Chapter 69

"However, if you want to open a new sect, this Golden Immortal cultivation is somewhat weak." Nüwa sized up Feng Ye. "You're not far from the Five Qi Convergence, right? In that case, I'll lend you a hand, and consider this as repaying the favor!" With that, a stream of earth essence flew from her fingertips and landed in Feng Ye's hand.

Nüwa has been revered as the highest goddess of the earth since ancient times and once reshaped the mountains and rivers as the ancient Earth Empress. Naturally, it was easy for her to gather earth essence. Moreover, the essence and magical power of a sage were a step above Fuxi's.

Feng Ye received the essence and, seeing that there was no immediate danger, immediately began to refine it. Behind him, the Five Elements Wheel turned, and the earth essence was gradually drawn out, merging into the wheel, transforming into essence and being absorbed by the Earth True Talisman. Then, an earth dragon flew out, dancing alongside the wood, water, and fire dragons.

Earth generates metal. As the Earth True Talisman reached completion, the Metal True Talisman also began to change. The originally scarce metal essence increased with the continuous rotation of the Five Elements Wheel. Finally, the other four dragons roared in unison, spraying essence onto the Metal True Talisman. The metal essence, though barely gathered, formed a dragon and flew out, joining the other four essence dragons to push the Five Elements Wheel. The five dragons turning the five wheels showed a subtle trend of unification.

Nüwa's expression changed. "The Great Unity Wheel!" She then focused on Feng Ye's actions, not blinking.

Feng Ye seemed to sense something but paid no attention to Nüwa, instead forming a hand seal. The Dao Fruit treasure, the Primordial True Talisman, appeared in the Purple Mansion, landing at the core of the Five Elements Wheel. The talismans on the Primordial True Talisman fell, forming a circle of One Dao Text outside the Five Elements Wheel. Inside the wheel, the Nine Heavens Dao Origin Divine Texts gathered into a circle, with a Primordial Talisman Seal at the center.

After completing several small cycles, Feng Ye opened his eyes, feeling a change in the world before him, as if he could break through to the Great Unity realm in the next moment. Just one step away? It seems that as long as I return and enter seclusion, I should be able to break through.

After all, it's the power of a sage, saving me at least several hundred years of hard work. No wonder the disciples of the Three Pure Ones can cultivate so quickly. Just having someone help with the refinement of the Three Flowers and Five Qi makes it much easier.

Feng Ye turned to look at Nüwa. "What did you mean by the Great Unity Wheel just now? Are you referring to my Five Elements True Wheel?"

Nüwa's expression was complex, and she sighed lightly. "I made a mistake. Your Five Elements Wheel is somewhat similar to the Great Unity Wheel of Emperor Taiyi, both gathering the power of the five elements. At first, I mistook it. Later, when I saw the Dao of Talismans, I realized that although it is similar to Emperor Taiyi's Great Unity Wheel, it is ultimately different. However, you are indeed a great being capable of founding a new sect, and your Dao of Talismans has something I can learn from."

"Five Elements? Similar to Emperor Taiyi?" Feng Ye laughed. "I once received the inheritance of the Nine-Headed Great Deity and comprehended the Dao of the Three Sovereigns. As for the similarity to the Eastern Emperor, I believe he also drew inspiration from the cultivation methods of the ancient Three Sovereigns. So, it's not surprising that our paths are similar."

"That makes some sense, but the Daoist School's Taiji Yin-Yang generates the Four Symbols, while the Divine Race is based on the Three Talents and Five Elements to define the world. How can you, who practices the Immortal Dao, use the methods of the Divine Dao?" Nüwa teased.

"The Great Dao is constant, what difference is there between Immortal and Divine? Besides, the original Daoist Ancestor Hongjun and the Three Pure Ones were also of the Divine Race, drawing on the methods of the Divine Dao to validate the Immortal Dao. In the end, they all come from the same source, the Pan Gu Heavenly Dao. After the Three Sovereigns perfected the Dao, the Great Luo Dao Fruit was achieved, and in the ancient times, Hongjun Daoist Ancestor walked the Primordial Dao."

"However, you remind me. Since I started cultivating, I haven't really studied the Daoist School's cultivation methods. I've always used the methods of the Divine Dao. I originally planned to seek cultivation methods from Dong Wang Gong, but I arrived just in time for his death." Feng Ye said with self-mockery.

Indeed, at the beginning, he used the Nine-Headed Clan's dragon bones. Later, he practiced the Dao of Talismans, not using the methods of the Immortal Dao but the divine texts of the Divine Dao. Then, he created his own Dao Texts based on the Three Sovereigns' divine texts.

After that, Yuan Kui enlightened the Nine-Headed True Self and passed on the Nine-Headed cultivation methods to Feng Ye. Through this, Feng Ye comprehended the Three Talents and Five Elements, gaining inspiration for Qi cultivation and self-discovering a method to cultivate the Great Luo Dao Fruit.

The Daoist School and the Immortal Dao are like the Divine Race and the Divine Dao. The original creators of the Immortal Dao were not just Hongjun; some people also studied the Immortal Dao, seeking a path to enlightenment, but none had the profound Dao and high realm of Hongjun. Moreover, Hongjun opened the Primordial Dao, being regarded as the first of the Immortal Dao, thus the Daoist School revived and unified the Immortal Dao. Even the Western Enlightenment and Samantabhadra's Nirvana Immortal Dao were included under the Daoist School.

The Divine Race is also the main practitioner of the Divine Dao. Nowadays, whether it's demon gods or witch gods, they are all part of the Divine Race. However, the Divine Dao is inferior to the Immortal Dao, so the Divine Race is weaker than the Daoist School. Plus, the internal conflicts within the Divine Race also led to the loss of control over the world.

"There's nothing wrong with that! Not studying the Daoist School's cultivation methods is actually a good thing. At least your fortune won't be tied to the Three Pure Ones' Daoist School. Although nominally part of the Daoist School, there's no causal connection, and you can naturally become independent once you achieve success in cultivation." Nüwa said calmly. "Let's talk about your understanding of the Five Elements. I want to see the subtleties of how you use the Divine Dao to practice the Immortal Dao."

"The Five Elements!" Feng Ye thought for a moment. "The Five Elements return to the Primordial, which is the Great Unity. The Great Unity is the origin of heaven and earth, the master of all things. Therefore, the Five Elements returning to the Primordial is both the beginning and the end. This is my understanding."

Then, Feng Ye looked at Nüwa. "Speaking of the Five Elements, I doubt it's just me and the Great Unity. Even you and Emperor Fuxi must have your own insights into the Five Elements!"

Nüwa nodded. "However, there are significant differences within the Five Elements. You, like Emperor Taiyi, follow the path of the Five Elements returning to one, the Primordial naturally arising. I, on the other hand, follow the path of the Five Elements generating each other, creating all things, and practicing the Dao of Creation. My brother, through the cycle of the Five Elements, comprehended the Dao of the changing world."

"Regarding creation, I don't know much, but as for Emperor Fuxi?" Feng Ye stroked his chin. "He must be using the Five Elements to generate the Eight Trigrams, taking the five phenomena of thunder, fire, water, mountain, and marsh to form the trigrams of Zhen (wood), Li (fire), Kan (water), Dui (metal), and Gen (earth), right?"

"You do know him!" Nüwa smiled, implicitly confirming it.

"Not really, just from spending time with him, I'm familiar with his Dao. However, besides that, there must also be the Five Elements and Five Greats method, right?"

Feng Ye drew a Five Elements cycle on the stone table. "If the Five Elements represent heaven and earth, water is the source of all things, symbolizing tranquility. Then, water generates wood, which symbolizes growth and the proliferation of all things. Next, wood generates fire, symbolizing prosperity and the flourishing of all things. After fire, fire generates earth, symbolizing the ashes formed in the intense fire. Earth symbolizes the return and the nurturing of all things, returning to the earth. As for metal, it symbolizes the end, leaving no trace of life. Finally, metal generates water, symbolizing the birth of new life from the end. Thus, the Five Elements cycle endlessly, each step connected."

"Are you starting with water?" Nüwa pondered.

"Me? Is there another way to arrange them?" Feng Ye was taken aback, then realized. "Right! According to Emperor Fuxi's method, wood is the most important, starting from the vitality of all things, and ending with water as chaos, leading to the next cycle."

Nüwa looked at Feng Ye, her thoughts complex. Her brother had few friends in the primordial world, and even fewer who could understand his thinking. She didn't expect to find a kindred spirit after reincarnation. Moreover, this person had cultivated to this level in just a few thousand years, which was no small feat. Thinking of the Nine Sovereigns' True Mother, could it be that the Nine-Headed Primordial Spirit lineage was all such elites?

Nüwa shook her head, dispelling her thoughts. "Since you've guessed my brother's Five Elements and Heaven and Earth Dao, why don't you guess mine?"

"Yours?" Feng Ye thought for a moment. "Although you are also of the Wood Virtue, as the Earth Goddess, you probably take earth as the main element. Using the Five Elements to represent the earth, it naturally follows the four seasons. Spring is wood, symbolizing growth. Then, wood generates fire, leading to summer, which is fire, symbolizing prosperity. Earth is the unchanging earth, and metal is autumn, symbolizing the return of all things. Finally, metal generates water, leading to winter, symbolizing storage."

Nüwa smiled gently. "Indeed, nothing escapes your notice! You've guessed it all correctly. From this, it seems your Dao is far more profound than your magical power!"

Mentioning magical power, Feng Ye's face turned awkward. He had not even completed one eon of cultivation, and his magical power was not something to be proud of. Even ten thousand Feng Yes' magical power combined would not reach a tenth of Nüwa's.

Seeing Feng Ye's embarrassment, Nüwa quickly changed the subject. "Speaking of which, you have comprehended the Five Elements and the Five Qi. Next, you will use the Three Talents to form the Three Flowers, right?"

"Exactly." Feng Ye nodded and tapped his forehead, releasing a cloud of auspiciousness. On it were three lotus flowers, seemingly real and yet illusory, about to bloom. Seeing the three flowers arranged in the Three Talents formation, one could guess Feng Ye's next move.

A formation diagram fell from Feng Ye's divine cloud. "Lady, what do you think of this formation?"

Nüwa took the formation diagram and studied it. "Using the mysteries of heaven, earth, and man to set up the formation? It looks like a killing formation! When heaven unleashes killing intent, stars shift and constellations change. When earth unleashes killing intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land. When man unleashes killing intent, heaven and earth are overturned. Therefore, it probably requires three killing swords to stabilize the formation!"

"Lady, you have keen eyesight. I wonder if it can be used to cut off the Corpse later?" Feng Ye asked, as Nüwa was also a sage and had insights into the Primordial Dao Fruit.

Nüwa frowned and looked at it. "Although I am not proficient in the Daoist School's Corpse Cutting Dao, I have heard a bit about it. To cut off the Corpse, one must either entrust it to a spirit treasure or cut it with great resolve. For you to use this to cut off the Corpse, the chances are slim. The killing swords need to reach the level of Corpse Cutting Spirit Treasures, which is quite difficult. However, your idea of using the Three Talents to cut off the Three Corpses is good."

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