Chapter 391
“Then she became the new leader of the sect, and later, he took the path of extreme yin to its pinnacle, achieving the transformation of extreme yin into yang, and returned to his former self.”
“To accomplish this, he staged a drama where the old leader was framed and imprisoned, enduring hardships until he finally saw the light of day again, restored order, and defeated the usurping enchantress, reclaiming his throne.”
“If I hadn’t entered his dream, I wouldn’t have known that these two leaders were actually the same person.”
At this point, Qin Yuzhi shivered, as if the memory itself made her feel dirty.
Ying Bing: “…”
Tian Miao: “…”
Li Mo: “…”
This is wilder than any unofficial history! If such talent emerges, it’s no wonder that the Huanshen Sect, once a powerful force managing the lives of beings across the heavens and earth, has now fallen to such a state that everyone wants to take a shot at it.
“You’re not going to teach us that kind of method, are you? I’m not interested.”
Li Mo firmly rejected.
Qin Yuzhi paused her exclusive enamel cup, annoyed, and said, “Look at you, so impatient! Let me finish my story first! Doesn’t this need a conclusion?”
“…”
Why don’t you start from the beginning of time?
Li Mo silently complained but still clasped his hands, signaling her to continue.
“Hmph, later on, this person took charge of both the path of extreme yang and the path of extreme yin, but they remained two separate paths. He then immersed himself in research, seeking to unify the two.”
“In the end, he truly found a method: dual cultivation! He created a practice for both men and women to cultivate together, harmonizing yin and yang!”
“Ah?”
Li Mo was dumbfounded.
What the hell, is he the ancestor of the Hehuan Sect?
“Put away that inappropriate look; it is indeed a legitimate method, revealing the profound mysteries of yin and yang.”
“It’s just right for your current situation. Hmph, ordinary people would need great fortune to learn such a lost secret!”
Qin Yuzhi snapped her fingers, and two dreamlike bubbles flew out from her sleeve, entering the foreheads of Li Mo and Ying Bing.
Understanding surged within them. Ying Bing initially furrowed her brows but then relaxed slightly.
This is indeed a legitimate method from the Xuanmen.
Of course, it requires the practitioner to maintain a clear heart and mind.
A clear heart and mind, yes, I’ve always been like that.
She glanced at Li Mo and found him looking righteous, his gaze resolute. Anyone who saw him would say he’s a true gentleman.
“…”
“Wow, indeed impressive! The person who created this method must be a prodigy.”
After absorbing the teachings from the bubbles, Li Mo curiously asked, “So how did he abdicate and let you become the leader?”
Qin Yuzhi felt this question was a bit rude. She paused for a moment and said, “He went down the wrong path. First, many people sought him out to reverse yin and yang. It started with some eunuchs from the palace, and later even some who wanted to experience a different life came to him. This was against the law.”
“Ah?”
The path of crime is indeed a wrong path.
“Secondly, the method itself is neither good nor evil, but people can be. Later, some sought efficiency and went down the wrong path, which is to engage in ‘supplementation.’”
“In short, the Yin-Yang Hall not only failed to maintain balance but instead caused chaos, and some concubines even became pregnant with illegitimate children. In the end, the current Emperor Yu was furious and dismissed him.”
“Why does it feel like it’s mainly because of the harem issues?”
“In the end, he left with a group of confidants and established something… oh, right, the Hehuan Sect.”
“Pfft.”
Li Mo almost choked on the snow spirit ginseng.
So he really is the ancestor of the Hehuan Sect!
So this dual cultivation technique, strictly speaking, originated from the founder of the Hehuan Sect.
Li Mo scratched his neck and glanced at the ice princess.
Ying Bing’s face was as cold as frost, her demeanor icy.
If you ignore her slightly trembling eyelashes and the wailing doll, the Cold Fairy seemed completely focused.
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Chapter 432: Little Li’s New Nickname, First Weapon Forging
In the tranquil night at Qiu Shui Pavilion, on the second floor, the chill of early spring stirred the window curtains, casting the flickering candlelight into the silhouette of a woman.
Ying Bing was bent over her desk, pen in hand, writing elegant characters.
The first line on the paper read:
‘Harmonizing Yin and Yang.’
This was the dual cultivation technique taught by Sect Leader Qin, created by the ancestor of the Hehuan Sect.
This dual cultivation method requires practitioners to achieve two things: first, their breaths must harmonize; second, their spirits must merge…
What a coincidence, isn’t it?
The key points of the first and second layers of “Phoenix Singing at Tianze” align perfectly!
This means that she and that little Li classmate don’t even need to practice; the prerequisites have already been laid down, and they even have matching ‘training outfits.’
The two complement each other, surely allowing her to make great strides in her Taiyin divine intent…
Ying Bing sat at her desk, her gaze distant, then instinctively peeked through the crack in the door at the room across, where Li Mo was staying.
Clearly, the two had already been cultivating together quite naturally before.
But ever since she learned what was on little Li’s mind and had that dream…
“I still haven’t perfected my hundred birds phoenix form.”
“It’s not the right time yet…”
She lowered her head and poked the doll’s head, then quickly withdrew her finger as if it had been burned, as if the doll now carried the warmth of having just emerged from the fire vein.
Moments later, the candlelight in the room extinguished, and the light of the Jade Phoenix deity illuminated the space.
…
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Mo stepped onto the Divine Weapon Peak, looking back at the peaks of Qingyuan Sect, still draped in silver, the snow undiminished. Spring seemed to have arrived, yet it also felt like it hadn’t.
“Early spring is here, but the snow is melting so slowly.”
He couldn’t help but sigh.
“It takes more than a day to freeze three feet of ice, but once the snow starts to melt, it will only melt faster from then on.”
Elder Hanhe smiled slightly.
The youthful heart is easily swayed by the seasons; after all, Li Mo is still a young lad.
But it is precisely this young lad who has increasingly astonished him and Elder Zeng, even overturning their previous understanding.
“Let’s go to the fire vein and see your recent results.”
Elder Zeng took the cold spring pill Li Mo handed him and stood up to lead the way.
“Making it sound like you’re the one teaching your apprentice.”
Elder Hanhe grumbled, then took a step but turned back, puzzled, and said, “By the way, Li Mo, why don’t you take some cold spring pills too? Your fiery energy is… too strong.”
“... I’ve already taken some.”
“?”
“Maybe I didn’t take enough; I’ll have a few more.”
“???”
Watching little Li take the bottle and pop a few more cold spring pills like they were candy, Elder Hanhe fell into deep thought.
It’s understandable for young people to have strong fiery energy, but…
This is just too much!
It can only be described as a prodigious talent. No wonder the Divine Weapon Peak has gradually started to circulate another nickname for Li Mo:
Li Huo Wang (Li the Fiery).
The three of them reached the depths of the earth vein, where the warmth surged as spring arrived, like the heart of a giant awakening from hibernation.
In the depths of the earth vein lay a lump of silvery, shimmering iron essence.
Don’t be fooled by its appearance, which seems only enough to forge a single weapon.
But this is the result of little Li’s diligent refining of iron ore every day. Just adding a hint of it to an ordinary weapon can make it as sharp as a hair.
“Back in the day, when I was an apprentice at the Tianshan Sword Furnace, it took me two years to gather this iron essence, three years to hone my skills, and in total, it took me seven years.”
Elder Zeng’s face showed a nostalgic expression.
“I was about the same.”
Elder Hanhe shared a similar experience.
Just like a chef must start by peeling potatoes, the conditions for an apprentice blacksmith are even stricter. They must practice with ordinary iron ore, forging and tempering enough iron essence before they can officially qualify to forge weapons.
But this kid, Li Mo, completed in three days what took them several years of hard work.
Li Mo said earnestly, “It’s all thanks to the two elders’ tireless guidance.”
“Who has such extraordinary mentors right from the start, along with the use of the ancestor’s divine weapons?”
“Don’t be so modest; that’s not the root of it.”
Elder Hanhe was pleased by the compliment but still waved his hand sternly.
“Today, you’ll attempt your first weapon forging.”
Elder Zeng’s gaze was intense.
“Alright!”
Li Mo approached the ancestor’s anvil, taking out about forty pieces. He was still a bit early for the hammer treasure, so he replicated forty pieces based on the hammer treasure’s design, which could also be used for forging.
At the same time, a heavy, intricately patterned cloud mother cauldron landed before him.
The lump of iron essence was placed back into the cloud mother cauldron, gradually glowing red in the distorted air.
“It’s time to start forging.”
Li Mo focused on the temperature of the iron essence in the cauldron.
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