This martial saint is too cautious.

Chapter 366 Obstruction (Seeking further reading and monthly votes)

Taiqing Palace's main gate remains open to the public.

More and more Dharma Aspect martial artists also came upon hearing the news, all for the sake of the Taiqing Divine Altar.

the next day.

There was a Void Realm martial artist who matched Lin Yan's record and entered the seventh level of the Taiqing Divine Altar.

Day three.

Two True Qi experts passed the seventh level.

These individuals were all invited by Taiqing Palace to enter the main hall of Taiqing Palace.

Compared to the bustling scene in the square in front of the main hall of Taiqing Palace, a completely different scene unfolds deep in the Laoshan Mountains behind Taiqing Palace.

A figure stood quietly before a deep pool. The water was as clear as a mirror, reflecting the surrounding cliffs. Ancient pines growing in the cracks of the rocks were reflected in the pool. If it weren't for the occasional pine needle falling and causing a ripple, it would be impossible to distinguish where the water ended and the sky began.

Lin Yan stood on a protruding blue stone by the pool, his eyes slightly closed.

Having stood there all day, he was now certain that there was indeed a rhythm here.

Like the valley in Tianyin Valley, Taiqing Shuiyue also possesses the rhythms of heaven and earth.

The notes of that senior in Tianyin Valley contain a method for collecting the sounds of heaven and earth.

Using itself as a medium, it emits eight celestial sounds, which then influence the natural rhythms of the universe, and finally collects them in a container.

Storage containers are not a problem for Lin Yan.

On this trip back to the Taiyi Sword Sect, after handing over the Chenyuan Sword to Brother Chengsan for forging, he made a special trip to the Chengjian Hall again and showed Brother Chengsan the clay pot from back then. As a result, Brother Chengsan directly gave him several jade boxes.

In the words of the guy with the umbrella, this clay pot is too low-grade. His jade box has the same function as the clay pot, and can store some special energy.

Now that we have the container, the next step is to activate the natural rhythms of this place.

Lin Yan released his aura completely, beginning to merge with the surrounding mountains and rivers, allowing himself to resonate with the sounds emanating from this world.

The Eight Heavenly Sounds are released in the form of vibrations.

As the four notes resonated, time slowly passed.

Half an hour, an hour.

Two hours later.

Lin Yan's lips curled up slightly as he sensed an energy converging towards him in the form of sound waves.

His next task is to collect this energy.

Lin Yan accelerated the release of his Eight Heavenly Sounds, and soon—visible ripples appeared throughout the entire Taiqing Water Moon, these ripples spreading towards Lin Yan like water waves.

Feeling the surge of celestial energy, Lin Yan took out a jade box and used the amplitude of the eight celestial sounds to change the direction of the water flow, causing it to converge towards the palm-sized jade box.

The entire process went extremely smoothly.

Lin Yan was not surprised by this. The seniors of Tianyin Valley had said in their notes that as long as one comprehends the eight parts of Tianyin, it is not difficult to discover the rhythms of heaven and earth and collect them to transform them into Tianyin Fruits. The difficulty lies in finding a place with the rhythms of heaven and earth.

"Snapped!"

Half an hour later, Lin Yan looked at the energy in the jade box, closed the box, and then took out a second jade box, repeating the same process again.

The celestial music here is not just the quantity of a single Celestial Music Fruit.

There are very likely two, or even three.

One day later.

As the third jade box closed, Lin Yan smiled.

The three Heavenly Sound Fruits were already beyond his expectations.

What he needs to do next is wait for the jade box to settle for a day, allowing your Heavenly Sound Energy to condense together, at which point you can absorb it.

This is what makes Heavenly Sound Energy so different from other energies.

Other energies, whether they are rare treasures of heaven and earth or some kind of true energy, can be absorbed bit by bit, but Heavenly Sound Energy cannot. It must first be condensed to a certain degree, or as the elders of Heavenly Sound Valley would say, it must reach the level of forming a law before it can be absorbed and have an effect.

The explanation given by that senior from Tianyin Valley was that music appears as a rhythm; if even a single thread or strand fails to form a rhythm, it becomes invalid.

"The rhythm, or perhaps it can be called the syllable, is not a single strand, but a section."

Lin Yan murmured, for he also had his own understanding.

Lin Yan put the three jade boxes back into his bosom and glanced at the Taiqing Water Moon. He realized that it would probably be hundreds of years before the music of heaven and earth could be formed again, provided that nothing had changed here.

Lin Yan understood why the senior had only mentioned a few places where the Heavenly Sound Fruit could be found.

Once these sounds of heaven and earth are collected, it takes a long time to condense a second Heavenly Sound Fruit. If the terrain and vegetation change, it may never be able to condense again.

Since it cannot be 100% certain, let's just write "suspected" to avoid future people coming with high hopes only to be disappointed.

Fourth day.

Lin Yan was still on the boulder by the pool, but now he was sitting cross-legged there, and then he opened one of the jade boxes.

The jade box broke open, and the energy of heaven and earth inside condensed into a ball like a fruit. Lin Yan directly grasped it in his palm and then activated the "dang" sound from the Eight Heavenly Sounds.

Lin Yan had given this three Heavenly Sound Fruits a lot of thought.

The power of the "Zhen" sound is self-evident; it can unleash several times the strength of the user. However, the problem is that it takes ten Heavenly Sound Fruits to advance from the first level to the second.

Ten times the demand!

If I want to improve my Zhenzi Technique, I need to collect seven more.

Lin Yan thought for a moment and decided that if he wanted to collect seven more, he might as well use two first and then collect nine more.

The difference is huge between having no Heavenly Sound Fruit and having two Heavenly Sound Fruits.

However, if it's seven Heavenly Sound Fruits versus nine Heavenly Sound Fruits, then the difference doesn't seem that significant.

Lin Yan understood this theory in his previous life.

The most important thing is going from nothing to something; once you have something, it's just a matter of adding numbers, and the sensory stimulation decreases.

Those who used this trick to the highest degree in their past lives were the guys who ran installment payment schemes.

Getting back to the point, Lin Yan's problem wasn't that he was unafraid of worry because he had a lot of debt, or that he felt there was no difference between seven and nine debts. Rather, it was a consideration based on his current situation.

Aside from the "Wheel" technique, which he cannot cultivate, he can first raise the "Central" and "Swaying" techniques to the first level.

Without using the Heavenly Sound Fruit, simply cultivating these two main sounds has already brought a significant improvement to his soul and perception. If he were to advance to the first level, there would undoubtedly be a tremendous improvement.

A martial artist's strength is not only about direct combat; perception, including the stability of the soul and body, are also part of their strength.

As the Heavenly Sound Fruit was absorbed, Lin Yan's "Dang" sound unsurprisingly entered the first level of heaven.

Lin Yan was startled!

The advancement of the Eightfold Heavenly Sound is not a gradual process, but rather achieved in one fell swoop.

"Is this the second level?"

Lin Yan whispered something and began to release her senses.

Ten zhang, twenty zhang, thirty zhang —

The sensation continued to spread even a hundred feet away, until finally it stopped at a distance of three hundred feet.

"This distance—"

Recalling the description of the perception of Dharma Aspect experts in the Taiyi Sword Sect's collection of books, Lin Yan's eyes also showed shock.

A Void Realm expert, from the first to the sixth level, generally has a perceived distance between fifty and one hundred zhang. However, he has now reached three hundred zhang. This is not only because he has cultivated the "Sweeping" technique to the first level, but also because his soul is inherently stronger than that of an ordinary Void Realm expert.

The stronger the foundation, the more terrifying the bonus from the Eight Heavenly Sounds.

This technique, in the eyes of the strong, is probably no less valuable than the true technique, but in the hands of the weak, it is as useless as a chicken rib.

In addition to the increase in distance, Lin Yan also found that the "clarity" of his perception had been greatly improved.

In the past, the slightest movement a hundred feet away would have been like a person standing on a high place looking down at the scenery. Although they could take in the scenery below, they could not clearly see some of the subtle details.

But now, from one hundred zhang to two hundred zhang, everything in the area he sensed was clearly visible; even the color and texture of a stone the size of a fingernail were clearly visible.

"Within two hundred feet, I will not be ambushed again."

Lin Yan made a judgment in his mind: based on this alone, this Heavenly Sound Fruit was definitely worth more than its price.

After spending some time, including the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lin Yan calmed down and began to experience it.

"Next is the Central Formula."

After a soft whisper, Lin Yan took out the second Heavenly Sound Fruit.

Adjust the pronunciation of the character "央".

This time, the process was slightly different from before.

The process of raising the "dang" sound to the first level was very short, but this time, cultivating the "yang" sound was different.

After the energy of the Heavenly Sound Fruit was absorbed, Lin Yan clearly sensed that his body was beginning to change.

The internal organs, bones, tendons, and flesh—

They all began to vibrate, and with each vibration, they became even closer together.

But the changes weren't limited to his physical body; Lin Yan could even sense changes occurring in his divine palace as well.

The divine palace shook three times, and with each shake, the power of the Dharma form within the divine palace swayed.

After three breaths, calm returned.

Lin Yan opened his eyes, stood up, and threw a punch without warning.

Indiscriminate killing!

A punch was thrown, creating a sonic boom like thunder.

Wherever the fist passed, space was torn apart, rippling forward like water for a distance of thirty feet before gradually dissipating.

"Although it doesn't directly triple the power like the Zhenzi Jue technique, it still increases the power by a full 20%."

20%!

It may not seem like much, but considering that the combined power of the Inextricable Killing Technique can instantly kill a top-tier expert at the sixth level of the Void Realm, this 20% increase is already terrifying.

"The increase in the character '央' (yang) is in physical stability. The more stable the physical body, the stronger the foundation, and the more physical power can be unleashed."

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Lin Yan had a thoughtful look on his face. As for the "Central" technique's effect on the stable growth of the soul, Lin Yan directly summoned the Undying Mountain.

The Immortal Mountain moved three inches closer to his back.

"Perhaps, even if I don't step into the Realm of Reality now, I should be able to fight against someone in the Cave Heaven Realm."

Lin Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. He was already at the peak of the sixth level of the Void Realm. With the strength of his Divine Palace, plus the current improvement in his divine soul and physical body, using the Stone Waist Thunder Spine technique, along with the Vibration Word Technique—

It wasn't that Lin Yan was confident, but if he couldn't even fight against someone at the Cave Heaven Realm level, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Day 6!

Taiqing Palace is closed to the public.

Many powerful Dharma Aspect cultivators who had just arrived looked regretful.

However, even these Dharma Aspect experts dared not force their way into the mysterious Taiqing Palace, as it was rumored to be a power with a Dharma Aspect sixth-level expert in charge.

No matter how unwilling I am, I have no choice but to leave.

However, this time, during the opening of the Taiqing Altar, three people reached the eighth level, and five reached the seventh level.

The names of these eight individuals, especially the three who passed the eighth level, were remembered by the most powerful figures in the martial arts world.

The most conspicuous one was a True Qi expert, who, despite only being at the tenth level of True Qi, managed to pass the eighth level.

Several powerful figures from top sects immediately offered to accept him into their sects.

The reasons given by these powerful figures were similar: the Taiqing Divine Altar was extremely mysterious, and those who could pass the eighth level must have extraordinary abilities, which may not have been discovered yet.

Finally, after one of the experts at the third level of the Dharma Aspect realm offered him the treatment of a personal disciple, he was accepted into their fold.

This incident also deeply affected the martial artists present.

Before this, this True Qi Martial Artist was merely a disciple of a sect in Shandong Province, and the strongest member of that sect was...

He was just a Void Realm expert, who would only be considered a second-rate force in the entire martial arts world. Now, he has suddenly become the personal disciple of a top sect's Dharma Realm expert in the third stage, which can be described as a meteoric rise.

"Young friend, nowadays, if you mention the Taiqing Divine Altar, I'm afraid very few people will still think of you."

Cui Daoxuan looked at Lin Yan with a smile, and Lin Yan smiled back.

He only asked Senior Cui to do a little something to keep himself out of the spotlight, but Senior Cui ended up creating a lucky winner.

The Taiqing Altar has the effect of confusing memories. Those who enter it cannot remember what they experienced inside. With Senior Cui's operation, no one will notice anything amiss.

"I'm afraid that the lucky one will eventually reveal his true colors and fall from the clouds again."

Lin Yan knew how pragmatic the martial arts world was. Now, because of the Taiqing Divine Altar, this person had been accepted as a disciple by a Dharma Aspect expert. However, as time went by, one year, two years, or three to five years later, if he did not show any outstanding qualities, he would inevitably be ridiculed and questioned.

The higher you're initially praised, the harder you'll fall later.

"I know what's going on. That young man's talent is not weak. If he has enough resources to nurture him, he should have no problem entering the Dharma Aspect Realm. As for being questioned—if it can be exchanged for martial arts resources, I think all True Qi Martial Artists in the world would be willing to face this questioning."

Hearing this, Lin Yan nodded slightly. The reasoning was indeed correct, and Senior Cui had indeed given the other party a great opportunity.

"Young friend Lin, come with me."

"Um."

Lin Yan followed Cui Daoxuan, but to his surprise, Cui Daoxuan took him back to the Taiqing Altar.

"The three volumes combined form the true method. Fellow Daoist Lin, please ascend the Taiqing Altar and consume the Enlightenment Pill. With the help of the Taiqing Altar's power, you will be able to obtain the true Taiqing Scripture."

"Thank you, senior."

Without standing on ceremony, Lin Yan made sure that Senior Cui had no further instructions and then strode straight toward the Taiqing Altar.

But this time, before he could even step onto the altar, the nine stone pillars lit up automatically.

As the nine stone pillars lit up, Lin Yan paused and turned to look at Cui Daoxuan, only to see Cui Daoxuan smiling with anticipation on his face.

Turning around, Lin Yan stepped into the clouds.

The clouds and mist surged, instantly obscuring Lin Yan's figure.

Just as Lin Yan's figure was enveloped by the clouds, Cui Daoxuan's expression turned serious, and he whispered, "Return to your place."

Twelve beams of azure light emanated from his chest, transforming into twelve figures—the very twelve clones Lin Yan had seen in the back hall.

"Once you obtain the true method, you will be recorded. However, Lin Yan cannot leave his name in the Taiqing True Method Book yet. I apologize for the trouble."

Cui Daoxuan bowed to the twelve figures. He did not tell Lin Yan that these twelve were not only his clones, but also the essence and blood of the predecessors of Taiqing Palace.

The twelve figures nodded silently, and in the next moment, they flashed and sat cross-legged around the nine stone pillars, surrounding them in the middle.

"The Supreme Purity Sky-Covering Formation!"

Cui Daoxuan gave a soft shout, and his figure disappeared from the spot. The next moment, the entire Taiqing Hall was shrouded in blue clouds, which churned wildly, as if trying to cover up everything that was happening below.

Taiqing Altar.

Lin Yan stood on the platform. This time, he noticed the difference. The edge of the platform was no longer a vast expanse of white, but was filled with Taiqing True Qi.

"Young friend, circulate the three volumes of cultivation techniques in sequence, and the Taiqing True Seal will descend on its own."

Cui Daoxuan's voice rang out, Lin Yan's eyes narrowed, then he nodded slightly and sat cross-legged in the center of the platform.

Lin Yan sat cross-legged in the center of the platform, his mind sinking into his dantian.

He had already mastered the three volumes of cultivation techniques, but now, with the blessing of the Taiqing Divine Altar, the smoothness of its operation far surpassed any time before.

The Dharma Image Holding Weapon Technique was activated first, and the three Dharma Images appeared one by one!

The next moment, the Taiqing Incarnation Technique was activated.

Behind him, a clone whose aura was identical to Lin Yan's stood silently on his chest.

Finally, Lin Yan focused his mind on his thoughts.

The Yin-Yang visualization diagram slowly unfolds, with black and white energies flowing continuously, observed again and again.

Time passed little by little, and the Taiqing True Qi outside the platform began to vibrate. This time, it no longer surged towards the platform, but rather upwards.

Lin Yan was completely absorbed in the operation of the three cultivation techniques, and he could faintly hear Senior Cui's voice in his ears.

"With the three methods united, I respectfully request the bestowal of the Supreme Purity True Seal."

boom!

A beam of azure light descended from the sky, enveloping Lin Yan.

Far away, there stands a palace.

An old man opened his eyes: "Another person has left their mark with true magic. Which region's disciple is it?"

With a whispered command, the old man waved his right hand, and a jade tablet appeared in front of him.

However, when the old man saw the words appearing on the jade tablet, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Upon seeing the four characters "Taiqing Zhenjing," the old man was about to point them out, but he raised his finger and then lowered it again.

"Enough. Our sect has no grudges with the Taiqing Sect back then, so we won't interfere in this matter. Besides, there's no need for me to take action; someone will stop us on their own."

The True Scripture of Taiqing, the True Lord of Taiqing.

The karmic consequences are too great; the Qinghua Sect has no need to get involved.