"Everyone, that's all for today. I'm on duty tomorrow night, so there won't be a stream." A little drained by Li Yu, Ji Ganlin ended her stream as soon as she disconnected their voice chat.
Li Yu felt guilty and thought that once he made something of himself, he would definitely send her a gift.
Then he opened the "Purple Glow Art" in his private messages.
The introductory outline explained that this was a body cultivation art, but it was not suited to combat, focusing instead on healing, warding off evil, and defense. Its creator had hired over ten thousand people who practiced different cultivation arts to cultivate the Purple Glow Art alongside them. The experiments had shown that it was compatible and harmless as long as the other art was not demonic and did not cultivate true essence of extreme yin or cold.
The Taiyi Scripture I cultivate shouldn't be a demonic art, should it? Li Yu muttered inwardly.
Some of the Ten Great Sects of the Mystic Dao in the Eastern Lands were denounced as evil, demonic paths by the orthodox establishment of Immortal Zhou. Only during Jiang Taiyi's generation, when the Five Lotus Sect had actively drawn closer to Immortal Zhou, had it shaken off its reputation as an evil sect.
But in Li Yu's view, this was all a matter of the victor becoming king and the loser an outlaw, a clash of beliefs. There was certainly nothing wrong with the cultivation arts themselves.
Besides, his Taiyi Scripture had been handed down by Jiang Taiyi, a Marquis of Wu who had accepted Immortal Zhou's offer of amnesty and allegiance. He was a model of the righteous path.
Extreme yin or cold was even less likely. The magical power cultivated through the Taiyi Scripture was balanced and harmonious, allowing its practitioners to switch to any of the Five Lotus Sect's five Primordial Spirit arts without any adverse consequences.
That was precisely why Li Yu had chosen the Taiyi Scripture in the first place. He had believed his future held boundless promise and absolutely refused to lock his foundations into place during Qi Refinement.
Who could have known he would fail to clear even the hurdle of Foundation Establishment?
Now he had learned his lesson and earnestly began studying the Purple Glow Art.
The outline stated that the Purple Glow Art had six levels, corresponding to Qi Refinement, Whirling Illumination, Illumination, Foundation Establishment, Integration, and Purple Mansion.
Why are these realms different from those in the Eastern Lands? Li Yu recognized only Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment, but he noted his questions and kept reading.
Cultivating the Purple Glow Art involved gathering great sun ascendant purple qi and drawing it into the body to nourish the meridians, bones, and blood, repairing old injuries and hidden ailments. Once the purple qi had been accumulated to its utmost limit, essence, qi, and spirit would unite as one, transforming into a strand of "purple glow true essence" that could assist in opening the Purple Mansion.
Li Yu did not understand what great sun ascendant purple qi was. Fortunately, the Galaxy Platform was very intelligent and had highlighted the term on the private-message page. When he tapped it, several streams with related content automatically popped up.
Diligent and eager to learn, Li Yu hurriedly selected the first one and entered the stream, posing as a fan to ask questions.
Those who explained basic body cultivation arts like the Purple Glow Art were all small-time streamers on the Galaxy Platform, and they treasured every fan. Seeing Li Yu's comment, the streamer's eyes immediately lit up. "You've asked the right person, my friend. I was frail and sickly from childhood, and it's only thanks to the Purple Glow Art that I now have a perfect physique fit for bodybuilding competitions. My understanding of this art is definitely the deepest on the entire internet."
"Come on, hit follow in the upper-left corner."
"I'll knead it open and break it apart for you, explaining the keys to absorbing great sun ascendant purple qi word by word, sentence by sentence, in the most straightforward way possible."
Li Yu listened for a while, following along with the Purple Glow Art in his hands. He found that this small-time streamer did know his stuff, but often wandered off topic and started bragging about himself. Li Yu hurriedly asked his second question: "What is the Purple Mansion?"
The moment that comment appeared, the streamer froze.
He seemed never to have heard such an absurd question.
Wasn't that common knowledge? It was like asking how to eat.
But the streamer soon thought of something and asked, "Could your planet have only just joined the Galaxy Alliance? Are you still learning the ancient cultivators' methods?"
Li Yu did not understand what ancient cultivators were and could only remain silent.
The streamer took the silence of this fan, whose username was "Taiyi Zhenren," as confirmation and continued, "The ancient cultivators' methods consisted of Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul Formation, Primordial Spirit, and Mahayana. Breaking through each major realm was like crossing a heavenly chasm-extremely difficult."
"A hundred thousand years ago, the great powers of our Galaxy Alliance began dividing up these major realms."
"For example, Whirling Illumination and Illumination were added between Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment, while Integration and Purple Mansion were added between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core. Those are the realms that the Purple Glow Art's six levels correspond to."
"After a hundred thousand years of development, we now have thoroughly perfected methods for advancing from Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment. As long as you complete Whirling Illumination and Illumination, you can enter seclusion and sit in meditation for a hundred days to forge a perfect Dao foundation without any risk. That's what we call hundred-day foundation establishment."
"Of course, if you're wealthy, you can refine rare cosmic treasures and spiritual objects into your foundation during hundred-day foundation establishment. That surpasses even a perfect Dao foundation and is known as 'immortal path foundation establishment.'"
Hearing this, Li Yu felt reverence well up within him.
He had never imagined that such virtuous sages existed in the world, carving mountains and building roads for all who cultivated, turning once-uncrossable heavenly chasms between major realms into smooth paths.
At this point, the streamer began explaining Integration and Purple Mansion as well. Compared with the progression from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core was slightly more difficult, though its success rate still exceeded seventy percent.
The true dividing line was Nascent Soul Formation.
In the Galaxy Alliance, achieving Nascent Soul Formation was equivalent to getting into a prestigious university. It made finding a job afterward a little easier.
Those who cultivated a Primordial Spirit were big shots even in the Galaxy Alliance. After all, they enjoyed ageless longevity.
As for Mahayana cultivators, the streamer had only heard of them and had never seen such towering figures in person.
Li Yu's horizons had been thrown wide open.
He had never imagined there was another realm above Primordial Spirit.
He wondered whether any Mahayana cultivators existed in the Eastern Lands.
Just then, the streamer checked the time and realized that dawn would break on his planet in another hour. Daybreak was the best time to cultivate the Purple Glow Art. For decades, he had maintained an exceptionally disciplined routine, never missing a single day.
"My friend, I need to end the stream. If you have any more questions, we can discuss them tonight after I've finished absorbing purple qi and started streaming again. But if you can't wait, click my profile picture to enter my shop. I've recorded a separate video explaining the entire Purple Glow Art in detail, every sentence and every key point. Grab a coupon, and you can watch it for just 9.9 star coins."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yu saw the stream-ended notification appear on his tablet.
Although the Purple Glow Art was a basic body cultivation art, it contained quite a lot of material, and one evening really was not enough to explain it all thoroughly. Li Yu felt that this streamer, named Xue Feng, understood the art quite deeply, so he followed the instructions and entered the shop.
As soon as he entered, Li Yu saw his own username: True Person Taiyi.
Below it was an account balance: 128 star coins.
He understood that this had to be Jiang Taiyi's account.
And now it had passed into his hands. Clearly, through the workings of unseen fate, he was the successor Grandmaster Taiyi had chosen across the generations.
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