From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Although the primordial wilderness is vast and is part of the multiverse, it is eternal and indestructible. The primordial spirit entrusting itself to the Heavenly Dao can be considered a righteous achievement, but it is by no means the Great Dao.

When the "great building" collapses one day, he will surely perish!

That is, this "ring" is not constant; like the birth and death of the universe, it too will eventually perish.

At that time.

The primordial spirits entrusted to the Six Sages of Heaven will also perish along with the primordial world... Of course, their information will remain and bloom into similar flowers in the future.

no doubt.

The main reason why the primordial world became what it is today is that people mistake unorthodox practices for the orthodox path without realizing it.

Just like the "Samadhi Fire" gushing out from the Lotus Cave, that is a technique.

To make a distinction, there are two types of Samadhi Fire.

One of them is the art of fire.

The fire formed by mixing and refining the heart fire qi, kidney water qi, and bladder qi is of no benefit whatsoever to internal cultivation of body and mind or control of the fire. It has only two uses: one is to fight enemies, and the other is to internally refine a tangible inner elixir.

The second is the Dharma Fire, which is also the true Samadhi Fire.

Observing the four seasons, controlling the heat, and cultivating the mind and body to create the sacred embryo—this is the great path of cultivation!

After receiving instruction on the Great Way from Jiang Liu and solidifying his foundation, Bajie naturally attained enlightenment.

Hu Yuan and Hu Jue followed Jiang Liu in their cultivation and gained some understanding, becoming more aware of the importance of controlling the timing of fire.

Only Zhong Kui didn't understand what "eye fire," "mind fire," or "qi fire" meant. He assumed that his cultivation was inferior to Zhong Kui's and that he couldn't understand it, so he didn't take it to heart. He strode into the Lotus Cave and said, "Great Sage, I'll go into the cave first to investigate the true nature of that nine-tailed fox."

If that demon, in its panic, flees out of the cave, we hope the Great Sage will lend a helping hand.

"Go then."

Jiang Liu pulled the Ruyi Jingu Bang from his ear, "If that nine-tailed old fox comes out, I will definitely smash her soul to pieces with one blow!"

Chapter 1455 The Alchemist's Harmony of Water and Fire

With Jiang Liu's assurance, Zhong Kui was full of confidence. He tucked the gourd and the jade bottle into his waistband and led the two ghost kings into the cave.

After the three figures disappeared from sight, Jiang Liu instructed, "Bajie, this Lotus Cave probably has more than one entrance and exit. Go and scout the way to the back mountain, lest that nine-tailed old fox escape."

Hu Yuan and Hu Jue, you two were originally tiger kings in the mountains. Now you have cultivated into human form, but your tiger spirit still remains, and you are able to restrain ghosts and monsters.

"Let's go into the cave and lend Zhong Kui a hand."

"Believe it or not, this stone cave really does have a back door. Old Pig will go and guard the back door." Five hundred years ago, Pigsy was captured and taken to Lotus Cave once. He knew the way well, recited the incantation, rode on the clouds, and headed to the back mountain.

The two brothers were ordered to enter the cave one after the other.

Seeing that the cave was brightly lit despite the absence of any lamps, Tiger Brother said, "How strange! How can it be so bright when there are no candles in the cave?"

Tiger Brother was also puzzled: "Brother, we should find that black man first, so we can help each other out."

"That's right!"

Hu Yuan turned around unintentionally and saw that the cave entrance behind her had turned into a cave wall at some point. She agreed with Hu Jue's words, "It's just that the space here is strange and unpredictable. We must not be separated, or our lives will be in danger."

"Absolutely! Absolutely!"

Hu Jue echoed this.

The two brothers slowly made their way along the passage, the elder brother leading the younger, the younger brother standing close to the elder, not daring to separate. When they arrived at the cave, they saw a pool of blood, thirty-six feet wide, with a nine-foot lotus platform in the center. On the platform were two pills, each the size of a fist, one red and one blue. The red one shone brightly, and the blue one rippled gently.

"who?"

A high-pitched voice came from inside the red pill.

"How dare you trespass into Lotus Cave?"

Another loud voice rang out from inside the blue pill.

Afterwards, the two pills floated in mid-air. The red pill transformed into a fierce tiger with fiery light, and the blue pill transformed into a chilling dragon. Without waiting for Hu Yuan and Hu Jue to reply, they absorbed the spiritual essence from the blood pool, forming a ring that bound the two of them.

This ring of water and fire only has the power to bind. Once it is put on, the elixir in the body can no longer circulate, leaving only physical strength, and one will be unable to cast spells.

When Hu Yuan and Hu Jue were kings of Huangfeng Ridge, they had both cultivated tangible demon cores. Now, they were sealed by the water and fire ring and could not use the magic power accumulated within it.

However, they cultivated under Jiang Liu and obtained the Golden Core and Sacred Embryo method. Even without the demon core, their internal Qi flowed smoothly. It's just that they didn't refine the Primordial Qi like Jiang Liu did. Without the support of the demon core's magic power, they couldn't fight for a long time.

"What kind of heroes are you, resorting to underhanded tactics?"

Hu Yuan cursed loudly.

"If you've got the guts, show your true colors and fight us brothers for real!"

Hu Jue shouted.

"Haha! What a pair of fools! You're already trapped by us, why should we waste our energy fighting you?"

The dragon roared and circled the two brothers clockwise, drawing out a chilling aura.

"Moreover, you dared to trespass into the cave of an old woman like us. You must be some wicked little demons. According to your crime, you should have your arms cut off!"

The tiger roared and circled the two brothers counterclockwise, igniting a blazing inferno.

Hu Yuan shivered from the cold.

When exposed to fire, Hu Jue's fur turned black and charred.

In less than half a moment, the tiger brothers were horrified to discover that the demon cores they had cultivated for many years were gradually disintegrating, flowing out from all their orifices and being devoured by the strange tiger and dragon.

"This is bad! If this continues, we'll both perish here!" Hu Yuan cried anxiously, but his bronze head and iron arms couldn't withstand the tempering of the water and fire.

Hu Jue was in the same boat, his eyes filled with panic: "Brother, it seems we can no longer follow our senior brother on his westward cultivation journey!"

Jiang Liu saw all of this.

However, he had no intention of helping.

Without him.

Sending them into the cave to help Zhong Kui was just a side effect; the real purpose was to use the fire tiger and ice dragon to refine the demon cores inside their bodies!

Although the two brothers followed him in cultivating the Golden Elixir, the elixir still remained in their bodies, causing them to unconsciously incorporate a portion of their Qi into the tangible elixir during cultivation.

Therefore, they used the water and fire techniques of those two evil spirits to refine the tangible pill.

Half an hour later, the demon cores inside Hu Yuan and Hu Jue's bodies had cracked and shattered, dissipating into gas that continuously burst out from their hundreds of orifices, causing their faces, which were becoming more and more like humans, to turn back into their original tiger forms.

"Oops!"

Hu Yuan cried out, "Our demon cores are shattered!"

Hu Jue gritted his teeth, recalling the "Samadhi True Fire" principle that his senior brother had mentioned before, and said to Hu Yuan, "Brother, we cannot sit and wait for death."

The eldest disciple once spoke outside the cave about the Samadhi Fire of the Fire of the Eye, the Fire of the Mind, and the Fire of the Qi.

A keen eye observes the four seasons.

The fire of intention controls the temperature.

The fire of Qi refines the body and mind.

No matter how fierce the cold or the flames, they are still within the four seasons and six energies... It's better for us to give it a try than to wait for death."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yuan nodded and circulated his Qi with Hu Jue. Relying on the feeling of being blessed by the Golden Master, he felt his lungs expand and contract, sensing the rhythm of the alternation between the cold and hot Qi surrounding them, and gradually harmonizing with it.

Once the two elements were fully in harmony with the cold and hot energies, the coldness within the body gradually dissipated, the heat in the heart quietly receded, and all the acupoints in the body were completely opened at this moment, actually reclaiming the scattered demon core's magical power back into the body.

However, this magical power does not form a pill in the dantian, but rather integrates into the muscles, bones, internal organs, and skull, making their bodies increasingly resilient.

This is—

An indestructible body!

The two brothers, having benefited, were overjoyed and continued their practice according to the principles of Samadhi Fire.

When all the magical power in the surrounding area returned, Hu Yuan roared and grabbed the tiger with one claw; Hu Jue roared and restrained the dragon with both claws.

The fierce tiger is called the Bashan Tiger, and the dragon is called the Yihai Dragon. Both have no physical body, only their souls, which reside within the Water and Fire Pill. It can nourish the soul and use the power of water and fire to refine the flesh and blood of living beings, refining spiritual essence, magical power, and spirit for the nine-tailed old fox to enjoy.

But now it has been broken by Hu Yuan and Hu Jue.

Hu Yuan devoured the essence of the Bashan Tiger, and his claws burst forth with flames, forging a "fire fan".

Hu Jue swallowed Yi Hailong's essence, and his claws, pierced by icy energy, forged a "water fan".

These two fans, one for water and one for fire, are not real fans. They are shaped like lungs, melting water and fire. When you inhale, you stimulate the yang orifice and exhale, which can turn fire into a cauldron of boiling water; when you stimulate the yin orifice and exhale, it can dispel cold air and bring down sweet rain.

It is:

The interaction of Kan and Li, the convergence of Yin and Yang, the merciless refinement of metals by water and fire. A pillar placed within the wall cannot last long; the elixir, when combined with the physical form, reveals lead and mercury.

Take a deep breath, rotate nine times, and you will attain the Vajra Indestructible Skill. Only when your mind is constant and steadfast will the skill be complete and your power immense!

The two brothers refined pills into their bodies and obtained the essence of Bashan Tiger and Yihai Dragon, greatly increasing their strength. They were extremely excited and secretly praised Jiang Liu for his boundless wisdom.

Once they had calmed themselves down, the two of them didn't linger any longer. They crossed the blood pool and headed towards the cave further inside, only to hear the sounds of fighting again.

"You black devil, how dare you trespass into my elder sister's house and kill my Fox King's ghost soldiers! Last time, you even ordered people to secretly destroy my family's dragon and tiger, causing my elder sister to stop receiving offerings. You dare to bully us like this! You truly don't know what death is coming to you! Take this halberd!"

"You evil spirits, even in death you cannot rest in peace, you continue to harm the people. Today I am determined to wipe you all out!"

The two brothers hurriedly followed the sound and saw a man with a jade-like face, long beard, steel-like eyebrows, and sharp ears. He wore a golden helmet and chainmail, wielding a halberd, and was fiercely fighting Zhong Kui, the two locked in a fierce battle to a standstill…

Chapter 1456 A Golden Lotus Planted in Fire

"Black man! Don't be afraid!"

We've come to your aid!

The tiger brothers, through misfortune, gained a blessing and cultivated an indestructible body. Full of heroic spirit, they grabbed their precept knife and charged towards the fox king, Ah Qi.

Before the fox Ah Qi could react, he was slashed in the back and in the waist. He roared in pain, but Zhong Kui kicked him away. He rolled dozens of times before finally landing on the ground, howling in agony. He cursed, "Bullying the weak with your strength, you're not human!"

"Hmph! What's the point of talking about morality when dealing with demons and monsters like you?"

Hu Jue sneered and was about to swing his knife again when Hu Yuan stopped him, pointing to the wounds on his body and saying, "Wait, look!"

It turned out that although this fox Ah Qi had several wounds on its body, it had no flesh and blood, and was completely cast in iron, just like a puppet.

Five hundred years ago, Fox Seven led his troops to help Golden Horn fight the four disciples. He was no match for Sun Wukong and his strength gave out after three rounds. Pigsy found an opportunity and killed him with a rake.