Most people aren't incapable of enduring hardship, but rather they fear that enduring hardship is meaningless, or that it offers no positive feedback.
Yang Tie Ying received positive feedback and resolved to cultivate diligently.
Zhou Wuji was naturally very supportive of this, as cultivation truly depends entirely on oneself.
He couldn't possibly keep an eye on Yang Tie Ying all day long; cultivating diligently on his own and being forced to cultivate are two different things.
Compared to the clever Shang Xing, Zhou Wuji actually admired Yang Tie Ying more. He looked simple-minded but was actually quite smart. He just hadn't suffered much hardship and was a bit naive.
Back in the stone house, Zhou Wuji shared the good news with the old Daoist priest, Yiping.
Daoist Yiping was quite pleased, but he cautioned, "Then we must prepare for the ordination and conferment of titles as soon as possible. It would be troublesome if Yizhen were to resign as the temple master."
The Great Hall of the North Pole Heavenly Emperor is the central hub of the Lower Court, and it's not something anyone can use at will.
Zhou Wuji nodded in agreement, also feeling that these matters should be resolved as soon as possible.
Moreover, Shangbing completes the Qi Refining, he/she becomes eligible to be listed as inner disciple.
Without delay, Zhou Wuji immediately went to the Heavenly Pivot Hall to find Daoist Yizhen.
Upon arriving at the Heavenly Pivot Hall, one could see people coming and going, many carrying large piles of belongings, looking like they were moving house.
Zhou Wuji sensed something was wrong. He asked around and found Wuming in a room in the side hall.
Wuming sat on the embroidered bed, her expression somber. She had lived here for ten years; this place held all her memories of her youth.
Today she has to move out of here, and even if the bed can be moved, she feels that all the beautiful memories of the past have been shattered.
"Junior Sister..." Zhou Wuji gently pressed Wuming's shoulder and asked softly, "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing, just a little sad. After all, I've lived here for a long time and I've gotten used to everything."
Wuming spoke, he pouted, tears already welling up in his eyes.
Moving wasn't the problem; she just felt her whole family was being forced to move, which made her feel very wronged.
Zhou Wuji didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only gently pat Wuming's back to offer some solace.
Wuming leaned on Zhou Wuji's shoulder and cried for a while. After calming down, he said in a slightly embarrassed voice, "Senior brother, I was a little too excited."
Zhou Wuji Wuming wiped away Wuming's still-damp tears. "I understand."
" The Yuheng Lineage acts so despicably, showing no regard for fraternal bonds; they are truly a scourge to the sect."
Zhou Wuji was truly disgusted by this; there had to be a bottom line in the struggles between different factions.
Yizhen Zhen has both ability and qualifications. It's really going too far to prevent Yizhen from becoming the temple master without a legitimate reason.
Zhou Wuji asked, "How did Zhihe arrange things for my master?"
Wuming shook his head. "It was my father who volunteered to resign; he wants to take us to the Cloud Marsh Lower Court."
"Ah?"
Zhou Wuji felt indignant on behalf of Daoist Yizhen, but he never expected that it wasn't Zhihe who made the move, but rather Daoist Yizhen who left voluntarily.
It must be said that Daoist Yizhen was indeed decisive; leaving voluntarily was much more dignified than being forced out.
With Daoist Yizhen gone, he lost a powerful ally, and the thought of parting with Wuming made him even more reluctant.
Zhou Wuji grabbed Wuming's hand. "I can't bear to see you leave like this..."
Wuming this, Wuming's eyes welled up with tears again. She pouted and whispered, "I can't bear to part with my senior brother either."
"Sigh..." Zhou Wuji was really reluctant, but he couldn't just leave Wuming behind alone, that would be a terrible situation.
He can't get married right now; he has too many things to do, too many secrets, too many enemies, and too many inconveniences.
"By the way, if you need to buy anything in the future, just go to Jin Ying. Her father is the owner of Hengfeng Bank. The Jin Household wealthy and is a major merchant in our Chu Province."
"I have a very good relationship with her, and I even talked to her about this yesterday."
"If you ever need anything in the future, Senior Brother, you can go to Hengfeng Bank and find Manager Jin the Second. That's her title outside. She'll definitely help you..."
Zhou Wuji was somewhat moved; Wuming had left, he was still thinking about him.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Wuji heard footsteps and hurriedly let go of Wuming Su's hand. It turned out that Daoist Yizhen had arrived.
Although Zhou Wuji and Daoist Yizhen were not particularly close, Zhou Wuji held him in high esteem.
He chatted with Daoist Yizhen for a while and learned that Cloud Marsh Lower Court was next to Yunmeng Marsh, a dangerous place where powerful demons roamed and monsters danced wildly.
That's why it's also a good place for cultivators to hone their skills.
Daoist Yizhen has been at the Sixth Rank rank for many years, just one step away from the Fifth Rank.
He was quite comfortable staying at Cloud Dragon Lower Court with Zhiyuan, so he never considered leaving.
Zhihe's arrival, however, forced him to take a desperate gamble.
Daoist Yizhen said to Zhou Wuji, "We cultivators must have a heart that defies the heavens in order to forge ahead."
"Thinking too much is a major obstacle to spiritual practice!"
Zhou Wuji could tell that Daoist Yizhen were sincere, and he felt a deep respect for him.
As Sixth Rank Daoist priest, Daoist Yizhen was famous, wealthy, and influential, with a wife, daughter, and numerous disciples and relatives.
To resolutely enter the Cloud Marsh Lower Court at this time and choose to hone one's skills with demons and monsters is not a rash or impulsive act, but a well-considered decision. He is truly an outstanding person!
Zhou Wuji didn't know what else to say. He respectfully cupped his hands and said, "With such spirit, Senior Uncle, you will surely attain true enlightenment!"
"Thank you for your kind words, haha..."
Daoist Yizhen laughed heartily. He was well aware of the dangers of this journey, but his heart was filled with heroic spirit, and he felt extremely happy.
Zhou Wuji originally wanted to ask about Li Ruyi's situation. The journey to Yunze was long and dangerous, so he wondered why Li Ruyi had made that choice.
As a nominal disciple, Li Ruyi was naturally free not to go with them.
But after thinking about it, he decided not to ask. Li Ruyi was an adult, and she had her own reasons for choosing her.
Zhou Wuji returned to the stone house and told Daoist Yiping about it.
Daoist Yiping was quite amazed and exclaimed, "I have never liked Yizhen much. I feel that he is arrogant and doesn't take others seriously."
"I never expected this person to have such a spirit; I underestimated him before."
Daoist Yiping sighed again, " With Yizhen gone, life will be even harder for us."
Zhou Wuji laughed heartily, "That's alright. Even without Master Yizhen, who would dare to truly bully us!"
The Golden Yang Pill was a minor matter; it wasn't that he didn't care, he just didn't want to dwell on it now.
Even Daoist Yizhen like Yizhen has such a spirit, yet he's been thinking too much these past few days.
Back in his room that evening, after completing his routine prayers, Zhou Wuji opened the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment.
He cultivated various techniques, which unfolded on the pages of the book. Without hesitation, he directly converted five taels and six qian into Origin Profound Spirit and invested it into the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder.
Zhiyuan said that the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder is the number one killing Secret Method of the North Pole Sect, extremely mysterious and containing the ultimate Dao.
Today, Yang Tie Ying successfully condensed his Divine Aperture and Qi Consumption, which also allowed him to see the changes in heaven and earth. He became even more certain of the importance of the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder.
The North Pole Sect's number one killing Secret Method, even if his Yin Thunder Method Technique is only at the Sixth Rank, is still a crucial foundation. Mastering it will definitely not be a loss.
The five taels and six mace transformed into the Origin Profound Spirit, which turned into a continuous purple light, unfolding a world.
Zhou Wuji devoted himself to it, diligently cultivating the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder day and night...
In an instant, Zhou Wuji opened his eyes, and thin, thread-like lightning flashed in them.
His thoughts raced, and the lightning flashing in his eyes vanished completely.
After more than twenty years of arduous cultivation in the Purple Light World, Zhou Wuji has reached the perfect state of Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder.
This was mainly due to Chen Dalu's five-tael-six-qian destiny, and secondly, because the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder he learned was the basic Thunder Method, which only reached the Sixth Rank.
It was precisely because of the limitations of his level that he was able to master the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder.
The Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder Method is not just Law Technique, but also involves various cultivation principles of the North Pole Heavenly Emperor.
It includes setting up an altar, performing rituals, offering sacrifices to the gods, mobilizing troops, casting spells, and so on. The rituals are complicated, and each step is related to the success or failure of the Thunder Method.
Without an altar, it is impossible to mobilize the Eight Divisions of Dao Soldiers, maintain a stable Law Domain, enhance the power of Thunder Method, or even release Thunder Method.
Only Yizhen Sixth Rank master like Yi Zhen, with profound cultivation, can bypass the altar and cast spells himself, but even he faces many limitations.
Moreover, Yizhen cannot instantly unleash Yin Thunder; he can only store Thunder Method through the upper Dantian acupoint.
Sixth Rank cultivator can refine nine acupoints; the highest level is that all nine acupoints can store Law Technique.
However, storing Law Technique will affect the flow of True Qi in the acupoints, like carrying a heavy burden, which will affect the cultivator in various ways.
Through this cultivation, Zhou Wuji also strengthened the foundation of his nine orifices once again.
Yizhen master like Yizhen can store one Law Technique within a single acupoint, but he can store two or three Law Technique. This is the most direct manifestation of the strength of his acupoint foundation.
The Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder reached perfection, allowing the Beidou Heavenly Pivot Divine Thunder Scripture Talisman Divine Aperture be completely integrated into his brow Divine Aperture.
From then on, external forces could only destroy his Divine Aperture, but could not strip him of the Heavenly Pivot Divine Aperture Heavenly Pivot Divine Thunder Scripture Talisman.
The sutras and talismans that Daoist practitioners bless through rituals can also be retrieved through the same rituals.
The Daoist sect used this method to prevent the transmission of Law Technique and to strengthen its control over cultivators.
At Zhou Wuji's current level, no ritual can strip him of the Northern Heavenly Pivot Divine Thunder Scripture Talisman.
He wasn't trying to defect; he had simply cultivated the Yin Thunder Method to its peak, which naturally allowed him to analyze the Big Dipper Heavenly Pivot Divine Thunder Scripture Talisman and convert the scripture into his own power.
This is actually of utmost importance for spiritual practice.
The strengthening of his nine-aperture foundation made it even more difficult for him to achieve the Sixth Rank of perfection.
For ordinary people, the nine orifices only require three thousand units of True Qi to achieve perfection.
After two rounds of strengthening, the True Qi must reach six thousand for the nine orifices to be fully refined.
He can now instantly cast Thunder Method and the Seven Stars Demon-Slaying Sword, and he also possesses Seventh Rank Transforming Force martial arts and superior sword Swordsmanship, which are sufficient to deal with any sudden changes. Under normal circumstances, he does not need to store Law Technique in his nine orifices.
Through the practice of the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder, Zhou Wuji also gained a deep understanding of the meaning of the ritual.
He had been practicing Law Technique through the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment and was not good at rituals. This training made up for his deficiency in this area.
The rituals of opening the altar, offering sacrifices to the gods, holding the seal, chanting incantations, and performing the steps of the Big Dipper are all ways to strengthen the connection and resonance between oneself and the Big Dipper Star Domain.
Once you understand the meaning of rituals, you'll know which rituals are ineffective and which are essential, allowing you to make informed choices.
Even without the blessing of the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment, he can still instantly unleash Yin Thunder through resonance with the Big Dipper Star Domain, though the power of his Thunder Method will fluctuate due to some external interference...
The perfected state of Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder further confirmed Zhou Wuji's understanding: to unleash the Northern Pole Secret Method, he needed to establish a stable circuit with the Big Dipper Star Domain, rather than being unilaterally connected to star power.
The Northern Dipper Tianshu Scripture, the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder, is the path that establishes a circuit with the Law Domain.
The mastery of the two Secret Method laid an incredibly solid foundation for him, enabling him to establish an extremely stable circuit connection with the Big Dipper Star Domain.
From then on, he became an inseparable part of the Big Dipper Star Domain. Casting spells was about connecting and resonating with the vast starfield.
This is a change on a grand scale; specifically for him personally, it means his cultivation has improved, and the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot True Qi has become increasingly refined and pure.
In short, his Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot True Qi, after being enhanced by two perfect realms, has increased in power by 50% compared to cultivators of the same level.
It's not simply a 50% increase in power, but a 50% increase across all aspects, from breathing in True Qi to circulating True Qi.
That is precisely why he was able to unleash Yin Thunder instantly...
From this perspective, this is also a supernatural Divine Ability that arises from the perfected state of the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder.
Feeling the lively, dynamic, solid, and True Qi within his sea of consciousness, Zhou Wuji felt extremely satisfied. He sensed that powerful force, and his mind was filled with boundless contentment.
At this moment, it seemed as if he held the Big Dipper in his hands.
The next morning, outside the gate of Cloud Dragon Lower Court, a convoy of four carriages was ready to depart. Wuming, riding on horseback, kept looking back at the gate, waiting for the person who would come to see her off.
Looking at his daughter, Daoist Yizhen smiled but said nothing. He had said what needed to be said yesterday, so it didn't matter if Zhou Wuji didn't come.
Suddenly, Wuming eyes lit up as she saw that familiar figure in blue.
Zhou Wuji walked out of the main gate, went over to Daoist Yizhen, and bowed deeply, saying, "Uncle-Master, may you have a safe journey and all things go well."
Daoist Yizhen dismounted, cupped his hands in return, and smiled, saying, "I'll be waiting for your good news in Yunze!"
Zhou Wuji nodded vigorously. He knew that Daoist Yizhen meant that he would make a difference once he entered the Upper Court.
Wuming stood to the side, his face full of anticipation, yet he hesitated, unsure of what to say.
Zhou Wuji smiled at Wuming, then took out a bamboo flute from his sleeve and handed it to Wuming: "Junior Sister, on your journey, consider this bamboo flute a parting gift."
The bamboo flute was bought by Zhou Wuji at the Tianji Hall, but it was also a token of his affection.
Wuming was filled with the sadness of parting, and he couldn't say much in front of everyone. He could only nod vigorously and clutch the bamboo flute tightly.
Daoist Yizhen disliked wallowing in melancholy. He nodded to Zhou Wuji and then ordered the horsemen, "Let's go."
Zhou Wuji also spotted Li Ruyi in the crowd. This young girl actually chose to travel with them; that showed quite a bit of courage. He nodded slightly in acknowledgment but said nothing.
The cavalry moved slowly forward, and Zhou Wuji took out his jade flute and played the tune " Iron Blood, Loyal Heart ".
The flute's melody soared and resonated, devoid of the sorrow of parting, but instead filled with the heroic spirit of roaming the world and the exhilarating joy of wandering freely...
Daoist Yizhen was delighted to hear this, and he laughed, "A man should be this carefree and unrestrained!"
Wuming, deeply understanding the principles of music, heard an endless, lingering meaning in the flute's melody.
The same flute music can be interpreted in different ways by different people.
She stroked the bamboo flute and noticed its uneven surface; upon closer inspection, she discovered two lines of calligraphy in bold, elegant strokes. "Green mountains stand together under the same clouds and rain; the bright moon has never been of two separate lands."
Wuming pondered the meaning of the two lines of poetry, and then, thinking of not knowing when they would meet again, tears welled up in his eyes once more...