Ruan Mingzhu didn't wake up in the end.
With a heavy heart, Qin Xi left Zhili House and went to the main hall to look for Lord Daoist Jinghe.
Lord Daoist Jinghe was sitting cross-legged on his dragon chair, flipping through stacks of books and Jade Slips. When he saw Qin Xi coming out, he only looked up. "You're so fast today?"
Qin Xi didn't answer. He sat not far from him, picked up a few books, and flipped through them. He asked, "Master, what else are you looking for?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe didn't look up. He just rummaged and said, "I'm looking for a way to save Mingzhu."
After a while, seeing that Qin Xi didn't answer and just sat there with a distracted look, he couldn't help but say, "You should also think of a way. You can't just ignore her."
Qin Xi regained his composure and said, "Master, I have a suggestion."
"En?"
"We … Why don't we give Mingzhu to Senior Martial Brother Xuanyin?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe looked up at him and raised his eyebrows.
Qin Xi said slowly, "Mingzhu's state of mind has collapsed. I think it's all because she relies on us too much.
If we give her to Senior Martial Brother Xuanyin, who has a lot of disciples, maybe she can experience a different life. "
"…" Lord Daoist Jinghe stroked his beard and pondered for a long time. He said, "What you said isn't unreasonable."
Qin Xi continued, "Master always takes Mingzhu with him, so her status is far more honorable than ordinary disciples. This allows her to obtain more things than ordinary disciples, but it also makes her lose the opportunity to learn from cultivators in the same realm as her.
Right now, Senior Martial Brother Xuanyin's disciples are still in the Foundation Building realm, so it's the same for Mingzhu. Maybe she can learn something from them. "
"… But …" Lord Daoist Jinghe was a bit hesitant. "The disciple Mingzhu injured was Xuanyin's disciple. Will they be dissatisfied …"
"They'll certainly be dissatisfied," Qin Xi said, "but Senior Martial Brother Xuanyin has always been fair, and Qingyu and Fengxue have good temperaments. As for Wei Jiasi, she's also not a bad person.
If Master personally told them, they won't make things difficult for Mingzhu even if they're dissatisfied. "
After a short pause, Qin Xi added, "Besides, it's also good to let Mingzhu experience the cold treatment of ordinary disciples. Now that she's forgotten everything, if she can start anew like an ordinary disciple, perhaps she won't develop the temperament she had back then."
When Lord Daoist Jinghe heard what Qin Xi said, he lowered his head and pondered.
He was initially thinking about how to let Ming Zhu regain her consciousness, but from the looks of it, it seemed like he could nurture her personality again?
"What you said … is quite right."
Lord Daoist Jinghe pondered. "If she regains her consciousness, Mingzhu's collapsed state of mind won't be able to be restored to its original state. It'd be better for her to start all over again."
"That's exactly what I was thinking."
Qin Xi paused for a moment then brought up another matter. "Master, there's something very strange. I don't know if you know the reason."
"What?"
"I … I discovered that when I heal Tiange, my spiritual aura actually doesn't decrease. Instead, it increases."
Upon hearing what he said, the absent-minded Lord Daoist Jinghe regained his train of thought. He raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Really?"
"Yes."
Qin Xi nodded. "It's always been like this these past few days. I've tried so many times, but there's never been an exception."
This was obviously against common sense. Lord Daoist Jinghe stretched out his hand. "Let me see."
Qin Xi extended his right hand. Lord Daoist Jinghe felt Qin Xi's pulse and poured his spiritual aura into Qin Xi's body. After a while, a frown appeared on his face.
Seeing his expression, Qin Xi couldn't help but ask, "Master, is there something wrong?"
After a long time, Lord Daoist Jinghe finally let go of Qin Xi's hand and shook his head. "Haven't you noticed that there's a small circulation in your body?"
Qin Xi was stunned. He raised his hand to move his spiritual aura.
Warm Yang spiritual aura ran through his meridians, reached his dantian, and flowed out of his dantian. No, there was a strand of extremely pure Yin spiritual aura in his Yang spiritual aura. It mixed with the neutralizing aura stored in the depths of his dantian and circulated in a corner of his dantian.
This strand of Yin spiritual aura was different from the Yin spiritual aura he had before he started cultivating the Pure Yang Technique. At that time, his Yin spiritual aura was also impure. It mixed with his Yang spiritual aura and was difficult to distinguish.
However, this strand of Yin spiritual aura was extremely pure without any impurities. It mixed with his Yang spiritual aura and neutralizing aura, but they were also clearly separated and circulated with each other.
After a while, he stopped cultivating and said, "I couldn't find the extreme Yin aura, so I suppressed the neutralizing aura in the depths of my dantian. I didn't expect there would be such a change … Master?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe was an experienced and knowledgeable middle stage Nascent Soul cultivator. In just a short while, he already had an idea. He stroked his short beard and said slowly, "Do you remember the characteristics of Tiange's Art of the Origin?"
Qin Xi was stunned. He said, "The Art of the Origin is cultivated by people with balanced spiritual roots of the five elements. Its concept is the primordial chaos. The five elements reinforce and counteract each other, and Yin and Yang circulate back and forth, reaching an endless state."
"Correct."
Mo Tiange naturally couldn't hide this part of the cultivation technique from Lord Daoist Jinghe, so both of them knew what kind of cultivation technique the Art of the Origin was.
Lord Daoist Jinghe stroked his beard and said, "The five elements circulation of Yin spiritual aura is inside Tiange's body. This kind of cultivation technique is originally completely different from the one you cultivate.
Your two spiritual roots of metal and fire are excellent, and you've been cultivating fire techniques since you were young. In addition, you refined the Yang Spiritual Bead, so the Yang aura inside your body is extremely abundant. What you seek is purity.
Unfortunately, you cultivate the Art of Three Primordial Cycles. It's not a big deal if the two auras of extreme yang and neutralizing yang are together, but with the addition of extreme Yin aura, it's also a kind of circulation. "
"…" Qin Xi frowned. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Master, what you want to say is that my Art of Three Primordial Cycles is actually similar to the Art of the Origin?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe nodded. "That's my guess.
It's just that hers is the circulation of the five elements, but yours is the circulation of Yin and Yang.
After you turned into a Pure Yang body, the neutralizing aura was suppressed in the depths of your dantian. You also didn't obtain extreme Yin aura, so the Art of Three Primordial Cycles almost lost its effectiveness.
These days, when you treated Tiange's injuries, you obtained pure Yin spiritual aura from her, so your Art of Three Primordial Cycles started to really operate. "
Qin Xi lowered his head and thought for a while, but he was shocked. "Master!
According to what you said, this Art of Three Primordial Cycles can form a small Primal Chaos inside my body, and from then on, spiritual aura will grow and multiply endlessly! "
Lord Daoist Jinghe shook his head. "This is only Master's guess. I can't answer you right now. If you want to know, you can only verify it yourself."
"…" Qin Xi didn't say anything for a long time.
His expression was very solemn. If what his master said was true, it would be a huge change for his cultivation life.
If the Art of Three Primordial Cycles could be used like this, then he'd always been on the wrong path in cultivating this cultivation technique.
He originally thought whether it was his spiritual aura or his constitution, what he pursued was purity. As it turned out, above purity, there was also balance and circulation.
As Lord Daoist Jinghe thought about it, he suddenly laughed. "I really didn't expect this. If that's the case, you and Tiange are really a match made in heaven.
I've seen her cultivation technique. The so-called Art of the Origin is originally the cycle of the five elements and the alternation of Yin and Yang to form the Primal Chaos inside the body. However, she has a Pure Yin Constitution, so she can only cultivate the balance of the five elements of Yin spiritual aura.
As for you, the Art of Three Primordial Cycles only lacks the Tai Yin Qi. Without the Tai Yin Qi, you have never been able to cultivate this cultivation technique. Moreover, you have been transformed into a Pure Yang Body, unable to cultivate the Tai Yin Qi.
If the two of you perform Dual Cultivation, Tiange can obtain the pure Yang aura from you. At that time, she'll be able to cultivate the real Art of the Origin, and after your Art of Three Primordial Cycles obtains her extreme Yin aura, you'll be able to form the state of Three Primordial Cycles.
Hahahaha, this is more suitable than performing Dual Cultivation with pure Yang and pure Yin constitutions! "
Lord Daoist Jinghe saw that Qin Xi looked unhappy, so he asked, "What's wrong? Is this not good?"
After a long time, Qin Xi shook his head. "I don't want … to have anything to do with cultivation." If it was just for cultivation, why would he wait until now?
Master had long said that the most convenient way for him to obtain the extreme Yin aura was to perform Dual Cultivation with her, but he had always been unwilling to do so because he didn't want Dual Cultivation to be too utilitarian.
"Hey!" Lord Daoist Jinghe frowned and looked at him disapprovingly. "Aren't you thinking too much?
Why must we avoid the benefits of Dual Cultivation?
Isn't it good to do things that are beneficial to both of us? "
"…" Qin Xi lowered his head and didn't speak for a long time.
Lord Daoist Jinghe couldn't help but say, "Hey, hey, why aren't you speaking?
I really don't understand. Other people can't wait for more benefits from Dual Cultivation, but you're so unwilling. "
"I …" Qin Xi said hesitantly, "If that's the case, I always feel like I'm using her."
"What use?" Lord Daoist Jinghe shouted, "Child, what's wrong with your brain?
This is a side benefit, a side benefit, do you understand?
Do you deny the feelings between you because of the benefits of Dual Cultivation? "
Qin Xi showed a bitter smile. "Master, do you think she has feelings for me?"
"…" This question made Lord Daoist Jinghe hesitate for a long time. "Well, she probably does … I really don't believe she doesn't."
"But I also don't believe she does."
Qin Xi lowered his head and smiled self-mockingly. "When I brought her back from east Kunwu, I saw that she was moved on the way, but I deliberately avoided her.
She's also a smart person. She didn't take advantage of the opportunity to get close to me when we were alone. Instead, she controlled herself and kept her distance … It was precisely because of this that I thought highly of her.
Now that thirty or forty years have passed, how many chances do we have to see each other?
Even if she was moved at that time, I'm afraid she's already forgotten about it, right? "
"But it's not like she doesn't care about you …"
"Besides," Qin Xi interrupted him and continued, "how can I explain my identity?
Until now, I've never told her that Qin Xi is Qin Shoujing.
She has a good impression of Qin Xi. First, when her second uncle passed away, I accompanied her for two months and saved her from a difficult situation. Second, she thinks I'm a cultivator in the same realm as her and we're equals.
Master, you also know how strong her self-esteem is. If she knows the truth, will she be willing to take another step closer to me? "
Seeing that Lord Daoist Jinghe was also speechless, Qin Xi could only show a bitter smile. "Fine, let's take a step back and think about it. She still has feelings for me, but are these feelings enough for her to forgive my deceit?
Although I've never wronged her, I can't calmly explain this matter. "
He sighed and said, "Feelings that might not necessarily still exist, concealing my identity, and the benefits of Dual Cultivation I just mentioned … With so many things piled together, I really can't predict how she'll react."