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Chapter 488 Yin and Yang
The Jiuyang Zhang family is the number one cultivation family in the Chunyang Taoist Palace.

They are not only the direct descendants of the founder of the sect, but also have been in charge of the "Nine Yang Cave Heaven", the most core secret realm of Chunyang Taoist Palace for generations.

Relying on this blessed land that ranks among the best in the entire world of cultivation, the Zhang family has given birth to many children with top spiritual roots in every generation, and almost a child with yang spiritual roots is born every few thousand years.

With an ample reserve of talented children, the Zhang family has been thriving. From the founding of the sect to the present day, they have produced one Mahayana and twenty-seven Hedao. For almost one-third of the history of the sect, the Palace Master of the Chunyang Taoist Palace has been a member of the Zhang family. They are extremely glorious and famous throughout the entire world of cultivation.

As the newly born Pure Yang Taoist of the Jiuyang Zhang family, Zhang Yunling has been placed with high hopes since he was a child. The family resources are poured into him in unlimited quantities. His master is the Taoist Lord Hedao, his magic weapons are made of sixth-level spiritual materials, and his various skills, spells, and secret arts are all top-notch in the world.

Zhang Yunling was not a playboy and had never let his family down. He practiced diligently since childhood and rarely played around. After years of hard work, he reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage before he was sixty years old and was only one step away from becoming a Spiritual Transformation stage.

This speed would rank in the top ten even in the entire family's history. He was truly a child of destiny. He even had a mysterious feeling that perhaps he only needed an opportunity, an unknown whim, to immediately step into the Spirit Transformation Stage and be among the top three in the family's historical advancement speed list.

It was a pity that before he could get this opportunity, he had to be brought by his elders to participate in this genius competition to fight for honor for his sect and family.

In fact, Zhang Yunling did not attach much importance to things like honor. Chunyang Taoist Palace was the top sect in Taoism and was in the first echelon after Donghuang Palace. Very few people were so short-sighted as to dare to look down on Chunyang Taoist Palace.

As for himself, he had witnessed too much admiration since he was a child, from within the family, outside the family, within the sect, and from other sects. The conversations of the elders would always involve him in a few words, and they would praise him a lot, using all kinds of extremely disgusting words.

At first, Zhang Yunling would blush, but now, he has developed a thick skin. No matter whether he is praised or slandered, he can act nonchalant and not take it to heart.

If he still has anything to pursue, it is to continue to practice and advance to the realm of transformation, return to the void, unity with the Tao, or even the realm of Mahayana that only exists in legends.

In addition, there is only the legendary "beauty under the moon" that I would occasionally fantasize about during adolescence when I was inexplicably excited.

The first time Zhang Yunling heard this term was from his master. His master was the second elder of the family, Daojun Hedao. Apart from the chief elder who had been in seclusion for many years to strive for Mahayana, he was the most powerful person in the family.

But when they met for the first time, Zhang Yunling did not believe it, because the second elder had only one leg, one hand, and even only one eye left. Although his torso was still intact, he looked like half a person. His image was completely disabled, and it was impossible to associate him with the honorific title of Hedao Daojun.

After studying with him for a period of time, Zhang Yunling discovered that this master had a very strange temper. He was meticulous in teaching, experienced, and strict enough, making him a qualified teacher. However, he often disappeared without saying where he was going, and he would not be seen for several days or even months.

He clearly said that he would teach a new technique the next day, but he suddenly disappeared. He came back more than a month later to continue teaching. After several times, Zhang Yunling could no longer bear it and began to actively look for his master.

He was smart since childhood. He first asked the gatekeeper of Jiuyang Cave to confirm that his master had not left the cave. He then asked the formation spirit of the cave to confirm that his master had not left his own cave. After narrowing the scope, Zhang Yunling began to search around his master's cave.

The cave of Taoist Hedao was naturally very large, but hard work paid off. Zhang Yunling finally found his missing master. He was at the edge of the cave, in a shady valley on an inconspicuous hillside, in front of a very simple small grave.

The grave was about ten feet in diameter and about one meter tall. There stood a short tombstone with the words "Tomb of my beloved wife Chang Jiaojiao" inscribed on it, and a crescent moon pattern on it.

This usually serious master was drunk and unconscious in front of this small pile of graves.

There is no spiritual wine in this world that can make Taoist Hedao drunk, unless Taoist Hedao deliberately wants to be drunk.

After the master finally chose to sober up, after a long talk, Zhang Yunling finally understood the reason why the master often disappeared.

Because his Taoist partner, his wife, was a legendary beauty under the moon, a beauty under the moon who died in his arms.

Zhang Yunling loved reading since he was a child. In his spare time, he read a lot of classics and miscellaneous books in his family. He knew something about the demons' attack on the Taiyin Realm and the destruction of the Taiyin Sect.

The Chunyang Taoist Palace and the Taiyin Sect have always been on good terms, and their relationship is even deeper than that of the eight sects in the Xiantian Bagua. The reason is very simple, because the Yang spiritual roots are all men, and the Yin spiritual roots are all women, the sect-protecting skills of both sides have a certain complementarity, which can harmonize yin and yang, allowing people to better understand the principle that yang gives birth to yin, and yin gives birth to yang.

Since the two families were founded, countless children and high-ranking officials from both sides have married and become Taoist couples. They often live in harmony and have happy families. Once they are married, they rarely separate.

However, due to geographical reasons, the two families were separated by a long distance, and it took three years for a round trip by flying boat. But this did not diminish the enthusiasm for communication between the two families. At the peak of their prosperity, there were even hundreds of routes opened between the two sects to communicate with each other.

The relationship between the two families is so good that when the demons invaded the south and attacked the Taiyin Sect, the Chunyang Taoist Palace really helped with all its might.

Two of the sect's three Mahayana masters were sent directly, leaving only one to protect the sect's Taoist tradition. Thirty-two of the Hedao Taoist Lords were sent, accounting for more than 80% of the sect. The rest of them were innumerable, and it was no exaggeration to say that the whole sect came to help.

It’s a pity that the law of heaven and earth of the Demon Fairy was too overbearing and blessed them too much. The power of the demon clan expanded too quickly. After more than three thousand years of hard fighting, the Taiyin Sect’s defense line was finally breached by the demon clan.

Of the two Mahayana monks who came to help from the Chunyang Taoist Palace, one died together with the Mahayana monk of the demon clan, and the other was seriously injured and fell down the realm directly. Half of the Hedao Taoist monks were killed or injured, and the rest of the disciples were killed or injured in countless numbers. The loss of materials was so numerous that it was immeasurable.

After this battle, Chunyang Taoist Palace fell directly from the top 2 position among Taoist sects. Until now, it can only be regarded as a first-rate sect and cannot compete with Donghuang Palace.

Of course, during such a long offensive and defensive battle, the Chunyang Taoist Palace also rescued hundreds of thousands of Taiyin Sect disciples and successfully brought them back to the Chunyang Region, where they specially set aside a place for them to recuperate.

It's a pity that the environment of the Chunyang Realm is different from that of the Taiyin Realm after all. There is no environment for the birth of Yin spiritual roots here. With generation after generation, the number of children with Yin spiritual roots born by these Taiyin Sect disciples is getting smaller and smaller. Even if there are Yin spiritual roots, the grade is extremely low and they don't have much talent for cultivation.

Later, the Pure Yang Dao Palace also thought of many ways, such as searching for Yin-attributed natural treasures, building Yin-spiritual caves, and even not sparing their face, bullying the weak with their bigness, and directly conquering a small fairyland with abundant Yin-spiritual energy, destroying the sect inside, and transferring the remnants of the Taiyin Sect there. Unfortunately, all the above efforts were in vain, and the number of children with Yin-spiritual roots was still decreasing, and their grades were getting lower and lower. They might even be unable to adapt to the local climate due to the different Yin-spiritual energy. Even if children with Yin-spiritual roots were born, their spiritual roots were more inclined to Yin and cold, and their Yin souls did not have the sacred and noble feeling of Taiyin Yuehua.

Even if these children with Yin spiritual roots were trained and formed into Taoist partners to practice dual cultivation, there would be no effect at all. Their own Yang spiritual roots might even be polluted and degraded, which was totally not worth the loss.

Over time, the remnants of the Taiyin Sect were no longer taken seriously. The Chunyang Taoist Palace simply provided them with sufficient protection, ample supplies, established a strict spiritual root testing system, and then allowed them to develop on their own.

Others who have married Taiyin Sect disciples and managed to survive also have an easy time. The reason is very simple. The spiritual energy of the Pure Yang Realm is full of masculinity and heat, which is not suitable for the practice of Taiyin spiritual roots.

Before, they were able to live in the Chunyang Taoist Palace for years only because they carried the Moonlight Jade, a specialty of the Taiyin Sect. It was a special spirit stone formed by top-grade spirit stones or spirit jades that had been shining and washed by endless moonlight for tens of thousands of years. Ever since the Taiyin Domain was conquered, the Moonlight Jade has been used less and less, and the effects of replenishing it with other yin-attributed spiritual energy or spirit stones have been unsatisfactory.

Unable to cultivate, these Taiyin Sect disciples naturally could not continue to advance, and could not even maintain their realm. Under the erosion of time, the beauties turned into bones, and the bones turned into earth, and they just disappeared between heaven and earth.

This was the case with Master Zhang Yunling. He had participated in the Taiyin Sect's defense battle that year, and fought desperately and was seriously injured to rescue his Taoist partner. He brought her back to the Chunyang Taoist Palace, but unfortunately no matter how much Moonlight Jade he stored, it would run out one day. His wife still died in his arms and was buried by him in this small corner of his cave.

The skills of Chunyang Taoist Palace are special, the Chunyang Taoist body is also quite special, and the sect has strict control. Zhang Yunling has never been in love and has suffered emotional disasters, but he can also see the deep feelings between his master and his mistress.

As a Taoist master of the Hedao, what kind of Taoist partner can't he find? Even fairies in the Return to Void Realm can be chosen at will. Only when he can't let go of her will he often come to his wife's grave and get drunk.

Zhang Yunling also asked his master why he didn't let it go and find a new one. The Taoist has a long life and is in harmony with the Tao, so how could he not be able to overcome this emotional tribulation?

The master's answer was also very simple: "You don't understand, you don't understand, Xiao Yunling, you have never seen the real beauties under the moon. Only when you truly see them, see the one who belongs only to you, you will know what is unique and what is irreplaceable."

Zhang Yunling scoffed at this statement. In his opinion, the greatest purpose of marrying a beauty under the moon with a Taiyin body was to practice dual cultivation with her when he was trying to achieve the Hedao, to ensure a successful Hedao.

The family's classics recorded it very clearly, even for a Yang Spiritual Root Dao Body, the promotion to the He Dao is not 100% successful, with only about a 50% chance of success. Once it fails, the chance of success in the next attempt will only be lower. There have been several poor Daoists in the sect's history who failed to be promoted and ended up being stuck at the peak of the Return to the Void Stage.

However, according to historical records, the success rate of all Pure Yang Taoists who married Taiyin Daozi in advancing to He Dao was 100%. Yes, not a single one failed, and all of them, together with their Taoist partners, successfully advanced to He Dao.

Moreover, there is an unconfirmed speculation in the classics, that is, the advancement from Hedao to Mahayana can only be achieved with the cooperation of Taiyin Daozi.

This speculation is also well-founded. In the history of the sect, starting from the founder, all Mahayana immortals have had a Taoist companion who is a Taiyin Daozi in the Hedao realm, without exception.

In addition, there is a similar record in the classics of the Taiyin Sect, that every Taiyin Daoist who successfully ascends to the Mahayana realm also has a Chunyang Daoist who has reached the Hedao realm.

There is even a record of both parties being promoted to Mahayana together, which almost proves the truth that "solitary yang cannot produce, solitary yin cannot grow".

Another piece of evidence is that since the destruction of Taiyin Sect, Chunyang Taoist Palace has not promoted another Mahayana. There have been several people who have reached the peak of Hedao, and they have tried to reach Mahayana many times, but they all failed without exception and died in disasters.

Zhang Yunling didn't think too much about it. He was a relatively realistic person. He had confidence in himself and felt very sure of his promotion to the Hedao realm. After all, he was still young and had enough time to polish himself and experience and comprehend the pure yang way that was always around him.

As for Mahayana... if you can't be promoted, then don't be promoted. In this entire world of cultivation, among the three races of humans, demons and monsters, how many Mahayana are there combined?

And I can't blame myself for this. There is no Taoist-level beauty under the moon in the entire cultivation world. What can I do? I am not the legendary immortal who can create a wife out of thin air.

Moreover, the idea of ​​a Taoist partner seems to be dispensable. Among the other children in the family, there are also many who are interested in the beauty under the moon. Some of them even spent a lot of money to marry the Yin spiritual root fairy among the descendants of Taiyin Sect. It is said that she is the most outstanding middle-grade spiritual root in thousands of years.

On the day of the wedding, Zhang Yunling also went to watch the ceremony. She was indeed very beautiful, and had an indescribable temperament that was even more attractive than other fairies with spiritual roots.

But the overall feeling was just like that. After the initial surprise, the throbbing was quickly suppressed by his solid heart of Taoism, and he quickly returned to calm.

This happened twenty years ago, and that was the feeling twenty years ago. Now, Zhang Yunling feels that his determination to practice Taoism is much stronger than it was twenty years ago.

However, when he saw that ordinary-looking guy in the secret realm of spiritual plants before, the surging emotion instantly broke through the dam of his heart, and it churned back and forth in his mind like waves.

This guy is obviously a man! The Dharma Eye also saw that he is just an ordinary top-grade thunder spirit root, and has nothing to do with the Taiyin body. What is going on with this throbbing?

Fortunately, Zhang Yunling finally retained his sanity and recalled the secret method in the sect that was specially created to find the Taiyin spiritual root.

Tens of millions of years of searching had yielded no results, but this secret method, the result of the hard work of countless people, was ultimately effective.

This girl really did disguise herself! She really has the Taiyin Spiritual Root! And there is a high chance that she is a Taoist!

As expected, facing my question, the other party was obviously panicked: "How...how did you know that I was a woman dressed as a man?"

(End of this chapter)