Chapter 279: Chapter 278: Life and Death Lake (First Update, Please Subscribe)
In the Yin Secret Realm, at some Medicine Garden locations, life-and-death battles are unfolding.
The Demon Sect’s lineage is fiercely competitive, much more brutal than the righteous sects.
In the righteous sects, you can exchange Spirit Medicine, Spirit Pill, etc., by submitting Contribution Points; in the Demon Dao, you must go through combat, bloodshed, to exchange Elixir.
The Yin Yang Secret Realm has long been researched many times by Six Desires Demon Venerable, with all its treasures taken away, and transformed into a Medicine Garden here.
Originally, some cultivators could be dispatched to periodically gather medicine here and use these Elixirs for Alchemy, supplying them to the sect’s cultivators.
But the Joyful Union Demon Sect insists on letting cultivators from other sects enter, experiencing life-and-death battles, before harvesting Spirit Medicine.
Every time medicine is gathered, many cultivators die here, it is bloody and brutal.
Lu Xuanji roughly glanced around, not going down to seize the Spirit Medicine.
Because there was no need, these Spirit Medicines were mainly suitable for Purple Mansion cultivators, helping them lay foundations, expand their Dantian, and enhance their limits, benefiting greatly their Essence, Qi, and Spirit Perfection.
Unfortunately, for him, they were of almost no use.
Just like Jin Xi said, his foundation was too strong, causing ordinary Spirit Medicines to have minimal effect on him, only some from Medicine Emperor, or even Half-Immortal Elixir, could be useful to him.
But here, there simply weren’t any!
If there were, they would have been taken by Six Desires Demon Venerable long ago.
In the Yin Yang Secret Realm, there are two ruins, one is the Inheritance Hall, and the other is the Life and Death Lake.
According to Jin Xi’s description, these two ruins could benefit him and possibly help him enhance his soul limit, although failure was also possible.
His steps flickered, arriving at a valley location in just a moment.
In front of the valley, there is a stone stele with the inscription:
[Life and Death Eyes, condensed from the Qi of Life and Death, complementing and opposing each other, containing supreme Creation, great fortune. If the aptitude, potential, and strength are insufficient, it’s best not to enter. Useful for Purple Mansion cultivators, of no use at all for Golden Core cultivators!]
In front of the valley, some Purple Mansion cultivators attempted to enter but encountered a mysterious force that repelled them, sending them flying.
Lu Xuanji stepped forward, and at the moment of approaching the valley, he felt a powerful repulsion.
This force surged, seemingly trying to exclude him.
Lu Xuanji urged his force, resisting the repelling strength.
Ka ba!
Ka ba!
The repelling strength continuously intensified, while the force on Lu Xuanji’s body also strengthened.
Thump thump thump!
His heart accelerated its beating; his Qi and Blood exploded, emitting waves of treasure light, as if a crystalline light ascended from his body, releasing strands of terrifying pressure.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps... at the moment of reaching the one hundred and eighth step, the repelling force suddenly disappeared, causing his body to sway, almost falling to the ground.
Using Qi Force, he steadied his footing.
In front appeared a lake, its diameter was roughly ten kilometers, showing black and white colors; the black lake water exuded dense Death Qi, the white lake water exuded rich Vitality Power, intertwining to form a Tai Chi pattern.
His form flickered, and Lu Xuanji entered the lake, landing at the Yin Yang separation line.
Swoosh swoosh!
Instantly, the lake self-started its operation, and the Qi of Life and Death ran rampant, starting to circulate around his body.
As Death Qi eroded, the vitality on Lu Xuanji’s body dissipated, his body seemingly becoming like deadwood, with vitality gradually vanishing; at the peak of the Death Qi concentration, a surge of Vitality Power flowed into his body, invigorating his life force.
But as the vitality reached its peak, he still fell into endless silence.
The Qi of Life and Death continued circulating within his body, intensely operating, constantly switching between life and death, ceaselessly and endlessly.
Initially fearful and uneasy, as his spirit calmed, he began to comprehend the mysteries of life and death, gradually gaining new enlightenment.
Death Qi represents death.
Vitality represents restoration.
Under the threat of Death Qi, the physical body sensed danger, crazily evolving, resisting death, subconsciously elevating the limit of life; at the moment Death Qi pressed the body to the extreme, vitality entered the body, healing injuries, reinforcing the limit.
With the rotation of the Qi of Life and Death, the body elevated its limit, gaining a new understanding of death.
"All people fear death, but it is precisely because of this fear, not willing to die after a hundred years, that the path of Cultivating Immortality exists."
"The purpose of Cultivating Immortality is for longevity, out of fear of death."
"Fear of death is not shameful; if one does not fear death, why cultivate immortality?"
"The threat of death is the driving force of life evolution. Many cultivators, at the point of encountering bottlenecks, will engage in life-and-death battles, using the threat of death to stimulate their instinctual desire to survive, breaking the physical shackles and bottlenecks!"
"Because of fear of death, one must face death directly!"
With enlightenment of the spirit, upon observing the lake again, vaguely saw, amidst the lake’s depths, engraved life and death Dao Patterns, the life and death Dao Patterns intertwined, unfolding the Mysteries of life.
His body stirred with eagerness, the Pure Yang Dao Body automatically operated, absorbing life Qi to strengthen itself.
As life Qi strengthened to the extreme, and his Qi and Blood slightly lost control, Death Qi was used to refine the life Qi, tempering its edge, causing the once fierce life Qi to become gentle.
Absorbing the Qi of Life and Death, refining the body with the two Great Essences.
The body’s Qi and Blood increased, seemingly reaching the limit, unable to elevate further. Excess Qi and Blood Power continuously circulated, nourishing the Divine Soul.
Essence, Qi, and Spirit are the three treasures of the human body.
When certain aspects become extremely large, they nourish the comparatively weak side.
At this moment, the body’s Qi and Blood, Dantian’s Magical Power, etc., nourished the Divine Soul, propelling its enhancement.
After ten days, Lu Xuanji emerged from the lake.
The Divine Soul Origin grew, increasing by over a hundred jin, forcibly elevated to nine hundred jin.
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His steps flickered, heading towards the Inheritance Hall.
Moments later, he arrived at the Inheritance Hall.
The Inheritance Hall was initially a shattered hall, but after Six Desires Demon Venerable’s repair, it became a magnificent hall.
At the hall entrance, an elder sat cross-legged, eyes seemingly opening and closing, akin to a sculpture, unmoving.
Cultivators entered the hall through the entrance.
Following the crowd, Lu Xuanji entered the hall.
In the center of the hall stood a stone stele.
Inscribed on the stele were three characters [Inheritance Stele].
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