"The Immaculate Divine Body, also known as the Immaculate Spiritual Body, is without beginning or end, and is pure in nature. It is wisdom and compassion."
"The greatest benefit of this divine body to cultivators of Taoism and Buddhism is the improvement of their mental state. Such people are less likely to develop inner demons when breaking through. Unlike those divine bodies that can make people stronger in a short time, the cultivation speed of the possessor will not be significantly improved, and may even be slower than that of other ordinary people. However, the reason why this divine body is called a divine body is not just because it improves mental state, but because the possessor of this divine body can resist all evil in the world and is immune to all darkness. This is also the reason why that strange ash could not infect the two of them," Li Daoyi explained.
"I see." The group nodded in agreement.
The two brothers, Xuanming and his brother, still looked puzzled, clearly hearing about this divine body for the first time.
Just then, Li Daoyi stretched out his hand and waved it gently around. Immediately afterward, many gray-black substances appeared from all directions, surging towards this side like black mist.
"Be careful!" Xuanming exclaimed in alarm.
"Don't worry," Li Daoyi smiled.
Soon, the black mist gathered in the air and turned into a black, writhing mass that slowly flew toward Li Daoyi's hand.
Under Xuanming's worried gaze, the black substance flew directly into his hand.
Just then, Li Daoyi felt his spiritual energy rapidly draining away. The black substance was like a black hole, quickly devouring the spiritual power within him.
"Dao Yi!" Dongfang Bubai exclaimed, and was about to make a move.
"Don't rush," Li Daoyi waved his hand.
Little Dragon Girl and Saitama also quickly came over, looking curiously at the black substance.
"Eeya?" Mengmeng also came over, her big eyes staring straight at her.
The moment Mengmeng approached, the mass of matter suddenly stopped absorbing, and then, as if afraid of something, it shrank into a ball and hardened, becoming an irregular, hard substance, unlike its previous soft, wriggling form.
"..." Li Daoyi frowned, then squeezed the thing. It was very hard, but he could still sense the spiritual energy contained inside.
Li Daoyi looked at Mengmeng thoughtfully. He was puzzled that this thing was afraid of Mengmeng. He then handed over the black substance in his hand.
“Look at this,” Li Daoyi said to Mengmeng.
"Oh." Mengmeng took it, examined it in her hand, and then actually stuck out her tongue and licked it.
This action completely stunned Xuanming and Xuanliang.
"Slurp..."
"Ha, delicious!" Mengmeng exclaimed happily.
"Awoo..."
"Crunch, crunch." The little guy took a bite, and a crisp crunching sound rang out.
"Why did you eat it? I wanted you to see what was inside." Li Dao was speechless for a moment.
"I couldn't resist, the energy inside looked familiar, but I didn't recognize it," Mengmeng said.
Although I didn't get an answer from Mengmeng, at least I learned that this thing doesn't seem to work for her.
"It suddenly appeared twenty years ago? Twenty years ago, wasn't that when I summoned White-Clad Wutian? Could it be related to Black-Clad Wutian?" Li Daoyi pondered.
"System, do you know what these black substances are?"
"It's an extraterrestrial substance, not belonging to this world," the system replied.
“Extraterrestrial matter? No wonder it can absorb spiritual energy. I just don’t know how this thing came to be.” Li Dao nodded.
At this point, Li Daoyi had a slight understanding of some of the properties of this substance. When it first appeared, it could infect living beings, but now it seemed to have mutated and could no longer infect, but it retained the property of absorbing spiritual energy. It usually wandered between heaven and earth in the form of particles.
"Xuanming, have you never left this place?" Li Daoyi asked at this moment.
“No, Xuanliang was too young to leave back then. Later, when he got a little older, I tried to leave, but we didn’t have much food and couldn’t go far. Also, at night, there were often mutated wild beasts that would appear in large numbers. I couldn’t protect my junior brother by myself, so the farthest I went was only a hundred miles outside of Mount Ling,” Xuanming quickly explained.
Li Daoyi nodded upon hearing this. He could sense that there were many creatures around him. These creatures were not strong, but they were not something that Xuanming and the other person could deal with.
"Gurgle..." Xuanliang's little face turned red.
"Haha, come and sit down. We just cooked some meat. You two should be able to eat meat, right?" Li Daoyi said with a smile.
"I haven't abstained from meat for a long time," Xuanming said honestly.
Then he pulled Xuanliang to sit in front of the campfire.
Saitama took the large pot down, and Xiaolongnu took out several bowls and filled them.
"I'll go first, I'll go first!" Mengmeng couldn't wait any longer.
"Here, this is for you." Little Dragon Girl handed each of them a bowl.
"This is the finest mutton," said Xiaolongnu.
Xuanming took the bowl, his mouth already watering as he looked at the delicious mutton soup.
"Thank you, benefactor."
After saying that, he and Xuanliang began to eat heartily, their ravenous eating was quite amusing. The food tasted a hundred times better than their usual food, and they almost swallowed their tongues.
Seeing the two of them, Li Daoyi couldn't help but laugh.
"Dao Yi, are all the gods in this world gone?" Dongfang Bubai asked softly as he sat down next to Li Dao Yi.
"I don't know, I didn't sense any immortal aura." Li Daoyi shook his head.
"Did you come here because you sensed these changes?"
“No, it’s Wutian. He lost contact with his original body, which is why I came here to check on him,” Li Daoyi said.
This is also one of the reasons why Li Daoyi suspects that this dark substance is related to the Black-Clad Wutian.
"There's no spiritual energy here, so try to use your magic less in the future and stick to martial arts," Li Daoyi reminded him.
"Yes, I know." Dongfang Bubai nodded.
At this moment, Li Dao looked at Saitama, who was wolfing down his food just as adorably as Mengmeng, and couldn't help but think about this guy's abilities. It seemed that he could shine brightly in this world.
"Hmm..." Saitama sensed Li Daoyi's gaze, looked up with a puzzled expression, and then lowered his head to eat again.
A large pot of mutton was devoured by the four people in no time.
"call..."
"I'm so full, senior brother, it was delicious." Xuanliang patted his stomach comfortably.
"Hmph, if I hadn't eaten so little, there wouldn't have been any for you," Mengmeng said, dissatisfied.
Xuanming quickly pulled his junior brother to his feet and knelt down directly in front of Li Daoyi.
"Thank you very much, sir."
"Get up. If you two are willing, you can leave with me." Li Daoyi helped the two up.
"Where to?" Xuanming asked, bewildered.
“The Eastern World,” Li Daoyi said.
"Eastern Land? Good." Xuanming nodded. He knew that Li Daoyi and the others still had magical powers, which would protect the two of them, and he also wanted to find the answers.
After chatting for a while, the group learned about the surrounding situation from Xuanming. Although the large beasts had left, many small beasts would appear at night. These beasts were not strong, but there were too many of them. They hibernated underground during the day and would only come out when it was completely dark.
"Don't worry, those things are nothing to worry about, Mengmeng," Li Daoyi said with a smile.
"Heave-ho." The little guy immediately waved his little hand, and a transparent barrier instantly enveloped the surroundings.
Although the sun was not visible, the time came and darkness fell as usual. The people around the campfire soon heard sparse sounds from all around, and then these sounds came running towards the campfire.
"They've arrived!" Xuanming exclaimed in surprise.
"Sizzle..."
"Roar roar roar roar..."
Suddenly, the barrier emitted bursts of electric current. Countless strange beasts that touched the barrier were instantly electrocuted. These beasts varied in appearance, the largest being a meter tall and the smallest as small as a rat, but they all had one thing in common: their eyes were bloodshot and they were extremely ferocious. Even though countless companions had already died in front of them, these things still roared and charged towards the barrier one after another.
"Disgusting." Dongfang Bubai couldn't help but frown.
"Let's bring in one cute little claw," Li Daoyi said.
"oh."
Mengmeng responded, then stretched out her little hand and grabbed at the void outside. A mutated beast the size of a dog was bound and flew in through the barrier.
“A strange wolf, sir, this is a strange wolf. This kind of beast is the largest here and is extremely ferocious,” Xuanming said.
"Hmm." Li Dao nodded, then reached out and grabbed the strange wolf to examine it closely.
"Huh?" Li Daoyi quickly discovered something.
Flames erupted in his hand, and the strange wolf instantly turned to ashes. All that remained in Li Daoyi's hand was a brain, its surface covered by a black substance, which was the reason for its mutation and bloodlust.
"So that's how it is. The brain has been corrupted. If I'm not mistaken, even the gods would likely have met their doom if they hadn't been prepared," Li Daoyi sighed, then reached out and threw the brain into the campfire.
"Can even Buddha be infected?" Xuanming asked.
“Buddha is also a cultivator, so naturally he cannot avoid it, although it is still uncertain at present,” Li Daoyi said.
"Hehe, a Journey to the West version of Resident Evil, how interesting," Li Daoyi chuckled.
Everyone looked confused, not understanding what he was talking about.
The next day, the darkness receded, and the surroundings turned gray again. Outside the barrier, the corpses of strange beasts piled up like mountains.
Li Daoyi slowly walked to the barrier, pressed his palm on the ground, and a burst of fire spread outwards, turning the corpses into ashes.
"Let's go," Li Daoyi said to the group.
"Senior brother, is that immortal magic...?" Xuanliang asked in a low voice as he watched this scene.
"Mm." Xuanming nodded.
Soon, the group rode in oxcarts eastward along the riverbank, choosing not to fly.
On the ox's back, Mengmeng sat proudly in front, while Xuanliang looked around with a hint of excitement, occasionally sneaking a touch on the ox's back, which made Niu Er swish its tail in displeasure.
"Hmph, don't move around." Mengmeng quickly turned around and scolded.
Xuanliang was startled and quickly sat up straight, but soon couldn't help looking around. He found everything novel.
"It's my first time away from home, please forgive me for making you laugh," said Niu Che, Xuanming apologetically.
"This child is so pitiful, he's twenty years old but still so young," Little Dragon Girl said softly.
“Yes, we are always hungry.” Xuanming’s expression was somewhat gloomy.
Li Daoyi smiled, patted his shoulder gently, and didn't say much. Xuanming was kind-hearted, and it was extremely rare for him to be able to raise an infant during such difficult times. Even he had to admire him for that.
"Moo..." Niu Er roared loudly, then his feet seemed to fly, and he sped away into the distance.
"Ah..." Xuanliang, who was on the cow's back, was so frightened that he screamed loudly.
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