"In other words, Lie Zunyi is really dead?" Su Xi said with a smile, "I originally wanted to go out and see how his strength has improved in the past three hundred years, but I didn't expect that he would be gone before I even got out."
Shi Hao shook his head and said, "He is definitely not your opponent, I am sure of this. It is probably because he has had almost no real opponents in the past three hundred years in the mortal world, so he has no goal to improve. Lie Zunyi is quite heroic, which is different from what I imagined."
"If one of the two ladies stayed in the mortal world, he would not be able to invade the Central Plains, but he would have powerful enemies and goals in the martial arts world, and his strength would probably be even more terrifying."
Ye Ziyin hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's possible! It's not easy to advance to the first level, and if you want to continue to become stronger after advancing to the first level, you can only strive for excellence. If there is no opponent at this time, even if you continue for another three hundred years, you will inevitably stagnate."
Su Xi looked at the dragon behind him and said, "So, you brought this sea dragon here to let it use the energy here to practice and advance to a higher level?"
The dragon bowed its head in the pool and said humbly, "My name is Bai Lan, nice to meet the two mistresses."
It heard Shi Hao call these two fairy-like women "maidens", so it addressed them as "mistresses".
Su Xi laughed non-stop: "Very polite."
Ye Ziyin said: "In fact, I also went to the Crystal Palace three hundred years ago to look for some immortal materials. At that time, I realized that there was another world deep in the Water Palace, and there were mermaids living in it, but I did not disturb them.
“I didn’t expect that there was a dragon in the deeper part. But I had never entered Yuanshi Cave Heaven at that time, so even if I found it, I couldn’t release it.”
Su Xi said, "Since I have nothing to do, I can see how to use this energy to train it into a flying dragon that can soar into the clouds."
Looking at Ye Ziyin: "So, this time, who will take him to practice first, and who will stay here to see if this dragon is also a promising talent?"
Ye Ziyin said calmly: "Let him follow me first."
Su Xi said, "That's fine."
He thought thoughtfully, "I heard that when the dragons have cultivated to the extreme, they can not only fly in the clouds, but also have magical powers. However, it seems that there are no dragons in the heavens now. Even if there are dragons, they are just the transformation of spiritual thoughts, with form but no substance. How can I explain it..."
Shi Hao couldn't help but ask: "Spiritual body?"
Su Xi said, "Huh? Mental body? This is the first time I've heard of this name, but it's quite appropriate. Well, if you put it this way, the demons in the Demon Realm are also considered 'mental bodies'. Considering that the Demon Realm only appeared after the collapse of the Heaven Realm, I always feel that there is something else going on."
Shi Hao heard what his master's wife said to the female demon, and thought that the female demon did not lie to him.
At this moment, Su Xi stayed here to study the dragon, while Shi Hao followed Ye Ziyin and walked towards the waterfall on the other side.
Looking back, he saw Su Xi squatting by the lake. She raised her hand, and Bai Lan was unable to resist and was rolled up by the waves. Shi Hao was worried that after he came back, Bai Lan would be dissected by her.
"Sister Ziyin!" Shi Hao followed Ye Ziyin and whispered, "I found the Tianying Immortal Mansion, but now it is not called the Tianying Immortal Mansion, but the Sanying Ghost Cave."
Ye Ziyin turned her head to look at him: "Three-tassel ghost cave?"
Shi Hao nodded: "Yes, it is a strange place that everyone in the martial arts world knows about. It is said that anyone who enters it will never be able to come out again. Until a few days ago, Ming Yueshu, nicknamed 'Goddess Infant', who used the best divine crystal to maintain the appearance of a girl, entered the Three-Tassel Ghost Cave and escaped unscathed."
"Before entering the Overlord's Underground Palace to face Lie Zunyi, I talked to this goddess infant. She said her original surname was Ye, and that you were her ancestor."
Ye Ziyin sighed softly: "So, something really happened in Tianying Immortal Mansion."
Shi Hao said: "Sister Ziyin, did you guess that something might happen to it? That's why you asked me to find out the news about Tianying Immortal Mansion at that time. If there is no news in the martial arts world, it means that it is still safe. If the martial arts world already knows about its existence, then something must have happened.
"It's just that I couldn't connect the Sanying Ghost Cave with the Tianying Immortal Mansion right away."
Before that, he could not be considered a martial artist. He even heard the name "Sanying Ghost Cave" from Xiaoyan. However, since it was located in Lingnan, very far away, he had never paid much attention to it.
Ye Ziyin nodded gently: "As you said, the Ye family was an ancient witch family a long time ago. There is a mysterious magic circle hidden in the Tianying Immortal Mansion. The people of the Ye family live there, basically isolated from the world, and rarely interact with the outside world.
"Since I was a child, I met an immortal master from Taisu Immortal Pavilion. She brought me to Taisu Immortal Pavilion and I became a disciple of Taisu Immortal Pavilion. I have not had much contact with Tianying Immortal Mansion. In Tianying Immortal Mansion, there are secrets that have been passed down from generation to generation, and they are only passed down orally among the clan leaders. Since I was accepted as a disciple by Taisu Immortal Pavilion, I can no longer be considered a direct descendant of the Ye family. Therefore, I don’t know too many secrets inside."
Shi Hao said: "But with your ability, Sister Ziyin, even if you don't know the inside story, I think you should have basically guessed it, right?"
Ye Ziyin nodded and said, "The formation in Tianying Immortal Mansion was built at least in the pre-Qin period. There must be some kind of ferocious monster suppressed under the formation of Tianying Immortal Mansion. The responsibility of the direct descendants of the Ye family from generation to generation is to maintain the formation, suppress the monster, and prevent it from harming the world."
"Now it seems that there is something wrong with the internal magic circle, or something else has happened."
Shi Hao said: "Unfortunately, the situation was too urgent at the time. Yun Caiyao used a sword technique called Zhushen Sword Technique. Although she succeeded in killing Lie Zunyi, she herself was also extremely weak. The goddess infant had to stay there to protect her, and I hurried to Haodu."
"We didn't have time to discuss the matter of Tianying Immortal Mansion in detail."
Ye Ziyin said, "The God-Slaying Sword Technique is a secret technique that burns one's soul to forcibly improve one's strength and swordsmanship. Once used, one's life span will be shortened. Yun Caiyao was willing to use this secret technique and sacrifice her life to kill the evildoer. It's hard for her."
The goddess Ying and Yun Caiyao are both her juniors, and they are several generations later.
Hearing Shi Hao mention them at this moment, I couldn't help but sigh.
When we arrived at the waterfall hanging from Tianshui, we found that the waterways in Yuanshi Cave were actually connected to each other.
Ye Ziyin took his hand, and the two of them walked across the lake and flew into the waterfall.
Coming to the purple and red peony flowers that were as tall as buildings, Ye Ziyin looked at him and said, "Brother Hao, I want you to do me a favor."
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Sister Ziyin, if you have anything for me to do, just tell me. Up to now, you have helped me so much. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best."
Ye Ziyin said happily: "I plan to use the spiritual energy of the heaven to make a nine-star locking meridian formation. This formation has the effect of sealing demons and locking the world, but it needs a human body as a medium. I will put it in your body, and you take it to the world and look for Ming Yueshu. It should be useful."
Shi Hao nodded and said, "Well, I understand!"
This kind of sealing method should also be the strong point of Taisu Xian Pavilion. There are similar deployments under the Demonic Dragon Ghost Cave and the Wuxia Book-giving Platform.
Ye Ziyin led him and flew up to the big red peony. Shi Hao said, "Sister Ziyin, you said that was the Nine Stars Meridian Locking Formation. Are these nine stars the Big Dipper plus the Left Assistant and Right Assistant?"
Ye Ziyin said: "No, these nine stars are the 'nine stars' of Qimen Dunjia, which are Tianpeng, Tianrui, Tianchong, Tianfu, Tianqin, Tianxin, Tianzhu, Tianren, and Tianying. These nine stars are the sky plate, and they are matched with Tianyi, Tengshe, Taiyin, Liuhe, Gouchen, Zhuque, Jiudi, and Jiutian's ground plate to form the number of nine stars that should be overcome, fill a large amount of spiritual energy, and set up a magic array..."
While explaining everything to him in detail, Ye Ziyin took him to sit face to face on the peony buds.
Clustered together and piled up like a carpet, Shi Hao recalled that the last time he was here was with his sister Zi Yin, and they were in love and happiness.
The lingering rhythm seemed to still be emitting heat in his heart, making his body and mind warm.
He knew that Ye Ziyin was going to take him to "heaven", so he emptied his mind, relaxed his soul, stopped thinking, and gave himself completely to Ye Ziyin.
—A stream of pure energy flowed slowly, like a tide, flooding his entire body.
He felt extremely comfortable, like a fetus immersed in the mother's amniotic fluid.
He felt that they were leaving this world and suddenly arrived in that mysterious and unknown world.
Clouds were floating around, and colorful lines were outlining all kinds of incredible creatures in this vast sky and earth. They were swimming around like a dream.
These creatures actually no longer exist; they are just remnants of ancient history.
But it also shows that once upon a time, there were a large number of unknown creatures wandering in this world.
Under their feet were drifting clouds, neither reaching the sky nor the ground.
Their bodies are still in Yuanshi Cave Heaven, and what have entered here are actually only their spirits and their own "images".
Ye Ziyin held his hand and wandered in this illusory world.
Shi Hao was thoughtful: "Sister Zi Yin, since the Demon Realm only appeared after the collapse of the Heaven Realm, can we say that the Demon Realm is also a part of the Heaven Realm, and it became that way after the collapse of the Heaven Realm?"
Ye Ziyin said: "It may be possible. After all, we still know nothing about the ancient things. However, we can enter the heaven in this way, but we must not go to the devil's domain. The 'living beings' we see in the heaven are just residual images left by history. The Yin demons in the devil's domain are real.
"Originally, in the eyes of the Dao Sect, dealing with the Yin Demons in the Demon Realm was like seeking the skin of a tiger. But now that I have discovered that you have an internal force similar to the Yuanshi Cave Heaven's vitality, Su Xi and I talked again, and we both had the same guess."
Shi Hao asked: "What guess?"
Ye Ziyin said: "Maybe, practicing Taoism and magic together is the true way to cultivate immortality."
Chapter 271 Hunyuan Yi Qigong
Shi Hao was stunned at first, then he tilted his head and began to think.
At this point, it is indeed difficult not to make such a guess.
Ye Ziyin said: "The inner alchemy mental method, combined with the ninth-grade immortal recipe, is exactly the ninth level. The magic source upgrade is also exactly the ninth level. Whether it is inner alchemy training or magic source upgrade, the foundation after each level of training is exactly at the same level, and can be matched completely."
"This is a strange thing in the first place, but it has been like this for thousands of years. We have been trained since the beginning, and the martial arts concepts that have been instilled in us have been like this, so we think it is natural."
"Of course, there are also people who practice external skills, but in fact, the levels of external skills are not very clear. Their strength is determined by the level of Taoism and Demonism. People who practice external skills often have to position themselves according to the level of Taoism and Demonism that are equivalent to them in actual combat."
"Many of the external skills were created and practiced according to the nine levels because the nine-grade immortal recipes are divided into nine grades. If there had been no nine grades from the beginning, they might not have been designed to be seven or six grades."
"However, the cultivation levels of the Taoist sect and the Demon sect have been so clear from the beginning, and the levels are completely equal. It's just that in the minds of the people, Taoism is Taoism and Demonism is Demonism. They are incompatible with each other, and even irreconcilable. Therefore, since ancient times, there has never been a dual cultivation of Taoism and Demonism."
"If you have to practice Taoism and magic together, if you don't have luck like you, you will most likely go astray. After all, whether it's Taoism or magic, you need someone to guide you in the beginning. And no one knows how to practice Taoism and magic together. Even if someone has really tried, they don't know how to do it at the beginning, and most of them make mistakes. Later generations dare not try it again. After all, it violates 'common sense'."
Shi Hao couldn't help but nodded.
The reason why he was an "exception" was that there were two peerless masters from the Taoist and Demonic sects who "built the foundation" for him. It was simply a forced attempt at that time.
Only the two of them could stabilize his broken heart meridians and successfully plant the foundation of Taoism and Devil in his body.
Be impartial and keep them balanced, and directly promote an ordinary person to the eighth level of Taoism and Demonism.
Afterwards, he used himself as a reference to help Yue Jiao and Xiao Yan, and assisted their fellow Taoist and demonic practitioners. At that time, he was also forced to do so, but he succeeded.
Facts have proved that it is feasible for Taoism and demons to practice together.
Considering that the yin and yang energies formed by the harmony of his two energies are so similar to the original energy in Yuanshi Cave Heaven, can it be said that if there really were "immortals" in ancient times, they were actually examples of Taoism and demonism practicing together
Ye Ziyin said: "Of course, these are just guesses at the moment. There are still many unsolved mysteries in the vast universe, and the more we explore, the more dangerous it may be. After all, we don't know the specific reasons that led to the collapse of the heaven in ancient times."
"Why didn't the disaster that even the gods couldn't withstand affect the human world? If we try to find out the secrets behind it, will we bring the same disaster to the mortal world? These are all unknown."
Shi Hao said: "But it doesn't matter if you don't know. Since you have these suspicions, it's hard not to explore, right? If you really weren't interested in these mysteries, Sister Ziyin, you and Su Xi wouldn't have come to this Yuanshi Cave Heaven."
Ye Ziyin smiled slightly and did not comment.
She took Shi Hao and flew into a misty fog.
Shi Hao was here and had no way of telling the direction, and no one knew how she found where she was supposed to go.
Boom! They came to a vast hall, the space was so large that Shi Hao felt extremely small.
Ye Ziyin said: "The Taisu Immortal Pavilion is in the heaven, and there are not many areas that can be used. We dare not enter the more places in the heaven. In the past, there were ancestors who tried to explore other areas, and some of them died, leaving only soulless bodies in the human world, and no one knows where her soul went."
She raised her hand, and Shi Hao saw that spiritual energy gathered from high above, forming thousands of stars. The stars intertwined and flowed with each other, condensing into nine stars.
Each of these nine stars seems to be made up of a group of stars, with the stars moving and the constellations rotating, shining brightly and magnificently.
Ye Ziyin stretched out her hand and nine stars flew down and were caught in her hand.
She placed one hand on Shi Hao's chest and said, "Let's go!"
The sudden feeling of weightlessness pulled Shi Hao, and when he opened his eyes, they were back on the bright red peony flower.
Ye Ziyin, who was originally holding his hands, was still sitting opposite him, and one of her hands had been resting on his chest at some point.
Nine mysterious forces flowed in his body, each force was unique and distinct from the other eight.
Ye Ziyin had a solemn expression and did not move.
Shi Hao didn't dare to move. He just emptied his mind, without any distractions, and completely let her control his body.
Until the power of the Nine Stars maintained a wonderful melody in his body, entangled with each other, and turned into a mysterious pattern, mysterious and mysterious, Ye Ziyin slowly withdrew his hand: "This Nine Star Locking Vein Formation has only one chance to be used. For monsters and evil creatures that need to be suppressed, you must seize the opportunity.
"Since Tianying Immortal Mansion has become a dangerous place, you must not enter it recklessly. You must find Mingyueshu and discuss it with her."
Shi Hao nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
Ye Ziyin continued, "You were able to advance to the fifth level so quickly, which was beyond my expectation. I believe you have already completed the practice of the Three Yuan Flowing Pearls. I have a brand new set of exercises here, which I created based on your unique situation. I didn't have time to think of a good name for a while, so I'll call it Hunyuan Qigong.
"This Hunyuan Yi Qigong is generally evolved from the Tianyi Xuan Gong of Taisu Xian Pavilion. It is more suitable for men to practice and is not as extreme as Tianyi Xuan Gong. You can write down the formula for now."
She began to explain the secret formula of Hunyuan Yi Qigong.
Shi Hao memorized all the formulas of Hunyuan Yi Qigong and began to practice under her guidance.
Before I knew it, I had laid a solid foundation for Hunyuan Yi Qigong, and six hours had passed.
Ye Ziyin added: "The external elixir that goes with this technique requires three ounces of Mysterious Lime Water, one Red Frost Holy Core, one Nine Earth Jade Peach, and one Double Realm Wonderful Lotus."
"The Nine-Earth Jade Peach and the Two-World Wonderful Lotus are both a little hard to find. You can ask about the Nine-Earth Jade Peach first. Some extremely advanced inner alchemy mental methods in Taoism require the cooperation of the outer elixir related to it, so it should be possible to find it."
"As for the Twin Worlds Wonderful Lotus, there are very few inner alchemy techniques that can use it. I happen to know of one, located in the Xuanming Cave in the South China Sea. You can go and have a look, but it's quite dangerous there. It might be difficult for you to go there alone. It's best to find someone to help you."
"As for other auxiliary ingredients, most of them are relatively common medicinal materials."
He also mentioned all the auxiliary ingredients and asked Shi Hao to write them down.
Then he smiled and said, "You need to hone your sword skills on your own. It would be best if you could find a warrior of the same level as you and continue to improve in actual combat. If I continue to instruct you, it will be detrimental to your own growth, so I will no longer teach you.
"Go to her first. When you come back, I will teach you some close combat martial arts moves."
Shi Hao whispered, "Thank you, sister!"
Shi Hao flew out of the waterfall and came to the lake on the other side. He saw Bai Lan tumbling and surging on the water. Su Xi was sitting on the jade pillar next to him with his legs crossed, pointing and talking.
Shi Hao came to her side and asked curiously, "Madam, are you teaching it to practice?"
Bai Lan leaned forward and said, "Master! Fortunately, the mistress has given me some pointers. Many things have suddenly become clear to me, and I have begun to know how to use the energy here to practice."
Su Xi jumped down from the jade pillar and said with a smile: "Even if it is a dragon, it is also a living being. And according to what it said, the mermaids are also descendants of Yan and Huang. After turning into a dragon, although they are reborn, they are just like martial artists who are practicing. If they want to continue to advance, they can only rely on the method of breathing and practice step by step."
"If that's the case, then it's simple. In fact, all martial arts in the world have something in common. The mermaids crossed the Dragon Gate, gained power, and turned into dragons. It's actually just like the people in the Demon Sect gaining the magic source. They first gain the mysterious power given by the outside world, and then practice with it."