Chapter 196: Preaching!

One Yin and one Yang is called the Dao. Yin and Yang are one body and two sides, hiding each other, feeling and replacing each other, and cannot be fixed by one. Although the two have no fixed image, they change with the Dao, and both can be the Dao above, and both can be the vessel below. The use of the Dao is infinite, and it exists everywhere, discussed because of its use. When the use comes out, Yin and Yang are fixed. Although the two are fixed, they also change at any time. Therefore, it is said: Yin and Yang are not two, and they are treated as one. The one is the Taiji, which leads the two things, interacts with each other, and operates thousands of things.

Not long after Yan Dan successfully escaped and the five Elders of the Yin-Yang School failed to intercept him—each receiving their respective punishments—Su Xuan, troubled by the fact that the five Elders, six people in total, could not stop the Black Knight of the Six Fingers, felt that the strength of the Yin-Yang School disciples was insufficient.

Therefore, in order to improve the strength of his sect members and disciples, he decided to give them a lecture on the Dao.

The location for the lecture was in the valley where the Yin-Yang School headquarters was situated. Outside the many buildings in the valley, there was a huge plaza. Through the efforts of the Earth Department disciples of the Yin-Yang School, a high platform several meters tall had been piled up, and a meditation cushion was placed upon it.

The disciples of the five departments of the Yin-Yang School, under the leadership of their respective Elders, were divided into five groups and sat cross-legged on the ground. Nian Duan and Duanmu Rong, although they had not joined the five departments of the Yin-Yang School, ultimately stayed within the ranks of the Wood Department.

Why not the Gold Department, which excelled in alchemy and medicine?

Naturally, it was because the Elder of the Gold Department was a creepy old man, while the Elders of the Wood Department were twin big sisters; Duanmu Rong was more inclined toward the Wood Department.

As for Zi Nu, she brought Nong Yu and the others into the ranks of the Fire Department. She was the senior sister of the Great Commander, and after returning to the Yin-Yang School, she had not joined any of the five departments either. Like Nian Duan, she was akin to a freelance member. Su Xuan seemed to have forgotten this point and did not deliberately require her to join any department. However, when Su Xuan was giving a lecture like this, it was obviously impossible to separate into a separate department; in any case, it was just to listen to Su Xuan's lecture, so joining any group would suffice.

In front of the five departments of the Yin-Yang School stood two women with different temperaments.

They were Moon Goddess and Eastern Sovereign. Originally, there should have been a Star Soul, but Star Soul seemed to have been unable to let go of something, and back then, he had rebelled and left the Yin-Yang School along with Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

A gust of breeze blew past. The many Yin-Yang School disciples in the plaza only felt a light breeze brush their faces, and when they regained their senses, they discovered that Su Xuan had appeared on the high platform, sitting cross-legged.

Feeling the gaze Su Xuan cast down from above, many of the Yin-Yang School members lowered their heads simultaneously.

It was not only out of respect for the Profound Heaven Pavilion Lord, but also because when Su Xuan's gaze fell upon them, they felt a heavy pressure.

"Five hundred years ago, the Yin-Yang School separated from the Daoist School and established its own sect. To this day, in the world of martial arts, the impression of the Yin-Yang School members is mostly that they are powerful and mysterious, but in my opinion, it seems they are nothing more than this!"

Su Xuan spoke, first talking about the origin of the Yin-Yang School, and then belittling the Yin-Yang School.

If it were an ordinary person belittling the Yin-Yang School like this, it would certainly have caused the Yin-Yang School members to be furious, but since it was Su Xuan who said this, there was no problem. Although Su Xuan had come to the Yin-Yang School halfway through, who told him to defeat the former Sect Master Eastern Emperor Taiyi and become the Sect Master of the Yin-Yang School?

He indeed had the qualifications to evaluate the Yin-Yang School.

Su Xuan continued: "Earlier, Yan Dan escaped with the help of the Mohist School. I accepted the order of the Qin Wang to capture Yan Dan back. As a result, the five great Elders went out together, not only failing to capture Yan Dan back, but also letting the Black Knight of the Six Fingers escape calmly. Honestly, you have disappointed me too much!"

The five great Elders of the Yin-Yang School lowered their heads at the same time, feeling somewhat ashamed.

Eastern Sovereign Yan Fei's eyes flickered. At that time, she had followed Su Xuan to the Qinling Mountains and watched the battle between the Black Knight of the Six Fingers and the five great Elders from a distance. She knew very well what was going on.

It could be said that Yan Dan's escape was something Su Xuan had tacitly approved. If Su Xuan had been willing to take action, Yan Dan would definitely not have escaped so easily.

Now that Su Xuan said such words in front of everyone, those who did not know the reason would really think that Su Xuan was angry.

Su Xuan probably knew long ago that the five great Elders were not the opponents of the Black Knight of the Six Fingers, which was why he chose these five people to intercept Yan Dan.

If he really wanted to capture Yan Dan, how could he have only dispatched these five people?

"Today, the purpose of me summoning you here, I believe you already know. Because your strength is weak and vulnerable, I have decided to give you a lecture on the Dao!"

"Our Yin-Yang School has five elements and five departments, each with its own strengths. The Gold Department excels in the art of alchemy and medicine. First, I will tell you what is... the Alchemy Dao!"

Su Xuan was proficient in many of the seventy-two Earthly Fiend arts. Among the seventy-two Earthly Fiend arts, there were quite a few arts related to the Alchemy Dao, among which stone boiling, yellow and white, pill rolling, ingestion, and medicine all involved the Alchemy Dao.

Su Xuan extracted some key points from them and explained them in detail.

The Gold Department disciples, led by Cloud Lord, listened attentively upon hearing this, feeling that every word spoken by the Profound Heaven Pavilion Lord was a pearl of wisdom; missing even a few words felt like missing out on a great deal.

The disciples of the other four departments, although not very proficient in the Alchemy Dao, also listened attentively.

Because they also heard the wonderful principles in the Sect Master's words, listening to such things more often had no harm, and in case they could draw inferences from one instance, it might also be helpful to their own cultivation.

The Alchemy Dao was not just about the art of alchemy and medicine; it was actually a path of cultivation.

Among them, the art of "pill rolling" was the culmination of this category, and it was also the cultivation method of the Earth Immortal, called: The Golden Core Great Dao!

After Su Xuan finished explaining the cultivation method for the Gold Department, the people of the Gold Department still felt a sense of wanting more.

Unfortunately, Su Xuan did not intend to lecture only for the Gold Department, and he began to talk about the cultivation method of the Wood Department.

The Wood Department arts were to gather the vitality between heaven and earth, and through the guidance of one's own internal energy, one could quickly urge the growth of plants. Su Xuan extracted some techniques for collecting Wood Essence from the guidance arts, and combined with his understanding of the plant Dao in the medical arts, he explained them to them in detail.

After that, for the Water Department, the seventy-two Earthly Fiend arts included "water prohibition," "entering water," "breaking flow," and "drinking water." Among them, there were some that Su Xuan had not yet mastered, but he had mastered parts of them, so explaining them to everyone was not difficult.

As for the Fire Department, it was even simpler. Su Xuan knew the art of spitting flames, and he had once explained the techniques of playing with fire to Yan Yan Lingji, so this was very easy to explain.

Finally, for the Earth Department, Su Xuan explained some Earth-traveling methods.