I cultivate the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir Dao on Earth

Jiang Songjing slowly opened her eyes.

Light seeped in little by little through the gaps in my eyelids, eventually transforming into a flat and vivid visual effect.

It was still the same palace in the Yin Zhao Tian, ​​and Lin Yu, the "Sect Leader," was still standing in front of him.

But his feelings were quite different.

"The 'Heavenly Guide to Immortality'... is based on the [Heavenly Ladder], a supernatural power of [Cultivating Wood], which refines one's nature, guides one to immortality, and represents the extreme of the Wood element..."

"Practicing this method allows one to progress through the three realms of [Embryonic Breathing], [Qi Refining], and [Foundation Building], elevating the Yang Qi and condensing supernatural powers. It is a wondrous method that directly leads to the [Purple Palace]..."

"Since this method falls within the scope of [wood repair], then we will use wood repair as a rope..."

"Therefore, among the Five Virtues, it is most fond of [empty water], most intimate with [fire], and compatible with [gold] and [flowing earth]... Within Yin and Yang, it is most inclined towards [true Yang]..."

"When practicing cultivation techniques, in addition to the [Cultivation Wood] spiritual object, these other spiritual objects with Daoist properties can also be used to assist."

As the "Heavenly Guiding Immortal Technique" flowed through his mind, Jiang Songjing naturally gained such insights.

Although he had never heard of these strange terms before, he subconsciously came to understand them.

They are like the scenery that you can naturally look to both sides after embarking on this journey, or like the road signs standing on the road.

Although it cannot project a wide, straight path directly, allowing people to see all the dangers and pitfalls along the way.

However, as a guide, it still faintly shone a light in Jiang Songjing's eyes.

Although he is still within the Yin Zhao Tian realm, only his mind is there and he cannot formally cultivate.

But whether it was the cultivation method of "The Wonderful Technique of Guiding Immortals from Heaven" or these insights that originated from the path of Tao but came from the heart, they all made Jiang Songjing feel extremely amazed!

"You're awake."

Lin Yu stood in front of Jiang Songjing and nodded slightly.

"metropolitan!"

Jiang Songjing broke free of her meditative sitting posture and hurriedly got up from the ground.

His first thought was to cup his hands in a salute, but then he realized something was wrong and tried to change to a bow. But as soon as he lowered his head, an invisible force lifted him up.

Lin Yu looked at him and said quietly:

"You've grasped the essence of the 'Heavenly Guiding Immortal Technique' quite well. You've already gained these insights into mutual support and complementarity even before you've begun practicing. It seems this technique is very compatible with you."

"……yes."

Jiang Songjing dared not say more. Her mind was focused on the Yin Zhaotian. Looking at Lin Yu, she felt a sense of suppression and unease in her heart.

However, it was clearly a feeling of unease and repression.

But within this feeling lies a subtle resonance.

The sensation was so wonderful that it made Jiang Songjing feel uneasy and anxious at the same time.

Lin Yu looked at him, her eyes gleaming.

"The 'Heavenly Guiding Immortal Technique' you cultivate is the orthodox path of 'cultivating wood,' belonging to the extreme of the five woods. My path, however, is the path of 'sinking wood,' belonging to the extreme of the five woods. The two are clearly distinct, each with its own polarity, so it's normal for you to feel conflicted."

As the light shone in Lin Yu's eyes, his soft voice of expounding the Dao echoed in the palace.

This made Jiang Songjing realize the truth, but it also made her feel a chill.

"However, extremes give rise to changes. Therefore, within the spiritual aura of the sunken wood, there is bound to be a glimmer of opportunity for the cultivation of wood; and beneath the aura of the cultivation of wood, there will also be the flow of spiritual energy from the sunken wood. This is a transformation, and also a supplement. So there is no need to be afraid; you have your own place."

These words made Jiang Songjing breathe a sigh of relief.

Even though it was the same day, the same palace, and the same person, it made him feel as if he were soaking in warm water, instantly relaxing him.

"...I see. Thank you for your explanation, Sect Master."

Jiang Song smiled and even dared to make a joke.

"Since the Sect Master's Great Dao and I share a yin-yang harmony, I wonder if my cultivation can repay the Sect Master in the future and be of any benefit to you?"

Lin Yu simply smiled as she looked at him.

"It's too early to talk about these things now. Let's wait until you achieve enlightenment one day."

The "Heavenly Guiding Immortal Technique" is a supernatural cultivation method that does not discuss the Golden Elixir, so Jiang Songjing was completely bewildered and did not know how exaggerated the "attainment of fruition" was, and obediently replied:

"Yes."

Lin Yu suddenly looked up at the sky.

The dark, dragon-like Yin Zhaotian was entirely an external manifestation of the mind, but in Lin Yu's perception, it was becoming faintly unstable at this moment.

"It's not a true grotto-heaven after all... I guided Jiang Songjing's mind to enter and taught him my cultivation techniques. Keeping his mind here consumes my mana every moment. Now, my mana at the third level of the embryonic breathing stage is almost exhausted."

"If I want to continue, I need to connect with the metal element with my own consciousness—but that would affect my ability to catalyze spiritual energy."

Thinking this, Lin Yu lowered her head and gently touched Jiang Songjing with her hand.

"Alright, you've stayed in [Yin Zhao Tian] long enough, let's go out." With that, he said.

With that gentle flick of his finger, the entire Yin Zhao Tian crumbled before Jiang Songjing's eyes.

Accompanied by the familiar scene of light filtering through shadows, warm and mellow sunlight shone down from the sky, bathing me in its glow.

Jiang Songjing narrowed her eyes slightly, her mind returning to her original body. Looking around, she saw the familiar Baiyang Temple before her!

Judging from his relative position to Lin Yu, he seemed to have not moved an inch since before he "entered" [Yin Zhao Tian].

"Brother Lin, no, the Sect Master was right after all..."

Jiang Songjing pondered, but in the next moment, a thought suddenly emerged.

"Right, now that we're back in reality... doesn't that mean I can officially start cultivating!"

In a moment of sudden excitement, driven by an irrepressible desire, the "Heavenly Guide to Immortality" manual in Jiang Songjing's mind naturally began to operate.

Following the guidance of the cultivation method, his mind and body were united. At this moment, he was to receive the spiritual energy between heaven and earth into his body, to activate his spiritual essence, so as to step into the realm of fetal breathing and condense the first breath of true breath in his body!

Can……

half an hour.

Jiang Songjing opened her eyes again and stood in the courtyard of Baiyang Temple, muttering to herself in surprise and doubt:

"What's going on... No matter how I activate my technique, I can't get any response at all!?"

Regardless of how many insights from "The Secret of Guiding Immortals from Heaven" came to mind, the cultivation path of the Fetal Breathing chapter was very clear.

But at this moment, in Jiang Songjing's perception, his cultivation was like having a spring dream, vivid and fragrant, but without the most real and crucial touch!

"Without spiritual energy, one cannot cultivate."

A familiar voice came from the side, interrupting Jiang Songjing's thoughts.

This startled Jiang Songjing, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.

How could I have forgotten about this place!

Jiang Songjing was filled with disbelief and shame as she was about to bow down to Lin Yu to apologize for her impolite behavior after leaving the [Yin Zhao Tian] and for neglecting Lin Yu's cultivation.

But Lin Yu waved her hand, stopping him.

"This is not your fault. When mortals attain the path to enlightenment, they often lose their focus and become confused by the Great Dao. This has nothing to do with psychological qualities, but rather with the inherent tendency of people to become lost."

"—Because the path of immortality is far beyond the mortal realm. Therefore, when mortals encounter immortals, they are like moths drawn to a flame, or grasses offering themselves to the sun. This is an inescapable instinct."

Therefore, some Taoist theories call it "not that humans cultivate immortality, but that immortals use humans to cultivate themselves" and "not that the body attains the Tao, but that the Tao resides in the body and transforms itself."

"This statement is not entirely unreasonable, but it is also quite biased. However, some sects and cultivators go a step further and are extremely critical, taking this point of confusion as a criterion for judging a cultivator's 'Dao Heart' before they enter the sect. When ordinary people are confused, they are contemptuously called 'Dao Maggots' and killed without mercy, which is called 'eliminating worms and purifying the Dao.' Only those who are born with a clear mind and are not confused are regarded as 'Dao Seeds' and are invited to enter the sect for cultivation."

"—All of these things are unacceptable to me."

Lin Yu said calmly.

Jiang Songjing chuckled a few times.

Lin Yu only narrated the tip of the iceberg, yet he felt the intense cruelty hidden within it.

This is a life-and-death tragedy that people born in the peaceful 21st century of Earth cannot truly witness. Jiang Songjing only had to think about it for a moment before she felt as if a sea of ​​blood was appearing before her eyes.

"...This is the sect leader's benevolence, but also the killing karma of those cultivators."

Jiang Songjing bowed respectfully to Lin Yu.

This time, Lin Yu did not refuse, but looked at Jiang Songjing meaningfully after he finished bowing, with a half-smile.

"This is merely my bias, and it cannot be judged by the standards of benevolence and virtue. As for those cultivators, it is essentially unrelated to morality, but rather stems from their cultivation of the Dao... Do you know what most cultivators who hold this view are cultivating?"

"Could it be...?"

Jiang Songjing swallowed hard, but Lin Yu nodded and said softly:

"You guessed right, most of those cultivators have entered the [Wood Cultivation] path!"

"Those who cultivate wood seek immortality and the support of the heavens, drawing near to the great sun. Thus, they see the vastness of the heavens and the sun, but forget that their roots are in the turbid realm. Therefore, cultivators of this path are self-respecting and noble, yet arrogant and self-important, to the point that they cannot tolerate even a speck of dust in their eyes. It is not surprising that they categorize people as 'Dao maggots' or 'Dao seeds' based on their own ideas."

"But in my view, all of this is because they are not upholding the Way, but rather being swayed by it. As a result, their nature has changed, and their devotion to the Way has become imprisonment—in the end, they are merely tools for their own self-destruction on the path of the Way... Jiang Songjing, do you understand what I'm saying?"

Lin Yu's gaze fell upon him, intangible yet immeasurably imposing, causing Jiang Songjing to immediately become solemn, fully understanding his meaning.

"The Sect Master's words... Jiang Songjing will never forget them in his lifetime!"

"it is good."

Lin Yu uttered a single word, and the invisible pressure vanished instantly. However, Jiang Songjing's body remained tense, still firmly remembering every word Lin Yu had just spoken.

Lin Yu glanced at him and continued:

"Now let's talk about cultivation. You have obtained the 'Heavenly Guide to Immortality' technique, and although it is not obvious, it contains spiritual energy. However, you cannot cultivate now because, as I just said, there is no spiritual energy in the world right now."

Although Jiang Songjing did not understand what it meant to attain enlightenment or to comprehend the path to immortality, he immediately understood Lin Yu's meaning as soon as he heard the word "spiritual energy".

But he had a vague sense of certainty in his heart, so he bowed deeply to Lin Yuchang and solemnly said:

"May I ask, Sect Master, when will the spiritual energy appear?"

Lin Yu then smiled and said:

"In a few days to half a month, the spiritual energy will be restored, and all people will have the opportunity to become immortals and attain enlightenment."

Jiang Songjing immediately felt relieved and straightened her body.

At the same time, there was also a sense of dread.

...The spiritual energy is reviving?

"It sounds like a web novel I used to read?!"

"...Could it be that there have always been immortals hiding behind the scenes in this world? Once the spiritual energy recovers, all sorts of myths and legends will return, turning this world into a world of cultivators!?"

"Your understanding is somewhat flawed... but this way of thinking isn't wrong either."

Lin Yu's soft laughter rang out in front of him, but it seemed to fall into Jiang Songjing's ears.

Jiang Songjing tensed up, but then immediately relaxed.

—Without a doubt, his true feelings had been heard by the "Sect Leader" once again.

But at this moment, when she thought about this matter again, Jiang Songjing felt neither anger at the invasion of her privacy nor fear of encountering strange or extraordinary beings.

All that remained was a clear-headed tranquility and a natural sense of "how it should be."

"……hehe."

Feeling this sentiment, Jiang Songjing couldn't help but smile bitterly to herself.

Before entering the Yin Zhao Tian, ​​when he discovered that Lin Yu knew the intentions of those people, he felt the pain and anger of being betrayed; after hearing that Lin Yu could read minds, he felt disbelief, terror and astonishment.

But after entering the [Yin Zhao Tian], I received the cultivation method and first learned about Daoist theories... and so it has continued until now.

Looking back, the so-called mind-reading doesn't seem like such a big deal after all.

—After all, He is an immortal!

Even if the world were to be recreated, it wouldn't seem impossible. Compared to that, what is mind reading?

"I had the same feeling every time I met Master Ganmu back then."

Lin Yu looked at Jiang Songjing quietly, but what came to mind was her past self.

This is how lower-level cultivation relates to higher-level cultivation.

Past lives and present lives, it remains the same.

"That's all there is to cultivation. Do you have any further questions?"

Lin Yu opened her mouth and said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Songjing's expression changed, as if she had thought of something.

He took a deep breath.

"May I ask the Sect Master... is it possible for us cultivators to 'bring the dead back to life'?!"

Lin Yu looked at him, a smile playing on her lips but not out.

"You are indeed a compassionate person. However, 'resurrection' is an extremely difficult thing, and it is absolutely impossible to achieve by relying solely on 'survivors.' Unless..."

Despite being mentally prepared, Jiang Songjing was still immediately disappointed upon hearing Lin Yu's words. However, Lin Yu's next words made his heart leap again.

"—Unless the heavens and earth change, the underworld appears, and reincarnation is opened, so that all living beings have a place to return to and a beginning...then, with the power of a true lord and the majesty of a fruition, one can seize that bit of true spirit within reincarnation, and thus turn death into life."

Inside the Baiyang Temple, the brilliant sunlight quietly spilled through the gaps in the pine trees, and Lin Yu gently raised her head, squinting her eyes slightly.

At this very moment, when the concepts of "underworld" and "reincarnation" are mentioned...

Deep within Lin Yu's heart, a very subtle stirring arose.

However, even Lin Yu herself couldn't figure out where this stirring came from for a while.

"..."