Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 605 - 515: Spin and Transform

Cold!

Bone-chillingly cold!

Traveling once again to the Outer Realm was completely different from when he had descended to the Longevity Star Realm.

When traveling to the Longevity Star Realm, Qi Xiu felt like he had fallen into a bottomless pit, with the world turning upside down, surrounded by tumultuous winds, endlessly shaking.

The scene before him was even more bizarre, with an endless, complex display of light and shadow.

This time, he felt no sense of movement, just a sudden change of environment, as if he had forcibly been moved here.

"Is this... the Blood Lotus Great World?"

The chaotic white light gradually dissipated, Qi Xiu squinted his eyes, and his vision became clear.

Endless mountain ranges, a snow-white world ruled by relentless snowfall. Large flakes fell, as if the entire sky was pouring its pure white essence.

Sturdy roots resembling the spine of a giant dragon cut across the mountains and stones.

They intertwined, forming a vast network, covering every inch of land, every rock.

These roots were covered in frost, yet internally they pulsed with a divine energy, suggesting that the entire world was controlled by an enormous and peculiar plant.

Just as he managed to see everything clearly, a flash of orange-golden light erupted behind Qi Xiu's head, the Merit Golden Wheel manifested autonomously, and sacred glow cascaded down to shield him.

"Hmm? Is this... the suppression of Heavenly Dao Will?"

With a subtle change in expression, Qi Xiu slowly raised his head, his eyes surging with violet hues.

Above the endless pale sky dome, a large lotus flower, bright red like blood, adorning the world was gently swaying, and the relentless snowflakes fell from the gaps between its petals.

At the center of the lotus, a fissured gap revealed a cold, vertically slit pupil, veined with blood and tinged with dark yellow, gazing indifferently through endless space.

External beings entering the Home Realm encounter suppression and repulsion from this realm's Heavenly Dao Will.

The stronger the realm, the stronger this suppression and repulsion.

In a realm like the Tianyuan Main Realm, even a Primordial Spirit Strong One like the Outer Realm Evil God dares not descend in True Body.

Otherwise, they'd be instantly blasted into ashes by Heavenly Dao Will, their body disappearing, their Dao collapsing.

The Blood Lotus Great World, although not as terrifying as the Tianyuan Main Realm.

Yet at the instant Qi Xiu descended, it immediately detected his presence, aiming to suppress and expel him.

Fortunately, the Human Path Merit within him spontaneously protected him, blocking this wave of Heavenly Dao Will suppression.

"By normal standards, I would also be considered an Outer-Domain Evil Demon by the Blood Lotus Great World..."

Shaking his head with a light laugh, Qi Xiu brought two fingers together to form a Daoist Incantation, raising them in front of his chest, softly chanting.

Ding—

After the crisp chime, wisps of colorless flame gradually ascended around Qi Xiu.

Divine Luster Inward Concealment!

Like rivers flowing into the sea, Qi Xiu's aura rapidly turned calm and tranquil to the naked eye, even hiding and concealing his vitality.

Unless seen with one's own eyes.

Otherwise, any methods of examination would view him as a lifeless, extremely ordinary stone.

Having concealed his aura and vitality, Qi Xiu glanced up again at the eerie blood lotus pupil within the sky dome.

Indeed.

Once unable to detect his aura, the attention of the Heavenly Dao Will immediately dissipated, the lotus phantom became extremely faint but did not entirely vanish.

Hunyuan Palace!

Deploying this Small World Technique, Qi Xiu's figure instantly disappeared from the original place, arriving within a totally parallel special Space-Bounding.

"The Sect Master said that the Blood Lotus Great World and the Tianyuan Main Realm are far apart, the time streams between the two worlds are reversed, differing vastly in time flow.

Only Primordial Spirit True Honors can move freely between these two realms without being affected by such strange time flow.

Under this time flow, no matter how long I stay in the Blood Lotus Great World, when I return to the Tianyuan Main Realm, only a brief time might have passed.

Under such rules, for Dao Expert True Monarchs with dwindling longevity, it may be a sheer waste of life.

After all, in the Outer Realm, cultivating is nearly impossible.

The difference in Heaven-Soul Essence and world rules makes cultivation extremely difficult.

The pursuit of Dao, without advancement is regression.

The longer one stays in the Outer Realm, unable to grow in cultivation, merely wasting their remaining life."

With both hands forming a virtual grasp, forming the Primordial Seal, Qi Xiu exhaled a rainbow-like radiance, filling this Hunyuan Palace with abundant Primordial Qi.

The Outer Realm, for a typical Dao Expert True Monarch, is a barren land.

Yet for him, there is no such limitation.

The Primordial Path, governs Ten Thousand Laws, commands all Qi.

Any Spirit Qi can be transformed for personal use.

To replenish the Primordial Qi of Hunyuan Palace, Qi Xiu flipped his palm and took out a dark golden bowl, containing half a bowl of turbid, viscous, gloomy cold black water.

With the bowl in hand, Qi Xiu pointed, and the extremely cold and filthy black water surged upwards in the void, transforming into a tall and elegant, strangely beautiful young man.

"Order!"

"Spin and Transform!"

A flickering golden light entered the body, instantly bringing it to life.

Upon crafting this physical form, Qi Xiu spat out a dark glow, the void erupting into low, repressed laughter.

The dark glow pierced through the center of the forehead of this physical body.

In the next moment!

A pair of scarlet, monstrous eyes suddenly opened, a surging black mist rose and transformed into a black-red Daoist robe, draping over the man's body.

"Finally, alive once more."

Stretching lazily, the Daoist of the Taiyin, having regained control of the physical body, meticulously examined his new form.

"Not bad, with the Primordial Xuan Yin True Water as a foundation, and the Spin and Transform imbuing life, this [Taiyin Body] suits my taste quite well."

Feeling rather satisfied with the physical form his true self rebuilt, Daoist of the Taiyin nodded frequently on his face.

Gently pressing the torn side of his forearm, Qi Xiu operated the Hunyuan Myriad Laws Immortal Body, continually transforming the injury into Primordial Qi to suppress the backlash.

The backlash from Spin and Transform was heavier than I anticipated by two or three times.

It seems the Primordial Xuan Yin True Water has intensified the foundation of this body, causing the backlash force of Spin and Transform to increase as well.

"When venturing out this time, do not be ostentatious. Although this Blood Lotus Great World has no Primordial Spirit True Honor,

According to the Sect Master, the top figures in this world, with the presence known as [Sacred Object], can exhibit combat power on par with the Primordial Spirit.

Your task, aside from understanding the structure of this world, is to gather information about the location of the Primordial Heavenly Command.

I will emerge from isolation to join you once I achieve the [External Incarnation]." Qi Xiu softly instructed.

Though Daoist of the Taiyin is Qi Xiu's incarnation, his temperament is arrogant and rebellious, acting without heed to consequences.

If it weren't for the excessively overwhelming nature of the method practiced by Taiyang Daoist, which makes suppressing the aura difficult, and inevitably getting subjected to the Heavenly Dao Will's oppression upon venturing out,

he wouldn't have chosen the Daoist of the Taiyin to investigate this world.

"Rest assured in my work."

With an unfettered wave of his hand, Daoist of the Taiyin appeared relaxed.

"Take this Frost Cloud Flame with you, and I will also have the Hunyuan Sword Spirit accompany you. If you encounter formidable enemies, he can lend you a hand."

With a flick of his hand, the Primordial Sword Gourd tied at Qi Xiu's waist transformed into a stream of light, coalescing into a youthful figure clad in a colorful Daoist robe, yet with eyes emanating sharp and intense Sword Intent.

Grinning as he eyed the stern-faced Hunyuan Sword Spirit, Daoist of the Taiyin dismissed with a wave of his hand:

"No need, I'll bring the Frost Cloud Flame with me; you keep the Sword Spirit."

"Spare me, having the Sword Spirit accompany you is firstly to help you counter formidable enemies, and secondly to keep an eye on you.

I will be retreating for cultivation on the External Incarnation, and can't constantly monitor you.

There are too many unpredictable factors on this journey, and if left to your own devices, who knows how much trouble you would stir up."

Ignoring Gan Daoist's protests, Qi Xiu employed a spell gesture, a series of gray-white hazy, heavy mist-laden Talisman Arrays slowly congealing in the void.

With a grasp of his hand, he transformed the ten [Cloud-Mystifying Fog Formations] into ten palm-sized Talisman Array Plates.

"These ten [Cloud-Mystifying Fog Formations] are for your use in escaping.

Remember!

Your task is to gather information, and everything else shall wait until I emerge from isolation."

Seeing his true self's solemn expression, exuding an undeniable aura, Daoist of the Taiyin also dispelled his nonchalant, wanton manner, nodding heavily:

"Understood, rest assured."

"Yes, off you go, be cautious."

With a gentle nod, Qi Xiu flicked his sleeve, and a breeze swiftly swept up Daoist of the Taiyin and the Hunyuan Sword Spirit, sending them out of the Hunyuan Palace.

"Next, it's Qi's affair."

Having dispatched Daoist of the Taiyin to ascertain the foundation of the Blood Lotus Great World, Qi Xiu sat cross-legged in the Hunyuan Palace, placing his hands flat on his knees.

From between his brows, strands of ancient, esoteric, enigmatic script spread out, gradually congealing into a thick ancient tome in front of him.

[External Incarnation]

Obtained from the ancient secret technique of a mysterious Great Demon True Honor, even Supreme Sect Leader Dongfang Qing has praised it.

And asserted that this technique holds its allure even for Primordial Spirit True Honor.

"Profoundly Ingenious Method forms Immortal Body, the transformation incognizant; eighty-four thousand hair and scales, following the heart's intent..."

Scanning through this tome of ancient secret technique, word by word, Qi Xiu's eyes gleamed with wisdom.

From the beginning of cultivation to now, under the support of proficient divine marvel, the baptism of immense experience and insights have unknowingly vastly elevated his aptitude.

This [External Incarnation] technique is extraordinarily esoteric and intricate.

Ordinary Dao Expert may have to read it ten thousand times, toil for a hundred years, to merely approach entry.

Yet previously Profoundly Ingenious True Venerable explicitly stated, Qi Xiu could achieve minor success in under a hundred years.

In essence, this is due to his Golden Eyes Method discernment of Qi Xiu's transcendental aptitude, having the posture of Dao fulfillment.

And now, as he commences cultivation with a concentrated heart, Qi Xiu indeed proceeds as Profoundly Ingenious True Venerable foretold.

The extraordinarily difficult and obscure [External Incarnation], under his relentless probing and comprehension,

Like a divine ice of ten thousand years slowly melting, dripping nectar-like luscious essence...

Unknown time elapsed.

Qi Xiu, deep in meditative cultivation, moved his eyelids slightly, gradually opening his eyelids halfway, glimpsing at the proficiency panel.

Lines of script slowly emerged on the panel.

[External Incarnation (First Realm): 0.1%]

...