Chapter 599 Simuwu Ding (1/2)

The depths of the Zimu River were very cold, but the feedback to Shen Lian's mental state was that of warmth and abundance with Yang Qi. All that Yang Qi was like countless of fireflies, floating in the waters of the Zimu River.

Today, however, it was as if the fireflies had the same target – Shen Lian's 'spirit'.

They were the river's Qi of the essence. Any of them could cause a mortal virgin woman to conceive, creating new life out of nothing, to be born into the world.

Presently, they adhered themselves to Shen Lian's spirit, integrating with it, forming a new Primordial Spirit.

The pressure that originated from the Register of Life and Death was still present, but Shen Lian was able to experience the new 'Primordial Spirit' becoming more durable and firm. His Primordial Spirit even started to transform into properties. Now it had flesh and blood as well as muscles and arteries. The transformation even caused orifices to begin taking shape. Finally, the shape of a human being was born in the deep waters of Zimu River, continuously absorbing the essence of the river, perfecting its own body.

It was derived from the purest and concise of flesh that was constructed from Yang within Yin. The creation of every inch of skin, every single orifice, even each strand of hair, and each drop of blood – everything was completely and unequivocally controlled by Shen Lian's 'spirit'.

This was a complete process of creation. The new body could be said to be his Primordial Spirit and the entirety of him in the mortal world. As of now, he was thoroughly different from any living being that was intrinsically present in any other world. He was special, one of a kind.

As the days passed, the essence present in the waters of Zimu River became lesser and lesser, while Shen Lian's new body gradually solidified. The depths of the Zimu River contained a pressure equivalent to at least millions upon millions of kilograms. Regardless, his body did not suffer any pressure.

Shen Lian was able to profoundly experience the storing of his own spirit by his flesh and blood, continuously taking in and sending out the bizarre energy present in the heavens and earth. There was not a time where his mana had not increased.

From this, he could feel a deeper connection with the evil of the Netherworld. The pressure started to mount.

Up until the point where Shen Lian felt the pressure was too hard to bear, he disconnected the mind from the body. The pressure became constant and the universe of nothingness that was present in his heart of Dao started to solidify. Finally, it turned into a seed.

Yet, Shen Lian was filled with joy. Today he truly achieved the State of Taiyi. The seed lay between what was true and what was false, nevertheless, it was the most important part of his whole body.

The seed slowly floated, finally reaching the space between Shen Lian's eyes. Every square inch of his bier was dense with rising vapor. If an outsider had seen this, he or she would only be able to see a small point of light red cinnabar between Shen Lian's eyes, as if made by heaven.

Only Shen Lian and Shen Lian alone could truly fathom that the seed his red cinnabar was akin to an embryo, continuously absorbing the Qi of essence from every single part of his blood and flesh, gradually strengthening itself.

The embryo will grow, but what it became in the end, would not be a person.

Strictly speaking, the traces of the red cinnabar represented the Placenta of Heaven and Earth. As time passed, it would grow to become and new world.

Up until now, Shen Lian did not truly understand why the three persons of the Netherworld were dissatisfied at the State of Taiyi. Now he did. It was because each of them represented an embryonic form in the world, continuously drawing nutrients from the Netherworld. If one day the world truly was born, the process would be identical to a woman who finally gave birth after being pregnant for ten months.

The difference was that the Netherworld did not have the motherly instincts inherent in every living being. It would be bitter and hateful towards those who took their essence away.

After all, when the world was truly formed, the end result would be detachment from the Netherworld. It would become its own body.

It would either exist like the formation of the Qing Xuan Star, or it would be like the Netherworld, possessing extraordinary properties and concealing many unknown places. However, after all, what was said and done, Shen Lian himself could not properly estimate how much Qi of vitality the world really possesses. In all seriousness, it required an amount so vast as to be completely unfathomable.

Even so, Shen Lian understood one thing from this – the cultivation of the State of Taiyi may not have any limits. Even if there was no breakthrough in the state, the mana that was accumulated will unceasingly continue to increase.