sinovels Chapter 188 Yin God, Yang God, External Body
Chapter 188 Yin God, Yang God, External Body
Chapter 189 Yin God, Yang God, External Body
"Who is that kid? The guy surnamed Lu is taking this so seriously. Judging from his expression, if he wasn't afraid that the other party wouldn't be able to take it, he probably would have given him the Void Heaven Cauldron, the number one secret treasure of the Chaotic Star Sea."
A secluded room.
Elder Jia watched Lu Jianghe's fleeting glance back from the ancient mirror floating in the center of the Hanli Terrace, and a chilling feeling crept into his heart.
Is this the oppressive feeling of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?
Even if you are just looking at each other from afar through the "Dutian Mirror", penetrating through the barriers of space, and your eyes meet yours precisely, it is still very unsettling!
Jin Kui hovered in the air, his aura deep and concentrated, and a pale golden spiritual energy rose from his body, transforming into streaks of meteoric flames.
This was due to a certain technique he practiced; each flame was pure and refined, containing terrifying energy.
They circled around Jin Kui, like a meteor shower, sometimes flying out and sometimes disappearing into his body.
"No wonder it could pull the Void Heaven Cauldron. It turns out that the old monster Xuan Gu was there. It's a pity that if it weren't for that Lu fellow by my side, I would have really intended to take action. This Blood Jade Spider truly lives up to its reputation as the best spirit beast for pulling cauldrons."
Elder Jia hovered in the air, his black robes fluttering slightly.
"The Mysterious Bone Demon is quite a figure in the Chaotic Star Sea. Three hundred years ago, when the Void Heaven Palace opened, he almost obtained the cauldron. Unexpectedly, this time, after all the twists and turns, it's still related to him—Elder, now that the Void Heaven Cauldron has been confirmed to have been taken, should we leave ahead of time to report to the Two Saints?"
Jin Kui chuckled twice, "Of course we must report, and we must do it in a grand manner, so that the entire Tianxing City, and even all the forces in the Inner Star Sea, know that the number one secret treasure of the Chaotic Star Sea has been taken into the possession of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from my Tianxing City."
Upon hearing this, Elder Jia's expression, though hidden beneath his mask, seemed to pause for a moment as he moved his robes.
He asked cautiously, "Elder, won't our actions offend that person surnamed Lu?"
The implied meaning is clear.
If the other party becomes dissatisfied and takes their anger out on the star palace, the consequences are hard to predict.
Jin Kui seemed to have anticipated this question and said directly, "Regarding this matter, whether he succeeds or fails in his breakthrough, as long as he can return to Tianxing City, it won't be a big problem for the Star Palace. Spreading the news out is actually better. First, the righteous and demonic paths were humiliated by the Barbarian Beard, and then the Extreme Yin was executed. Whether the other side likes it or not, they will never stand on the side of the righteous and demonic paths again, so we don't need to worry at all."
Elder Jia nodded slightly, then changed the subject, saying, "With Ji Yin's death, their lineage has come to an end."
Jin Kui glanced back at him with interest, a slight smile playing on his lips, and let out a soft click of his tongue.
"Since you've brought it up, then how about this: the remaining details regarding Extreme Yin Island will be handled by you. We can't have made this trip for nothing, right?"
Upon hearing this, Elder Jia immediately bowed, his tone filled with fear.
"I wouldn't dare, Elder, you are wise enough to know. That's absolutely not what I meant, and I had no greed whatsoever!"
With his back to him, Jin Kui casually raised his hand. "A remnant force without a Nascent Soul cultivator is not worth the Star Palace's attention."
Upon hearing Jin Kui's explicit statement, Elder Jia finally realized that the Grand Elder genuinely wanted to reward him with this "hardship fee," and he quickly bowed with both hands.
"Thank you for your kindness, Elder. I will live up to your expectations and handle the matters of Jiyin Island properly."
Even disregarding the personal possessions of Ji Yin, a sect with a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge would be enough to tempt any Nascent Soul cultivator, given its accumulated wealth over thousands of years.
Even if they don't need them themselves, the resources available to Core Formation cultivators, as well as the mines and medicinal gardens controlled by the sect, are excellent for rewarding subordinates, winning hearts and minds, or strengthening their power.
People like Ximen Jia, who hold the title of steward and elder but have no clear factional affiliation, are in a rather delicate situation.
If he weren't a sword cultivator whose killing power ranked among the top three among the elders, he might have been ostracized.
Now, Jin Kui's casual remark signifies that Ximen Jia has completely returned to the lineage of the Grand Elder.
The subsequent impact was enough to significantly increase his influence within the Star Palace.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Elder Jia, who was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, couldn't help but blurt out his thoughts.
"My cultivation level is still not high enough; I can't achieve the same tranquility as the Grand Elder."
From beginning to end, Jin Kui acted as if he was used to seeing Ji Yin being beheaded or witnessing the Void Heaven Cauldron being lifted.
There was not a trace of panic or helplessness in his words.
As if everything had changed, he did what he was supposed to do, acting calmly and without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Jin Kui muttered to himself, "In order to advance in cultivation, one desires to grasp everything, whether visible or invisible, hoping to transform it into resources for ascending to the path of eternal life—"
The sound faded further and further until it was barely audible.
Actually, the second half of the sentence is...
It's all just an illusion. Only when you actually reach that point will you know what it means—human power has its limits, and the way of Heaven cannot be changed.
After Jin Kui reached the perfect state of the mid-Nascent Soul stage, outsiders always speculated about when he would break through to the late-Nascent Soul stage.
However, only the person experiencing it truly knows the taste of it.
Without an extraordinary stroke of luck, one's path in this life would likely remain confined to this state forever.
Above the Spirit Pool.
Within Lu Jianghe's dantian, a figure gradually took shape with limbs and facial features—resembling a miniature Lu Jianghe.
Its entire body radiates a pure, glass-like luster. Its eyes are closed, and it sits cross-legged with its hands forming a mudra on its lower abdomen, its posture identical to that of the original body.
Lu Jianghe slowly opened his eyes, his aura completely concealed.
The spirit unites with the vast emptiness, the vital energy flows beyond heaven and earth, the Dao attains the wonders of the Five Elements, and the sun and moon reside within the confines of the heart.
He slowly exhaled a long breath, the aura condensed and not dissipated, carrying a faint color of the Five Elements.
His entire demeanor, including his facial expressions, remained completely unchanged, showing neither joy nor ecstasy.
Just as it should be.
Just like a certain view that Lu Jianghe has always adhered to.
Always plan for the worst.
Plan ahead and think things through thoroughly.
After that, everything can be seen as things gradually turning for the better.
With a thought, he separated two figures from his body. One was the Yin God that had appeared earlier. The moment the other appeared, the entire small area trembled violently. This tremor was not an illusion, but a real and undeniable spread that started from the Spirit Pool Chamber and instantly affected the entire second level of the inner palace maze, even faintly shaking the Hanli Terrace at the higher level.
This is Lu Jianghe's Yin and Yang spirits appearing simultaneously.
As if sensing the flow of the true self's thoughts, the Yang God's vast and boundless aura of the Great Dao, which was about to burst forth, suddenly subsided and returned to stillness.
At this moment, the main body, the Yin spirit, and the Yang spirit are mutually supportive, sitting cross-legged in the void, just like the three flowers of the realm blooming, or like the inner and outer aspects of the Dao realm reflecting each other, their breath flowing in perfect harmony.
Yuan Yao stared blankly through the "water curtain," feeling incredulous at the scene before her.
At this moment, she had no thoughts in her mind; it was beyond her comprehension.
At this moment, the Yang spirit and the Yin spirit instantly merged into one.
In an instant, a glimmer of light suddenly burst forth.
It expanded rapidly, transforming into rings of visible, shimmering light.
Throughout the entire Void Heaven Palace space, no matter where you are.
Are they the lucky ones seeking opportunities within the Treasure Pavilion, the Core Formation cultivators gathering spiritual herbs on the grasslands, or those cultivators who consider themselves safe and linger in the pavilions and terraces of the first level, waiting for the end?
All existence was clearly "sense".
Those Nascent Soul stage monsters who haven't yet left the realm of righteous and demonic forces are the first to be affected.
What I saw was unforgettable.
In the void distorted by the chaotic spatial fluctuations, a colossal Dharma image was slowly taking shape.
Its shape was indistinct, yet it was unimaginably enormous, as if it were about to tear apart the sky of this secret realm!
What's even more astonishing is that this Dharma image disregarded the restrictions of the Void Heaven Palace and manifested openly in the inner hall, its height almost level with the suspended Hanli Terrace, and it was even slowly climbing upwards.
His five fingers were like mountains, his palm lines like ravines, and his palms faced upwards, as if he wanted to support the blue sky. He could be vaguely seen even in the outer hall.
The Nascent Soul stage monsters gasped in shock.
This is power that no Nascent Soul cultivator could possibly possess!
Some Core Formation cultivators, of course, cannot see the whole picture with their divine sense. They only feel that as far as they look, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seems to be detouring around them.
Despite being a blank canvas, it evokes a sense of weighty reality, like mountains standing tall in the distance.
The enormous Dharma image stands high above, surveying all directions.
The sky is high and the earth is vast, the blue sky hangs like a curtain, and the yellow earth holds up dust.
A speck of dust in three thousand worlds, a fleeting moment in the cycle of spring.
The Dharma image continued to expand, but suddenly a continuous sound of cracking glass came from the ear, crisp yet carrying the heavy force of tearing space, as if countless priceless celadon treasures were hit by a huge force at the same moment and shattered inch by inch.
The sound seemed to signal some kind of boundary.
The colossal Dharma image that stood tall and imposing suddenly contracted, its speed so great that it left behind lingering afterimages and streaks of light in the void.
Myriad phenomena, veiled and draped, eventually vanished.
The Dharma form vanished without a trace.
At the same time, like something ethereal and intangible, through layers and a series of cycles, it ultimately returns to Lu Jianghe himself.
As he stood up, the "morning dew" instantly manifested on his body, covering his naked body once again.
However, his hair seemed to have undergone a transformation, becoming almost like a woman's, hanging down to his waist, making him even more handsome and elegant.
Yuan Yao, standing outside the water curtain, stared in a daze, her cheeks flushing red.
Just as she lowered her head in embarrassment, she was startled to realize that the water curtain in front of her had changed.
The previously blurry, shimmering water has now become clear and transparent, faintly revealing a glass-like material, like a tangible yet intangible "ribbon".
Before Yuan Yao could even get a good look at the mysterious changes in the water curtain, it suddenly dissipated, turning into an invisible stream of light.
This stream of light, like a real ribbon, gracefully circled around Lu Jianghe, tracing a spiritually inspired path through the air.
As Lu Jianghe's thoughts stirred slightly, his natal flying sword "Xiangshui," which was originally difficult to condense into a form, instantly spread out.
In an instant, the entire small area where the spirit pool was located was filled with tiny, cold, star-like sword energies.
These sword beams are as fine as dust, with an inner sharpness, like countless suspended silver needles, yet containing the sharpness to pierce through everything.
Driven indirectly by the breakthrough in realm, the natal flying sword "Xiangshui" completed its first transformation.
With another thought, the countless cold stars suddenly receded, returning to a clear pool within the body.
Lu Jianghe walked slowly closer.
At this moment, Yuan Yao lowered her head, almost burying it in her chest. Her jade-like hands twisted helplessly at the hem of her wide black robe. Her ears and neck were already flushed red, showing that she was extremely shy.
Lu Jianghe's gaze lingered on her for a moment, then he said calmly, "With the fragment of the Void Heaven Map, you should be able to leave this place at any time. Why are you still here? Did you see what happened before?"
Yuan Yao lowered her head even further, her toes completely hidden, and only a soft "hmm" escaped from her tightly pursed lips as her response.
Seeing her shy and timid demeanor, like a child who had made a mistake, Lu Jianghe was helpless.
"Go back. When you get to Tianxing City, remember to give me a section of the Soul-Nourishing Wood root. It will be used for something else."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao slightly raised her flushed cheeks and nodded.
As if remembering something, she hurriedly took out the Soul-Nourishing Wood from her storage bag, and carefully cut off a small piece about an inch long with some roots from the bottom of the wood with her hands and fingers together like a knife.
"Mr. Lu, why don't I hand it over to you now?"
She held the section of root in both hands and handed it over.
Lu Jianghe reached out, picked up the root from her hands, examined it, and then put it into his sleeve.
"How much time has passed since I entered meditation?"
Yuan Yao replied without hesitation, "More than ten days have passed."
Lu Jianghe nodded, raised his hand to press lightly on the pool water, then put it down after thinking for a moment.
Yuan Yao, now a little bolder, asked, "Mr. Lu, what's going on?"
Lu Jianghe didn't hide anything and explained to her, "I'm wondering whether I should take this Spirit Eye Spring away."
Yuan Yao immediately explained, spilling out everything she knew: "This spiritual spring has long been connected to the entire inner palace by the master of the Void Heaven Palace using five profound restrictions, making it impossible to take away. In a sense, it is even more difficult to take than the Void Heaven Cauldron."
However, as soon as she said it, she felt that she had underestimated him, so she stuck out her tongue slightly and added, "But with Mr. Lu's methods, he must have a way to take it away."
Lu Jianghe smiled and said, "By using someone else's land to break through, you've already gained an enormous advantage. Don't do things that involve digging up someone else's foundation while you're at it."
He looked around the secret room filled with spiritual energy, feeling the spiritual power within his body that was far greater than before.
With the Nascent Soul complete, the Yang and Yin spirits returned to their positions, and the natal flying sword also underwent a transformation, the purpose of this trip to the Void Heaven Palace has been achieved, and even exceeded expectations.
"Now that this matter is settled, it's time to leave. You possess the Fragment of the Void Heaven Map; you can activate it to depart."
Lu Jianghe looked at Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao smiled charmingly, her beauty captivating and her allure natural.
This was not something she did intentionally; it was purely due to her natural beauty, which gave people the illusion of using seductive arts.
"Mr. Lu, could you let me come with you? It would be faster to get back to Tianxing City."
She spoke, her voice soft and sweet, not at all like a request, but more like a matter-of-fact coquettish tone.
She seemed certain that the other party would not refuse her small request.
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