This martial saint is too cautious.

Chapter 365 True Lord (Seeking further reading and monthly votes)

The words "True Law" stunned Lin Yan.

Lin Yan originally thought that his Dharma Image Holding Weapon Technique was the true Dharma, because it met the signs that his master said would cause him to lose his composure if it was not registered.

But seeing this scene before him, Lin Yan realized that the Dharma Image Weapon Technique was just one scroll of the true Dharma.

It seems his earlier judgment was correct; he was able to successfully cultivate the Dharma Image Weapon Technique because of the Yin-Yang Visualization Scroll.

Three-roll method.

Lin Yan didn't believe it was a coincidence either. He was just one scroll of the Taiqing Incarnation Technique away from being provided with the Taiqing Divine Altar.

All of this must be being manipulated behind the scenes by powerful figures from the Taiqing Palace.

Lin Yan faced two choices: seize this opportunity to cultivate the Taiqing Incarnation Technique, unify the three volumes, and obtain the complete Taiqing True Scripture.

The second option is to give up and deny that you have practiced the Dharma Image Holding Weapon Technique and the Yin-Yang Visualization Diagram.

But Lin Yan only thought about it briefly before giving up on the second option.

They have placed the Taiqing Incarnation Technique right in front of them, and have even specifically marked that the Taiqing Incarnation Technique, the Dharma Image Holding Weapon Technique, and the Yin-Yang Visualization Diagram are the three volumes that are unified into one as the true method.

Pretending to be confused only fools yourself.

When your opponent plays with their cards partially revealed, the best response is to simply play your cards reveal.

The advantage of playing cards openly is that you can resolve many doubts yourself.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths —

There was no response from the platform.

Lin Yan frowned slightly: "Since you are not going to show yourself, senior, then I will take my leave."

After saying that, Lin Yan turned and walked towards the edge of the platform.

"If you, young friend, can cultivate the Taiqing Incarnation Technique, I will surely appear to answer your questions. Now—"

"senior!"

Lin Yan interrupted the old man directly. It wasn't that he was cautious, but rather that in his previous life he had read a lot of books and had seen plenty of stories about killing to seize credit, and even about possession.

Possession is an exaggeration, but it's something we must be wary of.

Perhaps they were waiting for me to master the Taiqing True Scripture before making their move against me.

"The Taiqing Incarnation Technique is too profound for this junior; I cannot cultivate it."

Lin Yan remained resolute and had no intention of backing down.

Three breaths later, the voice sounded again.

"Several months ago, the Taiqing True Scripture responded, which is an omen that someone is about to enter the first stage of the Taiqing True Scripture. The Taiqing Palace is responsible for teaching the Taiqing True Scripture, so it opened its mountain gate and the Taiqing Altar to find the person who is cultivating the Taiqing True Scripture and help him complete the last volume."

"Besides this responsibility, Taiqing Palace also has the duty of vetting. If a cultivator has an impure heart, they should be eliminated. However, since you have passed the fourth test, the environmental test, the fifth test, the will test, and the sixth test, the demonic test, you have already passed one stage of the vetting process. Therefore, we have specially passed on the Taiqing Incarnation Technique to you. As for more details, we will only tell you after you have successfully cultivated it. In short, rest assured, Taiqing Palace has no intention of harming you."

The message on the platform contained the most words ever spoken. Lin Yan listened silently, a thoughtful expression on his face.

After a long pause, he nodded: "In that case, this junior is willing to give it a try."

Lin Yan sat down cross-legged and took out all six Taiqing True Qi Crystals, lining them up in front of him.

The Taiqing Incarnation Technique has few words, but Lin Yan believes that if it were someone else who had not cultivated the Dharma Image Weapon Technique, they probably wouldn't understand the Taiqing Incarnation Technique at all.

Lin Yan closed his eyes and silently recited the entire technique, gaining a clear understanding of its principles.

The Taiqing Incarnation Technique and the Dharma Image Weapon Technique share similarities. The Dharma Image Weapon Technique focuses on manipulating Dharma images, while the Taiqing Incarnation Technique focuses on cultivating Taiqing Qi to create Taiqing clones. They are like two branches on a tree, seemingly independent but actually sharing the same root and origin.

With a foundation in the Dharma Image Weapon Technique, Lin Yan found the obscure and difficult parts of the Taiqing Incarnation Technique to be nothing to him.

After a while, Lin Yan reached out and picked up a Taiqing True Qi Crystal, placing it in his palm.

As the true energy entered his body, Lin Yan immediately guided it according to the operating method of the Taiqing Incarnation Technique.

The Taiqing True Qi, without needing to be refined, enters the body and acts more like an inspector, flowing through Lin Yan's internal organs and all his meridians and bones.

The bones, until finally settling at the dantian.

Feeling the pure true energy in his dantian, Lin Yan continued to absorb the second stream.

The third, the fourth —

The six streams of true energy eventually merged together.

The next moment, Lin Yan activated his magic technique, and the six streams of Taiqing True Qi began to change shape, resembling a lump of wet mud in his dantian, which Lin Yan could knead at will.

As the Taiqing True Qi changed, Lin Yan's aura also began to weaken.

At the same time, Lin Yan also extracted a wisp of his own soul and merged it into the Taiqing True Qi.

Aura, spirit, essence, blood, and Taiqing True Qi—all four are indispensable.

Throughout the entire process, Lin Yan did not encounter any difficulties. The most difficult part of the Taiqing Incarnation Technique is actually the understanding of the clones, but Lin Yan had the foundation of the Dharma Image Weapon Technique, so he was able to control this "separation" and "combination" with ease.

As for the Yin and Yang energies required for the formation of the clone, Lin Yan didn't even need to think about it too much. When the shape of the clone began to appear, the Yin and Yang visualization diagram in his mind had Yin and Yang energies flowing out and landing on the clone.

Sensing the energy fluctuations of the Yin-Yang visualization diagram, Lin Yan's eyes also showed a look of sudden realization.

It's not that I can't feel the changes in the Yin-Yang Visualization Diagram, but that I haven't cultivated the Taiqing Incarnation Technique. To activate the Yin-Yang Visualization Diagram, the Taiqing Incarnation Technique is required.

The six streams of Taiqing True Qi swirled continuously in Lin Yan's dantian. At the same time, Lin Yan's aura went from strong to weak, from weak to ethereal, and from ethereal to nothing. His life force seemed to be rapidly draining away.

However, Lin Yan remained calm, seemingly unconcerned about his weakening aura. With his eyes slightly closed, he continued to circulate the Taiqing Incarnation Technique.

It was unclear how much time had passed, but the Taiqing True Qi within Lin Yan's dantian had completely transformed into a ball of azure light, and within that azure light, a humanoid silhouette slowly solidified.

After a short while, the azure light in Lin Yan's dantian suddenly disappeared, and the next moment, a figure exactly like him sat cross-legged three feet in front of him.

This figure was identical to Lin Yan in both facial features and outline. The only difference was that this figure was completely naked and the aura it emitted was only at the ninth level of True Qi.

Lin Yan opened his eyes and looked at the Taiqing clone in front of him.

The strength of a Taiqing clone depends on the proportion of its own essence and soul that it invests; the higher the proportion, the stronger it is.

But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the Taiqing clone is something that can grow. I can inject more essence and soul into it to increase its strength, and I can also let it cultivate slowly.

Of course, Lin Yan's inability to condense a powerful clone is also related to the amount of Taiqing True Qi.

To make one's clones stronger, one needs more Taiqing True Qi.

The Taiqing True Qi is the foundation; without an stable foundation, skyscrapers cannot be built.

"receive!"

With a thought, Lin Yan's clone disappeared in front of him.

This clone—it's not a complete product; it can barely be considered an experimental prototype.

Just like a piece of porcelain, from the first time you make the embryo to the first time you fire it, the finished porcelain can only be said to have the function of porcelain, but it is far from being a fine piece.

"Senior, this junior has successfully cultivated the Taiqing Incarnation Technique."

Lin Yan stood up and slowly began to speak.

"You don't need to continue through the next two trials, young friend. Just leave and then come to the main hall to find me."

"I understand."

Lin Yan nodded. It seemed his guess was correct. The challenges and rewards at the Taiqing Altar could indeed be manipulated.

on the square.

When the seventh stone pillar lit up, the previously noisy environment suddenly quieted down again.

The noise was because after Lin Yan had passed the first five levels in a row, he had spent too much time on the seventh level, almost half an hour had passed, and many people were getting bored while waiting, so they started chatting with each other.

"I passed! I finally passed the seventh level."

"Even Lin Yan needed more than half an hour, so this seventh level must be extraordinary."

"I estimate that the others will only get to the sixth level at most."

Although the martial artists present did not know the specifics of the Taiqing Altar, they could infer the difficulty of each level by the time it took those who entered.

Lin Yan completed the first six levels in one go, but even so, he was stuck in the seventh level for so long, which means that the difficulty of the seventh level has suddenly risen to a whole new level.

In terms of strength, only two experts at the Realm of Reality are stronger than Lin Yan, and one of them had already passed the fourth level.

As for talent, there's no need to elaborate further.

Ten breaths later, the light on the stone pillar suddenly went out completely.

Upon seeing this, the audience erupted in uproar once again.

"Lin Yan has stopped at the seventh level."

"Actually, I'm not surprised. The seventh level took so long, so the chances of passing the eighth level are very low. However, there are only nine levels in total at the Taiqing Altar, so it's already quite good that Lin Yan was able to pass the seventh level."

Amidst the murmurs, Lin Yan emerged.

Feeling thousands of gazes upon him, Lin Yan remained calm and simply said to Gu Xun, "I'm going to pay a visit to the seniors of Taiqing Palace. Brother Gu, you don't need to worry about me afterward."

"Okay—okay."

Gu Xun was taken aback, not expecting Lin Yan to explain his whereabouts at this time, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

Given Lin Yan's current strength and status, there's absolutely no need for him to specifically tell me.

Everyone watched as Lin Yan walked towards the Taiqing Hall ahead. The two elders at the Realm of Reality exchanged a glance, but then shook their heads with wry smiles.

If possible, they would also like to visit the Dharma Aspect Realm experts of Taiqing Palace, but after Taiqing Palace opened its gates, not a single martial artist appeared, clearly indicating that it did not intend to see outsiders. As True Aspect Realm experts, the two of them would be treated with courtesy in any sect they visited, but only Taiqing Palace—

Lin Yan's ability to visit the main hall suggests that he must have gained something from the Taiqing Altar, and it's even highly likely that a powerful figure from the Taiqing Palace sent him a message.

The fact that the two of them had not received a telepathic message meant that the martial artists of Taiqing Palace did not take them seriously, and that going to the main hall would only result in being rejected.

Taiqing Hall.

Lin Yan had just stepped into the main hall when he heard the sound.

"The young friend went straight to the back hall."

"it is good."

Lin Yan nodded slightly, walked out of the back door of the main hall, and soon arrived at the front of the back hall.

"Come in."

With permission, Lin Yan pushed open the door and entered. The space inside the hall was much larger than he had seen from the outside. The dome of the hall was covered with shimmering blue crystals, which were Taiqing crystals, numbering in the thousands.

Lin Yan's gaze lingered on these Taiqing Crystals for only a moment before falling on the dozen or so figures sitting cross-legged in the back hall.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Inside the rear hall, thirteen figures sat cross-legged in four neat rows.

At the very front were a row of teenagers, in the middle were young adults, then middle-aged people, and finally the elderly.

The auras emanating from the thirteen people varied in strength, but what shocked Lin Yan was not that all thirteen martial artists from Taiqing Palace were in this back hall, but that all thirteen people had the same face.

Although these thirteen faces look different due to their age, if you look closely, you can tell that they all belong to the same person, whether it's the overall shape, facial features, or even the proportions between the eyebrows and eyes.

The appearance of the same person at different ages.

Lin Yan's heart jolted, and then a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

Taiqing Incarnation Technique!

These thirteen people are all the same person.

Taiqing Palace didn't have that many disciples at all; there was only one person from beginning to end.

The moment this thought crossed Lin Yan's mind, he trembled all over, feeling as if he had entered a ghost story instance.

This feeling was like he was reading a book in his past life that had tens of thousands of readers, only to find out that, apart from him, all the other readers were just the author's alternate accounts.

If you don't believe me, I'll change my account and comment again.

It's a ghost!

For the first time since embarking on the path of martial arts, Lin Yan truly felt a chill run down his spine.

Taiqing Palace has existed for quite some time, and at its peak had over a hundred disciples. Surely those hundred-plus disciples couldn't all be the same person.

However, some mysteries have been solved.

No wonder Taiqing Palace is not open to the public; how could it possibly be open?

The so-called disciples of Taiqing Palace are brought up to the mountain gate by each martial artist who descends the mountain. It's likely that each disciple condenses a clone, and then secretly...

Bring it up.

Outsiders believe that Taiqing Palace is a reclusive major sect with few disciples but profound foundations, but they don't know that Taiqing Palace is actually just a one-man show.

"Have you guessed it, young friend?"

The boy at the front spoke, opening his eyes to look at Lin Yan.

"I've guessed some of it, but I'm not sure if I'm right," Lin Yan replied, his expression returning to calm as he bowed respectfully.

"The Taiqing Palace did not originally have only one person. There were five people at first, but by my generation, only my senior brother and I remained. My senior brother passed away several years ago, so now the Taiqing Palace is only left with me. These twelve remaining are indeed my clones."

The boy gave his answer directly, then stood up, turned to look at his clone behind him: "Return!"

With a single word of return, twelve figures suddenly transformed into azure light and disappeared into the boy's body.

The boy still had a youthful face, but his hair had turned white, and his aura had changed. He had lost his original vigor, and his aura was as calm and unfathomable as an abyss.

"I am Cui Daoxuan, the twelfth generation master of Taiqing Palace. I greet you, young friend Lin."

"Junior Lin Yan greets Palace Master Cui."

Seeing the other person bow, Lin Yan quickly returned the greeting.

Cui Daoxuan smiled slightly: "I know you have many questions, young friend. Please feel free to ask."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan nodded and, without further ado, asked directly, "May I ask the origin of this Taiqing True Scripture, Senior?"

"The Taiqing True Scripture was created by the Taiqing True Lord."

"True Lord?" Lin Yan continued to press, "Senior, what level of power does a True Lord possess?"

"An existence that surpasses even Saint-level powerhouses."

Lin Yan seemed to understand something, then asked again, "Senior, since it is a true method passed down by the True Lord, why would it appear in the Great Zhou?"

It's not that Lin Yan looks down on his own region, but the Great Zhou doesn't even have any precious techniques, so how could a true method be passed down?

You can't exactly say that they waited specifically for you.

No matter how confident Lin Yan was, she didn't think she had such a big face.

"That's because the Taiqing Domain has disappeared, and the True Monarch has also perished. In order to preserve the Taiqing True Scripture, our Taiqing Sect's predecessors had no choice but to give up the scripture—"

"etc!"

Lin Yan disregarded politeness and directly interrupted Senior Cui.

He had sensed something was amiss when he heard that the Taiqing Domain had disappeared, and then that the True Monarch had perished. But when he heard Senior Cui refer to him as "a senior of our Taiqing Sect," he could no longer hold back.

"Senior, you are mistaken. I am a disciple of the Taiyi Sword Sect."

Cui Daoxuan smiled and said, "Young friend, you have cultivated the complete Taiqing True Scripture, so you are a member of the Taiqing Sect. Even if you don't want to admit it, if you enter the Qinghua Domain in the future, you will be regarded as a member of the Taiqing Sect."

That old bastard tricked me!

Lin Yan felt a chill in his heart; his intuition told him that he had been tricked by the old man in front of him.

The Taiqing True Scripture is indeed very powerful, but with its mentions of the Taiqing Domain disappearing and the True Monarchs falling, Lin Yan could guess the implication behind these words.

The Taiqing Sect members are likely in a precarious situation in the Qinghua Domain.

"Senior, please speak frankly. What will be the consequences in the Qinghua Domain if our identities as members of the Taiqing Sect are discovered?"

"What consequences could there be?" Cui Daoxuan shook his head slightly: "Young friend, don't overthink it. The only risk is that a true method without a sect to protect it is like an unclaimed treasure, which will attract the covetous eyes of many powerful individuals."

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime?"

That's about it.

Cui Daoxuan nodded, but Lin Yan didn't believe him and pressed on, "If that's the case, why does Senior still dare to use the name of Taiqing Palace? Aren't you afraid of attracting powerful figures? Or is it because of your own strength, Senior?"

"In terms of strength, I am only at the sixth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm. As for why I dare to use the name Taiqing, it is naturally because Taiqing already existed before Taiqing Zhenjun. In the Nine Domains, there are countless forces named Taiqing. Or you can understand it this way: Taiqing True Qi is not uncommon. Taiqing Zhenjun is the only one who created the Taiqing True Scripture with Taiqing True Qi and finally entered the position of Zhenjun. Before Taiqing Zhenjun, Taiqing True Qi was just ordinary martial arts true qi."

Lin Yan understood now; the strength didn't come from the Taiqing True Qi, but from the Taiqing True Lord and the Taiqing True Scripture.

"Then why did you divide the Taiqing True Scripture into three parts, senior?"

"It's not that I want to divide it into three, but that before me, the Taiqing True Scripture had already been divided into three. The Yin-Yang Visualization Diagram and the Dharma Image Holding Weapon Technique were not originally in the Great Zhou. The Yin-Yang Visualization Diagram came from the Yin-Yang Sect, and the Yin-Yang Sect's inheritance came from the Qinghua Domain. As for the Dharma Image Holding Weapon Technique—if it weren't for your successful cultivation, which triggered my senses, I wouldn't know where the Dharma Image Holding Weapon Technique is."

Cui Daoxuan sighed softly: "The Taiqing True Scripture is divided into three parts, and my Taiqing Palace only has one of them. For so many years, we have been waiting for the appearance of someone who has cultivated the Dharma Image Weapon Technique. If such a person is found, the only thing I can do is to help him seize the Yin-Yang Visualization Diagram and make his three volumes become one."

"Not only me, but also all the ancestors of my Taiqing Palace have been waiting for this day to come. Unfortunately, my master and senior brother did not live to see it before they passed away. Fortunately, the heavens have blessed me and allowed me to meet you, young friend."

"My name is Daoxuan, my senior brother's name is Daochuan, and my master's name is Jingshou."

Lin Yan was stunned. Everyone in the Taiqing Palace throughout the ages had been waiting for someone to appear who cultivated the Dharma Image Weapon Technique.

"Why don't you go to Qinghua Domain and wait there? Wouldn't the chances be much better?"

"How do you know, young friend, that there is no one else waiting in the Qinghua Domain?"

Cui Daoxuan's rhetorical question immediately made Lin Yan realize that while Taiqing Palace existed in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were other places like Taiqing Palace waiting for someone to cultivate the Dharma Image Weapon Technique.

"Senior, how can you be so sure that I would come to Taiqing Palace?"

"I don't know."

Cui Daoxuan laughed: "If you don't show up, I will naturally use other methods to find your whereabouts."

Lin Yan:

So even if I didn't come this time, Senior Cui would still find me.

"Young friend, you have now cultivated all three methods, but you are still missing the final step: unifying the three methods to obtain the Taiqing Zhenyin. Do you wish to take this final step?"

Lin Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. So he hadn't yet obtained the most complete Taiqing True Scripture, but if he really took that step, he would truly be labeled as a member of the Taiqing Sect.

Three breaths later, Lin Yan made his decision: "This junior is willing."

Faced with a true method, one should not be so indecisive. If this opportunity is missed, one may not have the chance to come into contact with a true method like the Taiqing True Scripture in the future.

At worst, I'll just refrain from using the Taiqing True Scripture on others.

Just like the Eight Desolate Dragon Elephant Technique, cultivating this technique also brings risks to oneself, but he did not give up because of the potential risks. If he had not cultivated the Eight Desolate Dragon Elephant Technique, he would not have the strength he has now.

One cannot reach the state of having true essence as pure as jade by tempering it in the Sword Prison.

One step behind means you'll be behind at every step!

Perhaps the risks of cultivating the Taiqing True Scripture are far more than what Senior Cui mentioned, but I still have no reason to give up.

"it is good."

Cui Daoxuan smiled with satisfaction: "Seven days from now, I will help you integrate the magic."

"Thank you, senior."

Lin Yan clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, then asked, "Senior, is this Taiqing Altar under your control?"

"Hmm, young friend, do you have any thoughts?"

"It's just a suggestion, could you arrange for a few more people to pass the challenges more times than the juniors?"

Taiqing Palace, Taiqing True Scripture —

Having been the first to pass the sixth level, Lin Yan's fear wasn't of the present, but of the future.

Prevention is better than cure!

Upon hearing Lin Yan's words, Cui Daoxuan smiled slightly: "I understand. I will do as you say, young friend."