Chapter 808 - 422: Pinnacle of the Ninth Heaven (Part 2)
This process is naturally the Carefree Secret Technique, lasting nine days and nights. The True Yuan must repeatedly flow in and out between their Taoist bodies, twisting and turning, connecting end to end, engaging in fierce combat, intensifying continuously, until the disciple’s entire body is tempered, meridians and Qi Sea broadened. Only when both individuals reach the peak together can it be considered a great success, allowing the Yin Yang Dual Essence to separate and return to their bodies, at which point the master directly transfers half of their power to the disciple, rapidly creating a peerless master.
However, if anyone loses control and spills midway, all previous efforts will be in vain, potentially resulting in paralysis and incontinence. Therefore, most people need to nourish themselves with elixir soup and medicinal oil for several years, train desensitization, and try multiple times repeatedly before success. Hence, the relationship between master and disciple in the Carefree Lineage is naturally deep, and cannot be entrusted to anyone other than a close Daoist companion who can be relied on for life and death.
However, once this first Nine Heavens True Essence is refined, everything becomes easier, because the logic of Energy Replenishment and Dual Cultivation is different; as long as you enjoy it yourself, it’s fine.
So, the others don’t need to master the Carefree Secret Transmission; as long as you use elixir and illusion techniques, thinking of ways to make the opponent’s True Breath and Essence pour out together and absorb them into your body, it can be easily achieved, gaining a large amount of True Qi cultivation. Then, revisiting dual cultivation with another master-disciple Daoist companion from the Carefree Sect, practicing and refining together, refining the Nine Heavens True Qi can stabilize the realm, vastly increasing cultivation and power.
The principle is simply that, but unfortunately, no matter how talented Tie Dan is, one person can’t do the work of two. Does he have the physiological functions of Yin Yuan?
Moreover, the setting of Yin Yang Union and sharing cultivation is also somewhat troubling for Tie Dan.
It’s truly a cyclical nature, karma is relentless. This setting allows Huangfu Yi to practice easily, often absorbing hundreds of years of cultivation. But with his thousand years of Dao power, wouldn’t it be a loss if he didn’t find someone in the Divinity Transformation realm? Moreover, how many female cultivators in the Divinity Transformation realm are there in the Mystic Sect? Could he find a few males to help?
But this path seems indispensable because Tie Dan heard the names and heritage of the Nine Branches of Leisure Sect in Jade Cicada’s dream murmurs, discovering indeed he has a deep, fateful connection with the Leisure Sect.
Nine Heavens Pavilion, Wind Control Tower, Linglong Pavilion, Chengyun Pavilion, Taixu Palace, Star Picking Cliff, Cangming Sea, Heart Burning Valley, Tanhua Sect.
Among these, Nine Heavens Pavilion need not be mentioned; it’s now the Nine Luminaries Sword Pavilion, the Hidden Sword Land.
Wind Control Tower is opened in the mortal world, essentially a brothel, using the power of mortals to cultivate the room secret technique, also having unique accomplishments in alchemy and medical skills. Today, there is a Qi Cultivator inheritor on the Verdant Altar Canyon, Du Qiluo of Qiyun Cave.
Linglong Pavilion is the Treasure Pavilion and trading place, holding the Immortal Palace treasures once stolen by Nine Heavens. Linglong Thousand Petal Screen can still be found in Qianyang City.
Chengyun Pavilion specializes in Escape Skill, teaching famous life-saving escape tricks. Taixu Palace focuses on the Void Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit Method.
As for Star Picking Cliff, Tie Dan once visited it. Indeed, it’s the Sun and Moon Double Pool Ruins below Danxia Mountain.
Initially, Star Picking Cliff was the main mountain gate of the Xiaoyao Sect, built on the pinnacle of Danxia Mountain. Later, the entire cliff was broken off by the Xuan Du Great Mage and struck to the mountain’s base, personally guarding the mountain, passing down the Shenxiao Dao for suppression. This sect specializes in studying Yin Yang Union, the transformation between genders, body seizing and reincarnation human body modification secret techniques. The Master Xuan Du obtained secret techniques from the Daoist Collection there, supposedly producing eggs and the like.
Though Tie Dan has not yet encountered the Cangming Sea and Heart Burning Valley, one sect is said to raise dragons and tamed beasts in the East Sea, while the other grows flowers and breeds birds in Yunmeng Swamp. Ever since the Leisure line extermination, no inheritors have appeared.
As for the Tanhua Sect, this lineage was created back then when the Nine Heavens took up a part-time job as an eunuch ancestor in the palace. Whether there are inheritors in the palace is uncertain, but in Nine Yin Mountain, there is one successor...
What then, is it truly meant for him to inherit the legacy of Nine Heavens and revive the Carefree Lineage? That would be too much of a slap in the face for the Hu Temple lineage...
Of course, Tie Dan doesn’t really fear a fight, considering he genuinely experienced Dao enlightenment in his dream for sixty years, nearly achieving success. In the Taiji World, even if the Master Xuan Du came personally, he has countermeasures.
But if, because of taking the path of the Dragon Walking Temple, he becomes isolated from the Mystic Sect, and even kills too many from the Hu Temple, relying on his strength alone, he will still have to fight against the Divine Sect, Immortal Palace, demon beasts, and Heavenly Demon later on, potentially leading to a dead end...
Enough, being indecisive won’t improve matters. In any case, there’s no other way. This time, he will forcibly test how far he can fight, and at worst, reset by sacrificing ten lives.
"Ah, Sect Leader, Sect Leader, pursuers are coming!"
Tie Dan gathered his spirit and looked, seeing escape lights and colorful clouds at the horizon, flying beasts and running creatures, coming swiftly from all directions. Thunder clouds rolled, countless colored lights streaked through the sky, auspicious clouds scattered, beasts roared, clearly indicating that the Immortal Palace quickly summoned Tribute Masters from each sect, hilltops, hastily gathering numerous miscellaneous cultivators to jointly block him.
This was within expectations. After all, other cases could be ignored, but if a well-known Eldest Princess from the clan is publicly abducted and teased, the Immortal Palace’s reputation would be untenable.
Moreover, these miscellaneous cultivators, regardless of their skill, are registered in the Immortal Records and Divine List, having received favor from the Immortal Palace for many years. They have to come and perform in a tribulation trial. Coming together to rescue the Princess Empress is certainly easier than battling the main force of the rebel army in Suiyang, isn’t it? So even knowing in advance that the opponent is a peerless Sword Immortal, and four Mystic Sect members couldn’t defeat him, no matter how formidable he may be, it’s impossible for one person to kill everyone at once!
