jiù zài lǐ píng gēn yīn shàng rén jiāo liú de gōng fu ， nà míng zì wù chū yī tiáo 【 hùn yuán jīn dān 】 dào lù de hēi fà shào nián ， shēng mìng jì xiàng què shì jí sù shuāi ruò xià qù 。 zuì zhōng chè dǐ shī qù le shēng líng yīng yǒu de qì xī 。
就在李平跟殷上人交流的功夫，那名自悟出一条【混元金丹】道路的黑发少年，生命迹象却是急速衰弱下去。最终彻底失去了生灵应有的气息。
While Li Ping was conversing with Senior Yin, the black-haired youth who had spontaneously discovered a path to the [Mingxuan Golden Core] was rapidly deteriorating. In the end, he lost all signs of life.
dàn què méi yǒu sǐ wáng 。
但却没有死亡。
But he did not die.
hēi fà shào nián réng jìng jìng zuò zài nà lǐ ， tǐ lì líng lì zì fā yùn zhuàn 。
黑发少年仍静静坐在那里，体力灵力自发运转。
The black-haired youth still sat quietly, his physical and spiritual energies naturally circulating.
páng bó 、 xuán mì 。
磅礴、玄秘。
Vast and mysterious.
“ kě xī ， méi néng jiān chí zhù 。 chè dǐ gēn dòng tiān yì shí tóng huà 、 shī qù zì wǒ le 。” yīn shàng rén cháng tàn yī shēng ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì wǎn xī 。
“可惜，没能坚持住。彻底跟洞天意识同化、失去自我了。”殷上人长叹一声，脸上满是惋惜。
"Alas, I couldn't hold on. He completely assimilated with the primordial consciousness and lost himself," Senior Yin sighed deeply, his face filled with regret.
“ tā yuán běn de shí lì tài guò ruò xiǎo ， xuǎn zé de mù biāo yě bù tài qià dàng 。 rú guǒ xuǎn zé páng biān nà ge 、 shāo wēi xiǎo diǎn de dòng tiān ， shuō bù dìng hái yǒu kě néng xìng miǎn 。”
“他原本的实力太过弱小，选择的目标也不太恰当。如果选择旁边那个、稍微小点的洞天，说不定还有可能幸免。”
"He originally had such a weak foundation, and his chosen goal was not appropriate either. If he had chosen that smaller adjacent cave realm, there might have been a chance to survive."
lǐ píng de shì xiàn yě tíng xià hēi fà shào nián shēn shàng ， jiǔ jiǔ méi yǒu lí kāi 。
李平的视线也停下黑发少年身上，久久没有离开。
Li Ping's gaze lingered on the black-haired youth for a long time without moving.
“ tā de míng zì jiào shén me ？”
“他的名字叫什么？”
"What is his name?"
“ qū wèn tiān 。”
“屈问天。”
"Qu Wentiang."
“ hǎo míng zì 。 bù guò wǒ hái yǒu yī shì bù míng bái 。” lǐ píng de shēng yīn huí dàng zài cǐ chù kōng kuàng de mì shì zhōng ，“ yǐ zhù jī jìng jiè ， zhēn de néng duó dòng tiān zào huà ？ nà ge xiāo shī de dòng tiān ， míng wèi 【 yuān huāng 】。 suī rán cóng dà qǐ kàn shàng qù bìng bù dà ， dàn yuān huāng de guī mó ， yě xiāng dāng yú dà qǐ xiǎo shì jiè jī hū yí bàn le ……”
“好名字。不过我还有一事不明白。”李平的声音回荡在此处空旷的密室中，“以筑基境界，真的能夺洞天造化？那个消失的洞天，名为【渊荒】。虽然从大启看上去并不大，但渊荒的规模，也相当于大启小世界几乎一半了……”
"A good name. But I still don't understand one thing," Li Ping's voice echoed in the vast, empty room, "At the Foundation Establishment realm, can you truly seize the essence of a cave realm? The vanished cave realm was named [Yuanhuang]. Although it may not seem large from the perspective of Great Xuan, its scale is almost half that of a small world within Great Xuan..."
“ kě néng shì zhè xiǎo zi tiān fù yì bǐng ba 。” chén mò le bàn tiān ， yīn shàng rén yě méi xiǎng chū gè suǒ yǐ rán lái ， zhǐ néng rú cǐ huí dá dào 。
“可能是这小子天赋异禀吧。”沉默了半天，殷上人也没想出个所以然来，只能如此回答道。
"Perhaps this boy has extraordinary talent," Senior Yin remained silent for a long time before answering. "You see, people are different. What we consider impossible can be done with ease by others. Qu Wentiang's path to the [Mingxuan Golden Core] may only be suitable for a few, but it gave me inspiration."
“ nǐ yào zhī dào ， rén yǔ rén shì bù yí yàng de 。 mǒu xiē wǒ men kàn qǐ lái gēn běn wú fǎ wán chéng de shì qíng ， zài bié rén yǎn zhōng ， bù guò shì suí shǒu wèi zhī 。 qū wèn tiān kāi pì de zhè tiáo 【 hùn yuán jīn dān 】 lù ， suī rán zhù dìng zhǐ néng gōng jí xiǎo bù fèn rén zǒu 、 què yě gěi le wǒ qǐ fā 。”
“你要知道，人与人是不一样的。某些我们看起来根本无法完成的事情，在别人眼中，不过是随手为之。屈问天开辟的这条【混元金丹】路，虽然注定只能供极小部分人走、却也给了我启发。”
Senior Yin looked at Li Ping, his expression turning solemn: "You're right. To completely undermine the new method of transmission, our new method must not be one that is difficult and followed by only a select few."
yīn shàng rén kàn xiàng lǐ píng ， shén qíng zhuǎn ér biàn dé sù rán ：“ nǐ shuō de méi cuò ， xiǎng yào chè dǐ wǎ jiě chuán fǎ xīn fǎ de tǒng zhì dì wèi ， wǒ men de xīn xīn fǎ jiù zhù dìng bù néng shì yī tiáo xiǎo zhòng 、 jiān nán de lù 。”
殷上人看向李平，神情转而变得肃然：“你说的没错，想要彻底瓦解传法新法的统治地位，我们的新新法就注定不能是一条小众、艰难的路。”
"The way of cultivation propagated by the Transmission School, despite being suppressed by the Ten Sects, spread like wildfire across the Xuanhuang realm because it required no门槛. Everyone could practice, which should have been the attribute of our new method."
“ dāng nián chuán fǎ de xiū xíng zhī dào ， zhī suǒ yǐ néng gòu rú liáo yuán zhī huǒ 、 shùn jiān chuán biàn zhěng gè xuán huáng ， zài shí zōng de dǎ yā xià yī jiù mián mián bù jué ， zuì zhōng qǔ ér dài zhī 。 hái bú shì yīn wèi tā jī hū méi yǒu shén me mén kǎn ？ rén rén jiē kě xiū xíng ， cái shì xīn xīn fǎ yīng yǒu de shǔ xìng 。”
“当年传法的修行之道，之所以能够如燎原之火、瞬间传遍整个玄黄，在十宗的打压下依旧绵绵不绝，最终取而代之。还不是因为它几乎没有什么门槛？人人皆可修行，才是新新法应有的属性。”
"I thought about it. Qu Wentiang was able to break through his realm based on [My Foundation Establishment] because he seized the essence of a cave realm. By reverse reasoning, the essence of the world must be the key factor in the [Mingxuan Golden Core]."
“ wǒ xiǎng le xiǎng ， qū wèn tiān zhī suǒ yǐ néng zài 【 yǐ wǒ zhù jī 】 de jī chǔ shàng tū pò jìng jiè ， shì yīn wèi duó le dòng tiān shì jiè zhī zào huà 。 fǎn guò lái tuī lùn ， shì jiè zhī zào huà 、 yīng gāi jiù shì 【 hùn yuán jīn dān 】 de zuì guān jiàn yīn sù 。”
“我想了想，屈问天之所以能在【以我筑基】的基础上突破境界，是因为夺了洞天世界之造化。反过来推论，世界之造化、应该就是【混元金丹】的最关键因素。”
Senior Yin spoke faster and faster, his expression becoming increasingly excited.
yīn shàng rén yǔ sù yuè lái yuè kuài ， shén qíng yě biàn dé yǒu xiē kàng fèn 。
殷上人语速越来越快，神情也变得有些亢奋。
"Without external aids, everyone can practice, and the essence of the world..."
“ bù jiǎ wài wù 、 rén rén jiē kě xiū xíng 、 shì jiè zhī zào huà ……”
“不假外物、人人皆可修行、世界之造化……”
"By combining these three necessary conditions, we can glimpse the true ideal form of the Mingxuan Golden Core!"
“ jiāng zhè sān zhǒng bì yào tiáo jiàn zōng hé ， jiù néng kuī jiàn zhēn zhèng lǐ xiǎng zhōng de hùn yuán jīn dān de jǐng xiàng ！”
“将这三种必要条件综合，就能窥见真正理想中的混元金丹的景象！”
With a wave of his hand, Senior Yin conjured up images of innocent children's faces before Li Ping.
yīn shàng rén shǒu yī huī ， yī zhāng zhāng hái tóng zhì qì de miàn páng xū yǐng ， chū xiàn zài èr rén miàn qián 。
殷上人手一挥，一张张孩童稚气的面庞虚影，出现在二人面前。
"Seizing the essence of the world is not for its own sake. It requires the evolution of that essence. For ordinary people, the essence of the world is a mysterious existence that is hard to understand. Only by forcefully possessing it through [Consumption] can one gradually comprehend and integrate it into oneself."
“ duó shì jiè zhī zào huà ， bìng fēi shì wèi le zào huà běn shēn 。 ér shì xū yào zào huà zhī yǎn biàn 。 shì jiè zào huà ， duì yú cháng rén lái shuō shì xuán zhī yòu xuán 、 nán yǐ lǐ jiě de cún zài ， wéi yǒu tōng guò 【 tūn shì 】 yī tú qiáng xíng zhàn yǒu ， huà zuò zì shēn de yī bù fèn hòu zài màn màn lǐng wù 。”
“夺世界之造化，并非是为了造化本身。而是需要造化之演变。世界造化，对于常人来说是玄之又玄、难以理解的存在，唯有通过【吞噬】一途强行占有，化作自身的一部分后再慢慢领悟。”
"But if there were a Sage Master who could impart their understanding of the world's essence in great detail..."
“ dàn ruò shì yǒu yī zhì shèng zhī shī ， ěr tí miàn mìng ， jiāng zì shēn duì yú shì jiè zào huà de lǐng wù xiáng jìn wú bǐ yī yī jiào shòu ……”
“但若是有一至圣之师，耳提面命，将自身对于世界造化的领悟详尽无比一一教授……”
"Even young children, I believe, could grasp its principles!" Senior Yin said with certainty.
“ wǒ kàn ， suī zhì nèn tóng zi ， yì kě wù qí dào ！” yīn shàng rén dǔ dìng dào 。
“我看，虽稚嫩童子，亦可悟其道！”殷上人笃定道。
Seeing Li Ping's doubtful look, he continued: "The [My Foundation Establishment] method may seem complex and incredible to outsiders. But for those who have been exposed to it from a young age and see no other way of cultivation, it is not as difficult to learn. Especially after the first successful practice of [My Foundation Establishment], it felt like breaking through a bottleneck, with more successes following one after another."
kàn zhe lǐ píng yǒu xiē bù xìn de yǎn shén ， tā shuō dào ：“【 yǐ wǒ zhù jī 】 zhī fǎ ， zài wài rén kàn lái hé qí fù zá 、 bù kě sī yì ？ dàn duì yú wǒ jiào dǎo de nà xiē cóng xiǎo jiù jiē chù 、 bìng qiě zài tā men de rèn zhī zhōng ， shì shàng zhǐ yǒu zhè yī zhǒng xiū xíng zhī fǎ de hái tóng yǎn zhōng ， què bìng fēi shì nà me nán yǐ xué huì 。 yóu qí shì dāng qí zhōng de dì yí gè 【 yǐ wǒ zhù jī 】 chéng gōng zhī hòu ， yī xià zi wǎn rú píng jǐng bèi dǎ pò 、 chéng gōng zhě jiē èr lián sān de chū xiàn 。”
看着李平有些不信的眼神，他说道：“【以我筑基】之法，在外人看来何其复杂、不可思议？但对于我教导的那些从小就接触、并且在他们的认知中，世上只有这一种修行之法的孩童眼中，却并非是那么难以学会。尤其是当其中的第一个【以我筑基】成功之后，一下子宛如瓶颈被打破、成功者接二连三的出现。”
"[My Foundation Establishment] is the same for the [Mingxuan Golden Core]."
“【 yǐ wǒ zhù jī 】 rú cǐ ，【 hùn yuán jīn dān 】 yì rán 。”
“【以我筑基】如此，【混元金丹】亦然。”
"Moreover, our new method should adapt to each individual. We don't necessarily need to strive for perfection within ourselves by imitating the world's changes and achieving the Mingxuan state. After all, worlds can be large or small, and cultivators' talents and potential vary greatly. Fully unleashing one’s potential is enough..."
“ gèng hé kuàng ， xīn xīn fǎ yīng dāng yīn rén ér yì ， zài zì shēn tǐ nèi xiào fǎng shì jiè zhī biàn chéng jiù hùn yuán ， yě wèi bì biàn yào zhēn de zhuī qiú jí zhì 。 bì jìng shì jiè yǒu dà yǒu xiǎo ， xiū shì tiān zī 、 qián lì yě yǒu gāo yǒu dǐ ， jiāng zì shēn qián néng wán quán fā huī chū lái ， biàn yǐ jīng zú gòu ……”
“更何况，新新法应当因人而异，在自身体内效仿世界之变成就混元，也未必便要真的追求极致。毕竟世界有大有小，修士天资、潜力也有高有底，将自身潜能完全发挥出来，便已经足够……”
"The only thing needed is finding a Sage Master who not only has an unparalleled understanding of the world but also shares their insights without reservation."
“ wéi yī xū yào de ， jiù shì qù nǎ lǐ zhǎo nà me yī wèi 【 zhì shèng zhī shī 】。 bù jǐn zì shēn duì shì jiè de lǐ jiě dēng fēng zào jí ， hái néng háo bù cáng sī 、 nài xīn de jiāng zì jǐ de lǐng wù gēn bié rén fēn xiǎng ……”
“唯一需要的，就是去哪里找那么一位【至圣之师】。不仅自身对世界的理解登峰造极，还能毫不藏私、耐心的将自己的领悟跟别人分享……”
As he spoke, Senior Yin looked at the Heavenly Destiny Holy Emperor before him.
yīn shàng rén shuō zhe shuō zhe ， kàn xiàng le yǎn qián zhè wèi tiān mìng shèng huáng 。
殷上人说着说着，看向了眼前这位天命圣皇。
"Though I am willing to be a teacher for all, I cannot..." Li Ping paused slightly.
“ wǒ suī rán yuàn wèi tiān xià zhī shī ， dàn nài hé ……” lǐ píng yǔ qì wēi wēi yī dùn 。
“我虽然愿为天下之师，但奈何……”李平语气微微一顿。
"How can I teach others when my own understanding of the way is still lacking?"
“ wǒ zì jǐ duì shì jiè zhī dào de lǐng wù dōu bù gòu ， yòu rú hé jiào qí tā rén ne ？”
“我自己对世界之道的领悟都不够，又如何教其他人呢？”
"I see only one person in the Xuanhuang realm who could possibly qualify as a teacher—the Transmission Sky Venerable. Letting him turn against himself?"
“ wǒ kàn zhěng gè xuán huáng jiè ， néng yǒu zī gé dāng zhè ge lǎo shī de ， kǒng pà yě wéi yǒu chuán fǎ tiān zūn le ba ？ ràng chuán fǎ zì jǐ zào zì jǐ de fǎn ？”
“我看整个玄黄界，能有资格当这个老师的，恐怕也唯有传法天尊了吧？让传法自己造自己的反？”
"Friend, you must think more about your path to the Mingxuan Golden Core."
“ dào yǒu de 【 hùn yuán jīn dān 】 zhī lù ， hái yào zài zǐ xì sī liáng xià 。”
“道友的【混元金丹】之路，还要再仔细思量下。”
Senior Yin had no words to refute this and his eyes flashed with不甘and confusion.
yīn shàng rén yě wú lì fǎn bó ， yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī bù gān gēn mí máng 。
殷上人也无力反驳，眼中闪过一丝不甘跟迷茫。
Li Ping came here with high hopes but left disappointed.
lǐ píng chéng xìng ér lái ， bài xìng ér guī 。
李平乘兴而来，败兴而归。
He left Senior Yin behind while he returned alone.
liú yīn shàng rén zài yuán dì ， zì jǐ zé shì gū shēn fǎn huí 。
留殷上人在原地，自己则是孤身返回。
After soothing the White Flower Daoist, who had hurriedly arrived thinking that the Xuanhuang realm was under attack by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, he rewarded her with some [Golden Source Energy] as a token of appreciation.
jiāng cōng cōng gǎn lái 、 yǐ wéi xuán huáng jiè zāo dào wàn xiān méng xí jī ， zhèng zài sōu xún dí rén de bǎi huā dào rén hǎo shēng ān fǔ le xià 。
将匆匆赶来、以为玄黄界遭到万仙盟袭击，正在搜寻敌人的百花道人好生安抚了下。
For a pure energy body like hers, Golden Source Energy was a great tonic.
bìng qiě shǎng cì le tā yī xiē 【 jīn sè yuán lì 】 zuò wéi jiā jiǎng 。
并且赏赐了她一些【金色源力】作为嘉奖。
White Flower first thanked him before solemnly absorbing it.
zuò wéi chún cuì de xiū wèi jié jīng ， jīn sè yuán lì duì yú chún néng liàng tǐ de bǎi huā ér yán ， nǎi shì dà bǔ zhī wù 。
作为纯粹的修为结晶，金色源力对于纯能量体的百花而言，乃是大补之物。
"Eh? Friend, what you gave me this time..."
bǎi huā xiān shì dào xiè ， ér hòu zhèng zhòng de jiāng qí xī shōu 。
百花先是道谢，而后郑重的将其吸收。
Before White Flower could finish speaking, she turned into an incredulous exclamation after swallowing the Golden Source Energy.
“ yí ？ dào yǒu nǐ zhè cì gěi de ……”
“咦？道友你这次给的……”
"How dense is it?"
jiāng jīn sè yuán lì tūn fú zhī hòu ， bǎi huā dào rén hái méi lái de jí jiāng yī jù wán zhěng huà shuō wán ， jiù zhuǎn ér biàn chéng nán yǐ zhì xìn de jīng hū 。
将金色源力吞服之后，百花道人还没来得及将一句完整话说完，就转而变成难以置信的惊呼。
"Even like..."
“ zěn me rú cǐ nóng mì ？”
“怎么如此浓密？”
"Soul essence?"!
“ shèn zhì xiàng shì ……”
“甚至像是……”
With wide eyes of shock, Senior Yin looked at Li Ping.
“ yuán lì jīng cuì ？！”
“源力精粹？！”
Her crystalline body became even more radiant and solid as if her long-standing injuries were slowly healing. The subtle connection she had with the Fishing Pond, which persisted even after escaping, seemed to diminish under the wash of Golden Source Energy.
bǎi huā dào rén mǎn mù zhèn jīng de kàn xiàng lǐ fán 。
百花道人满目震惊的看向李凡。
Conversely, White Flower's gaze fell on this faceless Holy Emperor before her, whose profound figure slowly imprinted itself in her heart.
tā de liú lí shēn ， yǐ ròu yǎn kě jiàn de sù dù ， biàn dé gèng jiā cuǐ càn 、 níng shí 。
她的琉璃身，以肉眼可见的速度，变得更加璀璨、凝实。
Li Ping did not explain anything; he left behind a mysterious silhouette.
duō nián de àn shāng bèi huǎn huǎn xiū fù ， shèn zhì bèi diào yú chí fú huò 、 nǎ pà táo tuō zhī hòu yě yì zhí méi yǒu xiāo shī de ， gēn diào yú chí zhī jiān ruò yǒu ruò wú de lián xì ， yě dōu sì hū zài jīn sè yuán lì de chōng shuā xià biàn de wēi hū qí wēi 。
多年的暗伤被缓缓修复，甚至被钓鱼池俘获、哪怕逃脱之后也一直没有消失的，跟钓鱼池之间若有若无的联系，也都似乎在金色源力的冲刷下变的微乎其微。
"Could he have come so close to True Immortality?"
xiāng yìng de ， bǎi huā dào rén kàn zhuó yǎn qián de wú miàn shèng huáng ， tā nà shēn suì wú bǐ de shēn yǐng ， què shì màn màn lào yìn zài le xīn zhōng 。
相应的，百花道人看着眼前的无面圣皇，他那深邃无比的身影，却是慢慢烙印在了心中。
"How is that possible?"
lǐ píng bìng méi yǒu jiě shì shén me ， zhǐ liú gěi bǎi huā yī dào shén mì zhì jí de bèi yǐng 。
李平并没有解释什么，只留给百花一道神秘至极的背影。
White Flower was utterly shocked, but the far beyond ordinary golden source energy surging within her body seemed to be the best evidence of her guess.
“ tā ， nán dào yǐ jīng rú cǐ jiē jìn zhēn xiān zhī jìng le ？”
“他，难道已经如此接近真仙之境了？”
...
“ zěn me kě néng ？”
“怎么可能？”
As a manifestation, Li Ping's realm had not surpassed his true self.
bǎi huā xīn zhōng wú bǐ hài rán ， dàn tǐ nèi yǒng dòng de nà yuǎn chāo fán sú lì liàng jīn sè yuán lì ， què yòu sì hū shì zì jǐ cāi cè zuì hǎo de zhèng jù 。
百花心中无比骇然，但体内涌动的那远超凡俗力量金色源力，却又似乎是自己猜测最好的证据。
He still remained at the Yuanling realm, and most of his combat strength came from the运气of Great Xuan. His own power was pitifully weak.
……
……
He could create energy essence that approached soul essence because of a group of special individuals.
zuò wéi fēn shēn ， lǐ píng de jìng jiè zì rán shì hái méi yǒu chāo guò běn zūn de 。
作为分身，李平的境界自然是还没有超过本尊的。
At the bottom of the palace, in the deepest depths where there was no sunlight,
yī jiù tíng liú zài yuán yīng jìng jiè ， shèn zhì jué dà duō shù zhàn lì dōu shì lái zì shèng cháo dà qǐ qì yùn ， zì jǐ de shí lì ruò de kě lián 。
依旧停留在元婴境界，甚至绝大多数战力都是来自圣朝大启气运，自己的实力弱的可怜。
a group of people lived unaffected by the darkness.
tā zhī suǒ yǐ néng zhì zào chū wú xiàn jiē jìn yuán lì jīng cuì de jīn sè néng liàng jīng huá ， zhèng shì kào zhe yī qún tè shū de rén 。
他之所以能制造出无限接近源力精粹的金色能量精华，正是靠着一群特殊的人。
Apart from their normal daily routines, the most important task was to pray before the statue of the Holy Emperor every day.
shèng huáng zuò xià ， dì dǐ jí shēn chù 。
圣皇座下，地底极深处。
(End of Chapter)
While Li Ping was conversing with Senior Yin, the black-haired youth who had spontaneously discovered a path to the [Mingxuan Golden Core] was rapidly deteriorating. In the end, he lost all signs of life.
But he did not die.
The black-haired youth still sat quietly, his physical and spiritual energies naturally circulating.
Vast and mysterious.
"Alas, I couldn't hold on. He completely assimilated with the primordial consciousness and lost himself," Senior Yin sighed deeply, his face filled with regret.
"He originally had such a weak foundation, and his chosen goal was not appropriate either. If he had chosen that smaller adjacent cave realm, there might have been a chance to survive."
Li Ping's gaze lingered on the black-haired youth for a long time without moving.
"What is his name?"
"Qu Wentiang."
"A good name. But I still don't understand one thing," Li Ping's voice echoed in the vast, empty room, "At the Foundation Establishment realm, can you truly seize the essence of a cave realm? The vanished cave realm was named [Yuanhuang]. Although it may not seem large from the perspective of Great Xuan, its scale is almost half that of a small world within Great Xuan..."
"Perhaps this boy has extraordinary talent," Senior Yin remained silent for a long time before answering. "You see, people are different. What we consider impossible can be done with ease by others. Qu Wentiang's path to the [Mingxuan Golden Core] may only be suitable for a few, but it gave me inspiration."
Senior Yin looked at Li Ping, his expression turning solemn: "You're right. To completely undermine the new method of transmission, our new method must not be one that is difficult and followed by only a select few."
"The way of cultivation propagated by the Transmission School, despite being suppressed by the Ten Sects, spread like wildfire across the Xuanhuang realm because it required no门槛. Everyone could practice, which should have been the attribute of our new method."
"I thought about it. Qu Wentiang was able to break through his realm based on [My Foundation Establishment] because he seized the essence of a cave realm. By reverse reasoning, the essence of the world must be the key factor in the [Mingxuan Golden Core]."
Senior Yin spoke faster and faster, his expression becoming increasingly excited.
"Without external aids, everyone can practice, and the essence of the world..."
"By combining these three necessary conditions, we can glimpse the true ideal form of the Mingxuan Golden Core!"
With a wave of his hand, Senior Yin conjured up images of innocent children's faces before Li Ping.
"Seizing the essence of the world is not for its own sake. It requires the evolution of that essence. For ordinary people, the essence of the world is a mysterious existence that is hard to understand. Only by forcefully possessing it through [Consumption] can one gradually comprehend and integrate it into oneself."
"But if there were a Sage Master who could impart their understanding of the world's essence in great detail..."
"Even young children, I believe, could grasp its principles!" Senior Yin said with certainty.
Seeing Li Ping's doubtful look, he continued: "The [My Foundation Establishment] method may seem complex and incredible to outsiders. But for those who have been exposed to it from a young age and see no other way of cultivation, it is not as difficult to learn. Especially after the first successful practice of [My Foundation Establishment], it felt like breaking through a bottleneck, with more successes following one after another."
"[My Foundation Establishment] is the same for the [Mingxuan Golden Core]."
"Moreover, our new method should adapt to each individual. We don't necessarily need to strive for perfection within ourselves by imitating the world's changes and achieving the Mingxuan state. After all, worlds can be large or small, and cultivators' talents and potential vary greatly. Fully unleashing one’s potential is enough..."
"The only thing needed is finding a Sage Master who not only has an unparalleled understanding of the world but also shares their insights without reservation."
As he spoke, Senior Yin looked at the Heavenly Destiny Holy Emperor before him.
"Though I am willing to be a teacher for all, I cannot..." Li Ping paused slightly.
"How can I teach others when my own understanding of the way is still lacking?"
"I see only one person in the Xuanhuang realm who could possibly qualify as a teacher—the Transmission Sky Venerable. Letting him turn against himself?"
"Friend, you must think more about your path to the Mingxuan Golden Core."
Senior Yin had no words to refute this and his eyes flashed with不甘and confusion.
Li Ping came here with high hopes but left disappointed.
He left Senior Yin behind while he returned alone.
After soothing the White Flower Daoist, who had hurriedly arrived thinking that the Xuanhuang realm was under attack by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, he rewarded her with some [Golden Source Energy] as a token of appreciation.
For a pure energy body like hers, Golden Source Energy was a great tonic.
White Flower first thanked him before solemnly absorbing it.
"Eh? Friend, what you gave me this time..."
Before White Flower could finish speaking, she turned into an incredulous exclamation after swallowing the Golden Source Energy.
"How dense is it?"
"Even like..."
"Soul essence?"!
With wide eyes of shock, Senior Yin looked at Li Ping.
Her crystalline body became even more radiant and solid as if her long-standing injuries were slowly healing. The subtle connection she had with the Fishing Pond, which persisted even after escaping, seemed to diminish under the wash of Golden Source Energy.
Conversely, White Flower's gaze fell on this faceless Holy Emperor before her, whose profound figure slowly imprinted itself in her heart.
Li Ping did not explain anything; he left behind a mysterious silhouette.
"Could he have come so close to True Immortality?"
"How is that possible?"
White Flower was utterly shocked, but the far beyond ordinary golden source energy surging within her body seemed to be the best evidence of her guess.
...
As a manifestation, Li Ping's realm had not surpassed his true self.
He still remained at the Yuanling realm, and most of his combat strength came from the运气of Great Xuan. His own power was pitifully weak.
He could create energy essence that approached soul essence because of a group of special individuals.
At the bottom of the palace, in the deepest depths where there was no sunlight,
a group of people lived unaffected by the darkness.
Apart from their normal daily routines, the most important task was to pray before the statue of the Holy Emperor every day.
(End of Chapter)