Chapter 117: Chapter 99: Buddhist Great Power’s Method, Innate Fire Virtue Body

Inside the bamboo-fenced Grass Hall Meditation House, in the sleeping quarters.

Next to the bed was a low table, upon which sat a hill-shaped Boshan-style incense burner. Thin wisps of smoke drifted out from its perforated holes, curling and lingering in the air without dispersing.

Jiang Yi sat on a cattail cushion, circulating his energy through Breathing exercises. With each exhale, streams of air coiled around the tip of his nose like writhing jiao-serpents, rising and swimming, revealing the changes in his Qi Mechanism.

’The Inner Peak is truly spiritually abundant. It’s so much better for Cultivation than the Outer Sect.’

After cultivating until the second quarter of the *chou* hour, Jiang Yi finally withdrew his Divine Thought, calmed his Inner Mansion, and slowly opened his eyes.

Several Wild Goose Fish Lamps were lit in the room, casting a brilliant glow that illuminated the entire space.

But in the instant Jiang Yi’s eyes flashed open, a sharp glint seemed to slice through the air, a phantom spark that outshone the lamplight.

’Five Nourishing Essence Pills, and my Merit hasn’t even grown by half a step. No wonder all the Inner Peak Disciples are so desperate for Spiritual Materials and Resources, chasing after them like a flock of ducks.’

Jiang Yi was gradually realizing that every shred of progress after the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer was no longer as easy as it once was.

It was common for cultivators like his Grandpa Yang Xun or Elder Sui of Observing Fate Peak to have their Cultivation stagnate, getting stuck in place for decades.

’When I think about it, the “twenty-two years” given by the Celestial Book is actually a compliment, an acknowledgment of my talent and comprehension.’

It was only now dawning on Jiang Yi that he was currently seventeen. If another twenty-two years were to pass, he would be thirty-nine.

Reaching the peak of the Qi Cultivation Twelfth Layer at that age was already the level of a Dao Material in an Ancestral Sect Dharma Lineage.

In Beimang Ridge, that would undoubtedly place him among the very best, earning him a spot in the top ten.

’Even a Dao Material like me has to toil away in the Qi Cultivation Realm for over twenty years. It just goes to show how difficult Cultivation truly is.’

Jiang Yi swept away his distracting thoughts and reached out to pick up True Master Xuanmiao, who was dozing off to the side. He held the increasingly plump and soft furball in his palms.

“Cat Master, in our Dharma Lineage’s orthodox Dao Inheritance, is there really a technique to ’forge a Dao Body?’”

True Master Xuanmiao stuck its tongue out to lick its fur. This Grass Hall Meditation House was far superior to the small, detached courtyard in the Outer Sect.

It comfortably rolled over, exposing its cotton-white belly, and said nonchalantly,

“Of course. Why else would this True Master have sent you to the Fire Cave and Water Cave?

For other Demon Cultivators, using Ding Fire to counteract Bing Fire, or to subdue Ren Water, is nothing short of agonizing torture.

But you, Xiao Jiang, have already mastered the secret Qi Cultivation technique of ’Mixed Refining Origin, Commander of Ten Thousand Truths.’ Once you push it to the Mid-Stage and supplement it with Spiritual Objects, you can unlock the *Long-term Nourishing Daoist Embryo Skill*.”

Jiang Yi couldn’t resist reaching out to rub its fur, skillfully pampering the Cat Master until it started meowing wildly, at which point he finally stopped.

The only reason he had been able to beg the Celestial Book and find a glimmer of hope in a hopeless situation was entirely thanks to the world-shaking Dao Inheritance that True Master Xuanmiao had given him.

“Cat Master, could you tell me more about the *Long-term Nourishing Daoist Embryo Skill*?”

True Master Xuanmiao went limp, splaying its limbs as it struggled to recall its former master’s description of the skill.

Because its Golden Position had been shattered, and also because [Tai Yang] was the most prominent power in the world today, [Yang Qi Taiyin Heaven] had been forced into seclusion.

Its former master’s words, writings, and Dao path had all slowly eroded with time, making them exceptionally difficult to recall.

After a full hour, True Master Xuanmiao finally managed to remember the gist of it and said weakly,

“So, after my former master fully comprehended that Qi Cultivation General Outline, he got into a duel with some True Monarch from the Immortal Dao and, on a whim, became obsessed with the ’Body Refining Technique.’

He ultimately took the fundamental principles of using the Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends to ritually refine artifacts and created the *Long-term Nourishing Daoist Embryo Skill*.”

’Ritually refine artifacts?’

A bad feeling rose in Jiang Yi’s heart.

He listened as the Cat Master continued, “This spell isn’t a path to long life, nor is it a method of cultivation. To put it bluntly, it simply treats the human body—flesh, blood, and all—as an artifact. It gathers Spiritual Qi to ritually refine it and forge a ’Dao Embryo.’”

Jiang Yi mused to himself that this was a perfect match for the secret Qi Cultivation technique, “Mixed Refining Origin, Commander of Ten Thousand Truths.”

This inheritance was undoubtedly second to none among the Ancestral Sect Dharma Lineages of the Nanzhan Continent.

As for where it ranked in the entire Yanfu Vast Land, he wouldn’t dare to speculate.

“Once this ’Dao Embryo’ is formed, your physical body will undergo a qualitative change, becoming like a bottomless pit. You’ll be able to devour and refine all sorts of energies—be it the Five Elements Qi, the Blood Evil Qi, or even the Yin Yang Qi—and nurture them into your Primordial Essence.”

As True Master Xuanmiao said this, it lifted its feline head, looking as if it shared in the glory.

After all, its former master’s “Dao Wisdom” had once earned a profound assessment from a Great Power: “Immortal and Demon combined, unparalleled in the universe.”

“Can a human body really withstand refining so much ’Spiritual Mechanism Qi?’”

Jiang Yi frowned. He was no longer a clueless novice just starting his Cultivation. He knew full well that the human body wasn’t known for its physical prowess; among the ten major types of beings, it was near the bottom, far inferior to naturally born Immortal Spirits or Barbaric Demon Creatures.

“Of course not. That’s why you have to carefully arrange all the Spiritual Mechanism Qi you devour in a specific order to refine it into some kind of extraordinary constitution.

For example, since you cultivate Ding Fire, if you then devour Bing Fire, you’ll possess both Yin and Yang aspects, and you can forge an ’Innate Fire Virtue Body.’”

True Master Xuanmiao was smug. Such a world-shaking ability, nearly on par with a Divine Technique, was sure to leave Xiao Jiang deeply impressed.

But Jiang Yi remained silent and thoughtful. There were no shortcuts in Cultivation. A top-tier Dao Inheritance could at most help one avoid detours, not let them ascend to the heavens in a single step.

“Can it really be achieved just by gathering and refining ’Ding Fire’ and ’Bing Fire?’” he asked hesitantly.

“Meow.”

True Master Xuanmiao seemed a little sheepish. It scratched its whiskers and mumbled indistinctly,

“Well, maybe, probably… you might also need some top-quality Spiritual Objects, like First-Grade Divine Sand, Mother Essence, Root Qi, that sort of thing.”

The corner of Jiang Yi’s mouth twitched. He immediately asked,

“Roughly how much?”

True Master Xuanmiao’s whisker-scratching sped up abruptly. Its round face scrunched up, and its voice became as faint as a buzzing mosquito.

“Ten… mountain-loads of each? That should be about enough.”

’Is that even something a cat should be saying!?’

Jiang Yi’s throat felt dry, his heart filled with helplessness.

“Cat Master, ten small mountains of First-Grade Spiritual Objects, and they have to be rare types like Divine Sand, Mother Essence, and Root Qi… Even a True Inheritance Disciple of an Ancestral Sect Dharma Lineage wouldn’t have that kind of wealth, would they?

Not unless I get some Great Power from the Immortal Dao to adopt me as their godson.”

True Master Xuanmiao scratched its whiskers, then its head, and subconsciously began to make an empty promise.

“Don’t you worry, Xiao Jiang. For now, just make do with the Fire Cave and Water Cave. Once this True Master opens my secret stash, I guarantee you’ll have more than you could ever use.”

Jiang Yi didn’t take it seriously at all. To think he’d been looking forward to that “Innate Fire Virtue Body,” only for it to turn out to be another one of the Cat Master’s empty promises.

Such a massive amount of rare Spiritual Objects… even if he dug three feet deep and hollowed out the entire Beimang Ridge, he probably couldn’t gather it all!

“Don’t be hasty, Xiao Jiang! This True Master actually has a connection in the Beiju Continent!”

True Master Xuanmiao, seemingly having lost face, coughed twice.

“When your Cultivation reaches the Qi Cultivation Twelfth Layer, this True Master will take you to Zhaoyao Mountain. Many of the Seventy-two Cave Demon Kings there like to publicly seek husbands for their daughters.

The Roc Demon King, the Jiao Demon King… this True Master dealt with them back in the day. They’d have to call me ’Boss.’”

Jiang Yi gave a couple of perfunctory replies. To save the Cat Master from further embarrassment, he deliberately changed the subject.

“Just now, when Grandpa mentioned the fearsome reputation of the Zhongyi Sect’s Sword Cultivators, you seemed rather unimpressed, Cat Master. Was there something wrong with what he said?”

True Master Xuanmiao eagerly seized the opportunity to change the subject, saying excitedly,

“Sword Cultivators are belligerent and bloodthirsty, but the root cause has nothing to do with their temperament. I heard my former master say that 120,000 years ago, the [Sword Dao] launched a western crusade to destroy the [Buddhist Dao], but they were on the verge of success when they ultimately failed.

A World Honored One, a Great Power, intervened and embedded a rule called the [Killing Tribulation] into the half-dead [Sword Dao].

From then on, all who cultivate the Sword Dao are affected by Tribulation Qi and must personally complete Killing Tribulations.

If they don’t accumulate enough completed tribulations, their Cultivation cannot advance.”

Jiang Yi’s eyelid twitched violently, and he couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath of cold air.

’Is this the terrifying power of a top-tier Upper Cultivator?’

’Eradicating a Daoist Lineage isn’t as simple as destroying its inheritance, extinguishing its incense, and slaughtering all its disciples.

Instead, it’s about tampering with the fundamental laws, severing the path forward, and causing future generations of disciples to fall one after another, dying in this tribulation…’

A chill crept over Jiang Yi. The struggle between Daoist Lineages was truly perilous.

’I’m afraid those Sword Cultivators who don’t come from Ancestral Sects are probably all being kept in the dark.’

’They probably still think that ’courageous advancement,’ ’unyielding will,’ and ’unobstructed thoughts’ are just inherent traits passed down among Sword Cultivators.’

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