Shi Feiyang sent Lin Han back to Qingtian County to visit his family, leaving only Huo Wuhai in the cave.

He said to Huo Wuhai, "You have three immortal paths to choose from in the future. The first is to continue as you were, gathering the three 'Fire True Scriptures' and using fire to cultivate through fire, but this alone can only make you an Earth Immortal. To ascend to the Purple Palace, you would need another fortuitous encounter, and the process would stir up many causes and consequences, with many uncertainties.

The second path I can teach you is the 'Inner View Primordial Sect,' from becoming a Ghost Immortal to an Earth Immortal. This method is the orthodox practice of the Mysterious Sect, very stable, and you can directly become a Heavenly Immortal, albeit slowly. Because of the weak foundation, it produces the lowest kind of Heavenly Immortals, but you can just manage to ascend. Your senior brother Yuan Hua followed this path, as Daoist books were left to him by Elder Mao, and I couldn't change that for him.

I also have a third path for you to choose, where Water and Fire are in balance. You first use the Five Elements Essence to reshape your body, obtain a human form, then return to cultivate until your body and spirit are both marvelous, cultivating the inner Dao and accumulating external virtue, embracing the righteousness of heaven and earth to roam the infinite, and ultimately reaching the highest grade. However, this path involves many twists and turns, and the road is rugged and perilous. It is up to you to decide which path to choose."

Huo Wuhai said, "Disciple chooses the third path."

Shi Feiyang nodded. He brought Huo Wuhai here to guide him on the third path and then taught him the Unity of Heart and Spirit and the Void Refining God Skill.

After losing his physical body, Huo Wuhai had refined his Primordial Spirit to an incredibly concentrated state by practicing the Liu Jiazi Gongfu on Moon Island. Using heaven and earth as a furnace, he directly refined his spirit and returned to the void, quickly entering the state and encountering the Taoist Body in the void.

This process was extremely dangerous, as he had no physical body and his Primordial Spirit was not pure Yang. The heavier the yin energy, the more likely he was to see illusions. If ordinary people encountered their Yin God, what they saw would all be illusions, and ghosts would live in the illusory void. According to Buddhism, all terrifying scenes of hell are illusory, like a nightmare that lasts for ten million years, deeply addictive and hard to escape from.

But once the Immortal's Primordial Spirit reaches the state of Pure Yang, it is no longer affected by these illusory realms, as if a person remains in a highly lucid state, firm in heart, and demons find no opportunity to exploit.

At this moment, Huo Wuhai let his Primordial Spirit escape into the void, immediately facing various inner demons that made him see old enemies seeking revenge, and he felt again the body he had on Moon Island being shattered and killed repeatedly by the annihilating divine light of the Five Elements...

Shi Feiyang held the Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Ruler beside him, protecting him. He sealed the entire cave with Hongmeng Purple Qi and suspended three Golden Flowers above Huo Wuhai's head, not to eliminate all his illusions, but to warm his Primordial Spirit with Pure Yang Qi whenever he was about to sink into them, keeping him alert.

After eighty-one days, Shi Feiyang first took out the Immortal Medicine he had refined for stabilizing the soul and melting it with True Water to send it into Huo Wuhai's Divine Body.

He had the Dan Recipe of Guang Chengzi's Soul-Gathering and Body Refining Pill, but most of the required materials grew in Central Earth and were mostly extinct. He revised the medicine recipe according to the principles, using Spiritual Medicine produced from the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain to create a new Divine Qi One Element Spirit Glue, which works wonders for the Divine Soul.

Huo Wuhai was originally a Fire Body and now maximized his Fire cultivation path, balancing it with Water to extract and fill the apertures with the True Water, transitioning from Acquired back to Innate.

Shi Feiyang used half a box of Spiritual Glue on him and after it was fully integrated and absorbed by his Primordial Spirit, he then took out ten bottles containing the Essence of Jia Wood, Yi Wood, Bing Fire, Ding Fire, Earth Element, Earth, Geng Metal, Xin Metal, Ren Water, and Gui Water. Following the cycle of generation and restriction, he swung the treasure ruler and dispersed the essence as Qi towards Huo Wuhai.

The colorful Essence Qi, in sequence, continuously entered Huo Wuhai's Divine Body, and he absorbed it, reshaping his body.

Years ago, Jile True Master Li Jingxu left his physical body in a cave at the Chang Chun Cliff in Yunnan with his beloved wife to cultivate, using the Five Elements Essence to condense a new body of a child and playfully called himself Jile Youth wandering the human world.

What Shi Feiyang was doing now for Huo Wuhai was the same method, except Li Jingxu had to collect the Five Elements Essence Qi himself while Shi Feiyang had hundreds of thousands of subjects who had collected everything for him, making it easier for his disciple to benefit directly from a fully formed body.

All things in the world are composed of the Five Elements, and the human body is no exception. Bing and Ding Fires shape the heart to house the spirit, Ren and Gui Waters shape the kidneys to house the essence, Jia and Yi Woods shape the liver to house the soul, Geng and Xin Metals shape the lungs to house the spirit, and Earth Elements shape the spleen to house intentions. Once the five organs were complete, they activated the River Car and rapidly grew other organs.

After another eighty-one days, Huo Wuhai's entire body fully matured, with limbs, tendons, muscles, and skin all intact. As the saying goes, the exterior reflects the heart, and this body matched the appearance he had in his Primordial Spirit form perfectly, also looking like a boy in his early teens.

Huo Wuhai's consciousness awakened from the chaos and found that he had a real body, jumping with immense joy. He knelt on the ground and thanked Shi Feiyang, "Disciple thanks Master for this rebirth!"

Shi Feiyang took out a set of clothes he had prepared earlier for him to wear and also handed him the Yin Gui from the Five Clouds Separation and Union, "Take this Magical Treasure."

Huo Wuhai was startled, "Master! This is an Ancient Treasure, one of the four great treasures of Master Lianshan that you obtained with difficulty, and you still wish to give it to me?"

"My Magical Treasures are sufficient. Since you said it is destined for you, then it is. However, to gain its benefits, you must also bear its disadvantages. There is still a cause and effect associated with this treasure. If you can withstand it, I will later take you to Yuan River to retrieve the counterpart Yang Gui, and only then can this treasure exhibit its greatest effectiveness when Yin and Yang are combined."

Huo Wuhai, having received such an Ancient Treasure, was naturally delighted and overwhelmingly grateful as the potential benefits seemed greater than the disadvantages.

This Yin Gui, having been cultivated for many years by Master Lianshan himself, could exhibit many marvelous effects even without the Yang Gui, but Huo Wuhai was not only unable to use it, but if he encountered someone from the Emei Sect in the future, they could easily take it away using the slight manipulation of the Taiqing Immortal Technique.

Shi Feiyang taught Huo Wuhai the refining techniques, asking him to cultivate in the cave for a hundred days before he could freely and spontaneously use it.

Huo Wuhai was refining treasures in the cave, Shi Feiyang didn't just wait idly; instead, he sealed the cave and hurried alone to Jiuhua Mountain.

At Jiuhua Mountain, there was a thousand-year-old flesh Ganoderma that had acquired a human form. Both male and female were present; the male had transformed into a human and the female into a small horse. Their Dao Level was not below that of Queen Mother Grass or Mo Zhui. If he didn't claim it, the Emei Sect would certainly do so in the future. Additionally, there was a beauty serpent and many poisonous snakes, which could be captured and taken to Outer Heaven Divine Mountain to increase species diversity.

At this time, Qi Shuming and his wife were reincarnated and had not yet regained their previous mana, and Xun Lanyin had not yet arrived at Jiuhua Mountain to establish her cave dwelling. It was the perfect time to handle this matter before her arrival.

He traveled from Fujian to Anhui; thanks to his many years of seclusive cultivation, he was untainted by worldly dust. He wasn't in a hurry to acquire the flesh Ganoderma. This time, he did not use his Escape Skill to travel quickly but instead rode the clouds slowly through the sky, observing the scenic human world below.

Fujian was mountainous and Anhui was abundant with water. The interwoven rivers and mountains formed a beautiful painting. Seen from above, it was truly a delightful sight.

Outer Heaven Divine Mountain was filled with crystal jades and gemstones, and the sun was blazing; everywhere light and colors burst forth. Having seen too much of this could lead to aesthetic fatigue. Now, viewing the scenery en route, he felt peaceful and tranquil, and his spirit was calm.

As he was traveling, he passed a county town and heard a fortune-teller sitting at a street corner loudly boasting that he was proficient in all divination arts, face reading, and fortune-telling—never failing, knowing everything under heaven and across all ages.

Shi Feiyang noticed the Taoist did have some Dao Level; he had two banners, one reading "Dao Level surpasses Dongfang Shuo" and another "Three thousand seasons, deceiving the Heavenly Gang". Shi Feiyang thought, "What bold words; perhaps this is some Sword Immortal who grew tired of cultivation and came out to play amidst the mortal dust." He suddenly remembered the bet between Yuan Tiangang and Jing River Dragon King in "Journey to the West" and, feeling playful, concealed his aura and descended into the crowd.

While not being noticed, he revealed himself and walked up to the divination stall.

At that moment, many curious onlookers had gathered around the stall, yet no one was having their fortune told. Shi Feiyang directly sat down on a stool in front of the stall.

The Taoist's eyes sparkled as he sized up Shi Feiyang, "Young master, what matter would you like to divine?"

Shi Feiyang smiled, "Since you claim to surpass Dongfang Shuo and dare to deceive Yuan Tiangang, I need not speak; just divine what matter I wish to inquire about."

The Taoist was not upset, stroked his beard and said, "I divine that the young master's family is wealthy and that food and clothing are of no concern; it seems you are idle and come to test me."

Shi Feiyang nodded, "True. Your first divination is indeed accurate. Let us see the second one."

The Taoist spoke, "For this second divination, the young master wants to ask about your identity. I see from your features that you are indescribably noble! Dragon eyes and profound brilliances, an immortal root and jade bones, marvelous! Marvelous indeed! You seem to have the aspect of a True Dragon Emperor! Yet, your fate contains some great obstacles; you've just passed one recently and there are still more to come. Could you tell me your date of birth so I can divine more precisely?"

On the surface, Shi Feiyang remained composed, but inside he reflected that the Taoist's phrases, though seemingly very fitting for him, could actually pass off as applicable to others too. He didn't believe this fellow could truly divine his identity as the great Dragon Emperor of Outer Heaven Divine Mountain.

Mentioning his birthdate was a bit special; he didn't know the Black Dragon's birthdate, and Shi Feiyang's birthdate was on Earth, not belonging to this world, thus it wouldn't be useful here.

He mused, "I cannot reveal my birthdate."

The Taoist nodded, "That's no issue. I also possess the skills of pulse reading and bone touching; Master, please extend your right hand to me."

Shi Feiyang extended his right hand and the Taoist reached out to touch his pulse.

Just as their hands were about to connect, suddenly, a tall young man in blue clothes, also evidently a cultivator as evidenced by the sword Qi swirling within him, looking for trouble, stumbled through the crowd, nearly scattering the divination setup and coincidentally separating their hands, "Master, don't rush to divine for him. Divine for me first!"

The young man slapped a small gold ingot on the table.

Shi Feiyang instantly saw that the young man was a cultivator and now was clearly picking a quarrel.

The Taoist's eyes brightened seeing the young man, "Good, good. Master, give your date of birth, and I shall divine for you."

Shi Feiyang interposed, "Why should he go first? Is there no such thing as first come, first served?"

The young man in green said to Shi Feiyang, "Although you came first, you have no birthdate to provide. Even though I came later, I have my birthdate; naturally, it makes sense to divine for me first. Moreover, I'll tell you all these onlookers, today I'm having one hundred and eight divinations done, and I'm reserving all the divinations from the master for myself. If you want your fortune told, come back tomorrow!"

Shi Feiyang was about to speak again, but the young man, with his back to the fortune-teller, gave him a meaningful look and pushed him slightly, "I have a bad temper; don't argue with me or you won't like the consequences. Today, all the divinations must go to me; you'd better go back and ask your family about the notorious young master of the Su family from Bancheng; otherwise, you might unknowingly end up beaten for no reason!"

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