I cultivate the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir Dao on Earth

The coffin was filled with a gloomy and turbid atmosphere.

The seemingly vast and empty world inside the coffin suddenly felt incredibly narrow in that instant.

Lin Yujing lay in the coffin with her eyes closed, the Qi Refining Techniques of the "Su Fu Ling Ji Jing" flowing through her mind like water.

"Birth is the end of death, and death is the beginning of life. If you wish to seek the path to immortality, you must first understand the mechanism of death... The coffin is the place where Yin and Yang meet, the axis of the transformation between life and death. Lying in the coffin, one nourishes the Yin body daily, absorbs the Yin energy, and opens the door to the Dao... In this way, one obtains the profound secrets and refines one's Qi."

The conclusion, word by word, had been memorized countless times in Lin Yu's previous life and was already deeply ingrained in her mind.

Looking back now, those words seem to have come to life, becoming manifest truths, pulsating and rising, as if about to leap into the infinite world outside Lin Yu's mind and body, filling some kind of void in this world.

At this moment, Lin Yu's magical power and spiritual consciousness also began to surge.

The imagery within the coffin had somehow touched upon a certain key, causing them to naturally yearn to leap over it.

"No rush... no rush."

Lin Yu closed his eyes and softly recited the mantra, but then made a hand seal to suppress the urge to leap and break free.

That was both suppressing the magical power within the body and nurturing a certain impatient, ignorant will in the world.

"This world... is hoping that I will ascend to the level of Qi refinement and enlighten Him, so it is eager to try and is working hard to elevate me."

"But He didn't know what it meant to ingest spiritual energy and cultivate one's spiritual path. Before I could properly regulate and condense the right spiritual energy, His actions and attempts to elevate Him were reckless."

"If one follows this ascent, the best outcome would be becoming a cultivator of mixed qi, with all five virtues mixed together, and no chance of further advancement—but there's a greater than 90% chance that one will fail to establish a path to enlightenment, fail to refine qi, and die instantly!"

Lin Yu smiled, her true spirit sensing the workings of heaven and earth.

The unknowing will between heaven and earth also opened everything to him, allowing him to carefully experience the wishes and instincts behind it.

Although manifesting is a breakthrough, the true spirit deep within the sea of ​​consciousness resides in the metal element, standing in a higher position and a more distant place, observing everything along with the magical power of his own body and the changes around him.

"Refining Qi is not a hurdle for me. Even without the cultivation of a True Lord, breaking through would be effortless. But this innate ability of heaven and earth that manifests when I am about to break through is a spiritual resource that True Lords, and even Immortals, crave..."

Lin Yu pondered silently.

The universe operates in motion, and nature changes, revealing the purest essence of the Dao to Lin Yu in such a way.

However, in the cultivation world of the previous life, the essential Dao essence between heaven and earth had already been divided and divided by the fruition positions, giving rise to all sorts of wondrous phenomena.

—But these are all phenomena.

The Dao resides within, yet each has its own master; whenever a cultivator gains enlightenment, they are often burdened by obstacles in the Dao.

Even if there is no True Lord in the position.

The flow of the Five Virtues and the changes of Yin and Yang can always be felt by the True Lord of the Dao, and be plotted against by the True Man of the Dao.

It was a world where everything was interconnected, a world shrouded in a dense net, leaving no loopholes to exploit.

It is also a world where the Dao Ancestors, Immortal Lords, and True Lords of the past and present have stripped away the immortal secrets and occupied the Dharma positions. As a result, the Dao essence between heaven and earth has been constantly encroached upon and divided up. It is like a great river flowing straight down, but each master has diverted the flow into its own channels and built its own reservoirs. As a result, it has become weaker and drier. So much so that this kind of integrated Dao essence can never be seen or comprehended by any cultivator.

Only in the world where Earth is located, or rather, in this universe that is still dominated by "scientific Taoism," is there such an opportunity for all wonders to be revealed and the essence of Tao to be fully displayed.

"...The five types of wood are called sinking, hiding, cultivating, flourishing, and sweet...The five types of fire are called hidden, mysterious, separating, blazing, and covering...The five types of earth are called observing, containing, flowing, classic, and suppressing...The five types of metal are called bright, secret, pure, leathery, and precious...The five types of water are called deep, plain, empty, extending, and originating..."

"...believing that the extremes of Yin and Yang, with order within change, and the circulation of the Five Virtues pervading all within...then the Three Yin and Three Yang, with Heaven as the boundary and Earth as the reference point, thus fully grasp the wonders..."

Taking advantage of the opportunity when heaven and earth opened their arms to him and revealed their profound Dao, Lin Yu continuously comprehended the mysteries within and advanced his Dao cultivation.

Although this does not increase his actual cultivation or combat power, it helps his most important cultivation and wisdom, which is the most essential improvement!

"At this moment, a single breath is worth more than a hundred years of arduous cultivation in a previous life!"

A profound sense of enlightenment welled up in Lin Yu's heart. This joy of enlightenment surpassed any sensual pleasure. His mind seemed to be sparkling with countless flashes of inspiration, making him reluctant to leave and wanting to immerse himself in it forever.

but……

A subtle fire of restlessness ignited within me, and a nameless anxiety spread through my heart.

"...He really has no patience."

Lin Yu smiled slightly, understanding that this was the natural urging of heaven and earth.

In order to wait for him to break through the Qi Refining stage, Heaven and Earth eagerly revealed their Dao essence, just so that when he broke through the Qi Refining stage, spiritual energy and spiritual energy would be fully born, generating spiritual atmosphere to complete themselves.

However, Lin Yu kept lingering at the last minute, maintaining his perfected embryonic breathing cultivation and using his metal elemental status to experience the essence of the Dao of heaven and earth.

Such behavior...

It truly stirred the very essence of heaven and earth!

"...Never mind."

Lin Yu sighed softly in her heart.

Let's end our enlightenment before refining Qi here.

Although it was a bit of a pity, Lin Yu wasn't particularly disappointed.

Although the essence of the Dao was revealed to him by heaven and earth, this essence was not something that ordinary cultivators, or even Purple Mansion True Persons, could comprehend.

Even though he had been comprehending the Dao by relying on his status based on the metal element, the consumption of his spiritual consciousness and magical power still existed, and he was already close to his limit.

Moreover, and more importantly, if he's not mistaken, there's another surprise waiting for him after he breaks through to the Qi Refining stage...

"Then, let's break through."

Lin Yu's mind sharpened. This was a crucial hurdle for cultivators in their previous lives, a hurdle they had to be extremely careful about, yet he could break through it so easily, so effortlessly!

It's like swallowing a dessert after a main meal.

It's like having a bowl of light and refreshing soup before the next big meal.

—That's only natural!

Deep within his consciousness, that golden essence suddenly burst forth with boundless dark light.

Inside the coffin, the original yin and turbid energy was gathered together and transformed into a dark and profound spiritual energy!

[The Yin Qi within the Coffin]!

When the coffin is placed inside the body, it is called burial;

When the yin manifests, it is called darkness;

A bundle in a net is called a woven basket.

This could be described as "Burial, Dispelling, and Summoning the Netherworld's Aura"!

The spiritual energy required for entering the Dao and consuming the "Su Fu Ling Ji Jing" was thus clearly revealed through Lin Yu's connection with the metal element.

The Yin Qi from the coffin spun into threads, weaving into a net that gently covered Lin Yu's body.

It was just a fleeting moment.

Within the lower dantian, magical power surged forth.

Within the Upper Palace of Shengyang, spiritual consciousnesses interacted in harmony.

The Yin Qi from the coffin seeped into his limbs and bones, vanishing in an instant. Lin Yu's magical power and spiritual awareness melted away like snow melting in the sun, merging the Yin Qi into his own essence and resources, opening the invisible door and breaking through the wondrous barrier.

Then, for the first time in this world, an extremely strange and extremely gloomy aura appeared.

By connecting internal and external resources, one can open the gateway to the Dao and transcend the barriers between heaven and earth.

—This is called [Qi Refining]!

The moment it appeared, it was sensed by heaven and earth. Thus, for the first time, a mysterious force arose across the seven continents and four oceans, among countless stars, manifesting as a tangible existence, even causing the entire universe to darken for a fleeting moment.

—This is called [Expounding the Way]!

Refining Qi.

A spiritual atmosphere arises!

Although this spiritual aura did not permeate the entire universe, allowing spiritual energy to evolve to infinity and become the manifest path of the entire world.

However, within the entire Baiyang Temple, centered on the coffin in which Lin Yu was located, an invisible wave began to spread outwards.

Like a ripple on the sea, spreading out horizontal waves, slowly extending to the far distance.

……

National Meteorological Center.

Headquarters.

Through real-time monitoring by meteorological satellites, observations by local meteorological stations, and the aggregation of all data every few hours, the central computer screens constantly display the real-time evolution of various meteorological data and the instantaneous changes in cloud maps.

To prevent extreme weather from impacting economic activities, observers are on duty 24 hours a day in front of the computer screens at the meteorological center to record and issue warnings.

After all, the weather system is a chaotic system, and even with the help of supercomputing and AI, weather forecasts cannot be perfect.

However, with the advancement of atmospheric science and the development of remote sensing and computer technology, extreme weather is no longer so difficult to predict.

Although things like using hydrogen bombs to destroy hurricanes and preemptively resolve the eye of the storm are still nonsense.

However, it is no longer difficult to detect the precursors of extreme weather a few days in advance.

At this very moment, in the dead of night in Eastern Time, the observer on duty tonight sits in front of a computer screen, watching the real-time images transmitted from the satellite and the compiled meteorological data.

At this moment, in addition to the professional recording software, his computer screen also showed a status bar for AI program analyzing data flashing.

Today, AI has become standard equipment in meteorological centers, serving as a supplement to manual observation to help analyze abnormal climate data and detect signs of extreme weather.

The observers have been working with AI for some time now.

The transition from initial discomfort to later dependence was very natural.

Even now, AI has almost become an indispensable assistant for him when he wants to take a nap during his late-night shifts.

"..."

The observer stared at the screen, feeling a little sleepy.

His eyes were slightly narrowed, like a cat curled up in its bed.

Just as I was about to prop my head up with my hands and do my night shift as usual, I closed my eyes for a minute or two.

Just then, a rapid AI notification sounded in his headphones, interrupting his drowsiness.

"...!"

"...What's going on? Is another hurricane about to hit?!"

The observer was wide awake, immediately sat up straight, gripped the mouse, and stared at the AI ​​prompts on the computer screen.

but……

His brows furrowed tightly.

"There's nothing on the satellite imagery...?"

"Could it be that this thing is malfunctioning?"

He muttered to himself, glancing at the AI-assisted software on the computer screen.

AI is not infallible; it may occasionally react incorrectly due to oversensitivity. In such cases, human judgment and careful observation are necessary.

"No matter what, let's see how it goes."

With that in mind, the observer clicked on the satellite images that the AI ​​had warned about.

They were peaceful satellite images, showing nothing amiss; the cyclone cloud images all appeared perfectly normal, without any clues.

The observer tried to zoom in—

Double, triple, five times...

When the screen zoomed in to a certain magnification, his mouse stopped, and his expression suddenly shifted from nonchalant to one of shock!

Because of a black line.

A black line appears on the cloud map.

A very faint black line.

It needs to be magnified many times to see clearly.

But when his naked eye was finally able to catch the black line, it appeared as a faint blot of ink, gently lying across the clouds hanging in the sky.

Downwards, it would likely fall between 120 and 150 degrees east longitude.

Above, it rose to the clouds and the vast sky.

It transformed into an iron curtain, at least tens of thousands of kilometers long, and just like that, it used itself as a boundary, as if it had separated the entire earth above the clouds!

It's as if there's a celestial being as large as a star in the universe.

He emerged from the depths of the galaxy, gently picked up his brush, and drew a line above the clouds of Earth.

It is painted on the Earth.

It's like a stroke of a brush to paint an eyebrow.

"...!!"

The observer's lips trembled, yet he was unable to describe the shock he felt at that moment.

He immediately rushed to the computer, urgently retrieving the latest satellite imagery, typing away at the keyboard, and receiving the latest weather data—

"That black line... what is it?! Could it be a new precursor to extreme weather?! Quickly compile the latest data and report it urgently!"

Amidst their anxiety, new satellite images were transmitted in real time, but the observer was stunned when looking at the latest image on the screen.

"This is……"

In those images, the black line that was originally there, the position of the "eyebrow" stroke, had completely disappeared, and it had returned to the calm and natural vortex it had been before.

The flowing clouds seemed to mock his current shock, appearing so leisurely and carefree.

"..."

The observers were completely baffled and spent the entire night intently watching the latest satellite images.

Even though images were still being transmitted by satellite, the black line from before was nowhere to be seen.

It disappeared completely, as if it were a cruel joke played by God.

the next day.

Rubbing his bloodshot eyes, the observer and his new colleague finished their shift handover and submitted a report on the unusual images.

Now, he felt relaxed again.

Although the black line remains a mystery at this moment, after observing it all night, he found that the satellite was unaffected and the weather system showed no abnormalities. Therefore, he decided to let the higher-ups handle the matter.

Perhaps it was just a minor malfunction in the weather satellite's camera.

With this thought in mind, the observer felt more relaxed.

Exhausted after a long night, all he wanted to do was go back and catch up on his sleep.

Much later, the observer understood the meaning of the black line.

But by then, he would never have the chance to see those images again.

There will never be another chance to see that thrush.