Chapter 225: Taiyin and Sun, which is strong and which is weak

The Dao fire flickered, roasting an animal-shaped Ancient Ancestral King until it was glistening with oil and exuding a mouth-watering aroma.

Clearly, after entering the roasting field, the Ancient Ancestral King's temperament was very stable and its performance was excellent, leaving all the figures present quite satisfied.

It was just that God King Jiang Taixu, watching the actions of this Dongfang Taiyi who resembled a wild man, was still somewhat dazed.

Even though the Cai Family Great Saint was a Great Saint who practiced Daoist techniques and had always advocated for the unity of heaven and man, and the perfect integration of man and nature.

Seeing this primitive "natural scenery" of Dongfang Taiyi still made him scratch his head.

Dongfang Taiyi, however, did not care at all; he took a spirit blade from the Old Madman's hand and directly carved up the already-roasted Ancestral King, distributing a portion to everyone.

The distribution was quite hearty, just like a tribe in the ancient times that had successfully hunted, with a group of hunters gathering together to eat, drink, and celebrate.

Even though the prey was not caught by Dongfang Taiyi, as he roasted the beast and wielded the blade, he seemed to have become the master of this place.

Dongfang Taiyi handled this situation with great composure; before Jiang Taixu and the Cai Family Great Saint could even react to the situation, roasted meat had already been placed before them.

Watching Dongfang Taiyi eat with relish, and seeing Zhang Xuan also pick up a piece and tuck in, the two of them followed suit.

It was just that they inexplicably felt the situation was a bit strange; how did things suddenly develop into this?

It was clearly a face-to-face encounter with a very powerful and terrifying Great Saint who cultivated both the Taiyin True Scripture and the Sun True Scripture; how did it feel like it had turned into a grand bonfire party now?

Zhang Xuan was not stage-frightened at all, only keeping himself closer to the Void Mirror.

Facing such a scene, he took the initiative to open the conversation and introduce the situation of the current Post-Desolate Ancient Era.

"It has been a million years since the Taigu era, and more than thirty Great Emperors of the Human Race have emerged. The Ancient Creatures that dominated the world during the Taigu period have long since vanished, leaving behind few traces, and now the entire Beidou is ruled by the Human Race."

"The Eastern Wasteland is primarily led by the Yaochi Sacred Land, the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family, and the Desolate Ancient Ji Family; the Central Plains is governed by the four great Ancient Imperial Families; and the Western Desert is now entirely the dojo of Amitabha..."

Dongfang Taiyi listened quietly, hearing Zhang Xuan and the others recount the history from the Taigu era to the Post-Desolate Ancient Era.

From beginning to end, his expression was somewhat blank, and only when he lowered his head to look at the roasted meat of the Ancient Ancestral King in his hand would a glimmer of light appear in his eyes.

Waking up to find a million years had passed, everything familiar from back then had disappeared; the only thing familiar was perhaps just this piece of roasted meat in his hand.

Only when he heard that the Ancient Race had disappeared did Dongfang Taiyi reply with a sentence.

"They have not disappeared, but have gone into hibernation, waiting together for the opening of the Immortal Path."

"We are also aware of this, which is why we have gathered here together to deal with the terrifying turmoil that will occur before long, and also to cope with the terrible crisis of the Ancient Race's emergence."

Zhang Xuan took the initiative to interject.

And in this regard, there was no need for Zhang Xuan to introduce it in detail; God King Jiang Taixu, the Old Madman, and the others naturally spoke of the plans for this period.

"The world has undergone a great change; the last Emperor of the Taigu era, Dou Zhan Sheng Huang, failed to transform into a War Immortal, the Heaven and Earth Essence of Beidou has withered, and now the Human Race has no top-tier powerhouses..."

When Dongfang Taiyi heard this sentence, he raised his head to look at the Old Madman who was speaking, then looked at Wei Yi beside the Old Madman, and then raised his head to look at the Cai Family Great Saint who was sitting to the side, silent.

Even with his discernment and strength, the group of people gathered here could be considered the absolute best in the world, and in the Taigu era, they could be called a top-tier King Clan.

Moreover, the foundation of every person in this group was incredibly solid, and their strength could be called king among those of the same realm; they were definitely figures comparable to the descendants of the Ancient Imperial Families or those with direct bloodlines of the Ancient Imperial Families.

Yet, such a group of people actually told him that the current Human Race had no strong individuals; even a ghost wouldn't believe these words.

"This is all the figures above the Saint level we can find now. There is no lack of figures below the Saint Realm, but there is a blank space for figures at higher levels. The world has changed greatly, and it is no longer suitable for cultivation."

Seeing that Dongfang Taiyi did not believe him, Wei Yi added another sentence, and Dongfang Taiyi carefully sensed this world; his Divine Sense expanded, silently sweeping across a million miles, before he slowly nodded.

"It is indeed somewhat withered."

"And what are your plans next?"

"Seek peace through struggle, let the Ancient Race realize the strength of the Human Race, and if possible, lure out a Supreme from the Forbidden Zone and find a way to kill them."

Dongfang Taiyi had originally picked up a large roasted leg to eat, but when he heard this, his hand froze in mid-motion.

He swept his peculiar gaze over the many figures present, then whispered: "The number of top-tier powerhouses of the Human Race is not enough, and their strength is not strong enough?"

"Huh?"

"Is it that my understanding of the Ancient Supreme has deviated, or are you using some kind of strange creature to refer to the Ancient Supreme?"

"The Ancient Supreme we speak of is the kind of existence in your concept, a monster that seals itself in the Forbidden Zone and is so powerful that it is invincible in the world."

God King Jiang Taixu explained solemnly.

This caused Dongfang Taiyi's expression and posture to become increasingly strange and peculiar.

"That is to say, you want me to go hunting an Ancient Supreme with you?"

"This idea sounds very exciting, even I am excited; after all, I have never eaten the meat of an Ancient Supreme, and I don't know what it tastes like. But an Ancient Supreme cannot be moved by relying on an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon; one shouldn't seek death like this."

"Why don't you just roast yourselves, let me eat my fill, and stuff me to death? I think that is more realistic than us going to have a great battle with an Ancient Supreme."

"Of course, we are not acting directly. We are currently more in the preparation stage; we will lure them out one by one, and there will be true peerless figures to fight them."

Zhang Xuan had to speak up at this moment, because Dongfang Taiyi was already looking at the many figures present with the eyes of someone looking at a moron; he seemed to be doubting the overall intelligence of this generation of the Human Race.

"Having you wake up now is also to let you polish yourself in advance, and let you reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm within this period as much as possible."

"Hmm?"

Dongfang Taiyi was taken aback.

He originally wanted to say it was unrealistic, but after carefully looking at the many powerful figures present, he nodded again.

"I will try my best; I hope there will be an opportunity."

"You will definitely have an opportunity. We are about to refine the strongest Nine-Turn Bloodline Evolution Fluid here, which can stimulate the potential of one's own bloodline to the greatest extent and allow people to step into the Quasi-Emperor Realm."

"You have already reached such a level yourself; with a little external stimulation, it will be very easy to rush into that level."

"Hmm?"

Dongfang Taiyi was very surprised, but just by looking at the large portion of Eight-Turn Bloodline Evolution Fluid remaining in front of him and feeling the uniqueness of the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid, he was slightly moved and nodded.

"If there is such an item to help, I should be able to rush into the Quasi-Emperor Realm very quickly, but there are still not-insignificant problems within this."

After a slight pause, Dongfang Taiyi's forehead bone glowed, revealing the scene inside his Dantian, which made the many figures present freeze simultaneously.

Within his Divine Sense, half of the Taiyin Saint Power was extremely yin and soft, cold to the extreme, as if it would freeze a person's soul, while the other half was the most divine and holy Sun Saint Power, shining through the ages, so sacred that no one could violate it.

The two forces were intertwined within his Divine Sense, maintaining an extremely dangerous balance at all times. Such power made this person's combat strength unparalleled and terrifying to the extreme, but at the same time, there was a risk of getting lost at any time.

"If it were a normal situation, I would be practicing the Taiyin True Scripture or the Sun True Scripture, and with the help of this special bloodline evolution fluid, I could smoothly reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm."

"But what restricts me now is not a barrier of cultivation realm, but rather that if I cannot balance the Taiyin Saint Power and the Sun True Scripture's power within myself, breaking through would not be a good thing for me; instead, it would leave me with no place to be buried."

Dongfang Taiyi was very sincere, even displaying more of his state; not only was this power entangled within his primordial spirit, but his entire body had Taiyin Saint Power and the power of the Sun True Scripture crisscrossing and balancing each other.

If it were a normal person, they would have died in such a battle long ago, yet he was able to treat it calmly and achieve a limited, partial balance.

Just achieving this kind of balance, and reaching the peak of the Great Saint Realm, shows that this person's talent and aptitude are enough to shock the world; the state within his body is very worthy of study.

Dongfang Taiyi was very straightforward, with no intention of excessive concealment.

"In the Taigu era, I discussed the Dao with many top-tier figures, but none had a good way to resolve this state."

"Perhaps there will be new methods now; after all, a million years have passed, the entire Cultivation World has developed so much, and the Taiyin True Scripture and Sun True Scripture are no longer considered the most mainstream cultivation methods for the Human Race."

"Before releasing you, we were also discussing the Dao; why don't you take a look at the results of our previous discussion?"

Dongfang Taiyi did not have very sufficient confidence in balancing the Taiyin True Scripture and Sun True Scripture in a short time.

It was mainly because the time was too short, too urgent.

He dared to cultivate both the Taiyin True Scripture and Sun True Scripture back then, which in itself shows he was a person with extremely strong self-confidence; he had even gone further than his peers, having already reached the peak of the Great Saint Realm, about to step into the Great Emperor Dao realm.

Zhang Xuan saw the look on Dongfang Taiyi's face very clearly, but he did not say much, only using the Chat Group to replay the scene of their previous discussion once more.

When the Cai Family Great Saint, God King Jiang Taixu, and others were discussing the Dao earlier, Zhang Xuan had already used the video recording function of the Chat Group to capture all this information.

After all, Zhang Xuan had always had sufficient confidence in himself; he believed he was just a person of ordinary talent and aptitude, and if he wanted to be stronger and more capable than others, he could just work a little harder and not be arrogant or complacent.

Every time he discussed the Dao with powerful figures, or had very precious scenes that needed to be recorded.

Zhang Xuan would use the Chat Group's video recording function to film and record such scenes as notes.

Whenever he had insights, he would come to watch them, to contemplate and understand more.

After all, the slow bird flies first; he believed that as long as he worked hard enough, he would eventually achieve accomplishments no less than those of the top-tier figures.

At first, Dongfang Taiyi's expression was a bit nonchalant, as among the people present, the highest cultivation level was only on par with his own.

But after watching for a while, Dongfang Taiyi's entire expression became serious, his back even straightened, and light erupted from his eyes.

It started with Zhang Xuan's lecture, and Zhang Xuan's lecture directly recounted the essence of the Demon Emperor Scripture and the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art.

Both of these were personally commented on and expounded upon by Qingdi himself regarding the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth; every word contained infinite philosophy, which could be considered profound words with great meaning, just like a Great Emperor lecturing in person.

This point alone was enough to make Dongfang Taiyi not dare to have any negligence.

And next, listening to Zhang Xuan's understated account of the Jie Secret, Dou Secret, and Xing Secret from the Nine Secrets passed down since the Mythological Era, Dongfang Taiyi, who had just prepared to relax a little, straightened his body again, not daring to have any negligence.

His expression was serious to the extreme, and he even began to sincerely admire the figures of this current era.

"I have always considered myself generous and broad-minded, but compared to the figures of this current era, am I a bit too stingy?"

During the breaks in the lecture, when everyone was cultivating, Dongfang Taiyi felt a sense of shame and could not help but look at Zhang Xuan, who still appeared very calm on the side.

Great Emperor Scriptures lectured casually, elements of the Nine Secrets spoken of casually; is this still the Cultivation World he knew?

Has the magnanimity of the Human Race reached this level now?

In the lecture process recorded by Zhang Xuan, the process of everyone attaining enlightenment was mostly omitted, leaving only the main core essence of the lecture; otherwise, it would take too long.

After watching Zhang Xuan's, Dongfang Taiyi did not dare to be negligent, watching the lecture processes of the remaining few as well, earnestly contemplating and understanding, feeling that he had gained a great deal.

The others were not as earth-shattering as what Zhang Xuan lectured, but every one of them was a top-tier genius in any era; after all, the lowest future achievement of the many figures present was the peak of the Great Saint Realm.

And their current strength, apart from Zhang Xuan, had all reached the level of Saint King; they themselves already had an understanding of their future paths and directions.

The future was just to implement the current plans and directions into specific positions, only filling in some details regarding cultivation.

Their lectures at this time made Dongfang Taiyi have continuous insights, and he was very impressed.

Just contemplating and absorbing these things took more than a month.

And the others, watching the process of their previous lectures again, had new realizations and were similarly cultivating silently here.

When Dongfang Taiyi had contemplated and understood enough, seeing that many figures had stopped, he thought for a moment and said: "Your Dao has given me many insights; the cultivation achievements of the Human Race over a million years are indeed earth-shattering."

"Since you have all lectured on the Dao, then it is my turn, and I naturally cannot be willing to fall behind."

"Your Dao is already perfect enough, and I cannot help you perfect it further, so I will lecture to you on the original mother scriptures of the Human Race, the Taiyin True Scripture and the Sun True Scripture!"

(End of this chapter)