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Chapter 814: Expounding the Dao

"The strongest under heaven? Don't kid yourself. How can this shoddy thing possibly surpass the foundational techniques of the Four Great Sects?"

Mu Zi Qing actually wanted to continue arguing with Bai Mo, but after considering that the other party was very likely a Soul Transformation cultivator, and moreover, the mighty backer she intended to cling to, she decided to swallow all her words.

"...Senior is right. Ziqing will surely meticulously study its profound mysteries..."

After a slight pause, her brow smoothed out, and she responded with a look of sudden realization.

"In that case, convey my decree: three years from now, in the name of the Yin-Yang Sect, an Exposition of Dao will be convened at Yongquan Peak down the mountain. I, Daoist Bai, will personally expound on the Dharma. All are welcome to attend the Exposition of Dao..."

"An Exposition of Dao presided over by a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor? It's been how many years since something this grand has happened in Nanya Prefecture!"

Listening to Bai Mo's words, Mu Zi Qing's mind raced, quickly calculating.

The Great Qian Kingdom was but an insignificant mortal nation on Nanya Prefecture. Nearby, only the Medicine King Sect and Yellow Wind Valley possessed Nascent Soul cultivators.

Yet, the entire Nanya Prefecture boasted over a thousand Nascent Soul cultivators. The area of Great Qian, when placed on the map of Nanya Prefecture, would likely be but a small dot.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, let alone Golden Core cultivators, even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators might not get the chance to receive guidance from a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor in their entire lives.

On the path of cultivation, if one can receive a bit of guidance from a senior, it's very likely they will avoid many detours.

It's just a pity that Soul Transformation Old Ancestors are elusive, mostly busy with secluded cultivation. Even their own disciples receive only occasional guidance. Aside from grand ceremonies celebrating their achievement of Soul Transformation, they rarely deign to speak to outsiders.

Now that a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor is willing to open a forum and expound on the Dao, it's certain to cause a stir across the entire Nanya Prefecture, and even outer prefectures like Dongji Prefecture.

However, the thought of potentially hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators attending gave Mu Zi Qing a headache.

As a mere insignificant early-stage Golden Core cultivator, she could still throw her weight around in a small place, but how could she possibly have the virtue or ability to manage that crowd of Nascent Soul seniors...

Not to mention the thousands of fellow Golden Core cultivators who might also be present.

But if she succeeded in this one task, she would very likely gain a powerful Soul Transformation backer, and perhaps even a sliver of hope for cultivating a Nascent Soul later on.

"Senior, Ziqing understands. From today onwards, everyone in the Yin-Yang Sect will halt all other activities and devote their full efforts to ensuring the success of the Exposition of Dao." After much thought, she finally decided to take the gamble.

"Very good. This is your initial reward." Without any warning, Bai Mo slapped Mu Zi Qing on the back. A gentle, unaligned surge of spiritual power immediately began pouring madly into her Golden Core from the point of contact.

Golden Core Early Stage.

Golden Core Mid Stage.

Golden Core Late Stage.

......

In just the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Mu Zi Qing's cultivation was pushed to the Golden Core Late Stage under this empowerment.

The surging spiritual power almost burst her meridians.

"Senior's immense kindness and virtue, Ziqing will never forget."

Now, she was utterly convinced, with unwavering certainty, that the other party was a true Soul Transformation being.

A mere palm strike, yet it was equivalent to a century of her arduous cultivation.

Originally, with her lifespan, even if she obtained the complete Yin-Yang Dual Qi Art, it would still take her over a hundred years to have a single chance at breaking through to Nascent Soul.

Now, Bai Mo had directly pushed her to the peak of Golden Core Late Stage. With a little adjustment, she could attempt a breakthrough. Even if she unfortunately failed, she would still have several more opportunities. The difference between the two situations was incomparable.

"Senior, Ziqing will handle the two tasks you've assigned impeccably. As for this person, how does Senior intend to deal with him...?"

Mu Zi Qing pointed at Lin Fan, who lay on the ground like a puddle of mud.

"Release them all, along with those from the back mountain."

"And the Yin-Yang Lock...?" Mu Zi Qing was clearly still deeply coveting the mysterious jade lock on Lin Fan.

"Let him take it."

"Senior, this... you don't want this secret treasure?" She had a premonition that this jade lock was absolutely extraordinary. Heavenly materials and earthly treasures are acquired by the virtuous. Since Senior, this great virtuous one, had no intention of taking the treasure, then it ought to belong to her, the second great virtuous one present.

As for an ant like Lin Fan, simply allowing him to keep his dog's life was already an act of her, a great virtuous one's, benevolence.

"You want it? That thing carries immense consequences. You might live to take it, but not live to use it..."

"Ziqing understands."

"I hope you truly understand."

According to the situation mentioned by another "me" in the Historical Text, every treasure imbued with a Historical Text fragment would influence the life trajectory of its recipient, slowly making them live out Bai Mo's predetermined settings.

As for Bai Mo himself, if he took these "fortuitous encounters" that harbored malicious intent, the speed at which he would be assimilated by this world into a "native being" would greatly increase.

Once completely assimilated into a "native being", not only would his memories from the outside world be erased, but his True Spirit would also be unable to transcend and depart.

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"Godmother, are you truly going to sacrifice twenty years of your lifespan to blood-refine this Yin-Yang Five Elements Art?"

In the first session of the Yin-Yang Sect's crash course on the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art, Mo Feng Wu quietly asked.

"The Five Elements Art is your godfather's lifelong effort, how could I let him down? I want to be your godfather's eyes, to see the scenery that belongs to cultivators, and at the same time, spread his life's work. As for life and death, after he died, my heart had already died. Now, I am merely a walking corpse." The beautiful woman surnamed Yu spoke with an open mind.

Or rather, nothing mattered anymore.

Among the group Bai Mo brought up the mountain, only Mo Feng Wu and the little beggar Xin Ling possessed spirit roots. One had a pseudo-spirit root, the other a three-element spirit root.

Naturally, both of them chose the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art.

After all, cultivation techniques like the Yin-Yang Dual Qi Art, which required continuous coition to absorb the vital essence of the opposite sex, were truly not something ordinary people's values could accept.

Meanwhile, the many "Yang Materials" who had been liberated from the Yin-Yang Sect's back mountain were now diligently listening to the introductory lessons on the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art, lectured personally by Mu Zi Qing, alongside their former Yin-Yang Sect captors who had incessantly drained them.

There was no other way. Currently, only two people, inside and outside the sect, understood this cultivation technique. Bai Mo had vanished without a trace after assigning the task, leaving all responsibilities on Mu Zi Qing.

However, the sudden elevation to the Golden Core Late Stage, along with the immense joy and hope swelling within her, gave her boundless motivation to proactively complete these tasks.

All disciples of the Yin-Yang Sect were required to learn the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art, regardless of whether they chose to abandon the Yin-Yang Dual Qi Art and re-cultivate.

Because they would be the instructors for the next batch of lessons...

The Yin-Yang Sect also controlled several mortal kingdoms under its jurisdiction. Annually, these kingdoms had to offer strong, virile men as tribute to the Yin-Yang Sect. The next target for the promotion of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art would be the mortals within these very kingdoms...

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On the other hand, as news spread through the Yin-Yang Sect's network, the sensational tidings that Soul Transformation cultivator Old Ancestor Bai would convene an Exposition of Dao at Yongquan Peak of the Yin-Yang Sect, welcoming all to attend, also spread through various channels across the entire Nanya Prefecture...