189 Dao Body, Complete! (2/2)

”Bang!” ”Bang!” ”Bang!” ”Bang!”

Chen Fan's feet, calves, shoulders, and finally, his chest burst.

Every inch of his boy was turned inside out, and the pain was worse than even the cruelest torture one could conceive. Chen Fan had a will that was stronger than iron. However, his will could not alleviate the pain in the slightest. Such was the tortuous path of cultivation, in order to transform from a mortal to a Connate Being, Chen Fan had to endure the pain of death and rebirth to shed his mortal body and exchange his bones.

What exactly did the process mean?

It meant on had to shed every inch of flesh, sinew, and bones and replace them with Essence Qi.

The Introductory Level of the longevity body he was trying to achieve didn't require him to replace his bones, but he needed to replace his flesh nonetheless. Otherwise, he would never meet the physical condition of reaching the Longevity Body.

In the end, even Chen Fan's skull bloated up and exploded, leaving only a ghastly looking skull that was loosely connected to his spine. All the while, Chen Fan didn't move an inch and remained the seated position. An apparition flickered in and out of view in fits and starts amidst the green glow of the white bones. This apparition was Chen Fan's soul. This was Chen Fan's most vulnerable moment ever since he was reborn back to earth. If he couldn't obtain the Longevity Body after forsaking his mortal coil, he might as well reincarnate again or forcibly possess someone else's body.

Let it be rebirth or rob others of their bodies; neither was the ideal solution.

In Chen Fan's past life, he had seen many powerful cultivators who were forced to abandon their level of attainment and reincarnate because of a slip up during such a critical moment. Although the second life was supposed to possess all the memories and experiences the cultivator had accumulated in a previous life, some ended up stuck in a perpetual limbo of death and rebirth without getting anywhere.

”However, I am Chen Beixuan, the North Mystic Celestial Lord. If I didn't know what I was doing, I would not have picked the Azure Thearch Longevity Body. ”

The skeleton opened his mouth; despite its lack of substance to convey any expression, it clearly represented a smile. In the two empty sockets, flames of determination and confidence burned.

”Form, NOW!”

Chen Fan finally stated the last segment of the Void Mortal Refinement Art: Dao Body, as the Dao Body slowly started to build up.

”Boom!”

Suddenly, a gale came up in the medicine vault. The gust carried powerful Wood Element Spirit Qi that came to Chen Fan like a deluge of biblical proportions. The green mist created by Chen Fan's flesh suddenly all converged toward Chen Fan in countless long and stringy strands. It was as if a whale had drawn a large gulp of water.

The mist that shrouded Chen Fan's body started to wrap itself around the bones, forming layers of plasmic substance where flesh, nerves, blood and organs started to grow. After some time, Chen Fan's body started to take form.

The organs and innards started to appear first, and then the blood vessels and nerves surfaced on the squishy flesh. Then everything was covered by layers of muscles, skin, and hair. As soon as his scalp solidified in the thin air, a dark hairy bush puffed out in a blink, the hair didn't stop growing until the end of his dark hair reached his shoulders.

Chen Fan's appearance didn't change much at first glance; however, upon closer look, one would notice the significant improvement in his complexion and in the finer details of his features. It was as if his face was created by design as everything was placed with a strong aesthetic intention.

A cultivator, regardless of the look of his birthday suit, was able to reform his mortal coil once he had reached the Connate Spirit Level. It was much more convenient and safer than plastic surgery. Therefore in the world of cultivation, one could rarely pick out anyone who was an eyesore.

”The Azure Thearch Longevity Body. Complete!”

Chen Fan opened his eyes slowly.

His pupils were as dark as midnight and as innocent as a newborn baby. Slowly, a small flame appeared at the center of his eyes. After a few months of recuperation, the Li Fire Golden Eyes was finally fully charged again.

Chen Fan rose to his feet and looked at his hands.

The skin on the back of his hands was so smooth and tender that it felt like the skin of a newborn. Such was the pureness of the Connate Body. From now on, Chen Fan was able to live on Qi alone for a long time and without eating any food that would sully his pure body.

”It's a pity that I have only reached the Introductory Level, and I am still a long shot from the Phenomenal Success. So I can only live on Qi for at most fifteen days before I have to replenish my mortal body with mortal food.” Chen Fan heaved a sigh.

However, even at the Introductory level, his eyes shone brighter than they ever had.

The Void Mortal Refinement Art had five levels: Ice Skin, Jade Bone, Silver Blood, Golden Eyes, and Dao Body. The first four levels were easy to obtain, but the Dao Body was extremely difficult to form. Even among the members of The Sect of the Grand Dao, only the Inner Circle Disciples could have formed Dao Body during their Foundation Establishment level. In Chen Fan's case, his success was even more rare considering he had not just formed any kind of Dao Body, but one of the most powerful Spirit Bodies of the Five Elements Immortal Sect: the Azure Thearch Longevity Body.

Despite the nascency of Chen Fan's body, his smooth skin was harder than even steel. It was formed not by carbon, but by Essence Qi. Even a bullet wouldn't be able to leave so much as a scratch on it.

”I have formed the Dao Body and mastered the Foundation Establishment level. My next goal is to reach the Ethereal Enlightenment stage.”

A light glinted in Chen Fan's eyes.

The Azure Thearch Longevity Body might look not that much different than a mortal body by itself. However, it would start to show its true power once Chen Fan possessed Divine Powers.