Mortal: Li Feiyu, who came from the realm of a supreme being

After obtaining the Inverted Five Elements Formation, Xin Ruyin finally had a solution for the trapping formation mission. Moreover, this time she drew on some ideas from the Outer Realm Forbidden Formation and expanded the range of the Inverted Five Elements Formation considerably.

However, the more Xin Ruyin studied the art of formations, the more powerless she felt.

It wasn't that she lacked talent, but rather... her spiritual calculation ability was insufficient, especially when it came to ancient formations.

If she cannot form her core in this lifetime, even if she reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, it will be difficult for her to create a formation more exquisite than the Reversed Five Elements Formation.

A year later, with the help of elixirs and spirit-gathering arrays, she painstakingly advanced to the tenth level of Qi Refining.

At the same time, the repair and modification of the Inverted Five Elements Formation were completed, so that the coverage area reached ten miles without reducing the defense.

That year, because Xiao Mei focused on her cultivation and was not distracted by formations or martial arts, she had already reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining with Li Feiyu's generous support.

According to her estimate, she should be able to attempt Foundation Establishment within two or three years.

After a year of deep thought, Xin Ruyin's resolve began to waver slightly.

There were many reasons, including her own inadequacy in researching ancient formations, the difficulties she faced in martial arts, and something she herself dared not admit: her fear of Xiaomei's increasing cultivation level...

Xin Ruyin gently stroked the cool cover of the "Cantongqi" and looked out the window.

Xiao Mei's figure passed right through the underground courtyard, her steps light and quick, her spiritual energy perfectly balanced. Despite having only three spiritual roots, she had already reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining with ample resources.

To be fair, Li Feiyu and Han Yunshu had been incredibly kind to her, providing her with everything from special cultivation methods and ancient array diagrams to cultivation resources. Yet, all she ultimately gave in return was the Reversed Five Elements Array.

She was a person with a very strong sense of self-respect, so even after Han Yunshu made it clear, she still refused.

Of course, rejecting that offer wasn't just about pride; it also stemmed from a woman's expectations of relationships. She didn't want to become someone's concubine so easily and unknowingly. In this respect, she wasn't as frank as her two predecessors.

However, this woman's expectations for love have become increasingly indifferent.

The disparity between her own value and the favors she received, Xiaomei's transcendence, and the increasingly difficult research into formations—all these things were testing her conscience.

Perhaps I was just too arrogant and ignorant?

You must know how rare and precious opportunities are in the world of cultivation. Countless cultivators spend their entire lives in the Qi Refining stage. Now that you have found your path in life and your future, why hesitate?

She defied fate with her crippled body, seizing every opportunity!

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In the past year, besides his regular cultivation, Li Feiyu has mainly focused on researching cultivation techniques.

After practicing the Cantong Qi with Han Yunshu a few times, they found that the actual effect was not good, so they sometimes stopped practicing together and just had normal sexual intercourse.

Speaking of the "Cantongqi," it was actually a cultivation technique belonging to her former teammate. Originally, she exchanged for it hoping to take a shortcut to increase her power and cope with the reincarnation missions. However, after practicing it a few times, the results were not good, and she unexpectedly died after completing three missions.

Initially, I practiced this with Han Yunshu mainly to ease the awkwardness. After all, we were too familiar with each other, and it always felt strange to actually do anything after confirming our relationship. So, I found this excuse of dual cultivation.

The Cantongqi was put aside, but the research on the practice methods did not stop.

Actually, it wasn't difficult to modify and customize Wang Chan's cultivation method. The main problem was that he didn't have the "Blood Spirit Great Art" as a reference, so he could only combine some cultivation techniques from the martial arts field he was familiar with with the immortal path.

He has now seen many cultivation techniques, and has gained some understanding of advanced techniques through the "True Yang Technique".

Therefore, creating a dubious Core Formation stage cultivation technique or supernatural power wasn't difficult. Since he was aiming for self-destruction anyway, he didn't need to consider any hidden dangers or side effects, and he could be said to be getting more and more into it as he wrote.

But as he wrote, he discovered a problem.

Can Wang Chan learn this thing? Although it is a cultivation method compiled according to the logic of the mortal world, the language style has a strong local flavor. Local cultivators might find it a bit difficult to understand.

Should he take out another loan for an outdoor martial art? But loans have to be repaid! He still owes the "Shadow-Stealing Divine Skill" and the "Soul-Shifting Technique." When he advances to the outdoor realm, his shadow will run away first, and then he will lose his soul.

If I were to practice the "Dream Weaving Technique" again, I would be burdened with the added danger of boundless fantasy.

Those who know him understand that he broke through to the outer realm, but those who don't might think he cultivated the Purple Gold Demonic Path and was seeking the Purple Mansion. That's nonsense!

While she was pondering, Xin Ruyin arrived at the door of the secret room.

"What brings you here, Fellow Daoist Xin?" Li Feiyu gathered his thoughts and asked calmly.

Xin Ruyin, her heart pounding with anxiety, said in a weak, almost inaudible voice, "Senior Li, this... this method I've pondered for over a year, but its depths are unfathomable, and I find it difficult to comprehend..."

As she spoke, she handed the copy of "Cantongqi" that Han Yunshu had given her to Li Feiyu.

Then, taking a deep breath and calming himself, he said firmly, "This junior also has a heart yearning for the Dao, therefore I humbly request your guidance, senior!"

Li Feiyu looked at her flushed cheeks with some disbelief. Was this something Xin Ruyin would do?

In his memory, Xin Ruyin didn't seem like the type to make this kind of choice. Could it be that Yun Shu had talked to her again?

After a moment's thought, Li Feiyu rejected the idea.

After all, Han Yunshu was raised by him, and apart from things that were difficult to explain due to the concepts in the original work, he hadn't hidden anything from her. Her way of thinking was basically in sync with his, so she wouldn't repeatedly confirm those things.

Therefore, it can only mean that Xin Ruyin had some new ideas during this period.

Without any hesitation, he nodded and said, "This method is indeed profound. Since you are interested, then let's study it together."

"Thank you... thank you for your mercy, senior..." Xin Ruyin's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, yet it carried a faint tremor of desperation.

Inside the sealed room, only the fluorite on the wall emitted a faint, clear glow.

The dim light actually eased Xin Ruyin's tense nerves a bit, as if the haze could hide all her embarrassment.

She raised her eyes, and those eyes, which had always reflected only array patterns and deductions, now clearly revealed a kind of almost reckless courage.

She and Li Feiyu were not actually close. They had only talked a few times over the years. When she passed on her skills, she spoke a lot but was very strict. The deepest contact they had was only when she was guiding the true qi in the practice of the Mingyu Gong.

This feeling of being both unfamiliar and unusually close because of the impending "participation" intertwines into a slightly tipsy, unsettling sensation.

Li Feiyu said no more and gently touched her temple with his fingers.

Xin Ruyin trembled almost imperceptibly, but did not flinch. Instead, she tilted her head slightly, allowing her skin to press more against his warm fingertips.

He gazed at her as he slowly channeled a wisp of pure and gentle true energy into her with his fingertips.

In the dim light, her oval face, slightly pale due to her Dragon Roar Body, revealed a translucent quality like ice jade.

Her eyebrows and eyes were slender, her nose was straight and delicate, and her lips were pale. The combination of these features did not make her look glamorous, but rather gave her a unique sense of aloofness.

At this moment, this sense of alienation is quietly melting away under the force of forced composure and tension.

Thinking of her renowned genius in array formations and her unwavering pursuit of the Dao despite her incurable illness, and the fact that she now had to seek a breakthrough in this way, a faint pity swept through Li Feiyu's heart.

But when the true energy from the fingertips travels down the meridians and touches the thin collarbone beneath the clothes, feeling the cool skin and the exceptionally fragile meridians, all distracting thoughts recede like the tide.

He calmed his mind and fully entered the state of a guide.

Xin Ruyin closed her eyes.

At first, he simply followed the faint resonance from before, carefully guiding the cold true energy of his own "Mingyu Gong" to respond to that wisp of external yang energy.

But soon, the feeling was completely different.

At this moment, the profound Dharma gate recorded in the Cantongqi is in operation.

The true energy was no longer gentle; it suddenly became overwhelming and unstoppable, yet incredibly precise, like the most skilled array master manipulating array flags, directly cutting into her eight extraordinary meridians that had become sluggish and atrophied due to her Dragon Roar Body.

It wasn't a forceful collision, but rather a vibration at a mysterious frequency, like a precise carving knife or a warm spring, gently smoothing out the "dead folds" formed by the excess of yang.

A sensation that was a mixture of slight tingling and extreme numbness spread throughout the body along the meridians that had been "combed".

Xin Ruyin let out a muffled groan, barely able to maintain her posture.

My mind went blank. All my array deductions and spiritual power calculations were swept away by that overwhelming feeling.

However, even in this sensory chaos, a glimmer of light stubbornly flickered.

She suddenly remembered that when she was young, she had glimpsed a few profound passages in an ancient book, which seemed to originate from an ancient Taoist text called "Zhen Gao". It vaguely mentioned that in ancient times, there were "immortals" who sought compatible Taoist partners and practiced the art of "chance encounters".

The term "pair" refers to the wondrous bond of "husband and wife" formed in the mysterious Daoist rhythm, jointly participating in the creation of Yin and Yang; while "scene" refers to the profound Daoist image that coexists in the inner landscape of the spiritual platform when the spirits of the two people interact.

The scroll was tattered, with only phrases like "enjoying the scenery together" and "feeling the fragrant breeze and gazing at the clouds" remaining, evoking a sense of wonder.

At the time, she only felt it was a myth, something unreal and illusory.

Only now, when Li Feiyu's vital energy, brimming with vitality, and her own meager true energy, under the guidance of the Cantongqi method, flowed together like yin and yang fish, end to end, in a continuous cycle, each flow bringing a subtle "stretching" sensation to her withered meridians, like spring buds breaking through the soil... did she suddenly realize that what the will said might not be false.

"The opposite of prosperity and adversity, the two images are already in a trap..." The fragmented words flashed through my mind.

Yin and Yang are opposites, like the hexagrams Pi and Tai. But at this moment, they are used in a reverse way, contrary to common sense. Two completely different true Qi "images" are intertwined and arranged, achieving an incredible harmony and mutual assistance in a higher level of "intricate" changes.

A mixture of shock, enlightenment, and indescribable excitement swept over her.

She felt as if she were in a tiny "inner world" that was constantly being created and destroyed, constructed by the energy of the two of them. Sometimes she felt as if she were on a cloud, with a rich and warm "fragrant breeze" between her mouth and nose; other times she felt as if she were diving into a cold abyss, but her eyes reflected the dazzling and ever-changing light and color of the "three clouds".

With each breath, the rhythm of the universe and the four seasons seems to resonate with it.

After an unknown amount of time, the surging energy circulation gradually calmed down and returned to the dantian.

Xin Ruyin slowly opened her eyes, her gaze still holding the afterglow of the raging storm and a trace of unbelievable clarity.

She subconsciously looked inward and discovered that the meridians that had troubled her for many years and had atrophied due to the Dragon Roar Body, although far from being fully healed, had indeed gained a faint trace of vitality.

Li Feiyu had also finished his practice, his breathing becoming calm and focused.

He looked at the lingering shock and inspiration in her eyes and knew that she had begun to grasp the basics and even had some sudden enlightenment.

Before she could even dress, Xin Ruyin hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Ruyin is ashamed. At first, I mistook this great method of cultivation for... the pleasures of sexual intercourse, and almost failed to live up to your good intentions, senior!"

Li Feiyu also had some understanding, but it was inconvenient to talk about it, so he pondered for a moment and said: "I wish to be bound by mountains and rivers, with strength and gentleness in harmony. Together we will be in the pure land, and the true path will not be heretical."

Having said that, he said no more, gently placed the "Cantongqi" back into her hand, and turned to walk into the depths of the secret room.

"I am deeply grateful for your instruction," Xin Ruyin said respectfully.