119: Chapter 119 Cultivation Techniques Divided into Yin and Yang

"When you Cultivate, the external Spiritual Qi enters through your wrist and flows along the Jueyin Meridian of the Hand, doesn't it?" Elder Luo Xi asked calmly, gripping Xia Shaoxin's hand tightly.

Oh!

Xia Shaoxin shuddered in shock. "How do you know!"

Just now, Elder Luo Xi had channeled a wisp of True Qi into his hand. This was a common method for high-level cultivators to inspect the meridian flow of low-level ones.

He had been gripped by high-level cultivators like this before, but they could only determine his actual cultivation level. This was the first time someone had pointed out the pattern of his Spiritual Qi flow during cultivation.

"Didn't I say so? I can test your cultivation Foundation."

"P-Please, go on." Xia Shaoxin didn't dare to move.

Standing to the side, Liu Tingting was also dumbfounded. Such a Divine Ability was truly rare.

"Circulate your Cultivation Technique for me once." Elder Luo Xi's expression was solemn, his tone bordering on a command.

Xia Shaoxin did as he was told.

"Your Qi Intake begins from the neiguan acupoint of the Jueyin Meridian of the Hand. That is your Qi port."

Having his secret exposed in a single word, Xia Shaoxin didn't dare to breathe heavily. "So what if it is?"

Elder Luo Xi shook his head and sighed. "You chose the wrong Cultivation Technique. Since you use the neiguan acupoint as your Qi port and start from the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin—which is a Yin meridian—you should be cultivating a Yin-natured Cultivation Technique."

Xia Shaoxin looked completely bewildered and turned his head to look at Liu Tingting.

"Little Senior Sister, have you ever heard of Cultivation Techniques being divided into Yin and Yang?"

"Never heard of it!" Liu Tingting said flatly.

Elder Luo Xi laughed heartily. "It's normal that you haven't. In ancient times, Cultivation Techniques were divided into Yin and Yang."

He released Xia Shaoxin's hand and smiled smugly, clearly keeping them in suspense.

Xia Shaoxin quickly bowed, solemnly performing a junior's salute, and asked eagerly, "I beg Senior to enlighten me."

Elder Luo Xi said, "Only if you agree to help me by venturing into the Shenji Tower."

This...

Liu Tingting pulled Xia Shaoxin aside. "Don't fall for it. What Yin or Yang nature? I've never heard of such a thing. He's just making things up to scare you."

Xia Shaoxin didn't dare think that way.

The man could even feel the flow of meridians during his Qi Refining; there had to be some truth to it.

Being pulled back by Liu Tingting helped him calm down. The more anxious he appeared, the easier it would be for the other party to manipulate him.

Thus, he went along with it and said, "Little Senior Sister has a point. The Chiyan Sect is the greatest Sect in the State of Yue. How could they not know about this? It must be completely made up."

Elder Luo Xi's face darkened, and he snorted, "Ignorant child! What does the Chiyan Sect even amount to? It's only normal that they don't pass down this Dao! Why don't you think about why the Chiyan Sect is named the Chiyan Sect?"

Liu Tingting said coldly, "Because the Chiyan Sect's most Advanced Cultivation Technique is called the Chiyan Cultivation Technique."

"Then what Cultivation Technique are you practicing now in the Qi Refining Realm?"

"The Yangyan Circulation Technique."

Elder Luo Xi clapped and laughed. "Don't you see? Your Cultivation Techniques are all Yang-natured!"

*Hiss—*

Liu Tingting fell into deep thought, feeling a sudden resonance, as if she had reached an Epiphany about something.

Xia Shaoxin felt a bit panicked. His intuition told him that Elder Luo Xi's words made sense.

"In ancient times, when recruiting new Disciples, it was impossible to know their meridian characteristics beforehand. Only after they began Qi Refining could one judge which Cultivation Technique suited them based on their Qi port."

"Every Sect had several sets of Cultivation Techniques, and only on the day of Qi Refining would one formally choose a Cultivation Technique that matched their meridian characteristics."

"Unfortunately, with the decline of Spiritual Qi, even Qi Refining has become difficult, and Foundation Establishment is practically hopeless. Even if one practices the wrong Cultivation Technique, it doesn't affect the overall outcome. That is why this knowledge has gradually been forgotten."

Xia Shaoxin asked, "Could this be the reason why some people can't even achieve a Breakthrough to Level 2 Qi Refining after entering the Qi Refining Realm?"

Elder Luo Xi nodded. "That is the most crucial reason. Because there is no bottleneck in the Lower Stage of Qi Refining. If you can Cultivate to the First Level of Qi Refining, you can certainly reach the Third Level. If you can't even reach the Third Level, then something is wrong."

Liu Tingting stared blankly. In the Chiyan Sect, there were indeed quite a few of these abnormal Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters.

"The Cultivation Techniques in the Chiyan Sect all seem to have the character 'Yan' in their names, and none have 'Yin'," Xia Shaoxin whispered to Liu Tingting.

"It seems so..."

"Could there really be such a difference?"

"This..."

Although Liu Tingting had joined the Sect very early and stayed for a long time, she couldn't answer either.

Elder Luo Xi waved his sleeve. "Cultivation Techniques are divided into Yin and Yang. Different Cultivation Techniques have different upper limits when practiced to their peak."

"Some Cultivation Techniques are suitable for Foundation Establishment, but once you Cultivate to the Golden Core, it becomes difficult to progress further. You must switch to an Advanced and more suitable Cultivation Technique."

Xia Shaoxin suddenly understood instantly and blurted out, "It's just like Medicinal Pills—different cultivation Ranks require different Medicinal Pills."

"Haha, you are very smart. You can think of it that way," Elder Luo Xi said with a smile.

"Your Chiyan Sect should have had Yin-natured Cultivation Techniques as well. Perhaps your Yang-natured Cultivation Techniques made it easier to Cultivate to the Qi Refining Upper Stage, so they became the primary focus, and the Yin-natured ones were abandoned."

Xia Shaoxin nodded repeatedly.

It made perfect sense, was logically consistent, and was completely flawless.

"I believe many Sects also know this, but it's meaningless. Within the Qi Refining Realm, the difference isn't significant, so it gradually became lost to time."

Refusing to back down, Liu Tingting rolled up her sleeves. "Check mine then."

Elder Luo Xi extended two fingers and pinched Liu Tingting's wrist.

After a long pause, he said, "When you Cultivate, your Qi Intake should flow through the gallbladder meridian of foot-shaoyang."

"Ah!" Liu Tingting quickly withdrew her hand, her expression betraying everything. Elder Luo Xi was right again.

"So that means my Little Senior Sister's Cultivation Technique is fine, and it suits her?" Xia Shaoxin said.

Elder Luo Xi sighed. "At her young age, she has already cultivated to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, which proves her Aptitude is excellent. Unfortunately, she was born at the wrong time. Even if she reaches the Ninth Level of Qi Refining by age thirty, so what? Without being able to achieve Foundation Establishment in the future, it is all in vain."

Liu Tingting remained silent.

A thought had already formed in her mind.

*I absolutely must join one of the three Sects of Pin Mountain in the Tang Kingdom!*

Elder Luo Xi said to Xia Shaoxin, "Your Little Senior Sister doesn't have much of a problem, but yours is severe. You said earlier that you wanted to go to the Tang Kingdom to find a way for Foundation Establishment. But with your incorrect Cultivation Technique, you won't even be able to achieve a Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining. Going to the Tang Kingdom would be a fool's errand."

These words hit Xia Shaoxin's weak spot.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Senior Luo, what if—and I mean what if—I could consume a massive amount of Medicinal Pills, eating them every single day? Regardless of the Cultivation Technique, I should still be able to achieve a Breakthrough, right?"

Elder Luo Xi froze, staring with wide eyes, before his mouth slowly curled into a grin, and he burst into laughter.

"It's like writing. Everyone writes with their right hand, but it's not impossible to train your left hand. Some people have no hands and can still write by holding the brush with their toes. But you clearly have hands, so why insist on using your toes?"

"Furthermore, you have grand ambitions and want to achieve Foundation Establishment. In that case, you must change your Cultivation Technique. Otherwise, the more you Cultivate, the more harm you will do, driving yourself further from your goal."

Xia Shaoxin gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior. I will go find a Sect and switch to a Yin-natured Cultivation Technique to Cultivate."

Elder Luo Xi stared at him with wide, astonished eyes. "My young friend, you are quite unscrupulous! You've pried so much information out of me, yet you refuse to help me with my task!"

Xia Shaoxin replied firmly, "Running an errand for Senior is no problem, but asking me to break into the Palace of the State of Yue? Isn't that just sending me to my death?"