048 Cultivation · Tianyi True Water

  Xu Fei Niang led the four friends of Wudang to work hard on it, and every five days, they would send down the five elements of yuanqi absorbed from between heaven and earth.

  Yue Qing also worked hard below, using the colored light circles emitted by the Xuan Guang ruler to capture the five elements of yuanqi. He himself was born with the yang attribute of the five stars in the west, while Xu Fei Niang and the others collected and sent down the yin attributes from between heaven and earth. All were gathered within the five light circles. He silently operated the Taiyi Xuan Gong to harmonize yin and yang. In this school of Taoist magic, the "Yi" in Taiyi referred to the line in the middle of the taiji diagram's yin-yang fish. This method could both separate the taiji into yin and yang, converting pre-heavenly to post-heavenly, as well as merge yin and yang back into the taiji to reach the state of wuji, converting post-heavenly to pre-heavenly. Now, he captured the Xuan Guang ruler and converted the two types of post-heavenly five elements yuanqi into mixed yuan true qi.

  This little bit of refined mixed yuan true energy, even after ten or eight years, can only be a small success. After the true energy is released, it can barely compete with ordinary immortal swords.

  Yue Qing took out the Tianyi True Water and dropped a single drop into the light circle on his head, where the primordial energy of yin and yang had already filled the space. As soon as the Tianyi True Water entered, it was immediately broken down.

  The so-called "Heaven gives birth to water, earth forms it, the second gives birth to fire, heaven completes it, heaven gives birth to wood, earth completes it, earth gives birth to metal, heaven completes it..." In ancient times, Fuxi based on the Hetu diagram and realized these mysterious principles of heaven and earth's creation, verified the great Tao of heaven and earth, and thus created the pre-heavenly eight trigrams. Among all Daoist sects in the world, Chen Tuan is undoubtedly the most prominent researcher of these.

  Foreigners only know that a drop of Tianyi True Water can turn into a lake, used to refine the divine mud, rescue fires, or combine medicine and alchemy. In fact, this is just the acquired effect of this water. The Tianyi True Water was refined by the Golden Mother of Tianyi in the past. The Golden Mother was transformed from the metal energy of the five elements of pre-heaven, the daughter of the White Emperor of the West. The Tianyi True Water she refined also possesses the mysterious and wonderful properties of the five elements of pre-heaven.

  A drop of true water fell into the light circle, and the light circle suddenly burst into a riot of colors, its rotation speed increasing by tens of millions of times in an instant. The true water was immediately decomposed and transformed, and under the violent surge of the water's true energy, the five elements were about to lose balance and trigger a catastrophic destruction. Yue Qing swallowed a mixed yuan golden elixir into his mouth, using all his might to suppress the power he had cultivated through over 300 years of bitter practice, urging the Xuan Guang ruler to transform the water's energy, using wood to disperse the water's energy, then assisting wood to generate fire, fire to generate earth, earth to generate metal, and metal to generate water. The five light circles flashed in sequence, circulating once before the water element obtained assistance from the metal element, its radiance increasing by another tenfold. Repeating this process, after only 365 cycles of circulation, the primordial energy of the five elements finally reached a state of balance and stability.

  Yue Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead, then according to the Tai Yi Zhen Jie method recorded on the surface, he made Tianyi give birth to water, Di'er give birth to fire, Tian San give birth to wood, and Di Si give birth to gold. He combined them with the central earth, using the Hetu as a symbol, merged into a strand of Hunyuan true energy, then slowly absorbed it into his body, and slowly refined it, making it merge with his own true energy as one.

  At that time, Tianyi Golden Mother refined this true water to suppress the super volcano hidden at the bottom of the sea. Every drop scattered could turn into a lake. The primordial true energy generated after refinement was also infinite and almost equivalent to Yue Qing's more than ten years of cultivation. He used a total of 24 drops, each time taking one month, for a total of two years. The primordial true energy in his body continuously increased and thickened, while tempering his bones, flesh, tendons, and muscles. Even every inch of skin and every hair was constantly being washed, refined, and tempered to produce qualitative changes.

  Twenty-four drops were used up, and the real water in the gourd was almost gone. One cannot be too greedy when being a human being. Yue Qing put away the gourd.

  The five rows of true energy above continued to transport down, and Yue Qing finished his own affairs and finally started helping San Feng set up the formation. As the saying goes, "grinding a knife doesn't mistake chopping firewood", although it took two years, but now he has greatly increased his power, with a casual wave of his hand, stroke after stroke of talismans were drawn, flying into the surrounding dark sea water, some solidifying the water, some transforming the water, and some driving the water away. Three thousand six hundred talismans that satisfied the number of the Zhou Tian, according to his will, obediently arranged themselves in a water formation inside the pitch-black sea eye.

  The water array has been completed, and the other four rows of arrays are being arranged. If it were his original cultivation level, just ensuring that he wouldn't be sucked into the earth's core in the water eye would be a struggle. To complete this water array would take at least half a year, but now it was done in just a few days.

  The Five Elements Formation is completed, and the Secret Magic Talisman is inscribed. The magic of foreign domains is drawn in, followed by the absorption of the power of all heavenly stars. The two are mixed together, blending into a single grain of Secret Magic Divine Thunder.

  If it doesn't come to a head, this formation will automatically absorb external forces and condense them into beads of thunder during its usual periods. The more time passes, the more beads there are. As long as it exceeds three years, the accumulated thunder beads will be enough. Once activated, neither immortals nor mortals can withstand it. Blasting the Purple Cloud Palace to smithereens and exploding the Sea Eye would be sufficient. At that time, it would trigger the eruption of the Earth's Heart Yin Fire, causing the entire South Sea to boil over. The resulting catastrophe would be enough to make several Golden Immortals fall from heaven, even if they had already ascended to the Realm of the Gods. They would likely still be punished by the Heavenly Emperor for violating heavenly laws. This is a disaster that no one can withstand.

  Yu Qing finished setting up the formation, and then personally entered the core of the formation. With the Hunyuan True Qi, he inscribed the nine Taiyi divine symbols. These symbols were hidden in the heart of the formation, and only he could enter. Even if Zhui Feng descended into the formation from the outside, she would not be able to discover them. This formation relied on the secret magic to activate it. If Zhui Feng wanted to drive the secret magic to fight with the enemy until they both perished, she had to go through these nine divine symbols. At that time, Yu Qing would immediately know. As long as he was unwilling, the secret magic would be intimidated by the divine symbols and could not activate the forbidden law. This added an extra layer of insurance here.

  Moreover, such a catastrophic event that destroys the harmony of heaven and earth was originally intended to intimidate the other party, making them dare not act rashly, and in general, it would not have gone that far.

  Coming out of the water, Xu Fei Nang was the first to greet him. Seeing his demeanor completely different from before, she exclaimed in surprise: "Has it been achieved?"

  "It's done!" Yue Qing said to Chu Feng, "Fortunately, it didn't disappoint! The large and small twelve heavenly secret magic seals I've set up are finally complete. Later, I'll give you the thirty-six hand techniques for refining the ritual, and you can refine your vital energy for forty-nine days. By then, your primordial spirit will merge with the secret magic seal, and no matter where you are, as long as you have a thought, you can make this place turn to ashes and smoke, and burn together with the enemy. I believe that with this guarantee, even those thousand-year-old monsters won't dare to easily cause trouble for Purple Cloud Palace."

  Chu Feng was overjoyed: "Immediately arrange the banquet, and have a grand celebration in the palace for seven days! Firstly, to celebrate the completion of the Five-Poison Sword, secondly, to celebrate the completion of the Secret Magic Seal, and thirdly, to thank all the fellow Taoists for their selfless help. In the future, if any of you need our assistance, Purple Cloud Palace will definitely go all out!"

  Originally, in these nearly three years, they had also practiced the Five Poisonous Swordsmanship to perfection. Just a few days ago, Chu Feng led everyone outside to try out their sword skills on whales, and indeed, its power was astonishingly great. Now, having heard that Yue Qing successfully cultivated the seal here, the Purple Cloud Palace no longer has any worries, which is why they are so overjoyed.

  The grand formation is complete, and the safety of the Purple Cloud Palace has been increased by another level. The entire Purple Cloud Palace is filled with joy, except for Hui Zhu, who remains calm as usual, while Jin Xu Nu becomes even more worried.

  San Feng's gourd has also been successfully refined, and she can use it at will. With the newly refined Pan Si sword, its power is extraordinary. Now, in the southern sea, within a radius of ten thousand miles around the Purple Cloud Palace, there is no one who can be her opponent. She becomes more and more arrogant and domineering. If not for Chu Feng's presence above, she would have been even more unscrupulous.

  Now Sanfeng has become the second most important person in the Purple Cloud Temple, and whatever she says is law. As soon as she utters a stern word, all the disciples and servants in the temple are silent like cicadas in winter. She thoroughly enjoys this feeling of being awe-inspiring, and still bears some gratitude towards Yue Qing in her heart. She repeatedly raises her cup to thank them, and also tells Chu Feng: "Elder sister, Brother Yue took out the divine sword for our sake, spent three years setting up an array for us, and there's also Sister Xu and the four Daoist friends from Wudang... we must express our gratitude to them!"

  Chu Feng was also delighted: "That's natural!"

  Yue Qing smiled and said: "Since it's about thanking me, can't I choose for myself?"

  Everyone was stunned after hearing this, especially San Feng still thought he would roar loudly. Just as she was about to speak, Chu Feng had already said: "As long as I have it in the Zi Yun Palace, you can just say it, brother."

  Everyone's eyes fell on Yue Qing, this Purple Cloud Palace was a paradise on earth, with countless rare treasures and precious objects. Everyone thought to themselves: If I were Yue Qing, what would I ask for? Some wanted spiritual medicine, some wanted precious jewels, while others wanted to join the Purple Cloud Palace and become its seventh master.