C80 A Brand New Path!

"Even with just a small amount of power, and the formidable spiritual energy here, I can already help you forge an undying battle body!" Chu Yi was brimming with confidence, certain that he could assist Lee Zi in creating a top-tier battle body. He wouldn't have spoken up otherwise.

"Of course, if you decide to forge a battle body, it means starting over from the beginning..." To start anew meant abandoning everything he currently possessed. After a moment's thought, Chu Yi added, "You'll also have to relinquish your current trio of genetic powers. From then on, you'll depend more on spiritual energy. With ample spiritual energy, you'll advance rapidly. But without it, your future could be fraught with hardship."

Chu Yi wasn't well-versed in the state of this world; he was unsure about the abundance of spiritual energy in the outside civilizations or if it was akin to that of the Immortal Demon World.

Deep down, Chu Yi wished for Lee Zi to forge a battle body—that was the essence of the Immortal Demon Technique! If Lee Zi chose the first path, her advancement would be swift, but there would be a ceiling to her potential. Lee Zi was undeniably a rare talent, a prodigy emerging perhaps once in several decades within the human race. Yet, when compared to the elite geniuses of higher civilizations, she didn't quite measure up.

Even with the Immortal Demon Techniques Chu Yi had imparted, Lee Zi's potential would be capped. On the other hand, the second path's outcome was uncertain; Chu Yi couldn't make any promises, given his limited understanding of this world. But undoubtedly, this path offered a loftier potential. With Chu Yi's guidance in condensing her core essence and his support, should the universe's spiritual energy be sufficiently dense, Lee Zi could rise to stand shoulder to shoulder with the supreme beings of the Immortal Demon World.

However, choosing this second path meant Lee Zi would have to forsake her current achievements and start anew. Even Chu Yi couldn't predict what lay ahead. Thus, he left the decision entirely in Lee Zi's hands.

Lee Zi remained silent.

Chu Yi's claims seemed too far-fetched, and even Lee Zi, who had immense trust in him, found them hard to believe.

Moreover, Chu Yi had made it clear that the battle body he had helped her forge was not a traditional one.

This battle body possessed spiritual energy, capable of defying the heavens. Yet, without spiritual energy's support, cultivation would progress at a snail's pace, and her achievements might pale in comparison to the first path.

Nevertheless...

Lee Zi lifted her head, her eyes ablaze with intensity, and asked Chu Yi, "If I choose the second path, will I become someone like you?"

Chu Yi paused, then nodded and shook his head.

"Yes and no."

"By choosing the second path, you could say you've become a true immortal demon, like me. But if we were to really compare, you still wouldn't be on my level."

Indeed, Chu Yi's existence, while still that of an immortal demon, had subtly transcended it!

"So, we'll both be immortal demons then."

"Will we be the only immortal demons in this world?"

Chu Yi fell silent.

He couldn't make that promise.

"As far as I know, we should be the only immortal demons."

Then, Chu Yi saw Lee Zi smile.

It was a genuine smile that radiated from her very soul.

"If I can become like you, the only one like you, then..."

"I'm willing!"

Chu Yi was taken aback, staring at Lee Zi until she bashfully lowered her head, prompting him to finally grasp her meaning.

Lee Zi's choice of the second path wasn't driven by the potential for a grand future, but by the simple desire to be the same as Chu Yi—to be unique together.

"Stop staring. Let's get on with the condensing."

"I never imagined that I, Lee Zi, could one day become an immortal demon!"

Lee Zi might not have fully grasped what being an immortal demon entailed, but Chu Yi's demeanor made it clear that it was something formidable and fearsome.

With that, Lee Zi was filled with anticipation.

Chu Yi remained silent, giving her a profound nod.

"Alright, now close your eyes..."

Having abandoned her last reservations, Lee Zi placed her unconditional trust in Chu Yi.

After a deep, lingering gaze at Chu Yi, Lee Zi finally closed her eyes.

A solemn expression filled Chu Yi's eyes.

"To help you condense a battle body, we must first revert you to your primal state."

"Which means—"

"Stripping you of all your power!"

Lee Zi remained silent, her eyes tightly shut.

But then, she felt an unimaginable force surge into her body.

A sense of void followed instantly.

Without testing, Lee Zi knew her power was gone.

Not just her own power, but even the genetic power she had taken such pride in had vanished completely.

"Now, it's time to alter your essence and condense the—"

"Battle Body Origin..."

Suddenly, Lee Zi sensed an indescribable power beginning to coalesce within her. It was an ethereal force, invisible yet palpable to her.

This power slowly gathered and solidified.

Abruptly, Lee Zi felt her very foundation transforming.

It was a leap in the essence of life, an evolution of her origin.

Lee Zi was aware she remained human, yet in that moment, she felt transcended, becoming an entirely new being.

At last, Lee Zi seemed to perceive it!

A world of darkness, a void without time or space, an infinite expanse of chaos.

In this chaotic realm, devoid of time and space, nothing existed but her.

Yet, in this boundless, obscure world, Lee Zi felt no panic, only an inexplicable familiarity.

As if this vast chaos was the place she knew best.

Then, a profound sensation washed over her, a rebirth, the dawn of all beginnings, an illusion of time awakening once more.

The wonder of it all was almost beyond belief for Lee Zi.

And finally, she saw it clearly!

Golden sharpness slicing through the cosmos, the weighty yellow of earth solidifying beneath, the nurturing blue of waters flowing through time, the illuminating red of flames across the ages, and the verdant green of light transforming into life!

Whether a moment or an eternity passed, Lee Zi watched in awe, tears streaming down her cheeks, as the vision unfolded before her.

She saw it, she saw it!

This was the origin of life!

No, no, no!

This was not the origin of life!

In that moment, Lee Zi finally understood. She realized why everything felt so familiar!

This was neither chaos nor nothingness!

This was her own body!

Tears welled up in Lee Zi's eyes as a sensation she had never experienced before caused her soul to tremble uncontrollably.

She watched as the forces of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth within her body continuously carved out, evolved, and established a realm of their own.

Was this the essence of the Battle Body?

Was this truly the origin of the Battle Body?

No, no, no!

This was more than just the origin of the Battle Body!

Lee Zi had regained her composure. She seemed to have an epiphany.

Could the origin of the Battle Body evolve the universe and carve out a world within one's own body?

Impossible!

Yet, this was indeed the origin of the Battle Body, but her Battle Body was not like those of legend. It wasn't that it was inferior.

Rather, it could be said that the legendary Battle Bodies paled in comparison to hers!

They were not even on the same level!

Lee Zi knew that Chu Yi was responsible for all of this.

He was carving out an entirely new path for her, a path of creation—

To split heaven and earth!

At that moment, Lee Zi's soul began to fade.

She heard Chu Yi's voice whispering gently in her ear, "Sleep."

...

Her complexion had turned deathly pale.

In the desolate expanse of the universe, endless and terrifying phenomena emerged.

It was a vision of creation, with vast amounts of spiritual energy surging towards the two lone figures.

The magnitude of spiritual energy was indescribable, seemingly exceeding the limits of what living beings could endure.

Yet, this was merely the beginning!

As Lee Zi had realized, Chu Yi was aiding her in refining the origin of her Battle Body, a source far superior to any known in this world, even beyond those found in the Immortal Demon World!

This was the most primal consolidation, crafted to ensure Lee Zi's path forward was ever smoother. Chu Yi had even forged a new world within Lee Zi's own realm!

It was both the essence of the battle body and the foundation of a world.

From that moment forward, Lee Zi's path of cultivation would be to continuously strengthen her physical form, engaging in the process of developing a supreme battle body, while simultaneously cultivating her own inner world.

As her battle body grew more powerful, the world within Lee Zi would also progressively expand.

This was a spectacle beyond imagination.

In the Immortal Demon World, the pinnacle of physical strength was the domain of demons, while the supreme divine power to create worlds was an exclusive realm of immortals.

Throughout the five thousand epochs of the Immortal Demon Temple, countless unparalleled prodigies emerged, each striving to forge a path incomparable to their predecessors. After endless years of searching, they finally pioneered the true practice of simultaneously cultivating as both immortals and demons.

Yet, it was regrettable...

This concept existed solely in theory, for no such prodigy had ever manifested who could merge the essence of both immortal and demon. Not even the most defiant of geniuses could achieve such a feat.

The reason being, the laws of the Immortal Demon World forbade such an existence!

Only a being of supreme stature, capable of shattering the rules of the Immortal Demon World, could carve out a new path never before trodden.

But who would expend such colossal energy to cultivate a seed of a miracle?

Indeed, it was merely a seed, for no one could ensure what the future held, or whether it would still be bound by the endless constraints of the original laws during its growth.

Thus, this combined cultivation of the Immortal Demon World remained purely theoretical.

But now, things have changed.

Because it has happened!

Because Chu Yi has arrived!

Because this fragmented universe has emerged.

With its rules incomplete, even though such laws exist in the shadows, how could they possibly contain someone like Chu Yi in a universe so fractured?

Therefore, Chu Yi chose to rebuild Lee Zi's origin, embarking on the genuine path of Immortal Demon cultivation, paving the way to supremacy!

Henceforth, Lee Zi is destined to become an entity akin to Chu Yi.