Chapter 220: Lost Harmony Magnet, Meeting Miaoyin
Amidst their conversation, the teapot in the woman's hand had already begun to drift upward, emitting a fragrant aroma; Lu Yang merely inhaled the scent and felt a strange sense of comfort surge through his entire body.
"Done."
The next second, True Person Zeng Cai Qi Luo stopped shaking the teapot in her hand; cloud qi gathered before Lu Yang, forming a teacup, which she then filled to the brim. Lu Yang glanced down and saw the tea liquid was cyan-purple, shimmering with tiny points of light.
"Drink it."
The woman surveyed Lu Yang with a calm expression, offering no explanation; the cyan-purple tea looked utterly bizarre, appearing at first glance as if something had been added to it.
Yet Lu Yang did not hesitate in the slightest.
"Many thanks, True Person!"
He lifted the teacup and drained it in one gulp; his decisive and swift action caused the woman's embroidered eyebrows to rise slightly, revealing a trace of surprise.
No hesitation at all? So loyal?
"In that case, it seems I was the one acting like a petty villain." The woman smiled happily, then flicked her sleeve, stood up, and vanished silently from the spot.
Inside the tea pavilion formed of converging cloud qi, spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged forth spontaneously, all of it wood-element spiritual energy, constructing an environment perfectly suited for comprehending the wood element. Lu Yang, situated within it with his eyes tightly closed, felt his very soul growing stronger under the nourishment of that single cup of tea.
Only after a long while did he slowly open his eyes.
The cultivation growth of a Foundation Establishment True Person differed entirely from Qi Refining; in most cases, there was no worry of exhausting one's magic power, as qualitative change lay solely in the growth of innate divine abilities.
Beyond that, Dao conduct ranked first.
Within the same realm, the level of Dao conduct directly determined the quality of one's combat prowess; so-called Dao conduct referred to a Foundation Establishment True Person's understanding of their own Great Dao.
The higher the Dao conduct, the easier it was to swallow and absorb Celestial Gang and Earthly Sha, and the faster one's cultivation base would advance; if Dao conduct was too low, one could not even locate Celestial Gang and Earthly Sha, let alone swallow them. Yet the level of Dao conduct depended solely on one's realization of heaven and earth, not on physical objects, making its improvement ethereal, elusive, and hard to grasp.
"This is precisely the means of a True Person."
If not for a True Person, it would be impossible to refine the 【Ageless Chun】 into a pill that increases Dao conduct; furthermore, this required compatible attributes to achieve.
After all, what he intended to cultivate next was the Earthly Sha 【Yin Wood】.
It happened to correspond to the Celestial Gang 【Jia Wood】, just like the 【Ageless Chun】; both were Yang Wood, sharing a common wonder, thus allowing him to use a stone from another hill to polish his own jade.
Otherwise, even if a True Person came, it would be like a skilled housewife trying to cook without rice.
"Yang Wood..."
Lu Yang murmured softly, clarity dawning in his eyes; then he opened his palm, and the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Doushui True Edict】 appeared in his hand.
The semi-true treasure rotated slightly, immediately transforming into a brilliant display of a divine ability, clearly 【Star Concealment】; yet the next second, as Lu Yang's thoughts shifted, the original 【Star Concealment】 gradually changed its form, finally becoming a disc of white light resting in his palm.
"Previously, my understanding of 【Yin Wood】 was still too shallow,"
Lu Yang sighed with emotion: "【Star Concealment】, although also 【Yin Wood】, fuses with the Celestial Gang 【Ding Fire】, and thus does not truly match 【City Wall Earth】."
"【Star Concealment】 obscures karma and hides one's form; it is the art of assassins and lone wolves, whereas 【City Wall Earth】 was once a manifest fruit of office within the Dao Court."
"The Dao Court held the authority of heaven and earth, establishing the Son of Heaven's enterprise; how could the Son of Heaven, who moves with majestic and open momentum, practice the arts of assassins and lone wolves?"
"Yin belongs to Gen; Gen represents the mountain; the mountain is rigid earth, and also corresponds to the Celestial Gang 【Wu Earth】."
"Therefore, my 【Guarding the Mountain】 was formed by the union of Celestial Gang 【Wu Earth】 and Earthly Sha 【Yin Wood】; my next innate divine ability must also be compatible with this."
"Thus, the 【Yin Wood】 I seek should combine with the Celestial Gang 【Ji Earth】."
"Only in this way, with 【Wu Earth】 combining with 【Yin Wood】, and 【Yin Wood】 then combining with 【Ji Earth】, can I link my entire Dao path together without disorder!"
This was the utility of Dao conduct.
If Lu Yang's Dao conduct had been insufficient, leading him to realize the wrong direction, he would have kept using 【Star Concealment】 to seek Celestial Gang and Earthly Sha, ultimately wasting hundreds of years for nothing.
This also demonstrated the profound mystery of the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Doushui True Edict】: it could evolve innate divine abilities in advance; as long as the correct direction was found, it could help test for errors beforehand. Under Lu Yang's manipulation now, this semi-true treasure immediately blossomed with a brilliant display of divine ability utterly different from before.
"Its name is—【Lost Harmony Magnet】!"
Lu Yang gazed at this brand-new innate divine ability in his palm, feeling it suited him even better than 【Star Concealment】 and was more obedient to his command.
"Yin represents Yang Wood; wood generates fire qi."
"When 【Yin Wood】 resides in 【Ji Earth】, wood and fire hold authority, tempering the Ji Earth until it becomes a magnet, damaging its harmonious qi and causing the three talents of clarity and turbidity to fall into disorder."
In short, 【Lost Harmony Magnet】 could generate a light of divine ability called 【Primordial Magnet Separation and Union Divine Light】, specialized in breaking divine abilities and magic treasures or magical tools, causing them to lose control and backlash against their masters; no matter what divine ability or magic treasure you possessed, a single sweep of this divine light would leave you helpless, able only to sigh in despair.
"Much more convenient!"
Lu Yang's eyes brightened; he knew that with his current level of Dao conduct, he could now seek his next innate divine ability. This was the greatest gain of this endeavor!
"Speaking of gains... right."
Thinking of this, Lu Yang retracted his divine ability, then took out from his storage bag a long sword covered in cracks, nearly shattered, and permeated with demonic qi.
【Nine Children Mother Heaven Demon Sword of Slaying Immortals】!
This was Ye Gu's native flying sword, obtained by gathering qi through the
Afterwards, the heavenly demons within the sword were used to avert disaster and substitute for calamity; all nine heavenly demons had been shattered by Lu Yang. Now, this magical sword no longer had heavenly demons guarding it, leaving only the sword body, with seven or eight tenths of its mystery gone. Nevertheless, as long as one killed again to sacrifice to the sword, the heavenly demons could be evolved once more.
"Truly orthodox demonic path."
Lu Yang shook his head, gripped the 【Nine Children Mother Heaven Demon Sword of Slaying Immortals】 in his hand, and began pondering what method could make this magical sword useful.
"Now that I possess the Avici Sword and the Formless Sword for protection, I actually do not need a third magical sword."
Compared to the power of the 【Nine Children Mother Heaven Demon Sword of Slaying Immortals】, what Lu Yang valued more was actually its ability to avert disaster and substitute for calamity; he just did not know how to utilize it.
"Perhaps I should visit the Manifest Dharma Pavilion again."
Just then.
"Whoosh!"
A beam of escaping light descended from the sky, finally landing steadily within Mount Luofeng. Soon, a dignified, graceful, and luxurious beautiful woman stepped out from it.
Seeing this, Lu Yang immediately raised his eyebrows.
The next second, the beautiful woman's lips parted, exhaling a fragrance of orchids, as she said softly: "This humble one greets fellow Daoist; please forgive the disturbance to your cultivation."
"... o harm."
Lu Yang put away his magical sword and smiled slightly: "I merely wonder, since Lady is busy managing ten thousand affairs and is inherently a person of great occupation, what business brings you to my Mount Luofeng in your spare time?"
As he spoke, he glanced again at True Person Miaoyin, noting that she had long since changed out of her white mourning robes; she now wore a large red sleeved shirt beneath a translucent outer cloak, through which her snow-white skin could be easily seen. On her flower-like face and moon-like visage rested a dignified temperament possessed only by those who had long held high positions.
This was a very special kind of temperament.
Dignified and gentle, yet not lacking in charm; it would make one wish to protect her, yet also irresistibly want to ruthlessly defile her, forcing her to beg for mercy in sorrow.
Intentional.
Lu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly; without a doubt, True Person Miaoyin had deliberately dressed up for this visit, presenting an entirely different demeanor compared to her previous attire of mourning robes.
"Naturally, it concerns the matter of 【Gathering Qi】."
True Person Miaoyin covered her mouth with a light laugh, her eyes flowing with expression: "Fellow Daoist shares a deep bond with my husband; you must have already obtained the original copy of the cultivation method from him, correct?"
"However, the
"Moreover, having obtained the cultivation method from my husband, are you not afraid there might be problems with it?"
"As it happens, this humble one also possesses an identical copy of the cultivation method; if fellow Daoist is willing, I can hand it over for you to compare carefully..."
As she spoke, True Person Miaoyin had already walked to stand before Lu Yang.
Facing this scene, although a smile surfaced on Lu Yang's face, there was not the slightest desire in his heart; instead, the chill deep within his eyes grew increasingly grave.
This woman is not right!
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