Chapter 144: Gaining Enlightenment of the Dao under Yin and Yang

Chapter 144: Gaining Enlightenment of the Dao under Yin and Yang

The mountain ridges were towering and majestic, resembling a coiled giant dragon suppressing the earth.

The purple rocky mountain was completely barren, devoid of vegetation, and eroded year-round by Yin Qi and Sun Essence, making it almost impossible for spiritual entities to survive.

Especially above the peak, where the two rivers converged, Chaos mist permeated the air like a turbulent sea, shrouding the entire sky and appearing extremely terrifying.

"Truly astonishing, it has naturally formed a Yin and Yang Dao diagram."

Lin Fan felt an inexplicable shock; the birthplace of the river above was extremely similar to the Yin and Yang diagram.

Carrying Yin while embracing Yang, and carrying Yang while embracing Yin, thus stirring up Chaos Qi; this was not done by human hands, but was the mighty power of nature.

As for the nine mountain ridges and the Purple Mountain, they stood like a giant treasured sword, pointing directly at that Dao diagram in the Void Realm.

"Rumble!"

When the two rivers cascaded down from the Yin and Yang eyes, cleaved apart by the momentum of the Purple Mountain, they flowed to both sides.

One river was as pitch-black as an abyss, while the other was as brilliant as the sun—a terrifying sight!

In fact, if Lin Fan did not have the protection of the golden animal skin, let alone ascending this Purple Mountain, he wouldn't even be able to get close.

This was a true Yin and Yang river, terrifying to the extreme; the Aura radiated by its fluctuations alone made one unable to help but tremble.

At this moment, he withstood the Dao patterns and with difficulty reached the peak, approaching this place.

Suddenly, his perceptions changed in an instant; the peak was exceptionally tranquil, peaceful and serene, without the palpitating fluctuations from the halfway point.

Even the earlier sound of thunder roaring like a tsunami had vanished at this moment, and neither Yin nor solar water could drip down here either, leaving only a quiet and beautiful scene.

"Such a miraculous scene, is this the Dao? Ever-changing and elusive." Lin Fan muttered to himself, carefully pondering and observing.

It could be said that Yin and Yang were the most fundamental rules and order in the world; everything evolved from them, and they could best explain all things in heaven and earth.

Moreover, Yin Qi and Sun Essence were the tangible carriers of the Dao between heaven and earth, representing Yin and Yang, and could be called the mother of rules and order.

"I see, the Dao is inherently formless, elusive and vague. Vague and elusive, within it are images; elusive and vague, within it are things."

Now, Lin Fan's inner self was ethereal, and he seemed to understand somewhat what the changes or processes between Yin and Yang, life and death, were.

At this moment, his entire body glowed and was resplendent all over. Rune after rune densely covered the inside and outside of his body, as if forming a layer of silkworm cocoon that wrapped him inside.

In the Inscription Realm, he engraved the runes of the Supreme Bone, Original True Understanding, Grass Character Sword Secret, and others into his flesh and bones to blend them, reaching Perfection in this realm.

Now, he wanted to break the limits of this realm, surpass the sages of old, reach an unprecedented height, and walk a path that belonged uniquely to himself.

At this moment, observing the changes of Yin and Yang brought him endless inspiration, and he found a method to break the limits that belonged uniquely to himself.

"Swish!"

Just at this moment, a rune appeared on Lin Fan's chest. That was divine rays evolving, constantly flashing and glowing with green light, until the character for "Life" finally appeared and was branded there.

This was forged from wisps of divine rays, but it condensed the endless true meanings of the runes he had learned, converging into a single point, or rather, a Dao talisman.

However, this was neither simple nor easy. The runes of any Precious Technique were peerless—the Grass Character Sword Secret, Immortal Calamity Sword Technique, True Dragon, True Phoenix, and others were unmatched in the world.

Let alone wanting to condense them into a single furnace and use a single rune to explain their Profound Truth, the difficulty was akin to ascending to immortality on the spot.

But if he succeeded, with a single rune containing all supreme methods, the power would be completely unimaginable, let alone engraving it all over his body.

This was not an accumulation of quantity, but a qualitative change—truly one plus one greater than two.

By then, as long as Lin Fan's physical body could withstand the power within it, every strike would be a world-destroying existence. Who could match him?

However, despite Lin Fan's best efforts, succeeding was difficult.

Because when condensing all the runes into a single one, it was incomparably complex, containing far too much with infinite changes, even more complex than the stars of the heavens.

Lin Fan frowned. This path was very difficult, and he currently only had a rough direction, unable to nurture them in a single furnace.

"The Precious Techniques I possess are all too powerful; perhaps I should go from simplicity to complexity and start by condensing a single Divine Ability." He muttered to himself.

This was not too difficult for him. The runes within a single Precious Technique shared the same Origin in the first place and would not produce repulsion, and he had long since mastered the realm of converting divine rays into Dao talismans.

Soon, the innate divine art on his chest transformed into a primordial symbol of "Life", blooming with green light and permeating the Qi of life, resembling a dawn of hope.

Then, a nine-leaf grass-shaped character appeared with dazzling silver light and majestic Sword Qi, cutting through everything wherever it passed. That was the condensation of the Grass Character Sword Secret.

Afterwards, a giant dragon soared into the air, its golden scales flashing and its five claws huge and powerful, spewing auspicious multicolored light, and finally converging into a "Dragon"-shaped pattern.

Several more days passed. With a clang, an Undying Divine Phoenix danced in flight, its crimson fire burning down the heavens and illuminating even the Chaos Qi in the sky red.

"What, someone is actually cultivating on the Purple Mountain? How is this possible?!"

"On the Yin and Sun Rivers, it is utterly impossible for any living creature to pass through, even our clan cannot do it!"

In the distance, the Golden Crow Clan near the great mountain observed this scene, immensely shocked and unable to believe it.

In fact, not even the Golden Crow Clan could touch the pure solar water; at least Heavenly Gods could not do it. It could melt all living creatures and was even more blazing than the sun.

However, relying on the defense of the golden animal skin, Lin Fan not only safely ascended, but was also cultivating above and comprehending the Dao.

"Swish!"

Next, the Immortal Calamity Sword Technique, Suanni, Golden Crow, Luanwu, Taotie, and other Precious Techniques he had already mastered each condensed into a primordial rune and were engraved into his body.

As for the Willow God Art and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art, their level was too high and they were inherently incomparably profound, so he had not yet mastered them at present and could not reach that step.

However, this was enough to sublimate him. Deducing within his body, what flowed through him were no longer basic runes, but symbols of Divine Abilities, each containing formidable power.

Once unleashed, it possessed the ability to reach the heavens and earth, causing ghosts to weep and gods to howl.

Furthermore, in the Inscription Realm, he relied on this to break the ultimate realm, stepping out of the category recognized by the world and surpassing the established path.

Afterwards, Lin Fan carefully examined it and found that his mana was indeed much more vigorous, his combat strength soaring dramatically, leaving even himself startled for a moment.

"Next, going from easy to difficult, I should try to fuse two of the powerful runes together, but using 'Life' as the foundation to assimilate everything."

"Puff!"

Lin Fan coughed up a mouthful of blood. Clearly he had failed, still unable to combine two powerful Precious Techniques into one, and instead almost tore his own body apart.

"I always feel something is missing; is there really no way to resolve the conflict between different Precious Techniques?" He whispered, constantly summarizing the reasons behind it.

At this time, he raised his head to glance at the Yin and Yang Dao diagram above, and instantly had a flash of insight.

"That's right, the rules and Profound Truths of various Divine Abilities are different. How can they achieve Fusion and unity without the neutralization of another symbol!"

Yin and Yang, life and death—all things in the world are both mutually opposed and mutually symbiotic, where there is life there is death. He only had the symbol of "Life" and lacked the rune of "Death".

"I… how should I condense a Dao talisman of the character 'Death', and such a Precious Technique must not be weaker than the Divine Ability on my Supreme Bone?"