Chapter 232: The Secret of Empty Certification, The Mystery of Failure

"Rustle rustle!"

As the Myriad Spirit Banner fluttered, a light and shadow slowly emerged.

Seeing this, Lü Yang hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Junior disciple Lü Yang greets Ancestor!"

".No need for that."

Master Tingyou slightly narrowed his eyes and then smiled, saying, "I have finished sorting out the memory of that Dao Calamity and the theory of the Grand Completion First-Grade True Qi."

Strictly speaking, he was now the Banner Spirit of the Myriad Spirit Banner, while Lü Yang was the Banner Master.

He had no way to resist Lü Yang, but Lü Yang still treated him with the courtesy due to an ancestor, which he quite enjoyed.

He felt that it had been worth going into seclusion for Lü Yang this time.

Thinking of this, Master Tingyou immediately separated a strand of divine sense.

Lü Yang took out a jade slip, infused it with the divine sense, and circulated his mana for a moment before beginning to check.

What he saw was a large expanse of scriptures.

Its name was—『Innate Golden Palace Jade Book』!

Could it really be that my unparalleled wisdom had comprehended it?

Lü Yang revealed a look of surprise and immediately scanned it with his divine sense, then froze.

The good news was that Master Tingyou had indeed comprehended something.

The bad news was that what he had comprehended was not much.

"According to my deduction, if one refines Qi using the Innate True Person's method, the resulting True Qi is indeed perfect, worthy of being called the best in the world."

This was not surprising.

After all, the Innate True Person's idea was truly insane—refining Qi using the metal attribute!

This was equivalent to doing something that should only be done after completing Foundation Establishment at the Qi Refining stage.

Naturally, the True Qi refined through this method would completely surpass other forms of True Qi, leaving no comparison.

"However... that is all."

At this point, Master Tingyou shook his head and said, "The quality of the True Qi is beyond doubt, but again, it lacks 'position' (status or rank)."

Position was the true key to cultivation!

Refining Qi to ascend to Foundation Establishment, advancing from Foundation Establishment to Fruition—without elevating position, no matter how much the quality or quantity improved, it was meaningless to those at higher realms.

"In terms of True Qi quality, the Grand Completion First-Grade True Qi envisioned by the Innate True Person is absolutely perfect."

"At the same cultivation level, a cultivator who achieves this True Qi would have mana at least ten thousand times that of someone with Third-Grade True Qi!"

"With just a breath, one could crush the opponent, seemingly no different from a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"However, this is just an illusion."

"If they truly fought, even the weakest Foundation Establishment True Person, not necessarily someone who had perfected Foundation Establishment, could easily crush you with a single finger."

Hearing this, Lü Yang asked, "Then how should one establish Foundation with Grand Completion First-Grade True Qi?"

".I don't know."

Master Tingyou fell silent for a moment before shaking his head, "The Innate True Person proposed a method of establishing Foundation with metal nature, but I confirmed through deduction that it is not viable."

"There seems to be something missing."

"But I don't know what it is."

"After all, to this day, I have only come into contact with Third-Grade cultivation methods."

"I have never even seen what a Second-Grade True Method looks like..."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang immediately slapped his forehead.

Then, circulating his divine sense, he retrieved the fragment of the Second-Grade True Method he had extorted from Master Miaoyin, 『Universal Divine Method of Qiantian One Origin Governing All Heavens』.

"Ancestor, I recently obtained this."

"Please see if it might give you some inspiration?"

".Oh?"

Master Tingyou was momentarily stunned upon seeing this.

He took the cultivation method and glanced at it.

His expression immediately froze, and his previous casual demeanor gradually turned serious.

After a long while, he let out a deep breath:

"Refining the spirit by drawing external Qi... So that’s how it is! So that’s how it is!"

"External Qi, yes, it should be external Qi!"

"Since nothing can be sought inward, naturally, one must seek outward!"

An expression of sudden realization appeared on Master Tingyou’s face.

He then looked at Lü Yang and said solemnly, "By any means necessary, you must obtain the Qi Drawing Secret Method of this Second-Grade True Method. This is the most crucial part!"

Lü Yang looked curious, "Qi Drawing Secret Method?"

"Exactly!" Master Tingyou nodded and explained, "I am certain that this is the greatest advantage that Second-Grade and First-Grade True Methods have over Third-Grade methods!"

"The Innate True Person failed to deduce this, likely because he never saw a true Second-Grade True Method."

"One sentence of true inheritance surpasses ten thousand volumes of books!"

"He was missing just that one sentence!"

"This person’s talent was indeed unparalleled, not inferior to mine."

"Unfortunately, like me, he was born at the wrong time..."

Master Tingyou sighed for a moment, then looked at Lü Yang again:

"The so-called 'Refining the spirit by drawing external Qi' refers not to ordinary Qi, but to Qi from beyond the heavens! From outside the world!"

"What must be drawn is the Qi of the outer heavens!"

"Drawing the Qi of the outer heavens to nourish and refine the soul."

"Only by completing this step does the refined True Qi gain a specific direction—not toward Fruition, but toward the realm where the drawn Qi resides!"

Master Tingyou’s thoughts grew increasingly clear, and his voice grew more urgent:

"By using the drawn outer heavenly Qi, you can attract the corresponding Fruition position located in another heavenly realm, one not of this world, and manifest it here."

"This is the so-called 'Empty Certification'!"

"Otherwise, if all you draw comes from this heaven and earth, how could you possibly certify a Fruition position that does not exist in this heaven and earth?"

Rumble!

As his words fell, a thunderclap streaked across the sky.

It seemed like nothing more than the result of colliding clouds, yet also seemed like a warning issued by heaven and earth!

Master Tingyou immediately fell silent.

After a long while, he sighed and said, "This is why Second-Grade and First-Grade True Methods are so rare and almost unknown."

"Because heavenly realms are not easy to find."

"Not those small realms, but true heavenly realms with mighty beings in residence and Dao laws manifest in the world!"

Such heavenly realms could not be casually captured by Golden Core True Lords.

If one truly encountered such a realm, it would inevitably lead to a prolonged war!

Battles lasting a hundred or even a thousand years were normal.

Even True Lords could fall!

"So that’s how it is..."

With Master Tingyou’s explanation, Lü Yang’s eyes flickered with determination.

He had already made up his mind to make Master Miaoyin his top priority this time!

At all costs!

Even if he had to postpone the True Lord’s mission, he must find a way to eliminate her and obtain the complete 『Universal Divine Method of Qiantian One Origin Governing All Heavens』!

"Speaking of which, this place..."

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At that moment, Master Tingyou looked around and revealed a look of amazement, "A collapsing blessed land... Did Chong Guang fail?"

"Ancestor, your insight is unparalleled."

Lü Yang looked impressed, then tentatively asked, "Before his death, True Person Chong Guang once said that 'Overturned Lamp Fire' mysteriously repelled him."

"But he didn’t understand the reason."

"Do you, Ancestor, see any clue?"

Master Tingyou glanced at Lü Yang with annoyance, "What do you take me for? A True Lord?"

"The Primordial Saint Sect’s Perfected True Person, far superior to what I was back then, couldn’t figure it out."

"How could I possibly know?"

"At least he still had a chance to seek gold, whereas I..."

At this point, a trace of sadness appeared on Master Tingyou’s face.

However, he quickly regained his composure and actively changed the subject:

"Speaking of failing to seek gold, the Innate True Person was somewhat similar to him."

".What?"

Hearing this, Lü Yang was stunned and recalled the memories related to the Innate True Person he had obtained back when he absorbed the Dao Calamity.

However, since Lü Yang had not done it personally, but had left it to Chen Xin'an, there were inevitably gaps.

On the other hand, Master Tingyou, being like Chen Xin'an also a Banner Spirit who frequently communicated within the Myriad Spirit Banner, had a clearer understanding of the Innate True Person’s life.

"The Innate True Person sought 'Long Flowing Water' back then."

Master Tingyou reminisced for a moment and said, "But the result was exactly the same as Chong Guang’s—'Long Flowing Water' mysteriously repelled him, causing his failure and death."

"He never figured out why until his death."

"Otherwise, with his grand ambitions, he would have aspired to attain Fruition, become a True Lord, and then refine his Grand Completion First-Grade True Qi to perfect it completely."

Master Tingyou’s account plunged Lü Yang into deep thought.

True Person Chong Guang had sought 'Overturned Lamp Fire'.

The Innate True Person had sought 'Long Flowing Water'.

The reasons for their failures were highly similar.

Lü Yang did not believe this was mere coincidence.

There must have been some elusive factor at work here.

In a trance, Lü Yang felt as if he had touched a thin veil.

His intuition told him that if he could pierce through this veil, he would reach the truth.

But when he tried to dig deeper, it felt nebulous and elusive.

Just then—

"Zheng——!!!"

A sword hum from beyond the clouds interrupted Lü Yang’s thoughts.

Looking up, he saw a blazing sword light speeding toward him!