"Half a year?" Qin Shi muttered to himself. This time was far beyond his imagination.
"Kid, in the path of cultivation, there is no such thing as 60 years. Now that you have entered the World Realm, you should gradually understand this. You must know that in these 10 years, your luck is many times that of the average person. That is why you have reached this level in such a short period of time. But after the World Realm, luck alone is not enough. After you reach the World Realm, you may just heal normally or go into seclusion. You may pass away for a year, 10 years, or even 100 years. In the World Realm, the concept of time cannot be described as days. Half a year is already the most conservative estimate."
Qin Shi smiled helplessly. He naturally understood this. Otherwise, why would those experts who had lived for hundreds and thousands of years stop at the World Realm?
But... half a year. In the eyes of cultivators, half a year was indeed not worth mentioning. It passed in the blink of an eye. But to him, half a year could change a lot. The Qin Palace's current situation was definitely not ideal. Once the Tenth Direction Hall attacked, the Qin Palace would definitely be destroyed. This was something he could not allow to happen.
"Is there no other way?"
"No." The evil demon sighed.
Evil Chang sighed and said, "Even if you use the Star Reversal Formation, you won't be able to change the laws of time."
Qin Shi was silent. After a while, he looked at the remains of the Great Wilderness Emperor.
Right now, refining the second Dharma Body was his top priority. Otherwise, forget the Palace of Three Purities, even if the 10 Palace Lords from the Tenth Direction Hall attacked, it would be difficult for him to deal with them. Whether or not he could continue to survive in the 7,000 Sea Palace depended on the second Dharma Body. Because of this, he sighed helplessly and nodded. "I understand. Then let's hurry."
"Brat, don't worry. Those little fellows from the Qin Palace aren't that weak. I can see the same pride in many of them. Believe in them. Didn't you nurture the Qin Palace so that you can return to the Human Realm in the future?
If you always fight on your own, the Qin Palace will end up like the Qin Sect. Without you, it will still be half a leg. "
Qin Shi nodded. This half a year might be a test for the Qin Palace.
"But if the Qin Palace is harmed in the slightest, I will make them wish they were dead!" Qin Shi said, his eyes cold.
"What do I do now?"
"In order to refine your second dharma body, you'll need to fuse with your soul, flesh, and blood. As I said earlier, the blood of a thousand World level experts is needed to nourish the flesh and blood. As for the soul, I'll use your soul. Earlier, I wanted you to refine your soul power to the point where you could leave your body, all for this very moment. In a moment, I'll infuse the Devilsoul Flower into the skeleton, and also use the Blood Drawing Formation to draw the devilish blood from your body into the skeleton. During this period of time, your soul must be in an out-of-body state. Only then will you not be infected by the devilish blood."
Qin Shi nodded. It wasn't difficult for him to leave his body now.
Qin Shi retracted his consciousness. His primordial spirit turned into a soul light and slowly leaped out from his body. His appearance was somewhat similar to that of the evil devil, faint and illusory.
Seeing this, the evil devil nodded. Then, it moved extremely quickly. It transformed into a ten thousand zhang tall dark qilin. Its four giant arms stomped on the ground, creating a huge wave that shook the azure blue space a little. The evil devil opened its mouth. In its bloody mouth, there was an endless space of darkness. Outside the dark space, there was a thick fog that seemed to devour everything that came into contact with the fog.
"Heaven Devouring Void!"
Although he had seen the power of the Heaven Devouring Void many times, Qin Shi couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the true form of the void.
"Little fellow, get ready. The next step is very important!" The evil devil urged again.
Qin Shi took a deep breath, adjusting his condition to the best before nodding, "En!"
The evil devil probed out of the void. The void was like a wormhole in the galaxy. Finally, it stopped in front of Qin Shi's body and the Great Desolation Emperor's corpse.
Between the two of them, two black chains were spat out from the void, connecting the originally unrelated two together. When the black chains connected, there was a flow of light. At this moment, Qin Shi's soul faintly trembled. He could clearly feel a wave of discomfort gushing out from his body. That feeling of discomfort seemed to be trying to take over his soul.
"Little fellow, don't be nervous. Relax a little. I'm going to drain the demonic blood. If you have any resistance during this process, everything will go to waste." The evil devil reminded.
Only then did Qin Shi nod his head. At this moment, the chains mixed into the blood in Qin Shi's body.
The demonic blood on every strand of blood flowed like a river into the sea. It flowed along the chains and slowly flowed into the Great Desolation Emperor's corpse. The originally invisible corpse finally became bright at this moment. Draining the demonic blood was an extremely slow process. Every strand required a huge amount of time. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed and only one-third of the demonic blood had been drained.
Fortunately, after one-third of the demonic blood had been drained, the evil devil had already begun the second step. It was to insert the Demon Soul Flower into the Great Desolation Emperor to form a demonic soul.
The Demon Soul Flower shot out from the evil devil's hand. It was like a star that had suddenly returned to its original position.
When the Demon Soul Flower entered the body, the Great Desolation Emperor's corpse gently trembled. Something seemed to have collapsed in the Great Desolation Emperor's Dantian. The thing that collapsed was the original nine Spiritual Veins and the Dantian Crystal Core. Following which, the Demon Soul Flower was like a seed. The moment it entered the Great Desolation Emperor's Dantian, it quickly blossomed and bore fruit under the nourishment of the demonic blood. Countless purple vines quickly entangled the Great Desolation Emperor's body. Those vines turned into new Spiritual Veins, while the Demon Soul Flower bore fruit. When everything was born, the Great Desolation Emperor's body seemed to have become an independent world.
In that world, there were two vast mansions. One of them was naturally located in the Dantian. There was a lotus sitting above it and there was a gap on the lotus that looked like a lock. The Demon Soul Flower was the key. The two of them overlapped with each other. When the Demon Soul Flower slowly returned to its position, it was as though it had been activated. The Great Desolate Emperor's corpse, which had not experienced any life force for ten thousand years, started to flow with life.
At this moment, the evil devil said, "Little fellow, now is the time to insert the two golden bones."
Qin Shi nodded his head. He gently twisted his wrist and inserted the two golden bones into the Great Desolation Emperor's arm and forehead respectively.
When the two golden bones were inserted, the Great Desolation Emperor's entire skeleton seemed to be infected and emitted a dazzling luster. Under the luster, Qin Shi's lips gradually curled up in satisfaction. Thereafter, he raised his palm and struck out a few more formations. Every formation was extremely powerful. Fallen Star Tyrant Body Technique, Sweet Pouring Raindrops Formation, these body-tempering martial arts were all transferred to the Great Desolation Emperor's corpse.
At this moment, the second mansion finally emitted a dim luster. The second mansion was located at the Great Desolation Emperor's Celestial Palace.
"Kid, insert your soul into the Celestial Palace and the second Celestial Body will be formed!"
"Alright!"
Qin Shi nodded his head. Thereafter, he dispersed his soul power and used his own soul as a link to fuse the Great Desolation Emperor with his body.
This was another long process. When Qin Shi's soul gradually fused, the Great Desolation Emperor finally showed some signs of vitality.
"Now, this is the last crucial moment. I will stabilize all the demonic blood in your body into the Great Desolation Emperor's corpse. This process might be extremely painful. You have to endure it. Otherwise, everything will be for naught."
"Okay!" Qin Shi nodded his head. However, the moment he nodded his head, a powerful force suddenly erupted.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Qin Shi's eyebrows changed. Even though he was prepared, the unbearable pain caused Qin Shi's eyes to widen. There were a few times when he almost fainted. Qin Shi continued to urge his soul to protect his heart. However, even so, he continued to flip between fainting and waking up. As soon as he woke up, he fainted again.
It was unknown how long Qin Shi experienced this death-like pain before he gradually regained his consciousness.
When he regained his consciousness, he was shocked to find that the Great Desolation Emperor's corpse was no longer there. He could not help but be startled. However, just as he was about to extend his hand, his expression changed as his fingertip moved. There were two forces coming from his palm. He was stunned. He was clearly just extending his hand. Why would there be two forces?
Qin Shi felt as if he possessed two physical bodies at the same time.
"The second Celestial Body has already been refined and it has completely fused with your physical body. Given your current situation, you are still unable to separate the second Celestial Body. The second Celestial Body still needs to be nourished within your body. However, you should have already discovered that the foundation bones in your body have increased from two hundred and six pieces to four hundred and twelve pieces."
"This is the demonic body?"
"Yes. Once the flesh and blood of the second Celestial Body is activated, you will be able to release the second Celestial Body. At that time, it will be even more powerful than your doppelganger. You will truly possess a flesh and blood body. In other words, you will possess two physical bodies."
"Does that mean that my demonic soul has also succeeded?" Qin Shi asked in pleasant surprise.
The Nefarious Devil paused for a moment, before shaking its head. "Not really. You only possess a vessel for the demonic soul, but it won't be easy to truly fuse with the demonic soul. However, there's no need to rush. Back then, Fufeng said that they have a way. There's no need to rush this. The fate will likely make arrangements for you. What you need to do now is to completely stabilize the second Celestial Body."
Qin Shi's expression dimmed slightly, but a moment later, his black eyes turned sharp.
A cold smile appeared on Qin Shi's face as he suddenly looked towards the exit of the Ancient Remains Battlefield.
"Half a year, another half a year has passed … it's time to leave."
"It's about time for me to understand some things."
"A thousand World stage experts huh?
Heh heh, I can make use of them. There's no harm in using them as a foundation. "
Qin Shi's black eyes turned resolute. He didn't know what had happened in the outside world, but he knew that once he reappeared, no one in the 7,000 Sea Palace would be able to stop him. The corners of his mouth curled up into a strange smile.