NOVPUBThe thought surfaced.
The yellow primal Mother Qi of Dharmas unfolded, instantly revealing Wang Ba’s figure.
"Last time, I didn’t get the chance to discuss your cultivation in detail before interruptions arose. This time, we must carefully strategize for you,"
Yao Wudi said earnestly.
"The disciple has been thinking along the same lines,"
Wang Ba quickly replied.
His Spiritual Sense instinctively scanned the surroundings.
He was immediately taken aback.
The site of the East Saint Sect, which once displayed the splendor of a celestial family, was now overgrown with wild grass, resembling a desolate mountain range.
The once bustling outer market of the Sect had vanished, leaving not even a piece of broken brick or tile.
And the Sect’s core area, though the mountains remained, many of the palaces, without the protection of Mana, had long since fallen into ruin and collapse.
What caught Wang Ba’s attention most was the spot where the purple divine beast, Fanming’s primordial spirit, used to be—it was now utterly empty, with nothing in sight.
Martial Uncle Tang Ji had mentioned that the primordial spirit of Fanming was secretly released by the former Sect Hierarch of the Tianmen Cult, revealing the Membrane Eye. He simply tossed that Sect Hierarch into the Membrane Eye to replace Fanming’s primordial spirit.
However, there might have been prohibitions set up, as he saw nothing of the sort.
"It’s a pity that the primordial spirit of Fanming is nowhere to be found..."
Thinking of Fanming, he couldn’t help but recall the Black-feathered Chicken ’Bing 1’ that was deceived and taken by Fanming.
He felt a tinge of regret.
He still harbored quite some affection for that Black-feathered Chicken, after all.
Especially since, during his battle with the Incense-burning Dao Cultivator, Zheng Yuanhua, if Bing 1 hadn’t shown its might and devoured the opponent’s Class III Yin Ghost, his life would have been in jeopardy.
Unfortunately, having been involved with Fanming’s primordial spirit, it was most likely dead.
These thoughts seemed complicated, but they were merely a moment’s consideration.
He was soon captivated by Yao Wudi’s words again.
"Cultivating the Five Elements for Golden Core, your foundation isn’t weak, but compared to cultivating other attributes simultaneously during the Foundation Establishment stage, the difficulty in later cultivation is undoubtedly much greater. To be honest, if I were you, I probably wouldn’t be able to cultivate much else,"
"This isn’t just a test of resources, but also a multi-faceted challenge to your perseverance, comprehension, and talent..."
Wang Ba’s expression grew serious, not underestimating Yao Wudi’s words.
In fact, he had already begun to appreciate the difficulty thereof.
The ’Wind Stabilizer’ he had obtained for some time now, yet it remained difficult to integrate the Ride the Wind into his Golden Core.
This indeed had nothing to do with resources, but rather tested other aspects.
"So, my advice to you is, after integrating what you’ve cultivated thus far—wind, thunder, and physical body—it would be better not to blend in any new essences. In fact, just these alone are enough for you to dominate your peers. Continuing to integrate new cultivation methods, unless they’re nearly as numerous as mine, isn’t very meaningful and may actually hinder your progress,"
Yao Wudi said earnestly.
Hearing Yao Wudi’s words, Wang Ba felt a slight sinking in his heart,
but he didn’t become overly disappointed. Instead, he asked Yao Wudi,
"Master, when you cultivated so many methods in the past, what did our grandmaster say about it?"
"Your grandmaster?"
Yao Wudi was taken aback for a moment, instinctively recalling the figure that had become somewhat blurred in his memory.
A gentle look inevitably crossed his face.
"Him? When I integrated over a dozen methods during my Foundation Establishment stage, he was almost infuriated to death. He thought, despite my high Talent, I was too ambitious..."
He suddenly paused, turned to look at Wang Ba, and then couldn’t help but burst into laughter:
"Well, well, you sly boy, trying to bait me!"
Wang Ba said earnestly, "How dare I bait my Master."
"Nonsense!"
Yao Wudi laughed and scolded, but he wasn’t truly angry. He soon sighed and said,
"When I was a disciple, I didn’t realize the pain a master goes through, not wanting to see their disciple take possibly wrong paths... But now that I am a master myself, I can’t bear to see you do the same. Yet, I believe you’re not the kind to aim too high without reason; the choice is still yours to make."
After pondering for a while, Wang Ba then inquired,
"May I know which essences you have now integrated, Master?"
"Looking for some reference?"
Yao Wudi chuckled, but he did not conceal anything, listing them out,
"I started with the Five Elements and then, during the Foundation Establishment stage, I learned wind, thunder, star, Pure Yang, and soul in the Sect. At Golden Core Realm, I added the study of ice, physical body, and Divine Patterns. Come the Nascent Soul stage, I realized that the ’Solar Body’ from Shenti Peak didn’t quite suit me, so I abandoned the Solar Body and instead incorporated Divine Patterns into my physical body, forming my own ’Divine Pattern Body’."
"Basically, the foundation of my Dharma Lineage was completed during the Foundation Establishment stage. When reaching the Golden Core Realm, I didn’t merge much that was new, spending more time on the methods I already mastered."
"Discard the Solar Body, and form a ’Divine Pattern Body’?"
Wang Ba’s face revealed a look of astonishment.
"The Solar Body takes too much time to improve, unless one is born with a special physique like Guan Ao, with a high receptivity to the solar essence, allowing for rapid progression."
Yao Wudi explained.
Wang Ba had a moment of realization, then asked curiously, "Stars, they should be related to the Xingdou Peak that Martial Uncle Song hails from, but what exactly are these Divine Patterns? I haven’t seen any Immortal Ascension stage inheritances of the Ice Dao within the sect..."
Yao Wudi quickly explained:
"Divine Patterns are a special existence between heaven and earth. Have you ever drawn a talisman? Even if you haven’t, you should have formed a magical seal, right? Symbols, or specific movements, often resonate with special energies within or beyond this world, thus producing unique effects."
"Therefore, Divine Patterns, also known as Divine Pattern Rites, are a synthesis of formational arts, talismans, various rituals, curses and so forth."
"As these Divine Pattern Rites are often too profound, there aren’t many who use them in magical combat. Instead, they’re more commonly applied in formation arts and talismans."
"I have integrated the essence of various cultivation methods I practice into the Divine Patterns, and merged the Divine Patterns into my flesh, rendering me impervious to myriad laws."
"This is the wonderful utility of Divine Patterns."
"But this essence can’t be acquired by simply learning a specific cultivation method. Instead, it requires continuous observation, summarization, and enlightenment. You can start by learning from formation arts and talismans."
"Master is actually skilled in formation arts and talismans?"
Wang Ba was somewhat surprised.
Yao Wudi coughed and said:
"No, it’s just that I’ve encountered so many magical seals in magical combat that I’ve gained some insights and understandings."
"Divine Pattern Rites are quite tricky to deal with, but Pure Yang and ’Ice’ are indeed much simpler. The former already has a lineage within our sect that has this kind of inheritance, and there’s also another essence, ’Pure Yin,’ involved in it."
"For Ice, you’ll need to make a trip to the Northsea Continent."
"Northsea Continent?"
Wang Ba was a bit surprised, yet what surprised him even more was what his master said just before that.
"Pure Yang and Pure Yin are in the same lineage? Which lineage is that?"
Yao Wudi’s expression grew complex as he explained:
"Ahem... It’s the Hehuan Peak."
Wang Ba was stunned for a moment, nearly thinking he had heard wrong.
"Hehuan Peak? Isn’t that..." 𝔫𝔬𝖛𝖕𝔲𝖇.𝖈𝖔𝖒
"You heard right, the cultivation method of Hehuan Peak can reconcile Yin and Yang, separating Pure Yang and Pure Yin, but also merging them into one to form ’Yin and Yang’."
Wang Ba grew even more puzzled:
"Then Master, why did you only integrate Pure Yang?"
Yao Wudi coughed again but did not answer, only saying:
"You’ll understand once you learn it."
Wang Ba was full of doubts.
But his heart was relieved of many cultivation perplexities.
After some thought, he immediately took out an ancient token from his storage treasure and handed it to Yao Wudi.
Yao Wudi casually took it, puzzled, "What’s this?"
Wang Ba didn’t conceal it:
"This is the cultivation method of the ’Way of Magnetism.’ Disciple hopes Master can take a look if there’s any problem with this cultivation method and if the Way of Magnetism is of a different essence."
"The Way of Magnetism?"
Yao Wudi was taken aback, then hurriedly infused the Mother Qi of Dharmas into it.
In the next instant, the token lit up with a screen of light, with characters rapidly flowing across it.
Yao Wudi’s gaze quickly scanned the text, and he began to ponder deeply.
After a while, he nodded solemnly:
"You little scamp, you’ve found a treasure!"
Wang Ba immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He had always been worried about the cultivation method given by Yuchen from the Zhongsheng Continent, thus had not commenced practicing it, waiting for his master’s personal review.
After some thought, he then took out a gold paper and once again handed it to Yao Wudi.
Yao Wudi glanced at the gold paper that seemed to have been folded countless times, not paying much attention initially, but after reading it, he was greatly shocked:
"This, this is the Incense Fire into Deity method?"
"The cultivation method of that Divine Master from the fallen Kingdom of Immortals over a hundred years ago?"
