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Chapter 34: Yin and Yang
Chapter 34: Yin and Yang
Within the True Martial Library.
Zhen Wu's master, Cang Qing, echoed his angry reprimand.
The four little disciples paled, their faces filled with dread.
For so long, although Cang Qing had been strict with them, he had never lost his temper, let alone scold them.
Even if he had never initiated Taiyin Wuji or Taiyang Wuji, Cang Qing would only say a few words, and most of it would be encouragement.
"Zhang Shanfeng, you were chosen by the Zhen Wu Sword, a privilege not many have."
"Even I am not confident to teach you, so I let you observe the insights left by the generations of Celestial Masters on the stone wall."
Cang Qing's voice was slow and steady. "Among these insights, did any of them suggest that you should follow both the Taiyin Wuji and Taiyang Wuji paths?"
"No, they didn't." Lin Yuan nodded.
All the insights left by the Celestial Masters in the library were one-sided expositions on either the Taiyin Wuji or the Taiyang Wuji.
As for mentioning both at the same time, there was indeed none.
After all, the Celestial Masters of the Celestial Master's Mansion, in their generations, had only followed one path—either the Taiyin Wuji or the Taiyang Wuji.
"Since there wasn't, why did you take it upon yourself to make such a decision?"
"The path of cultivation requires caution at every step. Our predecessors paid with their lives to pave this way, and you dare to suggest changing it so lightly?"
Cang Qing looked at Lin Yuan with disappointed eyes. "Shanfeng, you have earned the recognition of the Zhen Wu Sword. All you need to do is follow the established path. Whether you choose the Taiyin Wuji or the Taiyang Wuji, in fifty years at the least, or eighty years at most, you will undoubtedly become a Celestial Master."
"You are the hope of our Celestial Master's Mansion and the hope of the world. We all have high expectations of you, but what have you done?"
A myriad of emotions surged within Cang Qing's heart—rage, disbelief, heartbreak, and more.
The little disciple Qingping trembled beside him.
They, too, realized that Lin Yuan might have taken a wrong turn in his cultivation, or else Cang Qing wouldn't be so furious.
Lin Yuan was, after all, the chosen Celestial Master seed.
If he had strayed from the path, it would be more painful for Cang Qing than if he himself had fallen into the devil's path.
"Taiyin Wuji and Taiyang Wuji are two completely opposing paths. By cultivating both, your foundation has already been affected. Even if you realize your mistake in the future, do you think you can still turn back and start over?"
Regret welled up within Cang Qing's heart.
He should have told Lin Yuan this common sense at the very beginning of his cultivation journey.
However, this wasn't exactly an oversight.
After all, for the vast majority of people, initiating into either the Taiyin Wuji or the Taiyang Wuji was already an incredibly difficult task.
Even a genius like Qingping, who possessed the qualifications to enter the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, had taken nearly a year to achieve some progress.
To attempt to comprehend the opposing Taiyang Wuji on top of initiating into the Taiyin Wuji would undoubtedly increase the difficulty tenfold, if not a hundredfold.
Thus, Cang Qing never imagined that Lin Yuan would cultivate both the Taiyin Wuji and Taiyang Wuji simultaneously.
Moreover, the insights left by the generations of Celestial Masters on the stone wall also made no mention of cultivating both Yin and Yang.
Cang Qing truly couldn't understand how Lin Yuan had managed to combine the two paths.
"I know." Lin Yuan frowned slightly. "But I feel that cultivating both the Taiyin Wuji and Taiyang Wuji is the correct path."
His Heaven-Defying Wisdom wouldn't deceive him.
Since Lin Yuan could sense the Taiyang Wuji and Taiyin Wuji through his Heaven-Defying Wisdom, then the path ahead would definitely not be a dead end.
"You feel?" Cang Qing was so angry that he wanted to laugh.
Even ordinary people knew to learn from history.
The Celestial Master's Mansion had a history of six thousand eight hundred years, and the thirty-six Celestial Masters who had reigned supreme had chosen the path for their successors.
Yet Lin Yuan was denying their wisdom so casually?
Perhaps, as a last resort, combining Yin and Yang might indeed be a supreme path that surpassed the Taiyin Wuji and Taiyang Wuji.
But to make this path a reality would require countless generations of effort and countless sacrifices.
Take, for example, the third-generation Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion. After becoming a Celestial Master, he had wanted to try to balance Yin and Yang, but he had ended up exploding and dying.
Exploring a new path always came with sacrifices, and even Celestial Masters couldn't avoid this.
But Lin Yuan had earned the recognition of the Zhen Wu Sword, and it was as good as certain that he would become a Celestial Master. There was absolutely no need to take such a risk.
A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush.
It was foolish to give up the path of becoming an invincible Celestial Master and instead choose a path so uncertain.
This was also the reason for Cang Qing's anger.
"Starting today, Shanfeng, you will follow me. I will use my true qi to temper your body every day, doing my best to erase the influence of the Yin and Yang powers. In less than ten years, your foundation will be reshaped, and then you can start cultivating anew."
Cang Qing fell silent for a long time before speaking again.
"Huh?"
The plump Taoist priest beside him looked at Cang Qing in surprise.
Even for a peak Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivator, using true qi to temper another's body every day would come at a huge cost, let alone maintaining it for ten years.
It could be said that if Cang Qing did this, he would basically be ruining himself. His cultivation might even regress to the early stages of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, and he would definitely shorten his lifespan by at least twenty years.
"Brother..."
The Taoist priest named Pingyang, clad in a shabby robe, sighed.
Although Cang Qing was strict and stern, he truly had the best interests of the Celestial Master's Mansion at heart.
Lin Yuan was the first person in five hundred years to be chosen by the Zhen Wu Sword.
Even though he had taken a wrong step, Cang Qing didn't give up on him and wanted to do his best to bring him back on the right path.
"Master." Lin Yuan glanced at Cang Qing and shook his head. "I still feel that cultivating both Yin and Yang is not a dead end. If you forcibly choose a path for me, I'm afraid I'll lose interest in my future cultivation."
Lin Yuan directly refused Cang Qing's offer.
Firstly, if he allowed Cang Qing to temper his body, his secrets would definitely be exposed.
Secondly, Lin Yuan didn't think that his current cultivation of both Yin and Yang was wrong.
The constant feedback from his Heaven-Defying Wisdom assured him that this was a path that surpassed that of the previous Celestial Masters.
However, this was something Lin Yuan couldn't explain to Cang Qing.
"Very well."
"This is your choice."
"Don't regret it in the future."
Cang Qing shook his head.
Even if he was unwilling, he could only give up on Lin Yuan.
Cultivation was an extremely personal matter, especially since Lin Yuan had earned the recognition of the Zhen Wu Sword.
He couldn't force Lin Yuan to do anything.
Soon, Cang Qing and the other three Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivators left the True Martial Library.
Lin Yuan returned to the stone wall of the Celestial Masters and sank into thought.
He wasn't scared by Cang Qing's words. After all, his current consciousness was just an incarnation, and even if he really exploded and died from cultivating both the Yin and Yang paths, it wouldn't cause any harm to his main body in the main world.
In other words, Lin Yuan had countless chances to try again.
Moreover, Lin Yuan didn't think he would repeat the mistake of the third-generation Celestial Master.
The third-generation Celestial Master had been a Celestial Master himself when he forcibly introduced the Yin power, hoping to combine it with the Yang power within his body.
However, the Yang power had been cultivated by the third-generation Celestial Master for nearly a hundred years, and it was incredibly robust. Introducing the Yin power, which had no foundation, had inevitably led to an imbalance and resulted in his body exploding.
(End of Chapter)
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