Chapter 4

**Boom!**

A fierce explosion echoed in his mind, as if countless explosives were detonating in layers. Su Ye felt the world spinning, and he became dazed once again.

It seemed like a split second, yet it felt like several hours had passed before Su Ye finally regained his senses from the muddled state. He found himself still sitting cross-legged in the same spot, as if he had never moved an inch. The "ancestral statue" opposite him remained unchanged, its eyes still closed.

However, Su Ye knew that what had just happened was not an illusion.

"Ancestor!"

Su Ye called out softly a few times, but received no response. It was clear that when the consciousness of the "Xuan Ji Divine Seal" dissipated, his soul had also been completely extinguished.

The ancestor is finally gone...

Although the time he truly spent with Su Mu Zhe was not long, Su Ye couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat after confirming this result.

"Right, the Xuan Ji Divine Seal!"

After a long while, Su Ye's emotions finally calmed down, and he remembered the blood-red seal that had entered his forehead. With a mere thought, the circular blood-red seal appeared in his mind, then transformed into countless characters, flashing like a carousel.

"The Great Yin-Yang Canon?"

A moment later, Su Ye's heart stirred. The spiritual technique carried by the "Xuan Ji Divine Seal" was called "The Great Yin-Yang Canon."

Taking a deep breath, Su Ye closed his eyes slightly and continued to sense the characters.

"Yin and Yang are the way of heaven and earth, the principles of all things, the parents of change, the origin of life and death, and the abode of the divine..."

The ancient and profound spiritual technique incantation flowed through his mind, each character resonating like a great bell, echoing deeply within Su Ye's soul, deafening and enlightening.

Just by sensing the first line of "The Great Yin-Yang Canon," Su Ye was already dumbfounded.

He now fully understood why Ancestor Su Mu Zhe had said that the spiritual technique carried by the "Xuan Ji Divine Seal" was definitely above the Holy grade.

A glimpse through a tube, just by looking at the first line of this spiritual technique, Su Ye could already make some guesses about its grade.

"The Great Yin-Yang Canon" was incredibly profound. Su Ye couldn't possibly understand it completely right away, but even so, he could see that this spiritual technique was a treasure, with each word and sentence being profound and insightful, the overall tone grand and majestic, encompassing the principles of heaven and earth with a sweeping momentum.

"What a powerful spiritual technique..."

Su Ye's eyes lit up, and his body trembled with excitement.

Almost immediately, Su Ye calmed his mind and continued to feel the profound spiritual technique, "... heaven and earth harmonize, and all things are born; yin and yang connect, and change arises... yin and yang are interdependent... yin attracts yang... yang nourishes yin... where yang is strong, yin is born; where yin is strong, yang transforms..."

After a long time, the incantation of "The Great Yin-Yang Canon" was fully imprinted in Su Ye's mind.

This spiritual technique was too profound. With Su Ye's current abilities, he couldn't understand even a thousandth of it. However, Su Ye did not retreat because of this; instead, it sparked an unprecedented drive in him. He knew that in the present, when the "Spring Rain Spell" was gradually becoming ineffective, "The Great Yin-Yang Canon" was his only hope.

As Ancestor Su Mu Zhe had said, the primary condition for cultivating this spiritual technique was to have fifty-four divine apertures unblocked, and not to have entered the Life Seizing Realm or opened the Divine Hall.

Su Ye had a premonition that "The Great Yin-Yang Canon" would certainly help him reach heights in cultivation that he had never imagined before.

With this thought, Su Ye calmed his mind again.

The spiritual technique incantation flowed through his mind like a stream, and Su Ye was completely focused, immersing himself in the profound and obscure words, quietly comprehending their mysteries.

Although Su Ye had never broken through to the Life Seizing Realm, his cultivation talent was undeniable. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to have used the mere Sixth Grade entry-level technique "Spring Rain Spell" to forcefully open the remaining eighteen dead apertures, increasing his divine apertures to fifty-four.

In the Da Luo Realm, many cultivators, after failing to break through to the Life Seizing Realm, never managed to open even one or two more dead apertures throughout their lives.

Time flew by, and Su Ye finally made some progress.

**Boom!**

In an instant, Su Ye's ten fingers moved like butterflies weaving through flowers, forming seals with minimal movements. Almost simultaneously, the fifty-four divine apertures began to vibrate.

The incantation of "The Great Yin-Yang Canon" was profound and obscure, and the seals derived from this spiritual technique were also extremely strange and mysterious. However, no matter how the seals changed, Su Ye's left and right palms, and even his ten fingers, always corresponded, as if they were always holding a small sphere between them.

Before entering the Life Seizing Realm, one needed to use seals to channel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

For example, the Sixth Grade spiritual technique "Spring Rain Spell" had relatively complex seals, but they were incomparable to "The Great Yin-Yang Canon." The complexity of the seals when cultivating "The Great Yin-Yang Canon" could be a thousand or even ten thousand times greater.

The complexity of the seals increased exponentially, and so did their effects.

**Whoosh!**

Almost as soon as Su Ye formed the seals, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on the third floor of the Ascension Pavilion surged in like a flood, pouring into Su Ye's body at an astonishing speed, leaving him in awe.

If the spiritual energy of heaven and earth channeled by "Spring Rain Spell" was a light drizzle, then the spiritual energy channeled by "The Great Yin-Yang Canon" was a torrential downpour.

**Swoosh!**

Almost as soon as the spiritual energy entered the divine apertures, it rushed out again, quickly converging into a beam and shooting towards Su Ye's right leg like an arrow released from a bow. In a flash, the beam of spiritual energy collided with the nearest dead aperture.

**Bang!**

The dead aperture, which had always been extremely solid, began to tremble.

**Swoosh! Swoosh...** The speed at which the spiritual energy converged and impacted was so fast that Su Ye was speechless. Before he could react, the second and third beams of spiritual energy had already followed, colliding with the dead aperture one after another. The spiritual energy then continued to rush in like a string of arrows, one after another.

**Bang! Bang...** The collision sounds continued, and the dead aperture trembled more violently. When the eighteenth beam of spiritual energy collided, a sudden feeling of breakthrough emerged.

"Fifty-fifth divine aperture! So fast!"

Su Ye's palms paused, and he subconsciously stopped the "The Great Yin-Yang Canon," his face showing both surprise and overwhelming joy. He had already guessed that the effects of cultivating "The Great Yin-Yang Canon" would far surpass those of "Spring Rain Spell," but he never expected the spiritual technique to be so miraculous.

In the blink of an eye, the fifty-fifth dead aperture was completely unblocked and transformed into a divine aperture.

If he were to use the Sixth Grade "Spring Rain Spell," Su Ye would have needed to cultivate for at least one to two years to achieve this.

The first cultivation of "The Great Yin-Yang Canon" had such remarkable results. If he became proficient, what would happen?

"I have a chance!"

Su Ye clenched his fists and waved them wildly, his heart filled with overwhelming joy. A shout burst from his chest, and the ten years of frustration seemed to be released all at once.

At this moment, Su Ye could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down his face.

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