Unfortunately, Lin Zhengyang was already quite old and no longer had the desire to continue cultivating immortality. So he returned to his hometown and built the Dayan Temple. Lin Yi was an orphan he adopted on his way back home.
"Haoyang Sect," Lin Yi murmured the name. In a sense, he could be considered a disciple of a branch of the Haoyang Sect.
Chen Jingming, the president of the Baijia Academy in Lechun County, is also a disciple of Haoyangmen.
Needless to say, the spiritual vein of the Dayan Temple has now fallen into the hands of the Haoyang Sect.
Should we go back?
According to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, as long as Lin Yi becomes a first-level Taoist priest within three years, he will be qualified to reclaim the Taoist temple.
Alternatively, taking this opportunity to join Haoyang Sect would also be a very good option.
How should we choose?
"Fellow Daoist Lin..." Gongsun Chenghua's voice came.
Lin Yi snapped out of his reverie and said, "Sorry, I was daydreaming just now."
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave," Gongsun Chenghua said.
"Alright." Lin Yi nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Gongsun, please take care."
After Gongsun Chenghua left, Lin Yi paid the bill and asked for a quiet room to stay in at Dingyang Academy.
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As night fell, Lin Yi sat cross-legged on the cloud bed in the quiet room. He nurtured his true energy while studying the cultivation formula for the Samadhi True Fire.
"The moon hides the jade rabbit, the sun hides the crow, and the tortoise and snake intertwine. Intertwined, their life is strong, and only then can the golden lotus be planted in the fire..."
The night passed quickly. As dawn broke in the east, Lin Yi opened his eyes, got up, and took the Dragon Abyss Sword outside.
With a clang, the longsword was drawn.
Lin Yi swung his sword casually. Although there were no fancy techniques, his mind and sword were one, and naturally, there was a sharp edge that was hard to look away from.
A little while later, the sun rose in the east.
Lin Yi sheathed his sword, facing east, as the first rays of sunlight shone upon the earth, filling his eyes and his heart.
For the next few months, Lin Yi stayed at the Dingyang Academy. He would occasionally take on tasks to earn merit points, which he could then exchange for resources to aid his cultivation.
As time went by, his aura became more and more harmonious, and his spirit and energy unconsciously reached a balance, from which a spark ignited.
The sparks burned slowly, growing stronger little by little.
Lin Yi gazed at the flame in his palm, which was the color of pure gold and the shape of a lotus flower. This was the Samadhi True Fire, one of the seven innate true fires.
There was no earth-shattering fanfare, no life-or-death struggle; everything was so calm and uneventful, like still water.
Burning, burning, burning...
Samadhi Fire can be said to be the purest form of true fire. The other types of true fire are all derivatives of certain powers, rather than their essence.
Lin Yi quietly savored the emotions brought to him by the Samadhi True Fire.
Burn your own life to bloom into a faint spark!
Even if the spark is weak, short-lived, and insignificant, as long as you persevere, one day the spark will ignite the weeds, the weeds will spread to the shrubs, and the shrubs will spread to the big trees!
Ultimately, a tiny spark can become a raging fire, illuminating the entire world!
In the beginning of time, who passed on the teachings?
It was Suiren who, with his own life, illuminated the path forward for humankind. From that moment on, humanity bid farewell to ignorance and ushered in civilization.
This is Lin Yi's answer.
The Samadhi Fire burns fiercely within the body, releasing boundless light and heat.
The True Water of the Universe flows slowly around the body, marking the years, months, and days.
Lin Yi opened his arms wide, seemingly embracing the whole world, though he didn't know how much time had passed—whether it was a year, a month, or a day.
The true energy of the Milky Way surged out from the dantian, instantly flowing through all the acupoints in the body, and the 365 talisman seeds kept changing.
The profound meaning of Samadhi True Fire has been fully integrated into it, becoming the fourth transformation of Star River True Qi.
The jade liquid was circulated three times, and it was finally completed.
Lin Yi's cultivation has finally taken another solid step forward.
A few days later, Lin Yi arrived at the Lingzhou Academy, located on Phoenix Mountain south of Dingyang City. Here, he would complete the assessment for becoming a second-tier mage.
From a distance, Phoenix Mountain resembles a flying phoenix, hence its name.
Of course, there are also rumors that this mountain was actually transformed from a phoenix that failed to be reborn from the ashes, because there is a dead, ancient phoenix tree in the mountain.
However, the birds in Phoenix Mountain are indeed of many different kinds.
Lin Yi climbed the steps, taking in the beautiful scenery along the way; he was truly treated to a feast for the eyes.
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Chapter Thirty-Four: After Returning Home, the Mystery of the Bones
When Lin Yi reached the mountainside, he could see many buildings nestled among the pines and cypresses.
Being in the tranquil Phoenix Mountain gives one a sense of forgetting the world.