Chapter 1036 - 722: Spectral Demon Painting

Chapter 1036: Chapter 722: Spectral Demon Painting

Sadly, before truly achieving anything, his lifespan was exhausted, his Dao dissipated, and he perished.

This Jade Scroll is the complete record of his hundred years of enlightenment.

After finishing browsing, Shen Xuan retrieved his Divine Sense, his heart suddenly enlightened and filled with irrepressible joy.

Indeed, it is the "major auspiciousness" guided by both "Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil" and "Wealth Attraction"!

This "Tai Chi Primordial Art" is tailor-made for his current path!

It is precisely what he urgently needs to integrate the Ice and Fire Dual Golden Core.

Shen Xuan’s expression remained unchanged as he gently placed the Ancient Jade Scroll back on the table, returning it to Huo Jueyuan.

"I’ve seen True Master Mingyang’s insights and reflections. Unfortunately, there are many mistakes and conjectures therein, of limited reference value to me."

This is not an empty statement.

True Master Mingyang’s understanding of the Yin-Yang Tai Chi Dao was superficial and often inaccurate, far surpassing Shen Xuan.

Combining the knowledge from his past life with his enlightenment in this current life, his understanding of the Tai Chi Primordial Dao is deeper and more thorough.

Huo Jueyuan’s expression dimmed as he silently retrieved the Jade Scroll.

"And that ancient Cultivation Technique?"

"Naturally, it is with the younger generation here."

Huo Jueyuan replied respectfully.

Shen Xuan stared at him: "What do you want?"

Huo Jueyuan gathered his courage and said through clenched teeth: "The younger generation wants Top-Grade Foundation Condensation Pills. Three pieces!"

The Foundation Condensation Pill, a Tier Two Upper Grade Healing Spirit Pill, primarily treats the repair of damaged Dao Foundation.

Huo Jueyuan’s injuries were severe and prolonged, asking for three pieces at once, and specifying Top-Grade.

This shows his injuries were troublesome, and his expectations were urgent.

The quiet chamber fell into silence for a moment.

Their gaze met in the air.

"Let me look at your injury."

With that, Shen Xuan extended his right index finger, slowly pointing towards Huo Jueyuan’s brow in his Sea of Consciousness.

Huo Jueyuan did not dodge, allowing the finger to draw closer.

The fingertip lightly touched.

The next moment.

"Ugh!"

Huo Jueyuan’s body shook suddenly.

A gentle and pure stream of Fire Spiritual Power entered directly, probing deep into the Dao Foundation within his Dantian.

That Spiritual Power roamed and investigated within him, causing a strange sensation of burning pain and numbness throughout his meridians wherever it passed. Huo Jueyuan’s face turned pale, and sweat beaded on his forehead, yet he gritted his teeth, uttering no sound.

A few breaths later, Shen Xuan withdrew his Spiritual Power.

Huo Jueyuan, like being exhausted, panted lightly, looking at Shen Xuan.

"Huo Dao Friend, your Dao Foundation is too severely damaged and has lasted too long; the foundation has decayed. Not to mention three pieces of Top-Grade Foundation Condensation Pills, even ten pieces would be powerless to restore it as before."

Upon hearing this, Huo Jueyuan’s face turned ashen, pale as paper, the light in his eyes extinguished abruptly, turning into a dead gray.

His lips trembled, seeming to want to say something but unable to make a sound.

In the end, he only collapsed into the chair, as if drained of all strength.

After a long time, Huo Jueyuan struggled to sit up, his voice hoarse: "Senior, what about the Kongtan Creation Pill? Can it heal my Dao Foundation?"

"The few Kongtan flowers you planted require at least sixty years to mature and bloom. Huo Dao Friend, can you wait?"

Huo Jueyuan was silent.

He couldn’t wait.

Not to mention sixty years, ten years might be too much to bear.

The other party is a Core Formation True Master, his vision and insight far exceed his own.

If said so, then it is the truth.

Reached the Core Formation level, disdains falsehood and deception.

Despair, like a cold tide, submerged him again.

"Senior, is there any way to heal my injuries?"

Shen Xuan calmly said: "There is a way, naturally."

Huo Jueyuan raised his head abruptly, eyes suddenly filled with light.

"However, the price is extremely high. I need to see that ancient Cultivation Technique first before deciding."

"Alright!"

Huo Jueyuan no longer hesitated, carefully taking out a piece of ancient jade with a blue hue and missing corners and edges, holding it up with both hands, bowing, and offering it to Shen Xuan.

"Senior, this is the ’Tai Chi Primordial Art’."

Shen Xuan took it, Divine Sense immersed within.

Within the Jade Scroll, ancient Dao texts flowed, expounding the supreme principle of Yin-Yang harmonizing and chaos returning to unity.

He browsed quickly, nodding inwardly.

It is undoubtedly the original.

Though a corner was missing, causing the content at the end to be lost, the main framework and core mental method were intact, not affecting early enlightenment and cultivation.

In his previous life, he researched the theory of Yin-Yang Tai Chi, and in this life, his cultivation insights far exceeded those of the same stage, mutually corroborating, immediately determining it is indeed an ancient cultivator’s Technique inheritance from tens of thousands of years ago.

Sadly, it’s merely a fragment.

The missing portion is the intricate method of absorbing and refining the opponent’s Spiritual Power to nourish oneself.

"Is this all? Is there nowhere else to find the missing parts?"

Shen Xuan withdrew his Divine Sense, looking at Huo Jueyuan.

"Returning to Senior, just this one piece, no copies exist."

Huo Jueyuan replied honestly: "My former master once said, the content within this scroll is profound, and with his Power of the Divine Soul at the True Pill Middle Stage, he was unable to imprint and copy it. As for the missing corner’s content, it’s been lost long ago, with no place to find."

Shen Xuan nodded slightly, understanding it in his heart.

Powers touching upon the Dao require extremely high standards for the inheritance carrier.

Ordinary Jade Scrolls cannot bear it.

If a cultivator lacks Soul Power and comprehension, being unable to imprint is reasonable.

"This technique is indeed a true law of the ancient Mystic Sect, its intent lofty. However, missing key elements make cultivation hazardous. Even your master only grasped its form, difficult to comprehend its essence."

Shen Xuan placed the ancient Jade Scroll on the table.

"This item in your possession is more harm than benefit, merely inviting disaster."

"If you’re willing to use this Jade Scroll as compensation, I can act to repair your damaged Dao Foundation and gift you a source of Celestial and Earthly Spirit Fire to aid your cultivation. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Jueyuan was initially stunned, then an expression of ecstatic joy suddenly flooded his face.

Without any hesitation, with a "thump," he directly knelt on the ground, touching his head to the earth.