Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2599 Yin-Yang Water Extraction

Chapter 2599 Yin-Yang Water Extraction

Qin Sang and Yuan Zhenjun noticed a detail: the ebb and flow of the tides in Purple Lake were consistent with the tides in the outside world, as if the outside world operated according to the laws of Purple Lake.

After the first Dao soldier fell, the other Dao soldiers stepped forward one after another, and without exception, they were all destroyed by Zi Hu. Fortunately, Zi Hu had no ill intentions towards the two of them and only attacked the intruders without actively harming them.

Fearing that their actions might trigger unexpected changes, the two became much more cautious in their subsequent probing.

This purple lake is related to the Taoist Celestial Master, and the Taoist Master is definitely the most concerned. Qin Sang doesn't want to risk his own safety, so he mostly just makes some speculations and suggestions, and Yuan Zhenjun is the one who does the work.

The two tried several supernatural abilities to test each other, but to no avail. In the end, they decided to take the risk, and of course, Yuan Zhenjun took the lead himself.

Qin Sang thought that Yuan Zhenjun was going to summon a god, but unexpectedly he only took out a yellow talisman.

The yellow talisman was outlined in vermilion.

Qin Sang's gaze was also drawn to the yellow talisman; it was probably the most complex talisman he had ever seen.

With a flick of his wrist, Yuan Zhenjun caused the yellow talisman to ignite without fire. A figure seemed to be struggling in the flames. Then, Yuan Zhenjun pressed the talisman against his forehead.

'Shuh! '

A great fire broke out, and the burning yellow talisman merged with Yuan Zhenjun, the flames engulfing his entire body.

Soon, a fire figure emerged from the raging flames. The flames on Yuan Zhenjun's body gradually died down, and the fire figure revealed its facial features, which were exactly the same as Yuan Zhenjun's. Even its aura and aura were identical.

Seeing this, Qin Sang was secretly surprised. She wondered what kind of talisman it was. It seemed that the flame avatar created by this talisman was actually as powerful as Yuan Zhenjun!

Wherever it is, this kind of talisman is bound to be extremely precious. In order to find clues about Master Lu, Yuan Zhenjun did not hesitate to use this talisman.

The avatar's every move was indistinguishable from the original, without any flaws. If Qin Sang hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have doubted that it was an avatar.

Gazing at the Purple Lake, the talisman's avatar revealed a solemn expression, made a hand seal, and three lamps suddenly appeared behind it.

The tiny lamp remained unmoved, its light exceptionally bright, its glow like a thin veil of mist, drifting around the talisman's incarnation.

Then, a beam of azure light shot out from the chest of the talisman avatar, conjuring a jade ruyi out of thin air.

……

After completing a series of divine techniques and fully equipping himself, the spirit talisman slowly walked towards the Purple Lake.

'Whoosh!'

The waves crashed against us.

Qin Sang and Yuan Zhenjun retreated to the entrance and witnessed the talisman incarnation being submerged by the waves.

Out of caution, the talisman avatar did not retaliate, focusing solely on self-preservation. The jade ruyi trembled slightly, the three lamps flickered, and at the same time, the talisman avatar's robes seemed to be blown by a strong wind, fluttering loudly.

These were all manifestations of protective divine powers, their power no less than that of Yuan Zhenjun himself. At this moment, they erupted simultaneously, each with its own unique spiritual light, yet they did not conflict with each other, as if forming a colorful armor.

As the purple waves engulfed the talisman avatar, the aura emanating from it was also dyed purple.

As the wave crashed down, Qin Sang saw a purple figure appear at the edge of the Purple Lake. The talisman avatar was clearly not as fragile as the Dao soldier and withstood the first wave of attack.

The talisman stood still, but then a strange scene unfolded. The water of the purple lake did not flow down its body, but instead clung to its entire body like a purple curtain, outlining its shape.

'Splash!'

Before the talisman could break free from the waters of the purple lake, another wave followed closely behind.

The water in the Purple Lake is of some kind of spiritual liquid, possessing strange properties. The talisman incarnation and the supernatural powers it wields seem to have been assimilated by the Purple Lake.

At this moment, Qin Sang saw the talisman avatar begin to move forward, braving the ravages of the huge waves, and walk step by step towards the center of the lake.

Its steps were firm and its speed was neither fast nor slow. It remained as solid as a rock under the continuous impact of the huge waves, but its figure grew shorter and shorter until only its head remained floating on the surface of the water, and finally even its head disappeared.

The talisman avatar seemed to have been swallowed up by the purple lake, just like the Dao soldiers. Qin Sang looked at Yuan Zhenjun beside her and saw that his expression was solemn but still relatively calm, so it seemed that the talisman avatar could still handle the situation.

About an incense stick's time later, Yuan Zhenjun's expression suddenly changed, and his brows furrowed deeply.

Seeing his expression, Qin Sang knew something was wrong, and sure enough, she heard Yuan Zhenjun say, "The avatar has disappeared."

"Disappeared?" Purple Lake blocked all prying eyes, and Qin Sang tried her best but could not see the scene under the water. She did not know what the spirit talisman avatar had encountered underwater.

Yuan Zhenjun nodded, and when Qin Sang pressed for details, he described everything in great detail.

After the talisman avatar entered the Purple Lake, the connection between them gradually weakened, but as long as the three lamps behind the talisman avatar did not go out, Yuan Zhenjun could sense the talisman avatar's movements.

Unexpectedly, without warning, all three lamps went out at the same time. Caught off guard, Yuan Zhenjun could only issue a command for the spirit talisman to return before the connection was suddenly severed.

The spirit talisman was still nowhere to be seen, clearly indicating that it had met with misfortune.

The encounter before the talisman's avatar disappeared was also very strange. When it was hit by the waves, it did not feel the force of the impact, and it did not encounter any attacks as it approached the center of the lake.

According to Yuan Zhenjun's description, the spirit talisman incarnation was like entering a purple world. This world was composed of a ball of purple spiritual energy, without the concept of 'objects'. It gave people the feeling of chaos, as if there was nothing, yet as if there was everything.

Yuan Zhenjun could not accurately describe the feelings of the talisman incarnation. Before the talisman incarnation disappeared, it seemed to be gradually becoming a part of the Purple Lake. Its feelings towards the Purple Lake gradually changed from estrangement to intimacy. But at this moment, a crisis arrived without warning.

If Yuan Zhenjun's feelings are true, then those Dao soldiers were not destroyed by the waves, but rather swallowed up by the Purple Lake, or assimilated.

Assimilation?

Qin Sang couldn't help but think of the Ruins of Return, but the Ruins of Return assimilated the minds and thoughts of living beings.

The fate of the spirit talisman incarnation doesn't seem to be entirely assimilation. What secrets does this purple lake hold?

The two were at their wits' end. Having learned from past mistakes, they dared not venture into Purple Lake rashly. Now, there was only one option left—to seek help from the Dao Court.

“I will go and report this matter to Master Zhang,” said Yuan Zhenjun.

Qin Sang nodded. He didn't leave; he planned to stay and see if there was any pattern in the Purple Lake.

To connect with the Divine Court, the altar needed to be restored. Yuan Zhenjun returned to Yuxian Valley alone, while Qin Sang stood still, gazing at the surging waves of the Purple Lake.

This scene seems to have persisted for countless years, unchanged since time immemorial.

Yuan Zhenjun's departure took longer than expected; it was unclear what trouble he had encountered. Qin Sang, having waited in vain, inexplicably decided to experience the properties of Purple Lake for herself.

The experience of the spirit talisman incarnation shows that as long as you don't go too deep, it's not as dangerous as you might imagine.

They had tried before, and no matter what method they used, they always failed in their attempts to bring the lake water out of Purple Lake.

Qin Sang carefully walked to the shore, looked at the waves crashing in her face, and stretched out a hand to touch the edge of the waves.

'boom!'

In an instant, Qin Sang understood Yuan Zhenjun's feelings.

He seemed to have been pulled into a purple world, a world filled with purple, with some areas being a deeper shade, like a cluster of purple mist, or like the purple lake outside, a purple ocean.

Such a monotonous world, yet it possesses endless mystery.

Qin Sang withdrew her finger, worried that if too much time passed, it would be like what Yuan Zhenjun described: from estrangement to intimacy, which would then lead to other unforeseen events.

He looked at his fingers; there was no change.

"How much time has passed?"

He was just captivated by that purple world; it seemed like only a moment, yet also like a very long time had passed.

Looking around, Yuan Zhenjun hadn't returned yet; it shouldn't have been long. It was all just his imagination. Mere contact with the Purple Lake was enough to create such an illusion for a Nascent Soul cultivator!

"Is the liquid flowing in the Purple Lake some kind of spiritual liquid? What kind of elixir is it?"

More questions followed.

He saw 'water' and felt 'water', yet he had an experience he had never had before.

Yuan Zhenjun remembered that this Master Lu had once been in charge of the Water Department, and that he must have cultivated Water Department Taoist arts. Qin Sang speculated that these were probably 'water', a kind of 'water' he had never seen before.

If we can find out the origin of this 'water,' we might be able to unlock the secrets of this place.

Qin Sangling cultivated three methods of spiritual cultivation, but none of them were related to water. She knew very little about the secret techniques of water cultivation, but she was not completely ignorant of them.

In his dream, he once comprehended the principle of the harmony between water and fire from the "Suwen Jing" (a classic text on classical Chinese literature). Although he eventually abandoned this understanding, his comprehension of the Great Dao remained.

Thinking of this, Qin Sang had an idea, and then two streaks of light flew out, one black and one white, which were the black and white chess pieces.

The black and white chess pieces circled and hovered endlessly.

These two treasures reveal the principles of Yin and Yang. For Qin Sang, they are always new and interesting. Every time Qin Sang advances to a higher realm, thinking that he can uncover the secrets of the black and white chess pieces, he finds that these two treasures are still mysterious and unpredictable.

Now, they have transformed into the sun and moon, supporting the operation of the sword domain.

"Could I do something with this treasure and my understanding of Yin and Yang?" Qin Sang summoned Yang Shen and looked at Zi Hu thoughtfully.

The tide is surging.

The Yang God raised black and white chess pieces, sat cross-legged in meditation outside the lake, and a six-tiered lotus platform slowly flew out from between his eyebrows.

Logically speaking, if even a Dharma Body that has attained the Dao is helpless against Purple Lake, it is impossible for a Yang Spirit, whose realm is even lower, to achieve anything.

However, this was just a sudden idea of ​​Qin Sang's. He didn't expect to find out anything; he just wanted to verify his thoughts and the potential of the black and white chess pieces.

'Shuh! '

The white chess piece, representing 'yang', is integrated with the sixth-rank lotus platform.

The two pieces still hovered before the Yang God, but they exhibited completely different behaviors. The white piece turned into a ball of flame, while the black piece remained a solitary piece, indicating a slight imbalance between Yin and Yang.

At this moment, urged on by the Yang God, the black and white chess pieces slowly flew towards the Purple Lake.

He had a good grasp of the distance, preventing the black and white pieces from being hit by the waves, and carefully touched the edge of the waves. Then, a surprising scene unfolded.

Qin Sang stared in surprise at the black chess piece, which seemed to be surrounded by a faint purple aura.

The purple aura was extremely faint, like splashing water vapor, but it was undeniably present.

Qin Sang never expected that before he could even fully understand the characteristics of the lake water, Yang Shen, with the help of the black and white chess pieces, had accomplished something that even those in the Integration Stage couldn't do: extracting the water from the Purple Lake!

The Yang God kept the black and white chess pieces in place. The purple energy moved with the black and white chess pieces. After more than ten cycles, more and more purple energy was absorbed by the black pieces, becoming more and more concentrated, and gradually forming a purple stream.

The black and white chess pieces represent fire and water, respectively, forming the yin and yang poles that rotate in turn.

Before long, Yang Shen was nearing his limit. Although the foundation of the sixth-grade lotus platform came from the Qilin's origin, Yang Shen's realm was too low, and his strength was limited. However, the purple energy absorbed by the black chess pieces had already formed a considerable flow of water.

At this moment, Qin Sang was no longer in a hurry to investigate the properties of the Purple Lake water, but was thinking about whether she could take it away.

No need for utensils; it would be best to store it directly into the small grotto.

Thinking of it, Qin Sang immediately tried it out and his Dharma body instantly disappeared into the small cave.

The space inside the small cave is not large. Most of the hilltops have been occupied. Some are used as the caves of the little Qilin and the Vermilion Bird, some are enclosed areas, and there are also existing buildings, such as a place that looks like a witch clan altar. These may be related to the origin of the small cave, but Qin Sang has not touched them.

Qin Sang arrived at a place far from the mountains and chose an open area to store the water of Purple Lake.

Qin Sang set up an array around the area and summoned the Yang God.

A moment later, the Yang God entered the small cave heaven with a vortex of water and fire.

Qin Sang stared nervously at the water-fire vortex, ready to throw out the water of Purple Lake without hesitation if it caused any changes in the small cave.

After waiting for a while, no unusual event occurred, but we could only feel at ease once the water from the Purple Lake had settled.

Yang Shen manipulated the black and white chess pieces, placing them in this area.

This is a low-lying area within the small grotto-heaven. A vortex of water and fire hangs above it. Then, the Yang God begins to retract the spiritual fire from the white chess piece, while simultaneously drawing the water of the Purple Lake away from the black chess piece and into the low-lying area.

Qin Sang grew increasingly nervous. Although she couldn't be sure if the water of Purple Lake was the source of the Heavenly Tribulation, it could very well have an impact on the Small Grotto Heaven, so she had to be careful.

Fortunately, Qin Sang's worries did not come to pass. The water of the Purple Lake flowed into the area Qin Sang had designated, and it was even more stable than outside. In the end, all the water of the Purple Lake broke away from the black chess piece and merged into a pool of Purple Spring.

Qin Sang was also somewhat incredulous that she had actually brought the water of Purple Lake into the lake!

The surface of Ziquan's water ripples slightly, but it is much calmer than the Zihu Lake outside.

Collecting only a stream of Purple Lake water was clearly not enough to satisfy Qin Sang's appetite. His Dharma body remained in the small cave to prevent any sudden changes in the Purple Spring, while his Yang spirit went out again to repeat the same trick, continuing to use the black and white chess pieces to absorb more Purple Lake water before Yuan Zhenjun returned.

once……

twice……

The Purple Spring expanded into a purple pool.

Just as the Yang God returned once again, the waters of the Purple Lake flowed into the Purple Pool as usual, and with a loud 'boom,' the earth suddenly trembled!

Qin Sang's expression changed slightly, and she immediately ordered Yang Shen to bring the remaining water of the Purple Lake out of the small cave.