"Regardless of its origin, let's directly use the Nine Bends Yellow River Array to obliterate it," Zhang Chen said.
"It cannot be obliterated! This is akin to the 'Fruit' like that of Monk Hai Chan, but this fruit is somewhat peculiar. It has begun to revive its True Spirit, but has not fully awakened. Its True Spirit is hidden within the fruit. If you cannot destroy the fruit, you cannot kill the opponent's True Spirit," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
"This is really troublesome!" Zhang Chen looked at the colorful light in front of him. "What form is its Fruit?"
"It is a cluster of Space Origin," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen opened his Eye of Devouring to observe the True Spirit he had restrained, indeed seeing that within the True Spirit there were intricate Crystal Cores swirling, imperceptible to the mundane eye. However, these Crystal Cores seemed to merge into the void of another dimension, making them invisible to the naked eye and beyond physical reach.
Zhang Chen was secretly surprised: "Those Crystal Cores seem to not reside within the current spatial plane?"
"Correct, those Crystal Cores are infused with the Power of Space, situated in the crevice between the current existence and another dimension," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
"Since the Nine Bends Yellow River Array cannot obliterate it, I shall temporarily store it away and craft it at a more opportune time," Zhang Chen said as he opened the mouth of the Ba Snake and directly sent the colorful light into the Ba Snake Space.
Then Zhang Chen turned to the Innate Peacock, seeing Monk Hai Chan emanating rays of colorful light, with streams of the aura of Innate Five Elements circulating.
With a wave of his hand, five feathers returned from Monk Hai Chan's body, landing on the skill panel of Zhang Chen, who then collected the Five-Colored Divine Light of the Innate Peacock.
"Aren't you being a bit petty?" Monk Hai Chan opened his eyes, his voice filled with complaint and dissatisfaction.
"Considering I let you borrow the Innate Five Elements, it's a great favor. I advise you not to be ungrateful," Zhang Chen replied irritably.
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Innate Peacock's face twitched with anger; those five feathers were his essence, his property, yet Zhang Chen had such cheeky words?
However, having just seized a new body, he knew of Zhang Chen's prowess and did not want to fall out with him; thus, he said, "Hey, do you want to hit it big?"
"Hmm?" Zhang Chen drew out his tone, sensing the Innate Peacock's intent to stir up trouble.
"Why don't we trick all those old fellows to death and take over the Five Villages Temple?" the Innate Peacock said with glowing eyes.
Zhang Chen looked up and down at the Innate Peacock, "How much of your power have you recovered to dare talk about tricking all those old fellows?"
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Innate Peacock smiled proudly, "Though my power hasn't recovered much, don't forget whose body I now inhabit. As long as I go out and deceive a bit, there's a good chance I can trick all those guys in. Then you can use the Nine Bends Yellow River Array to slay all those guys, rescue that young girl, and I will devour the essence of those guys to restore power. It's a win-win strategy for us."
Of course, the most crucial point is that by swallowing those guys, I could quickly restore my power and suppress that Immortal first.
"By the way, where is that Immortal's True Spirit? Could it be that it escaped out of your Nine Bends Yellow River Array?" the Innate Peacock asked.
"Immortal True Spirit?" Zhang Chen was stunned, then he remembered the cluster of colorful light and was quite surprised in his heart: That was actually the Immortal's True Spirit?
"It has already been suppressed by me," Zhang Chen said.
"Well done!" On hearing this, the Peacock took a deep breath, but then realized that with Zhang Chen's methods, suppressing that True Spirit wasn't too difficult.
"May I consult with you about something?" Zhang Chen looked at the Innate Peacock, recalling some mysteries about the Immortal Dao, then lowered his posture to seek advice.
The Innate Peacock surveyed Zhang Chen, an odd look in his eyes: "This demeanor of yours is quite rare. What do you wish to consult about?"
"What is the origin of the Immortal?" Zhang Chen asked. After all, the Innate Peacock fought the Immortal in the past and should know something of their origin.
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Innate Peacock glanced at him, "If you asked someone else, they wouldn't know the crux of it, but you've asked me, and I just happen to know the Immortal's origin. That Immortal was dug out from an ancient tomb in the Thirty-Three Heavens. Originally, that Immortal was already dead, but who would have expected someone with idle hands to study the Corpse Nourishing Dao and actually brought the Immortal back to life?"
Zhang Chen's pupils shrank slightly: "What? The Immortal was actually dug out from a tomb? And the Immortal was already dead?"
A tempest surged in Zhang Chen's heart; such a development was beyond his imagination. He believed the Immortal should be alive, commanding an era, but you tell him that the Immortal was excavated from a coffin; this completely shattered his worldview!
What situation is this? How could the Immortal be dug out?
"What about the Immortal's origin and the Qi Cultivation formula?" Zhang Chen inquired again.
"Who knows where the Immortal came from? Those Qi Cultivation formulas were all burial items from the Immortal's tomb," the Innate Peacock said. "No one knows how the Immortal achieved its cultivation. According to my estimate, the Immortal should have been some Innate Spirit formed from a certain Law of Heaven and Earth. Due to unforeseen events, it was stillborn, yet was mutated and revived by that bizarre individual's tampering."
"As for the Qi Gong, it's likely an echo of the Law of Heaven and Earth engraved; unfortunately, that Innate Divine Spirit was stillborn, causing the corresponding law and Qi Cultivation Technique also to be stillborn. That Qi Cultivation Technique sought the Creation of Heaven and Earth, plundering the origin and authority of deities, something intolerable by the multitude of heavenly ways, so it's reasonable they ended up stillborn," the Innate Peacock said.
Listening to the Innate Peacock's words, Zhang Chen held a reserved attitude, not fully committing to belief, always sensing that the Immortal's origins were not as simple. Leaving aside anything else, just with the Immortal Slaying Sword and the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, it can't possibly be that simple!
"By the way, your path is that of Qi Refining, right?" the Innate Peacock sized Zhang Chen up and down. Zhang Chen wasn't surprised that the Innate Peacock could see through him, given their vast disparity in cultivation levels.
"It is the path of Qi Cultivation," Zhang Chen responded.
"It's incredible that you've succeeded in cultivating it. I too, once comprehended the path of Qi Cultivation in the past, even at the cost of my essence, but failed and was ambushed by those bastards," the Peacock said, filled with resentment in his voice, showing no attempt to hide his murderous intent.
Zhang Chen was surprised, glancing at the Innate Peacock, recognizing him as someone who appreciates real talents.
"How did you manage to successfully cultivate a pure Qi Cultivation Technique? Those like Changsheng and others achieved slight success by supplementing their deficiencies with external objects. How did you acquire this fortune? Could it be there are nuances in the Qi Cultivation Technique that I haven't grasped?" the Peacock was full of curiosity as he drew closer to ask.
"If you agree to become my mount, I wouldn't mind teaching you the Qi Cultivation skills!" Zhang Chen said with a smile.
Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Innate Peacock's face darkened instantly, eyes full of disdain, "You're the mount! Your whole family is mounts!"
His voice dripped with impatience, as if longing to swat Zhang Chen to death with a slap, "The last one who thought to make me a mount was torn apart by my own hands."
He was referring to the Immortal!
Then the Innate Peacock continued:
"The Immortal Dao is a dead end. Only the path of Innate Bloodline is the truly immortal and everlasting path to Changsheng. I advise you to abandon Immortal Techniques and refine your bloodline, cultivating the power of Bloodline."
Listening to the Peacock's words, Zhang Chen was noncommittal. The Immortal Dao isn't as simple as the Peacock made it out to be. Be it the Upper Pure Talisman Scripture, or the secrets he knew about the Five Villages Temple, the Ascension Pool, and so on, they are definitely not so simple, and they harbor great mysteries.
As for the words from the Innate Peacock, Zhang Chen remained unconvinced; the Immortal Dao was not as simple as the Peacock said. Be it the Upper Pure Talisman Scripture, or the hidden secrets he knew about the Five Villages Temple, they definitely weren't that straightforward, containing earth-shattering mysteries within them.