Volume 2: Wind Rises Chapter 111: Cultivating in Secret in the Mountain Valley

  After the wine party, "To be honest, Yang will also find another place to close the door and cultivate himself. One day he will come out of the mountain, and we will meet again." Yang Tianwen bowed his hands and bid farewell.

  Yang Tianwen and Zhuo Yifan broke up with five people.

  Yang Tian asked, carrying Xiao Bai, flew away from the small town, took out the jade slip and looked at it to see which place was more suitable for seclusion and alchemy. He had to find a quiet, secluded place with abundant spiritual energy.

  After picking and choosing, I still don't feel very satisfied, so I might as well not look for it anymore. Just casually pick a direction to fly, wherever I fly to is where I'll stay, if I happen to find something nice along the way, then that's where I'll settle down.

  Yang Tian asked that on this road, together with Xiao Bai, they searched for spiritual medicine, dug up spiritual materials, killed demon beasts and took demon pellets, all of which were done with great relish. Unknowingly, three months had passed. Yang Tian asked specially turned off the communication jade symbol, not wanting to be disturbed by mundane affairs.

  After flying for more than half a month, Yang Tian asked arrived in front of a small lake with a circumference of about one mile. The small lake was located in a depression, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a quiet and elegant environment, and a beautiful scenery. After investigating the surroundings, it was found to be very safe, and the terrain of the surrounding mountains was like a treasure basin, retaining sufficient spiritual energy in the valley. Although there were no famous or precious medicinal herbs in this small valley, there were still many ordinary medicinal materials that could be used to refine into pills for Xiao Bai to eat as snacks.

  In leisure time, you can fish and bask in the sun at the same time. Such a life is carefree and unrestrained.

  Yang Tianwen decided to settle down here, first digging out a cave halfway up the mountain, which was easy for a cultivator. Then, as usual, he burned it with fierce fire to disinfect it and washed it several times with clean water. After that, he found some licorice roots to sprinkle around, then took out a bed from his ring, haha, this bed was something Yang Tianwen had made in his spare time in the Qingyuan Mountains, but hadn't gotten a chance to use before running away. Now it was just right to take it out and enjoy it.

  After arranging the cave mansion, Yang Tian asked to start dividing the territory. In the past, it was enough to use a casual array to block the entrance of the cave, but now it's different.

  Yang Tianwen set up a stone monument at the two entrances of the mountain valley, inscribed with: "Idle people are not allowed to enter, and those who do will be responsible for their own consequences." This was carved using the Shadow Image Method, and from a hundred meters away, you could see the eight large characters suspended in mid-air. Then, he laid out the Nine Turns of the Yellow River Great Array, completely isolating the entire mountain valley, using this ancient mysterious array to mark his territory. Probably only Yang Tianwen, a prodigal son, would do such a thing. However, to be honest, after the entire mountain valley was shrouded in this ancient mysterious array, its safety was absolutely top-notch, surpassing some sects' mountain gates. Yang Tianwen still had some conscience and didn't use the Suppressing Array Nine Palace Seal; otherwise, it would have been even more terrifying.

  However, even so, the small valley shrouded in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation is still impenetrable, because this place is remote and has a powerful expert breaking in, even if the formation's power can't hold him back, he won't be able to break through. As long as someone breaks into the formation, Yang Tian will know clearly, and when the time comes, he'll decide according to the situation. For those above the Yuan Ying period, use the Suppressing Formation Nine Palaces Seal to restrain this person!

  Yang Tianwen took out the dan furnace and prepared to start refining the Nourishing Spirit Dan. However, there was still a problem that had not been solved. The refinement of this Nourishing Spirit Dan was not comparable to the refinement of the Augmenting Origin Dan and the Supplementing Origin Dan. As Yu Huo Zhenren said, in the prescription for this Nourishing Spirit Dan, another medicine had already become extinct thousands of years ago, so this Nourishing Spirit Dan had long since disappeared. However, Yang Tianwen knew another method of refinement, which did not require that extinct medicine, but relatively speaking, this method was extremely time-consuming.

  If there is an extra medicine guide, Yang Tianwen can refine the Xīn Dān fire change like the Ling Dan, such as Yuán Dān, and use the Wén Huǒ Huàn Dié method to alternate refining. It can be refined in a short period of time. However, another method is to slowly simmer with Wén Huǒ for dozens of years! This was also the most commonly used method by ancient alchemists, because the Ling Dan refined by this method, whether it's the color or the medicinal properties, all reached their limits. In Yang Tianwen's words, although this method takes time and effort, the refined elixirs are basically all above the earthly level!

  Yang Tian asked, "It's naturally impossible to infuse the Heart Refining Dan with uncontrolled fire for decades without rest. So, this requires another function of the dan furnace - to use the earth's heart fire to refine it. Because this method has a uniform fire timing from start to finish, as long as you adjust to the initial fire timing, everything will fall into place."

  Yang Tianwen chose this valley, not just because it was beautiful and serene with a rich spiritual energy. Most importantly, beneath the ground lay an abundance of terrestrial fire that could be used endlessly. And in Yang Tianwen's professional opinion, the quality of the terrestrial fire here was superior to others, at least among all the places he had flown to so far.

  Yang Tianwen opened another tunnel under the mountain cave, which went straight to the bottom of the earth. This tunnel was in the shape of a "Z" and extended underground for over 100 meters. Feeling that it was almost ready, Yang Tianwen sprinkled some sparkling crystal powder around him and began preparing. The first step, naturally, was to draw out the fire from the heart of the earth. This was easy, as the three legs of the dan furnace could all be used to channel the fire from the heart of the earth into the array at the bottom of the furnace. After adjusting the fire, Yang Tianwen put down several medicinal herbs and a golden wheel flower, then turned around and left, for this process would take at least ten years! Then he would add the cinnamon grass and the remaining medicinal herbs in the correct order.

  Back on the ground, Yang Tian asked if he dared not to close the dead gate and cultivate. Apart from the usual sitting and practicing Qi, more was spent on cultivating techniques and dismantling the Luo Pan. The first two items were not too difficult, mainly relying on practice, persistent practice. But dismantling the Luo Pan was difficult, however, Yang Tian's superior brain had a great advantage, the inner plate was a complex puzzle of twelve layers that could not be calculated solely by calculation, sometimes a flash of inspiration was more effective than calculation.

  Yang Tianmiao fiddled with the grid, thinking not about the wishes brought by the Luopan, but whether the fourth god symbol on the fourth layer of the Luopan was the time god symbol he wanted.

  Every day, two periods of time are spent studying the compass. Then until dusk, Yang Tianwen is practicing his skills. At night, Yang Tianwen sometimes sleeps in the cave and sometimes absorbs the essence of the sun, moon and stars in the valley.

  Yang Tianwen's training focused on escape techniques, no, escape arts! In fact, Yang Tianwen had wanted to train in these escape arts for a long time, but was delayed due to the previous incident with the immortal sword. Escape arts are a profound and complex technique that encompasses a wide range of skills, with the most famous and convenient being the Five Elements Escape Technique. In ancient times, when various schools of thought emerged, escape techniques were already clearly classified as high-level secret techniques. This is because mastering escape techniques requires more than just learning methods - it demands a deep understanding of the power of the five elements. If you have a good grasp of the earth element's power, for example, you can naturally blend into the earth even if you don't know any escape techniques. This was the origin of early escape arts. Now, with the passage of time, although escape techniques haven't been lost, few people can successfully cultivate them. Only those with special physiques, such as being born with a earth-based body or fire-elemental body, can train in escape techniques and achieve high-level mastery. Of course, this doesn't exclude individuals who have achieved high spiritual cultivation, had sudden enlightenment, or conducted in-depth research on the five elements or one of its branches - they too can cultivate escape arts to a profound level.

  Ordinary people who practice, if they don't put in a lot of hard work, can only maintain it for a while before being repelled by the boundless power of the five elements. Moreover, they can only pass through ordinary soil, and it is impossible to pass through stones or large granite, basalt, or spirit-bearing minerals deep underground.

  In short, there is no shortcut, only through practice and grasp of the power of the five elements. Yang Tianwen's "Zi Xiao Bao Lu" contains "San Qian Fa Men", which naturally records the method of practicing escape techniques, and Wu Xing Dun Fa is one of the most complex and branched ones, in addition to Feng Dun, Lei Dun, Xue Dun and so on.

  Their demands are endless, except for the Blood Escape, all other escape methods have very high requirements. In short, it is a comprehension of the natural world, the universe and the vastness of the cosmos, which is commonly referred to as "comprehension of the Tao!" What is the Tao? The Tao encompasses all things, is the beginning of all things, and the principle of the universe. As the saying goes, there are 48,000 ways to comprehend the Tao, each one verifiable.

  Yang Tianwen had only obtained the system's exquisite and unparalleled cultivation method, but he still had to spend a great deal of effort to cultivate, study, experience, and comprehend. There was no shortcut, only hard work, persistence.

  Time slowly passed day by day, month after month, and ten years flew by in the blink of an eye. Yang Tianwen went down to the temporary Dan room, put in a few more spiritual medicines, and then left. This would have to wait another ten years before adding another portion of spiritual medicine, slowly refining it.

  Yang Tianwen's internal big holes were left with only ten, Yang Tianwen didn't dare to practice meditation and qigong anymore. However, even so, they would naturally grow and slowly fill up. More time was spent on practicing and studying the Luopan. After ten years, the Luopan had already been studied thoroughly and combined. Looking at the surface of the disk alone, half of it had already been completed. This was still Yang Tianwen intentionally slowing down his speed.

  As for the practice of escape techniques, after ten years of hard work, it can be said that I have finally caught a glimpse of the entrance, and most of the time was spent on the perception of the power of the five elements.

  Yang Tian asked about the self-cultivation of the Great Dao, his body's thick innate purple energy had already washed away its own properties during the reversal from post-heaven to pre-heaven. Yang Tian was a body without attributes, and for any magic or skill, there was no added layer or enlightenment assistance, but he could cultivate all kinds of skills.

  Judging from today's momentum, it will definitely be another high-intensity update of words again.

  Xiao Shui is really painful and happy at the same time!!