Chapter 636 New Body
Have you ever heard the saying, “Fate is determined by heaven”? Whether you are born a dog or a person, a man or a woman, poor or rich, all of it is pre-ordained by the Heavenly Dao. This is what is called ‘destiny’. Destiny is like an imperial edict issued by an emperor to mortals; no one can defy it, or they will surely die.
Cheng Ling said with a hint of schadenfreude, “And you, as a man, have now become neither male nor female. If your souls do not completely transform into women, what do you think will happen if the Heavenly Dao discovers it? I don’t need to elaborate, do I?”
Qi Huang was startled by her words. This was something she hadn’t considered before.
“What? Scared? If you’re scared, then fully accept my assimilation. At least you’ll be able to preserve your life.”
Cheng Ling said mockingly, then commanded bossily, “I really don’t know what you’re thinking in that head of yours. Isn’t it good to be a clean, beautiful girl? Why must you be like this, neither male nor female?”
“Hehe, complete assimilation? Then my sexual orientation will change, and all I’ll think about day and night will be handsome guys instead of beautiful women. Will I still be me then? What’s the difference between that and death?”
Qi Huang chuckled noncommittally.
“Is sexual orientation that important to you?”
Cheng Ling asked with a frown.
“Nonsense. If you were turned into a complete man and had to marry a woman, would you be willing?”
Qi Huang retorted forcefully.
“Of course, I’d be willing to save my life. At worst, I’ll be single my whole life. Who says people must fall in love? Is this all the understanding you have as a cultivator?”
Cheng Ling accused from on high.
“That’s because you don’t have anyone you like.”
Qi Huang immediately retorted.
“So you do have someone you like? Who is it?”
Cheng Ling teased.
“Does that have anything to do with you?”
Qi Huang looked embarrassed, and Cheng Hong Ling’s figure naturally appeared in her mind.
“Hehe, you’re killing me! With your demure appearance, which woman would like you? Do you think you’re the only one with a normal sexual orientation in the whole world?”
Cheng Ling taunted, then added, “Besides, even if a woman really likes you, are you going to drag her into a pit of fire? The power of the Heavenly Dao is beyond your imagination, so it’s best to honestly become a complete woman!”
“Hmph! To fear the Heavenly Dao so much, and you’re even a clone of Immortal Hong Ling.”
Qi Huang turned the tables and mocked.
“Fear the Heavenly Dao? I, this Immortal, fear no one. I just don’t want myself and my main body to be dragged down by you. As I said, you can’t comprehend the power of the Heavenly Dao. Don’t think you can rest easy just because you’ve found a shortcut. Don’t get yourself killed by a finger of the Heavenly Dao tomorrow.”
Cheng Ling threatened.
“Dragged down by me? You’re really good at blaming others! Who do you think turned me into this state?”
Qi Huang laughed in anger.
“And who do you think voluntarily put on that mask? I didn’t force you, did I?”
Cheng Ling retorted with reason.
Qi Huang remembered the embarrassing incident of impersonating her fiancé and her face became even more awkward. She quickly changed the subject, “I just don’t understand why you insist on making me a complete woman. If you tell me the method to control that assimilation power, I can turn back into a man too!”
“Hehe, dream on. This assimilation is irreversible. So no matter how much you struggle, you’ll ultimately have to be a complete woman. Accept your fate.”
Cheng Ling said gloatingly.
“You think I’ll believe you? Don’t you just want to completely take over my body?”
Qi Huang obviously didn’t believe her.
“Believe it or not, it’s up to you. I’ve already told you the seriousness of the situation. Choose between becoming a complete woman or dying.”
Cheng Ling said impatiently, then reminded, “Also, the main body’s body no longer has assimilation power. By increasing her strength like this, you have clearly exceeded her normal destiny trajectory. It’s very likely to have attracted the attention of the Heavenly Dao’s minions, and danger could arrive at any moment.”
“So what? As long as I’m strong enough, I’ll kill anyone who comes!”
Qi Huang said stubbornly, though she was slightly affected in her heart. She had always had a feeling that one day she would stand in opposition to the Heavenly Dao, but she didn’t expect that intuition to be true. Indeed, the Heavenly Dao would absolutely not allow anyone in the myriad worlds to escape its control, so if discovered, it would surely destroy her with thunderous methods.
“Unfortunately, I, this Immortal, am definitely not someone who will sit idly by. If you piss me off, I’ll kill the Heavenly Dao too!”
Qi Huang then became fierce, completely unaware that she had started calling herself “Immortal” again, indicating that the effect of the Body-Substitution Technique was weakening.
Three days passed, and Cheng Hong Ling had completely condensed the drop of essence blood in her heart into a human form. This was the symbol of the Huashen Realm, and it also meant she had succeeded.
“Huffs!”
Cheng Hong Ling took a tired breath, then transmitted her thoughts to Qi Huang, “You can go out and see if the new body has reached the late stage of the Huashen Realm.”
Didn’t I tell you? It’s not necessary to give me such a strong body.
Qi Huang grumbled a bit unwillingly because she knew that for Cheng Hong Ling, who was in the early stage of the Shentong Realm, she could only cultivate a clone with a strength reaching the late stage of the Huashen Realm. This indicated that the main body had already given her all.
“Stop talking nonsense and try it quickly.”
Cheng Hong Ling urged impatiently.
Qi Huang grumbled and walked out of the palace gate. In front of her, the sea and sky were one. If she directly entered the sea of consciousness, it would be controlling the main body. When she cultivated the Body-Substitution Technique, she needed to take this path. If she wanted to go out, she needed to go through the Baihui acupoint “in the sky.”
Qi Huang flew directly out of the Baihui acupoint. When she reappeared in the real world, the new body was brought out simultaneously.
Qi Huang subconsciously observed her body. From the outside, there wasn’t much difference from before, except that her skin was more delicate and her beauty had increased a lot. Of course, the feeling was worlds apart!
Qi Qi felt as light as a swallow, her body filled with inexhaustible strength, as if she could fly to the highest heavens with a stomp of her foot and smash a mountain with a punch. More importantly, there was a human-shaped True Qi manifestation in her Qi Sea, which was the symbol of a Huashen Realm cultivator. Moreover, the surrounding True Qi filled more than two-thirds of her Qi Sea, indicating that her current cultivation level was indeed the late stage of the Huashen Realm.
“Ah! Is this what the Huashen Realm feels like?”
Qi Huang stretched greedily, savoring the wonderful feeling. If the improvement of spiritual sense was like waking from a dream, then the improvement of cultivation was like recovering from a serious illness. This also explained why the Path of Cultivation could escape birth, aging, sickness, and death.
“How is it?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s concerned voice sounded.
“It’s successful. This body indeed has the cultivation of the late stage of the Huashen Realm.”
Qi Huang replied quickly.
“That’s good. At least I can finally put one worry to rest.”
Cheng Hong Ling said with relief, as if a burden had been lifted. She had been worried that as time went by, Qi Huang would gradually age, and her appearance would become increasingly different from her true self. Now, this problem had been temporarily solved, as cultivators in the Huashen Realm had a lifespan of about four hundred years, and aging would naturally be very slow.
“But the problem is what about your other three clones? If because of me, you can only give them very weak bodies, then I’ll feel really bad.”
Qi Huang said awkwardly.
“That depends on whether they are in a hurry to come out.”
After saying this, Cheng Hong Ling appeared in her Sea of Consciousness and said directly to her three souls and six spirits, “Sisters, I’ve consumed too much energy in condensing the body for Qi Huang. My True Qi and spiritual sense can recover quickly, but this essence blood needs to be slowly accumulated. If you are in a hurry to come out now, I can only give each of you a body at the Guiyi Realm or even the Body Refining Realm. If you wait a few years, I can cultivate bodies at the Body Refining Realm for all of you. You decide.”
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“Elder sister, no need to wait, I want to go out now!”
“Yes, elder sister, I’ve been waiting for this day for nineteen years. Make me a clone now. It doesn’t matter if it’s a bit weaker; I’ll cultivate it myself.”
“Elder sister, you don’t know how boring this place is. Let alone a little weaker, even if you only give me the body of an ordinary person, I wouldn’t want to stay here for even a quarter of an hour longer.”
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The three souls and six spirits expressed their excitement, and surprisingly, not one of them was willing to wait.
