He was preparing to head to the Central Plains.
Rumor had it that the Central Plains abounded in ancient sites, a land blessed with gifted people and spiritual riches, where powerful cultivators emerged in droves.
It was an ancient land of extraordinary mystery and prosperity.
This journey might well bring him a great harvest.
And if he remembered correctly, one of the Nine Secrets was hidden in Qinling, in the western Central Plains.
Whether it was the Yin-Yang Sect's Ancient Scripture or the Nine Secrets, he was determined to obtain them.
After all, although the Yin-Yang Sect's conduct left much to be desired,
he had to admit that the sect's Yin-Yang Dao was truly extraordinary, enough to fill him with admiration.
Though it fell far short of supreme inheritances such as the Taiyin True Scripture and the Sun True Scripture, it blazed a different trail and had its own unique merits.
Taiyi, who harbored lofty ambitions, was particularly interested in the Yin-Yang Dao to begin with.
Although he possessed the Sun Sacred Body, he had never intended to cultivate the Sun True Scripture one prescribed step at a time.
Taiyin and Taiyang-which was weaker, which was stronger? When yin and yang worked in harmony, one could reign supreme beneath the heavens.
This legend, passed down since ancient times, had inspired countless cultivators to press forward, wave after wave, sparing no effort to cultivate both supreme foundational scriptures of humanity, the Taiyin True Scripture and the Sun True Scripture.
But without exception, none had succeeded.
Lunar power and solar power seemed to be natural opposites, impossible to reconcile.
Almost all the human prodigies who had cultivated both Taiyin and Taiyang in the past had suffered cultivation deviation and undergone terrible changes.
They had either died on the spot as their yin and yang powers clashed, or something had gone wrong with their Immortal Platforms, driving them mad. No one had ever made it to the end.
"According to the information Teacher Danyangzi passed on to me... although this region is an uninhabited wilderness, it lies in the eastern Central Plains. Teleporting here first should at least be relatively safe!"
With great skill came great courage; once he decided to act, he acted.
He had the confidence of someone armed with a secret technique like the Heaven-Stealing Sun-Swapping Art, which could conceal his origin.
Moreover, the Sun Sacred Body was extremely unusual, its Bitter Sea as hard as iron. If he deliberately concealed himself, ordinary methods would be unable to probe him. He was fully confident that he could infiltrate the Yin-Yang Sect directly.
His confidence mainly came from the fact that, besides leaving him a Forbidden Weapon that could briefly enhance his strength, Danyangzi
had also left him a World-Breaking Talisman, which he had obtained from an ancient ruin in his early years.
Although it could only be used two or three times, once activated, it could carry him through spatial blockades and straight across more than a hundred thousand miles of void.
He was confident that even if his identity was exposed and the Yin-Yang Sect's experts came hunting him,
he could escape at the first opportunity.
Taiyi carefully altered the great formation's teleportation coordinates, then swept his wide sleeve.
After repeatedly confirming that there should be no danger, he placed a fist-sized piece of pure source into the recess.
Boom-
The ancient formation platform shone.
It abruptly tore open the void, opening a mysterious passage.
Taiyi did not hesitate. He plunged decisively into it and crossed the void.
There was not a sound. The dark, desolate void was filled with deathly silence that set his nerves on edge.
After an unknown length of time, the void passage opened.
He rushed out into a desolate desert.
"Is this... the Central Plains?"
However-
Taiyi did not know
that shortly after he had crossed the void,
two figures wreathed in black mist, their auras astonishing, appeared atop that ancient formation.
"Hmm, an ancient teleportation formation!"
The mysterious old man in the lead remained expressionless, a trace of surprise flickering in his cold, sinister gaze.
Looking at the cracks that had silently appeared on the ancient formation at some unknown point, he shook his head. "Judging by the coordinates, he must have gone straight to the Central Plains... unfortunately, this ancient formation has already been ruined. We can't force another passage through the void, or there could be unpredictable consequences!"
"That old bastard Danyangzi sensed trouble just as we were about to move against him back then. He immediately fled the sacred land and went into hiding..."
The other man sneered, his voice brimming with mockery and contempt. "Who would have thought he'd quietly groom a final disciple? Does he intend to compete for the position of Sacred Lord against the successor our faction selected? How laughable..."
"I hear he's already mastered the Primordial Origin Holy Light Technique. His talent is certainly impressive, though I wonder whether he has some special physique."
"No matter. He can hide for a time, but not for a lifetime. He won't escape!"
Chapter 34: A Strange Sensation-Chaos Immortal Soil?
Half a month flew by.
Taiyi kept crossing the void, and when he passed a magnificent ancient city where large numbers of cultivators gathered,
he learned that he was in the eastern Central Plains, several million miles from the Yin-Yang Sect's legendary main city, and hurried toward it without stopping.
Along the way, he bought large quantities of materials for refining Profound Jade Platforms and laying formation patterns from a sizeable Treasure-Gathering Pavilion in the ancient city that specialized in selling precious materials.
Fortunately, he had deep pockets; otherwise, he really could not have afforded it.
"Huh?"
After leaving the ancient city,
Taiyi, who had no desire to fight anyone,
sped westward using the Sun God Movement Technique.
He shook off a few "flies" who had set their sights on him and tried to follow.
As he passed a vast marsh, he detected an unusual aura.
He instinctively flew down.
Whoosh- Without the slightest warning,
a terrifying streak of black light suddenly shot toward Taiyi, who had just swept past.
Boom! Taiyi's expression did not change.
Utterly unafraid, he punched out.
The terrifying fist imprint sent the beast that had ambushed him flying backward.
Roar- A giant crocodile covered in fearsome scales, its strength no lower than the Four Extremes Secret Realm, bellowed.
It lunged at Taiyi like lightning.
"Hmm, a giant crocodile with a trace of flood dragon blood? What a fine meal to deliver itself right to my door!"
Taiyi's expression remained unchanged.
He moved both hands, but did not use the Primordial Origin Holy Light Technique.
He merely used Nine Secrets: Dou to manifest a mysterious yin-yang diagram.
Swish... The two energies of yin and yang circulated, weaving unfathomable power as the diagram swept forward to suppress the beast.
His earlier battles with the Yin-Yang Sect's experts had not been entirely without reward.
He had witnessed the Yin-Yang Sect's various secret techniques and used that opportunity to glimpse some of the transformations of the Yin-Yang Dao.
Although he still had a long way to go, he combined those glimpses with the insights expounded in the Book of Changes and other ancient texts on yin, yang, and the eight trigrams, which he had studied out of personal interest back on Earth.
They had given him profound insights.
He had gained a great deal.
Hum-
The black-and-white yin-yang diagram flew out.
It resembled two fish, one black and one white, circling and swimming within it.
It radiated a terrifying aura and directly blocked the giant crocodile's attack.
Boom... The powers of yin and yang mingled, suddenly bursting into incomparably brilliant light.
The sharply defined line dividing yin and yang was incomparably keen as it swept past.
It actually tore apart the giant crocodile in the Four Extremes Realm, slicing it in two.
Blood streamed everywhere.
"Nine Secrets: Dou truly deserves to be called a supreme sacred art. It can manifest every art beneath the heavens. The yin-yang diagram manifested through it is every bit as powerful as the Yin-Yang Sect's secret techniques..."
He had merely tried the edge of his blade.
He had tested his understanding of the Yin-Yang Dao.
Taiyi, the one responsible, could not help marveling as he unceremoniously stowed away the giant crocodile's carcass.
"But was that strange sensation that flashed past just now an illusion?"
His gaze flickered, and he decisively unleashed his divine power.
He dug through the earth's veins, opening a passage whose bottom lay out of sight.
Even at a depth of twenty or thirty li, he still found nothing.
"Hmm? Could it be..."
But just then,
he caught a trace of an unusual Dao mark.
Instinctively, he unleashed the Primordial Origin Holy Light Technique.
He blasted out a strike.
Boom! The mysterious Dao mark manifested.
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