The Thirteenth Section: The Great Way of Golden Elixir

  Yuexue thought to go into seclusion for a while and told Amuer that the weather was turning cold, she wanted to collect some herbs before this, this time they would be going further away, it might take more time. Amuer repeatedly reminded her for a long time before letting her go.

  She bid farewell to her family and took the four little ones on a journey deep into the Kunlun Mountains.

  She stopped after crossing several snowy peaks and invited Huang Jin out. Huang Jin already knew her intention and helped her with the protection spell.

  Jade Snow chose a good spot at the top of the mountain. Several large stones were stacked on top of each other, with a narrow gap in between that required crawling to enter. The four sides were covered with white snow, and from the sky above, it was impossible to detect anyone inside.

  She sidled into the center and stopped, took off her backpack, pulled out a sheepskin cushion, and began to meditate.

  The air is thin, but the spiritual energy is extremely thick. It seems that Mount Kunlun is indeed a treasure land with abundant spiritual energy everywhere.

  Yu Xue only felt the spiritual energy from all directions surging in under the effect of the Beast Sealing Bell. She continued to absorb and condense, and the small golden light in her dantian gradually solidified into a small golden elixir. The great achievement was accomplished! She once again changed her heart method and officially entered the Golden Elixir stage, continuing to absorb spiritual energy to strengthen the newly formed golden elixir.

  Entering the Golden Elixir period means entering the Great Way of the Golden Elixir. As long as one cultivates for a thousand years, forms the Embryonic Breath, passes the Heart Ordeal, accumulates merit and virtue, and passes the Heavenly Ordeal, they can ascend to immortality. This is an important watershed period. Some cultivators may not have sufficient talent or a firm mind, and even with the help of their masters and friends, they may struggle to form the Golden Elixir and cultivate the Embryonic Breath, only to fail in passing the Heart Ordeal and lose all their foundation. Cultivating the Tao is an extremely difficult process that goes against the natural order, full of unexpected twists and turns at every step. Only those with a firm mind, unshaken by fame or fortune, with a broad and upright heart, who diligently cultivate through hardship, will achieve great success. Absorbing spiritual energy into the body and transforming it for one's own use to form the Golden Elixir is easy, but solidifying it is difficult. Once this step is passed, transforming the Golden Elixir into the Embryonic Breath is easy, but passing the Heart Ordeal is again difficult. Finally, when passing the Great Heavenly Ordeal, the Heart Ordeal and Thunderbolt Ordeal will come one after another to test one's mind and virtue, making it truly not easy to pass.

  Yu Xue is still young but has a rare talent, a firm mind and with the help of the immortal treasure, he easily entered the Golden Elixir stage. It must be known that the immortal treasure is not something that anyone can get casually. Heaven bestows it, there must be a cause and effect, a destined opportunity.

  After an unknown period of time, Yuxue felt that there was no more progress and retreated from the stone crevice. All around, the snow was white and nowhere could be seen the shadow of Huang Jin and the four juniors. This was strange! Weren't they supposed to be helping her protect the law? Why couldn't she see them?! Yuxue's heart was puzzled, using "Soul Searching Technique" to search, she hastily went in that direction.

  Arriving at the foot of the peak, only to see that between the two peaks, a stream formed by snowmelt was beside a red girl who had transformed from Huang Jin, laughing and looking around at four small ones surrounding a black bear. Seeing her arrival didn't surprise him, as if he was familiar with her situation, he just said: "Not bad, you've already refined the golden elixir after only one month of closed cultivation." Yu Xue was shocked:

  "What! I've been in seclusion for a month?"

  "Huang Jin gave her a glance: 'You little girl are still not satisfied with being quick? Don't talk about these things first, let's see the combined attack method I taught to those four little guys.'"

  Originally, Huang Jin saw Yu Xue successfully enter the Golden Elixir period and still needed time to consolidate. In fact, he was bored and spent all day torturing the four little beauties, claiming it was training them. However, the four little ones benefited greatly and had already formed their internal elixir. At this time, they were experimenting with the techniques passed down by Huang Jin.

  This black bear has a sturdy build and thick skin. Four small ones occupy each corner in the four cardinal directions, surrounding it in the middle.

  Only four small ones surrounded it, constantly rotating and changing positions, still firmly occupying the four symbolic positions. In a flash, one small attacked its weakness, while the other three small ones attacked its weaknesses, restraining it. When it counterattacked, suddenly changed positions, and restrained one small moment, the main attack was left with three small ones attacking its weaknesses again. This cycle repeated, virtual and real, changing unpredictably. The black bear's eyes were dizzy and confused, and in a short while, many wounds appeared on its body. This was also the reason why Huang Jin ordered the four small ones to only practice hands with the black bear, not to hurt its life.

  Yu Xue watched as the four small bodies gradually gained insight. The principle of the Four Symbol Formation can be transformed into a set of knife techniques. Using swift footwork to tread on the four symbol positions, coordinating with the virtual and real knife moves in hand. One move can change three positions, attacking the weak points, and the virtual move can become a real one, making it difficult for others to predict. However, this requires high demands from the person wielding the knife: first, swift footwork; second, agility and mobility; third, sharp eyesight. It seems that mastering this knife technique is quite challenging, best suited for four people working together like the Four Small Ones. But if one person can master all four symbols, perhaps no one in the world who wields a knife can surpass them.