Shi Feiyang believed that as long as he could truly travel through worlds, even if his Primordial Spirit was free to come and go, he would stand some chance against the Emei Sect's Liangyi Dust Formation in the future.
In fact, within the whole Shushan World, there were not many people or things he really feared anymore. Among the people, it was just a few notable ones like Daoist Li Jingxu, Yan Yingmu of the Buddhism, Venerable Sheng from Tian Meng, and Deng Yin from the Demon Cult, as well as the Old Demon of Iron City Mountain. He felt confident against the rest.
As for Treasures, there were also only a few counted on one hand, such as the Buddhist Conch Leaf Talisman that could reverse time and space and the ultimate version of the Emei Sect's Liangyi Dust Formation.
According to his calculations, the key to unlocking the Conch Leaf Talisman's reversal of time and space lay in the Heavenly Mirror and the Nine Suspicions Tripod within the Holy Mausoleum. As for the ultimate version of the Emei Sect's Liangyi Dust Formation, it would be no problem as long as he didn't go to Emei Mountain.
The Heavenly Mirror and Nine Suspicions Tripod had not yet emerged. Currently, the various Prohibitions laid down by Emperor Xuanyuan were still effective, and no one could enter. Those with low Mana would undoubtedly die if they entered, and for someone with high Mana like Li Jingxu, forcefully entering to obtain the Magical Treasure would be meaningless. It would be tantamount to robbing one's ancestral grave, surely inciting divine retribution.
Shi Feiyang had already calculated the time when the Prohibitions would lose their effectiveness. When that time came, as dictated by Heavenly Number, the Magical Treasures would emerge, and he could then seize them. Only then would he truly possess the Dao lineage of the Yellow Emperor.
Now, he focused his main energy on traveling between the two worlds, contemplating the mystery of unraveling the Liangyi Dust Formation.
To grasp the traversal of the cosmic time-space, merely sitting in meditation for Cultivation was no longer advancing his understanding. He had already "Harmonized" with the Dao, and his understanding of the Dao was sufficient. What he lacked was the Spell, understanding what the essence of the world was, but how to use that to achieve his goals still needed practice.
And the practice process involved constantly bringing people over and then sending them back. It was in this repeated process of traveling that he gradually gleaned insights into dismantling the laws of space and time.
Cao Yunfei had brought over some classmates and cousins, who in turn brought friends and relatives, and the number eventually grew to over a hundred.
The items they acquired in the Shushan World couldn't be brought back, but the Cultivation Methods could.
Eight Diagrams Mysterious Sword, Five Ding Mountain Opening Palm, Snowstorm Pear Blossom Spear... as well as Sword Control Skill and Inner Core Skill!
What this group gained was not just a skill, but a complete set of Cultivation Methods. Each time they returned, they silently practiced their cultivation, although progress was slow.
Having them cultivate on Earth was also part of Shi Feiyang's experiment; firstly, to ascertain whether they could cultivate at all. After cultivating, he wanted to see if they could support him in the future, combining forces from both sides to break through the boundaries.
That day, Shi Feiyang was Cultivating in the Liangyi Palace when suddenly a Daoist arrived at Sunflower Valley. He had dark skin, was tall and skinny, with a long beard, flowing sleeves and carrying a pitch-black treasure sword. As he reached the valley's mouth and saw groups of youngsters coming and going, he was surprised, and then sighed upon seeing the small temple worshipping a Zombie devoted to Deng Bagu.
The Daoist stopped two teenagers walking together at the entrance: "Young friends, could you inform someone inside that Daoist Gongye Huang of Baiqin comes to visit?"
The two youths were stunned, "You want us to report to whom?"
Gongye Huang replied, "Daoist friend Shi Feiyang."
"Who is Shi Feiyang?" the two teenagers looked at each other, "Is there someone named Shi Feiyang in your class?"
The other shook his head, "No, there isn't."
Gongye Huang pointed at them, "Who is responsible for the bodies you have, which are condensed from the Five Elements Essence Qi?"
"Ah? Our bodies?" the two teenagers smartened up, "Are you referring to Emperor Yuanyang?"
"Emperor Yuanyang? Yuanyang..." Gongye Huang recalled that Shi Feiyang was also known as the Great Ming National Master in the public, seemingly with the Daoist name Yuanyang, "Yes, that's him."
The youth pointed in a direction, "He is inside the Liangyi Palace, no need for an introduction, you can just go straight there."
Gongye Huang hummed in acknowledgment, "Thank you, young friends..." and proceeded into the valley with strides that covered dozens of feet each.
Upon reaching the front of the Liangyi Palace, Gongye Huang was about to speak when suddenly, Shi Feiyang's voice came from the sky, "Daoist friend Gongye, please come in. I am in the hall, Cultivating, and unable to come out to receive you."
Gongye Huang walked into the grand hall and saw Shi Feiyang seated on the Jade Couch, "Daoist Gongye Huang of Baiqin, pays respects to Daoist friend Shi."
Shi Feiyang had already guessed his purpose and invited him to sit down with a smile.
Indeed, Gongye Huang had come to borrow the Ice Worm.
He was also an off-path Sword Immortal who had practiced for many years. He was the junior brother of Chi Li Lao Fu before the latter joined the Western Demon Cult and in fact, was the senior predecessor of Deng Bagu, Chen Yufeng, and others. Having married a wife with quite unstable emotions, causing repeated conflicts that disturbed his Dao heart, he ultimately suffered an accident during meditation, becoming immobilized. His lower body had nearly fused with the rock.
Now, having been meditating in stillness for over a cycle of sixty years, his Primordial Spirit had nearly achieved Pure Yang. Although he seemed no different from a living person when he moved, he still needed to peel Dan and refine his form to become a Heavenly Immortal.
His process of peeling Dan did not involve digging the inner core out of his body, but belonged to the "Peeling Trigram" of the Sixty-Four Trigrams, as opposed to the "Fu Trigram." The Fu Trigram had Earth below and Thunder above, which represented restoration. Starting with a single Yin line at the bottom, it gradually morphed upwards, symbolizing the resuming of Yang.
The Peeling Trigram had Mountain above and Earth below, signifying a progressive loss, starting with a single Yang line at the top that gradually degraded downwards, returning to the source. Derived terms such as 'exploitation' came from this concept.
Because his past cultivation primarily focused on the Fire Technique, which, despite its great power, was prone to missteps, this peeling Dan required the use of the millennia-old Ice Worm, utilizing its cold energy to balance his internal Fire Qi, harmonizing Yin and Yang, nourishing the body, and rejuvenating it. Then, through a process of repeated Yang transformation, merging Divine Qi, he could refine into Pure Yang, achieving a state where both shape and spirit are marvelous.
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