Chapter 279 Dragon and Tiger in Harmony

Congratulations!

Ji An smiled and cupped his hands in response, then took out a jade box from his storage bag:

"There happen to be two Heavenly Yuan Pears here, Senior Brother, please take them."

Liu Yu examined the box, nodded, and put it into his storage bag:

"With my junior brother here, I am spared a lot of trouble."

"We're fellow disciples, no need to be so polite."

"I'll pay for these spiritual fruits later, and I'll settle the debt with the hides of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."

“Okay,” Ji An said, resting his elbows on the table and leaning slightly forward.

"Senior brother, what kind of wondrous technique have you comprehended that requires the use of the Heavenly Origin Pear?"

For other cultivators practicing the Green Wood Everlasting Technique, the understanding of fire-elemental techniques offers little enlightenment, but he is different.

It's no exaggeration to say that he has mastered the Five Elements. Which Foundation Establishment cultivator can reach his level of understanding of the Five Elements?

The subtle influence of the ten Dao seeds within his body gave him his own insights into all cultivation practices involving the Five Elements.

"I wonder if my junior brother remembers that I once mentioned that I had come to understand the harmony between water and fire."

Since then, I have been able to draw upon the spiritual energy of water when practicing my cultivation techniques.

However, when initially choosing a cave dwelling, they selected a region with abundant fire elemental energy, as the water elemental energy was evaporated by the flames, making it difficult to absorb water elemental energy.

At first, it was just enough, but as my understanding of the technique deepened, the water elemental energy I absorbed gradually became insufficient.

Therefore, more nourishment is needed to fully realize the effects of the technique.

Liu Yu paused for a moment, then said:

"When I practice my cultivation technique, I can draw upon the spiritual energy of the Bing Fire of the Sun and the Ding Fire of the Cave, and then transform it into a strange phenomenon in my heart."

I suspect that if we could directly draw upon the water elemental energy from the body, we could achieve even better results.

Some time ago, Liu Yu listened to his Uncle Zhu Xiangrong preach, and the uncle mentioned:

"The kidneys generate Qi, and within Qi is true water; the heart generates fluid, and within fluid is true Qi."

True water and true qi are the true dragon and the true tiger.

Only when the dragon and tiger are in harmony can water and fire truly be considered in balance.

Inspired by this, he conceived the idea of ​​shifting from seeking externally to seeking internally.

However, he practiced fire-based techniques instead of water-based ones, so the true water in his kidneys must be deeply hidden.

He tried many methods, but none of them could detect the true water.

Ji An nodded repeatedly, completely understanding the other party's line of thought, and smiled:

"Senior brother wants to take the Water-type Spirit Fruit to replenish his kidney qi, so as to activate the calm and deep kidney essence, and bring the water in the kidneys and the fire in the heart to complement each other, so as to achieve the goal of dragon and tiger in harmony."

This is a good idea; we can give it a try.

However, since this is an experiment being conducted on the body, it would be best for the senior brother to seek guidance from the teacher on how to maintain balance.

Normally, water and fire are mutually destructive. Even if the other party's idea is ingenious, if not handled properly, the conflicting forces of the five elements will explode in the abdomen.

Liu Yu was slightly taken aback, then raised an eyebrow and said:

"This concerns a major matter of cultivation, and I have already sought confirmation from Uncle Zhu Xiangrong and Uncle Jia Yu."

They all expressed their support, offered valuable advice, and shared their experiences.

Without the support of his teachers, he wouldn't have dared to put this idea into practice.

This junior fellow student completely understood what he was saying, which filled him with admiration.

The fact that the other party, who practiced the wood element technique, possessed such insight was beyond his expectations.

"That's good. I wish you success in verifying the wonderful method, senior brother."

Ji An then instructed:

"Cuihua, go to the Qingling Bamboo Forest and fetch some second-grade pine nut wine."

Fire-element spirit wine, nourished by the wood element energy, is of great help to cultivators practicing fire-element techniques.

"Okay, I'll go prepare now."

It's getting late. After fetching the spirit wine, I'll prepare dinner immediately. Please forgive me for not being able to serve you.

After the maid acknowledged, she quickly left with small, quick steps.

"Haha, we're in for a treat tonight!"

Liu Yu smiled broadly, explaining that the bamboo tube pine nut wine was not only delicious but could also accelerate the circulation of his cultivation technique.

If possible, he would like to have a glass every day.

However, he couldn't bring himself to ask for such an excessive request, and he didn't have many resources to exchange for it.

The two exchanged cultivation insights for a while, and then talked about the current situation.

Liu Yuning frowned and said:

"Old Ancestor Yuxiao led a group of Chaoyuan stage junior uncles to Yuanhe Mountain, leaving behind insufficient high-level forces."

We can still control the outer areas of the sect, but we are not capable of supporting the surrounding families.

It is said that, in addition to the areas controlled by each sect, a large number of families were wiped out in the demonic calamity.

Even after the demonic calamity ends, it will likely take the Western Continent at least a century to recover.

Population is a very important resource, and reproduction takes time.

Ji An looked puzzled and said:

“Something’s not right. We’ve held our ground and our casualties are far less than those of the monsters.”

Logically speaking, the consumption of low-level demonic beasts has already exceeded the tolerance limit of various demonic races, so there is no reason for them to continue to pester them.

"Senior brother, do you have any news from Yuanhe Mountain?"

Unless the demonic beasts can conquer a human clan, this kind of attrition will be detrimental to them.

"No, our senior uncles won't tell us this kind of information either."

Yuanhe Mountain.

The blue stone steps wind their way up, and Qitian Peak pierces the clouds.

At the top of the mountain, a grand hall with nine-tiered eaves and a hipped roof stands quietly under the blue sky.

The black jade tiles emit a hazy, ethereal glow under the sunlight, yet they do not reflect any light.

The surface of the vermilion beams and pillars is painted with light gold cloud patterns, each with its own unique style, including clustered cloud patterns, cloud and water patterns, and lingering cloud patterns.

The west wind howled, and the iron horses on the eaves played a warlike tune, their clanging startling the wisps of smoke curling from the three-legged, beast-eared bronze incense burner.

The plaque under the eaves bears the three large golden characters 'Zixiao Palace'.

The handwriting is vigorous and has a sharp, assertive quality.

Master Beichen sat in the main seat of the hall, on a bronze throne with a relief depicting a dragon and tiger fighting.

He is the head of Yuanhe Mountain Sect. He looks like a thin, old man with white eyebrows and kind eyes.

But no one dared to underestimate him. Master Beichen, who cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique, had just defeated a wild boar demon king half an hour ago.

"Yuanhe Mountain has nowhere to retreat. If the demonic beasts continue their fierce attack, the mountain gate will be in grave danger."

"Do any of you esteemed masters possess a brilliant plan to defeat the enemy?"

Master Beichen spoke calmly, but all the cultivators present could hear the murderous intent in his words.

Silence fell over the main hall, while the clanging of iron horses outside grew louder.

Master Nanshan scanned the crowd, raised an eyebrow, and said:

"Fellow cultivators, the spiritual veins of Yuanhe Mountain are only at the second-tier top-grade level."

Having withstood years of fierce attacks from demonic beasts, it was no longer able to continue.

If the spiritual veins fall in rank, then Yuanhe Mountain will face destruction.

The three sects are of one mind and share the same roots. We earnestly request that all the True Immortals seek assistance from their respective sects and send more Golden Core True Immortals so that we may join forces to drive away the demonic beasts!

Afterwards, Yuan Heshan will surely reward you handsomely!

Before the demonic calamity broke out, Yuanhe Mountain was also seeking to upgrade the grade of its spiritual veins. After thousands of years of accumulation, it was almost time for the flowers to bloom and bear fruit.

Unfortunately, the Golden Spirit Sect acted faster, causing the prices of the Five Elements spiritual items in the Western Continent to skyrocket, which slowed down their progress in upgrading their spiritual veins.

Now, Yuanhe Mountain has abandoned everything except its main spiritual vein. The mountain-protecting formation has been under attack for so long, and hundreds of years of accumulation have been destroyed in an instant.

If it endures several more years of attacks, the spiritual vein might actually drop in rank.

Master Yuxiao remained silent; their concern was still about the same issue.

If a transformed demon were to make a move, even a sect without a Golden Core cultivator in charge, despite having a protective mountain formation, would not be able to hold out for long.

Golden Core cultivators who rushed to Yuanhe Mountain to drive away the demonic beasts had to leave their sect to act. However, they were too far from the great formation and were ambushed by shameless transformed demons, leaving them with no choice but to perish.

Yuanhe Mountain is on the verge of collapse; these risks can be ignored, but they cannot.

Without the support of a Nascent Soul cultivator, I lack confidence.

Master Beichen noticed the subtle changes in his ally's expression, and feeling weary, he said softly:

“Fellow cultivators, if Yuanhe Mountain falls, the situation in the Western Continent will be completely ruined.”

Today, he spared no expense to use a secret technique to kill a demon king, hoping to find a glimmer of hope in this slow and brutal war.

Compared to before the demonic calamity, nearly half of the disciples at Yuanhe Mountain who were in the Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining stages perished.

The death rate among cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage also reached over 30%.

The mountain gate has less than 20% of its spirit stones in reserve. If the war continues, it will have to draw on the earth's spiritual energy to maintain its operations.

In that case, Yuanhe Mountain's potential and resources would be completely exhausted.

Even after the demonic calamity ends, Yuanhe Mountain will still decline.

This is not what he wanted to see. Why should the other two sects stand aside, stepping over the corpses of Yuanhe Mountain!

"I will report the situation we encountered to the sect leader, and if necessary, I will ask him to come over."

Master Yuxiao responded that Yuanhe Mountain must still have some strength left, but if we just sit and watch it burn out, there might be some backlash.

With the sect's succession in crisis, who could have predicted how the two Yuanhe Mountain True Persons would react!

The True Person of Falling Maple Valley is a female cultivator with the Daoist name Baiyun.

Master Baiyun raised an eyebrow slightly and answered solemnly:

"I will report your sect's difficulties to Senior Brother Huoyun. I believe the three sects will surely be able to find a reasonable solution."

Mangcang Mountain is located 800 li west of Yuanhe Mountain and is the stronghold of monsters.

At this moment, all the demon kings gathered together, their gazes deep and solemn.

Today, the human cultivator displayed extraordinary power, actually withstanding the attacks of all the demon kings and killing one of them, which terrified them all.

The bull demon let out several roars and said:

"What should we do next? All the tribes have reached their limits, and we still cannot conquer Yuanhe Mountain."

If Fairy Hu's task isn't completed, everyone will have to stay here.

If the fighting continues, none of the tribes can sustain it any longer.

The demon kings had long wanted to retreat, but they dared not disobey the orders of the Qingqiu fox clan. Now they were caught in a dilemma, and the situation was extremely unfavorable.

Azure Dragon let out a low laugh and said:

"I think that if we want to conquer the human sect that has the mountain-protecting array, we must join forces and attack day and night to deplete the array's earth veins to reduce its grade as soon as possible in order to succeed."

"It's not too late to summon all the demon kings now."

Black Wolf glanced at it and said in a sinister tone:

"True Master Qingjiao, you speak so lightly. If we fight to the death against the human sects, even if we breach their gates, how many of our races will survive?"

He glanced at the demon kings and then said:

"In my opinion, we should send a messenger to inform Fairy Hu that we should postpone our attack."

The current war between the two races has led to a proliferation of demonic cultivators. I have received intelligence that a demonic cultivator at the Golden Core stage may have emerged.

Let the human race deal with this themselves; eradicating demonic cultivators is no easy task.

"By watching the demonic cultivators clash with the human race, we might be able to profit from it."

(End of this chapter)