novelraw Chapter 454 - 242, Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle, Yin and Yang Great Dao
Chapter 454 - 242, Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle, Yin and Yang Great Dao
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"There have been many talented youngsters since ancient times, but for someone like Xu Daoist, who in one breath advanced from the seventh stage of Dao Pill to the peak of Dao Pill and successfully formed a Nascent Soul—truly, few in heaven and earth can match..."
In the depths of the Blessed Land, within the stone pavilion beside the thatched cottage, Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch glanced at Xu Xing, who was seated on a stone bench, his expression somewhat complex as he sighed.
Nine out of ten cultivators who reach the Nascent Soul Daoist Lord level are the elite of their Sect, and he was no exception. In his youth, he was even more renowned than Wu Miao is now. Otherwise, he would not have earned the esteem of Giant Sword Daoist Monarch, who taught him a portion of his sword techniques.
However, after witnessing Xu Xing’s miraculous rise, he couldn’t help but feel the sense of the new generation surpassing the old. More than a thousand years of effort couldn’t compare to less than 300 years of cultivation by an Immortal Body cultivator; this gap was indeed too great.
"Old friends fade away like autumn leaves, and only we remain in the world..."
Jade Balance Taoist Lord saw the look on his Senior Brother Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch’s face and knew what he was thinking. He shook his head and sighed.
At the Immortal Base Realm, cultivators part ways with mortals, treading the path of cultivation in solitude. Thereafter, through the various realms of cultivation, they separate from fellow Daoists, climbing the Great Dao alone... It can be said that cultivation is inherently a lonely endeavor.
Jade Balance Taoist Lord mentioned this without any ulterior motive; it was just that seeing a junior like Xu Xing rise so meteorically had unsettled his state of mind somewhat. The faster one’s cultivation, the less one tends to lose.
"I met Wu Miao at the auction in the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, which also happened to be the year Yunniang passed away from old age..."
Hearing this, a trace of sadness also arose in Xu Xing’s heart. He looked towards the southern cumulus clouds, his gaze seeming to penetrate the boundless void to see the distant Fengxi Country. In his Cave Mansion in the Pill Cauldron Sect, he had named it Fengxi Mountain, a name that carried his longing for his homeland and old acquaintances.
"If Ruan Baimei hadn’t meddled and obstructed my opportunity... By now, I might have already returned to Fengxi Country." Xu Xing shook his head and sighed.
Since he parted from the white-haired Zhao Yunniang in the Imperial Palace of Fengxi Country, nearly 200 years had passed, and he had not returned to his homeland even once, nor had he found the opportunity to visit Zhao Yunniang’s grave.
"Immortal Base, Returning Core, Dao Pill—in these three realms, cultivators strive relentlessly forward, fearing to fall even a step behind and sever their path to the Dao... Only when we reach our current realm do we develop such feelings of nostalgia and lament for the present."
Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch laughed freely, then took out a prepared pot of spirit tea and poured a cup for both Xu Xing and Jade Balance Taoist Lord.
The spirit tea was richly fragrant. As the aroma drifted to Xu Xing’s nostrils, he took a light whiff and immediately felt refreshed and clear-minded, knowing the tea was of great value. It was even more precious than the Yun Shu Tea he had obtained from the Kang Family of Ze Sheng Forest.
"This is Chongzhen Temple’s Standing Snow Tea, harvested during a harsh winter that occurs only once every 300 years. The tea leaves are plucked from a spiritual tree in Chongzhen Temple that possesses the bloodline of an ancient, extraordinary Enlightenment Tea tree... Consuming this tea can help Nascent Soul cultivators comprehend a trace of Dao Principles and is best suited for those who have just entered the Nascent Soul Realm. It has been over 1,500 years since a Dao Lord was last born in the Starfall Sect." Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch took a sip of the scalding tea, a hint of loss in his smile as he spoke.
"Thank you, Brother Greedy Wolf, for the spirit tea."
Upon seeing the tea, Xu Xing, though mindful of the admonition against casually consuming food and drink from outside sources, knew the likelihood of the Starfall Sect attempting to harm him now was exceedingly small. Moreover, with the Mother-Child Twinning as his trump card, he had no fear of insidious plots. The Child Nascent Soul could die once in place of the Mother Nascent Soul.
Therefore, after a moment of slight furrowing in his brows, a smile touched his lips. He picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one go.
As the tea touched his lips, the fragrance of the Standing Snow Tea instantly filled his mouth, spreading from his palate throughout his limbs and meridians....
Simultaneously, a Dao charm suffused his divine soul. In that subtle, unconscious way, his various comprehensions of the Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle began to integrate within his mind, leading him to a deeper level of understanding.
The Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle contained in the Dragon and Tiger Daoism Pill is said to be a type of Dao Principle subordinate to the great Yin and Yang Dao. Within it, Dragon Luck is Yang, and Tiger Luck is Yin. Yet, in the inner vista of the Dragon Pool and Tiger Den, the Dragon also pertains to Water, and the Tiger to Gold, representing a reversal of Yin and Yang, mutually complementary.
Yang within Yin.
Yin within Yang....
Xu Xing had spent too little time in the Dao Pill realm, less than 100 years. Although the Dragon and Tiger Daoism Pill he condensed was first-grade and his aptitude was good, his development of the Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle had remained superficial. After all, he possessed the Golden Crow Immortal Body, and divine powers like the Sun True Fire contained within it were more practical than the Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle of the Dragon and Tiger Daoism Pill....
「At this moment.」
Under the stimulation of the spirit tea, Xu Xing finally addressed this shortcoming regarding the Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle. He elevated his understanding of the Dao Principle from the Dao Pill level to the Nascent Soul level.
"So, this is the Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle..."
Xu Xing extended his palm, and a Xuan Yellow Aura materialized within it, bearing some resemblance to the wind and fire Dao Principle deep within his eyes. This Xuan Yellow Aura was different from the spiritual energy he had encountered during the Immortal Base, Returning Core, and Dao Pill stages. It was more condensed, contained magical prohibitions, and was a manifestation of Dao Principles.
Or it can be called Dragon and Tiger Breath, Xu Xing thought.
The moment the Dragon and Tiger Breath was born, he had a sudden whim and glanced at the panel of the Bronze Ancient Mirror. He saw that another Immortal Fate had appeared in the [Immortal Fate] column.
"Human Emperor Body (Remnant)."
This Immortal Fate had no secondary page, nor was there a prompt indicating that [Taoist Fruits] could be solidified. It simply appeared in the [Immortal Fate] column, indicating that he would soon possess this additional Immortal Fate.