Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 467 Yuanlei Palace

Inside the cave.

Fang Qing took out the second half of the "Tai Su Jin Shu" and carefully read through it.

Although this book describes the mysteries of "the year's ruling star," believing it entirely would likely lead to one's own demise.

"Guest, is there really no hope of being on duty this year?"

"There is also the desire to [be the year's representative], which requires focusing on one virtue and not being able to stray from it?" "At least this 'Tai Su Jin Shu' is a truth recognized by me, the Golden Core True Lord... Therefore, it is not impossible to deduce it from the opposite perspective."

He calculated with his fingers and silently deduced: "In the lineage of Yin and Yang and the Five Virtues, the four virtues of Yin and Yang, metal and fire, have all been in charge of the year. Their positions cannot be changed, and their paths cannot be altered... The remaining elements of water, earth, and wood have all experienced changes in their positions and paths of the year."

"In ancient times, the stomach usurped the virtue of willow, thus weakening the [willow earth] element..."

"So, if one wishes to obtain the Earth element [for the year], the proper procedure should be: Earth of the Stomach in the primary position, Earth of the Willow in the secondary position, Earth of the Woman in the secondary position, and Earth of the Root in the vacant position?"

"But [Willow Earth] has been stripped of one of its supernatural powers, making it truly incomplete. Perhaps [Stomach Earth] is dominant, [Woman Earth] is subordinate, [Di Earth] is compliant, and [Willow Earth] is deficient?"

"If it's the second one, then Vairocana Buddha is far too ruthless, or rather, insidious. He holds the 'Lord of the Mortuary' in his grasp and has blocked the path of the Earth Virtue [Yearly Officer]?"

"Was Xu Hei's advancement to the Purple Mansion realm, marked by the hidden workings of the Earth Virtue, related to this?"

After a brief deduction, Fang Qing sighed in admiration, saying that now that the undercurrents were surging, he was even more determined to keep the tiger out of its den.

My top priority is to acquire Golden Core combat power as soon as possible... I can't miss the opportunity to obtain the [Mysterious Thunder] position. Even if there are pitfalls, I need to at least sit on it to find out where the pitfalls are and how to resolve them...

He sat cross-legged and silently circulated the "Jade Thunder Technique".

This Nascent Soul inheritance did not come from the Thunder-type Nascent Soul of the Zhou Tian Star Palace, but from the inheritance of the rogue cultivator, Venerable Wan Lei. Yet it is still incredibly miraculous and has a sense of orthodox Thunder Dao.

The cause and effect with the Thunder Palace far surpasses that of the "Heart Thunder Transmission Scripture," so Fang Qing gradually began to focus on this skill and attempted to refine his spirit and unite with the Dao.

Stab it!

As he silently circulated his cultivation technique, the spiritual energy of thunder in the world unconsciously converged towards the deserted island, gradually forming dark clouds and causing thunder to dance wildly.

If he were to meditate here for decades, he might even be able to create a spiritual vein out of thin air.

Fang Qing used his primordial spirit to sense heaven and earth, entering a state of "unity of heaven and man," and also held three items with great causal significance: the "Mysterious Thunder Drum," the "Palace of Ten Thousand Thunders Diagram," and the "Jade Thunder Talisman."

In an instant, he sensed that "Thunder Palace" again!

It roams the void, ever-changing, with countless bolts of lightning flashing.

Inside, there is an unpredictable golden position, which represents thunder and lightning, calamity and fire, the interplay of yin and yang, and the vows of gods and men.

That's—thunder!

[Mysterious Thunder] Countless bolts of lightning, following this subtle sensation, struck Fang Qing's body, only to be absorbed by him like a sponge. A burst of lightning and fire erupted in his eyes, turning his pupils a bluish-purple color. *Sizzle!*

Lightning flashed and gradually coalesced into a wondrous form behind Fang Qing.

Amidst the mystical, there was the hidden movement of lightning, with each of the bird-beaked, human-bodied thunder spirits, wielding thunder chisels, guarding the void. There were also lightning goddesses holding mirrors and fans, like two rows of ceremonial guards.

"A supernatural power?" Fang Qing looked into his Purple Mansion and saw that his Purple Mansion, which was originally empty, now had a supernatural power. Its lightning was blazing and it vaguely formed a palace. It was also surrounded by countless blue and purple clouds that transformed into thunder, as if it were the central hub of ten thousand thunders.

"【Mysterious Thunder】Divine Power—'Primordial Thunder Palace'?"

"So the so-called 'refining the spirit and uniting with the Dao' of Nascent Soul cultivators is actually sensing the Golden Position and directly forming supernatural powers within their own Purple Mansion? There's no need for the series of processes of cultivating the Dao foundation in the Dantian and Qi Sea, and then elevating the supernatural powers?"

Fang Qing suddenly grasped the mystery of this new method of Qi Refining. Not to mention that this supernatural power directly originated from the Metal position and was perfectly in sync with a certain image of [Mysterious Thunder].

Just skipping the foundational stage alone saves so much effort. "It wasn't in vain that I've been sensing the [Mysterious Thunder] Golden Position for so long; I've finally comprehended a divine ability..."

Fang Qing clenched his fist, and wisps of lightning flickered at his fingertips. The 'Yuan Lei Palace' had a kind of 'World Divine Power' feel to it, as it could create a thunder palace to imprison enemies, and could also generate countless bolts of lightning within it, making it extremely powerful in combat.

Of course, the most crucial thing is that he possesses supernatural powers. Now, Fang Qing can even write a Qi cultivation method about the "Yuan Lei Palace" to gather thunder essence, cultivate the foundation of the Dao, and then elevate his supernatural powers.

However, due to the lack of a metal element, this technique cannot be cultivated in the Qi Cultivation Path and can only be spread in the Qi Refining Path for the time being, making it a useless skill.

"More importantly, I vaguely sensed various images of [Mysterious Thunder]. It is not just about thunderous killing; it also represents 'divine punishment' and 'divine law.' There is a certain image that resonates with it, and it also has the authority of 'oath'!"

If it is a testament to their oath, it should be more secure and have stronger binding force than a contract I make using [shamanic] spirits and deities.

In addition, thunder also represents vitality and has a "life" aspect. Each of these images can be transformed into a divine power. Once the four divine powers are perfected, even without finding the Thunder Palace, one can try to seek gold and attract the [Mysterious Thunder] gold position to appear in the world on its own...

Unfortunately, if I could obtain an ancient method of the Thunder Dao lineage, my progress in comprehending supernatural powers would be ten or even a hundred times faster!

Overjoyed, Fang Qing immediately prepared to find several fairies to listen to music and celebrate.

But in the blink of an eye, Dao Shengzhu, being all-encompassing, brought him bad news from the Dao of Subduing Qi.

He accepted the explanation.

Xituo County.

Wusheng Temple.

A guardian deity appeared in the void and handed the letter in his hand to Moonlight White Tara.

The Moonlight White Tara, with her radiant skin and compassionate face, received the letter, and a hint of sorrow appeared on her face: "The great war has broken out again. The Dharma King has ordered us to retreat to the Vajrayana region at once."

Tara wanted to return to the Secret Realm, so she fled into the void and arrived in a short while.

However, relocating the century-old Baigudao estate would be extremely troublesome.

The same applies to Kongque Tara. She was the little princess of the defeated Qingniao tribe back then, and she had a group of low-level demons under her command who needed to be settled.

"What about the numerous forces under your command, such as the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan and the Dao Foundation Aristocratic Families?" Medicine King Qing Dumu asked.

The Purple Mansion Immortal Clan left a branch in the secret realm during the last great war, and we will invite them into the secret realm together this time.

"As for the Daoji family?" Black Tara, the Demon Subduer, said coldly, "Once the cattle and sheep are fattened up, they will naturally be slaughtered and eaten. If we don't eat them, are we going to leave them for our enemies to eat later?"

These words were cold, carrying the cruel reality of the survival of the fittest in the Secret Realm, but the other three Taras remained unmoved.

They came to Xituo County from the White Bone Path, just like farmers and herdsmen. These cultivators were like growing crops and livestock. Now that they had grown up, they naturally had to be taken away in one go, otherwise it would be a huge loss.

"In that case, first inform the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan that True Person Bai has always been close to my Dao and will not disobey. As for True Person Wuchenzi..."

Moonlight White Tara said, "This person has not shown his face for a long time, and we don't know what he is like, but we should be on guard. As for Yan Yuanzi, the True Man of the Four Directions Merchant Guild, he is also one of our people. The area bordering the Demonic Path in Xituo County is the southern mountains and the eastern land. We should send a few people there to resist the enemy layer by layer, so that we can withdraw at our leisure."

Dispatch the Purple Mansion True Man and Du Zi Du Mu to hold back the demon army with formations at the front, so that they can easily reap the rewards from behind.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other Tara remained unchanged, but Kongque Tara seemed to be thinking and said, "Moyun Cliff's strength has been reduced, and there won't be many True Persons left. If there is an array, I can hold off one or two of them by myself without much problem."

However, the Yin Corpse Sect in the south, whose sect leader died last time, is coming this time with a heart full of revenge, so the battle will surely be exceptionally fierce.

"There's no need for us all to go. Although true spirits can be reincarnated, it's still dangerous..."

Moonlight White Tara said, "Then let True Man Bai and Kong Que go to the east to repel the enemy. Also, send a message to True Man Yuanzi, along with Fumo Hei and Yaowang Qing, to go to the southern mountains to guard against the Yin Corpse Sect."

This is essentially using the Purple Mansion True Man below as cannon fodder.

However, now that the secret treasures are facing great difficulties, there's no time to worry about such things.

Just then, outside Wusheng Temple, in the vast emptiness, a large, dark blue hand suddenly stretched out.

The massive hand was cold and stiff, like the body of a reanimated corpse. It struck, but was blocked by the great array of the mandala, causing the ground to shake violently and several mountains to collapse…

The White Bone Sect is, after all, a Purple Mansion force that has been operating in Xituo County for over a hundred years. While it may not be impregnable, the array protecting this temple is among the best of all Purple Mansion arrays.

"The Corpse Sect?" Moonlight White Tara clasped her hands together, a ray of moonlight falling upon her, her face chilling: "I wonder which master made this move?"

"It's truly an anomaly that such a small county as Xituo has produced three Purple Mansion True Persons."

A blue-faced, fanged corpse emerged from the void, with a tall, slender man wearing a bronze mask standing atop it.

The woman's radiance was incredibly intense, converging around her, making it seem as if countless ghosts and gods were lurking on her robes, and an impenetrable layer of dark mist clung to her bronze mask.

"The new sect leader of the Corpse Sect?"

"A Grand Master in the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm?"

Upon seeing this scene, a hint of despair flashed across the faces of the four Tara women.

The Great Immortal can easily crush the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, while Tara is even inferior to the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

If it weren't for the altar ritual comparable to the Purple Mansion Grand Array that they could utilize, they would probably have been killed by this Yin Corpse Sect Master in an instant, like cutting melons and vegetables... At that time, whether their true spirits could successfully escape back to the Great Snow Mountain to be reincarnated would be unknown!

Even with a esoteric Buddhist formation comparable to the Purple Mansion realm, it could only last a few more hours. If it were a true early-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, it might last a few more days.

Fortunately, even a few hours is enough time to secretly send reinforcements.

It's hard to say about other lineages, but the Wuxiang Temple of All Beings will not abandon them.

Well, it's hard to say.

To the Dharma King, Tara is nothing more than a pawn, someone who can be sacrificed at will. If her true spirit were to return to the Great Snow Mountain, she could ascend to the throne again in just twenty years. She is a consumable that can be repeatedly used.

It would be truly not worth sacrificing the life of the Dharma King for the sake of a few Taras and their children.