A group of people stood on Myriad Immortals Island, eagerly awaiting Senior Sister Zhang's emergence from seclusion.
Their Innate Divine Ability are all extraordinary.
Let's talk about Zheng Fa's three Divine Ability:
He used the Positive-Negative Five-Element Divine Light in his research on spiritual materials, laying the foundation for the Nine Mountains Sect -refining industry.
If the Rainbow Transformation Method is added, along with the Flying Car Gang's advanced tactical concepts, Zheng Fa would be virtually invincible in magical duels: whether he would win or lose is unknown, but it would be very difficult for him to lose.
As for the Great Sun True Fire, it not only allows Zheng Fa to freely change the Method Formula within his body, but it can also help other members of the Nine Mountains Sect rebuild their foundations.
Almost every Divine Ability was of great benefit to Zheng Fa and the Nine Mountains Sect.
At this moment, everyone was both surprised and excited about Senior Sister Zhang's acquisition of Innate Divine Ability.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, another change occurs in the air.
A mass of black and white Chaos energy crossed over from Xuanwei.
This Chaos energy contains yin and yang, dragons and tigers, is formless and intangible, yet seems to encompass everything.
The group of people on Myriad Immortals Island felt an indescribable joy and even awe. Even Xie Qingxue, the most special Spirit Transformation, had a look of surprise and even fervor in her eyes.
They were all cultivators, with the lowest level being Nascent Soul cultivation.
Looking at this Chaos energy, I felt as if I had seen the "Dao".
In a strange stillness, the Chaos energy slowly rotated, with countless phenomena changing within it. At the intersection of black and white, a graceful figure emerged from nothingness, becoming real from nothingness.
It was indeed Senior Sister Zhang.
The Chaos black and white energy enveloped her, transforming into a white robe.
Her white robes, as pure as snow, made Senior Sister Zhang appear even more like Celestial Person.
Most strangely, the robe had a peculiar pattern printed on the back: a Yin-Yang Fish in the center, surrounded by eight neat and similar patterns.
What is this picture?
Uncle-Master Pang murmured blankly, but no one around had ever seen this pattern before, so they could only shake their heads.
Only Zheng Fa's eyes showed surprise and doubt; he had seen this before.
Yin-Yang Eight-Trigram Diagram!
While Senior Sister Zhang Uncle-Master Pang and the others might not understand what kind of Divine Ability Senior Sister Zhang had comprehended, Zheng Fa had already guessed most of it.
Emerging from the Chaos energy was what appeared to be Senior Sister Zhang's Yang Spirit. She was almost transparent, with golden light gleaming in her eyes, and even the Eight-Trigram Diagram was faintly imprinted beside her pupils.
Uncle-Master Pang suddenly frowned. "Why does Wuyi seem a little off?"
Something's not right.
Senior Sister Zhang usually has a cold expression, but she has never been this indifferent before.
There wasn't even indifference in her golden eyes; they were just empty and devoid of anything.
Senior Sister Zhang stood dozens of feet above the ground. To Zheng Fa and even Uncle-Master Pang, this distance was only a moment's journey.
But Senior Sister Zhang's expression gave them a different feeling amidst their daze—
She was very, very far away from me, so far that it felt like we were in different worlds.
The fog in the sky thickened, Senior Sister Zhang, nestled within it, appeared as clear and ethereal as a cloud.
Senior Sister Zhang stared into the void, lost in thought, her expression blank, as if entranced or bewildered.
Uncle-Master Pang couldn't hold back any longer and whispered from the ground, " Wuyi..."
Senior Sister Zhang Zhang's head stirred, and she turned to look at Uncle-Master Pang. But the look in her eyes when she looked at Uncle-Master Pang was not exactly unfamiliar, but it was completely unmoved, like a bottomless, cold pool, indifferent and ruthless.
Upon seeing this look, Uncle-Master Pang turned to the crowd, a look of unease on his face.
Senior Sister Zhang's gaze swept across the faces of the people on the ground, her eyes completely unmoved, as if she were looking at pigs, dogs, or even stubborn rocks.
Now everyone understood: Senior Sister Zhang was in trouble!
Looking at Senior Sister Zhang's Yang Spirit again, everyone felt a sense of detachment from this world.
Seeing their worried expressions, Senior Sister Zhang's gaze fell on Zheng Fa's face, her eyes remaining calm and undisturbed.
Her gaze froze.
Zheng Fa also looked at Senior Sister Zhang until he saw the cold pool in her eyes ripple and steam rise.
Senior Sister Zhang smiled.
With a graceful leap, she flew to Zheng Dharma Body.
"Senior sister?"
" Wuyi?"
What happened to you just now?
Seeing that Senior Sister Zhang seemed to have returned to normal, everyone started asking questions all at once.
Senior Sister Zhang didn't speak, but the light on her Yang Spirit gradually faded, revealing her physical body. Then she shook her head and said, "Just now, I had a thought of abandoning everything and indulging in the Heavenly Dao."
Upon hearing this, Uncle-Master Pang asked anxiously, "Why is that?"
"I don't know, perhaps there's something wrong with the Yang Spirit Method," Senior Sister Zhang said, frowning. "Or perhaps my Innate Divine Ability is too extraordinary."
What Innate Divine Ability do you possess?
Senior Sister Zhang raised the Flying Immortal Brush, and gently touched the air with the tip of the brush.
A Eight-Trigram Diagram appeared in the void once more.
"My Divine Ability is called the Primordial Eight Trigrams."
What is the Primordial Eight Trigrams?
"It's also a method of deduction."
Zheng Fa listened from the side, thinking to himself, "Just as I thought," when he heard Xie Qingxue ask curiously, "How is it deduced? What's the difference between it and the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation?"
Senior Sister Zhang shook her head, and with a flick of her Flying Immortal Brush, the Eight-Trigram Diagram spun rapidly, revealing a hexagram.
The hexagram in the sky fixed itself and flew towards Xie Qingxue.
Before Xie Qingxue could react, she suddenly felt her body sink, her head spin, the sky was beneath her feet and the earth was above her head, yin and yang were out of balance, and the universe was turned upside down.
"This is..."
"This is a hexagram from the Primordial Eight Trigrams, and also a method of attack; I call it the Heaven-and-Earth Reversal )."
"Impressive..." Xie Qingxue, usually so proud and arrogant, had no choice but to admit defeat. "What's most terrifying is that I wasn't even slightly on guard."
"This is one of the characteristics of the Primordial Eight Trigrams. It originates from nature and possesses inherent illusionary power, making it difficult to defend against. It even has the characteristic of deceiving the real and attacking the enemy's weaknesses." At this point, Senior Sister Zhang added, "Another advantage of it is that it can utilize the power of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers without consuming much of the cultivator's spiritual energy."
Zheng Fa was a little envious when he heard this.
It seems to be stronger than his three supernatural Divine Ability, even in a head-on confrontation.
"Of course... this can't really trap you, Fairy Xie, forever."
Others, however, did not think that the Primordial Eight Trigrams were weak. Xie Qingxue's situation was extremely special. She wielded the Green Duckweed Sword and could even interrupt the resurrection of the Great Freedom Devil Ancestor with a single strike. Her potential was too high.
However, Senior Sister Zhang had just entered the Yang Spirit.
Even according to Senior Sister Zhang, the Law Technique's extremely low energy consumption is terrifying.
"Borrowing the power of heaven and earth sounds a bit like the concept of Talisman Dao arts, which is quite suitable for you, Wuyi."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
This sounds like a Talisman Arts with unparalleled effects and minimal cost.
What about the deduction?
Zheng Fa thought about the reputation of the Primordial Eight Trigrams he had heard about in modern times, and knew that the method of deduction that Senior Sister Zhang had mentioned was not just something she said casually.
Sure enough, a smile appeared on Senior Sister Zhang's face, her eyes filled with a hint of smugness. "I can use the Primordial Eight Trigrams to deduce some things about the future."
Everyone was shocked by these words.
No matter the methods of conquest, they are nothing compared to seeing the future.
What future?
The Flying Immortal Brush danced in the air, its hexagrams swirling within the Eight-Trigram Diagram: "For example, Uncle-Master Pang, even if you accumulate your Law Power for another three years, you might still face the Spirit Transformation Tribulation."
"You actually predicted my Spirit Transformation?"
Senior Sister Zhang smiled proudly, "Probably about 80% accurate."
What else can be calculated?
Senior Sister Zhang smiled and said, "Perhaps my strength is too shallow, or perhaps it's a limitation of my Divine Ability abilities. The more powerful the cultivators involved, and the more complex the events, the more blurred the divination I see becomes."
"Judging from your chances of reaching the Spirit Transformation stage, Uncle-Master Pang, I'm about 80% confident."
"My calculations regarding Vast Sun Mountain's plans are probably less than 10% accurate. Of course, if I had more information, I would be more confident."
Upon hearing this, Uncle-Master Pang's expression immediately turned strange. "Are you saying I'm weak?"
The Old Yuan sighed, "Even so, this is still unbelievable."
Xie Qingxue and the others nodded, their faces showing amazement.
This kind of Divine Ability may not sound very impressive, but who among those present didn't understand the true value of the phrase "gaining the upper hand"?
Especially if they cooperate with Old Han's Intelligence Division, the advantages that the Nine Mountains Sect will gain in future conflicts will become even more astonishing.
Xiao Yuying said softly, " The Xuanwei Realm has never had such Secret Method before! To glimpse the future... it's truly unimaginable."
Based on her understanding of history, this statement is at least 60% credible.
"Actually, I have a guess," Senior Sister Zhang said, frowning. "This Primordial Eight Trigrams is actually a kind of algorithm, just perhaps more magical or more perfect, but it's not fundamentally different from the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation."
" The Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation doesn't possess such magical properties."
"The key lies in the Primordial Eight Trigrams, which seem to contain some profound principles of the universe," Senior Sister Zhang explained.
Everyone listened with puzzled expressions.
But Zheng Fa understood:
Senior Sister Zhang seemed to feel that she could understand the algorithm of the Primordial Eight Trigrams.
But the key to this Divine Ability power lies in the fact that it encapsulates many aspects of the world's essence that she has never understood or even seen.
Simply put, it means having a batch of high-quality datasets.
Zheng Fa nodded and said, "So-called Precelestial Realm is just some prior knowledge?"
Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa, her eyes narrowing with a smile.
Uncle-Master Pang, who was standing to the side, scratched his head and asked Old Yuan, "Did you understand what those two were saying?"
The Old Yuan shook his head.
"Aren't you Spirit Transformation?"
"..."
Isn't he your apprentice?
"..."
Senior Sister Zhang and Old Yuan finished their Spirit Transformation and everyone was about to leave, Zheng Fa called them back.
" Spirit Transformation Dharma Assembly?"
Hearing Zheng Fa's explanation, Xie Qingxue was taken aback.
Zheng Fa had already planned this, and he said to Xie Qingxue:
"Currently, my Nine Mountains Sect actually possesses all three Spirit Transformation Method."
" Fairy Xie, you and Nine Mountains Patriarch follow very similar Dao Path, both leaning towards the Celestial River Method."
" Senior Sister Zhang uses the Yang Spirit Method."
"My masters, Blood River Ancestor and Jiao Wuji, are Dharma Body Method."
"Each of the three methods has its strengths and weaknesses, and they differ greatly. Why not exchange ideas and learn from each other's strengths to make up for each other's weaknesses?"
Ultimately, Zheng Fa wanted to create his own Cultivation Method, but he couldn't do it by relying solely on himself. If he only wanted to use the Yang Spirit Method or the Dharma Body Method, that would be simple, but the problem was that Zheng Fa's ambitions went far beyond that.
We still need to rely on the wisdom of others.
Previously, they had been waiting for Senior Sister Zhang and her companion, but now there was no need to delay any longer.
" Demonic Sect Method, Celestial River Method, Yang Spirit Method..." Xie Qingxue murmured, her eyes shining, "To learn from each other's strengths and make up for their weaknesses?"
"Hmm." Zheng Fa nodded to her, "Firstly, to demonstrate the wonders of my Movement Method, and secondly, to explain its shortcomings. I plan to have all the Nascent Soul disciples come and listen, oh, and Brother Yan too."
"It's a pity that Old Han and Aunt-Master Huang are outside."
Xie Qingxue nodded gently and smiled, "Three Nascent Spirit Transformation True Person discussing the Dharma on the same stage—this is the first time such a thing has happened in Xuanwei. Count me in."
It's not just Xie Qingxue.
The others in the courtyard were also eager to try, looking at the others with curiosity in their eyes.
Putting aside other matters, the immortal and demonic factions represented by the Yang Spirit Method and the Dharma Body Method have always been at odds with each other. It is only in the Nine Mountains Realm, under Zheng Fa's philosophy, that they can coexist.
Nowadays, it seems that only the Nine Mountains Sect has the capability to organize such a Dharma assembly.
Yan Wushuang arrived quickly, and his aura had already reached the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul.
As soon as he entered, he called out to Xie Qingxue, "Senior Sister, what do you want with me?"
Before Xie Qingxue could speak, Yan Wushuang added, "But Senior Sister, you've come at just the right time! I'm getting scolded by my father right now! The Zizhi Tongjian is great Comprehensive Mirror every way, except my father can scold me anytime, anywhere. It's so annoying!"
"Shut up, Zheng Fa told me to call you here." Xie Qingxue felt a little embarrassed and said, "Listen carefully!"
"Listen to what?"
Yan Wushuang looked around and saw that tables and chairs had been set up in the courtyard, with Zheng Fa and six Nascent Spirit Transformation True Person together in the center.
Facing them were some chairs, intended for Nascent Soul Cultivator like Yan Wushuang.
Yan Wushuang sat dazedly in the chair.
Zheng Fa frankly said, "To be honest, the reason for this Nascent Spirit Transformation Dharma Assembly is my own. I want to create a Spirit Transformation Method that is most suitable for me, and even most suitable for the Nine Mountains Sect, but I only have some clues. That's why I want all the Nascent Spirit Transformation True Person to share their insights."
Yan Wushuang was taken aback, wondering, "Share what?"
"This sharing session is divided into two parts. The first part is for each Spirit Transformation True Person Spirit Transformation to share their insights, feelings, and views on their own Cultivation Method."
"The second point is that we should discuss how to make up for the shortcomings on the path of cultivation."
Yan Wushuang's eyes widened suddenly, and she exclaimed in her heart, "Is this even possible?"
He wasn't unfamiliar with this model; wasn't Zheng Fa an old man who used to organize seminars?
The problem is that the Spirit Transformation Method is a cultivator's greatest secret, let alone exposing their weakness—wouldn't that give their opponent a handle against them?
Let alone discussing it in public, it's probably a secret even between masters and disciples, fathers and sons.
Even his father, Sect Master Yan, wouldn't tell him these things.
Zheng Fa even specifically asked him to come!
So, Zheng Fa cared about him more than his father did...
For a moment, Xie Qingxue, Jiao Wuji, and the others also showed some unusual expressions.
Zheng Fa looked at them, knowing that this matter was indeed not so simple: being open and honest required a great deal of trust in others.
But he believed someone would speak up.
"Let me go first," Senior Sister Zhang stood up, "I'm using the Yang Spirit Method."
As she spoke, a Auspicious Cloud rose above her head, and her Yang Spirit appeared before everyone.
"The advantages of the Yang Spirit Method are quite obvious. First, it's simple."
"In my deductions, the Yang Spirit is the easiest to construct, and even the easiest to achieve, among the three Cultivation Method."
Zheng Fa nodded to himself.
This is also how he feels.
Yang Spirit only simulates the nervous system, making it the simplest of the three Cultivation Method.
It is precisely for this reason that the Yang Spirit Method seems to be the oldest path to Spirit Transformation.
"Then why are there still Demonic Sect Method and Celestial River Method? Is it because the Yang Spirit is weak?"
The Old Yuan frowned.
"That won't be the case," Zheng Fa shook his head. "If the Yang Spirit Method were weak, the Four Sects wouldn't be so powerful."
"Yes, it's the Yang Spirit Method, the easiest way to lose oneself," Senior Sister Zhang continued. "When I first achieved Yang Spirit, the insights from heaven and earth surged like a tide, even suppressing my mind. When I saw you all, I felt they were insignificant; I only wanted to comprehend the Dao."
"..."
Recalling Senior Sister Zhang's previous behavior, Xie Qingxue slowly nodded, as if remembering something, and said, "I seem to have heard of a similar situation, it seems to be called... Dao Assimilation? Those who undergo Dao Assimilation experience great joy and enlightenment upon hearing of it, but in the end they all dissolve into the world and cease to exist."
"You actually managed to break free?"
Senior Sister Zhang glanced at Zheng Fa, chuckled softly, and didn't answer, but instead said, "If that's the case, it's actually not so bad. Just be more careful in your daily life."
The problem is, the Dao Fruit of the Xuanwei Realm is immortal.
You mean?
"If I cultivate a unique Cultivation Method, that's fine. But if I cultivate the methods or Cultivation Method of those Dao Fruit cultivators... will I dissolve into the world, or will I dissolve into those Dao Fruit cultivators?"
"Even without Dao Assimilation, how much influence will those cultivators have on the Yang Spirit?"
Everyone's expression changed.
Zheng Fa felt a heavy weight in his heart. The immortality of the Dao Fruit, as the Nine Nether Devil Ancestor had said, had a truly enormous impact.
Especially since the Yang Spirit Method is the oldest, this track... might be a bit crowded.
The biggest problem with the Yang Spirit Method, it seems, is the risk of Self-Loss.
Yan Wushuang stopped joking and listened more attentively. These things sounded like just a few words, but he knew that he would never have heard them in any other situation.
"In that case, the Demonic Sect Method don't carry the risk of Dao Assimilation," the Old Yuan pondered for a moment, then continued, "At least when I achieved the Spirit Transformation, I didn't seem to have such a strong connection with heaven and earth."
Yan Wushuang couldn't help but say, "So, the Demonic Sect Method are actually superior?"
Unexpectedly, the Old Yuan shook his head violently, his brow furrowed, and looked at Blood River Ancestor and Jiao Wuji: "I don't know how you two feel, but if I reveal my Dharma Body, I actually feel a strange urge to destroy, and even want to fight someone."
Zheng Fa was taken aback, recalling what the Old Yuan had said before, that he could shatter Nascent Soul with a single punch... which did indeed seem unlike his usual words.
Blood River Ancestor and Jiao Wuji exchanged a glance, seemingly influenced by the candor of Senior Sister Zhang and Old Yuan: "We're the same, even more so."
" The Dharma Body cultivated through the Great Freedom True Method will have a bloodthirsty desire for killing."
"And the Myriad Demon True Exposition..." Jiao Wuji continued, "... will make people addicted to sexual intercourse; it can only be restrained, but cannot be eradicated."
"Of course, we are powerless against the source of this Cultivation Method, but we have not yet reached the point of Dao Assimilation when facing the Devil Ancestor."
As Zheng Fa mentally summarized the differences between the Yang Spirit Method and the Dharma Body Method, he discovered something:
The Yang Spirit Method relies on Method Formula that are close to the rules of heaven and earth, which would lead to the danger of Dao Assimilation.
The Dharma Body Method, which simulates the physical body, makes it difficult to resist various desires.
One gradually loses itself by following only the laws of nature, while the other inadvertently becomes addicted to human desires. This is probably the biggest difference between the Immortal Sect and the Demonic Sect in their actions.
"That Celestial River Method..."
Seeing Zheng Fa's gaze, Xie Qingxue hesitated for a moment, then said, " The Celestial River Method doesn't have those two dangers, nor does it have the danger of being controlled by Dao Fruit cultivator..."
"The problem is, we ourselves are controlled by this Law Treasure."
"Besides that, the biggest problem with the Celestial River Method is that there's no way forward." Xie Qingxue said with a hint of helplessness, "Take me for example, if I want to increase my cultivation, I'm afraid I'd have to advance the Green Duckweed Sword... That's just too difficult."
Hearing this, even Yan Wushuang frowned.
All three methods sound like they have serious problems...
(End of this chapter)