You've only been cultivating for a few years, and you're already talking about cultivating

The River God looked down at his own body.

He suddenly became ethereal, like smoke, like water vapor, like a phantom that could vanish at any moment.

"What did you do?!"

For the first time, his voice carried a hint of panic. His haughty and aloof air vanished, leaving only a dissipating shell struggling in vain.

Qi Fei stood on the back of the giant turtle without saying a word.

He simply activated the light in his hand.

The light of "Shadow Observation" grew brighter and brighter, like mercury spilling onto the ground, like moonlight pouring down, enveloping the entire River God within it.

The figure of the River God began to shake violently. His face blurred, his blue robe blurred, and his whole being resembled a painting soaked in water, the ink gradually spreading and dissipating.

He opened his mouth as if to shout something, but the sound was muffled, as if through a thick layer of water, and could not be heard clearly.

Finally, a soft "poof" sound.

The figure of the River God vanished completely.

Only a wisp of faint incense ash remained, drifting onto the riverbank. A night breeze blew, scattering the ash completely, as if it had never existed.

Qi Fei looked at the scattered incense ash and sneered.

If I can't handle pickled fish, how can I not handle you?

He lowered his head and looked at the giant turtle beneath him.

"Even if Yun Qiyue has dealt with the Water Goddess," he said, "you're still very upset with the River God around, aren't you?"

The giant turtle nodded, its enormous head bobbing up and down, its eyes filled with grievance.

The River God and the Water Goddess are in cahoots.

They all ganged up on his water palace, drove him out of his home, and turned him from a happy turtle into an unhappy one.

Qi Fei then asked, "Do you know where his temple is?"

The giant turtle's eyes lit up.

"It's at the River God Temple, thirty miles away!" it said. "Right on the upper reaches of the Ruyin River, by the riverbank, it's quite popular with worshippers!"

Qi Fei patted its back.

"Do you dare come with me?"

The giant turtle paused for a moment, then understood what Qi Fei meant.

"Immortal Master, is it that you want to..." Its eyes gleamed with surprise and joy.

Qi Fei sneered.

"What do you mean, that there are gods in all the mountains and rivers between heaven and earth!" He imitated the River God's ethereal tone, but the words that came out of his mouth were full of sarcasm.

"Every inch of land, every river, has its owner!"

"Thunder and rain, all are divine grace!"

His voice turned cold.

"Robbery is robbery, why make it sound so fancy?"

"I'm going to smash his River God Temple today!"

The giant turtle immediately perked up.

If there were no River God or Water Goddess, wouldn't the Ruyin River be its domain again? It could be a carefree turtle, swimming freely in the river and doing whatever it wants!

"Okay!" it replied loudly, its voice full of excitement.

As for the risks?

Where is there no risk?

It's a giant softshell turtle, not a cowardly turtle!

"I've come to fetch the Immortal Master!"

The giant turtle dragged its enormous body, carrying Qi Fei, and crashed into the Ruyin River.

The river water washed over its shell, cool and refreshing. It paddled on its four legs, carrying Qifei, and swam upstream.

After swimming a short distance, a small temple appeared on the shore.

Temple of the Water Goddess.

Qi Fei patted the giant turtle on the back.

"etc."

The giant turtle stopped and turned to look at him.

Qi Fei flipped himself into the river and waded ashore. He walked into the small temple, kicked over the offering table, and smashed the statue of the god with both fists.

The clay sculpture of the Water Goddess was shattered into pieces, the incense burner rolled to the corner of the wall, and the offerings were scattered all over the ground.

Qi Fei dusted off his hands and turned back onto the giant turtle's back.

"Walk."

The giant turtle carried him upstream under the moonlight.

At the moment Qi Fei smashed the statue, the "bright moon" that Yun Qiyue had been chasing suddenly paused in the sky.

A sharp scream pierced the night sky.

"Who dares to destroy my divine body?!"

The voice was shrill and piercing, filled with shock, anger, and fear, echoing through the night sky.

With just that one pause, Yun Qiyue's jade bracelet finally caught up with it.

The jade bracelet transformed into a beam of clear light, soaring through the air and accurately capturing the flickering moon.

The moon struggled violently, thrashing left and right, but the jade bracelet tightened its grip, eventually squeezing into the ball of light and shadow.

She escaped from the Taiyin Palace and was originally Yun Qiyue's "Taiyin Body".

The "Taiyin Body," as an incarnation of a cultivator, has an incomplete innate foundation, like a tree without roots or water without a source, drifting aimlessly and possibly dissipating at any time.

To maintain her existence, she needs to frequently kill men with abundant yang energy to extract their yang energy, and kill women with abundant yin energy to extract their yin energy.

They barely managed to maintain their existence using that blood and energy.

Fortunately, she met the River God.

The River God is a person from the "Heavenly Court".

The organization that calls itself "Heavenly Court" is growing rapidly and needs manpower and faith. They are recruiting all sorts of rogue cultivators, spirits, and deities, promising them divine positions and bestowing upon them incense offerings.

The River God saw that she was useful and invited her to join his group.

Together, the two seized the residence of the water god of the Ruyin River and drove the giant turtle out of its home. The River God became the River God of the Ruyin River, and she became the water goddess of this section of the river.

With incense offerings, her Yin spirit found a place to reside.

Although the incense offerings and vows were mixed, making her body less pure than a "yin body," at least she had incense to warm her body and was no longer a rootless tree that could dissipate at any time.

It can make or break you with incense offerings.

The incense offerings provided her with a sense of security, but they also became her Achilles' heel.

At this moment, the statue was smashed, the incense burner was shattered, and her physical form was also severely injured.

In that brief moment of pause, she was firmly trapped by Yun Qiyue's jade bracelet.

That jade bracelet wasn't made of real jade.

It is Yun Qiyue's natal magic weapon, and also her "Lesser Yang".

The cultivation method of Taiyin Palace begins with cultivating the "Taiyin Body." Using Taiyin as a mirror, one can see oneself, recognize one's true nature, and temper one's Dao heart, thereby overcoming various tribulations on the path of cultivation.

But yin alone cannot produce anything, nor can yang alone grow. To cultivate only yin is ultimately to neglect one aspect.

Therefore, the Taiyin Palace's cultivation method, after cultivating Taiyin, also requires using Taiyin as a foundation, from which Shaoyang is generated, and then cultivating "Shaoyang".

Only when Taiyin, self, and Shaoyang are united and Yin and Yang are in harmony can one truly attain the Dao.

This jade bracelet is the transformation of Yun Qiyue's Shaoyang.

With Taiyin as the foundation and one's natal chart as the furnace, after years of nurturing, that wisp of Shaoyang energy was finally refined.

At this moment, the jade bracelet encircled that Yin body, just like a magnet attracting iron filings. Yin and Yang attracted each other, tightly entangled, and could no longer break free.

Finally, the jade bracelet slowly spun in the air, its entire body shimmering with light, before slipping back onto Yun Qiyue's wrist.

On the riverbank, Yun Qiyue sat cross-legged and slowly opened her eyes.

Her face was deathly pale, her lips were bloodless, and her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. But the moment she opened her eyes, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

The Taiyin body retracted, and Taiyin, its original form, and Shaoyang merged into one. At this moment, essence, energy, and spirit became one, and the magical power throughout her body surged, converged, and blended within her like rivers flowing into the sea.

Her complexion gradually regained its rosy hue.

Her breathing gradually became steady and deep.

The spiritual energy around her grew denser and purer, eventually condensing into a faint halo that enveloped her entire being.

The moonlight shone down from the sky and fell upon her.

The halo blended with the moonlight, and she sat there, serene, holy, and untouched by the world, like someone who had stepped out of the moon.