The two manipulated their magical artifacts and landed halfway up the mountain. Then they took out a talisman and activated it with their magic power.
The talisman transformed into a beam of red light and rose upwards, quickly disappearing into the sea of clouds.
After waiting for a while, the two saw a beam of seven-colored divine light pierce through the layers of clouds and finally land halfway up the mountain, forming a rainbow bridge.
A gentle voice came from the mountain and said, "Come up."
The two stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge, surrounded by swirling clouds and mist that shimmered with iridescent colors under its reflection, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.
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Chapter 139 Devoted to Cultivation
After passing through the sea of clouds, a beautiful lake, as green as jade, comes into view. The surrounding trees are lush and green, and there are many pavilions and towers scattered among them, arranged in a pleasing and orderly manner.
The three main halls of Dongji Peak are all built on a small island in the middle of the lake. They are built according to the mountain's shape, forming a triangular pattern, with white jade steps connecting them, making them magnificent and solemn.
The main halls are all built with purple-veined wood that is over a thousand years old. After being processed, dried and blessed with incantations using secret methods, the wood is as hard as iron and stone and emits a faint fragrance of sandalwood, which can calm the mind and spirit.
The three main halls occupy a considerable area and are shaded by towering trees. The central hall is called Dongji Hall, and the two on the left and right are called Zhaohe Hall and Zhaoyang Hall.
The two arrived outside the hall, where a young Taoist boy of eight or nine years old greeted them, saying, "Please follow me, both of you."
We arrived at the back of the island in the middle of the lake, where there was a medicinal herb garden.
Lin Yi, wearing short sleeves, was working in the medicinal herb field when he saw the group of people and stopped.
The young Taoist priest approached and said, "Master, our two guests have arrived."
Lin Yi nodded and said, "Qingfeng, you may leave."
The young Taoist should reply "Yes" and turn to leave.
The two people behind him bowed and said, "Disciple Zhu Yongnian (Wen Zhengwen) greets Elder Lin." Both of them had come to Dongji Peak because they had accepted the sect's mission to obtain resources for cultivation.
"No need for formalities," Lin Yi said with a smile. "From now on, I'll be entrusting this herb garden to the two of you."
The two replied in unison, "Please rest assured, Elder."
After Lin Yi had walked away, Zhu Yongnian said, "This Elder Lin looks really young."
Wen Zhengwen nodded, somewhat surprised.
Even the physical body of a cultivator will gradually age over time, albeit slowly. Even consuming elixirs like the Youth-Preserving Pill cannot stop the loss of vital energy and blood, nor can it prevent the deepening of signs of aging.
The younger you are, the wider your future path will be.
Wen Zhengwen recalled some information he had gathered: Elder Lin was not only young, but also a high-grade Dan cultivator with a bright future. When the Eastern Pole Cave was completed, the spots for Daoist disciples were quietly divided up by several elders.
This time, he put in a lot of effort to get the opportunity.
Wen Zhengwen thought for a moment, then turned to look at Zhu Yongnian beside him. After exchanging a glance, the two quickly got to work.
After leaving the herb garden, Lin Yi arrived at the rear hall of the Eastern Pole Palace, which is the core of the entire Eastern Pole Peak. The spiritual energy here is abundant and flows in wisps of clouds.
The Zhaoyang Hall and Zhaohe Hall on the left and right are respectively the alchemy room and the weapon-making room. They are both in the initial stages of construction and need to be gradually improved in the future.
Lin Yi sat on the cloud bed and took out a notebook to read.
This notebook was a gift from Wen Liang in the Immortal Gourd World, and it contains the key points of cultivation for the Tai Xuan lineage.
The Tai Xuan lineage takes array diagrams as its core. After advancing to the third stage, in addition to the array diagrams they mainly cultivate, they can also condense other array diagrams into true mana seals, which they can save for future cultivation after they have cultivated their primordial spirit.
Theoretically speaking, every successor of the Tai Xuan lineage, as long as they have the inheritance, can cultivate the Thirty-Six Formation Diagrams together.
After reading for a while, Lin Yi switched to a notebook he had borrowed from the Haoyang Sect's library and began reading it with great interest.
These books were naturally not free. Lin Yi would also take some time to refine some pills in exchange for merit points from the sect.
The art of alchemy requires three things: talent, a teacher, and resources.
The last point is especially important: every master alchemist is built upon countless medicinal herbs.
Lin Yi possesses the seven innate true fires and true waters, and has outstanding talent. The Xuan Yao Daoist in the Supreme Ship is a master alchemist, and there are sufficient medicinal herbs in the Myriad Transformations Thunder Cauldron and the Small Universe Realm.
With all three conditions met, as long as you practice more, your alchemy skills will naturally improve day by day.
However, Lin Yi has always kept a low profile, and there are several well-known alchemists in Haoyang Sect, so his reputation has only circulated within a small circle.
On this day, Lin Yi was discussing with Xuan Yao Daoist what kind of pills or magical artifacts he would need to assist him when he reached the third step of transcending tribulation and his true magic seal was fully refined.
The so-called tribulation of transcending tribulation is not a lightning strike from heaven and earth, but a tribulation of the inner fire, a transformation of the cultivator's own true energy, each step of which is extremely dangerous.
If one can overcome this obstacle, one is one step closer to immortality; if one cannot, one's true energy will reverse and turn into calamity fire, burning the cultivator to ashes, leaving nothing behind.
When the elixir is of the first grade, the true qi will undergo nine transformations; when the elixir is of the second grade, the true qi will undergo eight transformations; when the elixir is of the third grade, the true qi will undergo seven transformations, and so on.
Of course, those who achieve low-grade Dan have almost no chance of condensing a true seal of magical power, nor can they reach the realm of transcending tribulations, so there's no need to discuss them further.
However, even those who have achieved the first rank of Dan do not necessarily have to go through all nine tribulations. As long as they can get through three of them, they can start to break through to the fourth rank and nurture their immortal energy. However, that immortal energy can only be of the lower rank.
Only by undergoing five transformations of true qi can one achieve mid-grade immortal qi; by undergoing seven transformations of true qi, one can cultivate high-grade immortal qi; and only by undergoing nine transformations of true qi can one obtain top-grade immortal qi.
Some cultivators, lacking confidence, are willing to settle for second best, or their cultivation goes awry. Even those who achieve high-grade pills may not be able to cultivate high-grade immortal energy, thus reducing their chances of breaking through to the primordial spirit and attaining immortality.
To successfully overcome these nine tribulations, besides enduring them, one can also refine magical artifacts to escape the tribulations or concoct elixirs to neutralize the tribulation fire.
However, both magical artifacts for escaping tribulation and elixirs for dispelling the fire of tribulation are extremely difficult to obtain.