Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

278: The Secret of the Basic ArrayDevilish light descended, and Ao Yun’s figure materialized. His handsome face showed no signs of Origin depletion, and even his hair appeared crystalline.

”Haha! I was just wondering why I suddenly sensed your aura. I didn’t expect you to actually return!”

Ao Yun laughed heartily. Although it hadn’t been long, it felt like an eternity to him. After emerging from seclusion, he had been quite bored, as there was no one left on the entire continent he could talk to.

Qin Jiang glanced at Ao Yun and gave a slight cupped-hand salute. ”Congratulations, Senior, on your full Origin recovery. In the future, you will surely have the opportunity to prove your Dao and become an Immortal Lord.”

Upon hearing this, Ao Yun’s expression changed slightly, and he waved his hand dismissively. ”Luck, just luck. A fortunate coincidence, that’s all.”

In truth, he didn’t know what had happened. He had only intended to enter seclusion to recover his depleted vitality, but when he opened his eyes, his Origin was completely restored, and his strength had even recovered to the Late-Stage of the Late-Stage Saint Lord Realm.

Although he was still some distance from his Peak state, he wasn’t far off. In the future, he might genuinely have a chance to impact the great Realm of Immortal Lord.

”Speaking of which, how did you return so quickly? What about your spouse? Weren’t you going to find her? Why didn’t you bring her back?” he asked.

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized his mistake and tried to console him. ”Don’t worry. Once I recover my Peak Late-Stage strength, I’ll accompany you on another trip. We’ll definitely find her.”

The Zhongyuan Continent was vast and boundless, with Immortal Sects standing like forests. Back when he went, he had only just managed to leave the Eastern Region and reach the border of the Central Region.

As a result, he was targeted by the master of a Holy Land, who wanted to use him as Materials.

He figured Qin Jiang’s treatment probably wouldn’t be much better than his own.

Qin Jiang gently shook his head. ”Senior, you misunderstand. I have already found my wife. I came here originally intending to retrieve the human emperor sword, but I never imagined someone had already taken it ahead of me.”

Hearing the words ’human emperor sword,’ Ao Yun’s heart skipped a beat. ”The human emperor sword you speak of... is that... an immortal king weapon? The Dao Weapon left behind by that Human Emperor?”

Hiss~

The Divine Land hadn’t produced an Immortal King for a long time, but there were still some records on the Zhongyuan Continent.

Therefore, he clearly understood what an immortal king weapon signified.

It was the ultimate weapon, powerful enough to dominate the entire Zhongyuan Continent!

With an immortal king weapon suppressing a Sect’s foundation, even if the Sect had no Immortal Lord, who would dare say it wasn’t a Dao Land-level force?

”Wait! It was taken by someone?! Who?!”

He finally reacted. That was an immortal king weapon! How could it be allowed to be taken by someone else?

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. ”I don’t know exactly who. However, it should have been an Immortal King-level figure, around one hundred and eighty thousand years ago.”

After these words, Ao Yun’s gaze became clear.

”Oh, I see. That’s too long ago. It’s inevitable, I suppose. An ordinary mindset, just maintain an ordinary mindset.”

He couldn’t help but click his tongue. Immortal Kings, these Immortal Kings... tsk, they occasionally leave behind traces, announcing their power.

Even after ascending to the heavens, they are beyond the comprehension of beings below the Immortal King level.

Qin Jiang nodded. He wasn’t actually very concerned about the human emperor sword. It was merely an Evil Incarnation. With his current strength, he could suppress it alone.

He was just worried about potential unforeseen events.

”I must leave. This time, I may not return for a very long time.”

Ao Yun was taken aback upon hearing this. ”Leaving already? At least stay for a drink with me before you go?”

He had finally found someone he could talk to, and now he was leaving?

”The Gates of Hell on the Zhongyuan Continent are about to open. I need to return to make some preparations,” Qin Jiang stated.

”Gates of Hell? What’s that? Wait, why do *you* need to prepare? Just what level is your strength at now?”

Ao Yun inquired. From the moment Qin Jiang arrived, he had sensed something off about his aura.

Compared to before, it felt... hmm... somewhat aloof and indifferent, like the Heavenly Dao.

Yet, judging by his speech, that feeling wasn’t there. It was quite contradictory.

Moreover, most importantly, he could no longer perceive just how strong Qin Jiang’s strength was.

Either Qin Jiang had some secret treasure concealing it, or the gap in strength between them was simply too vast.

He naturally leaned towards the secret treasure explanation, but thinking of Qin Jiang’s monstrous talent, he couldn’t help but have doubts.

”My current Realm can roughly be considered that of a Peak Immortal Lord,” Qin Jiang said. Gulp~

Ao Yun couldn’t help but swallow, casually smoothing his hair as if nothing was amiss. ”Oh, Peak Immortal Lord~ No wonder, no wonder.”

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. Raising his hand, he condensed a book. It shimmered silver, inscribed with the words *Ten Directions Overlord Record*. He handed it to Ao Yun.

”This is my *Ten Directions Overlord Record*, which leads directly to the pinnacle of the Immortal Lord Realm. If one day, Senior, you no longer wish to Cultivate the *Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record*, you can switch to this technique. It is sufficient to purify all the Devilish Qi within you.”

Ao Yun stared blankly at the offered book, then numbly accepted it.

This was Qin Jiang’s primary Cultivation Technique, and he was just giving it to him?

”Actually... I’ve somewhat broken free from the *Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record*. The original technique unified both divinity and Demonic Path, whereas I specialized solely in the Demonic Path. It actually suits me quite well.”

Ao Yun explained. Although he had been schemed against back then, it was a blessing in disguise, allowing him to achieve a pure Devil Dragon physique.

Compared to that, a dragon physique unifying both divinity and Demonic Path might be stronger, but he preferred his current Devil Dragon physique.

”Keep it. You might find a use for it,” Qin Jiang said, manipulating his power to force a somewhat unnatural smile.

Hesitating for a moment, Ao Yun then nodded. ”Alright then, I’ll keep it. When are you leaving? I’ll prepare some wine.”

Qin Jiang shook his head. ”No need. I’m leaving now.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a distorted vortex of light and shadow appeared, emanating a faint black aura.

Ao Yun’s pupils constricted. Th-this was the means of an Immortal Lord? He could actually open a Sea Abyss?

He could tell this wasn’t some pre-existing Sea Abyss passageway. No, wait, this wasn’t an ancient, naturally occurring Sea Abyss passageway.

It was a Sea Abyss passageway that Qin Jiang had just personally opened moments ago!

”I’m off. If I have time, I’ll return,” Qin Jiang said, then directly stepped into the Sea Abyss passageway.

Only after the distorted passageway was smoothed over by the surrounding space did Ao Yun snap out of his daze. He glanced at the *Ten Directions Overlord Record* in his hand and couldn’t help but sigh softly.

On the surface of the Black Sea, Qin Jiang walked slowly. With each step, a circular array pattern rippled outwards.

Wherever the array patterns passed, all the monstrous fish and snakes stood frozen in place before turning into flying ash, gradually dissolving into the seawater.

He was experimenting, attempting to exterminate these creatures born from deathly vitality.

Before becoming a Array Dao Supreme, these beings with deathly vitality had no concept of ’death.’ Even he couldn’t completely eradicate them.

But now it was different. All things, whether active or inactive, were merely aggregates of fundamental array patterns in his eyes.

All he needed to do was tear apart the fundamental array patterns composing the creature’s body, and that creature would conceptually revert to individual fundamental array patterns.

In this way, even the monstrous fish without the concept of ’death’ would directly become the most fundamental components of heaven and earth.

This was equivalent to directly erasing the very concept of their ’existence.’

It had to be said, even he found this method somewhat incredible when using it himself.

If all things are composed of fundamental array patterns, then why do they develop self-awareness after aggregating?

He didn’t know.

He raised his hand slightly. The monstrous fish that had just turned to ash reappeared, only to become a pile of rotten flesh the next moment.

He attempted several more times, but the results were all the same without exception.

Even though he meticulously followed the original arrangement of the fundamental array patterns, nothing changed.

With his current Realm, he was still unable to replicate the existence of ’consciousness,’ let alone the concept of ’having no death.’

On the path of the Dao of Arrays, he was merely a beginner, having just gained the qualification to progress from the simple to the complex.

He did nothing further. After walking for a long time, a bright light appeared, and his figure vanished.