Chapter 333: Entangled in Illusion, the Realm of Creation

"Not bad, not bad, you can actually collect all the seven methods of the outer path of the soul." Grandma Yu nodded and praised.

Shi Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If I didn't collect them all, how could you take me back?"

Grandma Yu suddenly chuckled, laughing so hard that she fell forward and backward. It took a long time before she stopped and glanced at Shi Xuan: "If you really can't collect them all, would I keep you there? But I see that you have rules and methods, so I decided to wait a little longer."

It turned out that I did a good job and was kept for more than 80 years after I achieved the Yin God. How could this be justified? Shi Xuan had to say: "After reading the seven methods of the outer path of the soul, I was very inspired. It helped me a lot in my practice in the Yin God period..."

Then Shi Xuan talked about some of his experiences. On the one hand, he used the story to sort out these contents from beginning to end, and on the other hand, he naturally wanted to ask Grandma Yu for advice.

After listening carefully, Granny Yu nodded and said, "Although it is an external method, it is also a secret method for longevity. It has its own merits. It is a good thing that you can understand more from it. However, well, I don't need to teach you to stick to the path, right?"

Then Granny Yu answered Shi Xuan's questions one by one, and finally smiled and said, "Especially the "Heavenly Natural Spirit Containing Great Method", which is the most acceptable one. As long as you control the number of shots, you can enjoy a lifespan of more than 100,000 years. Although it is difficult to escape the third heavenly tribulation in the end, how few normal Yuanshen Zhenren fell under the heavenly tribulation? If you have some insights in these hundreds of thousands of years, you can even reincarnate and cultivate again to impact the normal Yuanshen. Well, if you only want longevity, it is a good method."

"The third heavenly tribulation? I think those seven methods should not be able to survive even one heavenly tribulation?" Shi Xuan said in surprise.

Grandma Yu said with a smile: "Although it is difficult, there is still a glimmer of hope. If they can really have the great merits of this world, the power of the first two heavenly tribulations from the backlash of the big world will be much smaller. If they are well prepared, one of them will be in the fifty great evolutions."

It turns out that the merit energy has such a use. Shi Xuan wanted to ask again, but Grandma Yu smiled and did not answer, obviously thinking that Shi Xuan was not distracted by this now.

"Grandma, I don't understand one thing. For example, after practicing "The Great Method of Natural Spirit Containing Celestial Phenomena" to achieve the primordial spirit, seeing the calamity coming, I directly dispersed my cultivation, reincarnated again, and then continued to practice "The Great Method of Natural Spirit Containing Celestial Phenomena". Can I avoid the calamity and achieve the primordial spirit again? In that case, wouldn't it be endless like this until the destruction of the universe comes?" Shi Xuan had to ask this.

Granny Yu shook her head, stretched out her right hand, and spread out her five fingers: "Let's not talk about whether there is a chance to cultivate to the Yuanshen again. If you just disperse your cultivation and start over, it's not the Yuanshen, but the soul. The orthodox Taoists train strong souls step by step. The Yuanshen Zhenren disperses his power and reincarnates. The number of times varies according to the cultivation. This kind of heterodox Yuanshen will be annihilated at most five times."

Shi Xuan nodded. Sure enough, there is no way to take advantage of this loophole. Moreover, the possibility of success of these seven heterodox Yuanshen methods in the final step of achieving the Yuanshen is not much different from that of the orthodox Taoist Yuanshen, and the danger is even greater.

Seeing Shi Xuan didn't say anything, Granny Yu looked at Shi Xuan mischievously: "Why? Do you want your children to follow this path?"

Shi Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "If they are determined to follow the authentic path of the Yuanshen of the Taoist sect and fail, I will have to ask Granny for help, teach them the secret method, and protect their reincarnation. If they can't persist, these methods of the Yuanshen of the heterodox sect can be regarded as a friendship between the disciples and them, and I will help them to the best of my ability."

Granny Yu curled her lips and said: "Faced with the temptation of Yuanshen immortality, how many people can be firm? If you don't have the "Baolu" with you, when you reach the realm of the soul, you will probably be hesitant in the face of such temptation."

Shi Xuan was silent. He couldn't just watch them die and do nothing.

Granny Yu didn't care about these things, and turned to talk about Shi Xuan's cultivation: "You have reached the stage of 'being entangled by illusions' now, right?"

In the Yin God realm, there are three small realms: sensing the true spirit, strengthening the true spirit, and being entangled by illusions. Because Shi Xuan achieved the top-grade golden elixir and felt the scene of the creation of the world through the Tai Chi diagram, it took him decades less time to sense the true spirit than the normal Yin God Venerable. Therefore, he went through the two stages of sensing the true spirit and strengthening the true spirit in 83 years of advancement, and entered the "being entangled by illusions" which is the longest and most troublesome in the Yin God period.

"Well, as long as the disciple enters the visualization now, there are always all kinds of distracting thoughts and illusions coming to him, including all kinds of regrets in the previous life, and illusions that come from nowhere, such as a general who fought on the battlefield and was pierced by thousands of arrows in the end, and a scholar who was determined to save the country and finally became a treacherous minister..." Although Shi Xuan's heart is firm, these false thoughts seem to be related to him, so even if he completely suppresses them this time, they will come again next time.

As for Shi Xuan's natal spiritual weapon, the Tai Chi diagram and Yin Yang two-qi bottle are already more than three layers of heaven, and they will be perfected in less than a hundred years. However, the seventh-level Five Elements Immortal-destroying Sword will take at least four hundred years to be perfected, and the sixth-level Yin Yang lightning and void illusion Taoist magic will take more than five hundred years, not to mention the other fifth-level Taoist magic.

However, the Soul-Bewitching Banner has been upgraded to a spiritual weapon, and can be used in conjunction with the Yin Yang Life and Death Wheel to set up the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Life and Death Array.

Granny Yu nodded with satisfaction: "At this stage, the most important thing is to maintain your heart of Taoism and not be disturbed by vanity. They should come from your own soul, either from various acquired contaminations, or from previous lives, or from other residual souls merged when the residual soul was reborn, so they cannot be solved at this stage. Only by finding your own obsession, bringing opportunities, and stepping into the gate of life and death can you face them directly."

After a pause, Granny Yu reminded Shi Xuan: "After stepping into the gate of life and death, you can see your true nature and defeat them, kill them, or master them. This is the key to breaking through life and death. You must not be careless. I don't know how many amazing cultivators have failed at this step, or gone crazy or died."

Shi Xuan solemnly remembered it in his heart.

Seeing Shi Xuan's serious look, Granny Yu burst out laughing: "Don't worry about this for now. How to enter the gate of life and death is the problem you have to face now. You should know that most of the Yin Gods who hope to become Yuan Shen cannot enter the gate of life and death until their life span is over."

After Granny Yu gave Shi Xuan some pointers, she talked about Shi Xuan's next trip: "I have also been to the world that Xu Xiaogui chose for you. It is just right for you, but the control there is very strict and it is very dangerous for you."

"However." Granny Yu said seriously, "Don't count on me or Xu Xiaogui to help you when you are in danger. You will never be able to achieve Yuan Shen by relying on others."

Shi Xuan naturally agreed and tried to do things within his ability.

Afterwards, when Shi Xuan was about to say goodbye, Granny Yu suddenly stopped him and looked him up and down and said: "Is your Four Symbols World-Destroying Sword still missing a natural treasure?"

"Well, it's still missing a natural treasure with water and destructive properties. Granny, do you have it?" Judging from Granny Yu's meaning, is she going to give it to herself?

Grandma Yu laughed and said, "Not yet, and I didn't intend to give it to you. You can't grow up if you rely on your elders for everything. But I think that you may not have the opportunity to get water-based treasures before you achieve your soul when you go to that world, so I'll give you one."

As she spoke, Grandma Yu stretched out a white jade hand, and the water-based spiritual energy in the air was concentrated in her hand. Then a purple light flashed, and countless talismans appeared and disappeared. In her hand, there was a small ball of blue water with lightning patterns constantly moving inside.

"Ah?" Shi Xuan looked at the blue water ball in surprise.

Grandma Yu looked very satisfied: "Ten thousand thunders hit the water, freshly baked, no deception."

While Shi Xuan took the treasure, he asked in surprise: "Grandma, can you create treasures out of thin air?" When he saw Daoquanzi transforming matter and making spirit stones, Shi Xuan was amazed. Now seeing Grandma Yu's hand, he really didn't know how to describe it. There was no big spiritual fluctuation, no tyrannical power, just a simple flash of light.

Grandma Yu clapped her hands proudly: "Practicing brings not only powerful strength, but also insight into material changes. In addition to innate spiritual objects, acquired spiritual objects, and creatures with golden elixir and above cultivation, I can create them. Okay, you go back to Penglai Sect, and take the time and space landmark door of the Seven Immortals World back with you. The resources and environment there are still good."

Shi Xuan took the time and space landmark door and suddenly remembered something: "Grandma, I wonder how Wan'er is doing recently? Has she achieved a top-grade golden elixir?"

Grandma Yu was quite proud. When she heard Shi Xuan's question, her face suddenly turned red, which surprised Shi Xuan. He had never seen Grandma Yu blush.

Grandma Yu said unhappily: "It's done, it's done, go back quickly, anyway, when you come back, I will give you a complete precious apprentice." With a wave of his hand, Shi Xuan appeared dizzy on the storm sea.

"Could it be that the technique that Grandma Yu gave Wan'er had some omissions in the section from the golden elixir to the primordial spirit, so she was angry and refused to answer." Shi Xuan couldn't help but feel sorry for Wan'er, "It's really dangerous to be a guinea pig... I wonder how Grandma Yu is going to solve it? Can she make up for it directly? Or protect her reincarnation?"

Because he has great confidence in Grandma Yu, Shi Xuan, this heartless master, just felt sorry for Wan'er and found a good direction to return to the sect.

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The sea is wide and the sky is blue, the wind is slow and the waves are gentle.

Shi Xuan smelled the familiar sea flavor and looked at the familiar Penglai Island. The seven peaks of the inner gate and the twenty-eight mountains of the outer gate were no different from more than a hundred years ago. They were still so elegant and ethereal, better than a fairyland.

Before he had time to sigh and enter the Yingke Island, Shi Xuan felt the sect's formation sweeping over him, and then a purple light descended, moving him to the Jietian Palace.