128: Yin Yang Burning Heaven Diagram

“You quickly asked the question that had troubled you for a long time: ‘The Great Void began, one aperture connects to the netherworld, neither aperture nor emptiness, this is called the Mysterious Female…’”

“This is a chant from the Limitless Primordial Chaos Art. You read it over a hundred times but still couldn’t understand it.”

“Shen Yao chuckled softly: ‘Senior Brother, this is actually very simple. It means that when Cultivating, you should focus your mind on the Yintang acupoint between your eyebrows and feel the resonance between your spirit and the heavens…’”

“You suddenly understood and nodded: ‘So that’s what it means!’”

“‘Senior Brother, you’re deliberately teasing me, aren’t you?’ She looked at you with a smile.”

“In her opinion, you were already at Golden Core cultivation, so such a basic Cultivation Technique couldn’t possibly stump you. She thought you were deliberately testing her.”

“You smiled: ‘Senior Brother just wanted to see how well you’ve learned.’”

“‘Oh, and this line – thoughts arise and cease, like mist gathering and dispersing, the Innate One Qi descends from the Mud Pill…’”

“Shen Yao covered her mouth and chuckled: ‘Senior Brother really knows how to joke. This part is even simpler. It means that when Cultivating, you shouldn’t forcefully suppress or pursue stray thoughts…’”

“‘Just like looking at mist, don’t resist, don’t cling, and your mind will naturally become clear and bright.’”

“You listened intently, pondering inwardly: ‘So that’s what it means… This is harder than solving math problems… Cultivating Immortality really does require some talent.’”

“‘It seems Senior Sister is right; Cultivation indeed requires communication and verification with others to gain comprehensive insight.’”

“Then you asked a series of questions.”

“Shen Yao was also very patient. She always thought you were testing her. After all, in her eyes, you were a Genius; otherwise, how could you reach Golden Core cultivation at such a young age?”

“Days passed, and you actually communicated for three days and three nights straight.”

“During these three days and three nights, you gained a lot and benefited greatly.”

“You had basically understood more than half of the originally obscure and difficult Mind-Cultivation Technique chants of the Limitless Primordial Chaos Art.”

“But you deeply knew that your Comprehension Ability and Aptitude were too low, and you still needed time to digest it.”

“So you changed the topic and asked about her Family background.”

“She didn’t hide anything from you—she was the only daughter of the Shen Family, a millennium-old aristocratic Family in Yu Country, but her Family, for the sake of profit, had betrothed her to the Crown Prince of Yu Country.”

“If that Crown Prince were a Genius, it might be acceptable, but that person was the number one wastrel and good-for-nothing in Yu Country.”

“That Crown Prince not only had no Spiritual Root but also extremely poor martial Dao Aptitude, indulging in wine and women all day, a complete good-for-nothing.”

“Shen Yao had always been proud and arrogant, and she was a Genius in her Family, so how could she be willing to marry such a person?”

“So she fled her Family and joined the Heavenly Sword Sect.”

“Although the Heavenly Sword Sect was only a third-rate force in the entire Zixiao Immortal Domain, it was already a first-rate Sect on Ziyang Star.”

“As long as she became a Heavenly Sword Sect Disciple, Yu Country would not dare to act rashly.”

“You also concocted a story, telling her that you were also from an aristocratic Family, and after your Family declined, you left your hometown, accidentally came to Ziyang Star, and joined the Heavenly Sword Sect.”

“After that, you communicated for a few more days before she left contentedly.”

“A month later,”

“You were meditating in your Immortal Cave when your heart suddenly tightened for no reason.”

“A strong sense of unease quickly spread.”

“Just then—”

“A cold and majestic female voice resounded throughout the entire Heavenly Sword Sect: ”

“‘Sect Master Jitian, get out!’”

“The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to directly reverberate in everyone's Divine Soul, carrying an irresistible oppressive force.”

“As soon as you heard this voice, your back went cold—”

“This was clearly Liu Jinfeng’s voice!”

“Just as you were about to flee, a powerful and icy Divine Sense firmly locked onto you, causing the flow of spiritual Qi throughout your body to become sluggish.”

“You knew that you couldn't escape this time.”

“You forcibly suppressed the fear in your heart, took a deep breath, quickly got up and flew out of your Immortal Cave, heading towards the Heavenly Sword Sect mountain gate.”

“You understood that the more critical the moment, the more important it was to remain calm.”

“Arriving at the mountain gate, you saw terrified Disciples standing on the surrounding mountain ranges, and more than twenty Peak Masters stood side by side, looking solemnly at the sky.”

“In the sky, a magnificent hundred-zhang-long spirit boat floated, runes flowing, exuding an oppressive aura—”

“At the front of the spirit boat, Liu Jinfeng wore a light golden palace dress, her cloud-like hair piled high, her temperament as cold as frost.”

“She merely stood there, and the aura around her seemed to merge with heaven and earth, inspiring awe.”

“Behind her stood two rows of black-masked dead soldiers, their murderous aura almost solidified, and the deck beneath their feet was already covered with a layer of eerie blue frost.”

“Sect Master Ji Tian suppressed his anger, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said: ‘Fellow Daoist Liu, why are you forcefully intruding upon my Sect? I wonder where the Heavenly Sword Sect has offended the Liu Clan?’”

“Liu Jinfeng’s voice was indifferent: ‘Your Sect is harboring a major criminal of my Liu Clan, and should be annihilated as a warning to others.’”

“‘Considering your difficult Cultivation, if you hand over a thousand Prodigy Disciples, this crime can be offset.’”

“As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar below.”

“Sect Master Ji Tian was so enraged that he laughed instead: ‘Liu Jinfeng! My Heavenly Sword Sect has no dealings with your Liu Clan, yet you demand a thousand Disciples. Aren’t you going too far!’”

“Liu Jinfeng’s eyes turned cold: ‘This Seat has already shown leniency. If you still refuse, the Heavenly Sword Sect need not exist today.’”

“With that, she lightly raised her jade hand, and an ancient scroll spun out, unfolding against the wind—”

“In an instant, the painting overshadowed the sky and covered the sun, extending tens of thousands of miles, enveloping the entire Heavenly Sword Sect.”

“The left side of the scroll depicted a snowfield frozen for ten thousand miles, and the right side depicted a sea of raging flames. Yin and Yang Qi flowed ceaselessly, evolving the Profound Truth of life and death.”

“Beneath the scroll, the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Domain was divided into two: one half plunged into biting cold, pavilions and vegetation instantly frozen; the other half was scorching hot like a furnace, rocks melting, and air distorting.”

“Many Disciples with lower cultivation wailed endlessly, turning into flying ash or ice shards amidst the interweaving ice and fire.”

“This Spirit Treasure was precisely the ‘Yin-Yang Burning Heaven Diagram’, a supreme Domain-type trapping and killing treasure. Once unfolded, no one could escape within the Yin and Yang Domain, and the Law of life and death moved with a thought.”

“‘Sect Master, what should we do? This is the Liu Clan’s Yin-Yang Burning Heaven Diagram!’ Peak Master of Starfall Peak’s voice trembled.”

“Sect Master Ji Tian clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white.”

“Although he himself was at Soul Transformation cultivation, Liu Jinfeng was also at Soul Transformation, and she had powerful treasures and dead soldiers to assist her. There might even be other Liu Clan experts hidden in the shadows.”

“If they fought head-on, the Heavenly Sword Sect had no chance of winning.”

“The Liu Clan Immortal Family was a first-rate force in the Zixiao Immortal Domain; annihilating the Heavenly Sword Sect was merely a trivial matter for them.”

“Even if he could luckily escape, what would become of the Sect’s tens of thousands of Disciples? And what about their ten-thousand-year foundation?”

“Facing the Liu Clan’s pursuit, even though the Immortal Domain was vast, it would be difficult to find a place to hide.”

“He looked up at the figure in the sky who regarded all living beings as mere grass, his heart burning with anxiety, yet he was helpless.”