Under One Person: I Opened the Age of Mythology

Chapter 185: The Nine-Turn Golden Elixir Reaches the Ultimate Peak, Mediating the Creation and Refining the Universe! (8K2, to make up for yesterday)
"Ha ha……"

Seeing that this guy agreed so readily, the old Taoist priest smiled slightly and immediately understood that this guy's mentality was probably the same as his own, and he also wanted a "fellow traveler" to discuss and confirm with.

It must be said that ever since he defeated his master and inherited the position of Heavenly Master, he has never met anyone who is qualified to fight with him. He had placed his hopes on Zhang Huaiyi and the creators of the other eight strange skills, but after seeing today...

It's still a long way off.

Since there is such an opportunity now that this person may become a "comrade", he will naturally not let it go. As for his identity and thoughts... they are not important to him at all.

After practicing for a hundred years, the old Heavenly Master's vision and cognition have already become extraordinary. He will not kill without reason even if the person is a complete person, unless the person is a demon or does evil things. Otherwise, they are just people who are practicing and striving to cross the river.

"Well."

Since they had already decided to compete, the two of them stopped wasting time. Zhang Huaiyi and Xia He immediately stepped aside to watch, one with a worried look on his face and the other with excitement.

There is no doubt that Zhang Huaiyi knew that the guy in front of him wearing a pure white mask was Xia Ye, so he was so worried. After all, he already knew how strong his senior brother was. Now that so many years have passed, he might have already touched the legendary realm.

As for Xia He...

I just want to watch the fun and don't mind making trouble.

Of course, like everyone else, she was somewhat curious about Xia Ye's cultivation strength. Everyone only knew that he was very strong, but they didn't know to what extent.

This time, facing this top person in the world of extraordinary people, this guy will definitely display all his strength. Everyone's long-standing curiosity will finally be revealed, which makes her look forward to it.

And the next moment...

wow——

As Xia Ye's palm moved, a powerful suction force suddenly surged, and mysterious meanings also grew from his palm, as if countless fine branches had stretched out and penetrated into the nature of heaven and earth.

Immediately afterwards, the mysterious heaven and earth around him suddenly surged in like a tide, condensing in his palm, combining with his true Qi and life to form a colorful Qi ball. At the same time, a colorless and formless fire was born in his palm, which instantly refined the Qi ball and tempered it into a pill!
That's right, facing the strongest person in the world, Xia Ye no longer made any fancy attempts, which were meaningless, and directly used his strongest means!
"Ok?"

When the old Taoist priest saw the appearance of the pill and felt the mystery and splendor contained in it, his eyes lit up. He did not take action but started to observe.

The opponent is a challenger, and he has no intention of letting him go. The gap in the strength of the two sides is difficult to make up in any way, so there is no need to rush.

"This is……"

"The method of refining the elixir?!"

After feeling it for a while, the old Taoist priest immediately saw the essence of this method. Its principle is the same as that of alchemy. Both use heaven and earth as materials and condense all the mysteries into one furnace, allowing them to fuse and sublimate.

"Another heaven-reaching technique..."

After he had a clear feeling, he gave such an evaluation in his mind, just like his evaluation of the "Eight Wonderful Skills" - all of them can reach the sky, but they require "using skills to achieve enlightenment"!
What is "technique"?
The original meaning refers to methods and strategies, and by extension it refers to the routine of "skills". For extraordinary people, it is usually a "means" to rely on, which is the basis for establishing and protecting themselves.

At the same time, it is also the way people do things in accordance with the laws of nature, the way people control, advance and defend, and the specific methods and techniques for solving problems.

And what is "Tao"?
The original meaning is road, that is, the road you walk on. For extraordinary people, it is the "reason" for their own practice, the "process" of pursuit, and the "result" they want. Only by following through can they have a chance to achieve the final result.

At the same time, it is also the law of natural operation and the basis for self-cultivation. There are the Tao of Heaven, the Tao of Earth and the Tao of Man. Its essence cannot be fully expressed in words, so it can only be understood but not explained. This is precisely its mystery.

In summary, "Tao" can exist without "Skills", but "Skills" cannot exist without "Tao". Especially for extraordinary people, "Skills" themselves are "means" derived from their own "Tao", just like the birth of the "Eight Wonderful Skills", which cannot be separated from the root.

However, due to the existence of "inheritance from a master", it is now easier to pass on the "art" than the "Tao". This convenience means that few practitioners can "realize the Tao and gain art" as their predecessors did, which has resulted in a situation where most people "have the art but not the Tao" and "live a mediocre life".

What the old Taoist priest meant by "using skills to achieve Tao" did not mean that Zhang Huaiyi and the others or Xia Ye in front of him "have skills but no Tao", but that they need to go a step further and use their "skills born from Tao" to feed back their own "Tao", so as to push themselves to a higher level and reach the state of "controlling skills with Tao".

This is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to actually accomplish. The obstacles involved are unimaginable for ordinary people. Otherwise, Zhang Huaiyi and others would not have been unable to stand in front of that door and knock on that "door to the top" until now!
And at this moment...

wow——

The situation here was turbulent for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, Xia Ye had completed the "Eighth Turn of the Golden Elixir". A pill shining with golden light condensed and floated in his hand.

But this is not the end. He did not think that this level was enough to shake the old master. So he moved his mouth and swallowed the two pills hidden in his mouth!

"Gudu..."

Xia Ye knew clearly that the reason why his "Nine Revolutions of Heaven and Earth" had not been completed was not because his cultivation was still lacking, but because his own "Tao" was still missing and had not been completed.

The "ultimate humanity" he pursues at this stage requires the combination of all the elements, but due to the late addition of inversion and domain poisoning, which still requires time, he has been unable to completely break through the bottleneck.

but……

He now has a good solution to this problem. After all, what he lacks in the "Nine Turns of Heaven and Earth" is not comprehension, but the support of his own strength. If he can fill this gap temporarily, he can also temporarily complete the technique.

What he was taking at this moment was the short-acting elixir that he had already refined and tested, which contained the two wonderful meanings of "birth" and "mortal world". It could allow him to obtain enough strength to make up for the gap within half an hour without causing any problems due to incompleteness.

boom!
The moment he took the two pills, Xia Ye's aura suddenly surged. When his own way was temporarily completed, it was far beyond the superposition of multiple powers, but it could sublimate the whole in a short period of time.

At the same time, the golden elixir floating in his palm changed again. The golden light on it suddenly dimmed, and the "golden skin" peeled off, turning into a pill that was as bright as jade and contained precious light.

"This, this is?!"

Seeing this pill and feeling the aura of the Great Dao contained in it, Zhang Huaiyi's eyes widened suddenly, with a look of surprise on his face...

It can be seen that inside this pill there seem to be clear and turbid gases floating up and down, and there is also a "Tao image" of the evolution of heaven and earth as the clear and turbid gases are initially separated. The principles of heaven and earth contained in it have already surpassed the ordinary and are moving towards the root!

It was not until then that Zhang Huaiyi confirmed that his previous judgment was correct. Xia Ye's "Nine Revolutions of Heaven and Earth" had already surpassed the "Eight Wonders", at least in terms of deduction, he was already far ahead of the Eight Wonders.

And this is because this technique has not yet been completed. Only the semi-finished product has reached such a level. If this kid can really complete it completely, it is really hard to imagine how everything will turn out!
Not only Zhang Huaiyi, but even the old Taoist priest's eyes froze when he saw the formation of this technique. He had to say that this technique was truly unique in his life. Even within the Taoist sect, perhaps only the most primitive versions of various techniques could be compared with it...

But you have to know that those "original versions" of techniques were all created by those predecessors in the Taoist sect who were once extremely talented and seemed to have ascended to heaven. And judging from the "youth" revealed by the person in front of him, it is enough to show his talent and future!

Thus, the old Taoist priest also smiled. If this person really had such talent, it would be really exciting. If he could grow up smoothly, he might not be alone in his cultivation in the future...

But precisely because of this, he decided that he must test this guy thoroughly this time and try to stimulate his potential. He wanted to see where this guy's current limit is and how far he is from knocking on that door!

However, at this time, Xia Ye's method had obviously not been fully exerted. When the "ninth turn" was completed and the pill took shape, he also lifted the lower part of the mask a little and actually swallowed the pill!

"Um?!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Huaiyi on the side was even more surprised. He thought that this kid would shoot out the pill like last time, but he didn't expect that this technique could be used in this way. He immediately widened his eyes.

And what he doesn't know is...

This is actually the true use of "Nine Turns of the Universe". After all, the pills made by alchemy are basically for human consumption. Whether it is treatment, poisoning, or strengthening or weakening, they are all methods of "change" and need to act on the body of a living being to exert the greatest effect...

As for the last time, Xia Ye had no intention of really exerting his full strength. It was enough to just detonate the golden elixir. This was the simplest and crudest use of the elixir he refined. Although it was powerful, it was completely incomparable to the power that could be brought by taking it!

"Refine the elixir and take the elixir, it is indeed the method of alchemy..."

At this time, the old Taoist priest also narrowed his eyes and confirmed it thoroughly, his look of anticipation growing even stronger.

After all, among the Taoist techniques today, spells, thunder magic, talismans and so on have all developed well, but the art of alchemy has long been stagnant. This is because the method of external alchemy has never been highly respected and is regarded as borrowing external objects, and those who can cultivate this art to a high level are extremely rare.

But the old Taoist priest knew clearly that just like the method of refining instruments, the art of external alchemy was actually no worse than other methods. The reason why it was declining nowadays was simply because there were very few people who could truly understand the essence of alchemy, and most people only regarded it as an auxiliary.

In fact, the most important thing in alchemy is the word "understanding". Understanding the properties of the medicine, understanding the principle of the effect produced after all the materials are combined with each other, understanding the relationship between the refining of the elixir and the laws of heaven and earth, and understanding heaven and earth step by step. This is a very rare and smooth road that can be followed and comprehend the way of the operation of heaven and earth!
At this moment...

boom! ! !
As he took the "Nine Revolutions Mysterious Pill", a powerful and mysterious aura instantly burst out from Xia Ye's body and rushed up to the sky, dispersing the clouds above his head and revealing the bright stars and the moon...

And the next moment, this aura was suddenly restrained and all contained back into Xia Ye's body. The wanton release of aura was not a true sign of strength. The right way was to be able to control everything and send and receive it at will!

"Not bad!"

Seeing that this guy was still able to maintain such control even after a sudden outburst, the old master was surprised and nodded secretly, while also starting to observe.

"If I'm not mistaken, you have already seen inside the door?"

He immediately realized that this guy had seen the scenery "inside the gate" with this outburst. That was a scenery that only belonged to the "top", and only those who reached the true top could see it clearly.

"I……"

"Saw!"

Hearing this, Xia Ye responded subconsciously and closed his eyes at the same time. Although he had also felt it during the previous experiments of alchemy, it was never as clear as it was at this moment...

I stood there in a daze for a moment!
Perhaps it was because there was a real top person standing opposite him that made him feel more deeply about this "top view". At this moment, he felt that he was really standing at the top of the world and looking down. Everything around him seemed insignificant...

You can touch the sky with your hands!

Just then...

pat!

In the dark, Xia Ye's palm seemed to be pressing on something. It was two huge and magnificent door panels, extremely heavy, and the gap between the doors revealed an unimaginable and intimidating aura...

"Deadly and seductive"!
This is Xia Ye's truest feeling at the moment. He can already see the "Road to Heaven" and "Road to the Summit" behind this door, but above that endless road...

"!!!"

There are countless prying eyes!
"So, you want to push it away?"

Hearing this, the old Taoist priest laughed. This guy was indeed extraordinary. And since he had already seen what was inside the "portal", it was naturally time to make a choice.

"Let me remind you that even if you have only used magic to enter this door, you will never be able to close it again. When you embark on this path, you will also have to bear the consequences. Once you push the door open... you will have no way back!"

What the old Taoist priest was referring to were naturally those eyes that were watching from the sky. Even Zhou Sheng, Zhang Huaiyi and others could see these eyes, not to mention him, a top person, who had already seen them a long time ago.

Even at this moment, when he raised his head and looked into the air, he could feel the nausea and terror through the barrier of clouds and atmosphere, but this was both pressure and motivation for him. He really wanted to slap the owners of these gazes and see what they were!
only……

The old Taoist priest also knew very well that people were not the same, just like him and Huaiyi, both of whom had extremely strong talents, but ultimately took completely different paths.

In the face of unknown dangers, some people choose to face them head-on, but they may be crushed to pieces, while others choose to hide, perhaps they can survive in disgrace. In fact, there is no real essential difference between the two. They are just the paths chosen by the practitioners themselves. Just keep moving forward, no matter what...

It’s the time to practice!
But obviously...

The old Taoist's reminder was somewhat unnecessary. Before he even finished speaking, Xia Ye had already pushed open the door in a mysterious way...

quack quack quack quack -

Wow - when the door opened, Xia Ye only felt something pouring into his body and soul like a tide. It was a "gift" from heaven and earth, which made many profound principles that he had not understood in the past suddenly become clear to him!
"So... this is the 'top'?"

At this moment, Xia Ye murmured softly. It was only at this moment that he finally understood...what "the best" was!
You will be at the top of the mountain and have a panoramic view of the mountains!

The real "pinnacle" is the existence that stands at the top of this world. Except for his own path, all the paths that have not reached this level are just "small paths" in his eyes. Such a person has already understood the principles of heaven and earth in this world, and has thoroughly understood his own path. His sights have already been set on the sky!
Heavenly!

pat!

Somehow, when Xia Ye crossed this threshold and stood on the road to the top, the gate behind him suddenly disappeared, and the road under his feet connected with his past path, and there was no distinction between them anymore!

And when he looked up at the sky again and felt the surveillance from outside, all the fear that he had instinctively felt disappeared at this moment, and what was left was only nausea and disgust, which made him frown!

"An act of weakness..."

Following his inner feelings, he blurted out these words. In his opinion, his previous inference should be correct. The owners of these eyes are just like the advanced civilizations in "The Three-Body Problem", just waiting to invade the weak to consolidate themselves or improve their strength...

It is truly an act of weakness!
And with this contempt, he stepped forward again, and set foot on the road to the top firmly, going straight forward!
Swish!
At the same time, Xia Ye suddenly opened his eyes, and the aura around him changed again. The original strength in his body was all settled, and he became extremely restrained.

At this moment, he was standing here, and in the eyes of Xia He and Zhang Huaiyi, he was no different from an ordinary person. They could no longer feel any changes in his aura and true qi in his body and around him. It seemed that all his cultivation had dissipated in an instant.

"This is?!"

Because of this, both of them looked shocked!
And only the old master...

When he saw this change, a smile appeared on his face from the bottom of his heart. He knew that this guy had opened the door and truly embarked on the same path as himself.

"How do you feel now?"

He asked aloud, and at the same time, golden light bloomed around him, which soon condensed into thunder and dark clouds gathered above his head. Facing the same "top person", he had to show enough respect!

All those who dare to embark on this path deserve respect!

"Very good, better than ever before, thank you very much, Master!"

The moment he came to his senses and heard this question, Xia Ye responded with a grin.

"If it weren't for the old Heavenly Master here, I wouldn't be able to take this step today!"

What he said was the truth. He was now certain that he was able to embark on this "road to the top" today because of the attraction of the old Taoist priest's aura. His "wisdom" allowed him to see the scene behind the door through this aura, so he was able to push the door open!
And this time...

"If you really want to thank me, then I will do my best. What I said before remains unchanged. If you cannot satisfy me...you can explain it to the company yourself!"

The old Taoist nodded happily, and his eyes immediately focused.

"No problem. The old master wants to see my ability, so I will satisfy him!"

Xia Ye's expression under the mask suddenly became solemn. He knew that the old master was absolutely serious about what he said, and he still couldn't be careless even if he took this step.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!
At this moment, the thunderclouds above their heads suddenly rolled up, and rumbling thunder sounded in it. Thick lightning snakes swam in it, and terrifying lightning power condensed in it in an instant.

Looking up, Xia Ye immediately felt the power of the thunder. Its power was probably not less than the "Return Tribulation" that Liu Tianhong had experienced before, and it might even be stronger!

"I have such a high level of skills. The old master really thinks highly of me..."

Xia Ye narrowed his eyes, thought to himself, and then smiled slightly.

The next moment, without waiting for the old Taoist priest to make any more moves, he raised his hand first and grabbed the thundercloud in the air...

wow——

In an instant, an invisible force refined the thundercloud, and turned the thunder power and cloud energy into a "Thundercloud Pill". This pill was black and flashing with lightning patterns, and it fell directly into Xia Ye's hands.

Snapped!
Immediately afterwards, Xia Ye flicked his finger and sent the "Thunder Cloud Pill" towards the old Taoist priest, but he did not activate the thunder power contained in it, and the force was also light, obviously not intended for attack.

"Oh?"

The old Taoist priest raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and immediately raised his hand to grab the pill. Then he heard someone on the other side say:
"Old Heavenly Master, this pill is for you. Give it to your disciples to help them comprehend and improve themselves, and understand the power of thunder. It is effective for both Yin and Yang thunder!"

This can be considered as Xia Ye's gift to the old Taoist priest. After all, even if he activated this elixir, he would not be able to hurt the old Taoist priest. It was really a pity, so it would be better to just give it away directly.

"..."

"Yes, thank you!"

The old Taoist priest was also thick-skinned. He had said something like "leave it to the company" before, but now he accepted it without hesitation. The two of them seemed to understand each other tacitly and could completely understand each other's thoughts.

Then...

"It seems that ordinary thunder magic is useless to you. Your magic is to condense the heaven and earth. Any means of borrowing the power of heaven and earth can be used by you. Am I right?"

In just such a short period of time, the old Taoist priest had already seen through the essence of Xia Ye's methods and began to speak.

"Old Master, you have good eyesight!"

Xia Ye naturally wouldn't hide this, as it didn't make much sense.

And in this case...

wow——

The old Taoist priest's body was once again filled with golden light, erupting with a simple yet extremely powerful life force. To him now, thunder magic was just a useful means, and this "light of life" was the foundation of everything for him.

This is also the path taken by the old Taoist priest, that is, "the life of ultimate tempering". In his eyes, "life" is the root of all means. In this case, why bother taking that detour, it is better to go straight to the source!
"Well……"

Seeing this, Xia Ye's eyes suddenly condensed. Just as the old Taoist priest had judged, his current state was the most terrifying in his eyes. In his eyes, the old Taoist priest who cast the "Golden Light Curse" only represented two words -

"Invincible"!
Of course, he himself did not expect that he could really compare with the old master, let alone defeat him. After all, no matter how strong he is now, he is just a junior who has just embarked on this path. What he can do is to release his strength and stimulate his potential as much as possible!

Swish!
Then, the next moment, Xia Ye spun his palm, and the power of heaven and earth suddenly gathered together. All the mysteries were added to his body, resonating with the power in his body, and bursting out with a pure halo as bright as jade...

And then, he moved his feet and took the lead in attacking, turning into a stream of light and rushing straight towards the old Taoist priest. The jade light and the golden light collided with each other, causing the surrounding air to explode!
boom--! ! !
Click!

Almost in an instant, as expected, the jade light around Xia Ye was shattered by the golden light, and he flew backwards, breaking a large tree before finally stopping.

"Cough cough!"

He stood up and coughed forcefully a few times, then immediately suppressed the turmoil in his body. This result was not beyond his expectations; it was as it should be.

"This is the old Heavenly Master..."

After just one test, Xia Ye was fully aware of the gap between the two sides, so he didn't plan to fight any more fists and feet, and directly used the strongest power he could exert at the moment...

Swish!

The next moment, he saw his left palm facing the sky and his right palm facing the ground, and two mysterious suction forces surged up at the same time. Two completely different yet opposing and unified mysterious energies, one white and one black, one clear and one turbid, were instantly attracted to him and began to condense in his palms.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing this scene, the old Taoist priest who wanted to continue chasing suddenly stopped and watched with interest. He could tell that this guy was about to use his "big move", so he just watched.

"Yin and Yang, clear and turbid energy, this guy's methods have indeed explored the origin of heaven and earth. This is the way of 'refining the universe and mediating the creation'. It is really rare in this era!"

Just as the old Taoist judged, this way of comprehending the principles of heaven and earth and condensing the essence of heaven and earth into one's own body is extremely rare in today's modern era. Even among Taoists, few have tried it. After all, this path is inherently very difficult.

Not to mention, to make further breakthroughs based on the understanding of heaven and earth and reach the realm of "mediating the creation", it is impossible to achieve without natural talent. Except for those great Taoist talents and founders of various sects in the past, it has basically never been heard of.

The person who has been closest to this path in recent years is perhaps Ma Benzai, one of the "Thirty-Six Thieves" who created the "Shenji Bailian". After all, the essential principles of alchemy and refining are the same, but the ways of display are different. They must have taken similar paths...

It’s a pity that the situation was chaotic back then, and the old master couldn’t even find his own junior brother, let alone see Ma Ben and the “Shen Ji Bai Lian” with his own eyes. But now he finally sees such a person again, and he is really happy!

While the old Taoist priest was quietly feeling and sighing in his heart, two Qi pills, one black and one white, had already condensed on Xia Ye's hands. He used the "Nine Turns of Heaven and Earth" at the same time and began to refine the two Qi pills...

In a blink of an eye, the "eighth turn" was completed, and the two Qi pills had changed from their original black and white shapes into the shape of two yin and yang fish, one clear and one turbid. The two diametrically opposite clear and turbid points were dotted in the two yin and yang fish, and the breath of heaven and earth burst out!
wow——

In an instant, a mixed halo of clear and turbid light spread out, without any aggressiveness or causing any destruction. It just cleansed the bodies of the three people around it, making them feel the pure nature of heaven and earth.

"?!"

Except for the old Taoist priest who had no reaction but just smiled even more, Zhang Huaiyi and Xia He all trembled. At this moment, they only felt that they were in the boundless heaven and earth, and this heaven and earth were pressing towards them. They were infinitely shocked!

This is not over yet...

When the "Eighth Turn" was completed, Xia Ye immediately started the "Ninth Turn". Although this state was temporary, it was an extremely precious opportunity for him. It could eliminate his future bottlenecks and allow him to progress naturally after meeting the conditions.

The next moment, he put his hands together, and the two yin and yang fish merged into a "Taichi Diagram of Clear and Turbidity". A strand of "line of chaos" condensed between the clear and turbid air, separating the clear and turbid air, and at the same time, it was also reversed from "Tai Chi" and deduced towards "Wuji"!

Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things!
"Tai Chi" means "one" and "Wuji" means "Tao". If this reverse deduction can be completed, Xia Ye may really be able to touch the "root of the origin of heaven and earth"!
But it was obvious that it was impossible for him to do it now. But even so, he was already extremely satisfied. After the "chaos" first appeared and there was no more room for pushing it, he decisively gave up and then tried his best to comprehend it.

He knew that the old Taoist priest would not take action at this moment, so he simply sat down cross-legged with confidence, clasped his hands together, and the Yin-Yang fish slowly rotated between his palms. His consciousness went directly into that ray of "chaos"!
Seeing this, the old Taoist priest laughed and scolded unhappily:
"This guy is really shameless!"

But he did not move anymore, just observing carefully.

This ray of "chaotic energy" is a huge opportunity for Xia Ye, and also for the old Taoist priest. "Nature" is "heaven", "life" is "earth", and the "Tao of nature and life" is also the "Tao of heaven and earth". "Yin and Yang combine to give birth to chaos" is actually one of the realms of "the harmony of nature and life"!
then……

The old Taoist priest simply sat down cross-legged, carefully feeling this rare ray of "chaos". No matter how much or how little, he would always gain some benefit from it.

Seeing that the two people who were sparring did so, Zhang Huaiyi and Xia He, who were watching the fight on the side, naturally sat down as well. The scene suddenly became strange and harmonious, without any of the previous "sense of tension"!
And a moment later...

After Xia Ye finished his realization, he smiled slightly and slowly stood up...

At the same time, the other three also opened their eyes and stood up. They knew that this competition was about to come to an end.

Since the mystery contained in this "Pure and Turbid Tai Chi Diagram" was too powerful, it was not something Xia Ye could take and absorb at this moment, so he did not do so. Instead, he turned his gaze to the old Taoist priest.

"Old Heavenly Master, this is my last move. It doesn't matter what the result is. Please watch!"

Swish!
As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed his palm, and the "Clear and Turbid Tai Chi Diagram" instantly shot out, tearing through the air and disappearing...

Across space!

(End of this chapter)