Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1543 - 1536: The Truth About the Nascent Soul

Chapter 1543: Chapter 1536: The Truth About the Nascent Soul

"Do you know something, Sister Moumou?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Hmm," Tangmo nodded, speaking seriously, "I have recently organized some information on the East Continent, and also had Yue’er visit various places to study the cultivation system of the East Continent. According to our understanding, the Nascent Soul is essentially the consciousness detached from the human body, which is specifically represented by Fulajie’er."

"But Xiao Fula has already..." Cheng Ziang began, then suddenly shut his mouth, realizing he was about to misspeak again.

"Whether it’s the Deity Creation Project of the Western Continent or the cultivation system of the East Continent, at their core, they are both doing one thing," Tangmo continued without minding the awkward atmosphere, "that is, detaching from the physical body, because for those in pursuit of power, the body is frail, but the spirit is eternal."

"Can you be more specific?" Cheng Ziang asked curiously.

"Specifically, a certain disease limits the people of the Otherworld from using magic as a power," Tangmo said earnestly.

"Magic Power Erosion disease!" Cheng Ziang said without even having to think, blurting it out directly.

This disease had left a deep impression on them because Luo’er’s father had died from this chronic condition, and Luo’er himself was tormented by it to the point of physical ruin. If Xia Yue hadn’t stepped in to help in time, who knows what would have become of him.

"That’s right," Tangmo nodded, continuing earnestly, "the peak of the Western Continent’s Spells magic is the Forbidden Curse. But it’s obvious that Forbidden Curse magic greatly depletes the caster’s life and severely damages the caster’s body, leading to Magic Power Erosion disease."

"On the other hand, at the core of the East Continent’s cultivation system is how much magic power is stored. Cultivators begin to strengthen their body’s meridians and adapt to the normal circulation of magic power within the body during the Foundation Building Stage. After reaching the Jiedan Realm, cultivators truly possess an organ that can store and harness magic power, which is the Dantian. Of course, they call it the Qitian."

"The ’metal’ in Golden Core Realm, I personally prefer to interpret as the ’metal’ in gold metal. Thus, what is known as the Golden Core Realm is essentially the process of solidifying the meridians and Dantian on the basis of the Jiedan Realm until these organs are entirely coated with a layer of metal. Of course, this is an abstract way of phrasing it. In essence, the Golden Core Realm can be understood as a super fortified Jiedan Realm."

"Like the Forbidden Curse magic, even the most excellent individuals, once they have cultivated to the Golden Core Realm, are essentially at their limit. Because there’s only so much the human body can take, it is not possible to further expand the Dantian or strengthen the meridians. However, the pursuit of power is endless, and under such circumstances, these Golden Core Realm cultivators will begin to attempt to forsake their physical bodies and utilize pure magic power, leading to the higher stage of the Nascent Soul Stage."

"So, the Golden Core Realm is basically equivalent to the Western Continent’s Forbidden Curse Magic Conductors?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"It’s not accurate to compare them that way, as there are many levels within the Golden Core Realm. Cultivators who have just entered the realm might only be akin to Mages capable of wielding fourth-level magic. Only those who have cultivated to the higher tiers of the Golden Core Realm can actually be comparable to Forbidden Curse Magic Conductors," Tangmo explained.

"That is to say, if Mages from the Western Continent want to enhance further, their ultimate destination would be the Deity Creation Project?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"It’s not so absolute," Tangmo waved her hand and said, "the overseers of this world do not allow humans to become True Gods and descend again upon this world, so these Mages, at most, can only become Demigods even if they hold out. However, the Deity Creation Project of the Ancient States is capable of creating True Gods."

"Does that mean cultivators from the East Continent also cannot surpass this limit?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"I think so," Tangmo nodded and said, "according to my understanding, the Nascent Soul Stage roughly involves building a pseudo-body outside one’s own body using magical power and relying on this pseudo-body to harness magic power. This avoids the severe burden on the body caused by magic power flowing through it. As long as the magic power doesn’t go through the body, in principle, the cultivator can harness stronger magic power than what’s available in the Golden Core Realm."

"Building a pseudo-body, feels a bit eerie and unfathomable," Cheng Ziang said, frowning.

"It’s not that eerie nor unfathomable," Tangmo explained, "don’t forget that when we were in the Weird Talk Forest, Nightingale had once built a pseudo-body for Fulajie’er. Constructing a pseudo-body essentially involves organizing magical power components in an order, assembling them into the required state."

"As for the Nascent Soul Realm, I think it’s roughly equivalent to the current state of Fulajie’er and Liseya. After all, the limit of this world has been locked by Tana, and it’s not too likely for True Gods to be born," Tangmo said, and perhaps thinking of Fulajie’er’s tragic past, sighed involuntarily.

"Every time you mention me, you sigh. Do you all find me annoying?" At that moment, Fulajie’er suddenly appeared in front of everyone and asked with an aggrieved expression.

"It’s nothing, just that I feel you..." Tangmo hesitated to say.

"I don’t need your pity, I’ve already let go, yet you keep trying to show me pity. To me, that is an insult," Fulajie’er said unhappily.

"I’m sorry." Given the situation, even Tangmo—who always had issues with her—bowed his head and apologized.

"But Fula and the Nascent Soul are different." At this moment, Luo’er, who had been listening on the side, suddenly spoke up, startling everyone.

"Are you saying..." Tangmo clutched at his chest, about to say whether Luo’er was trying to offer comforting words, but then a lightbulb went off and he quickly caught on.

"Right, right, Xiao Fula and the Nascent Soul may indeed be different," Tangmo said as it dawned on him.

"How are they different?" Fulajie’er asked, hands clasped behind her back and tilting her head to the side.

"The storage devices are different!" Tangmo seriously declared.

"Storage devices?" Cheng Ziang was taken aback.

"Do you still remember, when we went to the Deity Creation Factory, the girls who were used as test subjects? Weren’t they all quietly lying in containers asleep? Why was that?" Tangmo asked in return.

"Because..." Cheng Ziang scratched his head, hesitating to ask.

"Because they wanted to slow down physiological activities, ensuring that the test subjects could maintain vital signs for a long period of time. Xiao Fula’s real body is just in her teens, but she has been wandering the world for over twenty years. Her true age and her body’s age have a huge discrepancy," Tangmo explained.

"What are you trying to say?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Once the physical bodies of these test subjects die, their consciousnesses will also dissipate. That’s why we later transferred Xiao Fula into a crystal, so she theoretically has infinite life," Tangmo reminded.

"Right, oh," Cheng Ziang nodded, suddenly coming to a realization, "You mean to say, even cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm can’t escape the passage of time. They might be able to cultivate a spirit form like Xiao Fula for battle, but their spirit forms are always tethered to their physical bodies. Once the body dies, their spirit forms will also perish."

"I think, this might just be the true reality of the Nascent Soul Realm. Compared with them, Fulajie’er and even Liseya could be considered true Gods because they theoretically possess an infinite lifespan," Tangmo nodded and said.

"So," Cheng Ziang speaking with his arms crossed and a frown, "that Sect Master Dongliang Yu seems to regard saints as Nascent Soul Realm experts rather than true spokespersons of the gods. This could be problematic."

"What’s so problematic about that?" Tangmo was puzzled and asked.

"Religion needs to create a sense of mystery," Cheng Ziang explained, "And cultivation theories like those of the Nascent Soul Realm are not utterly unheard of in the East Continent, but not unknown either. Once people start to see saints as mere Nascent Soul Realm experts, it diminishes that sense of mystery and could invite even more trouble."

"Nascent Soul Realm is already one in ten thousand amongst experts," Tangmo spread his hands and said, "I just mentioned, the Golden Core Realm is almost the limit for ordinary people, and those who can reach that realm are also rare, let alone two levels higher in the Nascent Soul Realm."

"Fear comes in many forms, fear due to overwhelming power, fear of the unknown. The latter is practically limitless. No matter how powerful you are, you can only slap one person to death at a time. But whether it’s Earthlings or beings from the Otherworld, they all harbor deep fear of the unknown," Cheng Ziang stated.

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