"Master Qin, look—how could this Restriction possibly be inscribed?" a Daoist asked Qin Yang with a deeply furrowed brow.
Qin Yang examined it twice, then frowned. "Daoist Tianqing, you have immersed yourself in the art of artifact refinement for many years as well. The Restriction here must combine attack and defense, so the two Restrictions need to contain each other—you within me, and I within you. Yet the jade slip demands that these two Restrictions be utterly distinct. How could that be possible?"
Daoist Tianqing said, "Exactly! How can it possibly be inscribed? Could the jade slip be mistaken?"
"The jade slip is not wrong. This method of inscribing Restrictions is called the Yin-Yang Contrast Method," a voice came from nearby.
The two had been so absorbed in pondering the Restriction's inscription that they had not noticed anyone approaching. Both were secretly startled. Turning their heads, they saw that it was Yan Chihuo.
Both men's cultivation surpassed Yan Chihuo's, and with a single glance, they could tell that something about him differed from before. Yet precisely what had changed, they could not say.
Yan Chihuo had just finished cultivating. The Spirit Jade Vajra Art had advanced to the Tribulation Stage, and the Ten Thousand Poisons Bone-Tempering Art had further strengthened his physical body. He had come out to take a look and happened to see the two of them agonizing over this Restriction's inscription.
"The Yin-Yang Contrast Method?" Qin Yang and Daoist Tianqing wore identical looks of astonishment.
Qin Yang raised a brow and said loudly, "Fellow Daoist Yan, do not spout nonsense. This old man has refined artifacts for nearly a thousand years—when have I ever heard of this Yin-Yang Contrast Method?"
At that moment, a beautiful middle-aged woman in the distance heard this and walked over. "The Yin-Yang