Myriad Dao Yin-Yang Wheel!

early morning.

A halo of light, like ripples on clear water, enveloped the forbidden area at the very center of the Black-White Academy.

The enormous black and white millstone, its very top almost touching the water-sealed light shield, slowly rotated in mid-air.

Below the millstone sat Zhou Hao, who was sitting cross-legged.

The sun had already risen, and under the morning sunlight, the black and white millstone, which was almost solid and formed entirely from the convergence of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, appeared somewhat transparent.

It is as if it exists between the tangible and the intangible, between the visible and the invisible, containing a unique and profound charm.

"It's been twenty days, and the enlightenment is still not over." The short old man looked at Zhou Hao, whose eyes were still slightly closed, with envy and amazement in his eyes.

Enlightenment is a rare and precious state that a cultivator may only experience once every few decades or even centuries of practice.

A single enlightenment can take anywhere from one or two hours, or even a few breaths, to one or two days, and often represents a significant leap forward, no less than the arduous cultivation of hundreds or thousands of years.

The short old man had never heard of anyone like Zhou Hao, who could remain immersed in the deepest state of enlightenment for as long as twenty days.

Time passed, and the sky gradually darkened; it was already evening.

Whew~~~

The enormous black and white millstone suddenly split into two.

One side is completely black, and the other is completely white.

One black and one white, like two giant wheels, slowly rotating in the air.

Zhou Hao, who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes.

The black and white wheels behind him gradually dissipated as he opened his eyes, transforming back into the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

"All laws and paths, when combined, become chaos; when separated, they become yin and yang. This method takes the Yin-Yang Wheel in Taiji as its external form. In the future, it will integrate the profound mysteries of all laws and paths and will be named ' The Myriad Dao Yin-Yang Wheel '!"

Zhou Hao was filled with excitement, and his eyes burned with intense passion.

Zhou Hao had previously been troubled by the issue of combat techniques while in the Mysterious Heaven Sect Dao Treasury Hall.

There are certainly many secret techniques in the Dao Treasury Hall, but those combat techniques contain all sorts of Daos, and Zhou Hao simply couldn't find a single one that could perfectly execute the Dao that his true self had comprehended.

Even though Daoist Kong Fang also followed the Tai Chi style, he only guided Zhou Hao Zhou Hao in practicing various basic boxing techniques. After seeing the Taiji Fist he practiced before his transmigration, he didn't say anything more about combat techniques.

After all, cultivation is a very personal matter, and Zhou Hao's progress was so extraordinary that Daoist Kong Fang did not want his own limited perspective to restrict his disciple's future development.

Therefore, he was only taught the "Tai Chi Three Chapters" which expounded the Great Dao, guiding Zhou Hao to comprehend the Tai Chi Great Dao. As for how to apply it, that was entirely up to him to figure out.

"Originally, I wanted to use Taiji Fist Chi to support my Dao. But Taiji Fist Chi is ultimately just a secular martial art, and even with the profound mysteries I've come to understand, it still has its limits." Zhou Hao's eyes sparkled. "This time, through this period of enlightenment, I've finally found a path that suits me!"

Even though Zhou Hao had previously planned to pursue the Tai Chi style, he was still quite blind in his approach.

Furthermore, the extraordinary Blue Flower porcelain allowed him to enter a state of enlightenment, making him understand the workings of the universe as easily as eating and drinking.

After only two years of cultivation, he comprehended the true meaning of more than a dozen different paths, including as many as four Great Paths.

Such complexity is simply unimaginable in the realm of Myriad Phenomena.

"I'm so stupid," Zhou Hao thought to himself. "After arriving in this Wilderness World, I was influenced by some of the content from the original work, but I forgot that this is also a living world."

"The original work says that Tai Chi is a way of applying techniques. Is that really true?"

"Dripping water, lightning, raging fire, and swift winds—these all illustrate the profound mysteries of nature. Yet, everything in the universe has two sides, with distinctions of yin and yang, hardness and softness, squareness and roundness, and so on. Aren't these all forms of Tai Chi?"

"I was struggling with how to fully unleash the mysteries of the Dao I had come to understand, but now that I think about it... how foolish I was!"

Zhou Hao was very excited and muttered to himself, "Taking the void as the Taiji and the tangible Yin and Yang as the foundation, integrating all the myriad paths and methods, once the Myriad Dao Yin-Yang Wheel is unleashed, it is as mighty as a millstone of heaven and earth, crushing the void of heaven and earth, and is naturally the strongest secret technique."

This is also the method that Zhou Hao comprehended after using the Blue Flower Water Pearl to allow his soul to observe the complete Black-White Millstone Diagram in a transcendent state, and to appreciate a trace of the mystery of the myriad rotations and their return to chaos.

It must be said that this period of contemplation in front of the Black-White Millstone Diagram was of great help to Zhou Hao.

In his previous state of transcendent enlightenment, he even had a vague guess that this Black-White Millstone Diagram should come from the origin of a small world that was evolving and growing.

It was during the time when the myriad paths of heaven and earth had not yet fully taken shape and transformed into the fundamental rules of heaven and earth that a sudden change occurred, and a piece was cut off, which formed this wondrous treasure of heaven and earth, the ' Black-White Millstone Diagram ', which is a mixture of countless incomplete paths and profound mysteries.

After an unknown period of time, he was discovered by a senior immortal from the Black-White Academy and brought back to the Xia Clan Great World.

Of course, the truth behind it has been lost to time.

But Zhou Hao firmly believes that only such a treasure containing the evolution of the world can reveal such a grand spirit and profound truth of the unity of all paths.

Suddenly, Zhou Hao's ears twitched, and he turned his head to see a short old man walking over from the Black-White Diagram stone wall.

"It's one of the two immortals who were hiding in the corner of the Dao Debate Hall." Zhou Hao's heart stirred slightly; he already knew the identity of the newcomer.

Judging from the slovenly old man's disheveled appearance, which was similar to that of the Slovenly True Person, apart from his master, the "Five Mad Immortal," no one else in the Black-White Academy would look like that.

"Junior Zhou Hao," Zhou Hao said, cupping his hands in greeting, "Greetings, Senior Five Mad."

"You know me?" asked the Five Mad Immortal.

"I've heard San Pang mention it," Zhou Hao nodded.

"That's right, my Daoist name is ' Five Mad,' and I'm that little slovenly's master," Five Mad Immortal laughed. "Zhou Hao, do you know that you've been meditating here for a full twenty days?"

"Twenty days? That's a long time." Zhou Hao was taken aback.

In his state of enlightenment, he had no concept of time whatsoever; even twenty days felt like a fleeting moment.

"In these twenty days, Azure Dragon and East Stone of the Yinglong Guard each came once, but seeing that you were always immersed in enlightenment, they left," said the Five Mad Immortal.

"And your two junior sisters were also taken away a few days ago by a little girl named Liu Yu. She even left a message saying that after you finish your cultivation, don't forget to go to Guangling Prefecture to see them."

"Liu Yu?" Zhou Hao smiled.

That kid was best friends with Yun Yuchan and Lin Xia'er when they were at Yueying Peak. Is he tired of the novelty of being home and can't stay still?

They actually came and picked them up.

Since they are all Yinglong Guard, it's convenient for them to use the teleportation tower array.

As for whether the two Loose Immortal, Azure Dragon and East Stone, from the An'Tan Branch Yinglong Guard come, Zhou Hao did not care.

He wasn't really interested in that welcome banquet anyway. Now that his enlightenment had just ended and the ' Myriad Dao Yin-Yang Wheel ' was in its initial stages, it was a time when he needed to focus his energy on improving his research. He had no time to waste on banquets and idle chatter with them.

"Thank you for guarding me these past few days, Senior Five Mad. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now," Zhou Hao said, bowing to the short old man.

He had just finished his epiphany when the Five Mad Immortal appeared immediately.

He would also tell everyone and everything related to him, which meant he was always by his side, hence Zhou Hao's statement.

"There is indeed one more thing." The Five Mad Immortal hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and finally spoke.

"Zhou Hao, the Black-White Millstone Diagram has existed in our academy for countless ages. Since ancient times, there have been messages from ancient immortals saying that the greatest secret of this treasure lies in the entire Black-White Diagram."

"But countless years have passed, and generation after generation, we have yet to grasp this."

"Now that you have gained something, would you be willing to leave some words on these two inscribed stone walls to guide future generations of disciples?"

After saying all this in one breath, even the usually eccentric Five Mad Immortal looked slightly embarrassed.

Those who can leave words on the stone wall are all the senior immortals of their academy. Now, having a junior like the Ten Thousand Elephant Immortal sent from elsewhere to leave words is undoubtedly an unprecedented event.

Especially when people came to observe and contemplate, they covered up both stone walls with inscriptions with protective barriers.

Although it wasn't specifically targeted at Zhou Hao and his two companions, it applied to everyone sent here to observe.

But even now, asking Zhou Hao to leave words on the stone wall still makes the Five Mad Immortal somewhat embarrassed.

"Why wouldn't I want to?" Zhou Hao laughed. "I was able to gain something because the academy allowed me to study the Black-White Diagram. Now that I have some insights, it is my honor to leave some reflections on the stone wall and be ranked alongside the immortals of the past."

"Good, good, come this way, there are more blank spaces on this stone wall." The Five Mad Immortal were overjoyed and hurriedly led Zhou Hao to the right side of the three stone walls.

At this moment, the restrictions covering the stone wall had been removed, and lines of text were clearly visible.

"The path of cultivation is a path of great contention. Five Ugly Ones leave their mark!"

"Be cautious in your actions, but act with courage and boldness."

"Where there is a will, there is a way."

From those lines of text, a powerful will surged forth, making Zhou Hao feel as if he were witnessing the history of the Black-White Academy, where cultivators upheld their own Dao hearts, embarked on their own paths, and continuously defied the heavens on their path to immortality.

Even though the person had long since perished, that Daoist heart and that spiritual will endured with the stone wall, inspiring generations of disciples to continue moving forward.

As Zhou Hao read the inscriptions left by the immortals, he felt the unwavering, pure, and powerful Dao hearts contained within them, as if his own Dao heart had undergone repeated baptisms.

"Defying the path to immortality, I only seek Changsheng!" Zhou Hao murmured to himself.

Having reached his level, he, like those immortals who left their inscriptions on the stone walls, had already attained enlightenment and knew what he was seeking.

Regardless of past or present lives, the nine Daoist patterns Cloud Seal cause their life force to wane, leaving them helplessly awaiting death.

From that time on, the desire for Changsheng took deep root in his heart.

Changsheng!

As long as the path to immortality is endless, I will cut through all the thorns and defy the heavens.

If heaven and earth try to stop me, then I will crush them.

Zhou Hao looked at the stone wall in front of him, then suddenly moved his fists and threw a series of punches that seemed to break through the air.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

The fist shadows flew straight through the air and struck out. Just as they were about to hit the stone wall, they condensed and did not disperse, forming two huge rotating millstones, one black and one white, out of thin air.

"Defying the heavens, seeking only Changsheng, the Yin-Yang Wheel, all methods lead to the Dao!"

A long and melodious chant came from Zhou Hao's mouth.

The black and white yin-yang millstone formed by the fist shadow landed on the huge stone wall, transforming into a line of large characters, which were the sixteen characters he had chanted.

The Five Mad Immortal watched from the side, feeling as if that line of words could penetrate deep into their souls.

In a daze, he seemed to see two enormous yin-yang millstones slowly rotating in the sky, threatening to crush all things in heaven and earth...

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three more figures appeared in front of the stone wall.

These were the three immortals of the Black-White Academy: the Immortal Dian Cai, the Elder with the Long Beard, and the Young Child.

"This, this."

"The Yin-Yang Wheel and Yang leads to the attainment of the Dao..."

"Such a Daoist heart, such martial intent, such spirit!"

The three immortals stared in awe at the line of words on the stone wall.

These sixteen characters, each seemingly containing a dozen profound mysteries of the Dao, are ultimately perfectly blended together, like the unity of Yin and Yang, filled with the rhythm of the Great Dao.

In particular, the grand spirit that permeated the words, encompassing all things and shaking heaven and earth, left them stunned for a long time.

A full half-incense stick's time passed before the four immortals came to their senses and went to look at Zhou Hao's inscription.

Zhou Hao left his insights on the stone wall and then departed.

"After cultivating for tens of thousands of years, I'm still frightened by a little fellow today." The child, with a tender face but an incredibly aged look in his eyes and tone of voice, shook his head with a wry smile.

The other three immortals exchanged glances and then laughed.

Little one?

Who will dare treat him like a little kid anymore!

This level of attainment is enough to be on equal footing with several immortals.

Beiming Peak, Ji Ning Cave.

Since the exchange of skills in the Dao Debate Hall and the guidance he received from his master, the Immortal Dian Cai, Ji Ning had been in seclusion until this evening when he finally emerged from his meditation room.

Almost as soon as Ji Ning emerged from seclusion, his friend ' Beishan Baiwei ' arrived.

"Baiwei, you're truly amazing." Ji Ning exclaimed in surprise, "I just finished my seclusion, and you arrived right after."

"These days I've been spending Tiandu at the Black-White Academy, arriving early in the morning and leaving late at night." Beishan Baiwei his head and smiled wryly, "I'm practically a formal disciple of your academy now."

"What do you do at the academy every day?" Ji Ning was taken aback.

"Isn't it all for that Immortal Changsheng?" Beishan Baiwei said.

"He attained enlightenment before the Black-White Millstone Diagram at your academy, and didn't even attend the prepared welcoming banquet. My father then ordered me to guard this place every day, waiting for him to emerge from seclusion before sending over the villa that our Beishan Clan had prepared."

"The farewell residence?" Ji Ning was secretly surprised.

When I first met Beishan Baiwei in Antan City, he mentioned that many mansions in the most prosperous West City of Antan City were empty, reserved for the most elite beings on the endless land of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Thinking back to the blue-robed man she had met last time, who was only at the Myriad Phenomena True Person realm, he was already someone that a noble tribe like the Beishan Clan needed to befriend.

It's astonishing just to think about it.

"By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet on defeating the senior disciples one after another in the Dao Debate Hall last time."

With a wave of his hand, Beishan Baiwei conjured six black jade plates on the stone table between him and Ji Ning.

Among the six jade plates were two jade bottles, a small boat, black wings, and two sets of flying swords that looked as small as embroidery needles.

"These two sets of flying swords, one set with seventy-two swords and the other with eighteen, are all top-quality human-grade flying swords. The black wings are high-grade human-grade wing magic treasures... and the jade bottle contains one thousand catties of Origin Liquid."

Beishan Baiwei chimed in, "These were all sent to you on my father's orders. You were in seclusion before, but now you've finally completed one of the two tasks he entrusted to you."

"How can this be allowed?" Ji Ning waved his hands repeatedly.

That thousand catties of Origin Liquid alone is worth thirty or forty times the entire wealth of the Ji Clan; it's incredibly valuable.

"You and my father met once, and his gift was a gesture of goodwill. Given that you are my friend, surely you can accept this small gift?" Beishan Baiwei.

"Besides, rather than having him give it to someone else, I'd rather give you more so you can progress faster. Once you're like that immortal Changsheng, I'll be counting on you as my backer."

Seeing that Beishan Baiwei had gone to such lengths, Ji Ning hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and accepted.

"That's more like it. Why not accept my father's things? They mean nothing to him..."

As they were talking, Beishan Baiwei suddenly stood up abruptly.

"Finally finished with the enlightenment! Ji Ning, I'm leaving now. Shan Yu and Relief from Calamity are still waiting for me at the main gate of the academy."

Watching Beishan Baiwei leave in a hurry, Ji Ning shook his head slightly and walked back to the quiet room.

I need to become stronger!

Only in this way can one attain true Xiaoyao and liberation!

There were many miscellaneous tasks, and I finished my work around 4 PM during the day. I've been holding back until now, and I've only just finished one chapter.

Suddenly I feel like I've forgotten how to write... This is so painful.

I'll finish the detailed outline for tomorrow tonight, then go to bed early and focus on writing tomorrow.

I didn't even dare to look at the comments in the backend.