Chapter 142: The Two-Yin Realm

Daoyi Holy Land, the original Taoist land, Li Zhi followed the Daoyi Saint Girl to the end of the bluestone path.

There is a three-colored earth altar there.

In addition to the bluestone path that Li Zhi walked on, there are two other bluestone paths that pass through the primitive forest and reach the three-colored earth altar, which seem to connect the Sanqing Temple and Sansheng Temple located on the edge of this primitive wilderness.

The area of ​​the three-colored earth altar is only a few hundred feet square, but it gives people a sense of lofty aspiration, as if the area where the earth altar is located is experiencing the ravages of the breath of the Dharma Ending Age.

It is somewhat out of tune with the surrounding environment where the vital energy is surging and the Taoist aura is rising.

Seeing Li Zhi's puzzled expression, the Taoist nun Yuchen explained, "This three-colored earth altar is the gateway to the second level of Taoism."

Sure enough, there were no other paths around the three-colored earth altar. After recalling the path he had just taken, Li Zhi discovered that this earth altar seemed to be located at the tail of the dragon vein.

The tails of three top-grade dragon veins intertwined here, as if this was an origin. The Daoyi Holy Land began to soar outward from here, gradually evolving into a vast and powerful holy land.

Looking at the three top-grade dragon veins that start from this place and then go their separate ways, there is a sense of "three gives birth to all things" in it.

After taking another look at the surroundings, Li Zhi asked, "This earthen altar seems to be filled with the aura of the Dharma Ending Age. Could it be that it leads to a world of the Dharma Ending Age?"

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen said, "Daoyou have a keen eye. This place is connected to the Yin-Yang Realm of the Holy Land. The Patriarch Hall is located in the Daoyi Secret Realm within the Yin-Yang Realm."

"Tao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things. Fellow Daoist Yuchen, the structure of your Daoyi Holy Land is truly a land for seeking the Tao." Li Zhi praised.

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen smiled and said, "In fact, it is not as magical as you imagine. You will understand after entering the Yin-Yang Realm."

Afterwards, under the guidance of the little Taoist nun Yuchen, they climbed onto the three-colored earth altar.

After the young Taoist nun Yuchen performed a magical spell, she and Li Zhi disappeared from the earthen altar.

It was as if they had walked through a time-space channel filled with the aura of the Dharma Ending Age, and entered a small mundane world with extremely thin energy.

Within the small world, there was a strange force of transformation, which seemed to be able to dissolve the Taoism in the cultivator's body.

If someone whose Taoism foundation is not strong enough enters this world, his own Taoism and essence will be absorbed by this world if he is not careful.

Li Zhi was born on Earth in the Dharma Ending Age, and his ability to adapt to this environment far exceeded the imagination of the little Taoist nun Yu Chen. She didn't even show any surprise or worry on her face.

This made the Taoist nun Yuchen, who had been worried, finally put her mind at ease.

The Yin-Yang world of Daoyi Holy Land is essentially a small chaotic world.

However, there was once a powerful quasi-emperor who had undergone intense transformation in this small world. Not only did he eliminate more than 90% of the essence of heaven and earth in this small world, he also filled the small world with a never-dissipating force of transformation.

When the founder of Daoyi Holy Land discovered this magical little world in the universe, he found out its peculiarities and moved it back to Beidou, and then transformed it into the current Liangyi Realm.

For cultivators practicing in the Yin-Yang Realm, it is equivalent to practicing with the power of Taoism all the time. It is an excellent place to hone one's Taoism.

Any frivolous practices will be eliminated in this world.

Of course, the influence of this power of transformation is not drastic, but gentle and continuous, and has limited impact on the cultivators in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.

If one wants to reach a small realm of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, one needs to live here for at least ten years.

However, if a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm stays in this world for ten years, his cultivation will not regress but will increase and be consolidated.

Often, the core disciples of Daoyi Holy Land will enter the Yin-Yang World to practice for a period of time after their cultivation reaches a certain level.

In the Liangyi Realm, Daoyi Holy Land also built two Taoist temples. One was based on the Taoist platform where the quasi-emperor once sat cross-legged when he became a Taoist, and it was named Daodao Temple; the other was based on the immortal veins of this chaotic small world, and it was named Bailian Temple.

Although the two Taoist temples are located in different locations, they have one common feature: the power of Taoism filled inside is more than ten times that of other areas outside.

Although the power of enlightenment in the two Taoist temples is more than ten times that of other places, they are rare holy places for enlightenment and body refinement in the Yin-Yang Realm.

In the Taoist temple with the Quasi-Emperor Taoist Platform as its foundation, cultivators can easily enter the state of enlightenment, but the power of transformation there is also very strong, so they need to gain enlightenment while resisting the influence of the power of transformation on them.

As long as there is even the slightest mistake during enlightenment, the powerful force of transformation will directly cause the cultivator to die.

The situation inside Bailian Temple is relatively better. The spiritual energy emanating from that immortal vein is of extremely high quality, even only slightly weaker than the life essence contained in the divine source. It is an excellent place to practice magic power and temper the body.

However, there is a kind of difficult power in those top-grade spiritual energy, which can transform the qi and blood in the body of the cultivator.

If, when practicing there, the speed of refining essence and energy cannot keep up with the speed of eliminating qi and blood, the essence and energy will be severely damaged at best, and the source of life will be endangered at worst.

The total number of disciples in Daoyi Holy Land is probably over one million, but the number of Taoists who are qualified to practice in the Daodao Temple and Bailian Temple in the Liangyi Realm does not exceed ten.

After the young Taoist nun Yuchen introduced the situation of the Yin-Yang Realm to Li Zhi in detail, he gained a deeper understanding of this world.

No wonder after entering this world, not only is the essence of heaven and earth thin and the great way is high, but even the number of cultivators living here is very few.

Looking around, it feels like returning to Earth.

There are mountains without spiritual energy everywhere. Although the spiritual energy is thin and the road is high, the mundane grass and trees grow vigorously, and it looks lush and green, not desolate at all.

Li Zhi asked curiously, "Daoist Yuchen, have you ever practiced in those two Taoist temples?"

The young Taoist nun Yuchen shook her head and said, "No. Generally, the disciples of the Holy Land have to go to the Xiantai Secret Realm. The Grandmaster will allow us young disciples to practice in those two Taoist temples. Otherwise, we will hurt ourselves if we are not careful. But even if we have reached the Xiantai Secret Realm, we still have to go there to practice under the protection of the Grandmaster."

Li Zhi said, "Can you take me to see it?"

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen said, "Although it's not a forbidden area, it's not open to the public during normal times. Taoist Changshou, let's go to the Patriarch's Hall first."

"Yu Chen, since this long-lived Taoist friend is willing to visit the Taoist refining area of ​​our Daoyi Holy Land, you should take him to have a look." At this moment, an old Taoist with gray hair and beard and a simple face suddenly appeared in front of them.

The old Taoist priest appeared suddenly without making any noise, as if he was a part of the world. Even with Li Zhi's powerful spiritual perception, he did not notice his arrival.

It seems that this old Taoist's cultivation level is even higher than that of the Taoist Yuanxu whom he met before.

When the young Taoist nun Yuchen saw the old Taoist, she was also surprised and said, "Master Yuxuan, why did you come here in person?"

Taoist Master Yuxuan looked at Taoist Nun Yuchen with a doting look in his eyes and said, "I have been waiting for you in the Patriarch's Hall for half a month. Since you have not arrived yet, I can only come out to greet you in person."

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen hurriedly explained, "It took Taoist friend Changshou some time to comprehend the myriad ways on the bluestone path. We didn't delay it on purpose."

Taoist Yuxuan looked at Li Zhi with some surprise and asked, "Young friend Changshou, how many pieces of bluestone have you comprehended?"

Li Zhi showed a hint of confusion in his eyes, and said, "I have observed all the bluestones on that road. I have observed your Dao Stone without permission. I hope you will forgive me."

Taoist Yuxuan was slightly stunned, then he looked at Li Zhi with shining eyes and said, "Fellow Daoist Changshou is indeed very insightful. On that bluestone path, there are Dao marks left by 17,648 great elders from our Daoyi Holy Land. It took me almost 30 years to comprehend all the Dao marks on the bluestone from beginning to end. You were able to read all the Daos in just 15 days. You are indeed worthy of being a Heavenly Venerable."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, senior. I didn't comprehend those Dao traces. I just saw them." Li Zhi hurriedly explained to the old Taoist Yuxuan, who seemed to have entered the realm of king.

Taoist Yuxuan was shocked and asked, "You still want to comprehend them in just fifteen days?"

Li Zhi said: "Is it impossible to understand?"

In fact, Li Zhi could not say that he had comprehended all those Dao Traces, but he had comprehended all those Dao Traces that interested him. The rest were all copied by the immortal tree in the other world.

As long as he is willing, he can understand it in a year or two.

For Li Zhi, it was almost not difficult to comprehend those traces of Dao on the bluestone. It was as easy as asking a college student to do a primary school student's homework.

Taoist Yuxuan circled around Li Zhi for a few times, looking him up and down, and then said, "Sure enough, everything recorded by the ancestors is true. For those who have the true talent of the Heavenly Lord, everything in the world is Tao in their eyes."

Then, Taoist Yuxuan said, "Young friend Changshou, do you want to try the two holy places for cultivation in the Liangyi Realm?"

Little Taoist nun Yuchen asked, "Grandmaster, aren't you going to the Grandmaster Hall?"

Taoist Yuxuan said, "No hurry. The Tianzun Ancient Monument has been on display in the Patriarch's Hall for tens of thousands of years, so there is no need to rush."

Then, Taoist Master Yuxuan looked at Taoist Nun Yuchen and said, "Yuchen, you should also learn from Little Friend Changshou. You should also go there to practice today."

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen said somewhat unconfidently: "Can I do it?"

"You are the most talented saint girl in our Daoyi Holy Land in the past five thousand years. If you can't do it, then few people can." Taoist Yuxuan said.

“But, my cultivation has just reached the third level of Dragon Transformation, and it is still a long way from the Immortal Terrace Secret Realm.” There was still some hesitation on the face of the little Taoist nun Yuchen.

Not long ago, she and Feng Huang were defeated by Li Zhi together. Although she did not develop any mental demons, her self-confidence was severely hit.

I feel that there is a big gap between myself and a true genius.

Taoist Yuxuan said: "The purpose of the ancestors building those two Taoist temples was originally to hone the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm. First, they comprehend the myriad ways outside, and then enter the Liangyi Realm to remove the dross and retain the essence, leaving only the most refined Taoism. After that, they go to the Taoist temples, experience the most brutal tests, find the most suitable path for themselves, and then go to the Bailian Temple to hone their physical body and magic power, so as to complete the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, and finally enter the Xiantai Secret Realm with the momentum of a dragon soaring into the sky."

After hearing this, the young Taoist nun Yuchen's eyes suddenly flashed with a trace of determination, and she said, "Thank you for the teachings of the ancestors. Yuchen understands." The old Taoist Yuxuan continued, "Before, we didn't let you practice according to the ancient method because it was too dangerous. Even if you were a genius picked from thousands of miles away, there was a high risk of death or injury. That's why it was stipulated that you should hone yourself after entering the Xiantai Secret Realm. However, there is a huge difference between the foundation of Taoism after entering the Xiantai Secret Realm and that of honing in the Hualong Secret Realm. With your talent, you should have used the ancient method long ago, otherwise you wouldn't be able to hone the strongest foundation of the Tao. Although my Daoyi Holy Land does not produce dragon marrow, it does not mean that we don't have a method for disciples to quickly complete the cultivation in the Hualong Secret Realm."

Taoist Yuxuan's remarks seemed to be an explanation for Taoist Nun Yuchen, and also seemed to be showing Li Zhi the heritage of their Daoyi Holy Land.

Afterwards, the two of them, led by Taoist priest Yuxuan, came to the Dao Temple.

There was no one in the Taoist Temple, and the door was locked. It seemed that no one had been there for a long time.

Taoist Master Yuxuan took out a key and opened the door, then said to Li Zhi and Taoist Nun Yuchen: "Go in, choose a room to attain enlightenment, and I will protect you."

Afterwards, Li Zhi followed the Taoist nun Yuchen and walked directly into the Taoist temple.

The area of ​​the Wendao Temple is not small, but it is just a courtyard with a Taoist Hall in the middle of the courtyard. Around the hall is a circle of ordinary houses.

It seems that those rooms are for the disciples of Daoyi Holy Land to use for enlightenment.

The power of transformation inside the temple is indeed more than ten times that of the outside world. The closer to the central hall, the stronger the power of transformation.

Li Zhi pointed to the hall in the middle and said to the Taoist nun Yuchen, "Daoist friend Yuchen, can we use this Dao Hall?"

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen said, "Fellow Daoist Changshou, you'd better be cautious. In the Daoyi Holy Land, 23 saints or saints have entered the Dao Hall to practice, but without exception, they all became Taoists and left."

Li Zhi said: "It doesn't matter. I feel that only in the Dao Hall can I hone my Dao in the shortest possible time."

Thinking of the hardships Li Zhi encountered when he was overcoming the tribulation, the little Taoist nun Yuchen said nothing more.

Afterwards, Li Zhi entered the central Hall of Asking Dao, while the Taoist nun Yuchen went to a house on the east side closest to the Hall of Asking Dao.

After entering the Taoist Hall, it was empty except for a black platform more than three feet high.

The Taoist platform exudes a strong Taoist aura, as well as an aura that attracts people to the Tao.

Li Zhi walked to the Taoist platform and stopped using his magic power to suppress the Taoist principles in his body. Sure enough, he felt that strands of fragments of the Taoist principles began to flow out of his body.

Although the process is not fast, at this rate, it will only take one month for his cultivation to regress to the second level of Dragon Transformation.

This is the case for all those who have experienced the baptism of the Great Dragon Tribulation, which shows how powerful the power of transformation is here.

It seems that the great Dao that I have realized is still not strong enough. It cannot even withstand the power of the Dao. How can I achieve the goal of immortality while the heaven and earth decay in the future?

Afterwards, Li Zhi went directly to the Taoist platform and began to attain enlightenment.

In an instant, I felt that the power of the Dao had almost doubled again.

Li Zhi, however, remained unmoved, allowing the power of the Dao to melt the laws of the Dao in his body.

In this way, Li Zhi began a dangerous round of training.

His skills were sometimes strong and sometimes weak, like a spring that was constantly compressed, rising and falling.

It rose a lot one moment, and then fell a lot the next.

There were even several times when his aura fell to the first level of Dragon Transformation.

But he soon cultivated it back to normal.

At the same time, in his secret realm of dragon transformation, the golden dragon was also suffering inhuman torture.

Sometimes he is skinny and bones, and sometimes he is fat like a pig.

This cycle repeats itself over and over again, as if one is being beaten by the laws of heaven and earth again.

During this process, the immortal tree in Li Zhi's other world brought him all the ways of heaven and earth so that he could attain enlightenment.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for his lost skills to recover so quickly.

Finally, one day a month later, Li Zhi felt that his Taoism had reached a limit, and it seemed that he could break through to the fourth level of Dragon Transformation with a little effort.

Li Zhi woke up from the Taotai.

Carefully feeling the changes in the golden dragon entrenched in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, Li Zhi showed a smile on his face.

Although the golden dragon's body length is still ten feet, the dragon scales on its body have become denser.

Moreover, his whole body was filled with a condensed aura of steel that had been tempered a hundred times, as if he had undergone a complete transformation.

When facing those heavenly thunder dragons that he had encountered before, it seemed that he could tear one of them into pieces with just one claw.

Walking down from the Taoist platform, looking back at that Taoist platform, Li Zhi's eyes showed a hint of reluctance.

As expected, if he were to practice here for one more year, he would be confident that he could improve his Taoism to the ninth level of Dragon Transformation.

Rather, it is a practice that has been condensed through repeated practice.

Unfortunately, Daoyi Holy Land is not a place to stay for long, and it lacks the dragon energy necessary for the growth of the Golden Dragon.

There is a big difference between his cultivation in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm and his talent. If he follows the method of Daoyi Holy Land, perhaps he will be able to quickly cultivate to the ninth level of Dragon Transformation.

However, the Golden Dragon lost the opportunity to grow, which was somewhat contrary to the method of achieving immortality recorded in the "Innate Longevity Kung Fu".

However, after a month of training at the Taoist temple, his Taoism in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm was greatly consolidated.

It was no less than a month-long fierce battle with the peerless genius.

You can continue to improve your skills with confidence.

Afterwards, Li Zhi walked out of the Daoguan Temple in high spirits.

Taoist Master Yuxuan and Taoist Nun Yuchen seemed to have been waiting for him outside for a long time.

Taoist Yuxuan looked Li Zhi up and down and said, "Fellow Daoist Changshou is indeed a natural talent. Yu Chen only lasted thirteen days in the side hall before he could not hold on, but fellow Daoist persisted in the main hall for a month without any loss of his Dao."

It was only then that Li Zhi discovered that the Taoist nun Yuchen had fallen to the second level of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

However, his aura was much more condensed than before, and it seemed that he had gained a lot.

Li Zhi explained to the two of them, "Thanks to the great ways of the predecessors that I observed on the bluestone path before, I didn't let my Taoism fall."

Taoist priest Yuxuan nodded, and then took Li Zhi and Taoist nun Yuchen to Bailian Temple.

There Li Zhi saw a spiritual pool rich in majestic life essence. The concentration of life essence in the pool water was almost 60% of that in the divine spring water.

However, in such a rich life essence, there is a domineering force of destruction.

It seemed as if it could dissolve the monk's body.

Afterwards, Li Zhi sat in the pool to practice, resisting the destructive force while refining the life essence in the pool to replenish the previous loss of magic power.

Soon, the magic power he had consumed in the Hall of Asking Questions was replenished.

Unfortunately, after being baptized by the pool water, the body did not show any signs of being strengthened.

Even after adapting to the destructive force, they were unable to shake Li Zhi's body in the slightest.

In just three days, Li Zhi walked out of Bailian Temple.

Seeing that Li Zhi's Qi and blood had not changed at all, Taoist Yu Xuan asked, "You didn't bathe in that pool of divine water?"

Li Zhi said: "According to the instructions of the seniors, I recovered my mana in the pool water."

Taoist Yuxuan showed a puzzled look and said, "It shouldn't be like this. This is the first time I've entered the Huadao Spirit Pool to practice. After I've made it through, my physical strength should have greatly increased."

Li Zhi said: "It may be related to the fact that I have used a similar method to baptize my body before."

Taoist Yuxuan finally understood and said, "I see. It seems that the strength of your body is beyond my expectations."

Afterwards, they waited for the young Taoist nun Yuchen outside the temple for five days.

Taoist Yuxuan then took them out of the Liangyi Realm and came to a mysterious world where the essence of heaven and earth was extremely rich.

(End of this chapter)