Yuling Great Law

In short, after obtaining the "Genuine Yuling Great Law" and the "Collector's Edition Comic Book" from the Divine Beast Amao of the Yuling Courtyard, Zheng Zetian rode his Tu Lou to the Lakeside Daoist Temple to prepare for the Moon Worship.

Along the way, he carefully perused the "Yuling Great Law," studying this cultivation method repeatedly.

With Zheng Zetian's talent, he had certainly engaged in dual cultivation and energy replenishment in his youth, so it was impossible for him not to learn such a simple method. It wasn't that the comic book was so attractive that he wanted to read it several times; he was trying to figure out the intention behind the Giant Master's promotion of the Spirit Control.

It should be noted that the ancient art of dual cultivation actually had nothing to do with ordinary people; it was entirely a practice for those who cultivated Qi.

Those disciples who have Qi Refinement Stage Foundation Establishment stage but have not yet formed their inner core are actually no different from ordinary people. Their foundation is not solid, and they cannot fully control the flow of true Qi within their bodies. Once they become hot-blooded, lose control of their emotions, and their seminal gate is compromised, they will lose their Yin and Yang essence. The true Qi of the Dao Breath that they have painstakingly cultivated and refined over the years will also be released in a torrent and disperse out of their bodies.

Qi Refinement Stage is an extremely difficult path. Unless one is a first-grade Daoist, even daily practice will not yield much Qi. If one cannot resist the temptations of sexual relations and cannot control one's Dao heart, having sex frequently, the amount of Qi lost will be more than the amount exhaled. What kind of immortality or Qi cultivation is that? Even worse, if one gets too excited in the bedroom, causing the meridians to reverse and leading to a Qi deviation, it is simply courting death. In that case, one will immediately suffer from paralysis and Qi leakage, and even the best innate talent will be completely ruined.

Unfortunately, this kind of thing, apart from a few specialized dual cultivation lineages, is not something a master can teach you step by step, instructing you on how to harmonize yin and yang, how to preserve your essence and concentrate your spirit, and how to remain undisturbed during seclusion.

Therefore, most cultivation sects simply save themselves the trouble and tell their disciples not to get involved in these "crotch-related" matters before they form their Golden Core. If they lose their primordial yin and yang, they can forget about cultivation and can go play with their balls.

Of course, there are still a few sects that study this dual cultivation technique in detail, but that is not for the purpose of teaching and guiding disciples. In fact, most of them have gone down the evil path of sexual exploitation.

After all, in ancient times, the world's cultivation resources were already scarce, and they had long been divided up by the Three Great Sects. Therefore, independent cultivators had to find ways to develop and seek cultivation methods.

One of the most widespread and despicable cultivation methods involves finding disciples with decent aptitude, teaching them cultivation techniques and Qi Refinement Stage skills, nurturing them until they reach the Foundation Establishment Perfected Realm and their internal Qi is thick and solid. However, instead of helping them overcome tribulations and break through their barriers, the practitioners would directly summon them to their rooms and seize their true essence, absorbing the true Qi they had cultivated over the years.

These disciples only learned Qi Refinement Stage but not the true transmission of breath control. Once their essence is taken away and their Yin and Yang are disrupted, their true Qi will leak out like a torrent, and they won't be able to hold onto it. Of course, the master won't care about this and can immediately use the technique of replenishing and refining Qi in the room for more than ten days, greatly increasing their cultivation. As for the disciples, eight or nine out of ten will suffer from Qi deviation, ranging from paralysis to violent death.

This is what is known as a furnace or cauldron.

So to be honest, Zheng Zetian was a little suspicious that the Grandmaster was actually researching and improving this heretical practice of dual cultivation. He was really worried that if he continued to cultivate, he would end up being turned into a cauldron for absorbing male essence.

However, after carefully studying the secret manual, he realized that this was a genuine "dual" cultivation method, truly teaching how to harmonize Yin and Yang. To a large extent, it was an improvement on the body-refining methods of the old Immortal Palace's royal family Immortal Kings, storing Yin and Yang Qi in the skin, bones, and flesh. It was a secret transmission not found in the world by the Immortal Emperor lineage!

Moreover, the appendix to this scripture not only contains secrets for the boudoir, but also includes various unorthodox methods such as strengthening the body, dietary therapy, and nutritional supplements. It is clearly a new method designed for ordinary people who lack the aptitude to comprehend the "Tai Su Xue".

No, strictly speaking, this is not the Way of the Primordial Simplicity, but rather a method to resist the Primordial Simplicity.

In principle, cultivation methods only enhance physical fitness and immunity. The key is to mix specially prepared medicinal ingredients into the three daily meals, such as Tai Su wheat and Void Jade salt, to introduce these trace minerals into the body's circulation. When the body is eroded by evil energy, these Void Jade will preferentially combine with the evil energy to prevent drastic mutations in the body.

However, for cultivators, the dual cultivation method of the Yuling Great Law not only teaches Qi Refinement Stage but also assists in body refining. Even the principles between the lines teach secret methods for harmonizing Yin and Yang and refining Dao Breath. Therefore, this method alone surpasses most of the trashy secret manuals on the market. Moreover, in addition to practicing the secret method, one can also study the mysteries of this method with Dao Companion, which is even more wonderful.

Zheng Zetian was engrossed in reading when, unexpectedly, as he passed the ship market on the shore, Tu Lou suddenly went out of control! It accelerated and swooped down, crashing into the crowd of people trading on the ship market deck!

Zheng Zetian was startled, thinking he had been ambushed and tricked. He immediately leaped onto the mast, took out the Thunder Bead Golden Ring, and prepared to fight to the death!

Upon closer inspection, he saw the Tu Lou drooling and running wildly, seemingly chasing a doe with snow-white fur and nine-colored markings on its forehead...

What the hell... How did it suddenly become like this... Oh, right, is it supplemented with dietary therapy? There must have been a lot of highly nourishing ingredients in that soup at the Yuling Courtyard. Tu Lou ate too much, and since he doesn't understand the Spirit Control, and upon closer inspection, that white deer does indeed have a strange fragrance, and it's wearing a silver plaque, so it probably also cultivates the Yuling Great Law. No wonder Tu Lou is so enraged right now...

The white deer naturally had an owner, but it was startled by the Tu Lou. The white deer cried out loudly and ran away desperately. So one fled and the other chased, leaping and darting across the deck of the ship market, kicking many shops and startling passersby who all scrambled to get out of the way. For a moment, chaos ensued.

"What the hell! What kind of beast is this, daring to insult my Nine-Colored Deer!"

The owner of the white deer also arrived upon hearing the commotion. This person was also at the Golden Core stage, and judging from his attire, he was a typical nobleman from a prominent family. He wore a brocade robe and jade crown, high boots, and carried a sword. He also had a string of jade pendants around his waist, clearly indicating that he was either rich or noble. He was probably a student studying abroad from the Central Plains.

Moreover, this person seemed to be confident in his abilities. Upon seeing this situation, he took matters into his own hands, leaping down from the nearby pleasure boat restaurant to shield Bai Lu behind him, and then delivering a powerful blow to Tu Lou's forehead.

The Tu Lou was enraged at this moment, and it couldn't be woken up with a single palm strike. Instead, it was provoked into a ferocious attack and immediately kicked its hoof and charged straight at him!

The owner of the white deer was caught off guard and didn't expect the beast to fight back. It was also clearly not used to fighting. The deer landed unsteadily and was hit headfirst in the face, flying away and breaking half of its teeth. It crashed into the fence and almost twisted its back!

This was incredibly embarrassing and caused him to lose his temper. He was so angry that he started cursing on the spot.

"You beast! Die!"

Clearly, this cultivator was filled with rage, and he actually pulled out a jade seal from his sleeve and smashed it towards the Tu Lou's head!

Zheng Zetian was speechless. Although he wanted to punch Tu Lou in the face to wake him up, he couldn't just watch it get its head blown off and turned into mutton soup, could he?

So he also threw the King Kong Bracelet in his hand, and with a "bang!" the second strike landed first, smashing the seal to pieces!

In his rage, the owner of the white deer was completely unaware that someone else had attacked from the side, causing the magic weapon to be destroyed. His primordial spirit was instantly shaken, and his divine court was damaged. He looked up and spat out a mouthful of blood, almost falling off the side of the boat.

The Tu Lou was still bleating and sticking its tongue out at the white deer, constantly turning around behind it.

Zheng Zetian was also helpless. He was not the same as when he first Foundation Establishment. His Dao power and divine sense had gradually been refined. Moreover, he was using a high-grade magic weapon to fight a low-grade piece of trash. Naturally, it shattered with one blow. He was already holding back by not breaking the cultivator in half along the way.

He knew that he couldn't reason with anyone after running into this mess, so he simply puffed out his chest, glared, and shouted angrily.

"You have quite the temper! A mere minor conflict, and you're already resorting to violence! That's utterly unreasonable!"

"You! Pfft!" The cultivator felt a tightness in his chest, spat out another mouthful of blood, and coughed up half a tooth.

Zheng Zetian caught up, kicked the Tu Lou, took out the demon-binding rope, put it around the ram's horns, and tore it open. He then took out a Banknotes and threw it to the other side.

"Let's leave this misunderstanding at that. Here's five hundred taels to settle this matter. Now get out of here, you beast!"

The white deer's owner, looking at the broken tooth in his hand and seeing its disfigurement, almost spat out blood in anger, roaring...

"Don't you dare run away, you bastard! This isn't over!"

Zheng Zetian frowned as he looked at him.

What do you intend to do?

"How about that! You dog! You country bumpkin! If this were the Central Plains, a country bumpkin like you wouldn't even be worthy of carrying my shoes!"

So what if he's from Ink Bamboo Mountain! He hurt my beloved pet, you little brat! I'll beat you to death if I don't kill that beast today, and make him kowtow and apologize to me! I swear I won't rest until I've done it!

"Wait for my fellow disciples from Mount Song to come and fight me, you little beast!!"

Upon seeing the cultivator pull out a stack of talismans from his robes, Zheng Zetian, quick-witted and nimble, didn't wait for the other to throw out the talismans. He suddenly hurled a golden ring from his sleeve, and with a flash of golden light, severed the cultivator's wrist on the spot.

"Ah, ah..."

The white deer's owner stared in disbelief at the severed wrist. Before he could even utter three cries, another Golden Rope was thrown, looping around his neck and pulling him to the ground.

Zheng Zetian dragged the cultivator to the feet of the Tu Lou by the rope, then summoned back the five-hundred-tael Banknotes and waved it in front of the cultivator's eyes.

"You want to fight with swords, right?"

"Aaaaah! You're dead! You're dead! You beast, you're going to die..."

"Then let's put on a show."

Zheng Zetian then grabbed the golden rope and hoisted the cultivator up, pulled out his broken sword from his waist, and slashed at the cultivator's neck, instantly cutting a gash and killing him!

The onlookers were immediately in an uproar, never expecting that someone would die in such a short time. The merchants and passersby scattered immediately, not daring to get involved in the battle between cultivators.

After Zheng Zetian finished spitting out the blood, he removed the restraints and threw the cultivator's corpse onto the deck. He pointed his knife at the white deer beside him, which was trembling with fear.

"Go and call his senior brother to come and collect the body. I'll wait here."

The white deer let out a mournful cry towards its master's corpse on the ground, but ultimately dared not approach, turning its head and hopping away.

The Tu Lou stared at the white deer's rear end, wanting to chase after it, but Zheng Zetian glared at it coldly, so it didn't dare and instead lowered its head to lick the blood off the deck.

Soon enough, someone arrived. It really was someone from Songshan. They were the five people we encountered last time who were ambushed and killed by the Magu Mountain.

The tall, powerful expert at the peak of the Golden Core stage, carrying a heavy black iron sword, charged ahead with furious eyes. He followed Bai Lu in a flurry of activity, accompanied by three Songshan disciples in yellow robes, all of whom appeared to be skilled Golden Core cultivators at first glance. The Foundation Establishment junior sister followed behind. Before she was hacked to pieces, she looked quite dashing and confident. Perhaps she wasn't just a pretty face; she was a talented and promising elite.

Upon seeing that the murderer was a disciple of Ink Bamboo Mountain, the people of Songshan subtly surrounded him from several directions.

The large man, his anger barely concealed, coldly said...

"Xuan Girl of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden, Taiyi Lingying Daoist Grandmother Heavenly Venerable, Songshan disciple Zhou Zhi, I wonder where Junior Brother Cui has offended you to warrant such a vicious act!"

Zheng Zetian cupped his hands in greeting.

"Zheng Zetian, a disciple of Ink Bamboo Mountain, has no connection with your mountain. It was just that this gentleman invited me to a sword duel, and I accepted. Please."

"You want to duel with swords?"

The tall Zhou Zhi became serious.

The junior sister jumped out first and said,

"Nonsense! Senior Brother Cui has only just formed his inner core, and besides, he has already switched to cultivating the Spirit Control Path. How could he randomly challenge someone to a sword duel? This is utter nonsense! Brother, teach him a lesson!"

Several other people from Songshan also chimed in.

"You've harmed my fellow disciples! This is outrageous!"

"You've come looking for death on my Mount Song? Do you really think we're afraid of you?!"

"Further words are useless! Let's begin our sword duel, Senior Brother!"

Zheng Zetian, expressionless, cupped his hands in a gesture of invitation.

Zhou Zhi remained silent, staring intently into Zheng Zetian's eyes. The two locked eyes for a moment.

Zhou Zhi raised his hand to stop his junior brothers from making a fuss, and at the same time untied his heavy sword.

"There's no need for this calamity. We've come from afar to study, not to make enemies of Ink Bamboo Mountain."

But our fellow disciples were innocently murdered, and justice must be served. Zhou Zhi! I'd like to ask you for a few pointers!

Zheng Zetian grinned and shoved the broken knife in his hand into the deck.

"Seeking justice? You talk about justice, I almost laugh. Fine, then let's exchange a few blows."

"Drink! Great Songyang Divine Skill!"

Zhou Zhi held his sword horizontally in front of his chest, and his body erupted with the Great Songyang Xuanhuang True Qi! The dense sword force and qi enveloped the heavy sword, forming a sword blade over ten feet long! With a horizontal swing, the Qi sword twisted and slashed straight at Zheng Zetian's chest!

"Please enlighten me! The Xuanhuang Chasing Waves Sword!"

This Zhou Zhi's Dao Qi was undeniably profound, his swordsmanship undeniably exquisite, and his foundation undeniably solid.

However, it was all for naught, since Zheng Zetian had already seen through all of his abilities.

"Palm Thunder! Boom!"

Yes, with a simple palm strike, Zheng Zetian, like a phantom, darted through the sword energy of Mount Song, his palm striking Zhou Zhi's dantian with a flash of lightning!

The palm strike resounded like Thunder Roar, instantly Zhou Zhi's Great Strength figure, as large as a brown bear, to shudder. His aura dissipated, and his entire body stiffened, almost unable to hold onto his sword. Amidst the cries of "Big Brother!" and "Senior Brother!" from the Songshan disciples, he staggered back more than ten steps before collapsing to the ground with a thud!

The three disciples of Songshan Mountain, still reeling from Zhou Zhi's defeat in a single move, quickly drew their swords to block him, while the junior sister took out some medicine and rushed over to check his injuries.

Although it was just a palm lightning, the Green Grass Lightning was a genuine Supreme Thirty-Six Thunders. Zhou Zhi's protective Xuanhuang Dao Qi was no match for it. The lightning directly entered his body, shattering his Daoist robe and leaving a charred palm print on his eight-pack abs. The lightning power surged wildly within his body, severely damaging his meridians, and for a time he couldn't even gather his Qi.

Zheng Zetian stood by and watched, not pursuing or finishing off the attacker. After all, they had agreed to exchange a few blows; there was no point in killing each other, and killing would only incur reprimands from the Discipline Institute —it wasn't worth it.

Surrounded by his junior brothers and sisters, Zhou Zhi, he finally stood up shakily and bowed to Zheng Zetian.

"Thank you for your mercy, sir."

Not to mention that Zheng Zetian didn't pursue him when he was left wide open, if that palm strike and that lightning bolt had landed even slightly harder, they could have destroyed his Inner Landscape, ruining his entire life's cultivation in an instant.

Zheng Zetian cupped his hands in greeting.

"So, this settles the matter of cause and effect."

The main reason is that he just killed one, and the evil fire he felt from being reflected in the mirror has dissipated. He's Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi nodded weakly, "My skills are inferior; I concede defeat."

The disciples of Songshan Mountain fell silent. After all, they knew Zhou Zhi's skill level all too well. Their senior brother had almost been crippled in one move, so their meager skills meant they were easy prey. They dared not utter another word of disrespect.

So several disciples from Mount Song helped their junior brother surnamed Cui collect his body and leave, and the white deer followed them away, wailing mournfully.

Zheng Zetian looked at the Tu Lou and showed it the forbidden techniques from the comic book.

"What, you also want to practice the Yuling Great Law? Alright then, I'll send you back to the Yuling Courtyard and ask that Divine Amao to practice with you, okay?"

The Tu Lou's chrysanthemum tightened at the sight, and it immediately said, "Calm down, calm down, no, no."