Chapter 17 A New Beginning

The moment his spirit returned to his body, the wind calmed and the clouds dispersed, the inky black clouds scattering, and golden light showered down.

At that moment, an astonishing aura swept across the summit of Wangquan Mountain, silencing all birds and beasts within a ten-mile radius. Even the mosquitoes wriggling in the dust and mud fell silent, as if falling asleep as this aura spread.

Hundreds of feet above, Yan Kuangtu looked down, feeling an indescribably powerful spiritual will spreading from the summit of Wangquan Mountain like a tide.

In a trance, he seemed to see again a Taiji diagram flowing in black and white, eroding the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The Taiji diagram covered the entire mountain peak, every inch a gathering of extremely pure divine thoughts, proclaiming in an unrestrained manner an unspeakable truth. Even more strangely, Wangquan Mountain, which was clearly bathed in sunlight after the clouds had dispersed, was still dimly lit.

It seemed that the light between heaven and earth had been stolen by that aura.

"Invincible, invincible…"

Yan Kuangtu muttered to himself, feeling his mind swaying at what he had witnessed today.

At that moment, he realized that he had been wrong.

What Wangquan Daoist wanted to achieve was not a Divine Meridian, but his Dao.

The mother of yin and yang, the Taiji diagram!

An unprecedented Great Dao appeared between heaven and earth, the shock of this scene no less than someone becoming a Celestial Being before his eyes.

"Divine Meridian…"

On the cold iron Dao platform, An Qisheng's eyes opened and closed, and the world in his eyes was different.

His calm gaze was like his previous full exertion of the Qi Observation technique. The light flowing through heaven and earth, the flowing particles of spiritual energy, the drifting dust, the trajectories of movement, all were clearly visible in his eyes.

Within his body, power surged and agitated, constantly climbing. As his spirit returned to his body, his essence, qi, and spirit resonated faintly, and with the blessing of his extremely powerful divine will and physical body.

His internal force, which had originally been his weakness, now began to surge.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was drawn into his body as if in reverse, merging with the internal force surging in his blood, giving rise to strands of true qi, which, after being purified by the Tianyi Pearl, flowed into his meridians.

Blood flowed in his blood vessels, and true qi surged in his meridians.

In cultivation, the essence, qi, and spirit may seem to be cultivated separately, but in reality, they are deeply intertwined and complement each other.

As his divine will condensed into the Taiji diagram, he had a different understanding of the 'gods' within his body, and even more bizarre changes occurred.

His bones became increasingly crystal-clear like glazed glass, and his blood vessels, blood, and organs all underwent great changes.

His five viscera were even more radiant, and there was a driving force for them to merge with each other. Under the connection of many acupoints, within the five viscera, the rudimentary form of a palace seemed to be faintly forming.

But the greatest change occurred in his thoughts and divine will.

With the formation of the Taiji diagram, his mental calculation ability almost doubled, and his capture and calculation of information, his understanding of heaven and earth, and his deduction of martial arts all took a great leap.

Problems that he had once been unable to understand, or that would have taken a long time to think through, were now easily solved.

The accumulation of martial arts knowledge over half a year now had the urge to burst forth.

Horizontal training martial arts, San Shou techniques, Wangquan Dao's martial arts system… all sorts of thoughts constantly tumbled and collided in his mind, and were quickly verified.

"This seems somewhat similar to the Five Qi in the Chest… Then, after the Five Qi are condensed, can one also condense the Three Flowers on the Crown?"

An Qisheng had a strange thought.

Was he still practicing martial arts?

"Essence, qi, and spirit are inseparable. Advancing side by side is the way of cultivation. The Jianghu rumors say that a Divine Meridian has a lifespan of three hundred years… but I…"

Sensing the changes in his body, An Qisheng's eyes rippled:

"Seems like I can live to five hundred years!"

A long, long time ago, he had already been able to sense his lifespan.

When he achieved Divine Sight, he knew that he could live to two hundred years, not one hundred and fifty. And now, with the initial resonance of his essence, qi, and spirit, his lifespan had increased by three hundred years!

As long as he didn't die prematurely or return, this body could live for five hundred years!

And if he could condense the Five Qi in the Chest and the Three Flowers on the Crown as he expected, what kind of scene would that be?

"Hoo!"

He slowly exhaled a breath, extinguishing the illusion that he was omnipotent due to the condensation of his divine will, and slowly raised his eyebrows.

Yan Kuangtu brought the boy and slowly landed outside the courtyard.

"This, possessing both yin and yang, igniting true yin and true yang at the same time?"

Looking at An Qisheng, whose aura was as deep as the sea, as if light and darkness were alternating, Yan Kuangtu couldn't help but ask:

"Is this your Taiji?"

If Wangquan Daoist before the thunder tribulation was like a divine dragon in the clouds in his eyes, then now, he made him feel as unfathomable as the sea and the sky.

Only a few hours had passed, but earth-shaking changes had already taken place.

"Taiji."

An Qisheng nodded slightly.

Then he slowly got up.

As he got up, the surrounding aura finally dissipated, and the world suddenly seemed to return to light, with no longer that illusion of hazy light.

"I was thinking of asking for some pointers from you after you overcame the tribulation…"

Yan Kuangtu shook his head slightly. If he had been confident that he could defeat An Qisheng before the thunder tribulation, he now had no confidence.

He stroked the boy's long hair, then pressed him to the ground, heavily kowtowing on the stone slab:

"Daoist brother, this is my grand-nephew Yan Kaiyu. His aptitude is acceptable, and his comprehension is not bad. Although his personality is a bit unruly, he's still a good person…

If Daoist brother finds him acceptable, why not take him as a disciple?"

Yan Kaiyu hit the ground, stars dancing before his eyes, almost knocking himself unconscious.

Just as he was about to shout, he heard his grand-uncle's words and immediately held back.

He had always admired Wangquan Daoist, and the scene before had shocked him. He was more than willing to become a disciple.

"Yan Kaiyu…"

An Qisheng glanced at Yan Kaiyu and nodded slightly:

"It's been half a year since I founded the sect, it's time to open the mountain gate wide."

Sitting in silence for half a year was not enough for him to sort out a complete martial arts system, but it had already taken shape, and it was naturally enough to teach disciples.

"Daoist brother is straightforward!"

Yan Kuangtu was delighted. An Qisheng had created the Dao of Taiji outside of the Taiyin and Taiyang, combining Taiyin and Taiyang, pioneering what no one had done before.

Although he was arrogant, he also knew that it would undoubtedly completely subvert the martial world of Jiufu Realm.

Seeing that Yan Kaiyu was still stunned, he shouted in a low voice:

"Why aren't you kowtowing!"

Yan Kaiyu was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed nine times heavily: "Master, your disciple pays his respects!"

"Rise!"

An Qisheng waved his hand slightly, and Yan Kaiyu couldn't help but stand up.

"Daoist brother has not established his sect for long and has no foundation or industry. In this way, I will send Daoist brother ten Grand Dragon Pills, one hundred and twenty Flood Dragon Horses, thirty thousand catties of cold iron, as well as more than a dozen mines, dozens of shops, and thirteen merchant teams within Feng Prefecture…"

Yan Kuangtu cupped his hands slightly and said:

"Consider it Kaiyu's apprenticeship gift!"

A grand gesture!

He was giving away the foundation accumulated over decades in a state!

Not to mention Tie Shan, who had just arrived outside the door, even Yan Kaiyu was taken aback.

Although Great Dragon Gate was a large and prosperous family, its business in Feng Prefecture was also extremely large, because Feng Prefecture was backed by the Huayan Mountain Range and was extremely rich in resources.

The sum of this series of gifts was probably worth hundreds of millions of taels of silver.

That was all, but there were actually ten Grand Dragon Pills.

It should be known that although the Grand Dragon Pill was not as famous as the Great Returning Pill, its medicinal power was not inferior at all. Any Grand Dragon Pill could increase internal force by sixty years.

Even for Divine Meridian masters, it was quite valuable.

Because even Divine Meridians had to combine it with internal force to condense true qi, and true qi was the tentacles of the gods, the means by which Divine Meridians used to shake the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Even An Qisheng was slightly surprised when he heard this:

"The gift is too heavy."

"The Dao is not lightly transmitted, such a gift is still too light!"

Yan Kuangtu's expression was solemn as he cupped his hands and said:

"Everything in this world has a price, but the Dao is priceless. Daoist brother, please do not underestimate yourself."

Yan Kuangtu was very clear about the impact of the appearance of the Dao of Taiji.

Throughout the ages, Jiufu Realm had undergone three major changes.

The first was the condensing of divine weapons and the exit of the yin spirit, the second was the Celestial Being Realm, and the third was breaking through the Heaven Gate.

And the appearance of the Dao of Taiji at this time was probably the fourth change!

Even more influential than the Celestial Being.

Because the Celestial Being Realm was difficult to achieve, and although the Divine Meridian was difficult, there were quite a few. There was no need to think about it, the Dao of Taiji would inevitably replace the Dao of Taiyin and become the orthodoxy of the Divine Meridian in the future.

Such a Dao, any gift would seem too light, too light.

More importantly, although there were many sects in Feng Prefecture, there were no top sects, and many large sects could only reach out. As Wangquan Dao established its sect, other forces would inevitably have to retreat.

Instead of being forced to retreat at that time, it would be better to give it directly to Wangquan Dao.

Although Yan Kuangtu was known as a tyrant, he was able to develop the Great Dragon Gate from nothing to its current state, so he naturally understood this principle.

"In that case, it would be disrespectful to refuse."

An Qisheng would not be unaware of this principle, but he also had to accept this kindness.

The development of a sect inevitably required a foundation, and this had always been the case.

"Refreshing!"

Yan Kuangtu smiled, cupped his hands, and bid farewell: "In that case, Yan will take his leave first. In a few days, someone will come to take over!"

With that, he laughed loudly, seemingly extremely satisfied, and turned to leave.

Extremely unrestrained.

"Daoist Master?"

Tie Shan then walked in, surprised and delighted:

"You, you broke through again?"

Tie Shan was shocked and somewhat numb.

He would never forget the appearance of An Qisheng when he first met him, when his qi and blood were deficient and he was not long for this world. In less than three years, he had actually become a top expert in the world.

"Just a slight breakthrough, not worth mentioning."

An Qisheng was calm and indifferent, seemingly not taking it to heart.

He took two steps forward and looked at Tie Shan:

"It's time to widely accept disciples. The things I once told you about are also about to begin."

"You…"

Tie Shan's burly body shook, and an astonishing light appeared in his eyes.

The reason why he followed An Qisheng was because of the words An Qisheng had said to him under Tianyu Peak that day.

"Change the world…"

Tie Shan muttered to himself, his heart suddenly burning hot.