"Donât mention the Li Dragon and Kan Tiger, nor speak of red marrow or yellow sprouts. Donât talk about moving the purple chariot. Donât discuss the charming yin-yang twins.
The best is to forget worries and remain calm, to clear the mind and nourish the spirit is most excellent. Do nothing and make no effort, the road has no wrong turns. A generous spirit root is priceless."
Under the warm sunshine and in the cool lake breeze, Chen Xuantian hums the âWest River Moon,â lying on a bamboo pole on the water, rubbing his belly, chewing fish meat, and spitting out fish bones, thoroughly at ease.
Hmm, watching Tie Dan on his cultivating, monster-slaying, and leveling-up path, one might mistakenly think that all those who achieve the Dao are insane killers, bathing in blood and slaughtering their way to the top. But thatâs not entirely true.
Mystic Sect People, in essence, are still pursuing their own Great Dao; itâs just that in this process, due to the rules of the Heavenly Dao, they happen to become a little stronger.
So Tie Dan genuinely enjoys chopping people; his path is how to efficiently split someone in half. Meanwhile, Chen Xuantian himself doesnât like killing people, and thatâs that.
Yes, even the Three Corpses donât particularly âenjoyâ killing. Even Peng Ju only acts when necessary. If it wasnât for Tie Dan killing the business contact, realizing he had been tricked by Lingxu, ruining his efforts and breaking his defense out of rage, why would he have to wield his sword in hatred, killing tens of thousands in Jiangdu?
Of course, killing is done, and it doesnât matter much.
Chen Xuantian is not badmouthing Tie Dan, but after all, Tie Dan is literally a natural madman, designed as a Demon Dragon for slaying.
And he himself is not an Innate Killing Ghost, so thereâs no need to walk the Sword Sectâs bloodthirsty path, nor is he interested in saving the world. Heâs not some Qi Refining purist who insists that during Foundation Establishment and Core Formation, he must perfect Nine Qi and unite the three paths of essence, qi, and spiritâthatâs just asking for trouble, isnât it...
Chen Xuantian just wants to live as safely and securely as possible, so he has mapped out his leveling path as balanced, ensuring safety and stability, while strengthening hard power and leveling speed in the later stages.
This is, after all, the Li Dragon and Kan Tiger, the Golden Core Path.
Yes, even though the Taiji Dao will have its âwoe is meâ days sooner or later, currently the best answer still lies in the methods of the Mystic Sect.
And this Alchemy Technique is indeed the authentic Mystic Sect orthodoxy, the ultimate skill of Tiger Observation, the Elixir Formulas personally passed down by the Thunder Ancestor.
Li Palace for fire, Kan Palace for water, clouds follow the dragon, winds follow the tiger, can reconcile water and fire, form a union of dragon and tiger, which means that the cultivator can unify two completely opposing forces, merging Yin and Yang, and connecting to the Heavenly Dao.
To cultivate this Elixir, one can claim that the practice of Daoist Skill has reached the highest and most mysterious level.
Of course, Chen Xuantian took a shortcut, the Balance of Li and Kan wasnât crafted by himself but borrowed from the power of miscellaneous fish, but so what? Just say whether he achieved it or not!
In short, by wildly consuming a belly full of Essence of Yin-Yang Fusion as the Elixir Core Seed, and cultivating the Crane Cry Nine Heavens Divine Skill within his Qi Sea inner scene, nurturing and growing the Innate Gang Qi transformed from the Postnatal state, there are absolutely no risks, and he can directly form the Core.
Easy, right? Itâs simple and strong, actually really strong.
Because this isnât just a core formed from the complete paths of Xuanming and Red Evil, but a special Golden Core formed after advancing the paths to Special Dao Breath, although it doesnât quite compare to something like Tie Danâs incomprehensible hack achieving nine qi perfection, it indeed has no match on the same stage.
However, compared to lower tiers, itâs more than sufficient, and is top-tier first class in the Mystic Sect True Inheritance. Almost only those who were already Mystic Sect True Inheritors and Divination Transformation Ancestors in a past life, Alchemy Masters who spent lifetimes meticulously planning, could in their next life form such an Elixir with a cauldron full of Essence of Yin-Yang Fusion.
Indeed, exceedingly superior Elixir Formulas exist within the Mystic Sect beyond the Li Dragon and Kan Tiger, and itâs not that Chen Xuantian cannot master them, but considering applicability and cultivation difficulty, itâs hard to find a better option.
Moreover, Chen Xuantian has to consider early stage risks, mid-stage leveling difficulty, and bottlenecks, in addition to end-stage power.
After all, where does one easily acquire a Divinity Transformation Treasure, especially since Tie Danâs thousand-year cultivation was gifted by Lingxu and the Five Elders of Five Directions? Who would give Chen Xuantian such recognition, who would spare him a glance?
And later on, when leveling and fighting in Yunmeng Swamp or even the Southern Border, even with the best Heavenly Materials Treasures there, it boils down to Azure Dragon Essence and Phoenix Bone, and Peng Ju has been working on it here for a long time, not sparing even a tiny fish among the water grassesâ his plan for these two treasures is thorough.
As long as Chen Xuantian can follow the strategy and navigate through smoothly, he has a great chance in Yunmeng Swamp to seize the Xuanming Red Evil two Great Treasures, ensuring he clears with two qi of Nine Qi Unity, and refining the Twinflame Waters to Great Success. Not to mention forming the Nascent Soul, achieving Divinity Transformation wouldnât be an issue either.
When reaching such a realm, crossing even the great tribulations of heaven and earth wouldnât be a concern, let alone setting up on the playing field and scheming to snatch another five, six, or seven Great Treasures, achieving Nine Luminaries Unification and becoming a god or ancestor, wouldnât that be feasible too?
Ah, Iâm just too clever! The calculator always right, oh hahaha kekeke!
"Mama mama! Thereâs a sea cow in the lake!"
"What kind of nonsense, how could there be a sea cow in Yunmeng Swamp? Itâs probably a water buffalo."
"Itâs true! Look at that fatness! Itâs definitely a sea cow, definitely a sea cow!"
"Oh? Really? But how could there be a sea cow in Yunmeng Swamp?"
"A sea cow my foot! Sea cow! Iâm just fattened up ready for retreat! Donât get carried away!"
Chen Xuantian quickly turned his head and yelled, startling the passengers on the passing merchant ship terribly.