Chapter 276: Chapter 212: Such Crude Means, and You Dare Block My Path?
Jiang Yi felt his Magical Power surge, a magnificent power that could shake the heavens and earth now contained within his every move.
With a mere stir of his Divine Thought—no hand seals, Cultivation exercises, incantations, or ritualistic steps required—Profound Light erupted from the crown of his head, instantly forming a hundred fist-sized golden flames.
His Spell-casting speed was now several times faster than it had been at the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer.
With a flick of his sleeve, the golden flames, floating like river lanterns, suddenly converged into a brilliant, budding Daoist lotus.
The moment this radiant, scintillating Daoist lotus appeared, the massive Jiao head above the clouds recoiled, a flicker of fear in its eyes.
’Such peerless Magical Power, such exquisite Merit... could he truly be a Daoist from an Upper Sect? But how could someone in the Qi Cultivation Realm be appointed as a Daoist...’
Jiang Yi took a single step, and crimson clouds billowed beneath his feet, unfurling like a rainbow bridge that carried him from the peak into the sky in an instant.
The golden lotus hovered in mid-air. With a point of his finger, it thundered across the firmament.
Ji Fuyao, who had been manifested by the pull of the Qi Mechanism, once again unleashed seven beams of True Determination Supreme Immortal Light, just as he had before.
Jiang Yi’s gaze grew cold, and he sneered.
"I have condensed the six-in-one Great Medicine into the supreme grade. This Immortal Spell of yours, which breaks all dharmas, might not be so effective this time."
This Daoist lotus was founded on the Bing and Ding Fire, infused with the Red Sky Void True Qi, and further empowered by supreme-grade True Qi. It was not something the True Determination Supreme Immortal Light could easily destroy.
The seven beams of immortal light streaked across the sky like divine swords, slashing down with an unstoppable edge meant to break all dharmas.
But the power that could shatter the Five Elements was rendered completely useless before the supreme-grade True Qi. The petals of the Daoist lotus bloomed one after another, radiating dense, overlapping layers of magical light.
’This is... The Immortal Spell from White Jade City has been broken?’
The massive Jiao’s eyes went wide, filled with utter disbelief.
The expected stalemate never came. The moment the seven beams of immortal light touched the Daoist lotus, they dissolved like snow under a blazing sun, most of their power vanishing in an instant.
The two remaining beams struggled to push forward, only to be scattered by a single breath of True Qi from Jiang Yi.
’Innate Qi... it is truly profound.’
Having condensed the supreme-grade True Qi, Jiang Yi had advanced to the Eleventh Layer of Qi Cultivation, and with it came many new insights.
The human body is naturally post-natal, a state described in the Daoist Scriptures as a chaotic blur where "life and nature are yet unjudged." Only by "mixing life and nature" can one reverse this and achieve an Innate state.
When one’s body transforms into an Innate Body, one can forge "Aerial Roots."
These Aerial Roots settle within the body and dwell within the spirit, connecting the Inner Mansion to the Primordial Gate until there is no longer a distinction between inside and out.
No matter where one is in the cosmos, one can perform Cultivation and Qi Collection, circulating and refining energy without restriction.
The length of the Aerial Roots determines the quality of one’s True Qi.
The "Golden Dao Lotus" Jiang Yi had nurtured by combining the six Great Medicines was of the highest, supreme grade—exquisite in both form and spirit.
In ancient times, such a state would be called a heaven-gifted Dao body of perfectly integrated qi, worthy of being accepted as an entry-level disciple by the most elite Daoist Lineages.
’Being ranked as supreme-grade means I can gather the Five Elements and harmonize the Four Emblems. Once I reach the Qi Cultivation Twelfth Layer, I can aim directly for a Supreme Dao Foundation.’
A light flickered in Jiang Yi’s eyes. He felt he was beginning to understand why the First Generation had expended so much effort to create the "Mixed Refining Origin, Commander of Ten Thousand Truths" Qi Cultivation Chapter.
’My ’Great Cavern Profound Abyss Supreme Qi,’ beyond its immense Magical Power and lucid Profound Light, possesses another aspect: the nature of ’Five Elements Transformation.’
’This is what the First Generation, [Shao Yang], truly desired.’
The so-called [Five Elements Transformation] was the practical application of the generation and restriction cycle of the Five Elements.
Metal and Wood generate and overcome one another; Water and Fire complement and harmonize with each other. Only Earth can transform all things, and mastering it is a Dao unto itself.
By condensing this "Great Cavern Profound Abyss Supreme Qi," Jiang Yi had effectively mastered the generation numbers of the Five Elements.
Specifically, Heaven one begets Water, Earth two begets Fire, Heaven three begets Wood, Earth four begets Metal, and Heaven five begets Earth. These are the "generation numbers."
Then, Earth six completes Water, Heaven seven completes Fire, Earth eight completes Wood, Heaven nine completes Metal, and Earth ten completes Earth. These are the "completion numbers."
The two are like the external and internal aspects of Yin and Yang!
’By mastering the numbers of generation and completion, Yin and Yang can be mutually rooted. My body can now transform at will among the five dharmas.’
This was why, after breaking through to the Eleventh Layer of Qi Cultivation, Jiang Yi was no longer constrained by Ji Fuyao’s Immortal Spells when he unleashed the Bingding Crimson Divine Light and the Red Sky Void True Qi.
The supreme-grade True Qi transformed via the Five Elements—generating and overcoming, complementing and harmonizing—and was no longer of a single attribute.
As these thoughts flooded his mind, Jiang Yi’s gaze sharpened. He felt the direction of his future Dao suddenly become clear, and he took a resolute step forward.
Purifying Qi scattered and Dense Qi sank. A thousand auspicious glimmers and ten thousand rays of Celestial Radiance seemed to envelop him, illuminating a hundred-zhang radius with a brilliant, piercing light.
He circulated his Dao Embryo again. His Innate Fire Virtue Body flickered several times as the Great Cavern Profound Abyss Supreme Qi surged through him.
Ji Fuyao, standing on auspicious clouds and draped in an emperor’s cloak, finally showed a flicker of emotion in his eyes.
The hundred-zhang aura of pure light surrounding him suddenly contracted, completely merging back into his body.
His white-feathered imperial cloak billowed without a wind, and his violet-gold soft armor glinted with a chilling light—he had activated the Rui Xiao Shangshi Immortal Body.
This Immortal Dao Emperor, his power suppressed to the Qi Cultivation Realm, vanished in a flash, striking at Jiang Yi with a palm that carried immense force.
The sheer power of his Immortal Body alone was enough to force the astral winds back!
Having condensed supreme-grade True Qi himself, Jiang Yi was brimming with confidence. He advanced instead of retreating, meeting the attack with a punch of his own.
BOOM! Fist met palm, and the thunderous impact shook Dragon Head Mountain once more.
The force transmitted from Ji Fuyao’s palm was enough to shatter mountains, yet Jiang Yi remained perfectly still, his feet rooted to the spot like a boulder, not yielding a single half-step.
"Emperor, wait another sixty years. Then, I will come for you in White Jade City."
Fearless resolve shone in Jiang Yi’s eyes. Ever since the tribulation of the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer Divine Barrier had manifested Ji Fuyao as a reflection of his Heart Demon, he had understood that his Dao path allowed for no hesitation.
The slightest wavering would result in annihilation under the glorious might of [Tai Yang].
The two figures separated the instant they met. A heaven-shaking shockwave erupted into the sky, like a thousand muffled thunderclaps detonating at once, shattering the countless motes of light condensed from the astral qi.
Jiang Yi took a deep breath, calming his trembling Dao Embryo. He rallied his Magical Power once more, sending the supreme-grade True Qi coursing through his body, filling it to the absolute brim until it could expand no further.
