Fairyland Sunshine

Chapter 206 Three Years
"What's your question?"

Xu Heng couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Could it be that the reason he came to listen to the teachings was what was written in this Taoist book?

Xu Heng's eyes fell on the handwriting and he tried to answer the question, but nothing happened. He pondered for a moment, then took out the pen and ink and wanted to write on the paper.

Unexpectedly, the ink had already dispersed as soon as the pen tip passed, and not even a trace of different color was left on the paper.

Xu Heng tried several other methods but still got no response, so he held the Taoist book in his hand and walked around the hanging island.

However, this suspended island is not very large, and it only takes about a hundred steps to walk around it. There is really nothing unusual about it.

Xu Heng was even more surprised and even wondered if he was wrong.
But no matter how you look at it, the only possible clue here is undoubtedly this Taoist book.

Xu Heng couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He casually sat down cross-legged on a stone, holding the Taoist book in his hand, and thought hard: "What do I have to ask?"

"I want to ask about the great Dao, about cultivation, about the mysterious law... about yin and yang, about fire magic, about swordsmanship, and about the way of alchemy."

"I have endless questions of my own, but where should I start?"

When he reached this point, he suddenly paused. Xu Heng realized that his mind was distracted. He slowly opened his eyes, but saw only light.

In the light, a Taoist priest whose face could not be seen clearly sat upright. He slowly opened his mouth and asked, "What do you want to ask today?"

Xu Hengfu reached his spiritual heart and replied, "Disciple... today I want to ask about yin and yang."

"Good." The Taoist said, "The interaction of yin and yang creates all things. All things are born, and the changes are endless!"

Xu Heng's heart was shocked, and he suddenly felt a curtain in front of him, which suddenly opened up, revealing a ball of yin and yang energy.

One yin and one yang, sometimes they complement each other, sometimes they conflict with each other, sometimes they oppose each other, and sometimes they are unified. It seems that there are infinite postures and endless changes, and in between these changes, all things happen.

The stars in the universe, the sun and moon, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the four seasons...all things are born from yin and yang.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Heng opened his eyes again and found that he was actually in the same place, as if he had never moved at all.

However, there were actually a few pine needles fallen on his shoulders. It turned out that he was sitting cross-legged on the strange stone under the strong pine tree. Counting the time with his fingers, he found that 9981 days had passed.

Xu Heng slowly opened the Taoist book in his hand. It was indeed filled with text, all of which were word for word of his conversation with the 'real man'.

Xu Heng's fingertips ran across the words, recalling their contents one by one, and he felt a sudden surge of joy.

Eighty-one days! For nearly three months, he listened to the teachings of the "real man". It was like a revelation. Every moment, he gained something new. Every time he gained something, he felt that he could extend it and learn from it. It was like he was enlightened.

Unfortunately, later on, what the real person said became increasingly difficult and obscure, and even with his level of attainment he felt confused, and before he knew it he woke up.

Otherwise, Xu Heng would rather listen to the teachings from the Immortal Master forever and would not feel bored at all.

"That's enough. I should be content." Xu Heng clenched his palms and was about to close the Taoist book, but then he remembered something, so he stopped for a moment and turned the page again.

Sure enough, the next page was also blank, but when Xu Heng turned it, a faint trace of ink appeared...

"That day, his disciple Xu Heng came again, and the immortal asked with a smile: 'What doubts do you have today?'"

Xu Heng smiled slightly, but closed the Taoist book again. He had other questions of course, but he had just listened to the 81-day lecture on Yin and Yang under the Immortal's seat, and he had many insights in his mind that needed to be sorted out several times.

He knew that the period of cultivation here was three years, but sometimes one could not be in a hurry. Otherwise, even if he went to ask now, it was hard to say how much he could gain.

Xu Heng put the Taoist book down and walked around the island casually. He was thinking about the key points in his mind, but suddenly a thought came to his mind.

Taoism and mysterious skills are interdependent. If you want to verify what you have learned from listening to the Tao, the most direct way is to practice.

But where exactly is this hanging island?
Xu Heng pondered for a moment, then suddenly he stomped his feet lightly, and his body seemed to be pulled up alive, rushing into the air, flying about a hundred feet, and suddenly seemed to pass through a curtain of water, and the world was no longer quiet.

Instantly, a whistling sound was heard and a sharp aura hit his face. If Xu Heng had not used his magic power to hold himself back, he would have been swept away in an instant.

It turns out that this suspended island is actually in the Qi layer!
Xu Heng looked back and saw the hanging island standing tall in the strong wind. There was an invisible force from all directions that resisted the noise from outside. He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He raised the flame and flew towards a higher place for a while before settling down in the strong wind. With a wave of his hand, the yang strong energy surged in like a tide and was refined into immortal strong energy by him according to the law.

Xu Heng has already mastered the skill of refining Tiangang. Once he has absorbed the immortal energy, it will naturally integrate into his magic power.

Soon, light seemed to radiate from his body, illuminating the gathering and dispersing rise and fall of the storm.

Before he knew it, half a year had passed. Xu Heng temporarily stopped practicing, but his practice had already improved significantly.

In fact, with his current level of cultivation, there shouldn't be any earth-shaking changes unless he can combine Gang and Sha into one in one go.

However, Xu Heng's magical power is very strong and cannot be compared with that of ordinary cultivators. Therefore, even if the improvement is only one tenth or one hundredth, it is already quite remarkable.

Xu Heng's inner body of Xuan Gong intuitively felt that he was very close to perfecting the Tian Gang. If he was willing to devote himself to refining the Tian Gang, he would be able to complete it in less than half a year.

This was more than a year earlier than he had originally expected.

For people like Xu Heng who have excellent Taoism, skills and foundation, once they have mastered the art of refining the Gang, the hurdle of integrating Gang and Sha will often come naturally.

For a moment he really had the idea of ​​overcoming this obstacle in one fell swoop, but after thinking for a while, he stopped practicing, turned into fire and escaped back to the hanging island.

The island was still quiet, as if nothing had changed, except that dozens of pine leaves had fallen on the rocks.

Xu Heng casually swept away the fallen leaves, sat cross-legged on the stone again, picked up the Taoist book and couldn't help but smile. "Today, I will ask about the word 'Fa'."

He opened the Taoist book, his eyes fell on the ink words, and his mind had left his body again.

……

In this way, time passed like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, the teaching period was coming to an end.

During these three years, as long as Xu Heng did not feel his mind was overwhelmed, he would not be lazy at all, and would ask the "real person" for all the endless desires in his heart.

During the breaks, he would practice magic, perform techniques, and hone his swordsmanship... Every time he verified what he had gained, he felt that he was making rapid progress and climbing to higher levels.

Xu Heng couldn't help but feel that since he started practicing, there had never been a time when he felt happier than in these short three years.

Unfortunately, three years is too short. Xu Heng knows that the end will come sooner or later, so he can only hold on to the present moment.

On that day, he was practicing Tian Gang when his body suddenly shook and the magic power in his body suddenly surged.

However, Xu Heng's expression remained calm, as if he had anticipated this move.

Xu Heng has been going through the difficult stages of condensing his evil spirit and refining his inner strength for ten years, and now the time for transformation has finally arrived.

Sure enough, the surge of magic power not only did not harm his body at all, but instead gradually produced miraculous changes.

Xu Heng's pure Yang power was originally like bright light, but now it was in operation, it showed two colors of black and white -

It turned out that Xu Heng had made great progress in refining the Gang today. The unique properties of the Xuanming Yinsha and Haoyang Xiangang had finally reached equality in his magic power, and they suddenly began to clash with each other.

This was originally a dangerous pass, with yin and yang in conflict and magical powers surging. If one was not careful, one might suffer another mishap. However, Xu Heng had already understood the principle of yin and yang, and it was easy for him to reconcile the conflict between yin and yang.

Once you cross this pass, the rest of the road will be open and smooth.

As Xu Heng's profound power was put into practice, the yin and yang gradually changed from conflicting to blending, and converged at the orifice within the orifice. Suddenly, it turned into a huge mill, swirling around like a whale, taking in all of his magical powers. Still not knowing how to stop, it expanded beyond Xu Heng's body!
For a moment, the Tiangang was in turmoil, and countless chaotic energies rushed in. As soon as they entered Xu Heng's body, they were completely swallowed up by the orifices in the orifices.

These chaotic energies include yang, yin, fire, cold, and even water, wind, and thunder... Most of them are incompatible with Xu Heng's Taoism. However, after falling into Xu Heng's acupoints and passing through the Yin-Yang Mill, they are transformed into yin and yang energy, and then transformed into magic power again.

In a short while, the mana contained in Xu Heng's acupoints had exceeded the original by more than ten times, but there was no stopping trend, and it was still accumulating until it reached an extreme -

Suddenly, a thick black and white light emerged from within!
Xu Heng showed joy on his face, and he couldn't help but let out a long roar towards the sky, causing the dragons thousands of feet above to dance wildly.

Gang and Sha merge into one!

I have been practicing Taoism for more than twenty years and finally achieved the unity of Gang and Sha!

From then on, Xu Heng's magic power was no longer just Yang, but both Yin and Yang. The strength of his magic power was incomparable to yesterday. Both the quality and quantity increased more than ten times. It can be called "Yin Yang Xuan Gang", "Yin Yang Zheng Gang" and so on.

More importantly, with the unity of Gang and Sha and his cultivation reaching great heights, Xu Heng finally reached the threshold of the Golden Elixir Avenue.

Xu Heng returned to his inner body and indeed felt that within the orifices within the orifices, along with the magic power that was continuously transformed into true energy, there were also two thin mists appearing, one dark and one white. They gradually gathered above the swirling yin and yang and formed the shape of a pill.

Gangsha Dan, also known as Lead Mercury Pill, is the last of the three internal medicines.

Only those with first-class skills and first-class strong character can cultivate the lead-mercury pill into a perfect form, which will have infinite benefits in the future.

Xu Heng made the lead-mercury pill. The three internal medicines were already gathered, and he also had two external medicines. Suddenly, the day of condensing the pill seemed to be just around the corner.

Of course Xu Heng knew that the path to the Golden Elixir was not that simple, but he still couldn't help getting high-spirited. He let out another long roar, then turned into a stunning rainbow, broke through the storm of energy, and fled straight to the hanging island.

Counting the time carefully, this return to Xuan Island might be his last time to listen to teachings, so Xu Heng naturally wanted to make it perfect.

He had already thought about asking this question, and had not thought about opening the Taoist book again, but he saw a line of small words slowly appearing:
"That day, disciple Xu Heng came again, and the immortal asked: 'Have you gained anything after three years of listening to my teachings?'"

Xu Heng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that he had to answer the last question himself.

"After three years of listening to the teachings, have you gained anything?" Xu Heng thought to himself, "Of course I have benefited a lot..."

He analyzed and sorted out his thoughts in his mind for the last time in three years. His mind did not leave his body, but he saw that his thoughts had turned into words and slowly appeared on the Taoist book.

Xu Heng showed a faint smile, his eyes following every word on the paper until he ran out of ideas. The ink paused, and then a few more words appeared:

"The Immortal praised: 'Good!'"

At this point, the Taoist book suddenly shone brightly, and in the colorful flashes, it turned into a brilliant talisman that fell towards Xu Heng's brows.

Xu Heng suddenly understood and did not resist at all. As expected, the talisman fell into his forehead and immediately turned into a warm current, flowing through his whole body.

Xu Heng's energy suddenly boiled over and surged.

He actually felt that in the deepest parts of his body and spiritual orifices, Taoist treasures were opening up one after another. Not only did his magical powers, which had just been "accomplished", begin to grow again, but a brand new magical power was also faintly born.

This kind of magical power seemed to be based on his perception, but it had nothing to do with any of his spells or methods...

If one must discuss it, Xu Heng felt that it was similar to a legendary Taoist magic.

This Taoist art has a resounding name, called "the law of heaven", also called - words come true.

Of course, Xu Heng's magical power is far from being so powerful. Rather than saying that his words can be made real, it should perhaps be called an imperial decree.

All things in the world of yin and yang must obey my orders.

(End of this chapter)