Stranger Danger

Chapter 894: To Temper A Yang God With Profound Yellow

“Say, how much longer do you think this would continue?”

“Well, manifesting a yang god is something you can finish in a day. Looking at the yang god, I would say that it is in a fledgling state, possessing the shape but not the substance. It would probably be a while before it reaches completion.”

“Sigh. I wonder if the warrior made the right choice attempting a breakthrough in the Six Livestocks Market?”

On one hand, attempting a breakthrough in the Six Livestocks Market would not trigger a tribulation, meaning that it was almost a perfectly safe attempt.

On the other hand, a tribulation was both a test and a boon. This was especially true for warriors who were attempting to enter the Trueman stage and manifest their yang god. Not only could a tribulation assist in purifying a yang god and accelerating its growth, it could also stabilize one’s cultivation. Should they succeed in overcoming the tribulation, they might even receive a great boon from the world and undergo a massive transformation as a result.

“This person is probably the disciple of some old fart. Their talent is outstanding, but their ego seems a little too big for their own good. A shame.”

“Oh? What do you mean, Eccentric Yao?” Someone asked.

“Hmph. If I’m not mistaken, this junior’s cultivation art is the legendary ‘Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Sutra’. Legend has it that the ‘Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Sutra’ is an unparalleled martial art that the Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon taught humanity. It focuses on cultivating the demonic intent, demonic heart and demonic soul, and it transforms one’s mind into a Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon.”

Eccentric Yao continued, “Generally speaking, the purification of the yin god and manifestation of the yang god necessitated the reception of ambient origin qi. You use internal energies and true fire to temper your mind and purify your ying god so that the yin god would shed its former shell and become impervious to the fiery sun and heavenly thunder, becoming a yang god.”

“The ‘Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Sutra’ is even more special. It uses human desires as the true fire; the furnace that tempers one’s mind and purifies the Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Yin God.”

“This is what this junior should’ve done, but instead of doing what they are taught, they dare to use a different type of power to manifest their yang god! I should not need to tell you what a gross overestimation of their abilities this was. As if that isn’t enough, whatever power this junior is using to purify his yin god is the complete opposite of the inherent nature of the Heavenly Demon Yin God. Everyone knows that fire and water aren’t compatible, and this junior is attempting to force a harmony between two elements of much greater opposition and conflict! Are they not suicidal?”

“Foolish. Truly foolish.”

“Oh! It’s the ‘Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Sutra’? No wonder... I don’t think this junior is necessarily overestimating themselves though. The fact that they managed to obtain the cultivation art and reach this level proves that they possess both outstanding intelligence and luck. Whoever they are, I would think that they made this choice after giving it their due consideration,” another person replied with a chuckle.

“You seem to think well of this junior’s chances, Ye Feihua. Would you like to make a bet then? I bet that this junior would fail to manifest his yang god and become a Trueman,” Eccentric Yao declared while looking at the man named Ye Feihua.

“A bet? Sounds fun. What are we betting?” Ye Feihua asked.

“Let’s see. I heard that you ventured into the Guangji Frost Abyss and obtained Emperor Guangji’s inheritance. If you lose, then you’ll surrender his inheritance to me. What do you say?” Eccentric Yao challenged.

“I see. That’s what you’re aiming for.” Ye Feihua chuckled. “Are you sure though? Dare you accept it even if I dare to give it to you?”

“Just cut the bullshit and tell me if you accept this bet or not!” Eccentric Yao pressed a bit frustratedly.

“Sure, why not?” Ye Feihua said in a voice only the two of them could hear. “If you lose, I want the Shang Qing Seal you stole from the San Qing Temple. Sounds fair to you?”

“What?! How did you know I have the Shang Qing Seal?”

Eccentric Yao flinched. The Shang Qing Seal was the prized possession of the Shang Qing lineage of the San Qing Temple. Three years ago, he had stolen it while the San Qing Temple was holding a Founder’s Day. Nearly no one—not even the San Qing Temple—knew about this, or he would be languishing in the Demon Subjugation Tower already. With that in mind, how on earth did Ye Feihua find out about this?

“Haha, I learned it by accident.” Ye Feihua chuckled. “Relax, only you and I know about this secret. Not even the San Qing Temple knows about this.”

“...”

“So? Are we betting or not?”

Eccentric Yao narrowed his eyes a little and declared in a cold voice, “Very well. I accept this bet.”

It was at this moment someone asked, “What are the two of you talking about?”

“It’s none of your business,” Eccentric Yao rebuked them unhappily.

“And how is it not?” The man did not get angry despite Eccentric Yao’s unfriendly tone. “You guys are making a bet, right? How can there be a bet without me, Broken Finger Xuanyuan in it? I’ll bet a Bagua Zen Sealing Pill! Who dares to follow my bet?”

“Sounds interesting. Count me in!”

“Me too!”

......

Meanwhile, the culprit who caused all these commotions, Ye Qing, had no idea that his cultivation had nearly caused a bunch of people to succumb to their heart demons, nor did he realize that he had unwittingly become the subject of a bunch of bigshots’ bets. Even if he did, he couldn’t spare the time or energy to care because he was at a critical moment of his breakthrough right now.

Yes, the culprit was none other than Ye Qing. several days ago, he began studying the martial intent and natural laws of the Six Livestocks Market. It was his final preparation before officially trying to manifest his yang god.

The good news was that everything had gone smoothly. In just a matter of days, he was able to find the direction and opportunity he needed to make his breakthrough. Without further ado, he began purifying his yin god and manifesting his yang god.

As Eccentric Yao said, most warriors needed to receive ambient origin qi, temper their mind and purify their yin god with their internal qi and true fire. Only then could the yin god shed its former shell and become a yang god.

However, the “Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Sutra’”’s method of practice was different. Instead of internal qi, it used the Five Poisons of the red dust, the Six Desires of humanity, and the Seven Emotions of heaven and earth as the furnace.

Normally, the best place to purify the Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Yin God was a highly populated place where red dust was a constant. To put it simply, he should find a big city with a massive population to perform his breakthrough. This was because his demonic thought would instantly infect everyone in the city and fuel his growth with their Seven Emotions and Six Desires.

However, this method of breakthrough was highly immoral and regarded human lives as nothing more but fuel for growth. It was because the practitioner must focus completely on the purification process and could not spare even a sliver of concentration on controlling the unintended influences.

When a person’s desires burned too bright, it would surely generate all kinds of emotions and actions. Best case scenario, it would cause a ton of people to fly off the handles and cause all sorts of troubles. Worst case scenario, the entire city would devolve into chaos, and countless would perish.

That was why he never intended to purify his yin god and become a Trueman via this method. For the same reason, he needed to find an alternate solution to his conundrum.

Ye Qing had discussed this with Feng Qingyou. A long and careful consideration later, he ultimately decided to use the Heavenly Demon Yin God as the base, and the Profound Yellow Mother Qi as the core to purify his yin god and manifest his yang god. The solution was created to solve both the immediate problem he was facing and the future quandaries he would face.

He had learned all sorts of martial arts since coming to this world, but at the moment, it was fundamentally rooted in the “Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Sutra”, a martial art that emphasized on true qi and mind; the “Earthly Sovereign Scripture”, a martial art that emphasized on body and physique; and the “Three Origin Hammers”, a fist art.

Of the three, the “Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Sutra” and the “Earthly Sovereign Scripture” were completely incompatible with each other. It wasn’t because the two martial arts focused on different aspects of the body, but because the “Paranirmitava?avartin Heavenly Demon Sutra” was a Dark Ways martial art that was yin, insidious, and anomalous, whereas the “Earthly Sovereign Scripture” was thick and strong, imposing and grand. The concepts and codes they subscribed to were completely different from each other and conflicted on more than one occasion.

At his current level, Ye Qing wasn’t really feeling the negative effects of the incompatibility yet. But in the future, it would surely be detrimental to his cultivation.