dkrc Chapter 1954 The Yin and Yang Revolve in Nature, Thunder and Fire Intertwine to Knock on the Mysteri
Chapter 1954 The Yin and Yang Revolve in Nature, Thunder and Fire Intertwine to Knock on the Mysteri
Chapter 1954 The Yin and Yang Revolve in Nature, Thunder and Fire Intertwine to Knock on the Mysterious Gate; The Gap Between the "First Sequence"
Wudang Mountain, an unparalleled scenic spot since ancient times, is the number one immortal mountain under heaven.
Before the revival of spiritual energy, this place was a sacred site of Taoism, named for the saying "only Zhenwu is worthy of it".
Its mountains are majestic, with peaks paying homage. The seventy-two peaks stretch like waves, and the main peak, Tianzhu Peak, stands tall and proud, hence the name "One Pillar Supporting the Sky".
The ancient architectural complex is cleverly laid out according to the terrain. Internal martial arts originated here, and its profound cultural heritage makes it an immortal monument to Chinese Taoist culture.
Since the revival of spiritual energy and the dramatic changes in the world, it has undergone a complete transformation.
The already beautiful mountains and rivers have a higher concentration of spiritual energy than the outside world, which is transformed into wisps of milky white spiritual mist that can be seen with the naked eye, and lingers in the peaks and valleys all year round.
Ordinary pine, cypress, bamboo and rocks, after being soaked for a long time, will gradually develop a jade-like luster. Some ancient trees that have been around for a long time are even more spiritual, with their branches and leaves moving without wind, as if they are absorbing the essence of the sun and moon.
The mountain streams and waterfalls contain a rich spiritual energy in their mist. Ordinary people can drink from them to cure diseases and prolong their lives, while cultivators who practice here for a long time will achieve twice the results with half the effort.
Even more astonishing is that the relative positions and spatial sense among the many peaks of Wudang Mountain seem to have undergone some mysterious changes.
The main peaks where major temples such as Zixiao Palace, Golden Summit, and Nanyan Palace are located sometimes appear incredibly majestic and towering, piercing the clouds and seemingly connecting with the sky, all shrouded in spiritual mist.
At times, they seem so close, yet separated by an endless sea of clouds, seemingly unreachable.
Among the seventy-two peaks, the clear cries of cranes often pierce through the sea of clouds, and agile monkeys climb ancient vines. There are also many mutated creatures living here, but they coexist peacefully with the Taoist disciples.
Those who were in trouble are all dead.
At the same time that Chen Bing broke through in Tianhai City, the vast sea of clouds covering the mountains above Wudang suddenly stopped flowing without warning. All the creatures in the mountains fell silent, as if they were intimidated by an invisible force, and all looked towards the Golden Summit.
"Buzz!"
A deep, resonant voice, as if emanating from the depths of the earth, suddenly echoed in the hearts of every living being within the Wudang Mountain area.
With an indescribable sense of majesty and mystery, it instantly soothed all distracting thoughts.
Immediately afterwards, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of hundreds of miles centered on the Golden Summit began to converge at an unprecedented speed and scale.
Azure mist rose from every corner of the seventy-two peaks, converging into a vast river of spiritual energy that surged toward the sky above the golden summit.
Under the guidance of a certain force, this vast spiritual energy that has gathered together begins to evolve.
The pure and light rise, transforming into the purest and brightest Yang energy; the heavy and turbid sink, transforming into the purest and darkest Xuanming energy.
The two are not separate, but rather, under the control of a single will, they slowly rotate and merge, outlining a clear silhouette in the sky directly above the golden roof.
A Tai Chi Yin-Yang symbol, slowly rotating and covering an area of countless miles in the sky, is taking shape!
White fish with black eyes, black fish with white eyes, yin and yang flow, the Dao is naturally formed!
"Boom!"
A thunderous roar erupted from the eyes of the slowly rotating yin-yang symbol!
Within the "white eyes" of the black Yin fish, dazzling and intense white lightning burst forth like dragons and snakes dancing wildly; while within the "black eyes" of the white Yang fish, deep and scorching crimson true fire erupted like a volcano.
Thunder is not heavenly thunder. Its color is pure white, extremely yang and strong, containing the glorious righteous energy that cleanses evil and shatters falsehood. It is the image of the supreme "Jade Pivot Divine Thunder" in Taoism!
Fire, and no ordinary fire, is red in color with golden light inside. Its intense heat carries the Daoist charm of endless life and the ability to refine all things. It is the manifestation of the "Samadhi True Fire" that cultivators cultivate together with their life force!
This supreme yang divine thunder and true fire, which should have been violent and uncontrollable, now presented a strange harmony under the command of the profound Daoist rhyme of the Taiji diagram.
They resemble two agile giant pythons, or thunder dragons and fire phoenixes, meandering along the edge of the yin-yang symbol of the Tai Chi diagram. Sometimes lightning flashes into the sea of fire, fueling the flames; other times, real fire is thrown into the thunder pool, refining the essence of thunder.
Thunder and fire, yin and yang, at this moment, achieved a perfect mutual generation and mutual support, and a continuous cycle!
Thunder and fire intertwined, illuminating the sky in a bizarre and dazzling way, sometimes as bright as day, sometimes as red as flames. Thunder rumbled and fire surged, yet strangely, it was all contained within the range of the Tai Chi diagram, with no power leaking out and causing no harm to the mountains, rivers, and vegetation below.
On the contrary, the pure and yang energy and the aura of life fire that emanated from it made the spiritual plants of Wudang Mountain grow even stronger, and some Wudang Mountain Taoists who were stuck at the bottleneck even felt their realms loosening up slightly!
This is the extraordinary phenomenon that occurred after Zhang Daolong practiced for two years, integrating the essence of Wudang Tai Chi and its techniques into one, and finally "entering the Dao through martial arts," touching upon the principles of Yin and Yang rotation and the interaction of thunder and fire!
Cultivation? Immortality? The Taoist path to ascension and the Buddhist path to Nirvana, as depicted in ancient classics, seem to be gradually becoming a visible and foreseeable reality in today's era of spiritual revival.
There are many Taoist cultivators who practice immortality cultivation and qi refinement.
But Zhang Daolong chose a different path—martial arts!
There are immortals in Wudang. The Taoist master Zhang Sanfeng attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven. Later disciples mostly followed the methods of alchemy, talismans, breathing exercises, and qi cultivation, hoping to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors and ascend to immortality.
But what Zhang Daolong saw was not only the immortal path in the Taoist alchemical scriptures, but also the path to heaven of martial arts buried in every move, every style, every wisp of fist intent, and every bit of qi and blood in Wudang Mountain!
"The path to immortality is ethereal, the path to martial arts leads to divinity!"
"Our predecessors followed ancient texts to cultivate immortality because those texts recorded that path; but now times have changed, spiritual energy is surging, rules are being reshaped, and anything is possible."
"The path that our predecessors failed to traverse, or the path to immortality through martial arts, is not necessarily insurmountable for us today! Why can't the path of martial arts lead directly to the other shore and attain that immortal freedom?"
His name is Daolong, given to him by his master when he was young, meaning "the flourishing of Taoism".
What is Daolong?
Not only should the Taoist tradition flourish, but the martial arts that "our way" upholds, practices, believes in, and proves should also prosper!
Martial arts is also the great way! Why not use martial arts to enter the Dao and prove immortality?
Boom!!!
As if in response to his belief, the Tai Chi Thunder and Fire Diagram in the sky shone brightly and its rotation suddenly accelerated!
At the Yin-Yang fish eyes, the Jade Pivot Divine Thunder and Samadhi True Fire suddenly entangled, collided, and merged, eventually transforming into a strange pillar of light that was chaotic and seemed to have opened up the primordial chaos.
The beam of light crashed down, completely engulfing Zhang Daolong.
His body seemed to become transparent in the chaotic pillar of light, his flesh, bones, meridians and acupoints all merging with the radiance of heaven and earth that contained his martial will.
The martial body honed through cultivation seems to have been reforged in every inch, shedding the last trace of worldly "turbidity" and presenting a restrained jade-like luster, containing unimaginable vitality and resilience.
Qi and blood no longer merely circulate in the blood vessels, but perfectly blend with the omnipresent spiritual energy and some deeper power in the universe, circulating endlessly and continuously.
With every gesture, without any deliberate effort, an overwhelming power is hidden within, as if every movement could move mountains, yet it is perfectly restrained within the body, returning to simplicity and authenticity.
The biggest change lies in the intangible yet real "martial will".
The refined boxing intent, temperament, and understanding of heaven and earth, honed through countless trials, have carved out a "realm" deep within his consciousness, or rather, at the very origin of his life, a realm where the real and the unreal coexist, existing between intention and reality.
Within this realm, the rotation of Yin and Yang is the foundation, the interweaving of thunder and fire is the application, and it also contains the true essence of martial arts that he has comprehended through cultivation. It can be moved at will and evolve infinitely.
This is the prototype of his unique "Martial Arts Domain"!
Within this domain, his will becomes part of the law, and his combat power will receive an immeasurable boost.
He opened his eyes, his gaze gentle and peaceful, revealing a serene composure born of worldly wisdom and a return to simplicity.
He looked up at the Taiji Thunder and Fire Diagram in the sky, which had been created because of him. There was no pride in his eyes, only a faint joy after glimpsing the true face of the Great Dao and verifying his own path.
Like an old farmer seeing the seeds he nurtured finally sprout, grow strong and healthy.
He didn't use any internal energy; he simply raised his right hand naturally, his five fingers loosely forming a simple and unadorned Tai Chi mudra, and chanted aloud:
"The cycle of Yin and Yang is the natural way, and the interplay of thunder and fire knocks on the mysterious gate."
"Martial arts can also lead to immortality!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Once you gain enlightenment, everything becomes clear and you can see the light. How can you not be overjoyed?
Zhang Daolong's laughter echoed among the mountains and clouds, even causing the cranes in the mountains to cry out and the pines to rustle, as if heaven and earth were celebrating for him.
As the laughter subsided, Zhang Daolong's gaze seemed to pierce through space, landing on Qin Tian, Xuanzhen, Chen Bing, and the others who had triggered the strange phenomena. He shook his head and chuckled.
"In the end, I was a step too slow and let the three of you go first. However, on the path of cultivation, having so many talented fellow cultivators to accompany me and compete with me makes the Great Dao no longer lonely, and the road ahead becomes brighter and brighter."
"That's right, wonderful, wonderful! Hahahaha!"
He couldn't help but burst into laughter again.
For him, personal gains and losses were irrelevant, and he himself was the latter.
To see the brilliance of different paths, to see the flourishing of this spiritual era with a hundred flowers blooming, that is true joy and freedom!
Amidst the laughter, the vast Tai Chi Thunder and Fire diagram in the sky suddenly shrank, transforming into a yin-yang thunder and fire pillar of light, about ten feet in diameter and condensed to the extreme, which fell from the heavens and landed on Zhang Daolong's Baihui acupoint on the top of his head.
His Taoist robe billowed, and an invisible aura suddenly spread out, only to retract in an instant. He seemed to have completely merged with this world and the Wudang Mountains and rivers, becoming one with them.
A sense of harmony, profoundness, and simplicity flashed across his face.
The unusual phenomena of "Tai Chi in the sky, thunder and fire interacting" on Wudang Mountain and "snow flying in the clear sky, ice phoenix descending upon the world" in Tianhai City have unsurprisingly swept across the entire internet, sparking a massive wave of discussion and shock.
The Spiritual Energy Bureau also confirmed and congratulated them immediately, announcing the breakthroughs of "Ice Emperor" Chen Bing and "Wudang Zhang Daolong".
In just four days, four "first-order" breakthroughs were achieved, and these breakthroughs were ahead of all other "first-order" breakthroughs worldwide.
Even ordinary people know what this means.
Joy, pride, and excitement spread across China. Amid the celebrations, people couldn't help but turn their attention to the "first tier," which had yet to make a breakthrough, and eagerly awaited the next person to achieve it.
However, when the sun rose as usual on the fifth day, and many people held their breath in anticipation, the expected new celestial phenomena did not occur.
The sixth day was peaceful.
The seventh day was still calm and peaceful.
The anticipated "fifth man" did not arrive as expected.
The heated discussions online gradually subsided over time.
An unspoken understanding formed in their minds.
Compared to the four "first-order" individuals—Qin Tian, Xuan Zhen, Chen Bing, and Zhang Daolong—who have already broken through to the next level, the other "first-order" individuals are far inferior in terms of their cultivation level.
And now, they've pulled ahead by half a body length.
Inside the cultivation room of the Spiritual Energy Bureau in Hangzhou.
Huo Yu kept her eyes closed, her body surrounded by spiritual energy that resembled liquid flames; after a long while, her long, thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.
What kind of eyes were those?
Deep within his pupils, two eternally burning golden-red flames seemed to be quietly burning, fiery, dynamic, and carrying an indescribable arrogance and wildness.
But soon, these emotions were suppressed, turning into helplessness and depression.
"That's quite a difference."
She did indeed sense that bottleneck, and she could also feel that the growth rate of her spiritual power had slowed down significantly, like a container that was about to be filled, and the efficiency of pouring more into it was much lower than before.
However, it will probably take at least another month to truly reach that "extreme point" and break through it in one fell swoop.
"One month"
"Has the gap between me and Qin Tian and Chen Bing widened this much?"
"Will it take a month to catch up with them?"
Huo Yu found it somewhat unbelievable.
Everyone was in the "first order" and possessed the most outstanding talents in the "first order". She never imagined that she would be left behind by such a significant "time difference" on the road to the next key realm.
She certainly doesn't think it's because of her talent. Why do you think she's called "Emperor Yan"?
While it's not to say that those who awaken their superpowers early are necessarily more talented than those who awaken them later, Huo Yu's talent is definitely on par with Qin Tian and Chen Bing, given that he was called "Emperor of Flames" at the very beginning of the spiritual energy revival.
That's not a matter of talent, it's a matter of hard work.
"Have I ever slacked off for this long before?"
Huo Yu hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously began to review his usual training schedule.
Honestly, she had spent a considerable amount of time cultivating.
"But compared to that freak Qin Tian..."
That's definitely incomparable.
Even Huo Yu had to admit that Qin Tian was the most stubborn of all, devoting almost all his energy to improving his strength, except for necessary missions.
It's as if he has no concept of relaxation, or for him, cultivation is relaxation.
She didn't know Chen Bing, Xuanzhen, and Zhang Daolong, because she never thought there would be another person as eccentric as Qin Tian.
But now it seems that all four of them are very tense, and only she is relaxed?
But can her usual moments of relaxation really be considered relaxation?