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Chapter 296 Facing Death to Be Born, Reshaping My True Self (Seeking Monthly Tickets! Seeking Subscriptions!)

"what?"

To the astonishment of the gourd vine, an enormous halo unfolded behind Wu Xian.

Its diameter is over three hundred feet, and inside it is a blurry and chaotic scene, like a dark universe with faintly twinkling starlight, constantly moving in a way that is both irregular and yet subtly orderly.

At this very moment, a powerful force of attraction emanated from the darkness, plundering the deathly aura permeating the surrounding space in a ruthless manner, like a gaping maw of an abyss that could never be filled, devouring all things in the universe.

Seeing this scene, even the gourd vine, which has lived for thousands of years and prides itself on being knowledgeable, couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

"This is... a grotto-heaven?"

After calming down, the gourd vine carefully examined the strange halo again and came to an astonishing conclusion: this thing was actually the cave opened up by the strange child in front of him!

"There is only one cave heaven, but its shape is so strange... When did a cultivator's cave heaven become like this? Could it be that I have been in seclusion for too long, and the cultivation methods for cave heavens outside have changed again?"

The gourd vine was disheveled in the wind, feeling as if it had opened the door to some new world, and its entire worldview was almost shattered.

To be honest, it's not fair to blame Him for being so surprised. It's just that Wu Xian's cultivation method is too abstract. Even the Willow God couldn't understand it back then, let alone Him, a mere Divine Fire Realm gourd vine.

"What are you standing there for! Release all the death energy within you!"

At this moment, Wu Xian suddenly spoke, his brows furrowed tightly, clearly indicating that absorbing the death energy was not an easy process.

The gourd vine paused for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Young friend, are you sure?"

This is the death energy that He has suppressed for thousands of years, released all at once. Let alone a mere cave heaven, even a young and vigorous Divine Fire Realm cultivator would probably not live for more than a few days if he didn't die.

"Enough with the nonsense. I'm not afraid myself, so what are you afraid of!"

Upon hearing this, Hulu Teng was speechless, but when she thought of the contents of the secret technique she had just seen, she couldn't help but feel a little tempted.

There's no harm in giving it a try. Even if things get worse, it'll just mean dying a little earlier. I can use my last breath to seal this garden, preventing outsiders from finding out what's going on, concealing my death, and protecting the Heaven-Mending Pavilion for a while longer.

Moreover, if you're lucky, you might even extend your lifespan for a long time, or even successfully break through to a higher level, which would be an absolute huge gain.

Thinking of this, the gourd vine no longer hesitated, released the restraints within its body, and a vast and dense death aura burst forth from within, almost materializing. Then, under the powerful suction force from the opposite side, it was completely absorbed into that cave universe.

Wu Xian's face turned deathly pale in an instant, but he showed no sign of stopping. Instead, he formed hand seals and began to circulate the "Rebirth and Decay Method," absorbing the surrounding death energy into his body and the cave universe even faster.

As time went by, Wu Xian's face gradually turned ashen, and his once fair and rosy skin began to wither and crack, becoming as rough as tree bark. His energy and spirit also rapidly declined, making him look like he could die at any moment.

Meanwhile, within Wu Xian's inner universe cave, a massive surge of death energy erupted wildly, corrupting the newly born stars within moments. In the blink of an eye, they decayed and collapsed, as if the entire universe was about to enter its final days.

Only at the center of the universe, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams array, which had already begun to take shape, remained as bright as ever, with trillions of runes constantly combining and arranging, radiating a mysterious and unpredictable brilliance.

Finally, at a certain critical point, Wu Xian opened his eyes.

The radiance representing the eight trigrams shone in his eyes, then rotated in reverse with the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams formation in the inner universe cave, transforming the death energy into the purest vitality and spirituality at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, and began to feed back into every corner of the inner universe cave, as well as his physical body's primordial spirit.

From afar, the gourd vine, witnessing this scene, was greatly surprised. Sensing the incredibly active spirituality and the changes occurring in Wu Xian, it considered a certain possibility.

"He's breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm?! But this method... is it really just breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm?" In the Perfect World, the Spirit Transformation Realm is the next realm after the Cave Heaven, and its core is divided into three stages—physical body becoming a spirit, reshaping the true self, and the Cave Heaven nurturing the spirit.

The process of the physical body becoming a spirit involves the cultivator continuing to strengthen their physical body and nurturing spirituality from it, achieving a state of unity between spirit and body.

Reshaping one's true self involves delving into the spiritual realm, comprehending one's innate spiritual light, confronting one's true self, and ultimately achieving a further fusion of spirit and body, even using willpower to reshape some of the physical body's defects.

The final stage, "Nurturing Spirit in the Grotto," involves using the spiritual substances within the grotto to cultivate a true spirit. This is often based on precious techniques, which are then imbued with spirituality. In this way, when fighting against others, the precious techniques possess autonomous consciousness and fight on their own. This is also one of the manifestations of a cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Realm reaching their peak.

What Wu Xian is doing now is to complete all three stages at once, but the method is really too crazy. He actually uses the death energy of a dying Divine Fire Realm cultivator as fuel to make the physical body, spirit, and grotto-heaven undergo transformation at the same time, intending to live from death and temper vitality and spirituality in annihilation.

After all, what spiritual power can compare to the purity and power of the moment of birth? This is one of the reasons why Wu Xian chose to help the gourd vine.

"Keep going! Don't stop!"

Wu Xian's body gradually regained its vitality and was tinged with golden light, which spread from the soles of his feet.

He opened his eyes and looked at the gourd vine. "I will circulate my cultivation technique and give you my excess life force. Whether you succeed or not depends on your own destiny."

The gourd vine remained silent for a few seconds, then the withered vine began to tremble. The death aura that had been somewhat restrained rushed towards Wu Xian without reservation this time. At the same time, recalling the "Nirvana Method of Withering and Flourishing" that it had just seen, it began to accept the vitality that Wu Xian had transmitted.

The black, desolate aura of death and the vibrant spiritual energy circulated between the two, as if they had transformed into two swimming yin-yang fish, appearing exceptionally mystical, which even array formations and restrictions could not completely conceal.

Naturally, such a commotion was so great that it attracted attention outside the garden.

Before long, more than a dozen streaks of light shot in from outside. All the experts above the Array Formation Realm in the Heaven-Mending Pavilion, including the Pavilion Master, arrived here and watched this scene in astonishment.

"Who is that child? Lord Priest..."

Someone tried to step forward, but was stopped by the Pavilion Master. He looked solemnly at the person and vine bathed in the sunlight and said in a deep voice, "Wait a little longer. The Spirit Master seems to be recovering his life!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was first surprised, and then overjoyed.

The significance of the gourd vine sacrifice to the Heaven-Mending Pavilion is extremely important. You must know that in the eight regions of the lower realm, the Divine Fire Realm is almost the ceiling for cultivators, and there have been very few throughout history. It is precisely because of the gourd vine that the Heaven-Mending Pavilion has been able to stand firm in the eight regions and become a famous holy land.

But the gourd vine was too old and nearing its end; it didn't have many days left to live.

Many forces are aware of this news and are waiting for the day when the gourd vine is completely destroyed so that they can seize its divine seed. At that time, the Heaven-Mending Pavilion will inevitably suffer a great calamity and will be unable to protect its lineage.

But now, the Pavilion Master says that there is hope for the gourd vine to revive. How could this not excite everyone? They all held their breath and looked at the sea of ​​light and shadow ahead, waiting for the outcome.

As for who that child is... no matter who he is, as long as he can revive the Sacrificial Spirit, then he will be the benefactor of the entire Heaven-Mending Pavilion, and whatever his requests are afterwards, they will fulfill them!

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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