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

Even after the matter was resolved, Li Feiyu still chose a relatively remote place to go into seclusion.

This time, he didn't create a cave dwelling; he simply found a deserted island and carved out a makeshift shelter inside the mountain. In any case, this seclusion wasn't for arduous cultivation, but rather for achieving enlightenment.

His cultivation of immortality is essentially based on intention, rather than actually needing to reach a certain level. Having cultivated Yang-attribute techniques to this day, his cultivation has already condensed the ultimate image of "Yang". What he needs to do now is to use this as a foundation, incorporate Wu Chou's golden core that has been tempered by the extreme Yin split soul, and complete the Yin-Yang fusion.

This actually contradicts the cultivation logic of the mortal world—cultivators in this world emphasize the accumulation of magical power, the opening of the dantian, and breakthroughs in realms. But the focus of "Myriad Paths of the Forest" in devouring the eight paths has always been intention, not skill.

Li Feiyu sat cross-legged, flipped his hand and took out the ugly golden core, which emitted a cold light. Originally, it was just a golden core of an ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, but the arrival and "sacrifice" of the extreme Yin soul fragment pushed this golden core to another level - the ultimate "Yin" attribute, and even a trace of the original aura of the nascent soul remained in it.

As for himself, having cultivated Yang-attribute techniques to this day, his dantian, meridians, and flesh have long been imbued with rich Yang energy. That is the foundation of his being a Core Formation cultivator, the "Yang" he has cultivated step by step.

Now, his inner world has incorporated the principles of birth and death of this realm, and has begun to generate magical power on its own. However, this magical power lacks a complete cycle; only the forces of birth and death are entangled in chaos. Even if it is extracted and used, the total amount is very small, like a thin stream, far from enough to support high-intensity combat.

"Only after Yin and Yang are established can the inner world truly have its driving force."

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

The "Myriad Paths of the Forest" technique slowly began to circulate.

……

Wu Chou's golden core floated in his dantian, emitting a cold, eerie light. His dantian itself, imbued with the rich magical power refined from Yang-attribute cultivation techniques, enveloped the golden core like a warm ocean.

Yin and Yang, cold and hot, attract each other yet repel each other.

Li Feiyu controlled it with his mind and guided it with his spirit, allowing this external "yin" to begin to merge with his own "yang".

At the same time, the "Myriad Paths of the Forest" technique was activated, and true energy was released from the inner world, overlapping with the meridian power and beginning to devour it!

At first, it was slow; the golden elixir was like a piece of ice thrown into warm spring water. Cold air permeated the air, while heat steamed up; the two completely opposite forces intertwined, tore, and collided in his dantian.

But the next moment, something unexpected happened!

The moment the Yin and Yang forces truly came into contact with the core, an indescribable wave erupted!

That wasn't spiritual power, it wasn't true essence, it wasn't any power that Li Feiyu was familiar with.

That is—the two energies of Yin and Yang.

Two faint, almost invisible threads quietly emerged from his dantian and coiled around his body. One was as black as ink, so deep it seemed to devour all light; the other was as white as snow, so bright it was without the slightest impurity.

The black and white energies intertwined and swirled around him, like the most primitive Tai Chi diagram, slowly rotating around him.

Li Feiyu was deeply shaken.

This is the true Yin and Yang, not the Yin and Yang attributes derived from the Five Elements of this world, but the most fundamental Yin and Yang way at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, before all things were born!

It shouldn't be here.

The mortal world is based on the Five Elements, with Yin and Yang merely being derivatives and appendages of the Five Elements. There has never been a pure Yin-Yang cultivation path. But at this moment, as he devours the external Yin with his own Yang, these most fundamental Yin and Yang energies are actually stirred and manifested in the world.

If one were to stop now and carefully perceive these Yin and Yang energies, perhaps one could comprehend a completely different path of cultivation—a Yin-Yang Great Dao that does not belong to the Five Elements system of this world and exists independently of heaven and earth.

But Li Feiyu did not move.

His mind was as clear as a mirror.

This is not the path he wants to take.

The "Myriad Paths of Heaven and Earth" comprises eight paths: Heaven, Earth, Orthodox, Unorthodox, Yin, Yang, Birth, and Death. Yin and Yang are merely two of these paths; they are the driving force, the pivot, but not the entirety. If one becomes attached to this unexpectedly revealed Yin-Yang Dao at this moment, ficklely changing one's course and altering one's path, that would be a grave taboo in cultivation.

Moreover, even if one succeeds in creating a method using this, it will still be a Dao within the mortal world system. What one achieves in the end is merely another "Yin-Yang Dao Ancestor," trapped within the laws of this world, no different from those cultivators who eventually attain Dao.

What he wanted was transcendence.

It is through one's own path that one deconstructs the laws of this world and ultimately finds the way to break the deadlock.

"It's useless to me."

With his mind made up, he ignored the yin and yang energies swirling around him and continued to circulate his internal energy.

Wu Chou's golden core slowly dissolved in his dantian, transforming into a pure yin image that merged into one side of his inner world. Meanwhile, his own yang attribute cultivation, guided by the technique, also condensed into a pure yang image that merged into the other side of his inner world.

When Yin and Yang interact, Tai Chi is formed.

At that very moment—

He saw it.

Within his inner world, law and principle suddenly manifested. These were the most fundamental rules of this realm, the foundation of the universe's operation, and the source of the birth and death of all things. They flashed through his consciousness like countless flowing rays of light, so clear that they seemed almost tangible.

But the next moment, everything vanished into nothingness.

He saw it, but he didn't remember it.

Those laws and principles slipped through his fingers like sand through his fingers, leaving only a vague imprint, but he could not capture any specific fragments.

Li Feiyu opened her eyes and remained stunned for a long time.

Is this the way of Heaven?

Or something else?

He didn't know. But he vaguely sensed that the "seeing" in that instant might be more important than remembering.

……

After the inner world had completely completed the interaction of Yin and Yang, Li Feiyu suddenly realized a problem.

His inner world was struggling to function.

Originally, the forces of birth and death were intertwined in the universe, and although they clashed, they were also in a dynamic balance. Now that the two paths of Yin and Yang have merged, birth and death have gained momentum, and Yin and Yang have found their foundation. Logically, this should be more perfect.

But the truth is, the inner workings of the universe have become sluggish.

He could still wield magic power at the Core Formation stage, and he could fly and fight using the methods of the Core Formation stage. However, he could clearly feel that each time he used his magic power, it would cause a slight damage to his inner world.

Like a house without a foundation, it may be beautifully built, but it is on the verge of collapse.

"The world is missing..." he murmured.

Heaven and earth are the foundation, yin and yang are the power, and birth and death are the process. Now that yin and yang have been established and birth and death have been completed, there is no "heaven and earth" as the foundation to support them. The pure yin-yang cycle has become a burden, accelerating the collapse of the inner world.

He closed his eyes to calculate, and after a long while, he opened them.

century.

At most a hundred years.

Within a century, he must complete the absorption of the "Heaven and Earth" principles to replenish the foundation of his inner world. Otherwise, this small world will slowly disintegrate and collapse in the cycle of Yin and Yang.

A century-old infant formation?

In the spirit realm or immortal realm, where elixirs are endlessly supplied and resources are inexhaustible, there would naturally be no problem. But this is the human realm, where spiritual energy is scarce, rare and precious materials are hard to find, and forming a Nascent Soul in a hundred years is simply impossible!

If all else fails...

Li Feiyu frowned slightly.

We'll probably have to come up with another plan regarding the methods of orthodox and unorthodox approaches.

……

He suddenly remembered the yin and yang energies he had just drawn out.

According to common sense, it is absolutely impossible for the most fundamental Yin and Yang energies to manifest in the world through the Devouring Dao Yin and Yang.

That's illogical and contrary to common sense.

unless--

It is the self-protection of the Way of Heaven.

This world is based on the Five Elements, with Yin and Yang merely secondary derivatives of the Five Elements. There has never been a pure Yin-Yang cultivation path. It's not because the ancients couldn't comprehend it, but because this world itself operates stably and doesn't need that system.

By using his own yang energy to devour the external yin energy, he touched upon the principles of law, essentially prying open a crack in this stable system. Under the influence of the Heavenly Dao, a small amount of yin and yang energy was released as "compensation," guiding him back into the system of this realm, urging him not to peer into the deeper principles of law.

"If that's really the case..."

A hint of seriousness flashed in Li Feiyu's eyes.

When he finally starts filming on location, it probably won't be a "heavenly tribulation" anymore.

Four calamities befalling him? Perhaps more than that.

That calamity wasn't a test; it was a real attempt to destroy him.

The Heavenly Dao of this realm values ​​stability and order so highly that it would likely not allow any exceptions.

……

Unprecedented pressure has been mounting.

But Li Feiyu just sat quietly for a long time, and then a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"Alright, consider it a learning experience."

This so-called immortal cultivation is inherently tedious, lacking the joy of the martial world. A little pressure is fine, anyway, he's quite experienced in handling pressure.

He stood up and stretched his limbs. His inner world currently lacked a solid foundation, so it wasn't advisable to use too much magic power. He then took out a paper kite he hadn't used in a long time and stepped onto it.

A month later, Tianxing City was in sight.