Chapter 135: The Influence of Environment on Yin-Yang Arts

Su Xuan’s so-called guidance was not to teach the Earthly Fiend arts he mastered to Yan Fei and Yan Yan Lingji.

The Dao cannot be easily passed on, and the Earthly Fiend Dao arts were his capital for survival after transmigrating to this world, so it was obviously not to be easily passed on.

However, since he started practicing Earthly Fiend Dao arts until now, it had been a long time. By lighting up the stars in his mind and obtaining Earthly Fiend Dao arts, and then studying them, he also had his own understanding of many Dao arts.

The Yin-Yang arts of the Yin-Yang School and Yan Yan Lingji’s fire control arts seemed mysterious, but for him, they were just so-so.

So, he could barely guide Yan Fei and Yan Yan Lingji.

For example, he knew the art of spitting fire. The art of spitting fire was not just the art of swallowing and spitting fire; it also included the art of fire control. He could teach Yan Yan Lingji some fire control techniques, such as how to increase the temperature of the fire, how to make the fire burn bigger, and how to release the biggest fire with the least effort. These were things Yan Yan Lingji had not mastered.

Perhaps in the process of practicing fire control for many years, she also accumulated some experience, but in the arts she practiced, there were ultimately no relevant techniques.

Su Xuan’s guidance, although not teaching Yan Yan Lingji new arts, indeed benefited Yan Yan Lingji a lot.

It was precisely because she benefited a lot that she regretted it even more.

Since she recognized Su Xuan as her master until now, a long time had passed. From Xinzheng to the Qin State, she only cared about the outcome of the "Gomoku" Su Xuan taught, and forgot that Su Xuan’s strength was unfathomable and could give her guidance.

For such a long time, if she had asked Su Xuan for advice earlier, her strength would probably have improved to a new realm long ago.

Yan Fei’s strength was much stronger than Yan Yan Lingji’s. In the Yin-Yang School, except for the senior Chu Chu Nangong who had left the Yin-Yang School long ago, she was the existence second only to Donghuang Taiyi.

She had cultivated the Yin-Yang Arts to a state of pure perfection.

She had honed the many techniques of the Yin-Yang Arts to an impeccable level.

Yet, Su Xuan was still able to offer her guidance.

Of course, he had to bring out some real skill to do so.

However, if Concubine Yan could truly help him master the Yin-Yang School and bring the vast organization under his control, it would not be a loss to teach her some genuine techniques.

"The Daoist Zhuangzi believed that between heaven and earth there are six Qi: yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, and light. The Yin-Yang School, born from the Daoist school, believes that there are various attributes of heaven and earth's primordial energy, which can generally be divided into yin, yang, and the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The essence of the sun, the brilliance of the moon, and the light of the stars are all among them. The Yin-Yang School is divided into three sects and five departments; the three sects are Sun, Moon, and Star, while the five departments correspond to the five elements. Each sect and department cultivates one type of primordial energy."

"Only the Sect Master, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, resides in the center, governing everything. This structure has another name: the Nine Palaces of the Divine Capital!"

Su Xuan spoke eloquently. These were things the former Sect Master, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, had told him after he became the Sect Master of the Yin-Yang School. As the Eastern Lord of the Yin-Yang School, Concubine Yan was well aware of this.

Yan Yan Lingji, however, was hearing this for the first time and could not help but listen intently to Su Xuan's explanation.

Su Xuan looked at Concubine Yan and continued, "As the Eastern Lord of the Yin-Yang School, you are the deity of the sun, and therefore, what you cultivate is precisely the essence of the sun among the many primordial energies of heaven and earth."

"Judging by your ability to manifest the phantom of the Golden Crow, you have already cultivated this type of technique to the pinnacle!"

"The techniques I cultivate are completely different from the Yin-Yang Arts. Therefore, I cannot offer you much guidance on the Yin-Yang Arts based on the essence of the sun, but I do have one method that can significantly increase the power of your Yin-Yang Arts!"

Concubine Yan's eyes lit up instantly. Why had she come to Su Xuan?

Was it not to pursue power?

Su Xuan truly had a way to help her increase her power.

Concubine Yan focused her attention, and Su Xuan continued, "This method is called 'Violent Sun.' It is considered an auxiliary technique. Once unleashed, it can make the sun become more intense—a scorching, blazing sun!"

"The environment has an impact on all attributes of Yin-Yang Arts. For example, in a desert with extremely high temperatures, the power of fire-attribute, metal-attribute, and your sun-essence-based Yin-Yang Arts will be amplified, while the power of water-attribute and wood-attribute Yin-Yang Arts will be diminished."

"This is because the desert has extremely high temperatures and the sand contains many tiny metal particles, yet it lacks water sources and vitality, which leads to this polarization."

"Conversely, Yin-Yang Arts like yours will also be greatly restricted in places with dim light and extremely low temperatures."

This was not Su Xuan spouting nonsense; it was a fact. After taking control of the Yin-Yang School, in addition to learning the various secrets of the school from the former Sect Master, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, he had also studied the Yin-Yang Arts himself.

After all, in the original story, the visual style of many Yin-Yang Arts was indeed quite cool. When he first arrived in this world, Su Xuan had even considered joining the Daoist or Yin-Yang schools.

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However, as his cheat awakened, lighting up the stars in his mind and granting him the seventy-two earthly techniques, Su Xuan gradually abandoned that thought.

Because he possessed better options than the Yin-Yang Arts or Daoist techniques.

As for what he said now, besides his own research, some of it were things the Yin-Yang School had already summarized. In the original story, because Concubine Yan committed a grave mistake, she was captured by Eastern Emperor Taiyi himself and imprisoned at the bottom of the Mirage. The place where she was held was dim and filled with ice—an environment that could greatly weaken her power.

By the same logic, the environment could also be an important factor in amplifying the power of Yin-Yang Arts.

As for the "Violent Sun" Su Xuan mentioned, it was one of the seventy-two earthly techniques. Su Xuan had mastered it long ago, but to him, it was like a chicken rib—tasteless to eat but a pity to discard. For one, his strength was not yet enough to influence changes in celestial phenomena or cause a drought in a specific area.

Moreover, he did not use fire-type techniques often, so he did not need the environmental bonus.

Right now, he could pass on some of the techniques to Concubine Yan.

He was not teaching her the entire technique, just some of the skills within it, but even after using them, it could still significantly increase the power of Concubine Yan's Yin-Yang Arts.

— Author's Notes —

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