"Yin and Yang interchange?" Li Lin's expression was inscrutable.
The Smiling, Proud Wanderer has been adapted into films and television series many times, resulting in multiple versions.
Even the movie version of "The Sunflower Manual," which boasts "you have science, I have divine power" and can flip giant ships from a distance, couldn't achieve this.
Even the world where the "Star Absorbing Great Method," which uses a bronze mirror to gather the Star Power the sun and embodies true star absorption, and whose practitioners rub the true fire of the great sun, exists is the same.
However, in the Singapore version, there is the world of the unconditionally stronger-than-expected [Nine Swords of Dugu].
There is such a manual, the "Sunflower Manual," which allows for the interchange of Yin and Yang.
Only by reaching the final level, [Phoenix Rebirth].
Reaching this level not only allows one to retrieve objects from a distance, separate one's primordial spirit from one's body, conjure a thousand-foot-tall phantom of one's primordial spirit to transmit sound over a thousand miles, but also enables one to possess another's body and be reborn.
The simple reversal of Yin and Yang is merely a basic function.
In this timeline, Dongfang Bubai possesses Ren Yingying's body, merging with her and becoming one with her, thus becoming a woman and getting together with Linghu Chong.
Coincidentally, he also knew this divine skill, if he wanted to.
Even if you don't know how, you can create something from memory.
It's as if he can now ride the wind and climb the clouds with low-level Internal Energy from Jin Yong's world.
"I can do it, but why do you think I can't slay demons and monsters, and instead help you?" Li Lin asked curiously.
He was happy to do it for fun.
But he realized he knew why the two were so brave.
"Give that thing to him," Yang Lianting snapped at Dongfang Bubai.
"Yes." Dongfang Bubai replied with utmost obedience.
A phantom flew out from his sleeve and stopped in front of Li Lin; it was a Porcelain Vase.
The Porcelain Vase struck the stone, yet remained intact and came to a steady stop in the blink of an eye, demonstrating the skillful application of force.
"What is this?" Li Lin asked, grabbing at the air as soon as he finished speaking.
A gust of air stirred the Porcelain Vase, and Porcelain Vase actually jumped up and landed in his hand.
"The legendary skill of Dragon Capturing Crane Controlling Technique is actually true?" Dongfang Bubai exclaimed in surprise.
Although his skill level was extremely high, even in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties and the Northern Song dynasty, he was considered a top master with equal skill.
But this is, after all, the end of martial arts. Although the path of Qi cultivation can be advanced at any time, the ability to cultivate Qi has declined. High-energy-consuming techniques such as "Dragon Capturing Crane Controlling Technique" are no longer suitable for the times and have become legends.
"The Western Venom that once killed a group of sharks," Yang Lianting said. "The most interesting thing about this poison is its property of turning into poison when it comes into contact with blood. Even a small cup of it can turn hundreds of pounds of blood from a shark's wound into poison. If a second shark comes into contact with it, it will produce another hundred pounds of poison. This process will spread and continue indefinitely."
"If you are truly a deity, you should know that this poison is genuine."
"Interesting. Your Sun Moon Sect has also cultivated that strange snake?" Li Lin asked in surprise. "Its venom is snake venom."
According to the novel, this snake venom also has the property of stimulating a bloody smell and enticing the prey.
Although the toxicity does not decrease during transmission through blood, it may decrease if the medium is changed to seawater.
Only in this way can one become ten, ten become a hundred, a hundred become a thousand, and in just half an hour, the sea surface is covered with the corpses of sharks, yet the entire sea area is not wiped out.
This alone shows that Ouyang Feng was indeed a master of poisons. Even when he was insane, he could still recognize the antidote for an unfamiliar poison like the Jade Peak Needle. Even Ding Chunqiu could not compare to him.
However, unlike Ding Chunqiu, his martial arts do not involve poison; instead, they rely on venomous snakes cultivated in his personal snake staff.
It is more similar to the Gu poison of the Miao region.
But those who practice Gu cultivation know that the most difficult part is cultivating a Gu with a stable shape that can be replicated.
This kind of snake poison was actually replicated hundreds of years later.
That's truly astonishing.
"This is all thanks to Ping Yizhi and Lan Chunqiu. They replicated this snake gu," Yang Lianting said.
"My uncle has been stationed at the main altar for many years, just for this snake gu?" Lan Fenghuang said indignantly.
Although this poison is potent, this Gu is not the most formidable; it is nothing special within the Five Immortals Sect.
But this wasted nearly half of her uncle's life as a master of Gu cultivation.
You should know that his uncle was one of the few in the Five Immortals Sect who had received an education.
She still remembers the poem her uncle recited when he left Miao territory:
A cold wind blows through the desolate valley, and cicadas sing as the young man returns.
Amidst the miasma-shrouded forest, the sound of silver bells rings out; the golden snake, awakened from its curse, brings back an old friend.
The heroes of Panjiang, defying the current, crumbled; even the most venomous love could not overcome the red scorpion's tail.
Even in my youth Tomoyo was full of hardships, yet I still dared to soar like a wild goose among the clouds.
A cold wind blows all the way, my body feels like cotton; I drift alone on the sea of fate.
The Blackwood Decree urges the young man to depart, but the traveler from Miao territory never returns.
Today, I laugh and point to Blackwood Cliff, where the Five Poisons Pool Master has changed his talisman.
When the sky clears and the clouds disperse, I stand with my hands behind my back, gazing straight up at the heavens with a smile.
"Of course, it's not just this snake gu." Yang Lianting shook his head. "The Golden Silkworm Gu that strengthens kidney qi and the Silver Centipede Gu that nourishes qi and beautifies the complexion are the most important results. This little bitch and I are both very satisfied."
"Brother Lian, there are outsiders here." Dongfang Bubai lowered his head.
Lan Fenghuang was speechless: Why don't you talk about snake gu instead? Also, where's the beauty-enhancing effect? It's still an eyesore.
"Judging from your expression, snake venom or snake poison doesn't seem to be the gift you prepared to impress me," Li Lin raised an eyebrow. "Or rather, you didn't prepare a gift at all, a threat?"
"You truly are a deity." Yang Lianting laughed heartily. "Fifteen gourds of this poison have been prepared and are distributed in the cities where my Sun Moon Holy Cult Sect's altars are located."
"The person carrying the poison has already disguised himself. If they do not receive our order within seven days, they will poison the poison."
"Are you an idiot?" Li Lin asked in surprise. "Humans are not livestock. Even if someone is poisoned, how could they be affected by the poison and eat a dead body? Even if the poison is put on fish, sheep, pigs, dogs, or other catches of livestock, no one would dare to eat it. Only starving refugees and beggars might do so. But this is not a year of famine."
"How could that be?" Yang Lianting's expression froze, but he still stubbornly said, "Even if only a dozen or so people die, don't their lives matter? Are you a god!"
Li Lin ignored Yang Lianting and instead glanced sideways at Dongfang Bubai, saying, "You've been keeping it from Yang Lianting; you knew all along that this was unreliable."
"You—" Yang Lianting realized it was true, but did not get angry.
Unlike most TV Series Versions, the novel version of him is quite sensible. Even when he is tormented by Ren Yingying, he remains silent, for fear of distracting Dongfang Bubai who is fighting the enemy.
"Yes." Dongfang Bubai nodded. "Young Master Li, you don't need to worry. I didn't do as Brother Lian said. Even if you kill us, no one will poison us. But I suggest you don't. These years I have lived a secluded life, only staying in the back mountain with Brother Lian."
"Brother Lian didn't do anything wrong; he was just showing off his power as the steward."
"The Divine Cult is also calm and has not caused any trouble in the martial arts world."
"Most of the major cases that have occurred in recent years have been committed by others using the name of our religion."
"Without our restraint, the Divine Cult will surely revert to its state under its Sect Leader Ren, and the martial world will be like that."
"Brother Li, is what he said true?" Yue Lingshan asked incredulously.
"It's true," Li Lin said.
He thought Dongfang Bubai's move was very clever, a strategic retreat.
Lay everything out in the open and explain it all.
If Dongfang Bubai hadn't greatly reduced his lust for power after killing the chicken, Wudang and Shaolin would probably have suffered under the leadership of the Sun Moon Demonic Cult.
"Your existence has truly had a positive impact on the martial arts world."
"It is indeed a good thing that you continue to exist."
But that doesn't mean...
Li Lin, who had initially intended to refuse, changed his mind.
"I have it. I do have a martial art that can reverse your Yin and Yang, but it won't improve your martial arts skills."
He was prepared to refuse because such a divine skill was beyond the reach of the martial arts world.
It's not about breaking through the void; heaven and earth wouldn't allow it.
The universe is so vast that even a star-destroying force could be contained within it.
This Earth is not the same as the world of Huang Yi's fantasy novels; it was created by Mother Earth. It may seem ordinary, but it occupies half the mass of the universe.
Humans in this world are also carbon-based life forms.
Rather than the single-life form of a single Descendants of Gods and Demons who can ascend to a higher dimension by meeting certain conditions, disguised as carbon-based life in the universe.
Li Lin refused, or more accurately, because such a martial arts world, capable of defeating an entire nation by one person, was not suitable for anyone other than himself to possess.
But he soon came up with another plan and created another set of divine skills.
In the new version of the Sunflower Manual, the extraordinary true energy cultivated will be used entirely to transform the body, altering it at the genetic level.
After the transformation is completed, the power will be confined to the dantian. Although it will not diminish or become unusable, it will never improve further.
"I'm willing, even if it means losing all my martial arts skills," Dongfang Bubai answered quickly. "I want to carry on the Yang family line."
"This will grant your wish." Li Lin raised his hand and summoned the Qingcheng Sword from Lingshan's waist. He took a step and appeared in front of a strange rock, with silver light and stone chips flying everywhere, like a waterfall descending from the heavens.
"Alright."
Li Lin turned around and once again displayed the divine skill of "Shrink Ground into Inches," instantly appearing beside Lingshan, his sword Silencio returning to its sheath.
Unlike the others who couldn't help but look at the inscription on the strange stone, Lingshan tilted her head and pouted, "Brother Li, why don't you use the [Azure Water] that I gave you? Why do you insist on using the [Azure City] that you gave me?"
"The Azure Water Sword is the one that symbolized our love; how can it be used for this?" Li Lin said.
He glanced at the stone carving out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but smile, as if he had already glimpsed a certain future.
The future where a certain Six Monkeys truly gets together with Linghu Chong.
"'To practice this skill, one must first castrate oneself; if one does not castrate oneself, one can still succeed.'" Lin Pingzhi recited the incantation on the stone carving, and began to feel fortunate that his family's [Bixie Sword Manual] did not require castration, and that it did not end with "If one does not castrate oneself, one can still succeed." Wouldn't his early-deceased grandfather have become Joker then?
"How could there be such a superb skill?" Bao Yuan Jin, who had only ever seen the most advanced qigong in his life, Feng Qingyang in amazement.
If we ignore its unorthodox and yin-yang-reconstruction aspects, it is simply a highly profound and orthodox form of qigong.
"Just a reminder, do not use this technique to circulate your energy for more than ten cycles," Li Lin said. "Once you formally enter the practice, the effect will remain and cannot be reversed or abolished. This applies even if all your meridians are severed."
"What?" Yue Buqun was tempted again.
I've always heard the saying "the merit lies in the person," never "the person's merit lies in the person."
Anyway, he was living a marriage without stars.
Better
Yue Boqun is also quite nice.
"I've already mastered the basics," Dongfang Bubai said, while stepping in front of Yang Lianting. "Brother Lian, don't look."
Drawn to the contents of the stone carving, Yang Lianting, whose energy was almost flowing freely, felt his vest soaked with sweat. "Yes, I shouldn't look at it. I shouldn't look at it."
"I already have Chong'er, so how about..." Feng Qingyang hesitated.
This divine skill inherited the characteristic of the Sunflower Manual that makes people want to practice it as soon as they see it. Even with Feng Qingyang's nearly eighty years of experience, he couldn't resist it.
"Now that the Eastern Cult Leader has mastered it, this divine skill should not be kept!"
Noticing that not only his own disciple but also his junior sister was smitten, Yue Buqun decisively drew his sword and slashed at the stone carving. "I will cut off my junior sister's future as my junior brother with my sword!"
A piercing metallic clang echoed from the Lotus Peak.
It is Dongfang Bubai.
He drew his sword and stood in front of the stone carving.
"How many lovers like Lian Di and I are there in this world?"
"Elder Qu and Liu Zhengfeng are like that, and even your Mount Hua has a pair like that."
Yue Buqun was about to continue attacking the stone carving, suddenly panicked. "Ah~ Who?"
The thought of his grandson being on Mount Hua in this state enraged Feng Qingyang. "Yue Buqun, what kind of management is this Mount Hua?!"
"Uncle Feng, it might not be Long Yang, it could be the Demon Mirror," Ning Zhongze comforted her.
Yue Lingshan trembled: Besides her and her mother, there were only six female disciples in the entire Huashan Sect. If this were true...
"I don't know their names," Dongfang Bubai said, "But the one who resembles me has a monkey sitting on his shoulder. The one who looks like Brother Lian is tall and thin, and he looks like a good swordsman."
Ta-da!
Ning Zhongze took several steps back.
Shu Qi and the others, who had not yet left the mountain, were equally horrified.
They all thought of the injury to Six Monkeys's buttocks and Linghu Chong's unusual behavior.
Yue Buqun and the others, however, did not believe it.
Especially Yue Buqun, "Impossible, I also know who Chong'er knows, he doesn't like Six Monkeys."
"Chong'er!" Feng Qingyang nearly fainted. "My only grandson! Yue Buqun, you—"
"Don't worry," Yue Buqun reassured, "This is at most just unrequited love on Six Monkeys's part."
"Junior sisters, what's wrong with you?"
"They don't understand Chong'er, don't you understand?"
"You don't know," Ning Zhongze shook his head, his face bitter. "You don't know what happened."
"That Six Monkeys' love isn't unrequited," Dongfang Bubai said. "I can see the deep affection for Six Monkeys hidden in the eyes of the 'Chong'er' you mentioned."
"That was the only light in his darkness."
"I can't be wrong."
"If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have given them a push."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Led by Ning Zhongze, the disciples of Liushan Huashan drew their swords and pointed them at Dongfang Bubai.
Even with Ning Zhongze's swordsmanship, the tip of her sword trembled. "What do you mean by giving them a push?"
"Aphrodisiac Gu," Dongfang Bubai said. "It's a poison that allows people to see their beloved and then experience a surge of lust. If there is no love, the lust will not arise."
"Then none of this will happen."
Feng Qingyang also drew his sword, his face filled with a chilling Killing Intent. "You say Chong'er resembles your Lian-di? If we only consider their fighting styles, who is the husband and who is the wife?"
Dongfang Bubai seemed unfazed by the sword pointing at him, remaining calm and composed. "Of course, I'll be your wife. I also need to carry on the family line for Brother Lian."
"Great!" Feng Qingyang thrust his sword forward.
The sword flew like a meteor, piercing towards Dongfang Bubai.