Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Celestial Yin and Earthly Yang

Several members of the Wind and Cloud Society exchanged glances. The one who appeared to be the leader nodded without hesitation. "Senior Brother Chen, you’re too polite! For such an opportunity, the society will definitely prioritize supporting you! We’ll gather the money right now!

"However, Senior Brother Chen, about the quota for this ranking tournament..."

"That’s easy. I promise not to participate this time!" Senior Brother Chen replied.

"Deal!"

The few of them immediately began gathering cash.

Seeing that no one else had the ability to pay immediately, Qin Zhenyue raised a hand to signal for quiet.

"Good." His gaze swept over the three of them. "Three streaks of Spiritual Qi, three quotas. They are tentatively given to you three. Now, bring your money and resources immediately and follow me to Yunling Lake to handle the procedures and prepare for Qi Collection.

"As for the rest of you," he added, looking at the other students in the audience who all had their own thoughts, "if you are interested, you may also follow us to observe from outside the lake. Experiencing the Qi mechanism of supreme-grade Spiritual Qi and the Qi Collection process up close will also be beneficial for your own Qi Collection in the future."

Having said that, Qin Zhenyue turned and strode vigorously out of the hall.

The three students who secured the quotas immediately followed with faces full of excitement, while almost everyone else in the audience stood up and surged toward the door, preparing to head to the shores of Yunling Lake.

Study? Study my ass?

Today had practically become an exclusive showcase for Sword Cultivators. They might as well go see how others broke through.

"Let’s go, let’s go take a look!"

A crowd of people swarmed out.

Fang Chen stood in the gradually emptying Skill Transmission Hall. His Heart Spirit calmed down as he recalled the Spiritual Qi required for the Yin Yang Two Forms Creation Skill.

This Celestial Tier Cultivation Technique was profound and vast. Theoretically, there were many types of "Qi" that could be extracted and harmonized. In terms of lower-tier alternatives or compatible choices with similar attributes, there were at least a dozen.

However, Fang Chen’s goal was clear.

Since he had chosen a Celestial Tier technique, he would only settle for the best.

Those substitutes that couldn’t even reach the Profound Tier were directly excluded from his consideration.

The core requirement of the Yin Yang Two Forms Creation Skill was one streak each of Earth Yang Qi and Celestial Yin Qi. Only through the harmony of Yin and Yang could a supreme Dao Foundation be established.

These two streaks of Qi had to possess pure attributes, be of an extremely high grade, and perfectly complement each other like a lock and key. According to the records, there were only three combinations of supreme-grade Spiritual Qi currently known in the world that could meet such harsh requirements.

The first type of Earth Yang Qi was named Earth Yang Fire Lotus Birth Qi.

Legend had it that only in certain Active Volcanoes that had accumulated energy for hundreds or even thousands of years, at the exact moment of their most violent eruption, would a purely Supreme Yang Earth Core Fire Lotus be nurtured within the unparalleled, surging Earth Fire yang evil.

This lotus bloomed for merely an instant. Its core would spew out a streak of crimson Spiritual Qi swirling with golden light. It was incomparably blazing yet contained a hint of endless vitality, making it the ultimate condensation of the earth’s yang vein essence.

The corresponding Celestial Yin Qi was named Celestial Yin Snow Soul Condensing Qi.

One had to go to the peak of the Celestial Mountain, a peak so high it pierced the clouds and drew in the pure chill of the highest heavens.

Every thirty-three years, the summit would experience a deathly cold tide lasting a full three years, with heavy snow sealing off all living things.

Right before the first snowflake of this massive snow season hit the ground—in that mysterious instant when the world’s ultimate cold was about to condense but hadn’t yet—there was a minuscule chance of a streak of pure cold energy descending. Formless and intangible, it could freeze the Divine Soul entirely. This was the Snow Soul Condensing Qi. It was Supreme Yin and supremely cold, serving as one of the original manifestations of Celestial Yin Pure Qi.

The second type of Earth Yang Qi was named Earth Yang·Melt Gold Fierce Qi.

It was born deep underground in the core of certain special metal veins.

When rare earth vein movements triggered a situation of "metal and fire convergence," endless Earth Fire would scorch and melt the entire vein. As countless metals turned to liquid, a trace of Molten Gold, refined to the absolute extreme, would be extracted from within. It was sharp, blazing, and indestructible.

Its corresponding Celestial Yin Qi was named Celestial Yin·Aurora Cold Tide Qi.

It appeared in the land of eternal night in the extreme north of the continent. When the once-in-a-century Nine Nether Aurora descended like an inverted canopy of heaven, it would intersect with the cold energy accumulated over ten thousand years by the ground’s Profound Ice.

At a certain brief equilibrium point, it would give birth to a streak of bizarre Spiritual Qi containing the contradiction of deathly stillness and faint vitality. It was chilling to the bone but could reflect the soul.

The records of the third Spiritual Qi combination were the most vague. It was only known that the Earth Yang Qi was related to an Ancient Battlefield’s Undispersed Heroic Spirit Evil Qi, while the Celestial Yin Qi involved an Abyssal Tide or the Nether Moon Reflected Spring. The clues were fragmented, almost entirely regarded as legends.

"The Xuanyuan True Water Qi currently at the bottom of Yunling Lake..." Fang Chen thought, shaking his head slightly. "Although this Qi is excellent, it isn’t among the three types of Spiritual Qi I need."

Seeing that the entire Skill Transmission Hall had instantly emptied by more than half, and that even Mr. Liu Suifeng had followed them out with his hands clasped behind his back in interest, Fang Chen pondered for a moment before stepping forward to follow.

"That’s true. The appearance of supreme-grade Spiritual Qi catalyzed by such a natural phenomenon is indeed a rare sight. Observing it and expanding my knowledge is also a good idea," he thought.

He was no stranger to Yunling Lake.

The last time he used Time Stop, he had been curious about the heavy guard here and had deliberately approached to investigate. In the end, he only saw a large lake enshrouded in Spiritual Qi with unruffled water, surrounded by rare plants and trees capable of gathering Spiritual Qi in a serene environment.

He had previously meditated and honed his Martial Skills by the shores of this lake, feeling that his efficiency was slightly higher than elsewhere, but that was all.

He hadn’t expected that the bottom of this seemingly calm lake could nurture such a treasure as the Xuanyuan True Water Qi.

Fang Chen quickly caught up with the main group.

The crowd was blocked by the academy Stewards maintaining order in a circular viewing area about five hundred meters away from the edge of the lake.

At this distance, ordinary people could no longer see the details clearly, but for Fang Chen, it was no different from standing five meters away.

Above the lake’s surface, the light of an Array circulated, forming a massive translucent energy shield that enveloped the core area.

The three students who had obtained the quotas were already sitting cross-legged in three specific positions close to the center of the lake within the energy shield. They looked nervous yet excited, evidently adjusting their states to await the Qi Transmission.

Not long after they sat down, three academy Stewards dressed in special attire with obscure Auras stepped onto the ripples of the lake. Each held a Mutton Fat Jade Bottle the size of a palm. Walking as if on flat ground, they arrived in front of the three students and solemnly handed over the jade bottles.

"What is sealed inside those jade bottles must be the Xuanyuan True Water Qi," Fang Chen thought, his gaze focusing slightly as his mind raced.

[Time Stop, remaining uses: 65]

The world instantly froze.

The noisy crowd, the sparkling lake surface, the circulating light of the Array shield, the nervous expressions on the three students’ faces, the Stewards’ motions of handing out the jade bottles... everything came to a complete standstill.

Fang Chen arrived at the lakeside. His gaze landed on the three jade bottles being handed over, and he walked in to open one.

The Spiritual Qi inside was lying quietly within the bottle. Upon gently shaking the bottle, the Spiritual Qi began to flow.

"As expected, supreme-grade Spiritual Qi also exists within the Time Stop Domain!" he thought.

This discovery steadied his heart.

It meant that as long as the supreme-grade Spiritual Qi he needed existed somewhere in the world, no matter how heavily guarded or treacherous the environment, theoretically, he had the opportunity to approach and obtain it within the Time Stop Domain!

As long as he could find it!

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