Born as an ant, I was summoned to ascend to immortality.

Chapter 86 Yin Yang Post

The stone tablet at the bottom of the pool is over ten zhang high and about five zhang wide, covered with traces of time.

If it weren't for the natural protection provided by this pool of water, this stone tablet would probably have long since weathered away in the river of time.

No wonder it is rarely seen. To comprehend this Yin-Yang scroll, it takes the combined efforts of three elders to penetrate the deep pool and reveal its true form.

The magic of draining the pool is not unusual; what is unusual is that behind this stone tablet, there is a bottomless crevice, the destination of which is unknown.

Dense yin energy was seeping out from the crack, slowly coiling around the stone tablet.

Under Situ Wentian's protection, the wooden sedan chair slowly descended to the bottom of the pool, which was as black as ink and as smooth as a mirror, without any mud or weeds.

"This is the foundation upon which my Situ clan was founded, the true form of the Yin-Yang Scroll." Situ Wentian's voice was a mixture of awe and emotion. "Submerged in a cold pool, suppressed in the netherworld, its full form cannot be glimpsed without a great opportunity."

Although they were at the bottom of the pool, the Situ family had already embedded several luminous pearls in the area, making the surroundings as bright as day.

Everyone in the entourage held their breath and watched intently. Zhou Li stood several dozen feet in front of the stele and looked up into the distance.

The inscription on the monument depicts a vast sea of ​​clouds. Amidst the churning of the clouds, a ray of golden light breaks through the dawn, revealing a magnificent sun emerging from the clouds.

Beneath the billowing clouds, a tapestry of rosy hues spreads across the sky, revealing a vibrant scene of life, resembling a magnificent and awe-inspiring sunrise over a sea of ​​clouds.

Situ Qian solemnly said, "This is a rare opportunity. You may approach and study it yourselves, but be careful to avoid the crevices here."

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Li and said gently, "Young man, whether you can gain anything depends on fate. My Situ family will never force anything."

Zhou Li nodded, took a deep breath, bowed respectfully to Situ and his son and the three elders, and then stepped forward, slowly approaching the stone tablet buried in the underworld.

As they got closer, the inscription on the stele suddenly changed.

At some point, the glow on the monument faded, the afterglow gradually disappeared, and dusk settled over the sky, faintly revealing a desolate feeling of the setting sun.

Zhou Li did not stop, but walked until he stood less than ten feet away from the stele.

Looking up again, the scene on the monument shifted and changed once more. The once blazing sun had transformed into a soft, serene arc of light, creating a picture of the moon reflecting the stars.

As he walked along, he witnessed the changing of the sun and moon on this stele, a mysterious phenomenon that seemed to possess the power of immortals.

Zhou Li did not rush to use the Heavenly Thunder Eye, but slowly retreated until the stele painting transformed back into a sunrise and sea of ​​clouds picture.

He understood that the inscription used the interplay of light and shadow to create different scenes from different angles. He had encountered this technique before when painting in his previous life, so it wasn't surprising.

Having grasped its profound meaning, Zhou Li examined the sun again. Upon closer inspection, the patterns on the sun were clearly outlined in his eyes.

Those fiery lines, like the trajectory of spiritual energy, burst forth from within the sun disc, spreading outwards until they covered the entire stele painting.

Although the patterns are complex, they seem to follow some kind of law and have their own rules. These rules are six or seven parts similar to the five elements rotation of the dantian in the Zhou Dynasty.

With his keen eye for painting, Zhou Li pondered for a moment and came up with a conjecture.

After walking a few feet, his gaze fell once again on the painting of the moon and the starry river.

Upon this confirmation, the intricate patterns on the solar scale perfectly coincided with the many stars in the Milky Way.

Zhou Li understood immediately. The picture of the sunrise and sea of ​​clouds depicted this was indeed a wonderful depiction of the circulation of spiritual energy, but it was missing the method of circulating the energy channels.

This "Moon Reflecting Stars River Map" uses the stars to represent the meridians, incorporating the trajectory of spiritual energy circulation into the human body's meridians.

With the pulse diagram in place, Zhou Li attempted to absorb the mysterious yin energy according to the diagram.

In this meridian diagram, the flow of Qi often reverses the natural flow of Qi, which is completely unlike the orthodox Xuanmen method.

As the surrounding spiritual energy gathered, what entered his body was not entirely Yin energy, but also pure Yang energy. Yin and Yang were clearly separated within his body.

Two opposing streams of spiritual energy circulated and flowed. After circulating for two cycles, the pure yang energy gradually gathered in the dantian, while the yin energy began to compress the acupoints in the meridians.

As soon as Zhou Li had a thought, the Yin-Yang Scroll pointed to these many acupoints. Under his deliberate guidance, several acupoints loosened, and the surging Xuan Yin Qi found a way to be released, rushing in one after another.

Through this process, pure yang energy gathers in the dantian, and mysterious yin energy nourishes the acupoints. After circulating in this way for thirty-six cycles, the yin and yang within Zhou Li's body are in harmony and can coexist.

He understood that the "Midnight Eclipse Technique" was not a unique technique of Xuan Yin Qi, but rather based on the Yang Five Elements, incorporating Xuan Yin into the body to enhance one's cultivation.

However, if the place of cultivation does not have the Xuan Yin Qi, the "Midnight Eclipse Heavenly Technique" is no different from ordinary Qi-guiding methods. This is a method that can only be accomplished in places where Yin Qi is rampant, and it is quite suitable for cultivation in Xuanming Pass.

However... no wonder the Situ family head once said that this technique is only good for cultivation. Without a matching offensive technique, this Xuan Yin Qi is useless and is just a method of absorbing Yin.

"So that's how it is. This is the constraint of the 'Midnight Eclipse Technique'..."

Zhou Li opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and realized he had successfully obtained the cultivation technique.

His purpose in coming here was to find a cultivation method for the profound Yin energy to assist the Danqing Technique in absorbing the power of the Yin Five Elements. Now that he has achieved this goal, he could stop here and leave together after the others have finished their comprehension.

But he didn't move.

The Situ family treated him as a high-ranking official, a gesture of great respect.

Situ Wentian placed the Yin-Yang Treatise, which had remained undeciphered for thousands of years, before him. Although he needed something from him, his sincerity and trust were genuine, and he was not an ungrateful person.

Zhou Li took a deep breath, and his ant-like body peeked out from his collar, a wisp of spiritual energy slowly flowing into his eyes.

Thunderous Eyes.

That's right, he decided to help the Situ family continue to study the Yin-Yang Scroll to see if it contained any supernatural techniques that matched their cultivation methods.

Zhou Li pondered in his heart, "The Midnight Eclipse Technique" is a combination of Yin and Yang. If there is indeed an offensive technique hidden in this stele, it is most likely a method of Yin and Yang combined attack.

Since it is a combination of Yin and Yang, it should not be confined to one side. It is only in the rotation of the sun and moon and the alternation of Yin and Yang that one can grasp the true meaning.

He simply stood up and slowly paced around the inscription, trying to find the position that best matched the flow of Yin and Yang.

Further down the pool, Situ Qian sensed the fluctuations of Yin energy emanating from Zhou Li and couldn't help but sigh, "Yin and Yang in harmony... So fast. In just one hour, he's already grasped the basics of the 'Midnight Eclipse Technique.' Is this the power of a Dao Seed?"

"It's not entirely due to the power of the Dao Seed," Situ Wentian shook his head. "When he was comprehending the Heavenly Rank in the Demon Suppression Realm, he had not yet condensed the Dao Seed. This is his innate intuition about cultivation; it's destiny."

"Luck..." Situ Qian repeated softly, then turned to ask, "Patriarch, your insistence on Zhou Li drinking that Daoist tea is a gamble on his luck?"

Situ Wentian remained silent for a moment, his gaze falling on the dark stone tablet, as if looking at an old dream that was about to dissipate.

After a long silence, he slowly exhaled, his voice lower: "Don't you know the current state of the clan? That wisp of Daoist aura... won't last more than a few days. Perhaps next month, it will dissipate, and by then, I fear there will be no more Daoist Tea in the world."

He gave a helpless smile: "I have no choice but to try this one last time. If even he can't comprehend it, what harm is there in offering this 'Midnight Eclipse Technique' to the sect?"