Yin and Yang Dual Extremes

At this point, I've only read about 60% of the <Empress Heart Sutra>. The remaining 40% discusses the subsequent cultivation of spiritual energy, and almost everything involving the yin-yang fusion of spiritual energy involves Dual Cultivation.

What made Lin Xin Tong blush the most was that the Dual Cultivation in the "Empress Heart Sutra" also required attention to posture and the method of circulating internal energy.

The method of circulating vital energy was one thing, but the Dual Cultivation posture made Lin Xin Tong feel extremely embarrassed.

In fact, many martial arts Secret Manual, in addition to the incantations for practice, also require the practitioner's own movements. Some Secret Manual even include human figures to show the practitioner how to perform the postures.

Although the Empress Heart Sutra did not do this, its descriptions of the Yin-Yang energy circulation pathways were essentially telling Lin Xin Tong what the true Dual Cultivation positions should be like.

Some of those positions wouldn't have been anything special in themselves, but when she faced Yi Yun, things changed.

For a woman who is usually proud, aloof, and detached from worldly affairs to make these moves is truly a challenge to Lin Xin Tong's sense of shame.

The more Lin Xin Tong read, the harder it became for her to accept, to the point that her breathing gradually became erratic, and she felt increasingly embarrassed as she read. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and slammed the ancient book shut.

With its antique cover and exquisite texture, it looks like a classic book. Judging from its appearance alone, Lin Xin Tong would hardly imagine that it was originally a banned book.

She took a deep breath and Lin Xin Tong her best to calm herself down.

She stood with her back to Yi Yun for a full ten breaths, finally managing to project an expression that was neither awkward nor shy, before slowly turning to face Yi Yun.

As if she hadn't seen the explicit techniques earlier, she casually said to Yi Yun, "The later parts of the <Empress Heart Sutra> require a very high level of martial arts cultivation. We can't practice them now, so let's not look at them for now. We shouldn't try to do too much at once. Let's start with the beginning and cultivate slowly."

"Uh... Xin Tong, you're right."

Seeing Lin Xin Tong's reaction, Yi Yun found it quite amusing. Of course, Yi Yun would never laugh while Lin Xin Tong was already embarrassed, as that would only make Lin Xin Tong more awkward.

He said in the same calm and composed tone, "Very well, I can cultivate anytime now."

"Um."

Lin Xin Tong nodded, subconsciously touching her slightly burning ears, and picked up the <Empress Heart Sutra>.

The cultivation of the Empress Heart Sutra is a gradual process. Before developing spiritual energy, there is no need for actual Dual Cultivation. Lin Xin Tong can accept this.

Just as Lin Xin Tong picked up the Empress Heart Sutra, another portal opened in this elegantly furnished forest cottage.

The cold voice had said that Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong were qualified to enter the three main halls, and this second gate of light clearly led to the last main hall.

The Empress Secret Realm's final rewards to Lin Xin Tong Yi Yun were few in number; there were no elixirs or miraculous medicines, and the only weapon was the Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Bow. The most important item was the <Empress Heart Sutra>, which was the core of the Empress Secret Realm.

Elixirs and weapons are ultimately external things; the strength one cultivates oneself is the key.

This is the last main hall. I wonder what kind of opportunity awaits us here?

Lin Xin Tong Yi Yun exchanged a glance and walked hand in hand into the portal of light.

Upon entering the gate of light, both Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong felt a strong fluctuation of primordial energy.

This hall should more accurately be called a stone chamber. Its interior furnishings are extremely simple, with only a stone table and a few stone stools. Despite the passage of time, the stone table and stools are spotless, without a speck of dust. It's unclear whether they are protected by an array or cleaned by Artifact Spirit.

The stone chamber led to a side chamber. Upon entering the side chamber and seeing the scene inside, both Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong were stunned.

This side room was much larger than Yi Yun had imagined. In the very center of the side room, there was a large futon, which was four or five meters in diameter and more than half a meter thick.

Despite the long passage of time, the futon remained spotless.

"This futon is made of silk woven from Nine Revolutions Divine Silkworm Silk. This silk is lustrous and soft, impervious to water and fire, and free from dust. Moreover, it will always look new. With the protection of the array here, this futon will not change even if it is left here for another hundred million years."

As Lin Xin Tong spoke, Yi Yun couldn't help but gently touch the large futon. The surface was smooth and cool to the touch, like touching a mountain spring.

Although the futon woven from the Nine Revolutions Divine Silkworm Silk was precious, it was not the reason why Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong were surprised. What surprised them was that there were two forbidden areas adjacent to each other not far from the futon.

One is a lava pool with a diameter of only ten meters.

The lava pool was of unknown depth, and the magma within was calm and still, shimmering with a pale golden light. Just by getting close to it, one could feel a scorching and terrifying Pure Yang Energy rushing towards them, which even startled Yi Yun, who possessed Pure Yang Body.

Clearly, this lava pool is many times hotter than the lava lake Yi Yun saw on the second floor of the God Descending Tower!

Jumping into such a lava pool would be a huge challenge.

On the other side of the lava pool was a bed of ice, also ten meters in diameter!

The ice bed was entirely azure blue, crystal clear, like a huge piece of blue jade.

Most strangely, many things were frozen within the azure ice.

There are flowers, birds, insects, fish, wild animals, mountains, lakes, and rivers.

It's like a miniature world, suddenly frozen in ice, so much so that the life and scenery within it remain in the state they were in before being frozen.

The mountains and rivers were one thing, but when Yi Yun focused his eyes and observed carefully, he could see the thin wings, eyes, and even the texture of the scales...

It's incredibly lifelike!

"This is not true life, nor is it a world frozen in a bed of ice. Rather, it is something born from the accumulation of Pure Yin Energy to its extreme, nurtured by the Heaven and Earth Laws."

Lin Xin Tong touched the ice bed, feeling a bone-chilling coldness emanating from it, along with insights into the pure Yin principle.

The power of nature is so magical. The universe itself came into being from nothingness, from chaos and nothingness, and now this colorful world exists, containing the sun, moon, and stars, rivers, lakes, and seas, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, all living things, and intelligent life.

These life forms and natural forces, in turn, create ever-changing and magnificent landscapes, as well as a splendid history and civilization.

All of this is actually controlled by the most fundamental rules, evolving slowly from chaos over an infinitely long period of time.

The ice bed before Lin Xin Tong, having acquired laws, possessed creativity. Who dares to say that, after countless ages, a real world wouldn't be born within this ice?

"This is truly a wondrous place. Pure Yin and pure Yang, extreme cold and extreme heat are intertwined, and after millions of years, they have not canceled each other out, but rather remain clearly distinct. The formation that can maintain all of this is truly incredible. The Ancient Empress and Lord Qingyang's understanding of the Yin Yang Law is truly beyond our reach."

Yi Yun sighed sincerely, without a doubt, this third hall was actually a secret training chamber!

Practicing martial arts in this stone chamber is said to be twice as effective with half the effort.

This pure yang magma pool and this extremely yin and cold ice bed can both allow their cultivation techniques to progress by leaps and bounds!

As for the large futon in the middle, that's the place where Yi Yunlin's inner eye needs energy exchange, including the place needed for true dual cultivation.

Lin Xin Tong was clearly aware of this as well. She looked at the Nine Revolutions Divine Silkworm Silk Futon in the center, her ears turning slightly red, and a strange feeling welled up in her heart.

Now, Yi Yun possesses the Qingyang Token, which allows him to freely enter and exit the Empress Secret Realm and the God Descending Tower.

With the Qingyang Token, they can come here at any time to Dual Cultivation the Empress Heart Sutra together. This secret chamber will become a private place that belongs only to the two of them.

Here, they can Dual Cultivation without being disturbed by anyone.

Seeing this, Yi Yun was suddenly moved. He took out Primordial Purple Gold medicine box from his Space Ring. After opening the medicine box, a vast amount of Pure Yang Energy and an intoxicating fragrance wafted out. Inside the medicine box, the red lotus that Yi Yun had picked on the second floor of the God Descending Tower was neatly placed.

"It's it..."

Upon seeing the red lotus, Lin Xin Tong felt a surge of familiarity. On the Extreme Cold Ice Plain, Yi Yun had already told her that it was the seeds of this very red lotus that had saved her life. And now, this was the first time Lin Xin Tong had seen the red lotus in its true form.

"Xin Tong, this red lotus is a rare treasure of heaven and earth. It grew in the magma pool on the second level of the God Descending Tower, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth to grow, and has been nurtured for countless millennia. Its growth was not easy, and it has also done us a favor, so I plan to plant it here."

The Primordial Purple Gold medicine box had perfectly preserved the vitality of the red lotus, but Yi Yun's continuous harvesting of lotus seeds from the red lotus pods had somewhat diminished the crimson light flowing through the red lotus roots.

Although it was just a medicinal herb, Yi Yun couldn't bear to use it to make medicine because of everything that had happened before.

Therefore, allowing the red lotus to take root and sprout here can not only promote the purification of the Pure Yang Energy in this secret chamber, but also allow us to harvest one or two lotus Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to replenish the Pure Yang Energy —a win-win situation.

In any case, this secret room will become Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong's private world in the future, and this red lotus will become a luxurious and practical potted plant for the two of them.

"Good."

Yi Yun's idea was exactly what Lin Xin Tong wanted.

And so, Yi Yun took the Red Lotus out of the Primordial Purple Gold Medicine Box and placed it into the lava pool.

Upon entering the lava pool, the red lotus seemed like a fish that had been out of water for a long time, returning to the water. It silently stretched out its long roots and penetrated deep into the lava pool.

This lava pool is of much higher quality than the lava pool on the second floor of the God Descending Tower. This red lotus has been growing for a long time and seems to have developed its own intelligence. It is very happy to have come to this new place of growth. It greedily absorbs the vast and boundless Pure Yang Energy in the lava pool, and the blooming flowers become more and more bright and fiery.

Seeing that the red lotus had regained its vitality, even surpassing its previous state, Yi Yun was very satisfied. He turned to Lin Xin Tong and said, "Xin Tong, time is of the essence, let's begin our cultivation now."

...(To be continued~^~)