"The Theory of Spiritual Roots"?
Zhang Yao's expression changed slightly and he was shocked.
He had heard from Master Haihe that this classic was not only the culprit of the Pingdu Sect's defeat after being betrayed by its allies, being besieged, and later the underlying reason why Tianbao Tower issued the Five Spiritual Roots Recruitment Order.
Moreover, the material of this book was obviously extraordinary. It could be automatically ignored by his mind and could only be detected by his eyes.
"How did this classic book fall into the hands of Taoist Wanhe?"
"No, it shouldn't be originally..."
Thoughts flashed rapidly in Zhang Yao's mind, and he quickly came up with speculations.
This "Ling Yuan Liu Lun" and the one in the Five Elements Secret Realm should not be the same one, but come from Taoist Wanhe's own collection.
Master Haihe said back then that this "Lingyuan Liulun" was suspected to have come from the Nine Prefectures of Tianzhou, which was the core territory of the Hundred Kingdoms of the Central Plains, and Taoist Wanhe came from the Jingguo of the Central Plains.
Jingguo is located in the heart of the Central Plains and is not too far away from the Nine Palaces of Tianzhou. It would not be surprising if there is a chance to obtain this mysterious book.
"What secret is hidden in this book that makes Taoist Wanhe refuse to let go before he dies..."
Zhang Yao pondered for a moment and did not act rashly. Instead, he took out a magic sword and picked up the "Ling Yuan Liu Lun" in the hand of Taoist Wan He.
After repeated tests to confirm that there was no danger, Zhang Yao leaned over to pick up the book, opened it and looked at it carefully.
"The mother of heaven and earth, the origin of the universe, is all about the changes of qi. The changes of yin and yang begin from here, and the sun, moon, and all things are born from this..."
At the beginning of this classic, the classic "Qi Movement Theory" is expounded, which is also the basis of the "Qi Movement Theory of Sympathy".
This theory believes that the source of heaven and earth is 'qi', and that all things are born from the changes of qi. Aura is the most special kind of qi, and is the source of power that drives the movement of heaven and earth.
"This is interesting..."
Zhang Yao read it word by word and quickly became immersed in it.
This book explains the various changes in the interaction between Qi and Qi in a simple and easy-to-understand way. The most important thing is the essence of the birth of spiritual roots.
The theory of Qi-sympathy believes that:
Before people are born innately, they have no spiritual roots. The so-called "no intelligence, no soul, chaotic chicken" means that there is neither spiritual intelligence nor soul, and the body is filled with innate energy.
At the moment of birth, when the baby falls to the ground, the innate qi and acquired qi blend and wash away, and it will immediately suffer from pollution, distortion, loss and other conditions.
For most babies, the innate energy in their bodies will be hidden from now on and will no longer manifest;
For a very small number of babies, the innate Qi in the body is combined with the Five Elements Spiritual Qi, which can manifest externally and retain some pure roots. This is the so-called 'spiritual root'.
Since the spiritual energy of heaven and earth changes all the time like the tide, most babies born with spiritual roots have mixed spiritual roots;
The lucky ones who are only one in a million will be infiltrated by only one kind of spiritual energy, and they will be born with heavenly spiritual roots; if they are a little less lucky, and a kind of miscellaneous energy is mixed in the final sympathetic stage, then the second-class earthly spiritual roots will be born. .
There is another situation that is the most special——
It is when the spiritual energy of the five elements blends with the innate energy that it maintains a balance, and a spiritual root with all the five elements will be born.
In ancient times, the Five Spiritual Roots were called the 'Perfect Spiritual Roots' and the 'King of Spiritual Roots', and the chance of their birth was extremely slim. However, in today's era, the Five Spiritual Roots have long been reduced to waste, but the chance of their birth seems to be higher. Quite a few.
"It turns out that this is the birthplace of the Five Elements Spiritual Roots..."
"No, this is just a relatively complete theory that can explain certain spiritual essences, but it is not necessarily the truth."
Thoughts flashed in Zhang Yao's mind and he continued to read.
At the end of this "Spiritual Source Theory", a special secret method is recorded in detail, called the 'Five Phase Dissociation Method'.
Through this 'Five Phase Dissociation Method', the five natural spiritual roots can be separated and differentiated. The final effect is that only a single spiritual root can be retained, forming an acquired single spiritual root.
"Is this the secret method to create artificial heavenly spiritual roots?"
Zhang Yao was horrified in his heart, and a turbulent wave surged out.
If he remembered correctly, on the eve of the Five Sects' War, the "Spiritual Roots Theory" obtained by Pingdumen from the Five Elements Secret Collection recorded a secret method for regulating the mutation of the five spiritual roots and artificially creating strange spiritual roots.
The "Five Phase Dissociation Method" recorded in the "Lingyuan Liulun" treasured by Taoist Wanhe is actually different. It is a secret method for artificially creating heavenly spiritual roots.
Judging from Zhang Yao's vision and knowledge, at a glance, it seems that it is conclusive and true. All the details are very real, logical and self-consistent, and the magic method is natural, and there are no flaws at all.
No matter who is judging it, they can confirm that this is a secret method that has been refined through repeated deductions, demonstrations and trials.
"No wonder the original Jin Dan ancestors were deceived... This thing is simply a source of trouble!"
Zhang Yao's expression was solemn, and he unconsciously clenched the book in his hand.
Another book "Ling Yuan Lun" brought out from the Five Elements Secret Realm that year led to the destruction of Pingdu Clan and brought disaster to the entire southwest. Even he, who was far away in the Wei Kingdom, was implicated and almost fell into a situation of eternal disaster.
As for the "Spiritual Roots Theory" in his hand, which records different versions of the 'Five Phase Dissociation Method', once it is spread out, I am afraid it will still cause a bloody storm.
Without trying it, who knows whether the secret method is true or false?
After all, the method of artificially creating Tianling Root is too terrifying. Once it is secretly mastered by a certain force, it will almost cut off everyone's livelihood.
"call……"
Zhang Yao took a few deep breaths, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and immediately decided to hide this book and not leak it at all.
He took out a jade box, put the classics in his hand into it, sealed it with the lid, and then punched out more than a dozen talismans to attach it, wrapped it tightly, and placed it in the closest storage bag.
After doing all this, Zhang Yao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the old Taoist body in front of him, with childish face and white hair, wearing a simple Taoist robe.
"How could this Taoist Wanhe come here from Jingguo?"
Zhang Yao raised his eyebrows and carefully looked at the state of Taoist Wanhe's body.
After reading "Ling Yuan Liu Lun", he became more and more interested in the true origin of Taoist Wanhe.
But no matter how he observed, he could not find the demonic characteristics of Taoist Wanhe. He could not even see any flaws, nor could he sense the demonic aura.
"It's really strange..."
Zhang Yao clicked his tongue in amazement and kept firing his spiritual thoughts.
Taoist Wanhe, a demon cultivator, could still maintain a human form after being dead for so many years without revealing his true body, which was beyond his expectation.
A quarter of an hour later, under the constant exploration of his tyrannical mind, through meticulous scanning, he finally discovered a little bit of disharmony.
"Go!"
Zhang Yao used his magic power to create a spell, destroying the remaining spell effects on Taoist Wanhe.
In an instant, a purple light flashed, and Taoist Wanhe's body changed drastically. Two horns sprouted from his head, his skin took on the color and texture of crushed rock, his eye sockets were sunken, and his mouth was wide. Although his body was still skinny, it was full of explosive power. .
"It turns out to be an old cow..."
Zhang Yao squinted his eyes, stretched out his hand, and picked up the storage bag on Taoist Wanhe's waist.
With a twist of his magic power, he easily broke through the remaining imprints on it. His spiritual thoughts penetrated deep into it and swept through it, instantly revealing a hint of joy.
"It really does!"
Zhang Yao waved his sleeves, and there were seven or eight more metal vials in front of him, which were obviously containers that contained demon blood.
With Taoist Wanhe's identity and cultivation, the demon cultivator essence blood that he can collect must be in the foundation-building stage, and with such a large amount, the probability that Zhang Yao can get what he wants is very high.
After all, most of the demon blood is within the Five Elements, and Zhang Yao only needs to be of the water attribute, and does not insist on a specific bloodline.
"Ka, ka..."
After Zhang Yao opened them one by one, he was soon surprised to find that there were exactly two types of demon blood with water attributes.
But unfortunately:
One of the demon bloods was the same as the one he found on the demon cultivators of the Hu family.
"Pity……"
Zhang Yao felt extremely sorry and sighed helplessly.
The Six Directions True Blood requires six different types of water attribute foundation-building demon blood. Repeated ones cannot be counted, so it is only equivalent to harvesting one type.
"But it's not bad to get one."
"There is only the last one left to collect the six true bloods!"
After Zhang Yao thought about it, he perked up and put away the many metal vials with a wave of his sleeves.
He turned around and left the quiet room, swept through the entire Wanhe Cave, pocketed many treasures, spiritual weapons and classics, and then left the cave.
"Since I have taken advantage of you, I will bury you by the way, so that others will not disturb you again."
After Zhang Yao exited the cave, he fired a golden light and struck the mountain.
Amidst the thundering roar, the entire rock wall collapsed, completely burying the cave inside.
"boom!"
After destroying the cave, Zhang Yao put away the Thousand Changes Glazed Qi and left directly with the Escape Light.
He was too lazy to silence the Li family members outside. Even though Li Changlin guessed that he was related to 'Zhang Qing', it didn't matter since Zhang Qing himself was a fake identity.
If the two major foundation builders of the Li family died without warning, causing chaos in the Immortal Cultivation World of Li Kingdom, it might actually attract attention and lead to his current identity being exposed.
"gone."
The white escaping light shuttled through the sea of clouds, and soon left the mountains and valleys, heading north.
And after more than half an hour passed:
The four people lying on the ground slowly woke up. After several stages of panic, disbelief, and silence, they finally calmed down.
"Now how to do?"
Li Yuanhui felt bitter and couldn't help but said:
"Uncle Ninth, from what you said, that man's strength is unparalleled, and he seems to be a strong man in the late stage of foundation building."
"And now Wanhe Cave Mansion has also been breached by him. Our bamboo basket has failed to collect water. Not only have we been working in vain for more than ten years, we even have to swallow our anger..."
"Why!"
Li Changlin sighed, shook his head and said:
"The matter has come to this, there is no point in talking more."
"This world is dominated by the weak and the strong. We can only swallow this dumb loss ourselves."
Although he guessed that the other party might be related to Zhang Qing, he didn't have the courage to follow this clue and could only put the matter down.
"Then why don't we move this cave and take a look?"
Li Yuanhui is still a little unwilling:
"Maybe he missed something he didn't like..."
"Okay, don't even think about it."
Li Changlin patted his shoulder and said:
"The legacy of Taoist Wanhe is not a small amount. Besides, he is a demon cultivator and his body after death is a treasure. How can we expect others to leave us any treasures?"
"Let's go, don't worry about this here, let's go back to Mangshan as soon as possible..."
…………
All the way north.
Many days later, Zhang Yao quietly returned to Cangjiang Water Mansion without disturbing anyone.
In his cave deep in the water mansion, Zhang Yao took out Taoist Wanhe's storage bag and carefully counted the harvest.
"Um?"
While counting the spiritual weapons, Zhang Yao discovered something unexpected.
"Isn't this the 'Taiyi Mingguangshi'?"
Zhang Yao held up a pale golden translucent cover, showing a look of astonishment.
He had gotten one of these things before. It was a trophy after the battle at Sui Yushan. It came from the old demon cultivator from the Hu family. It also played a big role in the raid on Shuifu.
After he took over the power of the GCC, he sold the Taiyi Ming Light Mask through the Chamber of Commerce and replaced it with a better protective spiritual weapon.
But he didn't expect that today, he would find another 'Taiyi Mingguang Mask' that was almost identical and of the same specifications and format among Taoist Wanhe's relics.
"No, it's still a little different..."
Zhang Yao observed carefully for a long time and discovered from the spiritual feedback that there seemed to be a mark deep in the forbidden spirit pattern.
This is not some kind of functional imprint, but some kind of symbol composed of spiritual patterns alone. Like some master refiners, they will also leave personal marks in their works.
But the Taiyi Ming Light Mask in the hands of the old man of the Hu family had been sacrificed and used before, but he had not found anything similar.
"Nine-three-five...is this some kind of number?"
Zhang Yao frowned slightly, thinking for a long time without any clue, so he put the things down for the time being and continued counting.
When he counted the many classics collected by Taoist Wanhe, he found another familiar book of exercises - "Taiyi Mingguang Zhenlu".
"...I just said why are you so familiar!"
Zhang Yao realized belatedly that the names of the two were so similar.
One was a widely circulated top-level technique, and the other was an ordinary elementary spiritual weapon. Apart from the name, they had nothing to do with each other, so he didn't think of them immediately.
After all, the world of immortality is vast, and there are too many people or things with the same name. He has seen and heard of many people with the same Taoist title and name as him.
But Taoist Wanhe also has this top-level book in his collection, which obviously reveals an unusual connection between the two.
"However, this "Taiyi Mingguang Zhenlu" is the orthodox Qi refining method of the human race, not the method of the demon race."
"Why is Taoist Wanhe collecting this? It can't be just for show, right? After all, top-level skills are worth a lot of money..."
As Zhang Yao's thoughts flickered, he flipped through it briefly and found that this "Taiyi Mingguang True Record" was actually the complete version——
It covers everything from Qi refining to golden elixirs, and finally to the realm of Nascent Soul. It is much more complete than the version in his hand, and is on the same level as the "Great Law of Ensuring All Living Beings" obtained from the Tiandu Secret Treasure.
"What secret is hidden behind this..."
(End of chapter)
