Junior sister, I really need to control you

"Young friend Li, please get up," she said softly after regaining her composure. "Given our relationship, there's no need for such formality."

Li Yinsheng looked up, his face showing undisguised confusion, as if asking directly with his expression, "Relationship? What kind of relationship are you talking about?"

"That Miss Shangguan, who is very close to you, calls me 'Auntie' in private," she said with a light laugh.

“You and Ling’er are very close friends. There’s no need to use such an unfamiliar title as Elder Ling Xiang in this place where there are no outsiders.”

"My real name is Qin. If you don't mind, please call me 'Aunt Qin' in private."

Li Yinsheng was taken aback.

Shangguan Ling'er had never mentioned that this Master Chang was actually her aunt.

The two female cultivators outside didn't seem to have mentioned this matter at all; they simply called Shangguan Ling'er "senior sister."

Moreover, even if the Elder Lingxiang in front of him is Miss Shangguan's aunt, isn't it a bit too intimate to call her "Aunt Qin" directly?

This is our first meeting, but why does she seem to treat me like one of her own nephews or younger relatives?

Although completely bewildered, Li Yinsheng had no reason to refuse the elder's overtures, and promptly changed his address: "Greetings, Aunt Qin."

"Hmm," Elder Qin nodded in satisfaction, pointed to the chair beside him, and said with a smile, "Young friend Li, sit down and let's talk."

Li Yinsheng sat down and asked, "I wonder what important matter Aunt Qin has that she specially invited me here for?"

"I just wanted to meet some promising young talents," Elder Qin said with a smile. "I just heard you asking about Ling'er outside. You couldn't wait to ask where Ling'er is as soon as you arrived. Are you very concerned about her?"

Li Yinsheng nodded without hesitation.

Seeing him nod, Elder Qin's smile deepened.

“During my cultivation, I encountered a difficult problem in the Five Elements path and urgently need Miss Shangguan’s guidance,” Li Yinsheng said earnestly.

Elder Qin's smile froze for a moment.

But then a glint of light flashed in her eyes: "Ling'er is still in seclusion and will need some time. If you have any questions, please tell me. I am confident that I have some knowledge and experience."

Li Yinsheng had originally planned to seek advice from her master if Shangguan Ling'er was also clueless.

Now that he had met Elder Qin directly, he didn't hesitate and immediately explained his current problems in detail.

After a moment, Elder Qin frowned slightly after listening, but her eyes shone with a strange light.

"You don't practice the Five Elements Technique, yet you're almost able to gather all five elements?"

Li Yinsheng nodded: "To be precise, the five elements are complete, but we still don't know how the water and earth elements will be refined into a foundation."

"Hehehe..." Elder Qin covered his mouth and chuckled, his gaze falling on Li Yinsheng's face, his eyes shining brightly, as if he were looking at something very precious.

“Young friend Li, you have come to the right person this time. When it comes to this problem, no one in the entire lineage... no, in all the lineages, is more capable of helping you than me.”

"Young friend, have you ever heard of the Five Elements Treasure Wheel?"

Chapter 142 The Theory of Supernatural Powers, External Alchemy

In Elder Qin's palace on Five Clouds Peak.

"The Five Elements Treasure Wheel?" Li Yinsheng shook his head. "I am ignorant and have never heard of this magic weapon."

"A magic weapon?" Elder Qin chuckled and shook his head. "Young friend Li, this Five Elements Treasure Wheel is not a magic weapon, but a real supernatural power."

"Supernatural power?" Li Yinsheng was somewhat confused. "Is it magic?"

"Supernatural powers and magic do have some similarities, but they should not be confused."

Elder Qin explained, "Spells are merely the application of magical power, but supernatural abilities are the manifestation of one's own inherent strength."

"Simply put, spells only require practice, but supernatural powers require the caster to have the corresponding foundation or physique."

"For example, some naturally powerful demons are born with the ability to be indestructible, to swallow fire and spit water, and even to summon wind and lightning. This can be regarded as the innate supernatural power of the demon race."

"Compared to magic, supernatural powers often have more incredible effects."

“Ling’er should have told you about the condensation of Dharma forms. A Dharma form itself is formed by the condensation of a cultivator’s entire cultivation and foundation. Therefore, any Dharma form will have accompanying supernatural powers when it is born.”

"This is also the only way for the vast majority of cultivators to obtain supernatural powers."

After listening to Elder Qin's explanation, Li Yinsheng seemed to be deep in thought, and then asked a question.

“Aunt Qin, when cultivators practice some profound techniques, they will naturally master some special abilities when they reach a certain level.”

"But if one switches to a different cultivation method, the special features of the previous method will also disappear. May I ask, senior, is this similar to supernatural powers?"

"Yes," Elder Qin nodded in agreement, "these benefits brought about by cultivation techniques can be considered a minor supernatural power or a pseudo-supernatural power."

"Although it is still inferior to true supernatural powers, it is still far superior to ordinary spells."

Li Yinsheng nodded, thinking to himself that he had just realized it.

Both the Pure Mystery Divine Light of the Pure Mystery True Scripture and the Withered and Flourishing Spiritual Breath of the Six Liberations of Withered and Flourishing are extremely useful powers.

However, this power cannot be obtained by practicing a single spell; it can only be obtained through cultivating various techniques.

"However, although supernatural powers are rare, there is more than one way to obtain them than by condensing a Dharma form."

Elder Qin then changed the subject, saying, "For example, the Five Elements Treasure Wheel that I just told you about is a kind of supernatural power that can be cultivated later in life."

"It is a supernatural power, unlike magic which can be mastered by simply practicing. Instead, it requires more foundation or some special conditions."

After a moment's thought, Li Yinsheng guessed, "Aunt Qin, could it be that the Five Elements Treasure Wheel's supernatural power requires accumulating the five elements' treasures within the body to be cultivated?"

He had just asked Aunt Qin how to transform the dragon pearl and the breathing soil into his own foundation, thereby completing the five elements.

Aunt Qin then brought up the Five Elements Treasure Wheel, clearly indicating that there was a connection between the two.

"Indeed, young friend Li is indeed intelligent," Elder Qin said with a smile. "If you want to cultivate the Five Elements Treasure Wheel, you not only need the five elemental treasures, but they must all be closely connected to yourself. Ordinary magic treasures will not count."

"According to what you said, the Azure Sword of the Wood Element is your natal magic weapon, and your life and nature are compatible, which meets the requirements."

"Although Jin Xing's Tai Bai Sword is not his natal magic weapon, it is special in itself and not much different from a natal magic weapon, so it meets the requirements."

"As for the Three Yang Spiritual Fire, I have never heard of it, but since you cultivated it on your own, there is naturally no problem."

Upon hearing this, Li Yinsheng couldn't help but scratch his head.

He originally asked how to acquire the foundation of the Five Elements, but Aunt Qin recommended a supernatural power to him that required existing Five Elements foundation to cultivate.

Did Aunt Qin even listen to his question?

Seemingly noticing Li Yinsheng's confusion, Elder Qin's smile deepened as he explained.

"To cultivate the Five Elements Treasure Wheel, one needs to gather all five elements within the body, but it is not necessary to have all five elements in the body before one can begin cultivation."

"The original Five Elements Treasure Wheel did have very strict requirements. After all, Five Elements Treasures are rare, and they must be so closely integrated with oneself that they are like one's natal magic weapon."

"Therefore, countless predecessors in the lineage have improved the Five Elements Treasure Wheel over thousands of years, making it much easier to cultivate."

"Now, the Five Elements Treasure Wheel only needs to accumulate four elements within the body to begin cultivation. During this process, it can simply refine the missing element into its body."

"Once the last treasure in the row is completely refined and integrated with oneself, the Five Elements Treasure Wheel will be completed."

Li Yinsheng suddenly realized: "No wonder Aunt Qin mentioned this supernatural power to me!"

"If one possesses such a divine power, then one only needs to refine one of the Flood Dragon Pearl and the Breath Soil first, and then refine the remaining one using the Five Elements Treasure Wheel."

“That’s right,” Elder Qin said with a smile, “but you don’t need to choose between the two, because I have a way to help you refine that dragon pearl immediately to replenish your water element.”

"In this way, you only need to cultivate the Five Elements Treasure Wheel, and you can naturally refine the Breath Soil as well."

Li Yinsheng was overjoyed and secretly sighed that he was indeed worthy of being called the Dharma Image True Man; his knowledge and methods were truly unfathomable.

Aunt Qin immediately provided a solution to the problem that I had been pondering for a long time without finding a solution.

"But..."

Elder Qin suddenly changed the subject, a troubled look appearing between his brows.

"This Five Elements Treasure Wheel is one of the most important inheritances of my Five Clouds Peak. Young friend Li should also understand that the value of supernatural powers is no less than that of immortal lineages..."

Judging from her expression and tone, Li Yinsheng understood that Elder Qin was setting conditions, so he immediately stood up, bowed, and said solemnly.

"Aunt Qin, please feel free to speak your mind. As long as it is within my power and does not violate my principles, I will never refuse!"

Seeing that Li Yinsheng had spoken up, Elder Qin's distress immediately turned into satisfaction.

"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk," she chuckled. "It's not really an order, but the Five Elements Treasure Wheel is, after all, a legacy of the Five Clouds Peak. If you, young friend, have no connection with the Five Clouds Peak, I naturally cannot teach it to you casually."

“Young friend Li should know that any cultivator who condenses a Dharma Image can choose any mountain peak with abundant spiritual energy within the Dharma lineage as their Daoist practice site.”

"However, many imperial edict-titled True Persons cannot bear the constraints of the temple, so they choose to cultivate in solitude."

She asked, "If you were to condense a Dharma form, what choice would you make?"

Li Yinsheng did not hesitate much and said directly, "I have no interest in managing the dojo or training disciples, and I will probably cultivate alone."

"Well, after all, it's normal for young friend Li to be unwilling to focus his energy on trivial matters, given his promising future and great potential for immortality."

Elder Qin finally revealed his purpose: "After young friend Li condenses his Dharma form, would you be willing to become a guest elder on my Five Clouds Peak?"

"Guest Elder?" Li Yinsheng was taken aback.

He really hadn't expected such conditions, but as a guest advisor, weren't they a bit... too lenient?

"May I ask, Aunt Qin, what are the obligations of a guest elder?" he asked.

"There are not many obligations. The only requirement is to give a sermon to the disciples of the dojo once every ten years. If the dojo encounters a major problem, we may ask the guest elders to help, but it is not mandatory."

Elder Qin smiled and said, "Moreover, every year a batch of resources and talisman money will be given to the guest elders, but it is not too generous for a True Person with the title of Imperial Edict."

Hearing that the conditions were so lenient, Li Yinsheng was even more surprised.

But upon closer examination, the status of the titled "True Man" is already extremely transcendent within the lineage.

The Zhengyang lineage is openly known to have only the lineage leader and nine elders as officially recognized Masters. Even if some reclusive Masters are added, the number is unlikely to exceed twenty.

Such a special status, being able to hold the title of guest elder in a Taoist temple, is indeed rare, and naturally there cannot be many restrictions.

Having figured this out, Li Yinsheng immediately nodded, his face full of sincerity.

"In fact, Miss Shangguan had already told me about Wuxia Peak, and I have long admired it."

"If I am fortunate enough to condense a Dharma body in the future and be able to serve as a guest elder in Five Clouds Peak, it would be my honor!"

Looking at the clear sincerity on Li Yinsheng's face, Elder Qin secretly cursed him as a little fox.

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