Who knows, one day this matter might become his lifelong regret.
Yang Bofu quickly made a decision, saying calmly, "I can pass on the True Method of Dragon and Tiger Controlling All Beasts to you, but..."
The transaction was successfully completed. Xuan Yao Dao Ren mocked Lin Yi, saying that the three longevity-promoting spiritual herbs on Yunji Star were all planted by him in his early years, and no one knew better than him how to combine them for alchemy.
Lin Yi turned a deaf ear to this. As long as he could get what he wanted, he didn't care if he had to pay ten times the price.
After leaving the Li River, Lin Yi directly entered the Lesser Universe Realm, thus beginning a new round of cultivation.
The Dragon and Tiger Supreme Commander of All Beasts True Method initially cultivated a single breath of Primordial True Qi. Using this as a foundation, it gradually developed 365 kinds of spells, corresponding to 365 acupoints throughout the body.
At the core of these are two incredibly powerful and earth-shattering spells: "Leaderless Dragons" and "White Tiger Seven Kills".
During Lin Yi's seclusion and cultivation, many things happened in the Seven Phoenix Realm. For example, Xu Wan, one of the Ten Ancestors of the Daoist Clan, took advantage of the opportunity when the Underworld Phoenix was preparing to shed its shell and reincarnate, remotely controlled a million ghost soldiers to connect Yin and Yang and wreak havoc on the human world, in preparation for his own escape from the Underworld.
For example, when Xuehe Daoren sought to return to the underground, he led Taixuan Granny and several high-level Nascent Soul cultivators from the Tianhe Sword Sect in several battles, but was repeatedly defeated.
Others, such as Meng Kuan of the Bamboo Mountain Sect, Jiao Fei of the Heavenly River Sword Sect, Yang Minghe of the Dragon Tiger Sect of the Western Profound Mountain, and Yang Huang'er of the Lijiang Sword Sect, all achieved high-grade elixir cultivation, becoming the most dazzling figures among the new generation of cultivators.
The world is full of chaos, but it will never lose its brilliance because of the absence of anyone.
Lin Yi stretched and stepped out of the Small Universe Realm. The sun was shining brightly and a gentle breeze was blowing; it was a beautiful day.
After years of seclusion, he has mastered the True Method of Dragon and Tiger Controlling All Beasts to a minor level. The two core Heavenly Gang level spells, "Dragons Without a Head" and "White Tiger Seven Kills," have both reached the tenth level of magical power.
Cultivating spells is similar to refining magical artifacts. Spells at the Heavenly Gang level are considered to have reached the Great Perfection at the thirty-sixth level, while spells at the Earthly Fiend level are considered to have reached the seventy-second level.
As for the other spells, they have three or four layers of magical power, and as many as seven or eight layers. Among them, the water and fire spells operate with the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation Diagram and the Nine Heavens Fire Palace General Outline Formation Diagram as their central components, respectively.
Within Lin Yi's dantian, a spiral galaxy is located at the center, with dragons and tigers converging in all directions, water and fire complementing each other, subtly conforming to the four symbols and five elements, interpreting yin and yang and tai chi, a truly magnificent sight.
"The next step is to solidify the evil spirits," Lin Yi thought to himself.
Most Taoist cultivation methods emphasize purity in condensing evil and refining qi, but the more the Dragon and Tiger General Control and Command of All Beasts True Method is, the better. Ideally, it should gather all seventy-two types of earth vein yin evil and thirty-six types of qian tian qi.
However, it is extremely time-consuming and laborious to collect all the evil energy by one's own efforts.
Lin Yi took out the Six Yang God-Sealing Banner, shook it, and said, "What does Senior Xuan Yao think?"
The voice of the Xuan Yao Daoist came, saying, "You little brat, you think you can trick me into being your laborer? Forget about it, there's no way you can even get a window open."
Lin Yi said with a smile, "Then, senior, are you really willing to watch me waste batch after batch of medicinal herbs, turning them all into a pile of waste? And senior, don't you want to open the furnace and test those pill formulas you've conceived over the years?"
For Xuan Yao Dao Ren, alchemy held a fatal attraction; it was his area of expertise and his greatest source of pride.
Lin Yi's move hit Xuan Yao Dao Ren right where it hurt.
"Give me back the alchemy furnace and medicine cauldron first," Xuan Yao Daoist said after a moment of contemplation.
Lin Yi summoned the alchemy furnace and the Myriad Transformations Thunder Cauldron from the Small Universe Realm and implanted them into the Six Yang God-Sealing Banner.
Xuan Yao Daoist stroked his old companion, his heart filled with emotion, when suddenly he saw two spells flying towards him: the Six Yang Sealing God Technique and the Yin Yang God and Demon Technique.
Lin Yi's voice came, "These two incantations are for your reference, senior. The Six Yang God-Sealing Banner is your dwelling place. Please refine it more often in the future."
Xuan Yao Daoist did not refuse. Bai Gu Daoist was a prodigy, and the two techniques had given him much inspiration. Perhaps the hope of escaping his current predicament lay within them.
Lin Yi successfully led Xuan Yao Dao Ren astray, making it seem like he had no hope of escaping the control of the Heart Demon Curse.
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Chapter Ninety-Four: The Unity of Divine Forces and the Two Qi of Yin and Yang
East China Sea, Ryukyu Islands
One day, a pill-making shop suddenly appeared here, selling a wide variety of pills.
The shop owner was a young man of eighteen or nineteen who was not diligent in his business and often only opened the shop once every ten days or half a month.
It wasn't that no one had tried to force their way in, but those who went in never came out again.
In addition, this shop frequently buys herbs, materials, and pure earth vein energy, among other things. Hundreds of people have traded with it and all have gained something.
Within the Lesser Universe Realm, Lin Yi sat cross-legged on a large blue stone, surrounded by seventy-two bronze cauldrons of various sizes. Each cauldron contained a type of earth vein evil energy.
A large mass of chaotic primordial energy floated in mid-air, continuously flowing into the bronze cauldron below, and then transforming into various kinds of earth vein evil energy, which dissipated from the mouth of the cauldron.
Lin Yi absorbed and refined all of this malevolent energy. As time went by, the acupoints in his body could no longer contain the increasingly dense malevolent energy, and it finally burst forth.
A dragon and a tiger face each other, spewing out clouds and light.
Water and fire, stirring up endless changes.
An endless stream of malevolent energy churned around Lin Yi, transforming into countless living beings, including a total of 365 kinds of esoteric and orthodox techniques.
Each spell is composed of countless primordial spirits, including giant beasts, demons, insects, and strange flowers and plants... encompassing everything, so many that it's impossible to distinguish them.
Dominating the East is the "Dragons Without a Head," a spell of immense power that contains countless dragons, each with a different form: black dragons, white dragons, fire dragons, celestial dragons, yellow dragons, camel dragons, kui dragons, jiao dragons, chi dragons, poisonous dragons... all different and each with its own unique posture.
Corresponding to this is the "White Tiger Seven Kills," a sacred tiger with pure white fur and radiating white light appearing in the west. The atmosphere is solemn and desolate, as if only this one deity should exist in the world, in charge of all matters of killing and warfare, the true god who rules over war, punishment, and judgment of all dangers of conflict. Nothing can profane him, nor can he tolerate the slightest offense.
The southern flames rise and the northern rivers surge. The Nine Heavens Fire Palace General Array Diagram and the Nine-Bend Yellow River Array Diagram unfold, displaying a magnificent spectacle that is in no way inferior to the former two.
The malevolent energy rose, transforming into a cloud of malevolent energy that continued to expand—ten meters, a hundred meters, a thousand meters, ten miles, a hundred miles, a thousand miles—ultimately covering more than three thousand miles.
The malevolent energy that Lin Yi gathered was so immense that it formed this heavy, mountain-like malevolent cloud.
Although this evil cloud can rise from the ground, it is not as flowing and dynamic as the auspicious cloud, nor can it be controlled to fly at high speed. However, it is a condensation of hundreds of spells, and it is in no way inferior to a top-grade magic weapon when used for combat.
If this were to happen outside, it would be enough to astound the vast majority of cultivators in the world. Fortunately, the Lesser Universe is vast enough to accommodate such a change.