Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2729 Body and Spirit

Yi Ling took a deep breath; even with her strong personality, she found it difficult to suppress her excitement.

It was her pupil spirit that lured Qin Sang away.

That pupil spirit was different from the pupil spirits lost before. Ever since the moment it awakened its hidden eyes, that pupil spirit had been nurtured in her pupils and had another name in the Purple Pupil lineage—Body Spirit.

As the name suggests, the Body Spirit is the most important pupil spirit of the Purple Pupil lineage; it is no exaggeration to say that it is the foundation of a cultivator.

Within the True Radiance Holy Clan, the Purple-Eyed lineage is also known as the Mining Master lineage. Their talent makes it easier for them to detect hidden mineral veins and directly draw power from them to strengthen themselves.

The Purple Eyes lineage was once as prestigious as the Golden Eyes and Silver Eyes lineages. However, as demonic cultivators and forces continued to mine the mines, most of them, except for the deepest hidden veins, were almost completely depleted, leading to a decline in the Purple Eyes lineage's status within the clan and making cultivation increasingly difficult.

This journey of spiritual practice is extremely difficult.

In order to strengthen her spirit, she traveled to most of the Demon Realm and even tried to sneak into the Spirit Realm. Now she is going to abandon her spirit. Before today, she would never have done such a thing.

No cultivator of the Purple Eyes lineage would ever abandon their body and spirit unless faced with a life-or-death crisis.

Unlike other eye spirits, once the body spirit perishes, it can never be reunited. Not only will the accumulation of countless years be lost in a single day, but the strength of the eye spirit will also be damaged when condensing other eye spirits in the future.

Losing one's spirit is equivalent to destroying half of one's talent, which is unacceptable.

But as long as we can obtain the Holy Venerable's inheritance, it's all worth it!

Yi Ling withdrew her gaze and resolutely pushed open the palace door in front of her.

……

Inside another grand hall.

Qin Sang and the spirit were locked in fierce combat. Even now, Qin Sang had not yet seen through the spirit's true identity, and the Vermilion Bird in his sleeve was merely an illusion formed from feathers, so naturally it could not see through the spirit's true nature.

If he knew the truth, he would surely be amazed by the innate divine abilities of the True Emperor Saint Clan, truly worthy of being a powerful clan that has long ruled the Demon Realm.

Despite not knowing the truth, Qin Sang felt increasingly uneasy and was eager to capture the spirit.

'boom! '

The sound shook the hall, and the two streaks of light separated as soon as they touched.

Qin Sang and Shen Ling appeared together, positioned on either side of the rocks, both with solemn expressions, staring intently at each other.

No one attempted to collect the mountain stones. Given the precedent of the Xuanjin Shield Armor, collecting the mountain stones would not be easy and would only give the other side an opportunity to take advantage.

Xiao Wu and the Thunder Beast Guard appeared on either side of the spirit, surrounding it completely.

At this moment, Shenling's strength was still formidable, and Xiao Wu and the Thunder Beast Guard dared not confront it directly, so they could only harass it from the sidelines.

Qin Sang had initially thought highly of Yi Ling, but now that she saw that Yi Ling couldn't even produce a single acquired spiritual treasure to deal with Xiao Wu, she relaxed a little. Perhaps consuming the essence and transforming was her last trump card.

If that's the case, the outcome of this battle will be no longer in doubt, but a swift victory will be by no means easy.

Qin Sang's eyes flashed, and he even considered summoning two killing swords.

The current Triple Domain is still not his full power; the Sun and Moon Twin Swords have only fused the sword intent of the Wandering Cloud Sword and the Human Slaughter Sword. Using both killing swords to unleash the Triple Domain will only make its power even more terrifying.

To this day, Qin Sang has not encountered a powerful enemy who could push him to this point.

However, this would expose the true nature of both the Wandering Sword and the Human Killing Sword. Since the Great Celestial Venerable is not dead, revealing one's identity as the successor of Ziwei in the Holy Venerable's relics would be unwise.

In a flash, Qin Sang dismissed the idea and unleashed another fierce attack with the Sun and Moon Swords.

'Shuh! '

The sword light pierced the sky.

At the same time, Xiao Wu and the Thunder Beast Guardian also moved. One waved his hand and unleashed a burst of five-colored divine light, while the other transformed into black lightning, second only to the sword light in speed.

In an instant, his body and spirit were engulfed by sword light, treasure light and lightning.

She stood there blankly, seemingly powerless to resist, and was instantly shattered by a series of fierce attacks.

Before it shattered, a glint of light shone in the spirit's eyes, and the corners of its mouth curled up slightly.

Seeing the smile on her face, Qin Sang was slightly taken aback, and then felt that all her attacks had missed their mark.

Before disappearing, the spirit made hand gestures and chanted incantations. Crystal light flowed across its body, forming a mist-like aura around it.

The attack failed, but Qin Sang remained calm; this woman could not possibly have disappeared. As expected, the next moment a thunderous roar echoed from the center of the battlefield. The giant mountain that she had been manipulating suddenly appeared above the battlefield, crashing down in an attempt to suppress the Sun and Moon Twin Swords, Xiao Wu, and the Thunder Beast Guardian all at once.

At the same time, a violent shockwave erupted from the place where the spirit had disappeared, like a raging storm with overwhelming force.

'Whoosh!'

Upon closer inspection, countless purple threads were hidden within the ripples. These purple threads shot out with incredible speed, almost appearing in the blink of an eye, and instantly wrapped around the sword light.

The purple silk that lunged at the Thunder Beast Guardian ignored the protective lightning and struck the Thunder Beast Guardian's armor heavily.

Fortunately, the armor was tough enough to block the purple silk, but then the purple silk burst out with clusters of purple light, which was all-pervasive and transformed into countless strange runes in a flash.

At this moment, the Thunder Beast Guardian's entire body seemed to be sealed inside a piece of amethyst, and its attack slowed down. Then, the runes formed by the purple light shattered, and a terrifying power erupted.

Under the impact of this immense force, the armor on the Thunder Beast Guardian creaked and groaned as it was involuntarily sent flying backward.

Its strength is still inferior to Yi Ling's.

Xiao Wu and the Sun and Moon Twin Swords were also attacked by the purple silk at the same time. Xiao Wu reacted extremely quickly and flashed away from the battlefield. The Sun and Moon Twin Swords did not back down and unleashed an extremely powerful sword aura to confront the purple silk head-on.

"The fairy's appetite is far too great; be careful not to overeat!"

Qin Sang roared angrily.

Beneath the giant mountain, amidst the purple light, sword light spun rapidly. One sword slashed upwards against the current, heading towards the giant mountain, while the other, unstoppable, slashed towards the center of the purple light.

'boom!'

The giant mountain was suspended in mid-air, held firmly by a sword shadow, while a chaotic storm erupted below, with sword intent and purple silk dancing wildly.

Amidst the storm, Shenling was forced to reveal herself. Her delicate body trembled slightly, and her pretty face was somewhat pale. Her situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable. She tried every means possible, but could only force back the Thunder Beast Guards and Xiao Wu, unable to get close to Qin Sang.

Before he could regain his footing, Shen Ling's expression changed again. Hearing a loud rumbling sound from above, he suddenly looked up.

Suddenly, the battlefield was enveloped by a sea of ​​stars, with countless starlight shining solely on her. Then, the sword star was pried up by an invisible force, and together with the heavenly fire, it transformed into a sky full of flowing flames, descending from the sky with the power to destroy the world!

After a fierce battle, Qin Sang lost patience and simply opened her triple domain, attempting to pull her opponent into it.

Only in this way can the outcome be determined as quickly as possible.

Under the starlight and firelight, the spirit seemed to have been unfortunately stranded in the boundless starry sky, isolated and helpless.

All she could rely on was the giant mountain beside her. But no matter how great a mountain is, how can it compare to the starry sky?

The power of the law domain and the boundless flames attacked together.

Although the Sun and Moon Swords are gone, their sword intent is omnipresent, as if countless sword shadows are appearing and disappearing around us, making it even more eerie and unpredictable.

Her body sensed a strong crisis. She was sent out by the main body to act as bait and never intended to return alive, but she wanted to buy as much time as possible for the main body.

A spirit body is not an avatar and is fundamentally different from other spirit eyes. A spirit body is a cultivator, and a cultivator is a spirit body; they generally do not act alone. The original body paid a heavy price to separate her from the eye; if this person finds her, the original body would be no match for him.

The blazing fire is approaching.

Shen Ling's expression hardened slightly. He formed a hand seal with one hand, his vertical pupil between his brows widened, and a bolt of purple lightning burst forth.

'Snapped! '

The lightning struck empty space, leaving a purple halo behind.

The next moment, the halo spread in all directions at an astonishing speed, and wherever it passed, the void seemed to be frozen.

As the giant mountain beside her was enveloped in a halo of light, its body suddenly cracked open, turning into crystals of roughly the same size.

Then a bizarre scene unfolded: the crystals came to life, growing heads and bodies, transforming into ferocious stone spirits that roared towards the sky.

'Bang! Bang! Bang!'

The vanguard of the Blazing Fire was the first to come into contact with the halo, and its speed was immediately reduced. The Stone Spirits leaped up and swung their heavy fists, smashing the Heavenly Fire to pieces.

The heavenly fire is inexhaustible, and the stone spirit also has inexhaustible strength.

The battlefield was deadlocked, but the battle between Qin Sang and Shen Ling continued. At this moment, their domains were intertwined, and what followed was a fight to the death. Either one of their domains would be destroyed, or they would perish together!

The power of their respective domains permeated each other, and abnormal phenomena appeared within both domains.

The starlight in the sky was faintly tinged with purple, and some sword stars even turned into amethyst, losing not only their luster but also their sword intent. After turning into amethyst, they immediately transformed into stone spirits and wreaked havoc.

Purple light spread between the sea of ​​stars and the sea of ​​fire, stirring up waves of chaos.

The area around the spirits was not peaceful either, with flashes of sword light appearing from time to time, each sword capable of slicing off the heads of several stone spirits.

The clash of cultivators' domains is a process of constantly depleting each other's life force, much like a battle between armies. There are few shortcuts; it's a contest of the two sides' underlying strength.

Unfortunately, the essence within Shenling's body was being constantly depleted, and her foundation was clearly inferior to Qin Sang's.

At this moment, the Thunder Beast Guardian finally dissipated the force of the purple silk. With a swift movement, he and Xiao Wu rejoined the battle. With Qin Sang's assistance in the Dharma Domain, they were even more at ease.

"Roar!"

Roars echoed across the battlefield.

At this time, a large part of the Star Sea had been eroded by the purple light, and more and more stone spirits were emerging. They formed a large army, chasing stars and seizing the moon, conquering cities and territories in the Star Sea.

On the other side, the number of stone spirits around Shenling was decreasing, as they were constantly being killed by the sword light.

With each stone spirit that falls, the mountain loses a portion of its power; if this continues, the treasure will be destroyed here.

Of course, Yi Ling originally intended to discard this item, and in order to achieve her goal, she gave the spirit more than just this one treasure.

The treasure that had been circling around the neck of the spirit suddenly shot out. It was a four-sided die, but instead of numbers, it had four patterns of unknown meaning on its surface.

'Shuh! '

The dice flew out, just in time to block the Thunder Beast Guard's attack.

One side is firmly pressed against the tip of the gun, and this side is painted as if it were a Gobi Desert with stones of different sizes scattered on it.

The pattern burst forth with dazzling light, illuminating reality and transforming into a Gobi Desert on the battlefield. The stones on the desert trembled with the earth, and then, with a series of 'poof' sounds, they shot out in a massive, overwhelming barrage.

Not all crystal spirit mines are treasure troves. The world is full of wonders. Some crystal spirit mines, though not protected by stone spirits, are extremely dangerous. All living beings that dare to approach them are reduced to skeletons.

The Purple-Eyed Holy Clan possesses extraordinary talent, but there are also some crystals that even they do not understand.

Over the years, Yi Ling had encountered similar cases, so she crafted this four-sided die to seal those crystals inside.

The Gobi Desert contains a type of crystal that she named "White Poison."

Upon seeing the white poison, Qin Sang sensed the danger and immediately ordered the Thunder Beast Guards to retreat.

The next moment, the stones silently melted away as they sped along, and a strange toxin quietly erupted.

If the Thunder Beast Guard hadn't retreated in time, the poison would have already entered its body.

Qin Sang frowned secretly, wondering what kind of poison it was that could affect his domain.

"Xiao Wu!"

Qin Sang gave a low shout, and Xiao Wu immediately appeared, scattering five-colored divine light from a distance to seal the poisons in place.

Then the four dice spun again, and this time the side with the crater drawn on it lit up. The crater was activated and spewed out lava, but it was not hot at all. Upon closer inspection, the lava was found to be composed of soft red crystals.

The red crystal had just manifested when the four-sided dice began to spin again...

The crystals sealed in the four dice are increasingly troublesome, but it is impossible to defeat an opponent like Qin Sang by relying on these crystals; they can only cause some trouble for the opponent.

The spirit body exerted all its strength to buy time for the main body.

Unfortunately, the essence is ultimately limited. As the power of the essence within her body gradually weakens, the strength of her spirit also declines. During the previous chase, Qin Sang waited patiently for the right moment. After this fierce battle, she was still able to withstand the consumption of the three realms of magic.

Finally, the aura of the spirit body grew weaker and weaker, the purple light on the battlefield was forced to shrink, the stone spirits were constantly being harvested by the sword light, and the battle lines were lost one after another.

Despite the signs of defeat, Shenling persisted, showing no intention of begging for mercy.

Qin Sang could only exert all her strength, wielding the Sun and Moon Twin Swords to slay all the remaining stone spirits. Then, sword light flashed repeatedly, quickly riddling Yi Ling's magical domain with holes. Still unaware of the secrets of the Holy Venerable's legacy, Qin Sang intended to capture her alive, destroy her magical domain, and then force Yi Ling to surrender.

Unexpectedly, Yi Ling suddenly gave up resisting, her anxious expression changed, and she gave him a strange smile.

Qin Sang sensed something was wrong and knew things were going badly, but it was too late to stop it.

Suddenly, Yi Ling's entire body swelled up, and then with a loud 'boom,' she chose to self-destruct!

Qin Sang retreated rapidly, his face ashen. He never expected Yi Ling to be so resolute, choosing death to prove her resolve if she couldn't obtain the Holy Venerable's treasure.

"wrong……"

Immediately afterwards, Qin Sang noticed something unusual: what flew out from the center of the explosion was not flesh and blood, but fragments of crystal.

From beginning to end, the person he was fighting was actually a fake Yi Ling!

At this moment, the real Yi Ling, along with the four gemstones, vanished without a trace. (End of Chapter)