Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Wei Xi focused on searching the abyss (the boundary between Yin and Yang). What he noticed first was that, unlike Chongxiao City, the Yin and Yang energy here was very quiet, with no leakage whatsoever.

"Whether it's the water released from the city or the water flowing in, there should be enough yin and yang energy to convert into. But there's no uncontrolled yin and yang energy here. Could it be that those flower buds have such a big appetite?"

Based on Wei Xi's understanding of artifact crafting, all magical artifacts have a limit to their endurance. By the same token, it can be deduced that even the order arranged by Heaven should have a limited capacity to withstand pressure in the short term.

After all, if the Heavenly Dao could act with impunity, why would it need to arrange such a process for recycling Yin and Yang energy?
Wei Xi felt that this whole process was quite troublesome, and there must be some unavoidable reason behind it.

Wei Xi expressed no interest in sharing the burdens of Heaven.

“The Yin and Yang energies around the Black Abyss and Dieji Mountain in Chongxiao City can be described as rampant. Otherwise, the forces of the mortal world would not have ignored it and allowed the cultivators to govern it.”

"But this boundary between Yin and Yang outside Dead Water City must have been tampered with. Why is the Yin and Yang energy being controlled so well?"

Wei Xi couldn't understand this, and besides, she only had a vague understanding of the strength of Dead Water City and didn't know how capable Zuo Fei and the others really were.

If Zuo Fei was indeed behind the millennia-long practice of diverting the world's waters, then it's not impossible that he also manipulated the boundary between Yin and Yang.

"Assuming that Deadwater City really did modify this place, then this place should not be in a normal state. On the contrary, Chongxiao City and Dieji Mountain are the original state that the boundary between Yin and Yang should be in."

Wei Xi frowned, then changed his expression again, “Fan Shan from Chongxiao City said he had an agreement with someone. That’s not right. Going back further, there were also cultivators who tried to suppress Dieji Mountain and the Black Abyss of Chongxiao City.”

"Which boundary between yin and yang is the normal one?"

"But do Zuo Fei and those cultivators really have the same goal?"

Like a shark that has smelled blood, Wei Xi locked onto this line of thought and started tracking.

"While neither Zuo Fei nor Fan Shan is entirely trustworthy, if I had to choose one, Zuo Fei at least truly went alone to Dongyi to challenge Yu Xianzhou for the sake of the people of Pingjiang River Basin."

"Judging by actions, not intentions, Zuo Fei once risked his life for the sake of the people."

"Fan Shan's stance is unclear. What is certain is that he knows about the Golden Age, and the Golden Age was clearly later than Dead Water City."

"Back when Zuo Fei was alive, the rule of the demon beasts had just begun to crumble. The predecessors probably only managed to cultivate their inner energy by chance. Yu Xianzhou and the other great demons who tacitly approved of its actions probably knew even more. If I were Zuo Fei, what would I do if I knew that the Heavenly Dao regarded all things as straw dogs?"

Wei Xi's first thought was to just do what he had to do; the sky wouldn't fall before he died. If he were to run into something like the Green Moon Tide, he would desperately destroy the Root of Heaven and Earth's Warp and Weft as revenge.

"No, that's not right," Wei Xi immediately realized, "We need to consider what Zuo Fei will do!"

Wei Xi "witnessed" Zuo Fei's concern for the world. Although the strange lyrics ended up on a child, it didn't stop Zuo Fei from turning a fake act into a real hero.

If Zuo Fei's understanding of the Heavenly Dao deepens during the process of eliminating the evil demons of the Eastern Barbarians, and he even glimpses that the world is in danger if things continue this way, what would he do?
“He will find a way to stop these things,” Wei Xi thought to himself. “Once Zuo Fei realizes that all the things in the mortal world are just the ebb and flow of the Heavenly Dao, he will try to mitigate their impact on the mortal world.”

"I just don't know what happened to him. Didn't he know to leave behind another memory?"

"Or did he leave a backup plan, but it was destroyed along with Deadwater City?"

Wei Xi recalled the tragedy that she and Qin Feng had deduced about the Dead Water City: the city was burned down by a demonic beast, and the city, which had been meticulously planned, was destroyed due to a single oversight. "Originally, I thought that Zuo Fei was only willing to sacrifice the lives of the people in the city to lure and kill the demonic beast, which is why she insisted on going down into the abyss, hoping to find the corpse of a great demon."

"Now it seems there might be another possibility: Zuo Fei led Deadwater City to transform the boundary between Yin and Yang. An ancient demon beast was determined to destroy Deadwater City. With no other choice, the people of the city chose to retain the spiritual power of the water in the world. This is the last trace they left in the world."

"His obsession was so strong that even after death he murmured, 'Dead waters are resurrected, all rivers flow eastward.'"

A sense of respect arose in Wei Xi's heart; it was the respect that people have for self-sacrifice.

Despite the lack of direct evidence, Wei Xi was emotionally willing to believe it.

"Deadwater City launched a fierce attack, and the demonic beasts that came to stop them will likely not gain any advantage. If that's the case, then this place has been modified by Zuo Fei and his group."

Wei Xi's spirits lifted, and even the matter of the Black Abyss in Chongxiao City found a suitable explanation.

"The end of the golden age, when traced back, is related to the flow of Yin and Yang energy, like a green moon tide sweeping across the world."

"The disappearance of powerful figures from various sects overnight must be suspicious!"

Wei Xi searched his memory for information he had gathered in the Black Abyss of Chongxiao City, trying to piece together the scattered clues.

"A powerful figure from a certain sect was very excited before he disappeared?"

What could excite the monks of the Golden Age?
A silent, cold smile appeared on Wei Xi's face—the answer was obvious.

He attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven.

You must understand, that was the golden age for cultivators. Now, the Ju Kingdom, which once seemed poised to sweep across the world, is struggling to survive in some remote corner. Fame and fortune held no appeal for cultivators.

The pursuit of cultivators at that time was to comprehend the Great Dao, attain enlightenment, and ascend to immortality.

It wasn't that Wei Xi was judging others by his own petty standards; it was simply that it's difficult to share a boat in trouble, but easy to collude with scoundrels. If these powerful individuals happened to learn some "minor knowledge" about the Heavenly Dao, and with only a superficial understanding or extreme self-confidence, they could very well follow in Yu Xianzhou's footsteps.

"Perhaps those powerful figures didn't 'disappear' overnight," Wei Xi thought darkly. "It's also possible that those who didn't want to go along with the corrupt were persecuted!"

It's a pity that Tangyin and Qubujin, these predecessors, struggled for many years but ultimately suffered a complete defeat.

"What remains unclear at present is threefold: first, what kind of harm Zuo Fei discovered the Heavenly Dao's actions had on the mortal world; second, what exactly were the plans of those vanished powerhouses of the Golden Age; and third, the entire cycle of Yin and Yang Qi."

“However,” Wei Xi thought, recalling the numerous inscriptions covering the passage, “there have been quite a few forces coming and going from Bone Reef Sea over the years. Are they really just here for those vague legends?”

"Or is it that people throughout history have known about the Way of Heaven?"

Wei Xi's eyes suddenly sharpened. "Is it that old blind man with the lousy mouth who sings nonsense everywhere? Or is there a spies who escaped the net during the Eastern Barbarian uprising?" (End of Chapter)