Supreme Golden Palace

Chapter 42 Yin and Yang (Part )
Just when Xin Yongfeng was secretly sighing at the strength of the Northern Sui Dynasty, he didn't know that Hua Dao Wei Cheng's gaze had quietly fallen on Xin Yongfeng.

"This person,"

Wei Cheng frowned. A man of great martial arts power had a different mind from ordinary people. He could see at a glance that Xin Yongfeng's blood and energy were surging throughout his body, and there was a faint roar of wind and thunder. This was a strange phenomenon that only appeared after reaching a certain realm.

Wei Cheng also experienced this strange phenomenon. Warriors who practiced marrow training and exchanged blood had clear six senses and sharp five senses. They would be on guard when facing masters of the same level.

"There are so many masters in the world!"

The more he looked at Xin Yongfeng, the more he felt that he was extraordinary. Wei Cheng had met many masters along the way, but none of them had the demeanor of Xin Yongfeng.

Perhaps Wei Cheng's gaze lingered a little longer, and Xin Yongfeng also sensed it. He turned his head suddenly, and his eyes met Wei Cheng's in the air. In an instant, it was as if sparks flew, and the two looked at each other for a moment.

Like Wei Cheng, Xin Yongfeng also realized that Wei Cheng was extraordinary.

"This man," Xin Yongfeng's heart moved, and he stood up and walked towards Wei Cheng.

Xin Yongfeng was tempted to make friends with Flower Knife Wei Cheng, a case of heroes admiring heroes. Wei Cheng was the first person Xin Yongfeng had encountered since entering the Northern Dynasty that he had felt was dangerous.

"I am from Xinyongfeng, Jiangling. Nice to meet you, brother."

Xin Yongfeng was not at all reserved and sat directly opposite Wei Cheng.

"I am Wei Cheng from Huayin. Nice to meet you, brother. You are really generous."

After hearing Xin Yongfeng introduce himself, Wei Cheng looked at him for a moment and said with emotion: "It is said that the current Zhaowu Order is a great event in the world. Seeing you today, I know it is true."

"Brother, you are from Chen, yet you were able to come to Daxing to participate in the special examination. This shows that your Majesty's Zhaowu Order has won the hearts of people from all over the country!"

Jiangling was an important city in the Southern Chen Dynasty. Xin Yongfeng called himself a native of Jiangling, which was equivalent to telling Wei Cheng that he was from the Southern Dynasty.

It is said that southerners are weak. Now that Wei Cheng has met Xin Yongfeng, he realizes that this is a big mistake. At least there are heroes like Xin Yongfeng among the southerners.

Xin Yongfeng sighed, "If it weren't for the Southern Dynasty's incompetent rulers and corrupt officials, leaving no room for heroes to display their talents, why would I, a Southerner, participate in the Northern Dynasty's imperial examination?"

"It's not that I don't want to help the crumbling empire, but the Southern Dynasty is governed in such a way that even if a mere warrior like me wanted to turn the tide, I would be powerless."

In Xin Yongfeng's view, Chen Shubao was a mediocre ruler, not worthy of his life and property. It was a pity that the fourteen years of hard work of Xin Yongfeng's father, Xin Deqing, the previous emperor of the Southern Dynasty, Chen Xu, had now been wasted.

You must know that Emperor Xuan of Chen, Chen Xu, although he came to power illegitimately, he usurped the throne from his nephew and enjoyed the throne.

But during the 14 years of his reign, in terms of people's livelihood, he developed water conservancy projects, reclaimed wasteland, and encouraged agriculture and sericulture. In terms of military affairs, he sent the general Wu Mingche to the north to successively conquer Luliang, Shouyang, Huai, Si and other places, and annexed all of them into Chen territory.

This was a monarch who was very accomplished in both civil and military affairs.

Like many wise and powerful rulers, Emperor Xuan of Chen, Chen Xu, also faced the problem of having no successor. Although he had more than forty sons, none of them could inherit his talent and wisdom.

In the end, the only option was to let the mediocre Crown Prince Chen Shubao ascend the throne. After ascending the throne, Chen Shubao indulged in pleasure, neglected state affairs, and ruined the foundation left by Emperor Chen Xuan, causing the Southern Dynasty to decline and lose the support of the people.

Wei Cheng smiled and said, "Brother Xin, it is precisely because the Chen Emperor is incompetent and the Southern Dynasty is weak, while the Sui Emperor is wise and the Northern Dynasty is strong that we common people have the opportunity to make great achievements. If the Southern Dynasty had a wise ruler and virtuous ministers, and if everyone was united, then I am afraid we would never see the unification of the world in our lifetime."

Xin Yongfeng snorted, "You're from the north, so of course you hope the Southern ruler is incompetent. I'm from the south, so I want the Southern Dynasty to prosper. Well, the world's trends, splitting and uniting, are beyond our control. It's fate that you and I, from one south and one north, can be together in the same room in Daxing." "Bartender, bring me two jars of good wine. I want to drink with this brother."

"Okay, two jars of good wine, please wait a moment," the bartender said, his face beaming as he strode towards the kitchen. A moment later, he returned, a jar of wine steadily clasped in each arm, the jars still emitting the rich aroma of fresh brew.

The bartender carefully placed the wine jar on the table and deftly brought out two large bowls. With two "dong dong" sounds, he filled the two bowls. The wine foamed up and the aroma of the wine instantly spread.

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Quiet courtyard,

Lü Shang closed his eyes in deep thought, countless flashes of inspiration colliding in his mind. All the Buddhist scriptures and volumes he had read kept flashing through his mind. Each paragraph of profound meaning, each chapter of the ultimate truth, left Lü Shang completely captivated.

"The great Dao is extremely simple, with yin and yang as its guiding principles. The essence of the sun is yang, the light of the moon is yin. Using true fire as a guide, the two energies merge into one, cleansing and tempering the body, leading to sainthood and immortality."

"Yin and Yang!"

Lu Shang's eyes snapped open, the brilliance in them tangible, and his entire body surged with energy. He muttered to himself, "The Taiyin and Taiyang, one is the ultimate hardness, the other the ultimate softness. If I could perfectly integrate these two, even if Xiang Yu cultivated the Purple Thunder Tribulation to its ultimate perfection, it would be hard to compare with my method."

He used the Purple Thunder Tribulation's method of using the thunder and fire of heaven and earth to refine the body as a basis, and changed the thunder and fire of heaven and earth into the sun and the moon. He used the Taoist method of taking the energy of the sun and the moon to refine the body with real fire, and then used real water to nourish the body. The yin and the yang were mutually complementary, and he created a new method of human immortal body refining.

While Lu Shang was creating the method, he also thought of the name of this method.

"Yin Yang Yin,"

Yin means to guide.

The so-called Yin and Yang guidance means to use Yin and Yang to achieve harmony between body and mind.

Literally translated, it means being good at guiding the yin and yang energy inside and outside, so as to achieve harmony between body and mind.

"With the Yin-Yang Guidance, my path to becoming a human immortal will surely flourish in the future!"

The Yin-Yang Induction that Lu Shang comprehended was an extremely pure method of body refining, which was exactly the same as his meditation on the gods in the Mountain Sutra.

Use the "Yin Yang Yin" to use the true fire of the sun and the true water of the moon to cleanse the flesh shell, then use the "Shan Zi Jing" to observe the acupoints, think about the gods, and cultivate supernatural powers, until finally reaching the state of indestructible flesh and immortal gods.

Of course, at this time, both the incorruptible body of "Yin Yang Yin" and the immortality of the gods in "Shan Zi Jing" were still in Lu Shang's imagination.

With Lu Shang's current knowledge and cultivation, no matter how many brilliant ideas he has in his mind, it is impossible for him to reach the immortal level in one step and create a method.

The way to the celestial immortal is the highest achievement of Taoism. It is called the Emperor or the Heavenly Lord in the upper realm and the Golden Immortal in Buddhism. It is almost a part of Taoism and the highest pursuit of those who seek Taoism.

Even if Lü Shang had the "Secret of Jinhua of the Founder of Fuli" in his hand and could read the precious scriptures collected by the Secretariat for generations, it was already amazing for him to see even a glimpse of the way of immortals.

This is not to mention Lu Shang's own somewhat unreasonable talent in martial arts.

(End of this chapter)