523: You are my incarnation

"Yang Haotian?" Yang Lingchen frowned slightly.

His intuition told him that this middle-aged man was very familiar to him. "Have we met somewhere before?"

"Ha... ha... ha." The middle-aged man smiled proudly. "Of course we have, because I am your past life."

"What is your relationship with Old Daoist Master?" Yang Lingchen's voice trembled slightly.

He seemed to know who this middle-aged man really was.

"He is naturally our servant," Yang Haotian said.

"I am your dao body?" Yang Lingchen's voice carried a trace of excitement.

"Theoretically speaking, you are indeed my dao body, but you don't need to worry. I have already perished for countless years. You are now a new life form and no longer have much to do with me," Yang Haotian sighed.

"Do you think I will believe you?" Yang Lingchen said coldly.

He was very vigilant toward this middle-aged man.

Although the other party might be his main body, his intuition told Yang Lingchen that this person was extremely dangerous. If he wasn't careful, he might be swallowed by the other party until not even a scrap was left.

"Whether you believe me or not is not important. I am now just a residual Soul imprint," Yang Haotian sighed again.

"Is there anything else to say? If not, I'm leaving," Yang Lingchen said coldly.

"Indeed quite vigilant. Then I will keep it brief."

Yang Haotian smoothed his brows and said, "Actually, I refined seven dao bodies back then, and you are just one of them. Since you were able to meet me, I will tell you a secret so you don't suffer a great loss in the future."

"What secret?" Yang Lingchen asked in a deep voice.

"Your talent exceeds my imagination. If one day you encounter other dao bodies, and your strength is not as great as theirs, you must run far away, otherwise you will die a miserable death," Yang Haotian said meaningfully.

"What do you mean?" Yang Lingchen frowned.

"Let me tell you a story!" Yang Haotian said.

"Speak!" Yang Lingchen waved his hand, signaling the other party could continue.

"The Realm of the Gods is vast and possesses countless Star Domains, but in front of a Cultivator at the Peak of the Heavenly Dao Realm, it is extremely small; it is not an exaggeration to even call it a prison."

"Because a Cultivator at the Peak of the Heavenly Dao Realm has already reached the pinnacle of this world. Reaching the end of the Realm of the Gods is an easy task for them. But once you reach this Realm, you will find that this world is truly too small."

Yang Haotian said.

"Then what is at the end of the Realm of the Gods?" Yang Lingchen asked curiously.

"The end of the Realm of the Gods is a void, and if you want to leave the Realm of the Gods, you must break through the spatial barrier of the Realm of the Gods," Yang Haotian said.

"Then in countless years, has anyone broken through?" Yang Lingchen asked curiously.

"No. Some Cultivators at the Heavenly Dao Realm cannot even break through the spatial barrier of the Realm of the Gods in their entire lifetime."

"Could it be that there are even more Advanced planes above the Realm of the Gods?" Yang Lingchen asked in confusion.

"Of course. Cultivation has no end. Above the Realm of the Gods, there are naturally more Advanced planes. However, if you want to go to a higher plane, you must break through the spatial barrier of the Realm of the Gods; otherwise, you will only be imprisoned in this small Realm of the Gods for your entire life."

Yang Haotian's eyes showed deep regret.

"Then what was your purpose in refining seven dao bodies?" Yang Lingchen looked directly at Yang Haotian.

"Naturally, it was to break through the spatial barrier of the Realm of the Gods."

"Back then, I yearned for higher planes, yet, in my entire life, I was never able to break through the spatial barrier of the Realm of the Gods."

"In desperation, I chose to end that life through the Reincarnation of my dao bodies. I split my Soul into seven and finally refined seven independent dao bodies, and I bound the seven pieces of Vast Heaven Jade to these seven dao bodies."

"This way, I can live forever, because as long as you are alive, it is equivalent to me being alive. I believe that one day, you will definitely be able to break through the spatial barrier of the Realm of the Gods and go to planes outside the Realm of the Gods," Yang Haotian said.

"You just said that if I encounter other dao bodies, I should stay far away. What does that mean?" Yang Lingchen asked.

"The talent of you seven dao bodies is a Heaven-Defying existence, but it is not enough to surpass me, the main body. But if one day you merge into one, that talent will far exceed what I had back then. By that time, perhaps you will be able to break through the barrier of the Realm of the Gods," Yang Haotian's eyes showed a trace of longing.

"Merge into one? Then would I still be me?" Yang Lingchen's eyes showed a trace of vigilance.

"That depends on who has the stronger strength. If you devour the other six dao bodies, then you will still be you. But if you are devoured by another dao body, then you will no longer be you."

"Your talent is the best among the seven. I hope you can make it to the end, but at present, your cultivation level is still too low. I don't know what the cultivation level of the other dao bodies is now, but I still want to remind you to be careful."

Yang Haotian gave a well-intentioned reminder.

"Then how do I know who is a dao body? And how can they recognize me?" Yang Lingchen frowned and asked.

"When you appear within a certain distance of each other, your Vast Heaven Jade will naturally sense the other party," Yang Haotian said.

"Then why are you inside this iron pillar?" Yang Lingchen asked.

"Who told you it was an iron pillar? It is called the haotian cudgel; it is a divine weapon that has accompanied me for many years."

"haotian cudgel! Can you give me this cudgel?" Yang Lingchen said expectantly.

"If you want it, you can take it anytime. Anyway, what is mine is yours," Yang Haotian smiled.

"This haotian cudgel is too big. How should I control it?" Yang Lingchen asked.

"It is very simple to control it. I will tell you a spell, and that will be enough," Yang Haotian smiled and said.

"What spell?" Yang Lingchen looked curious.

"Mami mami hong, ruyi, ruyi, follow my will. After reciting this spell, you can drip blood to recognize the owner," Yang Haotian laughed and said.

"It's that simple?" Yang Lingchen was speechless. He didn't expect the spell to be so funny.

"Sometimes, the simpler things are, the less others will think of them. Alright, my Soul imprint should dissipate now. Let me help you one last time! I hope that one day, you will be able to break through the spatial barrier of the Realm of the Gods and go out to see the outside world for me."

After Yang Haotian finished speaking, he turned into a mass of energy and surged into Yang Lingchen's body.

"Ah... ah... ah...!"

Yang Lingchen let out a miserable cry. At this moment, he felt an incomparably terrifying energy rampaging continuously within his body.

Without time to think, Yang Lingchen hurriedly circulated the Vast Heaven Art secretly and began to refine this terrifying energy.

Under the saturation of this powerful energy, Yang Lingchen's cultivation level began to skyrocket frantically.

Very quickly, it rose from the Early Stage of the first layer of the Myriad Illusions Realm to the Peak of the first layer of the Myriad Illusions Realm.

"Boom... boom... boom...!"

"second layer of the Myriad Illusions Realm!"

In less than ten breaths of time, Yang Lingchen's cultivation level broke through to the second layer of the Myriad Illusions Realm, but he still did not stop because there was still a large amount of energy filling his body.

As it continued to change, his cultivation level skyrocketed again.

"Boom... boom... boom...!"

"Third Layer of the Myriad Illusion Realm!"

In just less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, his cultivation level broke through to the Third Layer of the Myriad Illusion Realm, and there was still no sign of it stopping.

"Middle Stage of the Third Layer of the Myriad Illusion Realm."

"Late Stage of the Third Layer of the Myriad Illusion Realm."

"Peak of the Third Layer of the Myriad Illusion Realm."

"Ah... ah...!"

Yang Lingchen roared lowly, driving all the remaining energy to frantically rush toward the barrier of the Myriad Illusions Realm Fourth Layer.

"Boom... boom... boom...!"

"Myriad Illusions Realm Fourth Layer."

"Damn, that feels good."

Yang Lingchen slowly stood up and stretched his body.

Feeling the powerful Divine Origin Power within his body, his eyes revealed a glimmer of confident light.

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To be continued!