In reality, there were two methods for a cultivator to reach the Soul Formation stage. The first method was to sense someone else's domain and then imitate it. This method was much simpler than the second method. However, the difficult part was that very few Soul Formation cultivators would open up their own domain and let others experience it. Therefore, this method was usually only available to peak Nascent Soul cultivators in their respective sects.
As for the second method, it is to completely rely on oneself to comprehend the heavens, to experience one's state of mind, and to obtain one's own domain.
This method is very difficult and requires a lot of perseverance and luck to succeed. However, if one successfully obtains their own domain, then their level will be far higher than the first method.
Generally speaking, only cultivators who can't obtain their own domain by themselves will choose the first method. After all, there is a gap between the two methods.
This gap, whether it's at the beginning or in the future, is something that is difficult to surpass.
However, not many people can comprehend their own domain, so most cultivators choose the first method.
This was also the reason why some Soul Formation cultivators could be killed, while others could live on peacefully.
Back in Zhao, the messenger from the rank 4 cultivation country chose the first method to reach the Soul Formation stage. That's why when he saw Wang Lin's powerful treasure, he chose to escape.
However, there were no absolutes in this world. There were some cultivators who used the first method to reach Soul Formation and eventually broke through and reached the Soul Transformation stage. However, these people were too rare. Even if they reached the Soul Transformation stage, they were considered low level cultivators.
This is why most cultivators who choose this method to reach the Soul Formation stage set their sights on pills. They hope to use pills to increase their strength, but how can pills with celestial spiritual energy be so easy to find?
Wang Lin flew through the rain until he arrived at an ancient transfer array. There was a flash of light and his body disappeared.
This time, Wang Lin didn't stop at all. After he left the transfer array, he flew at full speed toward the next transfer array.
One month later, in a valley on the border of Zhao, a powerful ring of spiritual energy rose into the sky. After the ring of spiritual energy disappeared, a young man walked out of the valley.
He was none other than Wang Lin!
Looking at the land in front of him, Wang Lin sighed in his heart. The State of Zhao was not very big. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, Wang Lin could see everything clearly.
After that massacre, the number of cultivators in the State of Zhao declined greatly. The death of several late stage Nascent Soul cultivators was a serious blow to the State of Zhao. In the past few decades, almost all of the remaining sects had closed their sects and never left.
In the Cultivation world of the State of Zhao, rumors about Wang Lin continued to spread. Countless Cultivators were scared witless, especially those who had personally seen Wang Lin. Sometimes, they would wake up from their dreams with cold sweat covering their bodies.
As for the Tong Tian Tower in the center of the Kingdom of Zhao where the envoys resided, the tower was also empty.
After pondering a bit, Wang Lin flew toward where the Heng Yue Sect used to be, which was now the Xuan Dao Sect.
He had just started cultivating here and was going to reach the Soul Formation stage here.
When his figure appeared outside the Xuan Dao Sect, he saw a cloud of white fog that covered the entire mountain. Even the small path leading into the mountain had disappeared. The Xuan Dao Sect had closed its doors many years ago and no longer cared about the outside world.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. He didn't call out anyone but disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in the back mountain of the Xuan Dao Sect.
Although there were still cultivators in the back mountain where he had been in closed door cultivation for four years, there weren't many. All of them were listless and had a sad look on their faces.
How could they notice Wang Lin's appearance? On the cliff of the back mountain that was filled with caves, Wang Lin found the place where he had been in closed door cultivation and walked in.
This cave was unoccupied. After Wang Lin entered, the walls of the cave rumbled and collapsed.
Sitting in the lotus position inside the cave, Wang Lin looked around. Familiar memories appeared in his mind. After a long time, he let out a sigh and closed his eyes to cultivate.
Ten days later, Wang Lin finished adjusting his body. His hands formed a seal and he pressed them on his chest. Suddenly, his face turned green and red and his body suddenly split into two.
His original body walked out from his avatar. His white hair was draped over his shoulders and the star on his forehead gave off a demonic light.
His original body's cultivation was still at the late stage of Core Formation!
If his Ji Realm didn't evolve, then his original body's cultivation couldn't increase.
Although fusing with his avatar could allow his Ji Realm to reach the Nascent Soul stage, there were still drawbacks and flaws, so it couldn't last long.
As for his avatar, it was about to reach the Soul Formation stage. When he reached the Nascent Soul stage, his avatar's flaw of 30 years had disappeared and it was no different from his original body.
Now that he was about to reach the Soul Formation stage, if his original body fused with his avatar, it would affect him. Therefore, Wang Lin decided to separate his original body and avatar.
Wang Lin pondered. If his original body's cultivation remained the same, it would affect him too much. He had been thinking about this problem for many years, but he couldn't make up his mind. Now that he had comprehended the domain of life and death, and after the enlightenment at the ancient temple, his understanding of life and death had reached a higher level.
His heart that had been hesitating also became firm.
His original body obviously couldn't walk the same path as his avatar. Therefore, his Ji Realm had to be separated!
The path of the Ancient God was his original body's final choice. Wang Lin pondered for a bit and then sat down. His original body also sat down and formed a seal. Slowly, a green fog surrounded the avatar and his original body.
First, he had to destroy his original body's cultivation!
Traces of Spiritual Energy fluctuations spread out from the original body. A trace of pain appeared on his face, but his gaze was firm. Slowly, drops of blood flowed out from the pores on the original body's body.
This red liquid didn't stick to his clothes, but it came out of his body and formed beads of blood around the original body. Gradually, there were more and more beads of blood.
The true body's face gradually turned pale, and his cultivation level dropped from the late stage of Core Formation …. Ten days later, the true body looked old, and his cultivation level reached the border of the early stage of Core Formation. The Blood Beads around his body formed a blood-colored ring of light.
With a crisp cracking sound, the original body's Golden Core suddenly shattered and turned into even more majestic spiritual energy. Like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, it spread throughout the body.
Just at this moment, the avatar's eyes lit up and his right hand pointed between the eyebrows of the original body. Suddenly, the spiritual energy in the original body was like a raging flood that found an exit and poured out from between the eyebrows.
All of this spiritual energy gathered at the avatar's fingertip. Gradually, a ball of golden liquid was pulled out from between the original body's eyebrows.
The original body suddenly became dispirited, but his eyes were still calm.
Soon, traces of spiritual energy appeared in the original body's bones and body. This spiritual energy gathered in his dantian and slowly, a circle of light that looked like a flower petal slowly formed in his dantian.
This was the foundation of a cultivator, the symbol of the Foundation Establishment stage.
This circle of light slowly became more and more solid. At this moment, the avatar's fingertip moved again and pointed at the original body's dantian. Suddenly, the original body began to tremble. The circle of light suddenly collapsed and turned into traces of spiritual energy that flowed out from the dantian and gathered at the avatar's fingertip.
Shortly after, the original body's cultivation was like a flood that had lost its barrier. It began to rapidly drop. 14th layer of Qi Condensation … Shi San layer … 12th layer … 8th layer … 6th layer … all the way to the 1st layer!
At this moment, all of the spiritual energy in the original body's meridians disappeared. His entire body suddenly leaned against the stone wall and began to pant. However, his eyes were still calm.
In his eyes, a bolt of red lightning flashed quickly.
The clone sucked in a deep breath. This time, he pointed his finger at the spot between the eyes of the original body. Instantly, the red lightning bolt shot out madly. After leaving the eyes of the original body, it was about to escape through the wall. At that moment, the clone let out a loud roar and waved both of his hands, forming a screen of light that locked the red lightning bolt in place. Then, he grabbed it with all his might. Instantly, the red lightning bolt let out a soundless cry of unwillingness and slowly stopped moving.
The avatar's hand grabbed the red lightning. He forcefully rubbed it until it turned into a drop of blood. After looking at it, he threw it into his bag of holding.
This drop of blood was the Ji Realm!
The original body gave up on his cultivation and finally forced the Ji Realm out, turning it into something like a powerful magic treasure.
Shortly after, the original body took a deep breath, forced himself to sit down cross-legged, and closed his eyes. At this moment, the avatar pointed with his right hand. The spiritual energy that had gathered at his fingertip turned into spiritual energy. With a flick of his finger, the spiritual energy entered the original body. Then, the golden liquid from the golden core also entered the original body with a flick of his finger.
Boundless Spiritual Energy madly circulated within his body, but he had no intention of cultivating again. Instead, he activated the Ancient God Technique. Instantly, the Spiritual Energy was completely absorbed by his bones and muscles under the effect of the Ancient God Technique, which was like a millstone.
During the absorption process, the red light around the original body slowly released strands of red energy into the original body.
This process lasted for a long time … At this moment, Wang Lin's original body and the avatar had walked two completely different paths. The original body cultivated the path of the ancient gods.
The avatar cultivated the path of the celestial heavens.
Both of them were Wang Lin's bodies, there was no difference. However, before reaching the great power level, the original body and the avatar could only fuse for a short period of time. They couldn't fuse for a long time.
However, once they fused, their strength would increase by more than double!