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Chapter 36 Lying is also a form of kindness

Half a month passed quickly.

At night, the stars shone brightly, and a gentle breeze blew.

Yu Ding sat cross-legged by the small lake, his hands forming a mudra.

A gentle breeze rippled across the surface of the small lake before it gradually calmed down.

When the water is calm and still, Yu Ding's heart is also as still as water.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword that had been behind him was now lying quietly on the ground beside him.

Suddenly, Yu Ding frowned slightly.

He felt that after breaking through to the Refining Spirit Realm, streams of divine soul and spiritual consciousness continuously converged in his dantian, and when they became strong, he had an urge to leave his body.

With a thought, Yu Ding activated the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong, and after a long time, the feeling of being separated from his body slowly dissipated.

“It’s getting a little hard to suppress…” Yu Ding frowned.

It has only been about half a month since he broke through to the Refinement of Spirit and now his Yin Spirit is about to take shape. Of course, it is because he has been seriously cultivating in the Xuan Tian Sword Sect during this half month that he has achieved the current results.

When those spiritual consciousnesses and souls leave the body, they will condense into Yin spirits. Once Yin spirits are formed, Yang spirits are not far away. At that time, the three elements will unite and break through the Heavenly Gate. The Yang spirit will then reside in the Niwan Palace in the brain from the Purple Palace, achieving the return to emptiness.

"That's it!"

Yu Ding slowly shook his head, no longer suppressing his emotions. If his goal was simply to become an immortal, then cultivating so quickly was definitely a good thing.

However, if his ambitions are greater, then he must not be impatient or pursue quick success. The Qi Refining field is precisely the time to lay a solid foundation.

The ultimate ambition of the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong is to achieve sainthood through nine revolutions, but there are countless others in this primordial world who wish to attain sainthood.

But since the beginning of time, countless years have passed in the primordial world, yet there have always been only six Heavenly Saints who stand above all living beings.

Of course, there are more than six now.

Later, Houtu transformed herself into the six realms of reincarnation and attained sainthood through great merit.

After the emergence of the human race, they struggled to survive. Later, a naturally born god appeared and led the human race to fight their way out of the primordial land and rise to prominence.

Thus, the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man were established in the primordial world, and three more sages of humanity emerged, known as the Three Sovereigns.

However, as far as Yu Ding knew, those few saints of humanity were also secondary versions of innate great beings who had been reborn...

This is a bit embarrassing.

Other beings want to attain enlightenment...

Don't even think about it, that's all Yu Ding can say.

The path to attaining the Primordial Chaos is destined to be countless times more difficult than becoming an immortal!
There really are differences between people.

In this primordial world, you will increasingly realize the importance of one's birth. The gap between beings born later and those born innately, like Yu Ding, is even greater.

If the innate talents of living beings are already so astonishing, how terrifying must the talents of innate deities be...?

Yu Ding felt a chill run down his spine.

The innate deities are those great gods and powerful beings who were conceived after the chaos was created and before the formation of heaven and earth.

As for innate beings, these are beings that attain enlightenment through the nurturing of heaven and earth. For example, the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect and the eight disciples of the Jie Sect are mostly of this origin.

Although they are also called innate beings, they are far inferior to those innate saints and great powers who are born with great fortune and spiritual treasures.

If Yu Ding wants to achieve greater things in the future, he must accumulate profound knowledge and skills now. Only in this way will he have the foundation to compete with those great powers in the future.

However, after suppressing it for a while, Yu Ding felt that it was about time.

then……

With a hum, the spiritual consciousness and divine soul within the dantian and purple mansion converged and merged, slowly forming a human shape.

A humanoid phantom stepped out of the jade cauldron's body, its face blurred and indistinct, only its eyes gazing at the jade cauldron.

Then, facial features and clothing slowly changed.

In a short time, he became exactly like the jade cauldron.

"Is this... me?"

Yu Ding was somewhat dazed, and a little surprised by the person in front of him.

They're incredibly good-looking!

The maximum mana and lifespan of the Refining Spirit Realm is six hundred years. After cultivating the Yin Spirit, one can command the Yin Spirit to leave the body and wander the world at night, a practice known as Night Wandering.

At the beginning, the Yin spirit is very weak, and it looks like a phantom. The time it spends leaving the body and wandering at night is very short, and the sun also has a great restraining effect on it.

As the Yin spirit gradually solidifies and becomes nearly identical to a real person, one can then attempt to travel during the day.

"only……"

Yu Ding's eyes flickered as he gazed at the Yin God before him.

His spirit does not appear to be fake.

It didn't look like it had just been refined at all; on the contrary, it was very solid and more like a real person, as if it had been condensing its Yin spirit for many years.

However, after cultivating the Yin Spirit, it greatly improves one's strength, and many Taoist techniques that were previously difficult to use can now be used.

For example... flying on a sword!
If Qi cultivators could only control their swords with their Qi when they were at the Qi Refining stage, then now that they have cultivated to the God stage, they can control their swords with their divine power, making the difference immense.

"The Yang Spirit is in sight, and the return to emptiness is not far off..."

Yu Ding's eyes flickered, revealing his interest.

Given the level of refinement of his Yin spirit, he should be able to try daytime travel under the sun tomorrow morning, right?

A day's travels are a sure path to immortality...

He then commanded his Yin spirit to wander in the sky above the back mountain, getting familiar with his new ability.

"Who is this friend who has come to visit my Xuantian Sword Sect so late at night?"

Suddenly, accompanied by a voice, a snow-white sword light rose from the main hall ahead. Their sect was already on high alert while their sect leader was undergoing tribulation, so they quickly discovered the intruder.

Ling Xuzi appeared, his voice gentle, and he didn't even dare to use his killing move, the sword, to strike.

Because a distinguished guest lived in the back mountain, he was worried that the sudden intrusion of the evil spirit would disturb the guest.

But then his eyelids twitched.

The Yin spirit transformed into a streak of black light and rushed towards the back mountain without looking back.

"Stop right there! Don't go to the back mountain!"

Ling Xuzi was startled and transformed into a sword light, chasing after the mountain behind him.

When he caught up to the vicinity of the hermitage, the aura of the Yin spirit vanished without a trace, leaving only a figure with an air of otherworldly grace sitting cross-legged by the small lake.

The lake glistens, and a gentle breeze blows!
The figure created a stunningly beautiful scene.

Ling Xuzi was stunned, and didn't even dare to speak, lest he break the tranquility and peace.

"Is it Ling Xuzi?"

Yu Ding asked softly without opening his eyes.

Ling Xuzi quickly clasped his hands in greeting: "It is indeed this junior!"

"Do you have business with me?"

"It is like this, Immortal. Just now, my Sword Sect was invaded by an unknown Yin spirit. I was afraid of disturbing you, so I came to investigate," Ling Xuzi said cautiously.

"Is that so? Then we don't need to worry about it."

Yu Ding said calmly, "I saw that you were chasing so fast, so I took that Yin spirit away. I originally wanted to hand it over to you, but since it is not one of yours, I will take it with me."

"Thank you, Immortal, for your intervention and averting this calamity."

Ling Xuzi was pleasantly surprised. He glanced at the jade cauldron carefully, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Immortal, this is my senior brother's first time undergoing tribulation. He's a little worried and nervous..."

They sound like they know exactly what they're talking about...

Yu Ding opened his eyes: "There's nothing to worry about. This is something every immortal must face. He's already a mature Qi Refiner, so what's there to worry about?"

Lingxuzi whispered, "My senior brother wishes to consult with you, Immortal, about matters concerning tribulation. I wonder if you have the time?"

Please teach me how to overcome this tribulation?
I came here with a learning mindset...

"Well... how about this, I'll cast a divination for him to put his mind at ease."

As Yu Ding spoke, he took out a few coins, shook them in his hand, and threw them on the ground.

Ling Xuzi curiously leaned closer.

Yu Ding glanced at the divination result, his face twitched, and he could see through it at a glance without needing to analyze it.

After all, he was very familiar with this divination.

"Immortal, could it be that my senior brother is facing a calamity..."

Ling Xuzi had a bad feeling.

Yu Ding gently shook his head: "Don't make a fuss. If you tell anyone now, your senior brother's mind will be affected, and he'll be completely finished."

Just then, a sword light flew over and landed by the small lake, transforming into Qiu Hongzi.

"Greetings, Immortal! Oh, my junior brother is here too?!"

Qiu Hongzi bowed to Yu Ding.

Ling Xuzi gave a somewhat guilty dry laugh: "Senior brother, weren't you preparing for your tribulation? What are you doing here?"

Qiu Hongzi said, "I've come to see if you've found the Yin spirit that broke in."

“Found it, but it has already been taken away by the immortal,” Lingxuzi said.

Qiu Hongzi nodded slowly, then glanced at the coins on the ground and asked curiously, "What divination is the immortal performing?"

Ling Xuzi's eyelids twitched, and he tensed up.

"It's nothing. I just cast a divination for you to see how your tribulation will go," Yu Ding said, calmly picking up a few coins from the ground.

"Oh?"

Qiu Hongzi's eyes lit up: "What does the divination mean?"

Lingxuzi glanced at Yuding, then at Qiuhongzi, and nervously swallowed.

My senior brother is currently at a critical juncture in his tribulation. If he were to find out that the divination is inauspicious, then...

“Alright!” Yu Ding said slowly.

Upon hearing the word "good," both brothers were taken aback.

Yu Ding smiled and said, "The divination is very auspicious. Qiu Hongzi, you will surely succeed in this tribulation."

Qiu Hongzi perked up, stood up, and bowed: "Then thank you for your kind words, Immortal. I also feel that I am in very good condition recently, so I will continue to prepare..."

Yu Ding smiled and saw him off.

After the person had gone far away, Lingxuzi said quietly, "Was the divination just now really auspicious, Immortal?"

“But if I were to say something truly ominous, your senior brother’s previous beliefs must have been damaged. Under the heavenly tribulation, his chances of survival are slim, and those who can survive may not be able to,” Yu Ding said.

Lingxuzi stared at the jade cauldron in astonishment.

It turns out the immortal had already thought of this.

Yu Ding said with a sigh, "Life doesn't always have to be about telling the truth. Sometimes telling a little white lie is also a form of kindness..."

Even though the lie was a well-intentioned one, he thought... maybe he should prepare for the worst?
Ling Xuzi's eyes lit up.

He seems to have grasped the wisdom of the immortals.

(End of this chapter)