Chapter 35: The Ancients Dared Not, Later Generations Cannot

"Senior Brother Shanfeng, are you alright?"

Just as Lin Yuan was collecting his thoughts, the little Daoist boy Qing Ping cautiously approached him.

The other three little Daoist boys stood not far away, not daring to come over.

"I'm fine."

Lin Yuan shook his head.

Compared to the deceit and treachery outside, Longhu Mountain was much purer.

The four little Daoist boys inside the Zhenwu Taoist Scripture Repository usually got along well with Lin Yuan.

At this moment, even though Lin Yuan had been scolded by Cangqing Immortal, the few of them did not mock him, but instead showed quite a bit of concern.

Even Cangqing Immortal, upon discovering that Lin Yuan had gone astray, did not give up on him at the first instance, but instead thought of pulling him back through Body Tempering.

Even though this method would cause irreversible damage to Cangqing Immortal himself.

"The Residence Master must have made a mistake."

"Even comprehending just one of Taiyin Infinite or Taiyang Infinite feels so, so difficult to me."

"Senior Brother Shanfeng comprehended both at once; how amazing must that be?"

The little Daoist boy Qing Ping said in a low voice.

He was indeed not lying; after achieving a slight mastery in Taiyang Infinite, the little Daoist boy Qing Ping tried to comprehend Taiyin Infinite.

And he found that the difficulty skyrocketed.

Originally, when neither had been mastered, through the fire pearl and ice pearl, he could still barely sense the Taiyin Power and Taiyang power.

Once Taiyang Infinite was mastered, he could not sense the Taiyin Power at all.

He couldn't even sense the Taiyin Power, let alone comprehend Taiyin Infinite.

Therefore, in the little Daoist boy Qing Ping's view, dual-cultivating Taiyin Infinite and Taiyang Infinite was an extraordinary feat.

"Is that so?"

Lin Yuan smiled slightly.

After chatting with the few little Daoist boys for a bit,

Lin Yuan plunged back into Cultivation.

To be precise, relying on his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Lin Yuan had flashes of new insight at every single moment.

Especially after observing the insights left by past generations of Celestial Masters on the stone wall.

Although the Celestial Masters of the Celestial Masters Residence had not dual-cultivated the Yin and Yang paths like Lin Yuan,

every single Celestial Master's comprehension of either path often touched Lin Yuan deeply.

"Brilliant."

"Taiyang power can be utilized in this way as well."

Sitting in front of the First Generation Celestial Master's stone wall, Lin Yuan's eyes shone brightly.

Through browsing the stone walls for such a long time, the past generations of Celestial Masters of the Celestial Masters Residence were categorized into three tiers in Lin Yuan's mind.

The first tier was none other than the First Generation Celestial Master.

Without a doubt, the First Generation Celestial Master's strength was the strongest among all Celestial Masters, forming a sheer cliff-like lead.

Especially on the path of Taiyang Infinite, the First Generation Celestial Master could be said to have explored to the deepest extremes.

After the First Generation Celestial Master,

came the Second Generation Celestial Master, Third Generation Celestial Master, Fifteenth Generation Celestial Master, and Twenty-Eighth Generation Celestial Master.

Although these four Celestial Masters were not as strong as the First Generation Celestial Master, they were clearly stronger than the remaining Celestial Masters.

On their respective paths of Taiyin Infinite and Taiyang Infinite, they all had fairly high achievements.

As for the remaining Celestial Masters, compared to the previous two tiers, they appeared somewhat unremarkable.

However, even the weakest Celestial Master possessed strength that completely surpassed the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, capable of sweeping across the world.

"My path should not be limited by past generations of Celestial Masters; I will surpass all Celestial Masters."

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, his thoughts exceptionally firm in his heart.

Right at this moment,

Lin Yuan's heart stirred slightly as he looked towards the main entrance.

Before long,

an Immortal Master of the Celestial Masters Residence walked in briskly.

"Junior Brother Zhang, someone is looking for you."

Even though he was not favored by Cangqing Immortal, or even given up on, Lin Yuan's status in the Celestial Masters Residence remained supreme.

As a Disciple recognized by the True Martial Sword, once he became a Celestial Master, he could wield control over the entire Celestial Masters Residence. Even if he failed to become a Celestial Master, no one could command him, including the current Residence Master.

"Uncle Changqing?"

Stepping out of the Taoist Scripture Repository, Lin Yuan saw the figure of Daoist Changqing.

Lin Yuan still respected Daoist Changqing very much. After all, if not for him back then, he definitely wouldn't have survived; if he hadn't frozen to death, he would have starved to death.

Heaven-Defying Comprehension could allow Lin Yuan to constantly break his limits and comprehend various secret arts, but it also had its limits.

In the body of an infant, without any food, even if he truly hibernated, he couldn't sustain himself for long.

Furthermore, Daoist Changqing had a good relationship with his father. Although he didn't arrive in time back then, he had indeed treated him well over the years.

"Shanfeng, I heard the Residence Master was ticked off quite a bit by you?"

Daoist Changqing looked at Lin Yuan with gratification and said casually.

"I have indeed failed the Residence Master's expectations."

Lin Yuan said, nodding.

Cangqing Immortal's expectation for Lin Yuan was——to become a Celestial Master.

But Lin Yuan's own goal was to surpass the Celestial Master.

"Hhahahaha."

"The Residence Master usually conceals his emotions well, but being angered like that by you is quite interesting."

Daoist Changqing laughed out loud.

Then Daoist Changqing's expression turned serious as he said: "Shanfeng, do you know why I came over today?"

"Did the Residence Master ask you to persuade me?"

Lin Yuan surmised.

"Indeed,"

Daoist Changqing nodded, "The Residence Master asked me to persuade you, hoping that you can accept Body Tempering and then, like all past Celestial Masters, walk the path of the Celestial Master."

"But looking at it now, I suppose I don't need to persuade you anymore."

"As long as you live happily, it's fine. As for whatever Celestial Master or not, don't worry about it too much."

As Daoist Changqing spoke, he seemed to recall something and fell into a trance.

"Back then, your father and I were on good terms. When your mother was pregnant, I once wrote a letter asking your father what achievements he hoped his son would have in the future."

Daoist Changqing said softly: "I originally thought your father would say he wanted his son to become a world-renowned hero, or at the very least inherit Zhang Family Fort."

"As a result, your father only hoped that you could live happily."

"In one's life, living happily is living, and living full of pressure is also living. The past Celestial Masters of the Celestial Masters Residence were invincible under heaven, but aren't they thoroughly dead now?"

"As for a posthumous reputation, once a person is dead, why care about a posthumous reputation?"

Daoist Changqing finally sighed and said: "I only hope that whatever path you choose, you won't regret it in the future."

Daoist Changqing's words made Lin Yuan slightly stunned.

He originally thought Daoist Changqing would be a lobbyist for Cangqing Immortal.

To his surprise, the other party spoke directly from his perspective.

After Daoist Changqing left,

Lin Yuan once again fell into Cultivation and Epiphany.

With the insights and comprehensions left by past Celestial Masters on the stone wall,

and further deducing them with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Lin Yuan's Cultivation speed was much faster.

According to Lin Yuan's estimation, in ten years at most, he would be able to simultaneously push Taiyin Infinite and Taiyang Infinite to the level surpassing the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

On this day,

while Lin Yuan was cultivating,

a Daoist priest wearing slovenly Daoist robes silently appeared behind him.

"Junior Martial Uncle Pingyang."

A look of astonishment promptly appeared on Lin Yuan's face as he immediately greeted him.

Compared to Cangqing Immortal, Lin Yuan was much more familiar with Daoist Pingyang.

Before going to the Sword Tomb, Daoist Pingyang often chatted enthusiastically with the Daoist boys of the mid-mountain Taoist courtyard, showing not a shred of the demeanor of a Celestial Phenomenon Realm powerhouse.

"Remarkable."

"Dual-cultivating Taiyin Infinite and Taiyang Infinite, this is something even past Celestial Masters have never accomplished."

Immortal Master Pingyang nodded slightly and praised.

Among the thirty-six Celestial Masters of the Celestial Masters Residence, only the Third Generation Celestial Master had thought about dual-cultivating the Yin and Yang paths.

However, the Third Generation Celestial Master only attempted to introduce Taiyin Power after becoming a Celestial Master.

And the result was not very good.

Lin Yuan had not yet become a Celestial Master, yet he was already pondering these matters and putting them into practice, truly living up to the recognition of the True Martial Sword.

"Thank you for the praise, Junior Martial Uncle."

Lin Yuan's expression was calm.

"However, have you ever thought about your path ahead?"

"Dual-cultivating the two paths of Taiyin Infinite and Taiyang Infinite might allow you to Cultivate to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, but wanting to step into the Celestial Master level and surpass the Celestial Phenomenon Realm requires undergoing a transformation with your own True Qi. Since you balance both Yin and Yang, once the transformation begins, the power of Yin and Yang will repel each other. You should know what the consequences will be."

Immortal Master Pingyang reminded him.

The consequence was the Third Generation Celestial Master.

Exploding to death on the spot.

"Junior Martial Uncle."

"Regarding this point, I have already thought about it."

"The reason why the power of Yin and Yang repels each other during the transformation of True Qi is because the two are not a single entity."

"As long as I fuse the power of Yin and Yang beforehand to form a completely new power before breaking through the Celestial Phenomenon Realm once more—"

Lin Yuan stated his thoughts.

This was also the subsequent path derived from continuously deducing with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension over all these days.

"Fusing the power of Yin and Yang?"

"Meaning fusing Taiyin Infinite and Taiyang Infinite together?"

"Are you crazy? Two completely opposite powers—even dual-cultivating them is impossible, yet you want to fuse them?"

Daoist Pingyang swallowed hard, truly frightened by Lin Yuan's idea.

This was akin to fusing fire and water.

The final result would either be the fire being extinguished and part of the water evaporating,

or the water being completely evaporated while the fire suffered heavy damage to its Origin Qi.

An even greater possibility was that both water and fire would collapse simultaneously, with no other outcome.

"You're crazy, you're truly crazy."

"Fusing Taiyin Infinite and Taiyang Infinite, how absurd! Since ancient times, no one has dared to do this."

"Even the First Generation Celestial Master could not do it."

"For generations and generations to come, it is impossible for anyone to even conceive such an idea."

Daoist Pingyang muttered to himself, his gaze toward Lin Yuan filled with disbelief.

Harmonized through the human body, there was still a sliver of a possibility of dual-cultivating two extreme powers, but fusing them? That was courting death.

The ancients dared not do it, and later generations were even less capable of achieving it.

Immortal Master Pingyang opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately swallowed it back down.

He could tell that Lin Yuan's will was firm; he truly wanted to fuse the Yin and Yang paths.

"Sigh."

Immortal Master Pingyang sighed and turned to leave.

Lin Yuan watched Immortal Master Pingyang's retreating figure.

Then he walked out of the Taoist Scripture Repository, came outside, and overlooking from high above, gazed down at the foot of the mountain.

"What the ancients dared not do, later generations cannot do."

Lin Yuan raised his head slightly, the Taiyin Power and Taiyang power deep within his pupils constantly intertwining and colliding.

"I will do it."