"Compared to the blood toxins brought by regular food, the side effects of elixir toxin are actually much lighter."
Xu Qing is well aware that there are four essential elents of cultivation: wealth, partners, Dharma, and location, none of which can be lacking.
Partners are not only Dao partners but also fellow cultivators who can promote mutual exchange and growth.
That is, cultivation companions.
Of course, between Dao partners, there is both physical and spiritual intimacy, aligning their interests closely. Hence, many cultivators carefully select their suitable Dual Cultivation partners.
As for the cauldron, it’s essentially no different from the needed elixirs, belonging to the category of wealth.
This is like the concubines of high officials, being part of one’s possessions.
"I have too many secrets. I must be very cautious in choosing a Dao partner, though it’s also alright not to find one. The bronze mirror can basically serve the role of a Dao partner without causing mischief," Xu Qing thought to himself.
In the process of cultivating the Golden Light Spell, he discovered sothing.
If a person cultivating the Golden Light Spell isn’t strong enough in the Divine Soul, they would suffer from Yang Fire Burning Body in the early stages, damaging the Divine Soul. At this point, one might need to resort to so special thods to redy this drawback.
Like "castration."
It’s not unheard of for Taoists to practice castration as a part of their cultivation.
Xu Qing learned from history in his past life that during the early Ming dynasty, a Taoist received two palace maids from the Emperor. To adhere to his cultivation path’s precept of abstaining from won, he chose castration, thus not defying the Emperor’s order.
Upon reflection, perhaps it was also due to similar issues arising in his cultivation.
This is just his conjecture and cannot be taken as truth.
But cultivators pursuing Yin Yang balance in Alchemy Dao believe that ’sole Yin does not grow long, and sole Yang does not bring forth life.’ Thus, castration in cultivation holds certain theoretical feasibility.
However, more orthodox cultivators believe that maintaining the integrity of the physical body is essential for achieving the Dao.
Those holding self-harm ideologies in their cultivation tend to be extremists, potentially walking on the edge of the sword, veering into deviant and Evil Paths.
In reality, among the three thousand Mysterious Ways whether it is the Righteous Path or the Evil Path, whoever achieves the Dao possesses the justification.
The Mysterious Sect is considered the Righteous Path because more successful cultivators belong there, and they hold greater power.
Like how Great Zen Temple is revered as the Holy Land of Martial Arts, could it be that it has been elevated by those in the worldly society?
In its peak period, they boasted three thousand Martial Monks!
Even if they are weakened now, they probably still number in several hundreds.
If he ever left the monastery with three thousand well-trained, martially-inclined soldiers, he could negotiate even with the Emperor.
"To support such non-productive soldiers is costly, let alone three thousand Martial Monks. During the height of the Great Zen Temple, it was possible because the previous dynasty, ruled by a foreign clan, imposed a fixed-tax system and exploited the chaos around the world for rapid expansion, in addition to its strong advocacy in Buddhism. It was indeed the right ti, place, and people."
Xu Qing also knows that precisely because Buddhism’s expansion was so terrifying, every past dynasty, while conforming with rulers’ needs with Buddhist ideologies to pacify the populace, also had to guard against Buddhism.
The historical wipe-outs of Buddhism by Three Emperors and One Monk in his past world have similarities in this world as well.
Thus, under the sunlight, there truly is nothing new.
So events are destined to happen.
As contradictions beco irreconcilable and accumulate beyond a certain point, an explosion is inevitable.
If not for the Xuantian Visualization thod, a person practicing the Golden Light Spell, no matter how strong their Divine Soul is, would eventually encounter problems. After all, the fundantal issue remains unresolved.
If Monk Red Moon had not practiced the Xuantian Visualization thod, going mad in his later years was indeed highly probable.
"Shariputra is the essence of a high monk’s cultivation. If Monk Red Moon’s later years were ill-fated, wouldn’t his relics be problematic?" Xu Qing thought of another matter.
His practice of the Golden Light Spell and the Xuantian Visualization thod gave him a new perspective on Buddhist relics.
Shariputra, to cultivators, especially those pursuing the sa cultivation lineage, is undoubtedly a potent Spiritual dicine.
"If Monk Yan Kong wasn’t hiding his power before, then his rapid progress during this ti is probably not just related to the flesh of the Spiritual Fox," Xu Qing knew. The share of Spiritual Fox flesh Fayue took back was limited; it was unrealistic to think it could rival the share provided to King Lin and Xu Qing and cause such a significant increase in Yan Kong’s cultivation.
If Yan Kong had refined the relics of Red Moon, it would make sense.
"If my conjecture is correct, then why couldn’t Yan Kong refine the Red Moon relics before, but now he can?"
Xu Qing’s mind swirled with various details.
"The Three-tailed Black Fox went to the Golden Ray Monastery, and Fayue ntioned that its flesh was again consud by Yan Kong. Is there a connection between the two?"
"People often leave traces when lying, and fabrications are rare. In the story Yan Kong told, is Monk Red Moon’s insistence on rescuing the suppressed soul of the Black Fox King in the Great Zen Temple and drawing cultivation insights from it a psychological projection?" Xu Qing couldn’t help but ticulously analyze it.
"What if I replaced the main character of Monk Red Moon trying to rescue the soul of the Black Fox King in the story within the Great Zen Temple with Monk Yan Kong?" A chill ran through Xu Qing’s heart.
"If my judgnt is correct, the old monk has definitely established a connection with the demon suppressed within the temple," Xu Qing took a deep breath, calming his inner tumult.
"This..." Xu Qing hoped his judgnt was wrong, but he knew that when you feel that things are very bad, they tend to be even worse than you imagined.
He looked at the bronze mirror, at the Qi Fortune section, the dark energy had indeed deepened a bit, but it was not yet life-threatening.
He previously thought it was the matter of Duke Wei Mansion, but now it was hard to say.
"Regardless, the Golden Light Spell is real. Once I expose this issue, that is when the real trouble begins. For now..." Xu Qing pondered from all angles. Even if his guess was correct, there wasn’t much he could do about it for now; it might be better to continue pretending ignorance.
It is said,
When falsehood is taken for truth, truth also becos false; when truth is considered as falsehood, falsehood becos truth!
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