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Chapter 295: Deceiving Heaven and Earth
Chapter 295: Deceiving Heaven and Earth
The sound of the spring was pleasant to the ear, and a gentle breeze blew.
The three of them stood by the spring.
When the topic of the Transformation Realm was brought up, Shen Yi and Xu Wanyun both had a glint in their eyes.
For most cultivators, it was a realm that was out of reach, but for those who could truly aspire to it, the groundwork for this path had already begun during the Chaos Realm.
"There was once an ancestor of Wutong Mountain, a Revered Transcendent who said something."
"The essence of cultivation can be summed up in one word."
Forgetting her earlier embarrassment, Xu Wanyun's eyes lit up with aspiration, and she slowly uttered a word: "Deceive."
"To wield the power of heaven and earth with a mortal body, the most crucial thing is to deceive this very heaven and earth. Whether it's using the essence of qi to condense a Nascent Divine Infant or using various spirit roots to assemble the five viscera, the goal is to make oneself appear more like a naturally born spiritual being in the eyes of heaven and earth."
She pointed to the sky, "To make it think we are on the same side."
After speaking, Xu Wanyun retracted her gaze, "The quality of one's spirit root represents the affinity one can have with heaven and earth in the future. Those cultivators who are stuck in the early stages of the Transformation Realm for their entire lives, even if their souls are powerful, are limited by their spirit roots and can only manipulate the qi of heaven and earth within a hundred-mile radius at most."
"No matter how exquisite your cultivation technique is or how skilled you are at controlling qi, if you don't have enough qi, it will all be like a mirage that shatters at the slightest touch."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi raised his eyes to the azure sky, his heart filled with longing.
After all, his seemingly casual palm strike that had severely injured the decrepit old man had actually consumed several Demon King Pills.
Otherwise, just half a strike of the Li Huo Fen Xin Palm would have been enough to deplete his Nascent Divine Infant.
No matter how much foundation one accumulated, there would always come a day when it ran out. Only by stepping into the Transformation Realm could one truly draw support from the very heaven and earth.
"How much of heaven and earth's qi can Nie harness?"
Shen Yi looked to the side, not because he wanted to compare himself to Xuan Jian Zhen Ren, but because he only knew of this renowned expert.
"This isn't something you'd find in books, so how would I know..."
Xu Wanyun pondered for a moment, hesitating as she tried to comfort him, "Four to five thousand miles? Or perhaps eight to nine thousand miles, it's hard to say. Actually, when it comes to the qi of heaven and earth, having too much isn't all that useful. After all, even if you have an inexhaustible amount, you still need to find a way to utilize it. If your cultivation technique isn't refined and your methods are too shallow, it's all for naught."
Hearing these contradictory words, Shen Yi fell silent.
This woman's cultivation was clearly not bad, but she always gave people the feeling that she wasn't very reliable.
Instead, it was Qing who asked curiously, "Does Xuan Jian Zhen Ren, despite having the ability to manipulate vast amounts of qi, lack a cultivation technique to harness it?"
"That's not it," Xu Wanyun coughed lightly, "His Shen Xiao Zhen Lei Jian has reached the realm of creation, and he can consume as much qi as he wants."
This time, even Qing couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Aunt."
"What I mean is... there's no point in comparing ourselves to such a freak. It will only lead to self-destruction."
Xu Wanyun shrugged, taking a rather open-minded view of the matter.
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, gaining a deeper understanding of just how difficult the path he was about to embark on would be.
Their casual chat came to an end.
Xu Wanyun glanced at the young man quietly, finally piecing together what had happened at the Zheng family earlier.
But the more she thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed.
The head of the Zheng family's cultivation was definitely no weaker than hers, and he had the support of the aged tree, providing him with an endless supply of energy and even allowing him to temporarily surpass his own realm.
He had nearly been killed by the young man's palm strike.
It wasn't because the old man was weak, but because Shen Yi's strike had been too terrifying, and it had scared the aged tree so badly that it had immediately abandoned the head of the Zheng family.
But the way he had displayed its power earlier wasn't simply a matter of "knowing how to use it." To demonstrate such astonishing might, he must have cultivated it to perfection.
After achieving this nearly impossible condition.
One would also need sufficient cultivation to wield it, which made the whole situation even more incomprehensible.
Cultivators weren't gods; how could they create something from nothing?
Could it be some kind of precious elixir that instantly replenishes one's qi? Xu Wanyun had lived for many years, yet she had never heard of anything similar. But thinking back to the departing Golden Body of Transformation earlier, the fact that such a powerful cultivator was guarding him suggested that the force backing him was simply unimaginable, and perhaps they really could make it happen.
The Xu family was one of the few powers among the many that was not famous for its strength.
Their specialty was array formations.
To research grand formations, one would need to gather the best of the best and then target them one by one.
You could say they were well-versed and knowledgeable.
But no matter how much Xu Wanyun thought about it, she couldn't figure out Shen Yi's identity.
Logically, for someone with a Golden Body of Transformation to have the leisure to wander outside, it was easy to think of the Grand Martial Temple of Da Qian.
But the golden body with the coiled dragon on its arm, coupled with its sinister aura, was completely different from the style of the group of Golden Body cultivators of Da Qian.
Moreover, Shen Yi had cultivated the Transformation technique to perfection.
Could the martial immortals of Da Qian even understand the technique, let alone teach it to others?
This alone was enough to rule out the Grand Martial Temple.
But as the Golden Body required incense wish power to condense, it certainly couldn't be some reclusive family... This was baffling!
"That's right."
After some thought, Shen Yi suddenly looked at the two women casually, "Do you have any information about this kind of top-grade spirit root with a sinister aura?"
This question came out of nowhere, leaving them no time to think.
"No."
"Yes."
Xu Wanyun subconsciously denied it, then looked at A Qing in astonishment, "Are you crazy?"
She knew that this niece of hers was rather rebellious, but she never thought that her courage would extend this far.
A Qing clenched her fists tightly and looked at Shen Yi seriously, "Big Brother Shen, I do know of such a top-grade spirit root. But that is what my family relies on to survive. Using this spirit root as the array eye, we live in seclusion..."
"So I can't tell you."
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Wanyun's expression changed.
Even if she was naive, she understood the law of the jungle. How could it be up to her whether or not to tell him?
With this in mind, she looked at Shen Yi with a lack of confidence.
But the young man's handsome face remained calm without a ripple, and he nodded gently, "I understand."
Hearing this, Xu Wanyun froze in her tracks.
A Qing gradually revealed a joyful smile, "But, if you can protect my family and convince them..."
"I don't have that ability yet."
Shen Yi replied honestly, not trying to boast.
To protect the Xu family would be to turn against the Xuan Guang Cave outright. To achieve this, one would need the whole of Da Qian to unite, using the twelve Transformation relics along with the might of the Grand Martial Temple's ancestor to deter them, and even then, it would only be barely possible.
With his current strength, he couldn't make decisions for the Grand Martial Temple's ancestor.
(End of Chapter)
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