Chapter 31: Break Through!

Shang Xia’s consciousness returned to the blood red tablet and he tried to look for anything that could help him.

It was a shame the blood red tablet remained completely silent this time. It didn’t seem like it planned to give him any hints now.

Was the flash of inspiration he was supposed to receive contained in the water droplet that contained both yin and yang qi?!

Shang Xia understood the laws of fusion and harmony from the water droplet, and he opened his dantian. However, it was just a medium that allowed him to succeed. It wasn’t exactly a flash of inspiration…

The flash of inspiration happened when he understood the laws of fusion. However, it was so advanced that his dantian failed to contain the heaven and earth qi pouring into him. As such, his understanding deepened once again. From fusion of the two different extremes, it became a fundamental transformation of the qi!

Separating the two different types of qi after they integrated with each other was a different concept from transformation. After transformation, Shang Xia could control it however he liked!

Clearly understanding the theory behind it, Shang Xia had no idea where to start.

All of a sudden, an image that was wildly popular in his previous life appeared in his mind. It was a symbol that signified the combination of yin and yang!

That was right… It was the yin yang diagram!

Taking another droplet of water from under his feet, Shang Xia examined the qi contained within.

With a thought, he controlled the qi within. Swirling around, they started to form the image of yin and yang. The instant they did, the two extreme qi within it separated.

Roaring with laughter, Shang Xia tossed the water droplet into his mouth.

With all the qi in his dantian rotating the same way as the qi in the water droplet, a giant Yin Yang Diagram was formed.

The amount of qi in his dantian no longer mattered. As long as he willed it, balance would be found once he rotated the qi around.

Both types of qi tempered his dantian slowly, making it incomparably solid.

From a certain perspective, Shang Xia’s control over energy became part of his own self-created secret art!

He might have barely entered the Martial Extremity Realm, but his understanding of cultivation was far from a beginner!

“The qi in my dantian shouldn’t be called two extreme qis… Instead, it should be called the Yin Yang Essence Qi!” Shang Xia exclaimed in his heart. Even though he had only started to control it, he found many amazing ways to use it.

Cultivators who walked the same path as him in the past were a dime a dozen. Now that he comprehended the way to control the power of yin and yang, the number of cultivators who could be compared to him decreased dramatically. In fact, they were extremely rare!

Shang Xia understood that the concept behind equilibrium and the control of extreme heat and frost was far from comparable to the concept of yin and yang.

Cultivators who entered the Martial Extremity Realm would improve their control over fire qi before turning to cultivate icy qi. The process would result in a disequilibrium, causing a disaster.

Even with suitable secret arts to control the different qi, they wouldn’t be able to solve the root cause of the problem!

At any point of time, cultivators at the Martial Extremity Realm had a chance of losing control over their inner qi! Of course, there were also some geniuses who discovered that cultivating both types of qi at once could greatly reduce the danger.

Doing so came at a massive cost. There was no way ordinary cultivators would be able to afford the resources required to do so.

As such, cultivators would raise their cultivation with whatever resources they had, even if they could only increase their cultivation of one type of qi. After all, one couldn’t possibly stop cultivating if they failed to locate any resources…

Those might be problems for the average cultivator, but they were nonissues for Shang Xia!

The Yin Yang Essence Qi in his body surpassed the fundamental ‘balance’ cultivators needed. It even exceeded the ‘harmony’ level that came next!

He could transform the Yin Yang Essence Qi any way he wanted! Regardless of the time and place, Shang Xia could maintain the equilibrium in his dantian no matter what type of resources he consumed!

That also solved the problem of him losing control of his qi at the very root!

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With the new ability to control his Yin Yang Essence Qi, he could turn it into anything he wanted! As long as he wanted to, he could use both fire and ice qi.

After forming his dantian, Shang Xia understood that the Yin Yang Dao he comprehended was what Zhang Haogu told him before!

With the ability to turn his Yin Yang Essence Qi to any type of qi he wanted, he could hide his strength and avoid being suppressed by most cultivators!

Closing his eyes, he started to examine himself closely. When he finally awakened, he discovered that the celestial bodies in the skies had long since disappeared.

The part of the lake that was covered in lava before returning to its original tranquil state. The ice on the other side disappeared without him realizing.

The raging Origin Tide was nowhere to be seen, and the dense heaven and earth qi that came with the tide started to dissipate.

A sense of disappointment filled Shang Xia’s heart. After all, it wasn’t every day he got to experience a phenomenon like that!

As the Origin Tide was caused by the clash between the heaven and earth qi contained in both worlds, one could only imagine the impact it caused. It happened extremely suddenly, but it receded just as quickly.

From the moment Shang Xia entered the Crossroad of Purification to the time he opened his eyes, the time that passed was barely enough for a stick of incense to burn.

Wondering if the Origin Tide left anything special under the lake, Shang Xia quickly gave up on any foolish thoughts to venture deeper into the water body.

Everything that happened seemed like a blur. In fact, Shang Xia would have thought that everything was an illusion if he hadn’t broken through to the Martial Extremity Realm!

Taking a step forward, ripples formed around him.

When he finally reached the riverbank, a soft chirp reminded him of the Mutated Rain Swallow’s existence. He turned around in shock.

The moment he decided to risk it all and enter the Origin Tide, he was prepared to let the bird die.

Even though a Mutated Rain Swallow was worth a lot, Shang Xia didn’t hesitate to choose to give it up the moment the Origin Tide erupted. Never in his wildest imaginations did he expect the bird to survive.

“Ha! I earned big this time!” Raising the cage slightly, a triumphant smile appeared on his face.

Walking slowly across the plains, he headed back towards the forest. Even though the Origin Tide caused a lot of damage to its surroundings, the lush greenery in the forest seemed to possess an astounding amount of vitality.

The moment he stepped into the forest, he noticed a figure emerging from the cluster of trees nearby.

The moment she saw Shang Xia, the knives in her hands slashed at his throat.

“What is your problem?!” Shang Xia yelled in irritation.

Releasing the Delicate Jade River Sword, the soft blade wrapped around both knives as Shang Xia flicked his wrist angrily. The knives clattered against each other as they fell to the ground.