After returning from the Small Cold World, Zhang Yan did not waste any time. He picked up the "Nine Numbers True Scripture" again. According to his own understanding and the experiences of many people before him, he finally sorted out his thoughts. He roughly knew how to use this true scripture to deduce cultivation methods and develop the Profound Path. (- <
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This true scripture could not be used at will. Instead, it required a large amount of Dan Sha. The longer it took to deduce the method, the more Dan Sha would be used up.
Many cultivators had no choice but to stop and recuperate when they were halfway through the deduction due to insufficient Dan Sha. Once they had recovered, they would start all over again. All their previous efforts would be in vain.
This forced them to have no choice but to greatly shorten the deduction time. However, in this way, the result of the deduction wasn't satisfactory, and it was far from what they wanted.
Zhang Yan had seen and comprehended many things in the Small Cold World. But most of them were related to how to solve this problem.
For example, taking a Dan that could help one's Qi first, followed by a fragrance that could benefit one's spirit, or asking for help from fellow disciples and so on. There were many different methods, but they also gave him a lot of inspiration.
But on this point, he was the one who did not need to worry the most.
Zhang Yan's Dan had reached the first grade. Among his peers, his Dan Sha was the most profound. It could be said that no one could surpass him. He could extend the deduction time the longest. Compared to others, he had an advantage.
But he naturally hoped that the deduction time would be as long as possible. He would not abandon the many methods that had been discovered by others. Thus, before he officially used the method, he made many careful preparations.
He thought to himself, "Of the Five Elements True Light that I cultivate, the fire, wood, and metal elements are not enough. I need to put them aside for now. Now I should deduce the method to use the Water True Light."
There were five different cultivation methods for the Five Directions Five Elements Tai Xuan True Light. Although they came from the same source, they had to be cultivated separately. Thus, he also had to deduce them separately.
Among the three True Lights of Fire, Wood, and Metal, he had practiced a little bit of the Wood True Light, but he had not reached the initial level, so he could not be considered to have successfully cultivated it. As for the Metal True Light and the Fire True Light, because he did not have the Five Elemental Essence Qi, he had not started to cultivate them. Even if he wanted to deduce them, he would not know where to start.
Although the "Nine Numbers Sutra" was mystical, as the saying goes, "Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets All Things." This "One" must first exist in order to use it as a foundation and continue to deduce. It could not be obtained out of thin air.
Among the Five Lights, the True Light of Water was the method that he had practiced the longest. Thus, he decided to deduce the incantation of this method first. After he succeeded, he would continue to deduce the True Light of Earth. If he succeeded, he might be able to deduce the Five Elements True Light one by one.
After everything was ready, he first went over the many details that needed to be taken into account in his mind. After confirming that he had not missed anything, he lit up the incense and took out a pill from his sleeve. Then, he picked up the remnant of the jade and sank his consciousness into it.
This was the first time he entered the remnant of the jade after he had achieved the Transforming Dan. As soon as his mind entered, the doppelganger in the jade suddenly opened its eyes and sat up. At this moment, he felt a few spots of golden light shining above his head. It seemed that there were a few Talisman characters floating in front of him, rotating endlessly as if they were changing at any moment.
He had had such an experience before, so he was not surprised. He was full of energy and his eyes flashed slightly. He looked back and forth between the few characters, and after a while, he fixed his eyes on one of the characters.
He silently pondered for a while, then suddenly shouted, "This character, should be 'Ming'!"
As soon as he said this, it was as if a golden drum was beating in his ears. His body trembled slightly, as if an acupoint had been opened somewhere. His mind suddenly became clear and transparent.
The doppelganger's expression was originally stiff, but in an instant, it became lively and lifelike. For some reason, he also knew many things in his heart.
He looked up and saw that other than the small pot mirror, the remnant of the jade reflected everything in his quiet room. It was almost the same as the real thing.
He smiled slightly and had a thought. The surrounding scenery suddenly faded, and he suddenly sat on the top of a mountain. This was the place where the North Darkstar Continent and the Donghua Continent met.
His mind turned again, and the scenery in front of him changed again. The green stone bed, lonely and cold, appeared in the cave abode of Spirit Page Island.
As he repeatedly visualized, the scenery around him kept changing. However, when he imagined the stars in the sky, the heavenly palaces, and the Imperial Battle Palace, the remnant of the jade did not move.
Chen Xi instantly came to an understanding in his heart, and he nodded in his heart. The various scenes before him could only be changed according to his will and transformed once more at a place he'd personally been to, yet he was unable to imagine it out of thin air. Moreover, various things that contained intelligence like flowers, birds, fish, insects, plants, animals, Magic Treasures, and spirit artifacts didn't exist within it.
After trying it out for a while, he didn't delve too deeply into it. Even though the jade fragment was miraculous and contained many miraculous abilities, the most important matter at hand was to deduce the method to utilize the True Light, and everything else had to be tossed aside.
He sat up straight and cleared his mind of distracting thoughts. He slowly breathed in and out a few times, and when he calmed down, he first stored the True Light according to the method recorded in the "Nine Numbers Sutra." Then, he chanted, thinking about the door that he wanted to go to, and concentrated on the deduction.
Not long after, countless paths appeared in his sea of consciousness. These paths had countless branches that spread out, and then divided into countless forks.
There were many paths that could lead to the technique that he was thinking of. However, there were so many paths that it was difficult to choose. What he needed to do was to choose one path and persevere in it. If he chose the wrong path, he could only turn back and start again.
However, there was a beginning in front of him, and it was not the time to make a choice.
He calmed his mind and continued to deduce. Those paths were like cutting branches and leaves, getting rid of the weeds and removing the redundant nodes, and reducing them one by one.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt that the Pill Evil Energy in his body was flowing out in an extremely terrifying and fast manner. It was as if a large hole had been dug in a reservoir, and the Pill Evil Energy was flowing out at a crazy speed.
However, his expression did not change, and he was extremely calm as he deduced step by step. He did not make the slightest mistake, as if he did not know that there was such a situation.
After an unknown amount of time, perhaps it was an instant, or perhaps it was an extremely long time, the Pill Evil Energy in his body was finally used up. However, after he sorted it out, there were only seven paths left in his sea of consciousness.
Even at this moment, he did not give up. His eyes flashed, and he adjusted his breathing. He shook his Golden Core, and forced out a trace of Pill Evil Energy from his body. He continued to deduce the method. There was a bang in his mind, and his vision went black. It was as if he was going to fall to the ground. Even though this was only a clone, he knew that if he fell, all his previous efforts would be in vain. Thus, he bit the tip of his tongue, and his mind became clear. He finally finished the last step.
At this moment, when he looked into his sea of consciousness again, he saw that one of the original seven paths had been removed, and only six remained.
He sighed. This was almost the limit of what he could do. Even if he did it again, he might not be able to do better than this time.
If he was in the Yuanying realm, he might be able to cut off a few more paths. However, with his current cultivation level and understanding of the "Nine Numbers Sutra", he could no longer take another step forward.
But soon after, a smile appeared on his face.
If a disciple of the same generation reached this step, they could only choose one path forward. Whether they succeeded or not depended on fate. If they were not careful and took a detour, they could only blame their bad luck. Perhaps they would not see the end even if they cultivated until they died of old age.
However, he had the broken jade in his hand, so he was not afraid. He only had to try these seven paths one by one. No matter how bad his luck was, he would always be able to find the most suitable path.
Because he was using the Five Elements True Light to deduce the cultivation method, Zhang Yan was almost certain that although the method he derived might be close to the original cultivation method, it could not be exactly the same. Perhaps it would not reach the power of the original cultivation method, but he did not expect to reach the sky in a single bound.
The good thing about the "Nine Numbers Sutra" was that as his cultivation level increased, he could continue to deduce and perfect the method.
The most terrifying thing on the path of cultivation was not being able to see the path ahead. Wandering in confusion and hesitation, it caused uncertainty to whether to stay or go. But now that he had a goal, even if it was a long time, he would be patient. Because as long as he followed this path, there would be a day when he would succeed.
He let out a long breath. At this time, he felt his mind and spirit exhausted, so he retreated from the broken jade. Perhaps because he had used up too much of his spirit, even his real body's face showed signs of fatigue. He sat down on the bed, closed his eyes, and began to breathe. After a moment, when he opened his eyes, he was full of energy again.
Just as he was about to delve deeper into the broken jade, he suddenly saw a ripple flashing in the small pot mirror. A black-robed scholar walked out and bowed. "Master, there's a person outside with a dozen or so cultivators. They're clamoring for master to go out and fight with them."
Zhang Yan was slightly stunned. There was nothing strange about someone looking for trouble with him. However, since the Pill Grading Meeting, the four Enlightened Masters of the master and disciple lineage had all gone into seclusion, and there was no movement from the Xuanmen aristocratic families. They were all preparing for the sect competition in three years, and they kept restraining each other. Who would come to his sect to provoke him at this time?
He waved his big sleeve, and the small pot mirror immediately showed the scene outside the mountain gate.
He saw a tall and strong young Daoist standing on a surging white wave. His face looked familiar, and behind him were a dozen Qincang School disciples in different clothes. They were pointing at the Heavenly Lake of Clear Darkness with unfriendly expressions.
The black-robed scholar said, "Master, the leading Daoist says his surname is Xiao and his name is Han. He is a disciple of the Xiao clan, and he wants you to take the life of his brother, Xiao Han."
"Xiao Han?"
Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows. He thought for a moment, then sneered. Without getting up, he just waved his sleeve, and the small pot mirror suddenly flashed with a ray of light, shooting up from the twelve palaces below, straight into the sky!
Xiao Han cursed outside for a long time, but there was no movement inside the Heavenly Lake of Clear Darkness. It seemed that this kind of cave abode was protected by a restriction, and no matter how powerful he was, there was no way he could enter. Just as he was waiting impatiently, he saw a ray of light suddenly soar into the sky from the heavenly lake, shining at him from afar. His strength suddenly weakened, and he couldn't help but cry out, "Not good!" The huge wave under his feet suddenly scattered, and he couldn't help but fall from the sky.
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