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Three years later, a long howl echoed from a side hall next to the Hall of Longevity.
A moment later, a boy of about eleven or twelve years old with delicate features walked out from the side hall and came to the main hall. He bowed to Lin Yi, who was sitting on a futon, and said happily, "Master, I have successfully broken through."
Lin Yi smiled and nodded, saying, "Very good, very good."
He spent three years training his first second-tier cultivator, who was also the first inner disciple of White Cloud City.
Zhang Xiaofan, who was serving nearby, was also happy for his friend's breakthrough.
Lin Yi reached out and patted Lin Jingyu's forehead, and a mantra called "Nine Revolutions of Heaven and Earth Technique" appeared in Lin Jingyu's mind.
Lin Jingyu said, "Thank you for passing on the teachings, Master."
Lin Yi instructed, "Inner disciples can choose a palace as their residence. They can move freely within and outside the city, or go down the mountain to travel and explore the mortal world. Go and choose a palace first."
"Yes, Master." Lin Jingyu said and withdrew.
Lin Yi then asked, "Xiao Fan, how is your cultivation of the Zhou Tian Refining Qi Technique going?"
Zhang Xiaofan hurriedly replied, "Master, I have already opened up more than 260 acupoints."
Lin Yi nodded slightly and said, "Very good, keep up the good work."
The cultivation of the Zhou Tian Qi Refining Method requires nothing less than patience and perseverance. Those with poor aptitude may take eight to ten years, while those with good aptitude may only need three to five years to complete it.
Zhang Xiaofan's aptitude was somewhat lacking, but he was able to open up more than 260 acupoints, which clearly shows that he had worked hard.
This is commendable.
As night fell, the stars shone brightly.
Lin Yi walked out of the Hall of Longevity. Under the starlight, the Five Virtues Qi flowed and changed in his hands.
With holy water ripples, purple blessings, black and yellow light spots, black and white glow, and invisible virtue, the five elements condensed in Lin Yi's hands to form a phoenix, a phoenix bearing the five virtues!
The phoenix soars and dances, as if trying to reverse the Five Virtues and trace back to the Five Primordial Elements.
After several attempts, Lin Yi reluctantly gave up. He lacked the necessary Five Virtues Qi, and the time was not yet ripe.
Then, he summoned the Tai Chi diagram from his dantian.
This treasure of morality is centered on the spiral galaxy, and has two spells, "Dragons Without a Head" and "White Tiger Seven Kills", as well as the Nine Heavens Fire Palace General Array Diagram and the Nine-Bend Yellow River Array Diagram as its core. It subtly combines the four symbols and five elements, and interprets the yin and yang tai chi.
Of these, Lin Yi had already cultivated the first four to their limits, and could not advance further without reaching the Golden Core stage. However, only the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation Diagram still had a slight flaw. Although it would not affect his breakthrough, it was still somewhat imperfect.
The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation encompasses thirty-six kinds of true water and seventy-two kinds of divine sand, with the seven great innate true waters as its source, each with its own variations, and is infinitely wondrous.
When Lin Yi obtained this array diagram, it was missing two variations: Blood River True Water and Cosmic Light True Water.
To complete it, one must spend time refining it little by little, and another is to find suitable artifacts to integrate into the array diagram.
Lin Yi already had a plan in mind. With a surge of his magic power, the Tai Chi diagram in his hand suddenly disappeared. The next second, it appeared in the Merciless Sea beneath the Abyss of the Dead.
The true water of the Blood River flowed out from the Taiji diagram and quickly sensed the presence of the Blood Devouring Bead.
Puzhi was chanting sutras with the eighteen bronze statues to pray for the deceased. Although he felt a little uneasy, he could not find any clues.
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Chapter 115 Heavenly Slaughter Daoist
At the summit of Kongsang Mountain, the gates of the Hall of Longevity were closed.
Baiyun City is on track, so Lin Yi can go into seclusion with peace of mind. As long as it doesn't take too long, he believes there won't be any problems.
His mind transcended space and entered the Tai Chi diagram in the merciless sea.
Lin Yi internally cultivated the Five Elements, the River Luo Book, the Primordial Chaos Cauldron, the Xuanhuang Pagoda, the Refining Form Flag, and the Taiji Diagram. These five magical artifacts can, in a sense, be considered his natal magical treasures. Among them, the Taiji Diagram is the most complex, encompassing everything and all things.
One of the seven changes of the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, the Blood River Reincarnation Formation, quietly unfolds.
The Bloodthirsty Bead was gradually refined, and its original reddish-purple and purplish-black color slowly turned transparent.
Boundless sins accumulate in the merciless sea, accompanied by resentment, unwillingness, and anger... This is the darkest side of the entire world.
Kill, kill, kill! Heaven and earth can be killed, all living beings can be killed.
A surge of intense killing intent suddenly rose in Lin Yi's heart. He dared not be careless and withdrew all his divine sense, focusing intently on his spiritual platform.
The malevolent spirit within the Bloodthirsty Bead launches a counterattack, while sins entangle it in the Merciless Sea, creating a pincer attack from within and without, with overwhelming force.
Lin Yi silently endured it. No matter what you do, if you want to take shortcuts, you have to pay the price.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, Lin Yi had been in this world for five years.
On this day, the calm, merciless sea suddenly surged with wave after wave, and a faint, demonic sound echoed in the ears of everyone and every ghost in the Abyss of the Dead.
"Heaven creates all things to nourish man, yet man has no virtue to repay Heaven. He can only kill!"
This haunting, demonic sound, like an eternal curse from the primordial era, possessed terrifying magical power. Whether human or ghost, those who heard it felt an immeasurable chill.
In the Heartless Sea, Lin Yi's mind, relying on the Blood-Devouring Pearl and based on the Blood River Reincarnation Array, manifested a fleeting Blood Shadow Demon Body.
His skill was still lacking; he hadn't completely refined the Bloodthirsty Bead, transforming it from tangible to intangible. Otherwise, he should have been able to condense the true form of the Blood God.
Above the merciless sea, on the great cloud of light formed by the Arhat Subduing Demons Formation, Puzhi stood up, a crystal heart lamp appearing behind his head, and he walked step by step into the sea, stepping on golden lotuses.