Chapter 611 Li Chunyi Refines His Heart in the Mortal World, Turning Enemies into Friends
Normally speaking, mastering a fifth-order perfect divine ability is already considered a superior combat power among cultivators of the same realm. Unless a Nascent Soul cultivator also possesses the ability to manifest the heavens and the earth, a single perfect divine ability is enough to make one a formidable opponent.
Therefore.
The clash of supernatural powers is merely a means to an end. If a Nascent Soul cultivator wants to truly determine the winner, they will most likely need to examine the power of the Dharma Body.
This will only change when one reaches the Refinement stage.
Xia Zun truly never expected that she, a dignified fourth-level Nascent Soul cultivator who was not considered weak in Yunzhou, would be ambushed by Wang Yu and suffer a calamity due to a moment of carelessness.
How could she possibly bear this?
"Utterly despicable! How dare you bear the name of a venerable one!"
"Funny~"
Only then did Wang Yu realize it.
As the ascension hub for more than a dozen minor worlds in the vicinity, the Mountain and Sea Realm has enjoyed peace for a long time, and the top cultivators have long since escaped the situation where they need to fight and kill to solve problems.
After all, everyone here has powerful connections, and their lives are precious.
Before they even arrive in the Mountain and Sea Realm, they might be desperately trying to accumulate resources and cultivate their cultivation level. But once they arrive and have been waiting in the Mountain and Sea Realm for a long time, their fighting skills will gradually become rusty.
Instead, they form alliances and exchange benefits.
To acquire the resources they want is a typical mindset shift; after rising from the bottom where they had to struggle, they gradually became those in power.
The saying "He who slays the dragon becomes the dragon" may not be entirely appropriate here, but the core idea remains the same: shifts in thinking are changes that are difficult for them to control.
This Venerable Xia only broke through to the Nascent Soul realm by relying on the abundant resources of this world and the methods passed down from the upper realm.
To be honest, let alone Chitian.
The Yellow Springs Temple Master, the Blood Demon Palace Master, Xie Xie'an... any one of the people Wang Yu knew was more outstanding than her, except that they were born in a perilous place like the Ice Prison Realm.
Even the inheritance process is problematic.
This is why they were defeated and fell into ruin, making people sigh that even heroes should bow down, how tragic!
The Nascent Soul cultivators in the Ice Prison Realm are all very powerful.
As for the Mountain and Sea Realm... it's too simple.
Wang Yu had previously thought that Xia Zun was a cunning and shrewd person, which was why he dared to form a Daoist partnership with a disciple of the Forgetful Dao. Now it seems that it was nothing but wishful thinking.
They're probably still having some unrealistic daydreams.
"Boring."
Using his divine sense as the core, Wang Yu casually kneaded the Soul-Destroying Death Ray into a Soul-Destroying Handprint, which, emitting black smoke, instantly grasped Xia Zun's primordial spirit into his palm.
He scoffed.
"Even if you were refined into a Nascent Soul Blood Pill, I would worry that it would pollute my intelligence."
"--you!"
They were repeatedly humiliated and had no power to resist.
Aside from anger, Xia Zun felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time, and in her frantic struggle, she screamed loudly.
"Li Chunyi, save me!!!"
"well……"
A sigh echoed in the void, and a streak of sword light suddenly shot out, but Wang Yu was not surprised.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
With a thought, the Soul-Destroying Great Handprint, holding Xia Zun's primordial spirit, quickly disappeared into the void and appeared directly behind Wang Yu through spatial exchange. The seemingly extremely powerful sword light was shattered by him with a flick of his finger.
The ruthless intent it contained was completely absorbed by Wang Yu in one gulp, and the Six Desires Heavenly Demon Diagram within his body took effect, refining it in an instant.
Its radiance had become considerably richer.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yu's eyes lit up. This kind of artistic conception belonging to the Way of Emotion seemed to be food naturally prepared for the Heavenly Demon Diagram.
If you can consume half of them, you will have a chance to advance to a mid-grade spiritual treasure.
"It's really nourishing!"
Greed arose, and Wang Yu stared intently at a certain void. An invisible ripple spread out, and the figure of the Ruthless Ancestor Li Chunyi emerged from it.
His face was as fair as jade, and he wore white hair and white clothes.
A pair of starry eyes, cold and indifferent, made Wang Yu feel as if he were seeing another version of himself, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Li Chunyi also sized up Wang Yu.
"Seventh level of Nascent Soul, not bad."
"But you are still far inferior to me. Release Xia'er and I will forgive your crime of causing chaos in Yunzhou."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu smiled.
His eyes flashed with divine light, and he was about to teach this arrogant fellow a lesson when he discovered something even more interesting.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xia Zun.
His eyes were full of pity.
"Tsk tsk, Daoist Li is quite cunning; he can even fool himself. No wonder he's interested in this kind of scum."
Li Chunyi looked puzzled, but her eyes remained completely calm.
"Fellow Daoist Wei, if you continue to humiliate my Daoist partner, don't blame me for being merciless with my sword."
Wang Yu shook his head and pointed it out directly.
"The illusion you cast on yourself is more like a mental magic technique, creating a memory of liking her to deceive your own heart."
"Only in this way can we use the secret technique of the Forgetfulness Path to select this woman as our tribulation subject. The method is good, but it's a pity that we've gone astray."
Li Chunyi appeared dazed.
He recovered in an instant. The mental state cultivated by the Dao of Forgetfulness is extremely strong, making it difficult to be controlled by illusions. Suddenly, Wang Yu saw through his illusion.
Those self-constructed memories were naturally seen through by him like a mirage. This was an irreversible change, like a broken mirror that can never be mended. Once the crack appears, it is difficult to immerse oneself in false emotions again.
A long silence followed.
Even the captured Xia Zun looked on incredulously.
"How could this be... how could this be fake, Chunyi-ge? Don't be fooled by this thief! I'm your Xia'er!!!"
However.
No matter how much she called out, Li Chunyi remained expressionless.
Only the gloom between his brows revealed his bad mood. He suddenly held the pure white snow sword upside down against his arm, his cold eyes fixed on Wang Yu, as piercing as ten thousand years of ice.
"Since you've already seen through it, why are you hindering my cultivation?"
Wang Yu crossed his arms, and the demonic energy behind him coalesced into a chair, which he then casually sat down on.
"You've gone down the wrong path. Fellow Daoist, this isn't the first time you've used this illusion technique to overcome your tribulation of love, is it? I see that half of your cultivation comes from this. Is this Venerable Xia just a consumable you're preparing to use when you break through to the Void Refinement stage? It's definitely not the final leap when you reach the Dao Integration stage!"
Li Chunyi's silence precisely proves that what Wang Yu said was true.
A moment later.
"Fellow Daoist Wei has excellent insight and extraordinary abilities. May I ask which immortal palace lineage you have joined?"
"It's hard to say."
Having received the immortal's decree, Wang Yu knew that joining the Immortal Palace meant he had to become a disciple of Tai Xuan Tian. However, he had never actually been there, nor did he dare to use Tai Xuan Tian's name to deceive and swindle.
You should know that this immortal cultivated the path of cause and effect.
The existence that Wang Yu fears most.
Upon hearing this...
Li Chunyi was not annoyed. He sheathed his sword, cupped his hands, and said, "Since you cannot say, then I will not ask any further. Fellow Daoist, you can see the problem. Do you have a solution?"
Its attitude shifted from indifference to arrogance, and then to equality.
Now he was almost treating Wang Yu with the respect due to a junior, seeking his advice.
The situation changed so quickly it was astonishing.
Even Qingqing Niangniang, who was secretly observing, felt that this Ruthless Ancestor was much softer than rumored. She was too easy to talk to. When she went to Shenqing to queue up for her turn, she didn't have this kind of attitude.
To think that she, a prodigy of the Demon Star lineage, was suppressed to such a state by a heartless ancestor, what exactly is the background of that Wei clan ancestor? Has she truly undergone a complete transformation during her thousand years away from the world?
"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Li is certainly quick-witted."
Now that things have come to this...
The other party's personality is already very clear; nothing else matters to him except the Dao!
They don't even care whether the methods are crooked or evil; as long as they are useful, they have no taboos. They are definitely members of the demonic path. If they could get the endorsement of the Little Extreme Palace, they would be even more powerful.
He doesn't necessarily have to stand on the opposite side.
Everything is in flux, and Wang Yu's plans are never static; they are adapted to local conditions and modified as needed.
He's quite easy to talk to as long as the ultimate goal is achieved.
"I have a secret method called 'Boundless Mortal World.' If you dare, fellow Daoist, take a trip there, and your confusion will naturally dissipate!"
"Why wouldn't I dare? Fellow Daoist Wei, please feel free to cast your spell!"
"What courage!"
Wang Yu pointed his finger at the center of his forehead and gently pulled it outward, from which a small boat shrouded in a strong aura of the mortal world appeared.
It slowly flew towards Li Chunyi.
The latter was truly unafraid, and even took the initiative to welcome the Red Dust Boat into his heart lake.
"good!"
Wang Yu also gave a sigh of praise.
The Red Dust Boat can protect people's minds from being completely blinded by the mortal world. At critical moments, it can pull people back from the illusory world of countless reincarnations. If Li Chunyi is wary, he will lose this protection.
Wang Yu could achieve the same effect by drawing upon the mortal energy.
That's all.
Li Chunyi is no ordinary person, but to say that he is naive and easily trusting would be ridiculous. It is precisely because he understands things clearly that he is not worried about Wang Yu harming him.
One aspect is the background of the Forgetfulness lineage.
The second is the ascension channel controlled by the Lesser Extreme Palace.
The fact that Wang Yu swiftly and decisively captured Xia Zun and then engaged in continuous conversation with him indicates that he himself needed something from him, which is the third point.
Three reasons, plus his pursuit of the Dao.
We took the risk, even if it was a little.
He even took the initiative to accept the Red Dust Boat into his Heart Lake; this was his style and attitude, and it was precisely this that Wang Yu admired.
Li Chunyi's strength is definitely not as good as that of the Refining Heaven Demon Lord, who is at the limit of the Nascent Soul stage, and is even much worse. However, his state of mind already shows the demeanor of a strong person.
This may also be the reason why the Forgetful Lineage left him in the Small Extreme Palace and delayed his ascension.
"Refining the mind... is indeed difficult."
I don't know when.
Lady Qingqing appeared beside Wang Yu, looking at Li Chunyi, who was shrouded in the thick fog of the mortal world and whose facial features constantly displayed a huge range of emotions, and was filled with emotion.
Wang Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
His crystal-clear mind is truly far ahead of those of his peers. However, the cultivation of the mind becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses, even with the aid of a supreme treasure of mental power like the Seven Hearts Treasure Wheel Tree.
His growth is also extremely slow; it will take at least another hundred years to reach the edge of the Crystal Heart State, and he still has no clue about the next level, "The highest good is like water".
I feel that I need to fully cultivate the Heart Sutra before I can even begin to understand its true meaning. The time I spend practicing the Heart Sutra has never been shortened because of my increased understanding.
It was originally five hundred years, but now it's still three hundred years short.
After all, he rarely used the placement bar to practice the Heart Sutra. Except for the very beginning, he almost always relied on his own cultivation, occasionally gaining insights and steadily improving.
Therefore, they did not occupy a more valuable shooting position.
Hearing Qingqing's sentiments, Wang Yu smiled.
"Fellow Daoist, you attained enlightenment as a drought demon, so you must also be tormented by the desire to kill and drink blood. It is precisely because you need to cultivate your mind that you can control yourself. Would you like to enter this cycle of reincarnation in the mortal world to refine your mind?"
Qingqing immediately became vigilant and quietly moved much further away from Wang Yu: "I don't need it. Being able to awaken wisdom and spirit is already a blessing. There's no need to torture myself anymore."
"Fellow Daoist Qingqing is joking. This is an opportunity that others would beg for. Don't you really want to give it a try?"
Wang Yu indeed found it difficult to make a move against Li Chunyi.
If the other party has this mindset, then they are someone worth befriending.
But as for Lady Qingqing...
To be honest, he was quite interested in the drought demon that had developed intelligence.
If he could study the body of the drought demon in depth, it would be of great benefit to his cultivation of the "Undying Nether Dragon Technique".
certainly.
This research was by no means malicious.
Stroking his chin, Wang Yu suddenly extended an invitation.
"Fellow Daoist Qingqing, would you be willing to cultivate with me? Your drought demon body has the image of the blazing sun, yet you were born with a female body. The harmony of yin and yang is infinitely mysterious, and it also incorporates some of the Dao of Fire."
As he spoke, he subtly revealed the Yin energy within his soul.
"I am male, naturally representing masculinity, yet I cultivate the path of ultimate yin and purity. I also have some understanding of the principles of Taiyin. When heaven and earth unite, yin and yang intertwine, our dual cultivation is in line with the ultimate principles of the Great Dao. Once we engage in dual cultivation, the benefits will be immeasurable. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"
After experiencing dual cultivation with Ice Soul Fairy and Star Moon twice.
He realized that some things don't need to be hidden; you can just invite people openly and honestly. After all, it's something that benefits both parties and doesn't involve emotions.
There's nothing to be ashamed of.
However, despite his foundation, Lady Qingqing was caught off guard. They were talking about cultivating one's heart in the mortal world, but he suddenly switched to the topic of dual cultivation.
Inevitably, a quarrel broke out.
Just as he was about to get angry, he saw that Wang Yu's face showed no desire, only a thirst for the Dao and a desire to improve his cultivation.
Qingqing immediately fell silent.
Recalling the slight Yin aura that Wang Yu had just revealed, she raised an eyebrow. She knew that she could only drive a very small number of fire Dao principles by relying on her innate treasure.
Wang Yu, however, actually grasped the principles of the Dao while still in the Nascent Soul stage, making him a true prodigy.
Everything he said was true and accurate.
The thought of the Taiyin Dao's powerful nourishing effect on the primordial spirit made her quite tempted, but without knowing Wang Yu, it was difficult for her to agree to such a private matter.
Another thing is that she is over two meters tall.
Although Wang Yu was also tall and strong, he was still a head shorter than her, which might make it a little difficult for him to pose...
As she thought about it, the anger on her face turned into a blush of embarrassment.
"This matter would benefit both of us. Fellow Daoist Qingqing, you may reconsider. If one day we can establish a relationship of trust, it would be best to cultivate our primordial spirits together. I will wait for your response here."
Wang Yu then added one more sentence and then fell silent.
If it succeeds, great; if it doesn't, so be it.
His cultivation of the Nine Condensations and Nine Dispersions has only just begun. Now that he has Venerable Xia in his hands, he can use all the resources of Yunzhou. It will take time to digest these benefits, so he is not in a hurry.
Li Chunyi's first experience of tempering his heart in the mortal world lasted for a full ten days.
When he woke up, he was covered in sweat.
The coldness in his eyes vanished, replaced by complex and genuine emotions. His cultivation level plummeted from the peak of the Nascent Soul stage to the sixth level, and his Heartless Intent also developed significant gaps.
He felt it was all worthwhile.
"What a wonderful secret technique! What incredible power!"
(End of this chapter)
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