Chapter 35: The Snake and Scorpion Escape Plot Begins, the Great Curtain Rises for No One [2/2]

Xiaocang Mountain.

Underground karst cave.

Bright pearls hang high, shimmering with Generating Light.

Nowadays, this karst cave has long since changed its appearance following Fang Longye's move-in and cultivation.

Pines and bamboos intertwine in emerald, wild roses dot the scene. Lush growth abounds, with clusters of moss.

Purple mushrooms are lush amidst the green grass, white stones are ancient with half-green moss. A few small fireflies glow brightly, and wild vines are arranged in dense rows. Fragrant orchids are lush, and tender bamboo has been newly planted.

It cannot be considered a precious land for cultivation, but after his previous tidying up, it has taken on a brand-new look, more than enough to serve as a heart-pleasing dwelling.

Fang Longye manifested his celebratory cloud of clear light, his primordial spirit residing high above it. The Water Vein Dragon Qi condensed into a bead, which was absorbed and continuously refined by the primordial spirit, transforming into the water-attribute true Qi unique to the *Great Expansion Scripture of Sand*.

The operational trajectory of the Dharma power within his body changed accordingly, and in the end, including the original Dharma power, all underwent a cleansing, merging into one with the newly added water-attribute true Qi Dharma power, with no difference between them.

Then, it connected with the kidneys, nourishing this one of the five viscera.

Using the Equivalent Balance, he exchanged for a wood-attribute spiritual object and began the cultivation of wood-attribute true Qi.

The dense wood-attribute essence transformed into vast wood-attribute true Qi, scouring his entire body.

As wood flourishes, water shrinks; the water-attribute true Qi Dharma power within his body gradually returned to the kidney spiritual aperture as the wood-attribute true Qi grew. He yielded the dantian and meridians entirely to the wood-attribute true Qi.

Following the successful cultivation of the wood-attribute true Qi, Fang Longye changed his Dharma formula, and the essence feedback previously containing the fire Demon was mobilized, thus giving birth to fire-attribute true Qi.

As fire blazes, wood burns; the wood-attribute true Qi then retreated into the liver spiritual aperture, just like the previous water-attribute true Qi Dharma power.

When the last trace of wood-attribute true Qi returned to the liver spiritual aperture, a piece of spiritual soil he had long prepared was incorporated into the celebratory cloud, and he began the refinement of earth-attribute true Qi.

As earth abounds, fire dims; just as before, the fire-attribute true Qi then returned to the heart spiritual aperture.

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The Five Elements rotate; following the successful cultivation of metal-attribute true Qi, the water-attribute true Qi Dharma power, which could no longer be restrained, surged out from the kidney spiritual aperture. As water abounds, metal sinks; the metal-attribute true Qi then completely returned to the lung spiritual aperture.

The water-attribute true Qi Dharma power reoccupied the dantian Qi sea, returning completely to its position.

Feeling the increasingly pure and agile water-attribute Dharma power, Fang Longye understood that the Five Elements true Qi had already been refined.

Next, it would be a process of slow grinding, continuously strengthening the true Qi of each of the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth elements, waiting for the final unification of the Five Elements.

At that time, it would be the true Five Elements true Qi. However, that is a matter for after achieving the True Immortal Realm.

Before that, in daily life, one still primarily relies on the true Qi of one's own Five Elements attribute, while the true Qi Dharma power of the other Five Elements attributes naturally returns to the visceral apertures.

Of course, this does not affect the cultivation of Five Elements Dharma spells, such as the 'Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Needles' that Fang Longye looks forward to so deeply.

After all, whether cultivating or facing an enemy, one can mobilize the Dharma power of each element within the visceral spiritual apertures~

Even the advancement before the True Immortal Realm has absolutely nothing to do with the true Qi of the other four elements; one only needs to improve the true Qi Dharma power of the element that matches one's own destiny.

Acting in this way is naturally because of the mutual generation and restriction of the Five Elements.

Yes, the principle of the Five Elements mutually generating and restricting each other is something anyone who has read a few Dao Scriptures can know.

But to say one has truly comprehended it, that is another matter entirely.

Subtle words and great meanings—anyone can speak eloquently. But to say one has truly comprehended them, there is not one in ten thousand.

"The falling mist and the lone duck fly together, the autumn water is the same color as the long sky." Anyone would feel it is beautiful, but if you were asked to create the same poem, how many people could do it?

Having read great truths for a lifetime, how many times can one personally grasp even a little bit of them, in a moment when one's thoughts are one with the sages?

Even after experiencing this cultivation and witnessing the birth of his own Five Elements true Qi, Fang Longye's insight into the Five Elements was still like looking at flowers through a mist, appearing and disappearing.

It seemed as if a flash of inspiration appeared, yet he could not capture it.

Feeling his much stronger five viscera and six bowels, Fang Longye brushed away a trace of regret in his heart, comforting himself.

"Fortunately, compared to the vague and indescribable insights lingering in my heart, the five viscera and six bowels are tangibly and visibly stronger. This 'money-burning' cultivation was not in vain."

When the 'Gift Package' senior suffered a Calamity, they were in the stage of condensing the Five Qi in the Chest, and there were not many Five Elements spiritual objects inside the Heaven-Filling Dharma Conch.

After this round of cultivation, the various spiritual materials in Fang Longye's hands were considered exhausted.

"This is also normal; truly understanding the Five Elements' mutual generation and restriction, knowing the 'what' and the 'why,' is the very purpose of condensing the Five Qi in the Chest in the True Immortal Realm." Thinking of this, Fang Longye was completely relieved.

"Hmm, the next step is to improve my cultivation, practice that Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Needles, and refine that Green Mountain Seal."……

Cultivation knows no passage of time.

In a trance, ten years had already passed.

This day, it was just past noon.

Thin clouds were brilliant, layered and overlapping.

The Golden Crow was slightly obscured, a golden expanse.

Clear springs flowed through winding ravines, ancient cypresses leaned against deep cliffs. Fang Longye was sitting on the cliff cypress at the summit of this Xiaocang Mountain, gathering solar essence to cleanse his primordial spirit.

Before long, the heat was sufficient.

He put away his celebratory cloud of clear light and opened his eyes, which were brilliant.

Too much is as bad as too little; he still understood this principle, although he was only one step away from the Li Yuan Immortal.

Now, he had already reached the peak of the Loose Immortal Realm, and in terms of Daoist practice and insight, he had also exceeded the scope of a Loose Immortal, steadily residing in the Yuan Immortal Realm.

All things carry Yin and embrace Yang, but there are differences. If the primordial spirit only had a point of Yang at the beginning, then the physical body was born with seventy percent Yang.

The cultivation of a Loose Immortal is to strengthen the Yang in the primordial spirit until it finally reaches the same degree as the Yin possessed by the physical body.

At that time, the primordial spirit acts as the Yin-Yang Fish, with thirty percent Yang born within the Yin, and the physical body acts as the Yang-Yin Fish, with thirty percent Yin remaining within the Yang. Using these thirty percent Yin and Yang as the fish eyes, Yin and Yang harmonize.

The primordial spirit Dharma image and the physical body naturally attract each other, merging like Yin-Yang Fish, giving birth to Dharma body transformations, and from then on stepping into the Yuan Immortal Realm.

Because Fang Longye often used solar essence to cleanse his physical body, his shell had already increased by ten percent of Yang.

Therefore, when he was in the Loose Immortal Realm, his primordial spirit only needed to strengthen twenty percent of Yang to begin the process of advancing to the Yuan Immortal Realm.

Currently, his primordial spirit had already removed seventeen percent of Yin quality. He was only three percent away from the threshold of advancement.

"Cultivation cannot be rushed; for the next half day, I will continue to refine the Green Mountain Seal." Fang Longye muttered to himself.

"Speaking of which, this mid-grade Spirit Treasure is really hard to refine! Up to now, I have only refined fifteen Restrictions. The remaining twelve Post-Heaven Divine Prohibitions, with my current cultivation, I imagine will be even more difficult."

Having just stood up, he prepared to head back home to continue his efforts and refine the Green Mountain Seal.

Suddenly, the earth shook.

He looked toward the distance and saw a mass of black clouds filling the sky over the Ten Thousand Mountains.

It was just too far away to see clearly.

However, it did not matter that his true self could not see clearly, for his Golden Centipede avatar was right there on the scene.

He switched to the perspective of the Golden Centipede avatar.

He saw two streaks of demonic Qi rushing out from the base of Hulu Mountain, soaring a thousand feet high, filling the sky and covering the earth, before suddenly dispersing like black clouds with halos of light flowing across them.

One was shimmering gold, the other deep mysterious black.

The black clouds emitted an aura that was sharp and frigid.

A roaring sound came from Hulu Mountain, vast and mighty, echoing all around.

Boom—! Dharma power surged and poured out; the already precarious restrictive Dharma array's seven-colored radiance grew even dimmer. Then, following another impact, it dissipated completely.

Bang! With a loud sound, Hulu Mountain split open from the middle; it was truly a case of the earth cracking and the mountain collapsing.

It shook the surrounding ten thousand miles, causing the earth to move and the mountains to sway.

Demonic winds howled, and two streaks of rainbow light suddenly emerged from the base of Hulu Mountain, transforming into two figures.

A heavy aura vented outward, carrying sharpness and frigidity, and all ordinary living beings within three thousand miles died instantly.

Only a few spirits remained, trembling in fear~

The two demon immortals, the Snake and the Scorpion, had completely broken free!

The second chapter for today~ As always, I ask for your continued reading and follows. Thank you all for your support~

PS: Also, regarding that issue with Ding Yun. Everyone, don't think that just because she is an Empress, the protagonist would be all that infatuated with her. Perhaps my writing is lacking, leading to misunderstandings. I originally planned to release the second chapter at 23:50, so I just put it out now. Ten years have passed since this chapter. You don't really think a forty-year-old mortal woman from ancient times would still be on the protagonist's mind, do you? When the protagonist said he would ferry her to the afterlife, it was just like how we men tell every girlfriend that we will love her forever. Who knows if a man's words still count~ My original intention was to plant a hook, for instance, after the protagonist achieves a Great Divine Ability, she, in her reincarnation, enters the path of cultivation and, like the protagonist of a traditional Xianxia novel, receives help and opportunities everywhere. The only reason is that she once had a night of intimacy with the protagonist, and other great beings are just currying favor with him. She is just a tool character used to highlight how awesome the protagonist is at that time~ (End of chapter)