Chapter 26: The Pure and Clean Lamp of the Two Principles

  Inside the simple cave, Shen Gong Bao sat cross-legged with his eyes closed and curtains lowered. Two clear and clean lamps floated in front of him, emitting a faint blue light, and an aura of mystery spread out quietly.

  Shen Gong Bao held the Qing Jing Lamp with both hands, slowly pouring his spiritual power into it, allowing every inch of its body to be imprinted with his own mark, so that he could control it at will in the future.

  As the law force poured in, the Qingyuan Lantern's body kept flashing with strands of brilliant light. The previous cyan color disappeared, replaced by a strange black and white glow.

  Shen Gong's mind was immersed in the internal clarity of the two instruments, feeling the Daoist laws and breath emanating from them, refining and comprehending simultaneously.

  All the spiritual treasures in the world contain seals that hold the essence of heaven and earth's laws, and refining a spiritual treasure means understanding these seals, breaking them, and then re-forming them with one's own power. Finally, one must imprint their soul mark on the core of the treasure, thus fully refining it, making it as easy to control as an arm, and allowing for unimpeded circulation.

  When taking someone else's spiritual treasure, if the original owner is not dead, it is necessary to kill the soul imprint inside the spiritual treasure, so that it can be re-refined and become one's own spiritual treasure.

  When Shen Gong Bao was immersed in enlightenment, the great Dao adage from "Huang Ting Nei Jing Jing" involuntarily echoed in his mind. In an instant, Shen Gong Bao's comprehension of the various taboos of the Two Purities Luminous Lamp accelerated greatly, and he also gained a deeper understanding. The subtle aura of the Great Dao contained within the taboos was completely absorbed by Shen Gong Bao.

  Actually, the process of gaining insight into Lingbao's prohibitions is also a cultivation journey. After understanding the prohibitions, one can grasp the great Dao principles within, and their own Dao practice will naturally improve.

  The more profound the spiritual treasure, the more it contains the aura of the Great Way. For example, one of the two great divine artifacts that opened up the sky, the Heaven-Opening Axe, also known as Pangu's Axe, contained the Heavenly Opening Method. Only after Pangu understood the aura of the Way within did he successfully open up the sky. The other Heaven-Opening artifact, the Creative Transformation Butterfly, contained all 3,600 paths to sainthood. Pangu found and comprehended it, then used his unparalleled magical powers and the Creative Transformation Way to transform into the myriad living beings of the vast wilderness. Even the damaged and incomplete Creative Transformation Butterfly from the time of the Heaven-Opening was able to achieve its current form as the Hongyuan Daozu. Thus, an extraordinary spiritual treasure is also an excellent tool for advancing one's cultivation.

  The majestic sound of the Great Way reverberated back and forth, as Shen Gong Bao continuously broke through the layered restrictions in the Two Instruments' Clear and Clean Lamp. His understanding of the Great Way also gradually deepened, but he didn't know how much time had passed. Finally, Shen Gong Bao arrived at a strange space.

  All around, only a faint misty haze is seen. Shen Gong Bao looked around and found that it was all empty and desolate, without any unusual features.

  "It seems that this is indeed the spiritual treasure space of the Two Rituals Purification Lamp!" Shen Gongbao said calmly.

  Each and every spiritual treasure contains a peculiar space, which can only be entered by the owner's divine sense when others have fully refined the outer spiritual treasure's seal. It is also within this peculiar spiritual treasure space that as long as one finds its core and imprints their soul mark, then this spiritual treasure will be completely refined.

  After imprinting the soul seal in this spiritual treasure space, this spiritual treasure space becomes the personal domain of the spiritual treasure master. If the spiritual treasure is unfortunately taken away by others in the future, it can be used to fight against the primordial spirit of others in this domain, and will not be refined by others. As long as the soul seal inside is not scattered, the true master of the spiritual treasure is still oneself. When one's strength is sufficient, they can even summon it back at will.

  After flying around the four weeks, Shen Gong Bao finally discovered that this spiritual treasure space was like a strange little world, with a considerable range. He then opened up his divine consciousness and scanned every place inch by inch, and eventually found a black stone monument in a place where thick fog filled the air.

  Only a stone monument about three feet long and wide, with many mysterious symbols carved on it. Shen Gong Bao concentrated his mind to look at it, but found that the aura contained in these symbols was almost identical to the various seals he had previously understood.

  "It turns out that the peripheral restrictions will be displayed on this core stone monument!" Shen Gongbao muttered to himself.

  Shen Gong Bao has fully comprehended the peripheral seal, and at this time, he easily broke through the text seal on the stone tablet, lightly imprinting a strand of his soul into it.

  In an instant, Shen Gong Bao's heart flashed with a strange and unusual feeling, as if he had detected a blood connection between himself and the Two Instruments of Purification Lamp. It was truly wondrous. At the same time, all the effects of the Two Instruments of Purification Lamp clearly appeared in Shen Gong Bao's mind.

  "Hahaha...!" Shen Gongbao couldn't help but burst out laughing after understanding the specific effects of the Two Instruments Purifying Lamp, "The Two Instruments Purifying Lamp is indeed against the heavens!"

  The Tao gives birth to One; One gives birth to Two; Two gives birth to Three; Three gives birth to all things.

  All things carry yin and embrace yang, thus they achieve harmony by embracing their opposites. The clear and clean lamp is just like this, the body has the image of yin and yang, yin and yang are balanced, when yin reaches its extreme, yang is born, when yang reaches its extreme, yin is born, the two circulate endlessly without stopping.

  As long as the ignition is lit, within the range of the lamp's illumination, all fatigue and injuries on the body will recover quickly, and can also regulate the balance of yin and yang in the human body, which is very beneficial for practicing qigong.

  People who practice Taoism cultivate every day, apart from sitting and practicing Qi, the most time-consuming thing is probably adjusting the body's Yin and Yang. All things are divided into Yin and Yang, if Yin and Yang are not balanced, it will lead to a lack of flexibility in the operation of Fa Li (magical power), and severe cases may result in loss of control over Fa Li, leading to explosion of the body and death. Therefore, for those who practice Taoism, adjusting Yin and Yang every day is indispensable.

  With the two-instrument purification lamp, it can greatly reduce the time to adjust the balance of yin and yang. Just light it up during cultivation, and it will automatically balance your own yin and yang.

  Of course, if the Two Instruments Purification Lamp only had such an effect, it wouldn't have made Shen Gongbao so happy. Practitioners of the Taoist way have a lifespan that is almost infinite, why would they care about a little bit of practice time? The truly heaven-defying effect of the Two Instruments Purification Lamp is that it can form a time knot boundary, and the difference in practice time inside and outside the time knot boundary depends on the master's cultivation level.

  In the Heavenly Dao, there are two major anti-heavenly laws: one is the spatial law and the other is the temporal law. Even saints can only barely understand the surface of these two laws. It is said that the Chaos Bell contained the supreme spatial law, but Dong Huang Tai was unable to fully refine it even until his death. After Dong Huang Tai's death, the Chaos Bell automatically disappeared, and even saints were unable to calculate its location, as if it had vanished into the Three Realms.

  What Shengong Bao didn't expect was that the Two Purities Luminous Lamp actually contained the Time Principle, how could he not be overjoyed? If he could understand even a little bit of the Time Principle's skin and hair with this treasure's effect, it would also be extremely useful. With Shengong Bao's current cultivation, wanting to comprehend the Time Principle is simply a foolish dream. Yuanshi Tianzun had once said that the Time and Space Principles must reach the quasi-sage level before one can barely start to comprehend them. Before that, they could only use the principles contained within the spiritual treasures, but it was impossible for them to be applied by themselves. However, with the help of the "Huangting Neijing", perhaps he could understand some things first. After all, up until now, the "Huangting Neijing" had already given Shengong Bao too many surprises!

  Of course, there are some people in a special race who may be born with the two anti-heavenly laws, that is, the Witch Clan! The Witch Clan is the descendant of Pangu's bloodline, and its bloodline naturally contains all kinds of laws. As soon as they were born, they could use them. However, the Witch Clan does not cultivate their yuan Shen, and for the laws, they only know how to do it, but don't know why.

  Let's not talk about the reversal of the time law, but that time boundary itself is a heaven-defying object, which has opened up a time difference with the outside world. As a result, the speed of cultivation naturally accelerates. Although Shen Gongbao knows that it is impossible to achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in the short term, using the Two Instruments Clear and Pure Lamp's time boundary can reduce some time, every bit counts. In this way, he can quickly improve his strength, which is very beneficial for the Sealing God Tribulation.

  He gained insight into the Great Way through the "Huang Ting Nei Jing Jing" and was able to enhance his Taoist practice. He cultivated the Two Principles of Purity and Clarity, increased his cultivation time, and quickly enhanced his magical powers. With this, Shen Gong Bao became even more confident in his future!

  After a hearty laugh, Shen Gong Bao's primordial spirit flashed back to his physical body. He then felt a stir in his heart and the Two Clear and Clean Lamps merged into his body, settling in his lower abdomen for nourishment.

  Snapping his fingers, he realized that he had been in seclusion for half a year. Shen Gong Bao slowly stood up, brushed off his sleeves, and felt refreshed all over, without the slightest fatigue. His Taoist cultivation had also improved significantly compared to before.

  "Heh heh, in the future I can plunder more spiritual treasures to quickly increase my cultivation!" thought Shen Gongbao with a sinister intent. He then left the cave, looking to see if Liu Er had found any auspicious land of the immortals that could serve as his own future cultivation grounds.