Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs-Chapter 335 - 296: Yin and Yang Divine Fire, the Divine Dynasty Stirs
At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, the sea of clouds surged and rolled, illuminated by the radiant sun, casting a spiritual glow that lingered around the ageless pines, forming a tranquil shade.
The Divine Land Array was completed, with Kunlun Mountain serving as a bridge between heaven and earth, connecting the sunlight, moonlight, and starlight. The collaboration of heaven and earth generated immense pressure, making it impossible for even those in the Mahayana Realm to approach.
The only path to the mountain’s peak was through the Earth Demon Ten Halls, each hall representing a level of heaven. Master any skill to its pinnacle, and one could reach the summit’s Profound Sect main altar, becoming an inner disciple.
From then on, disciples of the Profound Sect would be systematically ranked. When introducing themselves, they would say which level of the Earth Demon skill they had mastered.
Regarding the main altar of the Profound Sect, cultivators harbored many fantasies, such as palaces and pavilions stacked one upon another, surrounded by a solemn and awe-inspiring spiritual glow. But what no one knew was that there was only one thatched hut and one pill furnace on the mountain, unimaginably simple.
Zhang Kui sat on the ground, sipping spirit wine and nibbling on pastries, eyes fixed on the ever-changing sea of clouds, while his mind was fully engrossed in deep thought. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
The starship was undoubtedly extremely important, whether for cleansing the Underworld or for future exploration of the Moon Palace; it was a national guardian weapon.
The unknown material had been named "Star Armor," and from what was seen at Fallen Immortal Mountain, starships also had different levels; the starships built with "Star Armor" were undoubtedly the most basic.
However, even "Star Armor" was beyond ordinary; it was fortunate that the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty could acquire it in large quantities.
Even more fortuitously, Zhang Kui had learned the general structure of a starship from an ancient ship beneath the East Sea Water Mansion.
From the summit of Profound Yin Mountain, he learned the core array of starships.
From within Fallen Immortal Mountain, he obtained numerous immortal crystals, completing the last piece of the puzzle, leading to the design of the first starship of the Divine Dynasty.
He had been a butcher in two lifetimes, certainly not a scientist. Concepts like fluid dynamics were beyond him, but fortunately, this was a world of cultivation, and he happened to be an array master. He only needed to copy what existed to create a starship framework.
He already had some ideas based on the Dragonbone Divine Ship, but his past life’s influence inclined him toward modular construction.
This meant creating a framework containing the core and the Spiritual Qi Guidance Array, with separate modules for defense, attack, and other functions.
This approach had two benefits:
First, it would facilitate large-scale artifact refining by the Profound Pavilion in the future.
Second, since the current starships couldn’t yet venture into the cosmos, it would allow room for future large-scale alterations.
Currently, the only issue was the starship core.
From what he saw on Profound Yin Mountain, the core’s center featured two kinds of divine materials, yin and yang, clashing and merging, generating immense power.
Yet, the identities of these two divine materials were unknown, making them difficult to acquire in large quantities, and there was no method for their fusion, meaning substitutes had to be found.
During this period, he had experimented with various divine materials he could gather, but all attempts failed, stalling progress. He had been sitting there for three days and nights.
"Yin and yang... yin and yang..."
Zhang Kui gazed at the sea of clouds ahead, then looked up toward the sun, a sudden flash of inspiration igniting in his mind.
Why must divine materials be used?
Could divine fire be a substitute?
In the Qi Dynasty’s secret treasures, he had obtained a Fire of Origin of True Sun Fire, cleansing it of the Starry Sky Evil God’s Three-Eyed Strange Bird’s spirit.
In the Lanjiang Water Mansion, he suppressed the Buddha Mother and acquired the Fire of Origin of Red Lotus Karmic Fire.
Both had drawbacks.
The Red Lotus Karmic Fire was intrinsically profoundly yin, ferociously cold and biting. In this realm, only he possessed its origin, but it was unsuitable for artifact refining, turning any divine material to fragments upon contact.
The True Sun Fire was intrinsically profoundly yang, vast and fiery, ideal for artifact refining, as the Golden Soul Suppressing Tower had proven its power.
But its greatest fl aw was that the ultimate origin had been stolen by the Starry Sky Evil God. If ever confronted with this power, they would collectively be in great peril.
But if the two were combined using the starship core concept, yin and yang in harmony, perhaps a whole new path could be forged.
He acted on this thought without hesitation, sitting up and changing the spell in his hands, conjuring an Eight Trigrams Array in mid-air. Then, a wisp of blood-colored Red Lotus Karmic Fire and a wisp of scarlet-white True Sun Fire spiraled from his fingertips, landing at the array’s center.
As the two True Fires met, they opposed each other like water and fire, the extreme cold and heat clashing, making the summit of Kunlun Mountain alternately bone-chillingly cold and unbearably hot, with lightning crackling and shockwaves booming.
Zhang Kui didn’t delay, giving a low shout as the two True Fires began to spin rapidly, faster and faster, buzzing and rumbling, gradually mixing together...
Boom!
A great explosion resounded.
Flying sand and stones swept across Kunlun Mountain’s summit as the little thatched hut was utterly obliterated. The whole mountain hummed and echoed, though fortunately, the Divine Land Array remained steady, allowing only small fragments to fall with a clatter.
The smoke and dust gradually dispersed.
Zhang Kui sat cross-legged, his upper body a bloodied and mangled mess, exposing a grim sight of white bones, with both forearms entirely vanished below the elbows...
"Damn!"
Zhang Kui cursed under his breath, his body gradually recovering, yet he couldn’t suppress an excited smile on his face.
With the current strength of his body, even drawing out a hair-thin strand of the Fire of Origin caused such tremendous damage. This spoke volumes about the sheer power of combining yin and yang.
But such power was necessary to sustain the eruption of a massive starship.
Zhang Kui regained his composure and, using Shefu Skill, allowed light and shadow to flicker at his fingertips, deducing for a while before conjuring the Eight Trigrams Array once more.
"Again!"
After a while,
Boom!
...
The twelfth lunar month brought severe winter, the cold wind cuttingly harsh.
The north wind swept over the Divine Land, all things hidden away, the mountains desolate and silent.
Within the Divine Land Array, the Human Race’s Divine Path naturally possessed methods for climate control, but the divine skills consumed Divine Power and were used only for disaster mitigation. Furthermore, aligning with the seasons and emulating heaven and earth were part of the Divine Dynasty’s philosophy.
