Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 520 Precarious
The sky was dark, and dark clouds obscured the sun.

The fierce wind and rain pounded against the swaying bamboo forest, making creaking and cracking sounds, as if it were about to break.

Inside the brightly lit secret room, Song Xian sat cross-legged on a futon, his expression solemn, gazing at the green gourd on the table.

After several years of accumulation, the yin and yang energies that had been swirling inside the gourd have gradually merged together, forming a dark purple, unidentified gas.

The yin energy that was originally dormant below, after being compressed and condensed, was originally dark black.

The yang energy floating above is compressed and condensed, and is originally dark red.

When the two are combined, they surprisingly turn out to be a dark purple color.

Clearly, this dark purple gas was no longer the original Yin and Yang energies. Although Song Xian could not be sure what it was, he guessed that it might be the legendary innate energy.

Many books record that before the creation of heaven and earth, the world was a chaotic mass of gas.

As the primordial chaos gradually decomposed, it transformed into yin and yang energies.

Yang energy is light and rises, while Yin energy is turbid and sinks, thus separating heaven and earth.

The yin and yang energies inside the gourd have now re-condensed, forming a new dark purple gas. Logically, this should be the primordial chaotic energy.

However, the book also records that the chaotic energy was purplish-gold, while the inside of the gourd was dark purple.

If the records in those ancient books are accurate, then this is not innate qi.

Perhaps this is the primordial chaos energy after its decomposition? Song Xian pondered to himself.

The primordial chaos of Qi decomposed into Yin and Yang Qi not overnight, but through countless years of refinement.

Is this the decomposed and dissolved innate energy? In other words, a weakened version of the chaotic innate energy?

Of course, all of this was just Song Xian's speculation.

Regardless of what it is, since it is formed by the fusion of Yin and Yang energies, it must be an extraordinary product.

Song Xian stared at the gourd for a long time, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he reached out and grasped the gourd.

As spiritual energy poured in, after an unknown amount of time, the dark purple gas inside the gourd was slowly squeezed out.

Just in case, he enveloped his entire body in Yin Netherfire, only touching the gas with his hands.

So heavy, so cumbersome.

Song Xian held the dark purple cloud in his hands, feeling as if he were holding not a gas, but a heavy solid piece of steel. Fortunately, apart from being heavy, nothing else went wrong.

Immediately afterwards, he activated his spiritual power according to the Human Taiji Yin-Yang Method recorded in the Six Paths of Divine Power.

As he circulated his spiritual energy along the eight extraordinary meridians according to the cultivation method, it finally gathered between his hands.

The dark purple gas also gradually began to change.

It first slowly condensed into a sphere, and then gradually flattened as it rotated.

Just then, the gas seemed to be disturbed by something, and suddenly became chaotic and disordered.

The gas, which had been flattened, returned to an irregular shape.

Song Xian slowly lowered his hands, showing no sign of frustration, but rather a look of joy on his face.

He was well aware of the difficulty of cultivating the Six Paths Divine Power, and the progress he had made on his first attempt far exceeded his expectations.

After all, this was his first substantial contact with the fused Yin and Yang energies, and it verified that this dark purple gas could indeed be used to cultivate the Tai Chi Yin-Yang Divine Power.

This is already a huge breakthrough.

It should be noted that since Dong Xuanchen obtained these six divine abilities manuals, he has not yet mastered even one of them.

To be precise, it was the fragments of memory he could access, meaning that Dong Xuanchen had not yet mastered any of the Six Paths Divine Abilities before breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

The Gate of Apocalypse was still only just beginning to touch the threshold; its mastery and understanding of this supernatural power was far less profound than that of Song Xian.

This is not because his comprehension is higher. In fact, Dong Xuanchen's aptitude and comprehension are very high, otherwise he would not have been able to innovate a unique puppet-making method and go so far in this field.

The reason why Song Xian found it easier to cultivate the Gate of Revelation was because he possessed the unique advantage of the Eye of True Observation, which allowed him to easily see through the hidden spatial changes that were difficult for ordinary people to perceive.

If Dong Xuanchen's main cultivation method, the Gate of Revelation, is still like this, then the Taiji Yin-Yang is even more so. Even after reaching the Golden Core stage, he still cannot generate Yin and Yang energies within his body, let alone fuse them.

Song Xian even suspected that none of these six supernatural powers were something that ordinary people could cultivate.

Only those with special talents can cultivate one of these skills. For example, if he possesses the Eye of True Insight, cultivating the Gate of Revelation will be much easier for him than for ordinary people, but cultivating the Tai Chi Yin-Yang will be extremely difficult.

The Gate of Revelation is suitable for those who are naturally gifted with a keen awareness of spatial changes.

Tai Chi Yin and Yang are suitable for those with special constitutions who can generate Yin and Yang energies on their own.

Otherwise, there's no reason why Song Xian and Dong Xuanchen, who have been cultivating for so long, still haven't even gotten close to the threshold.

Fortunately, he obtained this green gourd, which can absorb yin and yang energies and fuse them into this dark purple cloud, which can help him cultivate.

Otherwise, he might never have even reached the threshold of cultivating this supernatural power in his lifetime.

The most important and crucial step has now been solved by external means; all that's needed now is to grasp the details and intricacies involved.

Song Xian slowly closed his eyes, holding the ball of dark purple gas in his hands, and focused his whole being on feeling the subtle changes in the spiritual energy flowing through his body's eight extraordinary meridians.

He didn't know how much time had passed, until his spiritual energy was almost exhausted, before he finally opened his eyes.

After enveloping the dark purple gas with spiritual power, I sent it back into the gourd.

Song Xian put away the gourd, left the secret room, and went to the cultivation room to recover his depleted spiritual power.

This second-tier high-grade cultivation room is no longer suitable for his cultivation, but it can still be used to recover his depleted spiritual energy.

Since breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, he has hardly spent any time in the cultivation room, instead focusing on cultivating supernatural abilities or techniques.

They only come here when their spiritual energy is depleted.

Just as he was recovering his spiritual power, there was a knock on the door from the outside.

He opened his eyes, and with a wave of his hand, the stone door opened. A disciple stood outside and bowed to him, saying, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, Senior Xu Yaoming of the Beast Taming Sect has arrived and says he has important matters to discuss."

Song Xian nodded, got up and left the cultivation room.

Before it even got dark, Xu Yaoming came to the door, so he must have something important to say.

In the past, before he formed his core, Xu Yaoming would send someone to notify him and summon him for any matter.

Now that he has successfully formed his core, Xu Yaoming's attitude has changed. This is the first time Xu Yaoming has come to visit him in person, so he can't be too arrogant.

As the saying goes, "Even if you don't respect the monk, you should respect the Buddha." After all, he represents the Beast Taming Sect, and the sect still needs to communicate with him on some matters.

Song Xian's personal visit was also a way of showing his respect.

Inside the spacious and bright hall, Xu Yaoming was sitting opposite Xiao Ling, who was on duty, chatting idly.

Upon seeing him enter, the two of them stood up and waited.

"Senior Song, I apologize for disturbing your meditation. Please forgive me." Xu Yaoming smiled and bowed.

“We’re old friends, Fellow Daoist Xu, there’s no need for such formalities.” Song Xian walked to the head seat and sat down, waving his hand to indicate that he should take a seat as well. He didn’t waste any more words with him: “Fellow Daoist Xu is an honored guest, so there must be something important to discuss.”

"I just received a message from the sect that the rebels in Nanhan County have made their move. They have assembled a large force and are heading towards Xianyang County. Our sect requests that a thousand cultivators be recruited from Bianxi City to be ready to fight at any time." Xu Yaoming glanced at him and, seeing that his expression had not changed, continued, perhaps feeling a little guilty, his voice unconsciously lowering.

"I intend to recruit five hundred people from your sect and another five hundred from other sects in Bianxi City. I wonder what Sect Leader Song thinks?"

Since Hunyuan Sect replaced Luoyun Sect as the leading sect in Bianxi City, Hunyuan Sect has contributed about 30% to 40% of the total manpower during each wartime conscription.

The only exception was when the Hunyuan Sect helped the Beast Taming Sect attack the Murong family; the Hunyuan Sect contributed nearly 80% of its manpower.

Of the two thousand cultivators in Bianxi City, the Hunyuan Sect sent 1,500. On that occasion, Xu Yaoming also asked them to contribute half their manpower, conscripting 500 people.

In order to obtain the opportunity to form a core at the Beast Taming Sect's mountain gate, Song Xian not only did not haggle but also offered to add a thousand more people.

Times have changed. Back then, Xu Yaoming could confidently make his demands because of his position as the head of the Beast Taming Sect, but now that Song Xian has entered the Golden Core stage, he has somehow lost his confidence.

"Are these conscripted men to be sent to Xianyang Prefecture?" Upon hearing this news, Song Xian was not shocked and remained calm.

Because long ago, rumors about the rebels in Nanhan County making a big move had already been circulating everywhere.

Most people predicted they would start a war, and various signs indicated that this was not unfounded.

"There's no need to go to Xianyang County. Our sect has received orders to gather cultivators in Xishu County, and they will be dispatched to Ningye County to guard against the invasion of the Southern Han County rebels. Although the rebels have sent most of their forces to attack Xianyang County, they have also stationed many people on the border with our county, and they may invade at any time."

"So, does this mean our prefecture doesn't need to send any recruited cultivators to support Xianyang Prefecture?" Song Xian remained outwardly calm, but his mind was racing. The rebel army had already marched straight to the Qianqing Sect's stronghold in Xianyang Prefecture. The Qianqing Sect must be extremely anxious and would definitely demand that all prefectures send troops to defend it. However, the Xuanyuan Sect, which was most closely related to him, remained inactive. This was something to ponder.

It's possible that the troops stationed at the border by the Southern Han Commandery had a deterrent effect, preventing Emperor Xuanyuan from making any rash moves. Alternatively, it's possible that some unknown secrets occurred between Emperor Xuanyuan and Emperor Qianqing during this period, making their relationship somewhat delicate.

(End of this chapter)