Cheng Yue Bestows the Mind and Will Cultivation Method

Sitting in the hall, Cheng Yue had recently felt that his time for reading had dwindled.

There was no helping it—his disciple had returned.

"Sigh, I should find myself a Dao Companion. Life in this Primordial World is hard to endure."

After all, his six senses were not purified, nor did he cultivate the path of supreme detachment.

He had this beautiful disciple by his side, along with that Dirt Block Daoist.

Though Dirt Block Daoist was of the Witch Clan and her face wasn't as stunning as Nuwa's, her figure was excellent.

As for his disciple, Xifu, she spent every day in cultivation.

She seemed like an honest child—nothing else to say, but judging by the current situation, she truly was honest.

Day after day, she sat in that side hall cultivating.

This made her seem far less troublesome than Xiao Wa.

"The heavenly secrets are obscured, and among the ten great divine abilities, the Omniscience of Future Kalpas Divine Ability remains unopened. Otherwise, I could instinctively know future fortune and misfortune, far faster than my own calculations."

He couldn't help but sigh, a trace of melancholy stirring in his heart.

In such a Primordial World, being unable to calculate the celestial laws was ultimately unsafe.

He had calculated the heavenly secrets countless times, but each time it was the same—he was like an existence that didn't belong to this world.

Everything he calculated came up blank, even his own self was empty.

Of the ten great divine abilities, he could only use the first two: one was the Mind-Reading Divine Ability, and the other was the Unobstructed Pure Heavenly Eye Divine Ability.

As for the Recollection of Past Abodes Divine Ability, he could not activate it.

Sitting there, he gathered his mind and prepared to cultivate.

By now, he could be considered an undying, indestructible existence.

As long as he had enough time and kept a low profile, he could eventually cultivate to the peak of this Daoist Canon.

By then, setting aside other matters, as long as he didn't act recklessly, preserving his life should be possible.

But just as he closed his eyes, Houtu entered the Great Hall.

She looked at Cheng Yue on the throne, then directly bowed respectfully.

"Junior pays respects to Senior."

Cheng Yue opened his eyes, saw it was Dirt Block, and felt a hint of helplessness.

"Here again to ask about the method to liberate the Witch Clan?"

Houtu nodded, her expression earnest.

Cheng Yue, however, was deeply troubled—every day for some time now, this Dirt Block had come to ask.

If only he could think of a way.

The Great Dao had countless paths; there was always a way for the Witch Clan to rise.

But that path was beyond the scope of his contemplation.

He cultivated the Daoist Canon, and at best, he could only reach the realm of Grand Unity Immortal.

How could he teach the Witch Clan this so-called Method to Attain Dao?

If he knew such things, wouldn't he have attained the Dao himself?

Shaking his head, he took out the Daoist Canon from his bosom.

After glancing at it, he shook his head again.

"I don't have the method you seek. Though there is a technique in this Daoist Canon, I don't know if it will work."

With that, he waved his hand, and the pages of the Daoist Canon flipped through the air.

They stopped at a certain point, and he said, "The power of the mind can also be cultivated. The power of the mind, the method of will, can replace the power of the Primordial Spirit."

Using the power of mind and will to replace the cultivation method of the Primordial Spirit.

This technique was recorded in the Daoist Canon, and it was something he himself should have cultivated.

But at the time, he felt it wasn't as important as rapidly advancing his cultivation, so he set it aside.

It was only with the arrival of this Dirt Block that he remembered it.

The technique recorded that when the Mind and Will Cultivation Method reached its peak, with a single thought of the mind, one could overturn heaven and earth.

But whenever Cheng Yue looked at this part, he always felt it was a bluff.

At most, he could only cultivate to Grand Unity Immortal—what was this talk of overturning heaven and earth?

Was he supposed to create a Lesser World cave heaven and overturn heaven and earth inside it?

If that's the case, there's no need for this Divine Ability at all—a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal can already open a Lesser World on their own.

With their cultivation realm, they could reshape heaven and earth within it as well.

So why would this be necessary?

Sitting there, he directly took out the method.

"This Seat does not know whether this method will actually work for your Witch Clan."

The moment the words fell, Houtu before him knelt directly on the ground and spoke at once.

"Please, Senior, grant me the method!"

After she said this, Cheng Yue was stunned. If he bestowed this method, his relationship with the Witch Clan from then on would truly become impossible to untangle.

After a moment of hesitation, the clod of earth also knelt on the ground, looking at Cheng Yue's reluctant face, and continued.

"Senior, this junior is willing to take you as my master. If this method is passed back to the Witch Clan, this junior will not reveal any information about you."

Hearing this, Cheng Yue gritted his teeth and finally turned it into specks of golden light, transmitting the entire cultivation method within to the clod of earth before him.

"A method must not be lightly passed on. I am giving this method to you, but you need not take me as your master, nor will I accept you as my disciple. However, this meeting between us must not be leaked, nor can you say that this method came from me."

Houtu knelt on the ground, a surge of excitement in her heart.

She knocked her head directly to the floor with a loud thud, so forceful that even the house shook from the impact.

Cheng Yue watched, utterly speechless.

"There's no need for that. With a headbang like that, I'd think you were trying to kill yourself right here."

Houtu spoke with some emotion.

"Senior's great kindness, this junior will never forget."

Then Cheng Yue looked at the clod of earth and continued.

"Your Witch Clan is originally the remnant clan of Pangu, the exact opposite of the Three Pure Ones. The Three Pure Ones took form from the Primordial Spirit, while you took form from Pangu's blood."

"You inherently carry the merit of Pangu's Creation. If nothing unusual happens, you should possess that Creation Merit."

"However..."

"Forget it. This matter is settled. You may return to the Witch Clan now."

Houtu was somewhat confused—why did the Senior stop mid-sentence?

Though she was curious about what came next, the Senior had already given her dismissal. If she kept pressing, she might displease him.

Thinking this, Houtu bowed once more.

"This junior thanks the Senior again and will take my leave now. I wish the Senior well."

Cheng Yue nodded and watched as the clod of earth walked out.

Only when he sensed that the girl had left the island did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But just then, Fuxi rushed out from the side hall.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Is someone attacking?"

He came over to look, but nothing was happening.

Only his master sat upright in the Great Hall.

"Greetings, Master. What was that just now?"

Cheng Yue waved his hand.

"I passed a method to that clod of earth. I don't know if it will help her."

Fuxi was taken aback, then looked at his master and couldn't help asking.

"Master, why are you so wary of both the Witch and Demon Clans?"

Cheng Yue looked up at the sky.

"Wary is inevitable. Though this heaven is not entirely just, it still follows certain basic rules."

"The Witch Clan was born with exceptional fortune, possessing Pangu's Creation Merit."

"Yet they recklessly create slaughter, which will inevitably erode that merit. The Witch Clan's current peak is only temporary. Once their accumulated karma reaches a certain level, they will decline from their zenith."

"This was the case with the three clans during the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation. If I get entangled with them, I can't avoid some karmic ties. I just don't know if what I've done will drag me into it."

Fuxi thought for a moment, then couldn't help asking.

"Master, after contending for the world, if fortune gathers, can one attain enlightenment?"

Cheng Yue sat there and shook his head.

"Fortune is just fortune. If you want to use it to attain enlightenment—difficult! There are too many schemers in this world. Who can gather the fortune of the entire world?"

"When two clans war, countless die, living beings suffer, karma increases, and merit and fortune are worn away."

"With this method, do you think enlightenment is possible?"

Fuxi seemed to gain some insight and nodded.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master."

Cheng Yue shook his head.

"It's hardly guidance. It's simply that in heaven and earth, Yin and Yang balance each other. Merit and karma act like Yin Yang—those who benefit all living beings earn heaven's merit, while those who recklessly create slaughter naturally see their karma grow."

"This time, the war between the Witch Race and the Demon Race carries karma that beings like you cannot afford to touch. That's why I had you and Xiao Wa stay within this dojo and not venture out—I feared you two might fall in this great calamity."

Fuxi nodded at these words, yet felt that he ought to go to the Demon Race—this was a hint from the heavenly mechanism. But hearing this now, he hesitated somewhat.

In the end, he could only sigh and turn back to continue his cultivation.

Perhaps Master was right. Whatever the heavenly mechanism revealed could be dealt with later.