Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 244 Peak of Foundation Establishment (Part 2)

Two months later, at the main hall atop Taiyi Peak.

"boom!"

Inside the main hall, five-colored divine light exploded.

Chen Beiwu sat cross-legged on the ground, his magical power surging like a tide.

Five distinctly different elements of earthly evil energy erupted from his body, intertwining above his head to form a wheel, evolving into the immortal forms of the Five Elders of the Five Directions.

In the eyes of a Golden Core cultivator, the five immortal forms contain the profound and mysterious principles of the Five Elements' cycle, and seeing them brings enlightenment.

However, in the eyes of the sect's patriarch Zhu Wuyai, the illusory images of the Five Great Emperors of the Five Directions, which Chen Ziang had condensed, only had a trace of divine charm and were merely clumsy imitations.

But what is his cultivation level, and what is Chen Zi'ang's cultivation level?
At the peak of Foundation Establishment, Chen Zi'ang was able to condense a trace of the divine essence of the Five Great Emperors of the Five Directions. Once he successfully forms his core and forges the Taiyi Golden Core, he will surely be able to reproduce the profound power of the Taiyi Five Seals.

At the same time, Chen Beiwu slowly opened his eyes, his pupils swirling with five colors.

Within his dantian, the Five Elements Earthly Fiends occupied a region, forming a Five Elements Mountain, which stood in distant opposition to the two great cyclones of Qingmu and Baichuan.

Each time Chen Beiwu inhales and refines the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the abundant spiritual energy first enters the Five Elements Mountain for tempering, then circulates through the two great cyclones of Qingmu and Baichuan, and finally merges into the flawless Dao foundation.

'This is... the Five Directions True Qi condensed after the Five Elders of the Five Directions Taiyi Elixir Forging Method achieved minor success?'

Chen Beiwu carefully felt the surging magical power within his body.

The great path may take many different routes, but it leads to the same destination.

Although he has not yet truly formed his core, the sheer volume of true qi within his body far surpasses that of a pseudo-core cultivator, reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment and even faintly touching the threshold of Foundation Establishment Perfection and the condensation of the Golden Core.

"Disciple Chen Zi'ang thanks the Ancestor for his help!"

Chen Beiwu rose and bowed, his voice clear and his posture respectful yet not humble.

“Not bad.” Zhu Wuyai sat upright on the cloud platform, nodded slightly, and said calmly, “To be able to cultivate the Taiyi Pill Forging Method to a minor level in just two months is worthy of the name Tianyan Daoji.”

"If it weren't for the guidance of the Ancestor, this disciple would never have made such progress," Chen Beiwu said from the bottom of his heart.

With the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique as a precedent, and standing on the shoulders of the powerful figures of the Immortal Alliance, he easily understood the profound meaning of the Five Elders Taiyi Elixir Forging Method.

However, without the ancestor's blessing and assistance in taming the Earthly Fiend Essence, he would have needed at least several years, or even decades, of arduous cultivation to master the Taiyi Pill Forging Technique from the beginner level to the minor success level.

"The five elements are mutually generating and mutually restraining. Although you can now control the Five Elements Mountain, you have not yet truly tamed the five strands of earthly evil."

The ancestor's gaze was profound as he calmly said, "After returning, you must use the Five Directions and Five Elders Taiyi Pill Forging Method to harmonize the Five Fiends in your dantian every day. Only when the Five Fiends and your magical power are completely integrated and form the True Qi of the Fiends can you try to advance further."

At this point, the ancestor slowly raised his hand, a point of spiritual light gathering at his fingertips, seemingly possessing a profound understanding of creation and destruction:
"Impulsiveness leads to loss of control, while tranquility leads to gain. Today, I bestow upon you the sect's secret Yuan Technique, the 'Mirror Cause and Moon Fruit Mysterious Illumination Heart Sutra'."

The next second, a burst of spiritual light exploded, transforming into countless golden seal characters that surged into Chen Beiwu's sea of ​​consciousness.

In an instant, Chen Beiwu's spiritual platform trembled violently, and a profound scripture slowly appeared in his mind.

"Mysterious illumination refines the mind...illusion and reality give rise to each other...reflecting all phenomena...transforming cause and effect...stripping away all laws..."

When Chen Beiwu came to his senses, a look of disbelief appeared in his eyes.

The "Mirror Cause and Moon Fruit Mysterious Illumination Heart Sutra" bestowed by the ancestor is both a cultivation method and a transformation technique, originating from the first ancestor of the Mirror Moon Sect.

This practice is derived from the "Five Qi Preserving Spirit and Refining Qi" theory in the "Five Qi Gathering to the Origin Mysterious Pivot Record" and also incorporates the wonder of "Sitting in Oblivion and Refining the Mind" in the "Taiyi Wuji Two Principles True Explanation". When it is fully mastered, one can see the true nature of all things, transform the real from the virtual, and transform cause and effect, and deprive all cultivators of their magical power.

The Mirror Flower Water Moon practiced by the Golden Egg before was a simplified version of the "Mirror Cause Moon Fruit Mysterious Illumination Heart Sutra".

"The Golden Elixir is divided into nine grades, with Taiyi being the supreme one."

"Although the cultivation technique you practice is not bad, it is still not as good as the Mirror Cause and Moon Fruit Profound Illumination Heart Sutra and the Taiyi Pill Forging Method, which are the most outstanding among the five sects," the patriarch reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu felt a pang of anxiety, realizing that his ancestor had already seen through the lineage of the cultivation technique he was practicing.

The Southern Wilderness inherits ancient cultivation methods.

It requires using true qi to enlighten the dragon and tiger to steal the essence of the innate earthly evil, so that the magical power is unified and a trace of immortal golden nature is condensed. Therefore, the golden elixir magical power is also called the true qi of earthly evil.

The better the quality of the earthly essence a cultivator collects, the higher the grade of the profound techniques they comprehend, and the more immortal golden nature they can bear at the moment of breaking through the foundation and forming the core.

Therefore, the Golden Elixir True Man is also known as the Enlightened Immortal.

The ancestor's meaning was clear: he wanted him to use the Mirror Cause Moon Fruit Mysterious Illumination Heart Sutra and the Five Directions Five Elders Taiyi Elixir Casting Method to form the elixir.

But Chen Beiwu had a different idea in mind.

The Immortal Alliance inherits the method of cultivating immortality by borrowing beasts.

Although cultivators of the Immortal Alliance also need to use their true qi to enlighten the dragon and tiger to steal the essence of the innate earthly evil and condense a trace of immortal golden nature.

However, at the moment of shattering the foundation and forming the core, the object that carries the immortal golden nature is not the profound knowledge of magic, but the beast that the cultivator contracts with.

It should be understood that even the most outstanding talents in the Immortal Alliance find it difficult to comprehend a third-tier treasure technique during the Foundation Establishment stage, let alone a fourth-tier profound technique.

Even with the light of the Mirror of Guardianship shining upon him, Chen Beiwu was not confident that he could successfully comprehend the Mirror Cause and Moon Fruit Mysterious Illumination Heart Sutra.

The immortal golden nature that a third-tier treasure beast can bear far exceeds that of a third-tier treasure technique, and is almost comparable to a fourth-tier profound technique.

If a prodigy from the Immortal Alliance could use a fourth-tier or even a fifth-tier Yuan Beast as a vessel, the golden core that would be born from it would be incredibly powerful.

Of course, if a cultivator's refined earthly essence and cultivation technique for forming the core cannot keep up, even the highest aptitude of the bloodline of the same beast will be in vain. In fact, the excessive amount of immortal golden essence condensed may cause the cultivator to lose control and fail to form the core.

Chen Beiwu's goal has always been clear.

He intends to use the Golden Egg, the Five Qi Vine, the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Formula, and the Nine Breaths Breathing Divine Power to form an elixir, aiming to break through to the legendary Primordial Golden Elixir, rather than stopping at the Taiyi Golden Elixir.

After giving Chen Beiwu a word of advice, Zhu Wuyai lowered his eyes slightly, said no more, and began to meditate and cultivate.

Chen Beiwu understood immediately, put away the golden egg, and took his leave.

The palace doors closed silently until Chen Beiwu's figure disappeared. Zhu Wuyai then made a clenching motion with his five fingers in his sleeve, beginning to use the sect's artifact, the Water Moon Mirror, to deduce the secrets of heaven.

As the hexagrams rotated, the Water Moon Mirror reflected the scenes within the hidden realm that appeared in the Void Realm.

The next instant, with a "crack", the surface of the Water Moon Mirror suddenly shattered, revealing nine spiderweb-like cracks.

Immediately, the cracks melted away like snow meeting boiling water, as if nothing had happened.

'A calamity has befallen you, and you're facing a near-death experience?' Zhu Wuyai's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the Void Escape Array Plate.

There was actually a calamity within the Heavenly Evolution Realm that was enough to cause his demise.

Could it be that the beings within the secret realm are not only Nascent Soul True Monarchs, but also Divine Transformation True Venerables who are above True Monarchs?

Could it be that True Lord Tianyan was favored by the heavens, and before his time was up, he achieved the Five Qi Convergence, refined the Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Root, successfully gathered the Three Flowers at the top, and stepped into the position of True Venerable of Transformation?
Thinking of these two possibilities, Zhu Wuyai couldn't help but frown.

The lifespan of humans differs from that of demons. The maximum lifespan of a True Immortal Transformation Realm cultivator is eight thousand years, which is far less than that of a Demon Immortal Transformation Realm cultivator.

Moreover, True Monarch Tianyan was a Nascent Soul cultivator who achieved enlightenment at the age of 1,500 and was famous in the Southern Wilderness 6,800 years ago. Even if he had successfully broken through to the Divine Transformation True Venerable realm, he could not possibly be alive today.

The calamity in the secret realm must be something else entirely.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Wuyai put down the Void Escape Array Plate and did not risk entering the Heavenly Evolution True Realm.

If he were to perish within the secret realm, the sect would surely decline, something Zhu Wuyai could not accept.

……

Shuiyue Peak, Shuiyue Secluded Residence.

As Chen Beiwu rode his flying boat, he could see from afar that the area in front of the cave was filled with spiritual light and bustling with people, just like a lively market for sects.

Dozens of inner disciples, each holding a gift box, lined up in a long queue outside the cave. The lowest-ranking among them was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Five of the top twenty disciples on the Mirror Moon Ranking stood in the front row, with servants pulling a precious carriage piled high with congratulatory gifts behind them.

Upon seeing the flying boat disappear into the distance, the cultivators waiting outside the cave all showed respect. The beautiful female cultivator at the very front of the group, who held the highest status and was the strongest, had her eyes brighten slightly and was the first to step forward and bow in greeting.

"Forgive my impertinence, but may I ask if you, Senior Brother, are Chen Zi'ang or Chen Daozi?"

Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over the cultivators before him: "What brings you all here?"

"I am Shen Lingqing, a disciple of Master Futu." Shen Lingqing quickly explained, "My master heard that my senior brother has been promoted to Dao Child, and specially instructed me to send this small gift to congratulate him."

Chen Beiwu's heart stirred slightly.

The cultivators of the six lineages of the Mirror Moon Sect have always valued interpersonal relationships.

His status as a Daoist disciple is comparable to that of a Golden Core elder, and he is also a candidate for sect leader.

If he can achieve the Nascent Soul True Monarch status in the future, he can directly take charge of the sect and decide the development direction of the Mirror Moon Sect.

No wonder the cultivators from the six major sects are all gathering at the entrance of his cave, rushing to give him gifts; it turns out they're trying to build relationships and secure investments.

“Since it is Elder Yu’s kind intention, I, Chen, will accept it.”

With a flick of his sleeve, Chen Beiwu stored all the congratulatory gifts from Shen Lingqing into his storage ring.

Seeing this, Shen Lingqing breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Chen Beiwu with a hint of admiration.

According to his master, Chen Zi'ang is a peerless genius who is capable of becoming a True Lord and has the potential to transform into a God.

If she is fortunate enough to be by his side and become his Daoist partner, she might become a high-ranking and powerful figure like the sect leader's wife in the future.

However, such geniuses have eyes that reach the heavens, and their vision is unimaginably high. How could ordinary, vulgar women possibly catch their eye?

Thinking of this, Shen Lingqing glanced almost imperceptibly at the few female cultivators behind her with slightly flushed cheeks, and her eyes narrowed.

'Is this the status of a Daozi?'

Shu You stood among the cultivators like a lackey, her gaze towards Chen Zi'ang burning with fervor.

She wasn't interested in men; what she valued was Chen Zi'ang's current power and influence.

It should be noted that there is a specific order to when sects send gifts.

Shen Lingqing's gift represented the prestige of the sect's main lineage Golden Core elders, so naturally she had to be the first to present it.

After the Golden Core Elders finished presenting their gifts, it was the turn of the cultivators representing the Golden Core True Persons.

Secondly, there are the true prodigies with exceptional strength and talent who are able to make it onto the Mirror Moon Ranking.

Finally, it was her turn—an inner disciple who was opportunistic and wanted to find a powerful backer to rely on.

It is no exaggeration to say that without that initial mentorship, ordinary inner disciples probably wouldn't even be qualified to visit the Daoist Master and offer him gifts.

This shows how revered the Dao Child was, to the point that even Foundation Establishment cultivators could aspire to be his patron.

'Since Junior Sister Shu is so fond of women, why has she come to this tranquil place? Aren't you afraid of offending the Daoist's eyes?'

Upon hearing the telepathic message, Shu You's expression turned cold. She looked up at the pure-looking female cultivator beside her with disdain in her eyes.

This woman's name is Qiu Wanhui, and she is her mortal enemy within the sect.

The reason is quite dramatic: Qiu Wanhui's admired senior brother, Zhou, was in love with her, who was fond of women.

Even Shu You herself was speechless about this. She thought that Senior Brother Zhou was after the harem she had spent decades building, so she resolutely refused, which resulted in her getting into trouble with Qiu Wanhui instead.

"You sick bitch," Shu You retorted directly.

Qiu Wanhui frowned slightly and glared at Shu You.

She dared not be presumptuous in front of Daozi, but that did not mean Shuyou could insult her.

Senior Sister Jiang is about to lose power.

Without Jiang Yuyan's protection, Shu You is nothing but a flea; she could easily crush him with any sect mission Jiang Yuyan assigns.

Just then, Chen Beiwu had already presented the gifts to the two women.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on your advancement to Dao Child." Qiu Wanhui presented the jade box with both hands.

"Thank you." Chen Beiwu nodded, looked at Shu You, and smiled, "Senior Sister Shu, what brings you here too?"

Upon hearing this, the noise immediately subsided.

Almost all the cultivators looked on in astonishment, staring at Shu You in surprise.

Who is this person?

As a mere late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could I possibly deserve to be addressed as "Senior Sister" by Daozi?

Shu You's heart skipped a beat, and the jade box in her hand fell to the ground, revealing the second-grade high-quality spiritual medicine inside.

"Dao... Daozi, you flatter me. I am only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, how dare I accept such a title?"

Shu You swallowed hard, her pretty face turning slightly pale with fright. But seeing the envious and shocked looks from the surrounding cultivators, especially the disbelief in her mortal enemy's eyes, she couldn't help but feel a little smug and pleased.

"Four years ago, I participated in the Moon Selection Ceremony, and it was Senior Sister Shu who brought me into the sect."

Chen Beiwu did not use his magic. He bent down to pick up the jade box that had fallen to the ground, gently brushed away the dust, and smiled slightly: "How could I not accept this title of Senior Sister?"

With Chen Beiwu's current status and position, he no longer needs to care about the opinions of the sect's cultivators.

You can say or do whatever you want, just follow your heart, and no one will dare to object.

Looking at Chen Ziang's smiling face, Shu You's heart couldn't help but pound.

Is this the allure of power and influence?

Oh no, at this moment, she had the illusion that she was about to be straightened out.

Seeing this, the cultivators had complicated expressions, believing that Chen Zi'ang was deliberately being humble and courting people to win their hearts.

But many disciples looked at Chen Beiwu with a sense of longing.

Even the senior sister who was initially recruited into the sect can show such respect; this Daoist who suddenly appeared must be a person of great loyalty and righteousness.

If they could follow the Daoist and receive a single word of guidance, they might be able to achieve the Golden Elixir in the future.

After accepting the gift and seeing off his fellow disciples, Chen Beiwu looked at Shu You, who had entered the cave with him, and smiled.

"What kind of tea would you like? Would Zhejing tea be alright?"

Unexpectedly, Shu You's eyes suddenly hardened, and she bent her knees as if to kneel down.

Chen Beiwu's eyes flickered slightly, and a wisp of gentle yet irresistible Five Elements True Qi quietly spread out, like a gentle breeze, steadily supporting Shu You's knees that were about to kneel.

The latter stiffened, only to feel a gentle force supporting him upright.

'So powerful!' Shu You felt a slight tremor in her heart.

This seemingly casual move actually revealed Daozi's control over his magical power and the difference in cultivation levels between the two.

The former Qi-cultivating boy has now become a Daoist master.

If Daozi wanted to take her life, he could probably do so with just a thought.

"There's no need for such formalities. Just speak frankly," Chen Beiwu said calmly.

"Shu You knew that his cultivation was low, and he only asked to follow Daozi and serve him as a slave."

Shu You clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves, her voice strong and clear, echoing throughout the cave.

(End of this chapter)