Chapter 1150: Who Else Could it Be But...?
Auspicious light in the sky created dazzling colors on the ground. Immortal clouds released immortal rain that nourished all living beings. Immortals strolled everywhere, chatting and laughing. Immortal beasts roamed peacefully, flowers blooming around them. The buildings in the immortal palace seemed to go on forever and ever. Immortal flowers and plants created an intoxicating aroma. Off in the distance, bells tolled from immortal towers and pagodas.
Xu Qing looked around at everything... and it seemed like a dream. All of a sudden, he felt like he wasn’t sure where he was, or when he was. As he walked through the immortal paradise, he absorbed immortal energy from everywhere. The sights, sounds, and smells made him feel like he was part of his surroundings.
In the end... his host’s memories rippled, filling him with a sensation of familiarity. He expanded his heart and his mind, and everything seemed normal.
Xu Qing took a deep breath and then proceeded slowly in the direction of the dueling stage. As he walked along, he adjusted his aura and familiarized himself with his fleshly body and cultivation base.
He had done this before during the past seven days. He was already seeing some results. His fleshly body was at the peak of Imperial Sovereign, as was his soul. He was only half a step from being in the Quasi-Immortal level.
The process of becoming familiar with this fleshly body had been an incredible experience for Xu Qing. In fact, it could be called a destined opportunity. He could now be a lot more confident about the process of climbing through the Imperial Sovereign level. After all, though he had extraordinary battle prowess, the truth was that his cultivation base was only at the eight-world Smoldering God level. And he still had no way to become an Imperial Sovereign.
That said, he had killed plenty of Imperial Sovereigns, so he had a good overview of the level. The biggest difference between Imperial Sovereigns and Smoldering Gods, besides battle prowess, was the immortal embryo. Imperial Sovereigns would combine nine worlds to form an immortal embryo, which was a process of turning the illusory into a reality.
Back at the God Blood River, the ferry pilot said that the immortal embryo is also called the undying illusory reality.[1]
As he walked, he thought.
The illusory represents the soul. The reality represents the fleshly body. Because of that, the Imperial Sovereign level is divided into the three minor levels of early, mid, and late. The early level involves releasing your soul externally, and using it to form a fleshly body. That is the illusory reality.
Xu Qing examined the fleshly body he occupied and confirmed that information.