the connection will not have any effect on her.

However, Xiao Nannan is the embodiment of the Ruthless Empress's obsession and Dao Fruit. Once the connection is severed, the Ruthless Empress will definitely face serious problems.

Under these circumstances, it would be highly unlikely that the ruthless empress would agree to let the little girl become independent and grow up to cultivate.

However, he once obtained some remnants of the Kunpeng clan on the ancient star Ziwei, including a very incomplete and uncultivable secret technique of the primary and secondary bodies.

Although it was incomplete, Li Daoming modified and perfected it by combining his own Yin-Yang principles, so that he could split himself in two and have two true bodies, one main body and one secondary body.

These two true bodies are not Dao bodies created by the Dao splitting Yin and Yang. Although Dao bodies can exist for a long time as long as they have enough power to support them, they have no origin and cannot cultivate, grow, or break through realms on their own.

Both bodies possess an origin and can cultivate and grow, even practicing different systems. When both bodies cultivate to a certain level, they can merge into one to attempt a higher realm. At that point, regardless of whether they can break through, they can separate into two bodies again.

The Primary and Secondary Body Secret Technique can not only multiply a person's combat power, but also reduce the difficulty of breaking through bottlenecks. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a peerless divine technique that is no less than the Dao of Yin and Yang.

However, the secret technique of mastering the secondary body also has its flaws.

Firstly, dividing oneself into two naturally includes everything such as the origin, physical body, and soul. After being divided into two, it takes a great price to recover, and the higher the realm, the greater the price.

Secondly, it divides itself into two parts, and although there is a primary and a secondary one, both possess an origin, a physical body, and a soul.

If the connection is not severed, the two will frequently communicate, share cultivation insights, and follow the exact same path. At lower realms, the fusion of the two bodies can reduce the difficulty of breaking through bottlenecks, but at higher realms, it will not be of any benefit.

Because if that were the case, after the two bodies merge, there would only be a multiplication of power, without a qualitative change in the Dao and the Dharma, making it impossible to break through to a higher realm.

No, it's not even possible to increase the amount of power, because once you reach a certain level, the Dao is the foundation. Without a stronger Dao, the body cannot contain stronger power, and the mind cannot control stronger power.

If the connection is severed, the two will not communicate with each other, follow different paths, or even different cultivation systems, and be stuck at the same level, then after the two bodies merge, there is a high probability that they can break through the bottleneck. Even if they cannot break through the bottleneck, their strength will definitely take a huge leap.

However, if the connection is severed, the two bodies may not be able to walk different paths, and may not be stuck at the same bottleneck. If one is stuck at the True Immortal level and the other is stuck at the Great Emperor level, there may be progress after the two merge, but it will definitely not be much.

Moreover, this is not the most serious issue. The most serious issue is that the connection is severed, people take different paths, have different experiences, and there is a high probability that another consciousness will be born from the secondary body.

If another consciousness were to emerge, even with corresponding means to restrain it, would the secondary body be willing to disappear and fulfill the primary body's purpose?
They are unlikely to agree.

At that time, would the main body be able to accept the secondary body being out of control? Would it allow the secondary body to become independent?
It's highly unlikely.

At that time, the secondary body that should have been an ally would probably not have been an ally, but rather a formidable enemy who knew him very well.

Even without severing ties, over time, the individual may still develop self-awareness.

For this reason, although he modified and improved the primary and secondary body secret techniques, Li Daoming did not practice them, nor did he allow the experts of the Wuji Holy Court to practice them.

But the ruthless empress is different; the little girl has already developed self-awareness.

The biggest flaw of the primary and secondary body secret technique already existed within her, so naturally she didn't care about this flaw.

As for how much it would take to recover after it was divided in two?

This is not a problem at all. The Ruthless Empress is a very wealthy woman. She can definitely provide enough rare treasures to restore her original essence. Even if she can't, she can easily exchange some things, such as the Dao-Merging Flower or Chaos Immortal Soil, for enough Emperor Blood from the Boundless Holy Court.

(End of this chapter)