Family Cultivation: I Become a Mirror

The golden radiance before him scattered into thousands of glimmers in the midair, and Lu Jiangxian clasped it with his hand, only to feel a gentle warmth in his palm, while numerous illusions materialized beside him, with various kinds of brilliance flowing and shimmering in beauty.

These phantasms at times depicted the intertwining of men and women, birds rising and falling, sometimes they were vast bright lights with solitary smokes drifting, and there were even emperors bowing in worship, being crowned upon coronation, and finally transforming into a pure and clean sphere of light.

In his heart, he instantly realized, this Metal Nature essence is known as "Bright Splendor Radiant Sun Mastery of Interchanging Natures," it governs growth, intercourse, male dominance with female support, Heavenly Light, bright flames... all things pertaining to the Radiant Sun.

"The Ring of Radiance is indeed peculiar, Xu Xiao must have extracted it from the 'Six Ding Combined Fire Command,' as for how it came to be in that particular 'Six Ding Combined Fire Command,' I'm afraid that will only be understood once this Zifu Spirit Instrument is in hand!"

Lu Jiangxian's mind was already fixated on the 'Combined Fire Command,' as the Metal Nature in his hand leapt continuously, transmitting many enlightenments, this Metal Nature could transmute demons, impact fate, and link with others, full of wonders, but all of its uses were too conspicuous.

"So this is what Metal Nature looks like... Just a small strand is already so miraculous!"

Clutching the thread of Radiant Sun Metal Nature, Lu Jiangxian moved past the initial amazement and pondered upon how to use it.

"First of all, it must not be bestowed."

Lu Jiangxian first dismissed the idea of bestowing it upon the Li Family; not to mention whether anyone in the Li Family could control it, it was likely to cause major issues should this strand of Metal Nature touch the ground!

If his guess was not incorrect, if this Metal Nature fell into the mortal realm, it would immediately induce passionate indulgence, cause unwarranted childbirth, and spontaneous growth in all things, eventually morphing into some kind of demon that would murder wildly and provoke deadly conflicts among Zifu.

"After all, Metal Nature is a rare treasure to Zifu, not to mention that the fruit of Radiant Sun seems to still be in the hands of Luoxia Mountain..."

Having seen the 'Combined Fire Command' and witnessed the Radiant Sun Metal Nature, Lu Jiangxian had many insights; the crafting of Zifu Spiritual Treasures was very likely related to Metal Nature, perhaps the 'Six Ding Combined Fire Command' was cast in combined fire, like a demon, which would explain its effects.

"If that's the case, the 'Ring of Radiance' contains the nature of Radiant Sun, then the 'Combined Fire Command' contains the Combined Fire essence, and within this Dharma Mirror... there should be some too..."

Lu Jiangxian made an inference, and immediately recalled the scene of Dharma Mirror continuously spewing Taiyin Moonlight, and speculated:

"It seems to be definitely of Taiyin nature, looking at this form... could it be that the entire Taiyin position is within the Dharma Mirror? Perhaps there is more than one Taiyin... that's why the Taiyin Moonlight spurts incessantly like water."

Upon such reflections, in the past hundred years, Lu Jiangxian had visited many places and read numerous classics, seemingly never encountering a Zifu of the Taiyin lineage, and the rare few Taiyin and Shaoyin Cultivation Techniques he found were of very low grade, none suitable for Zifu cultivation.

There was also no mention of Golden Core within the Taiyin lineage, except for an Immortal known as Ying Ze, who might be related to the Taiyin and Taiyang lineage, but that was all from thousands of years ago.

"Setting aside other things, at least the 'Golden Hall Bright Yuan Art' could undergo a few more refinements!"

Lu Jiangxian scrutinized carefully, with the strand of Radiant Sun Metal Nature glowing warmly in his grasp, he hesitated, saying:

"With this Metal Nature at hand, I finally have some influence over the external world, but I must still be careful not to be too conspicuous, to avoid attracting the attention of Zifu."

After considering it for a while, utilizing this Radiant Sun Metal Nature came with both advantages and risks, and could even directly transform into a spewing divine light to harm the enemy, but it was truly seizing the gifts of the heavens, not something to be used lightly.

Regarding the members of the Li family practicing this path, at least within Yue Country there was no equal, and the Weili bloodline provided a concealment, not likely to arouse suspicion so easily, the only concern was the North:

'Each one from Maha in the North harbors an unresolvable blood feud with Weili, and now Luoxia Mountain shows interest in Radiant Sun Metal Nature... going North is no longer an option!'

'Fortunately, Maha generally do not venture south unless they reincarnate, and Luoxia pays no heed to mundane affairs, unlikely to pursue harm over such a distance, and on the journey through the East Sea, I have come across quite a few from the Mingyang Taoist Lineage, which shouldn't pose much of a problem.'

Pulling his thoughts back from this strand of Metal Nature, Lu Jiangxian then turned to sort through the gains from his trip to the East Sea.

Accompanying the members of the Li family, Lu Jiangxian visited the East Sea, spending most of his time drifting on the sea with few landfalls. There happened to be ruins of Qing Song Temple, which had a strong presence of Zifu Qi, and Lu Jiangxian dared not to peer too boldly.

But at the very least, he collected many Cultivation Techniques, filling many gaps in Metal Nature knowledge, and upon piecing together information from various sources, made an interesting discovery.

"Along the way, some of the spells in different places are quite ancient, still recording messages related to the positions of Metal Nature."

These messages referred to many instances of the Yin Yang positions, some mentioned three Yin and four Yang, others five Yin and four Yang, with varying opinions, but one thing was certain—the Yin Yang positions were not equal.

Similarly, many positions appeared solitary and suspicious, like 'Witch Talisman,' 'Jade True,' 'Combined Oriole'... these offshoots of Metal Nature produced very few Cultivation Techniques, and typically finding a second one after the first was nearly impossible...

Hiding these queries deep in his heart, he was silently contemplating when suddenly, a response came surging through his connection with The Great Void, and Lu Jiangxian understood instantly.

"Li Ximing has broken through to Foundation Establishment."

At that moment, Li Ximing was cultivating on Qingdu Mountain, having brushed by the Radiant Sun essence. He practiced the 'Golden Hall Bright Yuan Art,' belonging to the Radiant Sun lineage. It was as though a Zifu peak Cultivator, with all his Divine Skills, had lured the Metal Nature into the world to aid his breakthrough; it was like being spoon-fed, and if he still couldn't break through, he might as well dash his head against a rock and be done with it.