Brother and Brother Become Three Pacts, Yang and Yin Combine to Respond to the Five Elements

Fu Xuanxing and the others returned with a group of unconscious cultivators.

Heng Hua stood with his eyes closed at the bow of the ship, while Zhou Xiao and Howling Fish stood guard nearby, not daring to disturb him.

Fu Xuanxing: "What... what is he doing?"

"Enlightenment."

Zhou Xiao looked at Fu Henghua, then turned to Fu Xiangfeng: "Does this young friend's talent also possess a Wise Heart?"

Fu Xiangfeng lowered his gaze and said faintly, "A Wise Heart is a rare talent in my family. In this generation, only one person has awakened it."

So, it's not?

But Zhou Xiao looked at the young man before him, his comprehension so high, he couldn't help but feel this must be the legendary "Heavenly Conduit Wise Heart." Among them, the reclusive immortal sects, such a person would be most suited to be a transmission elder.

After a while, Heng Hua opened his eyes and bowed to Fu Xuanxing: "Thank you." With that, he turned and walked towards the room.

"If you want to demonstrate the technique, use this," Zhou Xiao tossed him a Golden Puppet about the size of his palm.

Heng Hua thanked him again and hurried back into the room.

Fu Xuanxing: "Hey—you're leaving just like that? What about these people?"

Howling Fish walked over: "Lock them up first. We'll deal with them after Young Master finishes demonstrating the technique."

"Can't you get a few more Golden Fillet Rings? Those things are quite useful."

Howling Fish chided: "Young Master only has three Golden Fillet Rings in total. These people aren't worth using them on."

Xu Wenyu's expression immediately darkened upon hearing there were only three.

Was this suffering something only he had to endure?

Heng Hua returned to his room, followed by the Jade Crab clacking its way back.

The Mind Monkey entered the Golden Puppet, cooperating with Heng Hua to perform the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique.

Pairing the five disciples with the five elements, Gold, Wood, and Earth were the most obvious. Journey to the West often used Golden Lad and Wood Mother to represent Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie. In this text, Sha Seng is known as "Yellow Granny."

Yellow Granny, the spirit of the spleen, is Earth.

As for the Steed Monkey, Little White Dragon, and Tang Sanzang, Jiang Liuer, it was difficult to determine.

Steed Monkey, its Earthly Branch is Wu, which is Fire.

Jiang Liuer, as the name suggests, is Water.

If viewed superficially, Tang Sanzang is Water and Steed Monkey is Fire, their elements should correspond.

But Steed Monkey is a dragon, which thrives in water. Tang Sanzang is from the Southern Continent of Jambudvipa, so he should be Fire. Moreover, this way, it would align with the generative and destructive relationships among the five disciples.

Fire overcomes Gold, meaning Tang Sanzang targets Sun Wukong.

Gold overcomes Wood, meaning Sun Wukong overcomes Zhu Bajie.

Earth overcomes Water, Sha Seng restrains Steed Monkey.

Therefore, no matter how Tang Sanzang and Little White Dragon manipulated Water and Fire, Heng Hua could reasonably incorporate it into his cultivation and compile the fourth level of the cultivation method.

However, after these two sets of techniques were created, neither was considered a true Heavenly Script level, only ranking among the Earthly Scripture Immortal Arts.

Clearly, this was not the orthodox cultivation of the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique.

It wasn't until he saw Fu Xuanxing just now that Heng Hua had an epiphany, realizing the truth.

Why insist on studying the five elements of the five disciples?

Between the generation and destruction of the five elements, how could the master-disciple relationship be determined? Furthermore, there were three senior disciples and a master-disciple group of four, why force the Steed Monkey to be added to complete the five elements?

"I originally thought of using the four master-disciple figures plus the Steed Monkey to complete the count of five elements. Using the Five Elements Mountain as a formation, with each of the five spirits occupying a position, achieving the cycle of Yin and Yang within the five elements. But I forgot that Yin and Yang generate the five elements from Taiji, which is a gradual process."

Thus, Heng Hua abandoned the principle of the five elements and redefined the cultivation of the third level of Foundation Establishment based on his own understanding.

Tang Sanzang is "Taiji." Taiji generates Yin and Yang and the five elements, which is the root of the Dao.

The three disciples are divided into three, yet they secretly correspond to the five elements.

That's right, the three senior disciples alone could form the five elements.

Besides Sha Seng, Golden Lad and Wood Mother would each take another path, in preparation for the Golden Core harmonization of Kan and Li, Dragon and Tiger.

As the book states in chapter thirty-one: "Golden Lad and Wood Mother achieve the righteous fruit, Mind Monkey and Wood Mother combine the elixir essence."

Gold generates Water, which is Kan. Wood generates Fire, which is Li.

Golden Lad and Wood Mother harmonize Kan and Li, why would there be a need to use the Holy Monk and Steed Monkey to match them?

With a thought, the Mind Monkey actively deduced the second layer of the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique.

Beneath the towering Five Elements Mountain, the Mind Monkey suppressed its restless thoughts.

The Holy Monk came from the West, dissolving the Five Elements Mountain with the principle of Taiji, absorbing the Mind Monkey into Magical Power, and refining the marvels of essence, qi, and spirit.

Watching the cultivation method evolve, Heng Hua nodded frequently.

"This is correct. In the second level cultivation method I originally deduced, although the Mind Monkey was released, the Five Elements Mountain was not destroyed. This mountain remained in the Niwan Palace, serving as the foundation for the five-element grand formation. It seemed to pave the way for Core Forging, but in reality, it was cumbersome and clumsy, losing the marvel of the Heavenly Script."

With the principle of Taiji, the Five Elements Mountain was broken. The Mind Monkey broke free and became the Golden Duke, even more agile.

Immediately after, the Golden Puppet's Magical Power surged into flames.

Samadhi Fire appeared, the third level, the Galloping Horse.

This stage uses the chaotic thoughts of the Mind Monkey and Galloping Horse to accelerate the cultivation of Samadhi Fire. The entire process is to first refine fire, then invigorate water, following the principle of water and fire complementing each other.

As the Cultivation Method unfolded, the flames around the Golden Puppet began to soften bit by bit.

"Tang Sanzang is my master, the root of Taiji. White Dragon Horse serves as the bridge, using water and fire to combine Yin and Yang. Taiji borrows the bridge of Yin and Yang to naturally generate the Five Elements."

The Golden Puppet deduced the fourth level.

The Galloping Horse transformed into a dragon, water and fire separating.

The Golden Duke merged with the water essence, using the principle of the Five Elements' mutual generation—gold generates water, water generates wood—to foster the Wood Mother.

It is said: "Gold follows wood, both become one; wood loves gold's benevolence, fully displayed. One master, one guest, no separation; three junctions, three unions, hold profound mystery."

Once the Wood Mother was formed, she borrowed the momentum of the fire essence and, together with the Golden Duke, controlled the Four Elements, achieving the form of Yin and Yang, Kan and Li.

Heng Hua murmured, "Among the Five Elements, gold and water are Yin, while wood and fire are Yang. The Duke is Yang, and the Mother is Yin. According to alchemy, the Golden Duke is the Yang within Yin. The Wood Mother is the Yin within Yang. Thus, embracing Kan and Li, water and fire, to form the Golden Core, Yin and Yang merge."

However, besides water and fire, Yin and Yang, a Yellow Old Woman was needed in the center.

It is said: "Water and fire intermingle with their own affinities, entirely relying on the Earth Mother to match them."

And after fire generated earth and nurtured the Wood Mother, the Yellow Old Woman finally appeared.

The Yellow Old Woman is also called the Yellow Bud. In alchemy, it represents the spiritual spark when the Golden Core is first formed. Only after Kan and Li are harmonized can the Yellow Bud sprout and Core Formation begin.

"The Golden Duke takes the essence of fire, the Wood Mother obtains the essence of water. Using Wukong and Bajie to cooperate as Yin and Yang, and Sha Seng to mediate in between, this is the principle of the Five Elements."

At this point, the three brothers cooperated with the Five Elements, starting from gold and ending with earth, in an endless cycle.

And the three brothers' apprenticeship under Tang Sanzang signifies the Five Elements returning to Taiji.

The Cultivation Method deduction was complete, and Heng Hua burst into laughter.

Faintly, he heard thunderous roars from the Nine Heavens.

But the lightning did not fall; after all, he had only worked out the main idea of the Cultivation Method. The truly intricate techniques would require time to ponder slowly.

Recalling the Mind Monkey, Heng Hua walked out and returned the Golden Puppet to Zhou Xiao.

Seeing the five energies circulating within the Golden Puppet, Zhou Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "You actually deduced it to Foundation Establishment Perfection?"

The Five Elements were complete, showing the signs of a False Core.

"It's a pity we don't have time right now. Otherwise, I could help you refine the Innate Five Elements, and you could forge an external False Core like Li Nanxing."

After examining it, Zhou Xiao handed the Golden Puppet back to Heng Hua.

"Keep it. This Golden Puppet has a special use. The realm of the Cultivation Method you deduced can condense a Dao Intent within the Golden Puppet. When necessary, by channeling Magical Power to activate the Dao Intent, it can unleash a blow equivalent to that realm."

Heng Hua was taken aback, "The cultivation puppet can be used like this?"

"It's the puppets from the Jinfang Waters that are used this way. In Tianyang, I heard there's a method of using puppets to create External Incarnations."

Zhou Xiao deliberately boasted about the central three water regions, attempting to stir Heng Hua's longing and thus draw him into the Xuanwei Sect.

But Heng Hua was solely focused on repairing the Heavenly Script and had no intention of going to the Xuanwei Sect to study the Two Principles Immortal Method.

He could only pretend not to understand Zhou Xiao's words.

Zhou Xiao finally gave up on the topic in frustration.

"What do you plan to do with these people?"

"I don't have enough Binding Rings on me. For now, I'll seal their Niwan Palace. Howling Fish, go cut off some hair to make Hair Puppets. They'll be useful tomorrow."

Zhou Xiao frowned, "Witchcraft Suppression?"

Using their hair to control their lives and force them to work?

"No, it's our Xuanmen's Scattering Beans to Make Soldiers."

Heng Hua took Wei Lingzheng's lock of hair and threw it into the water, "Transform!"

With surging waves, a Golden Armored Dao Soldier resembling Wei Lingzheng appeared.

He chuckled, "Scattering beans can make soldiers, so a cultivator's hair can naturally do the same."

"Although they only have the Magical Power for a short time, they can simulate thirty percent of the original body's combat strength. If some wicked magic is used, the injuries on the Dao Soldier can even be transferred to the original body."

Although Heng Hua's explanation was vague, Zhou Xiao, with his extensive knowledge, immediately understood the utility of this method.

If one obtained a lock of hair from an enemy to make a Hair Puppet and had it fight against the original body, any injury the original body inflicted on the Hair Puppet would appear on itself. This way, victory could be easily achieved under the constraint of not wanting to harm the puppet.

"The witchcraft arts of Tianyang, Jinfang, and Xuanyu are quite rare. We don't have anything like Hair Puppets. This thing looks more like a method from the Yuanming Waters. Tong Jun, you really know a lot."

Heng Hua replied humbly, thinking to himself: Of course Tong Jun knows witchcraft, her mother was a descendant of Gu Art from the Yuanming Waters.

Fu Xiangfeng, who was monitoring Xu Wenyu on the other side, saw the Hair Puppet Dao Soldier of Wei Lingzheng and was secretly surprised.

"When did Little Sixth interact with Wei Lingzheng and shave his hair?"

Wei Chongwei led a group of Wei family members to Immovable Reef, where Heng Hua and others had set up a market.

At this moment, all the cultivators had already left, and the island was deserted.

Wei Chongwei silently recited a spell, attempting to gather the residual aura of the Fu family members left behind to track them.

But Heng Hua was a meticulous person; how could he leave such a glaring flaw?

After searching for a long time, Wei Chongwei's efforts were in vain.

"The Fu family is indeed careful. But—"

He waved his whisk, and his Magical Power transformed into a vast expanse of clear dust covering the reef island.

Soon, Wei Lingzheng and the others saw the clear dust reconstruct itself in the air, simulating the market from earlier that morning.

"Uncle, what is this?"

"This is my ultimate technique, just watch."

Wei Chongwei stared at the "Minor Sumeru Spiritual Dust Illusionary Art."

Heng Hua appraising treasures, Qing Xi snatching the fan... each event replayed.

Finally, they saw the direction in which the Cai Luan Spirit Boat departed.

"That direction, pursue!"

Wei Chongwei's voice was somewhat weak.

The "Minor Sumeru Spiritual Dust Illusionary Art" was a profound technique.

The Sumeru illusion it created could not only rewind time but also open up the heavens and earth, establishing a true world. Naturally, the Magical Power consumption was enormous.

Wei Chongwei had only recovered for a few hours before depleting seventy percent of his Magical Power.

Ten miles away, the Jade Dragonfly Boat drifted over.

Fu Liuhui had followed Heng Hua's trail to this body of water.

Seeing the clear dust above Immovable Reef from afar, Fu Liuhui immediately stopped.

"Wei family?"

Being incredibly intelligent, she quickly guessed the Wei family's intentions.

"They want to divine Sixth Brother's whereabouts?"

The young girl hurriedly steered her Spirit Boat to avoid them, trying to warn Heng Hua.

Due to the distance, Fu Liuhui couldn't use the Wind Sound Technique to warn him. She could only resort to witchcraft.

"Let's have... a nosebleed. Sixth Brother will sense it and inevitably trace my location. Then, he'll discover the Wei family's movements."

After all, they were siblings who had grown up together.

As Fu Liuhui performed her ritual, Heng Hua immediately sensed someone cursing him.

Using divination to trace back, he not only discovered Fu Liuhui's small maneuver but also sensed the Wei family group on Immovable Reef.

"Greed, anger, ignorance, love, hate, desire, evil. This must be that path of 'Hate Difficulty,' right? Hmm, it seems there's another group?"

Heng Hua cast a spell to deduce, vaguely sensing a trace of Devilish Qi approaching Fu Liuhui's direction.

Without hesitation, Heng Hua also used a Minor Witch Curse on Fu Liuhui as a reminder. Then, he ignited the Wei family members' hair, using a substitute method to swap their fates with his, luring them into conflict with the Heavenly Devil lineage.

Zhou Xiao watched Heng Hua perform the ritual, silently deducing.

Suddenly, his expression changed: "Are there successors of the Heavenly Devil seeking trouble with you in the Yanlong Waters?"

"Heavenly Devil? Heavenly Demon Hall?"

Heng Hua immediately thought of the Demonic Arts he was studying. Could it be that they knew he possessed the supreme heart method of the Heavenly Demon Hall and were coming to cause trouble?

Zhou Xiao was also secretly worried: Heavenly Devils, if they found out the Devilish Creature I possess is a supreme treasure of the Heavenly Demon Hall, wouldn't they alert the entire Heavenly Demon Hall?

On the Jade Dragonfly Boat, Fu Liuhui felt a prickling pain in her little finger and quickly steered the Jade Dragonfly Boat away.

As soon as she left, Devilish Cultivators from the Xuanxin Altar arrived. They happened to run into Wei Chongwei and his group, who were preparing to leave.

"Heavenly Devil?"

"Wei family?"

Instinctively, both sides displayed various Magic Treasures.

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