Chapter 100

Wuji is extremely difficult to cultivate both extremes simultaneously in the Wuji realm.

For them, this process carries great risks and can also create significant obstacles to the improvement of their cultivation.

However, this does not mean that cultivating both extremes is impossible; it just means that the cost of such cultivation is extremely high!

After all, if one can truly maintain a balance between the two realms while cultivating both extremes, everyone knows the benefits of doing so.

The Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool is a method that can maintain the balance of the two poles and gather primordial energy.

More ingeniously, this method can also be adjusted according to the dual-polarity path of different martial artists.

"So, the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool almost combines the highest achievements of the academy in array formations, talismans, alchemy, and geomancy, and can significantly enhance the cultivation of Wuji realm martial artists in a short period of time."

As they walked, Sun Haiwei introduced Shang Xia to the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool: "Of course, the prerequisite is that you have a very high degree of control over the primordial energy in your body! The deeper your mastery, the more dual-polarity primordial energy you can absorb during this process, and the faster your cultivation will improve. Conversely, if you lack control, the primordial energy you absorb will exceed your control, leading to a loss of control over the primordial energy, and in severe cases, your body may be destroyed by the primordial energy, resulting in death and the loss of your path!"

As they spoke, the two arrived at a rock formation behind the Tongyou Hall.

Here, Shang Xia saw the upper dormitory instructor Liu Qinglan again, and it seemed she had been waiting for a long time.

"Disciple has troubled Teacher to wait here for so long!"

Shang Xia did not know why Liu Qinglan appeared again, but he still respectfully thanked her.

The Tongyou Academy has a strange rule, which Shang Xia learned from his aunt Shang Xi.

In the past, Shang Xi also started her martial arts career in the outer dormitory of Tongyou Academy, so she naturally knew more about the internal affairs of the academy than Shang Xia.

At first, when Shang Xia heard this rule, he found it hard to believe, and even doubted what his aunt told him.

However, just now in the Tongyou Hall, Shang Xia personally verified this rule.

At that time, there were four Fourth Heaven figures in the Tongyou Hall. In terms of status, Ji and Shang, the two vice-principals, and Shang Lübing, the head of the Examination Department, were all present, while Liu Qinglan was just an upper dormitory instructor under the Chief Instructor of the Teaching Department.

In terms of cultivation, Ji and Shang were naturally at the top, and even though the time Shang Lübing advanced to the Fourth Heaven was unknown, it was still before Liu Qinglan, who had just advanced to the Fourth Heaven.

In terms of seniority, Ji and Shang were the founding figures who helped Kou Chongxue establish the Tongyou Academy. Even if Shang Lübing was incognito, his position as the head of the Examination Department was achieved through hard work and dedication, and Liu Qinglan was originally a student of Ji and Shang when they first founded the academy!

In short, no matter how you looked at it, Liu Qinglan was the junior among the four.

However, at that time, Liu Qinglan took charge of everything in the Tongyou Hall. When she spoke, Ji, Shang, and Shang Lübing almost never interrupted, let alone argued or contradicted her.

From the start of the discussion to the final conclusion, the entire process was controlled by Liu Qinglan, and the hall almost became her one-man show.

"Generally speaking, whenever there are more than one qualified leaders in Tongyou Academy, those with backgrounds from the four major families must step aside. This is a rule established by Principal Kou from the beginning of the academy! And it was agreed upon by the heads of the four major families and sworn to be followed."

Shang Xia recalled what Shang Xi had told him: "The reason is simple, to maintain the independence of Tongyou Academy from the four major families!"

Logically, at this moment, Shang Lübing should have been the most qualified to manage all affairs on Tongyou Peak.

However, his identity was problematic. Even though he was one of the 'Three Cold Ones of Youzhou' and Kou Chongxue's sworn brother, it was not appropriate for him to manage all affairs on Tongyou Peak at this time.

Liu Qinglan reached out and tapped the rock formation beside her. Her fingers moved like butterflies, tapping the rock formation several times. Shang Xia could not even see the shadow of her fingers, let alone where they tapped on the rock formation.

A door slowly opened on the rock formation, revealing a staircase leading downward.

"Follow me!"

Liu Qinglan took the lead and walked down the stairs.

Shang Xia was about to follow, but Liu Qinglan paused and turned to look at Sun Haiwei, saying, "You can come and take a look too!"

Sun Haiwei's face lit up, and she quickly followed Shang Xia down the stairs.

After walking down about a dozen steps, the tunnel extended downward for over ten yards, and the space before them suddenly opened up, revealing an artificially excavated stone hall.

The roof and walls of the stone hall were embedded with luminous stones and moon pearls, casting a soft light that made the space exceptionally bright without being glaring.

However, Shang Xia's eyes were drawn to the center of the stone hall, where there was a circular pit that extended downward, resembling a dry pond.

Each layer of the circular pit was embedded with a ring of jade-like translucent stones, which were actually primordial energy stones!

"Is this the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool? There must be hundreds of primordial energy stones!" Shang Xia couldn't help but ask.

Primordial energy stones, although not as valuable as primordial jade, are still a type of gemstone that contains primordial energy.

A single primordial energy stone is not as valuable as primordial jade, which can be used directly for cultivation, and the amount of primordial energy it contains is minimal. However, it is a commonly used item in array formations, and through array formations, the primordial energy inside the stones can be extracted.

However, this requires a large number of primordial energy stones. Otherwise, setting up an array for just one stone would not be cost-effective.

Primordial energy stones are typically used to form primordial energy arrays that can gather primordial energy from the heavens and earth.

However, the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool is clearly different from ordinary primordial energy arrays.

"A total of 285 primordial energy stones!" Sun Haiwei said from the side.

"Go down to the bottom of the pool, focus your mind, and cultivate. I will activate the array of the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool. How much you improve will depend entirely on your own fortune!" Liu Qinglan said.

Shang Xia nodded and went to the edge of the pool, then followed the stairs down to the bottom.

The Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, like a bowl pressed into the ground.

The diameter at the top is about 30 feet, and for every 10 feet deeper, the diameter decreases by 10 feet, until the bottom, which is 30 feet deep, leaving a 3-foot diameter space for one person to sit.

Shang Xia stood at the bottom of the pool and looked up at Sun Haiwei: "Senior Sister Sun, you said that you, Senior Brother Tian, and Jin Guanchao activated the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool together?"

Sun Haiwei leaned out from the edge of the pool: "Even after the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool is activated, the dual-polarity primordial energy inside can be converted at any time. We just need to go in one after another!"

Shang Xia nodded and sat down at the bottom of the pool, then began to silently circulate the Three Profound Dual-Polarity Technique.

Liu Qinglan asked with a smile, "Which of the two poles are you most proficient in with the Three Profound Dual-Polarity Technique?"

Shang Xia was slightly taken aback, not knowing why Instructor Liu asked this.

Sun Haiwei leaned out again and said, "You are actually cultivating the Three Profound Dual-Polarity Technique? I know a little about this technique. It is said to be extremely difficult to cultivate. Although the three dual-polarity paths are said to be interchangeable, in practice, it is not easy. Most people who cultivate this technique have a focus, either on ice and fire, hardness and softness, or reality and illusion. Which of these three dual-polarity paths are you most skilled in? This will affect how well you can absorb the dual-polarity essence in the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool, so you must not be careless!"

Difficult? I'm skilled in all of them!

Shang Xia had the urge to say this, to boost his prestige and enjoy the astonished and amazed looks of others.

But he had become more restrained and would not reveal his cards just to show off.

In fact, Shang Xia had a dantian manifestation in his dantian, and the Three Profound Dual-Polarity Technique had been integrated with the concept of Taiji Yin-Yang, transforming it into a new cultivation system.

The dual-polarity primordial energy in his body, if considered from the perspective of inclusiveness, could absorb more than just the three dual-polarity paths.

"Then, let's go with ice and fire!" Shang Xia said casually.

Sun Haiwei's voice came from above: "That's best. Ice and fire are the most common, and the academy has the most reserves on Tongyou Peak. They also allow the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool to function most thoroughly."

"Alright, no more talk. I'm going to activate it. In a short time, the Dual-Polarity Yuan Pool will be filled with extremely dense primordial energy from the heavens and earth. But don't rush to absorb and refine it. Wait until the primordial energy inside is converted to ice and fire and balanced, then you can absorb and refine it."

Liu Qinglan's voice came from somewhere unseen.

"Disciple is ready!" Shang Xia shouted from the bottom of the pool.

As soon as he spoke, Shang Xia felt a slight tremor in the ground.

Immediately, the primordial energy stones embedded in the ground where he was sitting began to glow, emitting a faint mist that rose slowly from below.

Then, the four primordial energy stones one yard above him lit up, followed by the nine stones two yards above, the sixteen stones three yards above, and so on, until the eighty-one stones on the last layer of the circular pit were all lit up.

A total of 285 primordial energy stones emitted primordial energy, and the faint mist quickly covered the glowing stones. Due to the array formation, the mist could not escape the pit and accumulated inside, becoming as dense as a liquid.

At this moment, standing at the edge of the pool, one could see the primordial energy in the pool flowing like water.

Shang Xia was completely submerged in the dense primordial energy at the bottom of the pool.

At this moment, Liu Qinglan appeared at the edge of the pool from somewhere in the stone hall.

In her left hand, she held a bright red open bowl, and in her right hand, a gourd covered with a layer of frost.

She extended both hands and poured the contents of the bowl and the gourd into the pool.

A bright red stream of fire and a stream of frosty mist simultaneously entered the liquid primordial energy in the pool.

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