Chapter 277: Chapter 276: Yin Yang Secret Realm, Heading to Yue Country (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
In the grand hall, a man and a woman sat opposite each other,
Lu Xuanji said: "My Divine Soul is a bit distant from its limit. Do you have any Divine Soul Elixirs to raise the soul’s limit?"
"No, really none! Even if you sold me, there wouldn’t be any!" Jin Xi laughed, "If such a Spirit Medicine existed, I would’ve consumed it long ago, why would I leave it? Back then, my magical power was at fifty Armor of the Zodiac, after consuming a Fifth Grade Spirit Pill, my magical power limit increased to sixty Armor of the Zodiac; then, by consuming the clan’s Sixth Grade Soul Nourishing Pill, my Divine Soul increased from two hundred pounds to three hundred pounds."
"At that time, I began to reach for the Golden Core, no longer honing the Essence, Qi, and Spirit, partly because I reached the limit, partly because the Spirit Medicines and Elixirs required to break the limit were beyond my reach!"
"Your Divine Soul can transform into threads, capable of lifting eight hundred pounds of weight. To raise the limit of your Divine Soul, ordinary Spirit Medicines are useless; at least a Medicine Emperor Level is needed, and perhaps even that won’t suffice, requiring Half-Immortal Level elixirs...such Spirit Medicines exist only in a few places, generally held by Harmonization or Tribulation Crossing Great Power cultivators...I don’t have them either!"
Lu Xuanji said: "What a pity!"
Jin Xi said: "The Great Dao has flaws; how can people be perfect? Blindly pursuing perfection while ignoring reality’s conditions might instead lead to obsession!"
Jin Xi said: "You have deep foundations; when the moment comes to confirm the Dao of Golden Core, terrifying anomalies will inevitably erupt, and by then a Human Tribulation will descend...it’s not safe in Chu Country, it’s most suitable to confirm the Dao of Golden Core in the Yin Yang Secret Realm! As for the latter volume’s Illusionary Body, if you can find it, that’s ideal, if not, it’s fine!"
"If I were to undergo tribulation at Sword Island..."
Lu Xuanji spoke.
But at this time, he stopped speaking.
The last time during tribulation crossing, Sword Island was struck by a Celestial Tribulation; it was already on the verge of collapse and should now be destroyed!
In the perception of the Pure Yang Order, Sword Island has utterly perished, turning into dust.
Jin Xi laughed: "Ordinary cultivators, at the moment of Half-Step Golden Core, at most have six Armor of the Zodiac magical power, eight Armor of the Zodiac magical power; a few geniuses, if their family is well-off, can reach above twenty Armor of the Zodiac magical power; as for the Celestial Spirit Root, at least thirty Armor of the Zodiac magical power, and with special physique additions can increase to forty, fifty Armor of the Zodiac."
"According to my estimation, even with Pure Yang Dao Body add, you can at most reach fifty Armor of the Zodiac; with some elixirs increasing the limit, at most sixty Armor of the Zodiac. Yet, you have one hundred and twenty Armor of the Zodiac; clearly, you’ve had great fortunate encounters, and such encounters are almost impossible to replicate!"
Lu Xuanji didn’t respond, instead, he asked other questions.
The Yin Yang Secret Realm is a secret realm used by the Joyful Union Demon Sect, located in Yue Country.
It opens once every thirty years and contains some inheritance of the Demon Dao, as well as some Spirit Treasures, Spirit Medicines, etc.; however, most have been almost thoroughly scavenged.
The remaining treasures, Spirit Medicines, etc., appear somewhat useless to Golden Core cultivators, but they still hold significant attraction for Purple Mansion cultivators.
Whenever the secret realm opens, Purple Mansion cultivators enter to seek opportunities, find some inheritances, and collect some Spirit Medicines.
Approximately three years remain until the opening of the Yin Yang Secret Realm.
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Thus, Lu Xuanji resided on Purple Sun Mountain, continuing to refine his foundation.
The physical body has reached its limit, magical power is also at its peak, only the Divine Soul has room for improvement.
Time passes by swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, three years have gone by.
In three years of refining, the Divine Soul only slightly improved.
It seems like refining the Divine Soul is not worth the effort, affirming the Dao of Golden Core is the best choice.
"Let’s go!"
Jin Xi said.
"Alright!"
Lu Xuanji nodded.
The two silently left, heading towards Yue Country.
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Yue Country is the realm of demonic cultivation.
Here, there are a large number of demonic cultivators practicing demonic techniques, labeled as the Demon Country by the righteous path.
Within Yue Country, there are three major Demon Sects: the White Bone Demon Sect, the Yellow Springs Demon Sect, and the Joyful Union Demon Sect.
The three major Demon Sects dominate everything in Yue Country.
They have fought numerous wars with Chu Country, with countless casualties, yet Chu Country has not been able to subdue Yue Country.
Silently, the two entered within Yue Country.
Inside Yue Country, the populace lives in peace, all industries flourishing, with mortals and cultivators living together harmoniously, so peaceful and stable is the order and society that even Chu Country’s luminous stone doesn’t match it.
"As the saying goes, a rabbit doesn’t eat the grass at its own burrow. Although Yue Country is a Demon Country, the ordinary people at the lower levels live quite well. Even the high-level demon sects prohibit demonic cultivators from wantonly slaughtering the populace to refine demonic techniques!" Jin Xi disguised herself as an ordinary cultivator, walking the streets as she described the situation in Yue Country.
"As for the materials needed for demonic cultivation, such as corpses, souls, and furnaces, some are obtained from the battles with Chu Country, some from battles with demon beasts. In recent years, the rules of demonic cultivation have become stricter, even the battles with Chu Country have lessened significantly, instead frequently launching assaults against the Hundred Thousand Mountains, engaging in large-scale battles with the Demon Race, to hunt demon beasts and refine demonic techniques!"
Lu Xuanji smiled: "Who would’ve thought, demonic cultivators also battle fiercely for the Human Race?"
"Those demonic cultivators do not only battle fiercely for the Human Race, there are many who do great deeds and possess great virtues!" Jin Xi said: "As the saying goes, ’A demon becomes a Buddha, laying down the slaughter saber, attaining Buddhahood instantly!’"
"Laying down the slaughter saber means letting go of the internal slaughter saber, the internal obsessions, and atoning for one’s sins. It’s not terrifying if they say they lay down the slaughter saber, but it is terrifying if they actually lay down the slaughter saber in their hearts! Some petty individuals become hypocrites pretending to be virtuous, not terrible; but it is terrifying if they become genuinely virtuous gentlemen."
Lu Xuanji listened, finding it amusing: "Could it be that tigers will start eating vegetarian and reciting Buddhism?"
"The path of the Demon Sect has small demon ways and great demon ways!" Jin Xi said: "The small demon ways involve murder for corpse refining, murder for blood taking, harvesting furnaces, refining demon banners, walking the path of slaughter for Dao confirmation, often entangled in karmic force, perishing amidst tribulation. The great demon ways manifest from obsessions turning demonic, ideals turning demonic, madness turning demonic, this type of cultivator is extremely terrifying!"
"In Chu Country, the demonic cultivators you encountered were just small demons, not fully developed demonic cultivators, most unable to undergo tribulation and achieve Golden Core; even if some have affirmed the Dao of Golden Core, they are pathetically weak, not frightening. However, there are some who evolve their own supreme demonic techniques, pioneering an unrivaled demonic path. Like the Great Emperor of Yellow Springs, the Old Demon of Joyful Union, the White Bone Demon Monarch, etc., even in the Immortal Realm, they are renowned supreme demons, dominating an era, intimidating heroes across the world!"
"Within the Demon Sect, servant disciples and outer disciples are just like cannon fodder roles; inner sect disciples mostly have the qualifications to advance to Golden Core; but true disciples all have the potential for Nascent Soul. The path of the Demon Dao is easy to enter and hard to leave, you need to be more careful!"
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