If someone were to ask…
What exactly does death feel like? Shi Yi should be able to answer that question.
Death.
It's a sensation of utter silence. The limbs become numb, consciousness fades, and memories begin to flash like a revolving lantern, with everything, important or not, flowing past like a stream.
This feeling… is truly amazing.
Peaceful, tranquil.
The moment the forces of earth, water, fire, and wind surged, Shi Yi felt his body collapse. This was a power he couldn't touch; attempting to use the Spirit Transformation Grotto-Heaven's earth, water, fire, and wind was simply courting death.
Fortunately.
Now, he was a spiritual consciousness, and his body exploding didn't mean death. Thirteen scriptures protected his soul and consciousness sea, so no one could obliterate his soul.
However, according to common sense, death in the Virtual Spirit Realm would also cause severe damage in the real world. His vitality would be greatly injured, and his essence, energy, and spirit would be damaged, requiring at least a few months of recuperation to slowly recover.
This kind of spiritual death had a huge impact on oneself. At worst, it could lead to spiritual problems, and in severe cases, one could even lose their spirituality, which would cause issues in future cultivation.
But Shi Yi, in the unknown and mysterious place of the Virtual Spirit Realm, suffered only minimal losses to his essence, energy, and spirit after his spiritual consciousness exploded.
However, because the damage to his essence, energy, and spirit was so minimal, Shi Yi in the real world did not awaken.
After about a few minutes, the spiritual consciousness of Shi Yi, which had exploded in place, and the scattered flesh and blood, began to coalesce bit by bit under the Willow Deity's life-giving power, returning to their previous appearance.
Blood and flesh reconstruction.
In the real world, Shi Yi naturally couldn't achieve this. However, this was the Virtual Spirit Realm. As a spiritual consciousness, he could do it, utilizing the Willow Deity's method of endless vitality to reconstruct his flesh and blood.
"The Virtual Spirit Realm is indeed strange... but death here doesn't seem to cause much damage to my spirit, energy, or essence! And with the aid of the Willow Deity's method, I can even die and be reborn simultaneously. Through this cycle of death and rebirth, I might even become immune to the forgetting of this place."
Shi Yi rubbed his chin, as if he understood the Willow Deity's intentions in having him enter the Spirit Transformation Grotto-Heaven within the Virtual Spirit Realm, as well as the reason for his appearance in this mysterious place.
In the real world, he wouldn't be able to access the Spirit Transformation Grotto-Heaven so easily. After all, the power levels within his Grotto-Heaven were too high, far beyond what he could currently comprehend.
"Shape the true spirit self, the foundation of the Spirit Transformation Grotto-Heaven, and transform the body and soul."
After figuring out the key points, Shi Yi once again mobilized the power within his Spirit Transformation Grotto-Heaven. However, this time, he didn't trigger the forces of earth, water, fire, and wind, nor did he disturb the Yin and Yang, or Chaos.
"Nine Palaces, Qian Palace, Kan Palace, Gen Palace, Zhen Palace, Central Palace, Xun Palace, Li Palace, Kun Palace, Dui Palace." Shi Yi first activated the power of the Nine Palaces within his ten Grotto-Heavens.
Nine is the extreme of numbers, with celestial and terrestrial numbers.
Heaven one, Earth two, Heaven three, Earth four, Heaven five.
Earth six, Heaven seven, Earth eight, Heaven nine, Earth ten.
Celestial numbers are five, terrestrial numbers are five.
Heaven generates Water in the North, Earth generates Fire in the South, Heaven generates Wood in the East, Earth generates Metal in the West, and Heaven generates Earth in the center.
Yang has no even number, Yin has no match, and they cannot combine.
Earth six forms Water in the North with Heaven one, Heaven seven forms Fire in the South with Earth two, Earth eight forms Wood in the East with Heaven three, Heaven nine forms Metal in the West with Earth four, and Earth ten forms Earth in the center with Heaven five.
"One Palace Kan [North], two Palaces Kun [Southwest], three Palaces Zhen [East], four Palaces Xun [Southeast], five Palaces Central [center], six Palaces Qian [West], seven Palaces Dui [Northwest], eight Palaces Gen [Northeast], nine Palaces Li [South]."
As the power of the Nine Palaces surged into his body, Shi Yi's Spirit Transformation began to show initial results.
He knew.
He was on the right path.
But...
Shi Yi, in a moment of carelessness, lost control of the power, and his body exploded again.
A few minutes later.
The Willow Deity's method of continuous regeneration reassembled Shi Yi's spiritual consciousness.
"Careless!"
Shi Yi grumbled before once more channeling the power of the Nine Palaces.
This time, he was exceptionally cautious, not daring to be careless in the slightest. After all, there was no chance to start over in reality; if it blew up, it was truly over, and there was no room for negligence.
Soon, as Shi Yi refined the power of the Nine Palaces bit by bit, his spiritual consciousness also grew stronger, at least making it less likely to explode again when refining the Nine Palaces' power.
That's right.
The Nine Palaces' power Shi Yi was refining was very, very little.
He was just an ant at the Grotto-Heaven realm, currently just laying the foundation. If he dared to refine even a bit more of the Nine Palaces' power, his body would dare to explode right then and there.
"Eight Trigrams: Qian, Kun, Kan, Li, Zhen, Gen, Xun, Dui."
"Qian represents Heaven, Kun represents Earth, Kan represents Water, Li represents Fire, Zhen represents Thunder, Gen represents Mountain, Xun represents Wind, and Dui represents Lake."
"In the Primordial Eight Trigrams, Qian is South, Kun is North, Li is East, Kan is West, Dui is Southeast, Zhen is Northeast, Xun is Southwest, and Gen is Northwest."
"Humans have eight gates: Rest Gate, Life Gate, Injury Gate, Blocking Gate, View Gate, Death Gate, Fear Gate, and Open Gate."
After learning from the experience with the Nine Palaces' power, and due to his own cautious nature, Shi Yi activated the Eight Trigrams' power within his ten grotto-heavens, and didn't encounter any accidents.
As the Eight Trigrams' power was gradually transformed by Shi Yi, his spiritual consciousness became increasingly firm and stable.
If the Nine Palaces' power was the base material, and the Eight Trigrams' power was the foundation, then Shi Yi's spiritual consciousness was the house built upon the Nine Palaces' power and the Eight Trigrams' power.
Now.
As long as Shi Yi didn't introduce too much grotto-heaven power at once, his spiritual consciousness wouldn't suddenly explode.
"The Seven Stars are Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang, which make up the Big Dipper. Tian Shu is also known as Greedy Wolf, Tian Xuan as Gluttony, Tian Ji as Lurking, Tian Quan as Literary Star, Yu Heng as Chaste, Kai Yang as Military Star, and Yao Guang as Breaking Army.
"Humans have seven emotions: joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock."
The Seven Stars and the seven emotions remained stable.
However, Shi Yi vaguely felt that his control over joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness – in other words, his control over his emotions – had reached the point where he could conceal them completely.
Indeed.
As cautious as he was, he truly needed extremely strong emotional control to prevent others from seeing through his thoughts.
But Shi Yi felt that…
He had only grasped the power of the seven emotions from the Seven Stars. There were still many unexplored aspects of the Seven Stars themselves.
"The Six Harmonies: body, heart, intention, qi, essence, and spirit."
"The body unites with the heart, the heart unites with the intention, the intention unites with the energy, the energy unites with the essence, the essence unites with the spirit, and the spirit unites with the void. The six spirits of man are indispensable."
"Humans have six desires: life, death, hearing, sight, taste, and smell."
Six Harmonies and six desires. Solid as a rock.
Shi Yi felt his physical strength had improved by far more than a single level. If he were to fight the adult Pixiu again, he was confident he could twist its head off within half a day.
"The Five Elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. They represent benevolence, wisdom, faith, righteousness, and propriety, known as virtue."
"There are five origins: origin of nature, origin of spirit, origin of qi, origin of emotion, and origin of essence. All things in the universe are within the Five Elements."
The power of the Five Elements stabilized his Spirit Transformation.
At this stage, his spiritual consciousness would no longer explode. The Five Elements, as the foundation of all things in the universe, were enough to ensure that his upcoming Spirit Transformation would be a smooth journey.
"The Four Symbols, from Taiji come the Two Forms, from the Two Forms come the Four Symbols, and the Four Symbols have clear divisions of Yin and Yang: Lesser Yang, Greater Yang, Lesser Yin, and Greater Yin."
"The Four Symbols are the Four Divine Beasts: Azure Dragon of the East, White Tiger of the West, Vermilion Bird of the South, and Black Tortoise of the North."
"The Divine Beasts possess spirits, each with their own attributes. Azure Dragon represents Wood, White Tiger represents Metal, Vermilion Bird represents Fire, and Black Tortoise represents Water, which are also known as Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, representing all things in the world."
The power of the Four Symbols: Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind.
Shi Yi's face alternated between green and white. He once again manifested Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. He could truly feel their immense power. Even a tiny wisp of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind could annihilate his previous self.
Fortunately, he already had the Nine Palaces' power, the Eight Trigrams' power, the Seven Stars' seven emotions, the Six Harmonies' six desires, and the Five Elements' power as a foundation. He still managed to manifest those insignificant wisps of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind.
"The Three Powers are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The two energies of Yin and Yang give birth to Heaven and Earth, and Heaven and Earth nurture Man. Thus, the Three Powers emerge. There is the way of Heaven, the way of Man, and the way of Earth. Combining the two, we have the Three Powers and the Three Lights. The Three Powers are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The Three Lights are the Sun, Moon, and Stars."
Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Energies Returning to the Origin.
Shi Yi's head was now crowned with the Essence, Qi, and Spirit flowers. Nourished by the power of the Three Powers and Three Lights, the three flowers became increasingly bright and vibrant, as if they were about to bloom.
"Two Forms represent Yin and Yang. All things carry Yin and embrace Yang. One Yin, one Yang, is called the Dao. The Two Forms of Yin and Yang, the two energies of Yin and Yang, Chaos gives birth to the two energies of Yin and Yang. The clear energy rises to become Heaven, the turbid energy sinks to become Earth. When Yang reaches its peak, Yin is born; when Yin reaches its peak, Yang transforms. Yin and Yang, Taiji."
Shi Yi's expression grew increasingly calm. His spiritual consciousness began to glow, displaying the two colors of Heaven and Earth, Yin and Yang, as if Chaos was being born, giving off a mysterious and unfathomable feeling.
"One Yuan is Chaos. Chaos is the Great Beginning. One Yuan restarts, and all things are renewed. Heaven and Earth are limitless; Limitless gives birth to Heaven; time and space are endless. Space is the Universe; time is the Cosmos. Things have a beginning and an end; affairs have a starting point and a conclusion. Knowing the order of things, then, one is close to the Dao."
Shi Yi's current Chaos Spirit Transformation had become smooth sailing.
With the two energies of Yin and Yang to support him.
Everything progressed naturally.
From the mundane to the primordial.
It was like rebirth through Nirvana!
Shi Yi's life essence was undergoing a gradual transformation, and his physical body was also slowly evolving into a Primordial Divine Fetus.
At this moment, in the real world.
Shi Yi's body, which remained in the real world, began to exude a trace of Nine Palaces power after his spiritual consciousness successfully achieved Spirit Transformation.
Later Heaven reversed Primordial Heaven.
Nine Palaces reversed Eight Trigrams.
Eight Trigrams reversed Seven Stars.
Seven Stars reversed Six Harmonies.
Six Harmonies reversed Five Elements.
Five Elements reverse the Four Symbols.
Four Symbols reverse the Three Powers.
Three Powers reverse the Two Forms.
Two Forms reverse Taiji.
Taiji reverses Chaos.
And just like that.
Everything, just like Shi Yi's spiritual consciousness, Shi Yi's physical body in the real world also began to transform from postnatal to innate, slowly undergoing Nirvana to become a Primordial Divine Fetus.
Now, Shi Yi had jade-like skin and bones, as if reborn. Rolling torrents surged within his veins, and an invisible fragrance emanated from him, like a peerless treasure.
If mortals were to smell it, all illnesses would vanish.
If they tasted a single drop of saliva, their lifespan would be extended by a hundred years.
Shi Yi's spiritual consciousness didn't yet know that his physical body in the real world was synchronizing with his Spirit Transformation.
He only knew that after successfully achieving Spirit Transformation, he saw the golden passage leading to the initial land of the Virtual Spirit Realm.
"Teacher, I have a question, is the Virtual Spirit Realm yours?" Shi Yi smacked his lips.
"Don't ask so many questions. Now that you've successfully transformed your spirit, go to the Virtual Spirit Realm and hone yourself with the other prodigies. Otherwise, no matter how deep your foundation and background are, it'll be like a castle in the air," Willow Deity's voice echoed.
"I'm not going!" Shi Yi shook his head firmly.
"Why not go?" Willow Deity's tone was puzzled.
"I'm not going, and that's final!"
Shi Yi really didn't want to go. What was the point of fighting?
If he won, he'd offend people.
If he lost, he'd lose face.
If he had a grudge…
He'd just kill them directly. Why bother with a fight?
"Break the Virtual Spirit Realm record five times, and I'll grant you one reasonable request."
Willow Deity used her ultimate move. She knew Shi Yi's desires, his desires for her. Although they were a bit strange, she felt that if she could exploit Shi Yi's desires, he might actually unleash an obsession that would even surprise her.
Obsession and desire.
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