Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 672 - 342, Dharma Phase, the primordial spirit of Golden Crow holding a clock.

But I... am not such a short-sighted person... Xu Xing gathered his thoughts, pondering privately.

The alliance between the Butian Sect and the Seven Stars Sect is like scheming with a tiger, but that doesn't mean the Yin Wind Gate are good people. He had long been familiar with the evil reputation of the Demon way.

"Heavenly Desire Daoist, I understand your intentions. However, I currently need to enter seclusion for cultivation to stabilize my realm, so I am not suited for battle," Xu Xing said, cupping his hands in a salute. "In one hundred years, I will give Daoist Friend Heavenly Desire a definite answer."

Directly refusing Tianyu Saint Monarch's proposal would be unwise, he thought; it might push Tianyu Saint Monarch and the Yin Wind Gate towards the Seven Stars Sect. My good character doesn't mean Mao Ri Saint Lord is like me, able to resist the temptations of the Demon way. I'll string the Yin Wind Gate along first. After one hundred years, my strength will have grown again. Times change, and I won't be as constrained in my dealings as I am today.

"Then, in one hundred years, we shall meet again!" Tianyu Saint Monarch, harboring no suspicions, flicked his sleeve robe, transformed once more into a Yin Wind, and vanished from Deer Riding Cliff.

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「The 627th year of the Tiande era.」

Zuoqiu Ying returned from the Nanhua Sect, having achieved a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. She took over Xu Xing's responsibilities, managing the internal affairs of the Butian Sect for him.

In the same year, Xu Xing began his seclusion.

Time flew. In the blink of an eye, another twenty-five years passed.

In this year, Xu Xing, by means of the Yin-Yang Principle, converted "Living Qi" into "Dead Qi" and successfully overcame the Second Calamity Death Tribulation, one of the Nine Tribulations to Become Immortal.

According to the realm divisions of the Cultivation World, Xu Xing's current realm was considered that of a Two Tribulations Primordial Spirit Saint King.

In the Cultivation World, more than ninety percent of Primordial Spirit Cultivators should be at a realm roughly similar to mine at this moment, all being Two Tribulations Primordial Spirits...

Inside the Butian Sect's Cave Mansion, Xu Xing observed the sharply distinct black and white Longevity Immortal Energy within his body, a spiritual light flickering in his eyes.

The primary reason most Primordial Spirit Sage Monarchs in the Cultivation World are averse to combat and unwilling to leave their Caves is singular. These Sage Monarchs are either currently undergoing the Dying Glory Tribulation, or they have passed it but not yet fully consolidated their success.

The Third Calamity Dying Glory Tribulation, part of the Nine Tribulations to Become Immortal, is the most difficult to overcome. It requires one to "glimpse the true self" and find the Primordial Spirit Cultivator's own "fundamental self." Only after finding this "fundamental self" and the Nascent Soul transforms into a Primordial Spirit does one truly reach the Primordial Spirit Stage and begin cultivation for the next tribulation.

In the Chiming World, where the Immortal Path is more flourishing, the first three tribulations to become immortal are also known as the "Physical Body Barrier." Many Primordial Spirit Cultivators in the Chiming World fall during the Dying Glory Tribulation, failing to completely pass the Physical Body Barrier. They are then forced into Refining Void, becoming Refining Void Cultivators.

This tribulation is exceedingly profound.

Primordial Spirit Cultivators who have not broken the "Physical Body Barrier" and venture out of their Cave, without the aid of the "Heavenly Dao" within the Cave, will find it difficult to suppress the eruption of Death Qi in their bodies when the Dying Glory Tribulation descends. This leads to the consumption of their Longevity Immortal Energy and a forced reduction of their lifespan. If such Primordial Spirit Cultivators do not return to their Cave in time, in severe cases, they may even perish.

The Butian Sect doesn't possess a Cave, only a Blessed Land. If I rashly attempt the Dying Glory Tribulation, I might perish and my Dao be extinguished... Xu Xing rubbed the bridge of his nose. He withdrew the Longevity Immortal Energy that had dispersed outside his body, guided it into his Dantian, and allowed the Mother-Child Twinning to continuously draw it in and absorb it.

If the Seven Stars Sect is destroyed, their Cave will belong to the Butian Sect. Then, I can undergo my tribulation with ease... Xu Xing mused.

But this is like scheming with a tiger. I need to prepare for the worst: to fight one against two, simultaneously facing Mao Ri Saint Lord and Tianyu Saint Monarch...

However, to deal with both of them simultaneously without external assistance, even if I could defeat them, I lack the power to actually kill them... He sighed.

In a battle between those of the same realm, achieving victory and completely annihilating an opponent are two entirely different matters. Accomplishing the latter means one must be several times stronger than what is needed for the former.

Primordial Spirit Cultivators undergoing the Dying Glory Tribulation may appear not to have advanced their cultivation for millennia. In reality, however, these Primordial Spirit Cultivators have increased their "Daoist Virtue."

Primordial Spirit Cultivators possess an advantage over Nascent Soul Cultivators: an additional powerful tool for subduing enemies, which is the "Dharma Phase" derived from Dao Principles.

The Dharma Phase is akin to a second Nascent Soul. However, these Dharma Phases lack the drawbacks of a Nascent Soul; their Magic Power accumulation has no upper limit. They can store nearly limitless amounts of a Primordial Spirit Cultivator's additional Magic Power, converting it into "Daoist Virtue" and forming the cultivator's reserves.

If the "Physical Body Barrier" is broken and a Primordial Spirit Cultivator successfully undergoes the 'Nascent Soul to Primordial Spirit transformation,' the "Daoist Virtue" stored in these Dharma Phases will genuinely become the cultivator's own "Daoist Virtue," aiding them in advancing further in the subsequent realm.

Now that Living Qi and Dead Qi are in Yin-Yang balance, my Dharma Phase can also be derived. Thinking this, Xu Xing glanced into his Sea of Consciousness.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the Golden Crow Illusion, representing the Great Sun Dao Principle, and the two Yin-Yang Fish, representing the Yin-Yang Principle, continuously intertwined. At times they formed a blazing Great Sun, at others a pitch-black celestial body, resembling the phenomenon of a celestial dog devouring the sun.

Dharma Phases nurtured by Dao Principles are typically Flowers, Birds, Fishes, and Insects of the world, or various artifacts. Chi Yuan's Yin-Yang Chessboard is a rarity. Could my Dharma Phase possibly be a Great Sun? Xu Xing frowned.

A Dharma Phase nurtured by Dao Principles is not merely for show; it also conceals its own unique Divine Techniques.

For instance, some Primordial Spirit Sage Monarchs with avian Dharma Phases possess astonishing speed. Some Primordial Spirit Cultivators who nurture Divine Beast Dharma Phases may even inherit some of the legendary divine powers associated with that Divine Beast Dharma Phase.

Just as Xu Xing was still pondering what his Dharma Phase might be, the Bronze Ancient Mirror in his Sea of Consciousness vibrated a few times. A brilliant flash of mirror light flared. The intertwining Dao Principles, which had formed the blazing Great Sun and the pitch-black celestial body, finally stabilized, coalescing into an entirely golden Three-legged Golden Crow cradling a Black Bronze Bell.