Perfect Double Agent

This fish has no scales or bones, a small tail and a large head, a curved body, and an indescribable natural charm amidst its plumpness, like the yang fish in the yin-yang symbol. It is truly bizarre.

"Can I eat this...?" Bai Ye looked at it for a moment, then opened his mouth and swallowed it whole.

His mouth was like a black hole, and the white fish, more than a foot long, went in without any obstruction, like a warm current flowing into his belly, making his whole body feel warm.

This state was very strange. The fish seemed to be made of divine essence. As soon as it entered his body, it turned into liquid and flowed into his limbs and bones, making every cell completely active.

At the same time, he had developed a slight resistance to the coldness of the lake from the outside world.

"There are such good things..." Bai Ye was surprised. These fish should be a kind of spirit fish, which would indeed be of great benefit to him at this stage.

After collecting more than twenty fish, Bai Ye began to dive down. He decided to find more, preferably a hundred or so, and with the help of the Blue Lotus, he could gain some enlightenment.

However, he had only descended ten meters when the scene before him left him completely stunned.

In the black lake water, thousands of white dots of light were rising upwards. Their dense number was clearly visible even from a great distance.

But that's not the point. The point is that at the very bottom of those fish, there seems to be a giant white wall that stretches as far as the eye can see.

It emitted a faint white glow as it swam slowly in the lake. Its aura was powerful and terrifying, definitely surpassing the Inscription Realm, and possibly even reaching the Array Formation Realm.

"I'm outta here..."

Chapter 24 Kid, You Tried to Deceive Me

Are you sure it's this area?

"I don't know. The fog here makes it hard to tell which way to go. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the place."

Among a mountain range, several figures moved cautiously and carefully, not daring to even breathe loudly as they went.

They had been traversing this area for more than ten days, and even their numbers had been reduced by half, but they still hadn't found the legendary pool of water.

"It should be around here. The closer we get to the Yin-Yang Pool, the denser the surrounding spiritual mist becomes," someone said.

"Senior brother, come quick, look here!"

Suddenly, a suppressed gasp came from afar.

"It's a Phantom Flower!"

A group of people stood on the mountaintop, looking at a huge valley in the distance. It was colorful and filled with a misty atmosphere. Dreamlike halos of light covered the earth like colorful stars, stretching as far as the eye could see.

This is an extremely rare spiritual plant, almost impossible to find in the outside world. Even in this small world, it is only found in the Misty Zone.

However, its effects are extraordinary; after consumption, it can put living beings into a deep sleep, thereby enabling them to attain profound enlightenment.

However, there were so many phantom flowers in this valley that they covered the earth and spread into the mist.

"Don't go down! The Illusionary Spirit Flowers here are too dense, and the gas they emit will make us faint. Set up a portal first and let the Holy Maiden and the others come over," a sword-wielding youth said.

A group of teenagers stood on the mountaintop, their expressions excited. The Heaven-Mending Realm in Water Mirror City opens only once every thousand years. Apart from some places that contain precious elixirs of heaven and earth and rare old medicines, this area has the greatest potential.

Not only are there many spiritual plants, but most importantly, there is also a Yin-Yang Pool here, which is a manifestation of the evolution of heaven and earth, seizing the opportunities of heaven and earth to create the creatures within.

Unfortunately, almost no one can find this area each time it opens, and even if they do, it's difficult to enter.

"You guys set up the portal first, I'll go take a look."

"Yes, Senior Brother Fengyu." The group looked at the young man with fluttering silver wings flying down the valley with respect.

But just as everyone was preparing to act, a clear child's voice suddenly rang out from the depths of the spiritual mist.

"I'm a flower thief... I'm skilled at picking flowers... I picked one after another... I did a great job..."

The crisp sound was very pleasant to hear, passing through the spiritual mist and echoing throughout the valley, leaving Feng Yu and the other teenagers in the air astonished.

"What the hell... a womanizer?"

"This voice sounds familiar?" Feng Yu frowned.

But gradually, they saw a blurry figure.

He was a young boy, carrying a bamboo basket, like a little elf in the mountains. He sang cheerfully and walked leisurely among the magical flowers, as if he were a dragon in flight.

"The first generation of the Intercepting Heaven Sect... Bai Ye!" someone exclaimed.

"How did you get here!" Feng Yu landed and stood in the valley, coldly watching the figure on the horizon.

"Of course I'm picking flowers, what else could I be doing?" Bai Ye looked up as if he were a fool, but when he saw who it was, he was still a little surprised. "It's you, Sword Man!"

"Sword...man?!" Feng Yu's mind went blank, and the sword in his hand was itching to be used. He really wanted to kill this guy. He had thought about it before, and now that he had met him, he naturally couldn't help himself.

"I'll destroy you!" Feng Yu roared, his voice shaking the heavens and earth, echoing throughout the valley. At the same time, he drew his long sword and slashed it from a distance.

"Uh... what kind of grudge is this..." Bai Ye remained silent, and with a wave of his hand, a phantom flower flew out of his hand.

The petals are crystal clear, separating one by one, each petal carrying a dreamlike shimmer, like the sharp and domineering light of a sword.

"Pfft!"

Blood blossoms bloomed, their petals still powerful, piercing through flesh in mid-air and instantly shooting towards a mountain, flattening it with overwhelming force.

This sudden scene truly shocked the group of youths. The sword energy seemed insignificant, but it was far too terrifying. Their senior brother was at the peak of the Spirit Transformation realm, yet he was defeated by the opponent with a mere wave of his hand.

"What kind of sword technique is this...?"

A layer of secret power appeared on Feng Yu's body, and it was as if he was going through time reversal. The splattered blood was flowing backward, and his pierced body was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, this process was not very fast and was quite strenuous.

"I call it the Sword of All Things. It can injure people with flying flowers and fallen leaves, and can be used as a sword for grass, trees, bamboo and stones," Bai Ye said with a smile.

"The Sword of All Things... Does the Intercepting Heaven Sect possess such a sword technique?"

"Just because it's not in the teachings doesn't mean I can't do it. If you have a sword in your heart, everything can be a sword." Bai Ye looked at Feng Yu, who had almost fully recovered, with a smile in his eyes. "Your Heaven-Mending Technique seems to be lacking a bit; your recovery is too slow..."

"boom!"

The next moment, a figure rushed over, his fist shaking the void, smashing down with tremendous force, creating a terrifying and awe-inspiring sight.

Feng Yu clapped his hands together, and runes filled the sky. As he retreated, a phoenix appeared out of thin air, whistling as it lunged at Bai Ye.

This phoenix was enormous, easily over a thousand feet tall. With a flap of its wings, a fierce wind arose, and with a tremor of its feathers, a clanging sound ripped through the sky.

"You dare block my way, even in spirit form!"

Bai Ye remained unmoved. He cleaved down with his fingers like swords, unleashing a surge of silver sword energy. The momentum was magnificent, vast, and terrifying, like the light that opened the heavens and earth, sweeping away everything in its path and directly cleaving the phoenix in two.

A shower of light filled the air, and the lifelike phoenix transformed into light and swirled back into Feng Yu's body. This was a spirit nurtured in the cave, possessing power only those at the Spirit Transformation Realm could have. Yet, it was no match for someone of a lower realm than him.

"Senior brother, we're here to help you!"

The boy on the mountain, witnessing this scene, could no longer restrain himself. Did he need to talk about morality with the Jie Tian Sect? Not at all.

"With love in one's heart, a single sword can sweep away a thousand autumns!"

With a flick of his finger, Bai Ye caused the grass and leaves in the valley below to flutter down, like a long green dragon roaring as it charged towards a group of teenagers.

This battle was completely one-sided. All the disciples of the Heaven-Mending Sect were horrified and then fell to the ground amidst screams of agony.

"Junior brother!" Feng Yu's eyes instantly turned red. He had never imagined that this first generation's combat power was so strong, crossing borders as easily as drinking water.

"You still have the mind to care about others? You have a woman in your heart, so your swordsmanship cannot reach the divine level. Today, let me teach you what the true sword technique is!"

"What?!" Feng Yu was shocked. The aura emanating from that young man was too powerful, like a celestial sword about to be drawn from its sheath. His entire body was incomparably sharp, as if every inch of his blood and flesh had been transformed into a divine sword.

"This is... Divine Dawn Sword!" Feng Yu was completely stunned.

The process of a cultivator transforming blood and qi into divine light is a process of turning blood and qi into divine light. However, there is another theory that there is a legendary realm above divine light: the transformation of divine light into matter. This process is too difficult and cannot be achieved at the current level. However, that young man did it and thus possessed extremely terrifying power.

A thousand sword sounds rang out simultaneously, bursting forth from the body of a child, their clanging sounds directly shattering the clouds and smoke in the sky.

"With no woman in my heart, my swordplay is naturally divine!"

"boom!"

To Feng Yu's astonishment, a hand silently descended and slammed him to the ground.

Even at the very last moment, he was still in shock. "Where's the sword you promised? Kid, you tricked me!"

"Innocent!"

Chapter 25 Evolving the True Spirit

The Spirit Transformation Realm is the third realm of a cultivator, and it is also a process of reshaping one's true self.

All things have a spirit. Every blade of grass, every tree, every speck of dust has a spirit, not to mention living beings. The Spirit Transformation Realm is the transformation of all kinds of spirits, shaping a true spirit, and recreating the true self.

This level differs from the previous ones in that the transformation is a process from the physical body to the spirit, then to the grotto-heaven that communicates with the outside world, and finally to the generation of spirituality. If one reaches the ultimate level, one can bestow a spiritual body and consciousness upon the grotto-heaven, making it seem as if it truly has life.

This realm is like creating something, shaping its body, bestowing upon it a soul, giving it life, and cultivating a spiritual body that is almost a true spirit.

Finally, one needs to detach the consciousness that one has given to the spiritual body and return it to the original body, leaving only that precious technique, allowing it to evolve into something almost alive.

Beside a lake, Bai Ye was deep in thought. He had already entered the Spirit Transformation realm after achieving unity with his celestial abode, but currently he only needed to work on three levels.

First, the physical body becomes a spirit; second, the spirit is reshaped to become the true self; and finally, the spirit is nurtured in a grotto-heaven. Here, the spirit can be a magical technique or a supernatural power; as long as it is compatible with oneself, it can be used.

At night, Bai Ye sat cross-legged on a blue stone, his mind and body serene and his body translucent, with every inch of his body radiating a hazy light.

That was the divine light within flesh and blood, transformed from symbols, now shining autonomously as if its spirituality had been ignited.

This ignition is from within, every symbol, every ray of divine light is evolving, from sword to cauldron, from cauldron to tower, from tower to bell, from bell to the Great Dao Treasure Bottle...

At the same time, his temperament is also constantly changing, becoming sharp and charismatic, grand and imposing, and decisive and invincible...

With each transformation and reshaping, each symbol seemed to come alive, to possess a spirit, and to be in constant reincarnation. In the end, all the symbols were unified into a human form.

There were countless tiny figures, exactly like Bai Ye, each one like a life, but in the next instant, they opened their eyes, as if releasing a secret power at the same time, making his whole body transparent and ethereal.

It's a very mysterious feeling, like billions of tiny people chanting scriptures at the same time, absorbing the origin of time and space, purifying his physical body, and cleansing his soul, over and over again.

Gradually, a great sun slowly rose behind his head, illuminating the world in the night. In the dim light, a figure seemed to be sitting cross-legged in the sun.

He was enveloped in symbols of time, holding a nine-leaf clover, with a solemn and dignified appearance, resembling a celestial being. The moment he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze was deep and clear, his eyes as clear as water, and in a fleeting moment, he was full of spirituality.

This is a holistic spiritual transformation. Unlike others who do it step by step, he synchronized his physical body and soul, making them a unified whole, aiming to achieve a complete metamorphosis and sublimation.

At the same time, he did not cultivate his spirit like others; his spirit was himself, and it did not need to be magic or supernatural powers.

What belongs to others will always belong to others; everything is just for reference. What could possibly suit you better than yourself?

Like right now, this feeling is like a separation of mind and soul. There is no discomfort or fatigue, but rather it feels like having an extra body.

If he wanted, he could send that god-like little figure out of the Great Sun Cave at any time to kill enemies.