Am I the only good person in this cultivation world?

"But Senior Sister He is indeed very beautiful."

"What good is beauty? All beauty cannot withstand the erosion of time. Even with a face that could topple kingdoms, without ascending to immortality and escaping the cycle of life and death, one is ultimately just a pile of bones, vanishing in an instant."

Yao Ailan pursed her lips:

"Brother, the way you're talking makes me think you're about to ascend to immortality tomorrow... You don't crave women, and you're not short of spirit stones, so what's the point of your cultivation? You can't just cultivate for the sake of cultivating, can you?"

"Who told you I don't lack spirit stones?"

Yao Han rolled her eyes, then seriously considered Lan'er's words:

"Why... At first, of course, it was for immortality. After some ups and downs, it became about simply living. Now, it's about finding ways to live better and to prove the path in my heart."

"I don't understand, it's too profound. Explain it in more detail."

"First form the Golden Core, then the Nascent Soul."

"Aren't you just practicing for the sake of practicing?"

"That's different."

A soft sigh escaped his nose, and Yao Han recalled the day he escaped from the Demon Palace, slowly speaking:

"Below the Nascent Soul stage, all are but ants. The cultivation world is ultimately cruel. No matter how high your cultivation level is, if you cannot become a Nascent Soul cultivator, you will eventually become a pawn, manipulated by others, and unable to even decide your own life and death."

"Um…"

Alan nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite:

"So your current goal is to strive to form a Nascent Soul?"

"It's not about trying, it's about succeeding. Otherwise, how can I protect you?"

"Ugh~ What a cheesy thing to say all of a sudden. I don't need your protection. Don't you want to advance to the Spirit Transformation stage?"

"Those are all legendary existences; whether they're real or not is uncertain, how would I know?"

"That's true. I asked my master before if any Spirit Transformation cultivators had ever appeared in our Water Moon Palace, and he said no. I wonder what lies beyond Spirit Transformation?"

Yao Han tilted her head slightly, looking up at the sky:

"Who knows? Maybe I'll become a true immortal..."

……

After chatting with Ai Lan for half a day, Yao Han printed out a copy of "Bloodline Ancestral Restoration Technique" and gave it to her.

He had intended to leave her some more spirit stones to buy a new spirit snake, but the little girl said that she hadn't used much of what he had left her before, which saved him a small expense.

Lan'er happily left with the jade slip. He escorted her all the way to the outside of the island before reactivating the magic array and returning to his cave.

It's really lively today, with guests coming one after another.

Fortunately, it's finally peaceful now.

He finally had time to practice the two new martial arts techniques he had acquired.

Putting aside the competition, since there were still two years to go, he wasn't actually that interested in the "Core Formation Cave" that Jiang Fanyu mentioned at first.

After all, he has neither a lack of magical artifacts nor cultivation techniques. As for spirit stones, he can accumulate them eventually, so there's no need to risk his life.

However, staying in seclusion in the cave for too long was rather dull and monotonous. After being on the island for so long, he really wanted to go out for a stroll and change his mood.

He also wanted to see what was so special about this newly acquired technique.

However, whether he goes or not depends on his progress in cultivation. If he can master Han Chuan Ye Guang in a short time, he can easily escape even if he encounters any difficult danger.

Conversely, if he hadn't mastered the skills, he would never have accepted Jiang Fanyu's invitation.

Having made up his mind, Yao Han sat down on the futon and took out the jade slip that Su Yao had given him. His eyes were still open, and his mind was completely absorbed in it.

Unexpectedly, an hour passed while he was reading. When he opened his eyes again, the sunlight shining into the cave had become much dimmer, and the sky was getting darker.

After withdrawing his divine sense, Yao Han showed a hint of weariness on his face, but his eyes were still bright and piercing.

The contents of this "Nine Netherworld Profound Gold True Explanation" are extremely numerous and complex, and cannot be explained in just a few words.

Metal is associated with Lesser Yin, and its nature is to restrain, be pure and firm. Its virtue lies in its form and substance, and it is characterized by decisiveness and innovation.

Water is associated with the Yin principle, and its nature is to moisten, cool and flowing. Its virtue lies in marshes, and its form and substance are indeterminate. It is primarily moistening and accepts all.

In simple terms, this technique combines the two Yin elements of metal and water, and the Lesser Yin and Greater Yin, to refine the Yin-Yang swirling light from metal and pure water, condensing the austere energy of metal and gathering the swirling essence of water, thus forming the foundation of the Nine Netherworlds of Mysterious Metal, which is infinitely versatile and unfathomably mysterious.

The method for reaching the Foundation Establishment realm is to take a wisp of golden energy from the Qian Yuan True Crystal and guide it into the meridians. Instead of tempering the physical body, it condenses the golden nature into the spiritual breath, making the spiritual energy gather, sharp, and refined without dissipating, forming the core of Xuan Guang. It also draws upon the essence of Qingming Jade Marrow to nourish the spiritual meridians throughout the body, making the spiritual energy flow like a vortex, smooth and round, without stagnation or blockage, forming the shape of Xuan Guang.

As for techniques, they all boil down to the single word "Xuan".

Once the water veins of the Golden Source are initially combined, a thought will trigger a swirling light that can be used to attack by forming threads into needles, or to defend by transforming into mirrors into waves. It also has the remarkable effect of trapping and binding enemies, combining offense and defense, hardness and softness, and is highly versatile.

Yao Han also discovered that "Han Chuan Ye Guang" was also included in the Nine Nether Profound Gold True Explanation, but it was taken out separately and included in the Sutra Repository.

This technique combines offense and defense, with numerous variations, making it far more complex than the Three Ghosts Technique he cultivated in his previous life, which broadened Yao Han's horizons.

These are just the methods and techniques used in the Foundation Establishment stage. As for the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages after Foundation Establishment, the various supernatural abilities dazzled him. Just looking at the names of those abilities made him realize how extraordinary they were.

As expected of a major sect, such a cultivation method is beyond the imagination of ordinary cultivators—even if they were lucky enough to obtain it, they wouldn't know where to begin.

Not to mention the requirement of having both metal and water spiritual roots and the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment, the spiritual materials alone would stump most cultivators.

Although it mentions that there are no restrictions on the quality of cultivation materials, if there is a choice, one should definitely choose the best in order to raise the upper limit of the cultivation technique.

If we're talking about the finest gold and purest water, then "Qingming Chalcedony" and "Qianyuan True Crystal" are naturally the most suitable choices.

Fortunately, Su Yao had already prepared both items for him. If it were up to him, he didn't know how long it would have taken to find them.

Yao Han took the two jade boxes out of his storage bag, held them in his hand, and sighed softly.

This is truly an incredible favor.

Before entering the moonlit water, he never expected to be valued so highly.

Although dual spiritual roots are rare, they are still far less precious than heavenly spiritual roots. According to his previous thinking, he might be picked over when he first entered the sect, but before long he and Lan'er would blend into the crowd and become inconspicuous members of the inner sect.

After all, none of those who can become inner disciples among the six sects are simple.

For example, Fang Tingyu and Jiang Fanyu, although they have never mentioned it, their spiritual root aptitude may not be much worse than his, and they may even have some special physique.

Having arrived earlier than others, I unexpectedly inherited the Daoist tradition of Feixia Island before them. Such a stroke of luck is truly unfathomable.

However, since he had accepted Su Yao's gift and inherited such an important cultivation technique, he had also taken on the karma of Fei Xia and Shui Yue. If any accidents happened in the sect in the future, he could no longer remain aloof.

Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it so much.

Who can say for sure what the future holds?

A tremendous opportunity is right in front of him; if he were to give it up so easily, he wouldn't be Yao Han.

He composed himself, held his breath, and slowly opened the two jade boxes. The dazzling spiritual light illuminated his face.