Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 711 Gains and Losses
Xu Yunfan flicked his sleeve, and purple-gold thunder patterns appeared and disappeared within it.

Purple-gold lightning flowed silently between the pillars of the hall, like solidified liquid lightning, illuminating the entire main hall of Shenxiao as bright as day.

Xu Yunfan sat cross-legged on the cloud platform in the center of the hall, his aura as deep and stagnant as the ocean. Only the Star Spirit Banner, which was about ten feet long in his hand, was trembling slightly and emitting a barely audible hum.

The once deep and vast star map on the banner was now covered with fine cracks. In particular, at the center of the banner, where the molten gold sun transformed from the Crimson Sun Dao Fruit and the purple-gold thunder star transformed from the Divine Firmament Dao Fruit intersected, the spiderweb-like cracks were particularly glaring and even spread to the tough banner pole.

Xu Yunfan ran his fingertips over the cracks, carefully channeling his purple-gold divine power, like the finest silk thread, into them, attempting to heal the wounds.

Each time magic is injected, tiny sparks of electricity ignite at the edge of the crack, emitting a soft "sizzling" sound, but the repair process is exceptionally slow.

He frowned slightly, a barely perceptible hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.

"Forcibly reviving the spiritual treasure in the desperate situation of the Sea of ​​Bitterness of Reincarnation, and then using the power of cross-world to infuse it with the two extremely yang and strong forces of the Crimson Sun Burning Heaven Fire and the Divine Firmament Annihilation Thunder, ultimately damaged its foundation."

Xu Yunfan felt somewhat helpless.

The pure Yang fire of the Crimson Sun Dao Fruit was violent and scorching, while the destructive thunder of the Divine Firmament Dao Fruit was domineering and fierce. Although both belonged to the Yang attribute, their attributes were not perfectly compatible. When they suddenly collided and erupted in the narrow space inside the Star Spirit Banner, the backlash force generated far exceeded expectations, almost tearing apart the core structure of this natal spiritual treasure.

He closed his eyes, his divine sense sinking deep into the Star Spirit Banner. The data stream on the attribute panel silently swept across his field of vision.

【Star Banner - Natal Treasure】

Status: Moderate damage (lightning backlash)

The repair requires rare and precious items. The mother qi of Geng metal and the core of a ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood can be searched by relying on the foundation of the Yuanshi Sect or one's own accumulation, but it will take a long time.

With a flow of divine thoughts, fragments of memories from the depths of the sea of ​​suffering were precisely extracted and amplified.

Bone islands, surging seas of blood, and coiled skeletal dragons...

The final image focuses on the enormous, mountain-like head of the dragon.

At the end of the gnarled branches above its head, a strange fruit the size of a fist, shaped like a coiled dragon, floats silently.

The cool, clear light emanating from that Dao Fruit seemed capable of freezing the soul, and its core characteristics were instantly and clearly outlined in Xu Yunfan's perception and the deduction from the attribute panel.

This Dao Fruit is the Eye of the Void, located at the deepest part of the sea of ​​suffering in the cycle of reincarnation. It was formed over ten thousand years by the condensation of the extreme Yin death energy accumulated over countless ages and the origin of the Void of the dead.

Its chill is not the cold of ordinary ice and snow, but the ultimate cold that points directly to the annihilation of life and the return of all things to nothingness, naturally exerting a strong suppression on all yang attribute magic power and life force.

In the sea of ​​suffering, it acts like a stabilizing force, suppressing the raging blood waves and the bone-corroding winds.

But reaching Yin is not the end.

Deep within this frigid core that freezes everything, Xu Yunfan clearly sensed a faint yet incredibly tenacious wisp of warm life.

Like seeds hidden beneath the frozen soil of winter, they embody the profound meaning of "yin giving rise to yang".

This glimmer of life is transformation and nurturing, perfectly harmonizing the violent, destructive energy to achieve a dynamic balance.

This is precisely why Xu Yunfan regards it as the final cornerstone for building the Small Heavenly Circuit.

The thunder of the Divine Firmament Dao Fruit annihilates all laws; it is extremely yang and strong, and incomparably violent.

The Crimson Sun Dao Fruit's blazing light burns the heavens and boils the seas, pure Yang and domineering.

Both are extremely yang, and isolated yang cannot last long; they urgently need the power of yin to harmonize the dragon and tiger. The yin power of the Taiyin Mingqiu Dao Fruit is just right to act as the most exquisite buffer and catalyst. With its characteristic of "yin giving rise to yang", it will not only not weaken the power of thunder and fire, but will also harmonize the divine thunder.

By imbuing the violent Yang lightning with Yin power, it achieves a balance of strength and gentleness, containing a hint of rebirth within destruction, making its power more restrained, condensed, and enduring.

Moreover, it catalyzes the true fire of the blazing sun. Under the pressure and stimulation of the ultimate yin power, the pure yang fire, like a hot iron thrown into ice water, can burst out with a purer and more intense firepower, and the fire nature tends to be stable and controllable.

This forms the microcosmic orbit.

Taiyin, the ultimate Yin, generates and nourishes Shenxiao, which in turn promotes Chiyang. After Chiyang reaches a certain critical point, the principle of "Yang giving rise to Yin" can then feed back and balance Taiyin.

A continuous and mutually reinforcing microcosmic energy cycle is thus initially established.

In the early stages of the Golden Core Realm, the focus is on stabilizing the Golden Core and comprehending the Dao principles.

The core sign of reaching the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm is to transform the nascent Golden Core Cave Heaven within the dantian from the ethereal to the tangible, elevating it to the realm of the Great Void, allowing it to draw upon the power of the void and chaos to nourish itself.

The three Dao Fruits, whose attributes complement each other to form a stable microcosmic cycle, will provide an incomparably powerful and balanced primordial force, serving as the fuel and framework for supporting the grotto-heaven.

Once successful, Xu Yunfan will immediately cross the threshold and become a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator on par with Pudu Zhenjun and Chunyang Zhenjun, truly establishing himself as a giant in the Yuanshi Sect and even the Taihua Lingxu Realm.

"Taiyin Mingqiu, it truly lives up to its name."

Xu Yunfan opened his eyes, a flash of purple-gold lightning disappearing from his pupils, carrying a hint of heat.

Although this journey resulted in the loss of Wukong's clone and damage to the Star Spirit Banner, the ability to so clearly locate and perceive the characteristics of the Taiyin Fruit and confirm its perfect compatibility with one's own path made the price... worthwhile!

Wukong's clone self-destructed in the Sea of ​​Bitterness. Although his true spirit was protected at its core by the Star Spirit Banner, it would take a long time to reassemble and recover.

There's no need to rush the current situation in the Bitter Sea. Xu Yunfan is certain that the White-Haired True Monarch will not be able to defeat the Dragon. However, Xu Yunfan needs another powerful ally.

His gaze fell into the depths of the Star Spirit Banner, where a true spirit, condensed into a tangible dark golden sword light, was imprisoned.

It was the only true spirit remaining after Han Shi's clone self-destructed the Cangming Dao Fruit.

The sword intent of Wan Cheng's wrathful killing contained within it, having undergone the tempering of life and death, has become even purer and more unruly, and is filled with boundless hatred and rage towards Xu Yunfan as the original body.

"Han Shi, it's time for you to 'see the light of day' again."

Xu Yunfan muttered something and suddenly flicked his sleeve.

Wow

Piled up on the side of the hall, the rare spiritual materials accumulated by Xu Yunfan over many years flew up with dazzling light and floated in mid-air, the three core items shining brightly.

Ten Thousand Year Sword Marrow Jade.

This jade is pure white like chalcedony, yet it contains incomparably sharp innate sword energy. It is a supreme treasure for shaping the foundation of a sword cultivator's innate sword veins, and something that foundation-building sword cultivators dream of.

This item will be perfect as the bones for the new body; it was obtained from the Red Sun True Lord.

The other item is the Northern Darkness Cold Iron, which is a mysterious iron from the extremely cold northern lands. It has been tempered by the Nine Netherworld Cold Fiend for hundreds of millions of years. It contains cold energy within, making it indestructible. It can also temper sword intent, making it purer and more refined, and removing impurities.

This material can be transformed into the flesh and tendons of a new body.

(End of this chapter)