549: Chapter 549 Body and Soul Fusion, Power of Reincarnation

Hun Tiandi did not yet know that Burning Flame Valley suspected him and had already begun an investigation.

However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Hun Tiandi would never show mercy to an enemy who had plotted against him several times and put him in danger.

With the current strength of the Da Zheng Imperial Dynasty, Burning Flame Valley was truly not worth his concern.

In the Longevity Hall, after the morning court session concluded, he began preparing for seclusion to implement his long-matured plan.

Inside the cultivation room!

There were two figures; the original Hun Tiandi and a Blood Shadow Clone sat cross-legged facing each other. The Blood Shadow Clone was naturally the puppet that remained in the capital for long periods to handle state affairs.

"Blood Shadow, are you ready?" Hun Tiandi asked with a grave expression.

"Original body, come! I have been looking forward to this for a long time!" the Blood Shadow Clone said with a wicked smile.

Immediately, Hun Tiandi's sea of consciousness at his glabella stirred, and a 12th grade red lotus of fire emerged, slowly rotating in front of him. Wisps of blood-colored flames flickered in the lotus's heart.

It looked incredibly enchanting.

"We will proceed in three steps. The first step is tempering the body with karmic fire. Only after the Blood Shadow Clone has undergone the tempering of karmic fire and is free of any sin or karma can we proceed to the second step."

With a thought from Hun Tiandi, the slowly rotating 12th grade red lotus of fire descended above the Blood Shadow Clone's head, and strands of Red Lotus Karma Fire cascaded down.

Boom...

As it landed on the Blood Shadow Clone, he instantly turned into a man of fire. His flesh began to melt, revealing clanging white bones; this would require time to refine.

Hun Tiandi stared expressionlessly at the clone being incinerated by the karmic fire, not moved in the slightest.

"If one wishes to plant a golden lotus in the fire, how can one succeed without enduring suffering?" Hun Tiandi closed his eyes and began to cultivate. If this Blood Shadow Clone could not withstand the tempering of the karmic fire...

...then he would simply have to replace it. He could have as many of these Blood Shadow Clones as he wanted.

Outside, within the third level of the Time Tower, Lie Yang presided over the construction of the Immortal City. With the Da Zheng Imperial Dynasty's foundation, it was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The metal discarded from the war was all used to refine Immortal Crystals; it was simply a seamless process.

Waste was truly turned into treasure.

The quality and quantity of the Immortal Crystals were related to the materials put in; the grade of the materials played a major role.

If a piece of top-grade Scarlet Flame Refined Iron was put in, it could easily refine hundreds or even thousands of cubic units of Immortal Crystals.

Before going into seclusion, Hun Tiandi had already ordered the Earth Web to take action, starting to excavate mineral deposits, collect heavenly treasures, and even keep a vigilant watch on all sides.

"Lads, His Majesty has ordered us to search for mineral deposits on the continent. Dig them up and send them back to Chang'an City!" Jin Shi said with authority.

"Yes!" the Gold-Eating Mouse Clan responded.

Under Jin Shi's command, the army of millions from the Gold-Eating Mouse Clan immediately swarmed across the entire Fighting Qi Continent, utilizing their ancestral skills.

They dug deep underground, collecting heavenly treasures and sending them to the Time Tower.

For the Immortal City, not a single bit of foundation could be lacking, especially for refining Immortal Crystals, which was almost like an insatiable bottomless pit.

In the cultivation room, Hun Tiandi was in seclusion.

The series of battles had invisibly brought him to a peak state. The power within his body was being washed by the providence and merit from his previous advancement.

Three-star Dou Zong!

His cultivation broke through once again. Relying on his comprehension of battle instincts, the lingxiao jade butterfly rotated within his soul, flickering with Daoist sounds and keeping his mind clear.

He began to deduce his own Dou Techniques. Countless Dou Techniques and cultivation methods in his mind were imprinted onto the lingxiao jade butterfly, strengthening the source of the Laws.

He wanted to create an eternal inheritance. On the Fighting Qi Continent, since its birth, scrolls or high-grade jade slips had been used to pass down cultivation methods and Dou Techniques.

Under the erosion of time, inherited cultivation methods and Dou Techniques often became lost or incomplete.

This was fatal for any power.

In addition, this lingxiao jade butterfly was also the source of vital energy for the Immortal City, its source of power. From the incomplete Law runes, Great Dao Heavenly Sounds constantly echoed.

The seeds of the three thousand Laws had already been imprinted when the Netherworld was first opened.

However, they were merely seeds and needed watering and fertilizing to grow strong.

And this nourishment was the various cultivation methods corresponding to the Laws. Using cultivation methods to nurture the Great Dao and complete the runes.

Using his divine sense, he imprinted mysterious runes one by one, merging them into the jade butterfly. These were the countless cultivation methods he had collected.

In the blink of an eye, the Ten Thousand Sword Art was imprinted within.

"Jie jie jie... It really is effective at mending the incomplete Law runes. It wasn't in vain that I painstakingly refined this supreme treasure..."

He then merged all his cultivation methods and Dou Techniques into the jade butterfly...

Three days later, in the cultivation room, the Blood Shadow Clone's tempering by the karmic fire was nearing its end.

Buzz!

The Blood Shadow Clone opened its blood-red eyes, a hint of fatigue showing in their depths. The white bones on its body were slowly recovering, and wisps of blood-colored flames permeated the surface of its body.

However, they could no longer cause a single bit of harm to the body.

"Not bad. The first step is complete. Now, let us begin the second step!"

Hun Tiandi also woke from his seclusion. Seeing the Blood Shadow Clone that had passed the dangerous trial, a smile appeared on his face.

Immediately, his glabella wriggled, and an illusory clone appeared before him, covered in faint blood-colored patterns, looking extremely eerie.

"Step Two: Merging Body and Soul. Let the Blood Shadow Clone and the soul clone merge into one, becoming a new life form!"

Hun Tiandi's expression was grave; this was the most critical of the three steps.

"Come!" the Blood Shadow Clone said coldly.

Buzz!

Following that, the soul clone condensed from the Three Thousand Lightning Illusion Body swept toward the Blood Shadow Clone under Hun Tiandi's control.

Instantly, the two repelled each other, and a booming sound erupted in the cultivation room.

"Impudent!" Hun Tiandi shouted. It turned out that both the Blood Shadow Clone and the Three Thousand Lightning Illusion Body wanted to be the dominant host.

"The Blood Shadow Clone is condensed from the secret method of the Blood Scripture, while the Three Thousand Lightning Illusion Body is a clone condensed from an Earth Class cultivation method. Both contain soul power!"

Under Hun Tiandi's suppression, the Blood Shadow Clone and the soul clone merged together easily, like flowing water.

"What's going on? There's a barrier?" A sense of confusion arose in his heart.

"Hmph, since it's not working, then don't blame me for getting rough!"

"Power of Samsara, merge body and soul!"

The original body's eyes snapped open as he activated his Eyes of Samsara, releasing the power of samsara to envelop the merged figure before him.

The eerie power of samsara turned into needle and thread, beginning to merge them bit by bit.

Fortunately, Hun Tiandi had advanced to a Three-star Dou Zong; otherwise, activating the power of samsara would have been a huge burden.

Up until now, he had not yet fully understood Samsara.

He was able to come to the Fighting Qi world because of the help of the heart of samsara, a supreme treasure of the Major Thousand Worlds.

It had broken through the seal of the Nihility Devouring Flame and merged with the imprint of Hun Tiandi's soul origin.

He had obtained the cultivation methods and Dou Techniques of the Hun Clan, and then was reborn through a womb to live another life.

Starting from Qingshan Town, he began his journey of cultivation.

Thinking of this, he felt infinite emotion in his heart. Indeed, the heavens still favored him.

Watching the body and soul slowly merge, a faint aura of life actually emerged. Hun Tiandi could be certain that this method would work.

It seemed that the plan that had popped into his head when he first successfully cultivated the Three Thousand Lightning Illusion Body was feasible.

Under the fusion of the power of samsara, the speed at which the body and soul merged became even faster.

Hun Tiandi began to deduce Dou Techniques, Dou Techniques that belonged uniquely to him.

"Hun Tiandi, why hasn't he come out of seclusion yet?" Lei Xuanji asked worriedly upon learning that Hun Tiandi had been in seclusion for over a month.

"Rest assured, he has always had his own plans. Don't worry!"

Feng Qing'er, dressed in a phoenix robe, spoke slowly. Since the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan had become allies, Feng Qing'er had come to Dazheng.

Being pregnant, she would naturally receive the best care here.