12dz Chapter 61 The Palace Forged by Five Elements, The Wheel of Five Virtues Revolves
Chapter 61 The Palace Forged by Five Elements, The Wheel of Five Virtues Revolves
After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the alcohol took effect, and the two relaxed, their conversation becoming more casual and relaxed.
"Brother Xiaoya, I plan to finish this year steadily and then find a peaceful prefecture in Chu Nan Kingdom to live a peaceful life."
Upon hearing this, Li Ya was initially startled, but then understood.
"That's fine. With Second Brother's third-level cultivation, as long as he doesn't provoke other cultivators, he can live a peaceful life."
As dusk completely enveloped the mountains and sea, the night deepened, the stars grew brighter, and the sound of the tides rising and falling on Poyang Lake became increasingly clear.
A bottle of fine wine was gradually finished, and several dishes on the table were all eaten. Slightly tipsy, the mind and spirit were relaxed.
A flush of wine spread across Wei Que's face, and his eyes remained calm.
He turned to look at Li Ya beside him. The former handyman who was struggling to make ends meet was now able to kill a rogue cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining. He was filled with emotion.
"Brother Xiaoya, you're really different now."
Li Ya smiled faintly upon hearing this: "Your cultivation level is indeed different, but you're still the same Little Ya."
Not long after, Wei Que passed out drunk. After settling him in, Li Ya returned to Qingmu Pavilion alone.
The renovation of Ling Shu Cave Heaven took several days and nights without sleep, which was extremely exhausting and time-consuming.
At this moment, Li Ya was not sleepy at all.
He simply sat cross-legged on the couch, with his palms facing upwards, and took three breaths to calm his chaotic thoughts.
Once his aura had completely calmed down, he had a slight thought and a flash of inspiration, and a jade slip appeared in front of him.
This was a secret technique bestowed upon me by my master after we parted that day. My master passed away suddenly, and although my master's power protected all the wealth and spiritual resources, which were all divided up, he left behind quite a few of these techniques and secret arts.
"In the end, this method is nothing more than putting a shell on the sword pellet."
The Nine Yang Talisman Sword is a suitable vessel. The sword pellet is usually kept warm in the acupoints and refined with the Taihua Sword Manual. When used, it is attached to the talisman sword.
Although the power will be somewhat reduced, it can still conceal the sword pellet, but it will damage the talisman sword.
"However, it's worth it. There's no guarantee that there won't be any spies from the Demonic Sect mixed in during our trip to Fallen Dragon Valley. It's always better to be careful than not."
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[The fellow Daoist's request to cultivate the Five Elements techniques has been fulfilled. The "Five Pivots and Five Palaces Orthodox Chapter" has been obtained. The five internal organs are the root of the five energies and can be the palaces of the five elements. The Qi Sea is the central pivot of the Yellow Court, serving only as a transit point, not a place where the five elements are transported.]
[Metal element: The lungs are the assistant and guide of metal, establishing the White Emperor's Metal Palace, and their Qi flows through the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian]
[Wood Element: The liver is the assistant of wood, establishing the Green Emperor's Wood Palace, and is connected to the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian and the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian]
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[The five palaces of Dui, Zhen, Li, Kan, and Kun, the five elements move and stop in a measured way...]
"The Five Elements Great Dao is only under the Taiyin and Taiyang. If I, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, can achieve the unity of the Five Elements, it would be no less than tearing off the position of the Dao Ancestor and sitting on it myself."
"I originally thought that the wonderful method of Ling Shu, which divides the five internal organs, meridians, and acupoints into their respective domains and does not interfere with each other, was already extremely ingenious. The Qi Sea does not accept any of the true qi, but only acts as a central hub to open up the meridians and acupoints and accommodate the true qi of the five elements."
"Moreover, by building the Five Palaces to gather true energy and conserving the energy, how can outsiders see this practice of cultivating the Five Elements simultaneously? They will only think that my foundation is shallow and my Qi Sea is empty."
"In this way, I can cultivate sword qi in my sea of qi, which is not subject to the five elements. I can continue to collect the wonderful methods of the five elements for the spiritual pivot to deduce. It is not impossible for me to achieve the five elements Dao fruit."
The theory of the Five Emperors and Five Virtues of White, Green, Black, Red, and Yellow is not a doctrine of this world. The Ling Shu combines the doctrines from Li Ya's past life in his memory, and draws on the strengths of both to create the "Five Pivots and Five Palaces Orthodox Chapter".
The "Five Pivots and Five Palaces Chapter" takes the rotation of the Five Virtues as its basis, does not force uniformity, and the overall meaning of the text is the two words "harmony".
Do not seek the primordial unity of the five elements, but rather the spontaneous generation of the elements. Seek harmony in diversity, and a system where the five elements branch out, each following its own path, and circulate in a cycle.
Having made up his mind, Li Ya informed his master and senior brother Lingji, locked himself in his room, and began cultivating the Five Elements.
The five internal organs stand in the five palaces, and the five palaces serve the five emperors.
The Azure Emperor of the East belongs to the Wood element and resides in the Zhen Palace (located in the liver area).
The Red Emperor of the South, belonging to the element of fire, resides in the Li Palace, which is located in the heart of the body.
The Yellow Emperor, representing the Earth element, resides in the Kun Palace, which corresponds to the Spleen.
The White Emperor of the West belongs to the metal element and resides in the Dui Palace of the Lungs.
The Black Emperor of the North belongs to the Water element and resides in the Kan Palace of the Kidneys.
The Five Emperors each guarded a chakra, each governed a lineage, and each controlled a hexagram, standing separately and balancing the heavens.
Since he had already cultivated the wood magic, his azure true energy was smooth and restrained, so he simply started with the wood magic.
The soul sinks down, first entering the liver.
The liver, associated with the element of wood in the east, governs the free flow of qi and blood, ensuring the continuity of life.
Li Ya drew upon his azure qi and, following the diagrams and records of the Ling Shu, combined with the distribution of acupoints and meridians in the liver, spent several days constructing the Zhenmu Qingdi Palace within the liver.
The palace is entirely azure and translucent, with beams and pillars condensed from pure azure true energy; this is only the first step.
If you only grasp the form but not the spirit, your mind will collapse the moment you relax.
This crucial step requires the assistance of the Spiritual Pivot. Using the divine power sealed within the gourd coins as a vessel, all the legendary images of Taihao from his past life are extracted from his memories, gathered into a concept, transformed into imperial aura, and given divine form to enter the Azure Emperor Palace.
It is not a simple copy, but a stripping away, dissecting the soul's memories, and tracing back to their source for extraction.
The Azure Emperor in my past life memories existed only in legends, but his image and concept emerged one by one in picture books, novels, and folk rituals.
The Spiritual Pivot stirred up the divine will and power, like sifting through sand to extract gold, extracting all the fragments and imprints related to it.
Taihao was a sage king who brought peace to all people. He was the Green Emperor who ruled the East, controlled the green wood, and governed all things.
All the images and legends of Taihao that have been passed down through the ages were enveloped by the power of will and completely stripped from Li Ya's soul.
This process was akin to being slowly sliced to death, with invisible blades striking the soul one cut at a time.
Countless fragments of memories and scattered divine essences slowly merge and unite in the power of will.
Deeply rooted in memory, the legendary phantoms passed down orally by our ancestors finally broke free from the shackles of form and condensed into a complete concept of the Azure Emperor Taihao.
With the concept as its core and the will as its skin, the statue was formed in perfect harmony. The moment the statue opened its eyes, its gaze seemed to carry a profound and boundless imperial might, traversing countless realms.
Under this oppressive force, Li Ya instantly lost all resistance, and his soul froze.
All the concealment within Li Ya's soul could not block this gaze, until scenes from Li Ya's past life appeared, and the gaze instantly softened.
Immediately, Taihao's aura flowed, carrying with it the supreme majesty of bearing the orthodoxy of heaven and earth and commanding the submission of all spirits.
The Daoist principles of Yin and Yang flowed throughout his body, transforming into a glimmer of light as he strode into the Azure Emperor's Palace.
His brows and eyes held the mountains and rivers, his gaze encompassed the ages, he wore a green imperial robe, his shoulders bore the great Dao of life, and his head was adorned with the crown of an ancient emperor.
Finally, he sat on the main seat in the main hall, and the entire Azure Emperor Palace suddenly trembled, instantly stabilized, and burst forth with brilliant azure light.
At this moment, even the Spiritual Pivot crashed, overwhelmed by an endless torrent of concepts.
Taihao only moved slightly, yet he knew the cause and effect. Then, Ling Shu was like a toy, which he seized in his hand.
"I see, that method is quite interesting."
Immediately, a giant hand seemed to encompass heaven and earth, forcibly pressing the Spirit Pivot into Li Ya's soul. The pile of gourd coins that had been prepared in advance instantly transformed into golden light, shaping four human-shaped figures.
Four streams of concepts surged from Li Ya's soul and disappeared into the light and shadow, which then shifted one by one.
Four beams of light and shadow took shape.
The crimson imperial crown reflected the raging flames, the vermilion imperial robe billowed with fiery clouds, his eyes were like two red suns, and divine fire swirled around his body.
The emperor's crown, bathed in yellow light, exuded a dignified and solemn aura. His earth-colored imperial robes were as heavy as mountains, his figure towering above the sky and his face stern, surrounded by auspicious, dark yellow aura.
The emperor's crown, adorned with pure white gold, was bathed in white light and shadow. His silver-white imperial robe fluttered in the wind. His features were handsome and dignified, and golden winds swirled around him. The sharp aura of Geng metal was concealed, and the shadowy figures of a hundred birds surrounded him.
The black imperial crown, shrouded in mist, was concealed within the dark aura; the ink-patterned imperial robe billowed like cold waves; his face was resolute, his eyes were like bottomless pools of ice, and his body was enveloped in a misty aura of mysterious water.
"Return to your place!"
As soon as the words fell, the four figures headed towards their respective destinations. With each step they took, the "Five Pivots and Five Palaces Orthodox Chapter," which had not yet been formally cultivated, automatically began to operate.
It draws in the surrounding spiritual energy, swallowing it whole and refining it into Golden Edge, Cold Stream, Lesser Yang, and Pure Earth True Qi. The remaining four imperial palaces rise from the ground within the internal organs.
The Crimson Emperor Palace is crimson and gilded, with flame patterns swirling around it. Its fire energy is pure and intense, residing in the heart and soul, domineering yet upright, pure and vast.
The Yellow Emperor's Palace is a solid, heavy yellow, deeply embedded in the earth, as stable as a mountain. It resides in the spleen and stomach, calm and reserved, encompassing all things.
The White Emperor Palace is pristine and austere, covered with dense frost patterns, its sharp edges restrained, residing in the heart of the body, clear and cold yet sharp, solemn and orderly.
The Black Emperor Palace is a deep, clear blue, shrouded in mist, deep and secluded, residing in the kidneys and internal organs, harboring spiritual energy, and strengthening the foundation and nourishing the vital energy.
The palace has been established, the emperors have returned to their positions, and the palace's key points have been locked down.
The moment the White Emperor statue entered the palace, the Chen Su Tian Du Sword Pellet automatically floated into his hand, utterly docile.
At this moment, Taihao's voice was as kind and gentle as a kind uncle next door: "Don't forget your home, remember to go back and visit sometime in the future."
Then the imperial aura of the Five Emperors statues immediately dissipated, and they departed from heaven and earth without leaving a trace.
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In the Ancestral Hall of the Tai Xuan Dao, five cultivators who had been sitting motionless like wooden figures opened their eyes simultaneously.
Following the mysterious connection to the Great Dao, their gazes all fell on the southernmost part of the Central Continent.
"good!"
"Excellent!"
"The Five Elements and the Dao are then filled with Daoist rhyme."