Half a month later.
Above Stone Village, Shi Yi sat suspended in the air. Nine Grotto-heavens, resembling volcanic craters, continuously swallowed the energy of the outside world, looking like nine scorching suns.
Coupled with the sun already in the sky, it was as if ten suns hung across the sky, constantly radiating endless light and heat outwards.
Fortunately, Shi Yi's nine Grotto-heavens only resembled suns and weren't actual suns, otherwise Stone Village, and even the entire Great Wilderness, would have been scorched long ago.
However, the people of Stone Village, from top to bottom, couldn't understand Shi Yi's actions of sitting suspended and summoning nine Grotto-heavens. Even the Willow Deity didn't understand what Shi Yi was trying to do.
It wasn't her fault.
The main reason was that Shi Yi was currently using some of the Daoist philosophies from his previous life on the Azure Blue Planet to open his tenth Celestial Passage, which could only be opened when life hung by a thread.
Daoism emphasizes tranquility and non-action; fighting and killing are not the mainstream. However, the cultivation philosophy of this world is all about fighting, fighting, fighting, killing, killing, killing, seeking breakthroughs in continuous battles and slaughter.
This was a blind spot for the Willow Deity. She was accustomed to slaughter, striking fear into the Foreign Realm, and was also accustomed to seeking breakthroughs in battle. She couldn't understand this tranquil and non-action Daoist philosophical theory.
But if she truly comprehended Daoist philosophical theory, and even integrated the philosophical theories from another world, breaking through from King to Emperor would not be impossible.
However, the current Shi Yi had only just picked up the Daoist philosophical theories from his previous life. For now, she couldn't gain too much insight from Shi Yi.
The current Willow Deity only felt that Shi Yi seemed to be walking a different path. Although he cultivated the Original True Understanding, he had integrated some of his own philosophical ideas.
This was not creating a new cultivation method.
Shi Yi was far from having that kind of talent and aptitude.
He was merely integrating some other things into the foundation of the Original True Understanding, and these things were not his own; they all came from the Daoist philosophical theories on that Azure Blue Planet.
"The Original True Understanding God Guiding Chapter, although it is the supreme cultivation method in this world, mainly talks about the application of runes. It belongs to the very foundation of this world, just like writing. It is not inherently profound."
"Therefore, for cultivators in this world to improve their realm, the best way is to fight. Improve oneself in battle, and in the tempering of life and death, blood and fire, comprehend one's own Dao to achieve the Limit of sublimation."
Shi Yi carefully recalled the content of the Original True Understanding God Guiding Chapter on the rune bone fragments, while allowing the violent and rapid energy of Heaven and Earth to pour into his body through the nine Grotto-heavens.
At this time, he was fully activating his Double Pupil, analyzing his memories from his previous life frame by frame, including the Daoist true words he had only seen once and hadn't even bothered to remember.
This was normal.
Shi Yi could glimpse the bloodline inheritance Precious Technique, Kirin Steps, through the true blood of the Flame Kirin. He could also glimpse, no, analyze everything he had seen in his previous life through his Double Pupil: people, events, and objects.
Even if he had only casually glanced at these people, events, and objects with his eyes and hadn't remembered them at all, the Double Pupil could make him recall these fleeting people, events, and objects.
"Yuan, Two Principles, Three Powers, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Harmonies, Seven Stars, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, Ten Directions. The Celestial Passage Realm subtly aligns with these profound concepts, yet is also completely different."
"If I want to break through to the Ten Celestial Passages, doing it forcefully is definitely not feasible. Only by gambling with my life is there a possibility of comprehending the opportunity when life hangs by a thread."
Shi Yi slowly opened his eyes. The nine great Grotto-heavens behind him became even brighter. A vague and ethereal Grotto-heaven in the center was both real and unreal, as if it would appear in the next moment.
But even with the nine great Grotto-heavens exerting their full power, continuously pouring massive amounts of Heaven and Earth energy into Shi Yi's body for half a month, this tenth Celestial Passage still hadn't materialized from its ethereal state.
"However, if I break through to the Ten Celestial Passages using this method, there's a high probability that I will only know one aspect and not the other, knowing the 'what' but not the 'why'."
"It's like the precious bone within a fierce beast. The fierce beast will use its innate Precious Technique but may not necessarily understand how the Precious Technique is actually used."
Thinking of this.
Shi Yi seemed to understand something. His Double Pupil became even more dazzling and bright. Behind him, the nine great Grotto-heavens, arranged in a circle, and the faintly visible tenth Celestial Passage in the center, actually showed a hint of materializing from their ethereal state.
not surprisingly, it was this fast.
The cultivators in this world all used the exhaustive method, using all sorts of ways to stimulate their body's potential, even going so far as to use the great terror between life and death to force their bodies to break through and forcibly open the door to the Ten Celestial Passages.
But Shi Yi was different. He used his brain, like someone solving a puzzle, searching for the key in front of the door to the Ten Celestial Passages. Once he found the key, he could easily open the door to the Ten Celestial Passages.
It was at this moment that Shi Yi's brain was undergoing a frantic brainstorming session. With the help of his Double Pupil, some Taoist theories that he had only occasionally been curious about in his previous life were constantly emerging from the depths of his soul.
One after another, Taoist true words resounded in his mind.
It was as if they were actively helping him evolve the tenth Celestial Passage.
"One Yuan is chaos, and chaos is the great beginning. One Yuan begins anew, and all things are renewed. Heaven and Earth are boundless, and the boundless gives birth to Heaven. Time and space are endless. Space is the Universe, and time is the Cosmos. Things have roots and branches, and affairs have beginnings and ends. Knowing what comes first and what comes after is close to the Dao."
"Two Instruments are Yin and Yang. All things carry Yin and embrace Yang. One Yin and one Yang are called the Dao. Yin and Yang are the two instruments, the two energies of Yin and Yang. Chaos gives birth to the two energies of Yin and Yang. The clear energy rises to become Heaven, and the turbid energy sinks to become Earth. The extreme of Yang gives birth to Yin, and the extreme of Yin transforms into Yang. Yin and Yang are the Taiji."
"The Three Powers are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The two energies of Yin and Yang give birth to Heaven and Earth. Heaven and Earth nurture man. When the Three Powers first emerge, there is the Dao of Heaven, the Dao of Man, and the Dao of Earth. Combining the two, the Three Powers and the Three Lights. The Three Powers are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The Three Lights are the Sun, Moon, and Stars."
"Four Symbols. Taiji gives birth to the Two Instruments, and the Two Instruments give birth to the Four Symbols. The Four Symbols are clearly divided into Yin and Yang: Lesser Yang, Greater Yang, Lesser Yin, Greater Yin."
"Four Symbols, the Four Directional Divine Beasts: Azure Dragon of the East, White Tiger of the West, Vermilion Bird of the South, Black Tortoise of the North."
"Divine Beasts have spirits and each has attributes: Azure Dragon is wood, White Tiger is metal, Vermilion Bird is fire, Black Tortoise is water. These are called Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, also known as all things in the world."
"Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth. These are benevolence, wisdom, trustworthiness, righteousness, and propriety, called virtue."
"There are Five Primes: Original Nature, Original Spirit, Original Qi, Original Emotion, Original Essence. All things in the Universe are within the Five Elements."
"Six Harmonies: Body, Mind, Intention, Qi, Essence, Spirit."
"Body harmonizes with mind, mind harmonizes with intention, intention harmonizes with qi, qi harmonizes with essence, essence harmonizes with spirit, spirit harmonizes with emptiness. The six spirits of man are indispensable."
"Man has six desires: life, death, ear, eye, mouth, nose."
"Seven Stars: Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, Yao Guang, which are the seven stars of the Big Dipper. Tian Shu [Greedy Wolf], Tian Xuan [Giant Gate], Tian Ji [Record of Wealth], Tian Quan [Literary Curve], Yu Heng [Honest and Upright], Kai Yang [Military Song], Yao Guang [Broken Army]."
"Man has seven emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, thought, grief, fear, shock."
The sound of the Dao resounded, and his soul trembled.
Seven of the nine Celestial Passages behind Shi Yi were already trembling violently, just like Shi Yi's soul at this moment, constantly trembling, seemingly undergoing some unimaginable transformation.
"Eight Trigrams: Qian, Kun, Kan, Li, Zhen, Gen, Xun, Dui."
"Qian represents Heaven, Kun represents Earth, Kan represents water, Li represents fire, Zhen represents thunder, Gen represents mountain, Xun represents wind, Dui represents marsh."
"Innate Eight Trigrams: Qian in the south, Kun in the north, Li in the east, Kan in the west, Dui in the southeast, Zhen in the northeast, Xun in the southwest, Gen in the northwest."
"Man has eight gates: Rest Gate, Life Gate, Injury Gate, Blockage Gate, Scenery Gate, Death Gate, Shock Gate, Open Gate."
The eighth sound of the Dao rang out.
The eight Celestial Passages behind Shi Yi trembled violently, as if they were about to collapse. At the same time, an Innate Eight Trigrams Formation appeared under his feet, instantly enveloping the entire Stone Village.
As time passed, this Innate Eight Trigrams Formation showed no sign of receding and even spread to the entire Vast Mountain Range before stopping its outward expansion.
Such an astonishing phenomenon even affected the Nine Heavens above. The Golden Giant Claw and the Little Red Bird, who had been fighting for two years, both looked curiously at the Vast Mountain Range where Stone Village was located.
At the same time, this astonishing scene.
The Willow Deity also watched, a hint of confusion in her eyes. Wasn't Shi Yi supposed to break through to the Ten Celestial Passages?
But looking at the commotion, it felt more like Shi Yi was re-evolving his nine Celestial Passages.
And the phenomenon was so astonishing.
What kind of Celestial Passage was he evolving?
"Is Brother Yi even human? We're both in the Celestial Passage Realm, but why do I feel like an ant in front of him?"
"Exactly. Although there are differences between experts in the Celestial Passage Realm, isn't this difference a bit too exaggerated?"
"Brother Yi is amazing!"
"Hu Niu, your Brother Yi is indeed amazing. Just cultivating casually can manifest such earth-shattering phenomena. But I'm not bad either."
"Get lost!"
"So domineering... I don't believe your Brother Yi will only have you as a woman in the future. When he abandons you..."
(End of Chapter)