Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 121 [Refining Yin and Releasing Yang, Five Elements Transformation] (Subscribe please)

Chapter 121: Chapter 121 [Refining Yin and Releasing Yang, Five Elements Transformation] (Subscribe please)

Heavenly Court.

Having arrived at the Nine Layers Heaven, Hao Tian and the denizens of the Turquoise Pool had already spent a considerable time there, but facing the derelict Heavenly Court in need of restoration, neither of them could come up with a solution.

He initially thought that, as the Heavenly Emperor personally anointed by the Daoist Ancestor, a multitude of followers would certainly rally to his cause.

Yet, nearly ten thousand years had passed, and hardly anyone had come to pledge loyalty; those who did were mostly of undesired sorts, with only one being a Daluo Golden Immortal.

"Gold Star Taibai!"

Hao Tian gazed at the only Daluo Golden Immortal in the Heavenly Court: "The Daoist Ancestor commanded me to establish the Heavenly Court, but eons have elapsed, and yet the Heavenly Court remains paralyzed without capable hands. Tell me... what should I do?"

"This..."

Upon hearing these words, Gold Star Taibai could not help revealing a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the beings of Primordial are weary of Emperor Jun’s long reign; no one wishes to serve under another Heavenly Emperor! Such a mindset won’t change so easily. If Your Majesty wishes to refine the Heavenly Court, you may need to seek assistance from your fellow Saint brothers and sisters!"

Being an Innate Star God, he witnessed the massacre led by Emperor Jun against most of his fellow Innate Star Gods, including Purple Lightning Lady and others, when the Demon Clan occupied the Nine Layers Heaven.

Only he, by chance out visiting a friend, managed to narrowly escape that calamity.

He dared not return to the Nine Layers Heaven!

As an Innate Star God, his cultivation depended on absorbing the Power of Stars and comprehending the ways of stellar movement, yet after Emperor Jun established the Demon Clan, he siphoned off most of the Star Essence with the "Primordial River Luo Formation"... Therefore, his cultivation had not improved one bit over these years!

Furthermore, the Power of Stars in the Nine Layers Heaven was the richest in all of Primordial, and so, once Hao Tian took charge of the Heavenly Court, it motivated him to willingly defect.

His purpose?

Naturally, to return to the Ancient Starry Sky, leveraging the Power of Stars to enhance his own cultivation!

However, Hao Tian expected him to do this and to do that, all by himself, which was quite overwhelming for him.

"They..."

Hao Tian couldn’t help but sneer: "They, my fellow brothers and sisters, would be doing well not to trouble me! How could they possibly allow their disciples to be at my beck and call?"

He had also thought of asking the Daoist Ancestor for help, but if he went to him with every problem, the Daoist Ancestor would only deem him incompetent, and might even consider replacing him as the Heavenly Emperor!

Thus, he had to solve this on his own!

The Taibai Golden Immortal sighed, "If those Saints are unwilling to help, perhaps Your Majesty might try attracting some cultivators with the allure of benefits!"

After all, everything in the world is pursued for gain; without sufficient prestige, one can only bind the powerful beings to the Heavenly Court by offering them benefits.

"Benefits?"

Hao Tian shook his head, sighing lightly, "What benefits could today’s impoverished Heavenly Court offer? The teacher did bequeath a few Magic Treasures, but those are vital to my future cultivation! Perhaps only the Innate Spirit Root, Ren Water Flat Peach, could be used to recruit cultivators below the level of Taiyi."

"Forget it!"

"Having some is better than none!"

"You go and send out invitations on my behalf, stating that I intend to hold a Flat Peach Banquet in three thousand years, inviting those powerful beings and capable Loose Cultivators to participate!"

Hao Tian, in his desperation, took Gold Star Taibai’s suggestion to use the promise of benefit as a lure, seeking to recruit some Loose Cultivators to serve as a temporary facade for the Heavenly Court.

"Yes!"

Gold Star Taibai immediately paid his respects.

As the Heavenly Emperor, Hao Tian naturally couldn’t be expected to personally attend to these matters, thus it fell to him to undertake this task!

Before long, news of Hao Tian’s intent to convene the Flat Peach Banquet had spread throughout Primordial, met with both scorn and those curious to witness Hao Tian’s folly.

The Tongtian Sect Master also received an invitation.

However, as a Saint, he naturally had no intention of going. Moreover, with Xuanqing contemplating a bid for the Heavenly Court’s divine position, he simply handed the invitation over to Xuanqing to deal with.

...

And at this moment, just as Xuanqing had assimilated the Huai River Water Transport, he could sense that with refinement of one more water system, the "Mountain River Tripod" would undergo a transformative evolution.

During this period, he had been staying in the Huai River Water Mansion, and he found quite a few water attribute treasures, all of which he stuffed into Zhao Gongming’s possession!

Zhao Gongming refined them into the "Sea Suppressing Golden Whip", transforming it into a top-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure.

Xuanqing, on the other hand, was studying "Innate Yin Yang Qi" and the Five Elements Essence: "Heaven divides Yin and Yang, Earth divides the Five Elements, but why are the Five Elements Essence mastered by Zhi Ming and the others of the Yin type?"

Heaven and Earth are divided into Yin and Yang, and so are the Five Elements; Yin Five Elements consist of Yimu, Ding Fire, Ji Earth, Geng Metal, and Gui Water, while Yang Five Elements consist of Jia Wood, Bing Fire, Wu Earth, Geng Metal, and Ren Water. Only when the two are combined... does it form the complete Innate Five Elements!

He could not fathom it!

But not understanding was okay, for he had a Saint as a teacher to whom he could turn for answers.

Thus, his Thunder Dao Avatar that stayed on Golden Turtle Island asked Tongtian Sect Master about this issue.

Tongtian Sect Master laughed and said: "The clear rises as qi; the turbid descends as substance. When heaven and earth first opened, and the Five Elements were in flux, the sky was shrouded with qi, and the earth held up the sky with its substance! From the very beginning, heaven and earth started with two states of qi and substance, for instance, Jia is Yimu’s qi, and Yimu is Jia’s substance! Qi condenses into substance, much like the Universe at its dawn evolving from the Tai Chu cosmos to the Primordial Chaos cosmos; beings like Meng Zhang, who transformed at that point in time, naturally embodied the Yin Five Elements!"

"However, Meng Zhang does not only possess the Dao of Yimu but also masters the Dao of Jia Wood. Only by refining Yin to release Yang can you grasp the Dao of Jia Wood from within Yimu!"

"It is the same for Zhi Ming, Ling Guang, the Qilin overseeing the forces, and the Primordial Qilin that became Qilin Cliff!"

"Didn’t you reverse the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence into Innate Yin Yang Qi using the Mountain River Tripod? It’s a perfect opportunity to comprehend the Dao of the Yin Yang Five Elements of heaven and earth!"

The Yin and Yang of the Five Elements co-exist inherently, it’s just that Xuanqing’s understanding of the Yin Yang Five Elements wasn’t deep enough, which is why he was unable to grasp the Yin and Yang changes of the Five Elements.

But now, with Tongtian Sect Master’s explanation, he understood the crux of it all.

"So that’s how it is!"

Xuanqing chuckled lightly, immediately taking out the "Ji Earth Essence" he had previously obtained from the Four Fiends and the "Geng Metal Essence" and "Ding Fire Essence" that Daoist Duobao and Jin Ling Saint Mother had helped him request, preparing to perfect the Five Elements and then refine Yin to release Yang, to comprehend the complete Dao of the Innate Five Elements!

Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth produces Metal, Metal generates Water, and Water nurtures Wood; following the order of the Five Elements Mutual Generation, after refining the "Yimu Essence" and "Gui Water Essence", he should first refine the "Geng Metal Essence".

Next would be the "Ji Earth Essence".

This was also why he had the "Ji Earth Essence" for so many years but had not yet refined it.

Finally, it would be the "Ding Fire Essence", to have it carry on from the "Yimu Essence" and "Ji Earth Essence" to achieve the perfect cycle of Wood generating Fire and Fire generating Earth.

The first two steps went exceedingly smoothly, but as he was refining the "Ding Fire Essence", the shadowy figure of the Vermilion Bird God Monarch Ling Guang suddenly emerged.

"Is it you who killed my nephew?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing’s face changed drastically, and he quickly launched his "Purple Lightning Hammer" at the Vermilion Bird apparition, immediately engulfing the will within with raging thunder.

However, the moment he acted against the Vermilion Bird apparition, it left a flame-colored mark resembling the Vermilion Bird on his arm.

"This is going to be troublesome!"

Xuanqing frowned.

He had not expected that after so long, the causal retribution for killing the Golden Winged Great Roc would still come knocking at his door!

Initially, it was to avoid Ling Guang that he had Jin Ling Saint Mother obtain the "Ding Fire Essence" on his behalf, not expecting to still be detected by her.

And Ling Guang’s methods were exceptionally clever; Xuanqing hadn’t noticed the will hidden within the "Ding Fire Essence" until he started refining it!

"Sigh!"

He sighed helplessly!

Although he was not worried about being bound by the chains of the Heavenly Dao like Ling Guang, he was concerned that the mark left behind was likely for the sole purpose of allowing the Phoenix Clan to locate him.

He wanted to erase the mark, but it had already fused with the "Ding Fire Essence", and until he had fully refined it, it would linger on his arm.

Unless...

He gave up on the "Ding Fire Essence" and abandoned the comprehension of the Yin Yang Five Elements Dao between heaven and earth!

However, to this, Xuan Chen was not overly fearful, for he had powerful support.

"Or else, I’ll just stay on Golden Turtle Island, or perhaps in the World of Darkness. I would like to see if the Cultivators of the Phoenix Clan dare to attack a Saint’s Dojo!"

He pondered silently in his heart.

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