It was only within the Illusion that it learned some things and could communicate simply.
Of course, if it hadn't developed Spirituality, how could it have trapped Zhao Li even when he knew it was an Illusion, and even caused him to gradually sink into it? If it weren't for Ye Yunsheng, Zhao Li might have woken up, but who knows how much longer it would have taken.
And the origin of its self-proclaimed title, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, was also within the Illusion.
In Zhao Li's imagination, that monkey was truly Equal to Heaven; its havoc in the Heavenly Palace wasn't just an act. For various reasons, the divine monkey left a deep imprint on its naive mind.
Just like that, without even needing Zhao Li to trick it, it naturally felt a sense of closeness towards Zhao Li.
After a long time, under Zhao Li's persuasion, the Illusion Spirit Stone's main body was taken into Zhao Li's possession. The Stone Spirit transformed into the appearance of a monkey, but it was only the size of a fist and stayed on Zhao Li's shoulder.
Zhao Li looked at the naive innocence in its eyes and suddenly felt like he was an evil person who had abducted a child. He repented in his heart for one second.
"Zhao Li, what's the plan now?"
After her initial curiosity, Ye Yunsheng slowly returned to her usual calm.
Zhao Li hadn't expected such an unexpected gain from coming to find Zhao Yannian and felt greatly satisfied.
He didn't plan to stay in this desolate place for long and said:
"Let's go back first."
Ye Yunsheng had no objections. She had only stayed with him earlier because she sensed Zhao Li's desire to explore. Since he wanted to leave, she naturally wouldn't stay behind.
She took a step, reaching high into the sky, and pointed her fingers like a sword, stabbing towards the invisible Barrier.
With a crack, the Barrier shattered in response.
Ye Yunsheng turned back, a charming smile on her face:
"Let's go."
Zhao Li watched, dumbfounded, once again shocked by her strength.
"Yunsheng, what's your current strength?"
He finally asked the question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
Ye Yunsheng pondered slightly and said with some uncertainty:
"Perhaps a Nine-Revolving Dou Venerate!?"
Seeing Zhao Li's shocked expression, she explained:
"The 'Primordial Chaos Scripture' you gave me is very miraculous. It seems as if it was specifically prepared for me. As my control grew stronger, the accumulated cold energy within my body was refined by me. The first time I refined all of it, I advanced to the Dou Sect level."
Listening, a wave of envy rose in Zhao Li's heart. He asked:
"How long did it take you to refine all of it the first time?"
Ye Yunsheng blinked her eyes and smiled playfully:
"Hmm, about five years, I guess. Why?"
Her heart was joyful as she quietly watched Zhao Li, very curious about his reaction.
Zhao Li's eyes widened like copper bells. When he was a Great Dou Master, Ye Yunsheng was still a Dou Disciple. Five years later, he was only a Dou Emperor, but Ye Yunsheng was already a Dou Sect. A Special Constitution, terrifying indeed!
"Then why do you say 'perhaps' Nine Revolutions?"
Zhao Li asked, somewhat confused. One should be clear about their own strength.
After a burst of charming laughter, Ye Yunsheng spread her hands, looking quite helpless:
"I originally thought that after the energy in my body was completely refined by me, my Cultivation Speed would slow down. But on the contrary, cold energy is still continuously generated within me, and both its quantity and quality far exceed before. It doesn't even need my transformation anymore; it automatically flows into my Dantian, breaking through all the way without any bottlenecks."
She wore an expression that said, "I don't know either, and I'm very helpless," which made Zhao Li feel a strange sense of familiarity. Then he suddenly realized, he used to be just like that.
Seeing Zhao Li's mouth twitch, Ye Yunsheng paused and continued:
"I heard that after Nine Star, one needs Nine Revolutions to Sainthood, but I seem to not need this process. The energy in my body doesn't need me to compress it at all; it's like it has no limit, growing steadily. I roughly calculated, it's probably enough for me to break through Nine-Star Dou Venerate nine times."
Ye Yunsheng was also somewhat puzzled. She didn't know what was going on with her, but since her strength was steadily increasing, she didn't dwell on it too much.
Zhao Li pondered for a moment and said naturally:
"I want to see."
Ye Yunsheng extended her hand, and Zhao Li held it, sending both his Dou Qi and soul into her.
The Dou Qi within her body also had no attribute, but it contained an extremely strong cold energy, whose quality was no less than his Dou Qi that had undergone countless 'Spirit Forging'.
As he went deeper, Zhao Li felt his soul was about to be frozen. He stopped, thought for a moment, and prepared to withdraw.
Just then, he felt the cold energy around him completely dissipate, and a small Ye Yunsheng appeared beside him.
"Let's go, I'll show you around, hehe."
Zhao Li followed Ye Yunsheng to her Dantian. Zhao Li watched as the Dou Qi flowing into her body was instantly transformed into cold energy, then circulated throughout her body on its own, converging into her Dantian. This not only increased the amount of cold energy within the Dantian but also caused threads of it to continuously permeate the Dantian, modifying it, constantly strengthening and widening it.
Zhao Li watched for a long time, a thought stirring in his heart. He withdrew and then sank into himself, looking at his own Dantian.
Similarly, there was a continuous stream of Dou Qi being transformed, but there was no extra Dou Qi flowing into the Dantian to modify it.
Seeing this, Zhao Li cautiously controlled the Dou Qi to permeate his Dantian, one thread, two threads...
"It works!"
Zhao Li was overjoyed and immediately withdrew.
Ye Yunsheng asked:
"How was it?"
"Very good. When you feel you've reached your limit, that might be when you break through to Dou Sheng."
Zhao Li was genuinely envious.
He had understood the principle and felt a bit self-mocking:
I should have thought of it earlier. Whether it's a Dou Disciple or a Dou Sheng, it all starts from the Qi Cyclone, then solidifies into a crystal, transforms into a core, and finally returns to simplicity.
It was a waste that he considered himself a transmigrator who knew the importance of foundation and the quality of Dou Qi, yet after diving into cultivation, he completely failed to realize that the so-called foundation wasn't just broad and sturdy meridians, but the most basic and important Qi Cyclone.
The Dantian is limited. If you don't expand and reinforce it, to hold more Dou Qi, you can only compress, compress, and compress it until the quantitative change leads to a qualitative change, achieving Half-Saint. And that is the process of the qualitatively changed energy seeping into and transforming the Dantian.
Zhao Li used to wonder, a Dou Venerate is a Dou Venerate, a Dou Sheng is a Dou Sheng, what the heck is this Half-Saint?
If this "realm that isn't a realm" wasn't widely recognized, he would have thought Dou Venerates were just trying to claim credit and glorify themselves.
Now, he not only understood but was increasingly amazed:
Dou Qi has developed to this point, it's truly almost perfect. It's practically dissecting and breaking down the path to Dou Di and telling it to future generations. Amazing! No wonder besides Alchemy, which directly increases Cultivation Level, other skills are still in their primitive stages.
Forming a Qi Cyclone has the Ninth Segment of the Dou Qi Stage as preparation; advancing to Dou King has the Dou Master, Great Dou Master, and Dou Spirit realms until the Qi Cyclone solidifies into Dou Crystal; Dou Sect has the transition from Dou King and Dou Emperor, interacting with heaven and earth from the inside out until touching the Rules; Dou Sheng is broken down even further, besides Dou Venerates gaining a deeper grasp of Rules, there is also Nine Revolutions to Half-Saint, transforming the Dantian and paving the path to Sainthood.
Zhao Li had enlightened the path to breaking through to Dou Sheng in one go.
Thinking of this, he looked at Ye Yunsheng, his face filled with emotion:
"Yunsheng, you really are my lucky star."
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