FVN Chapter 2 Bestowing the Mysterious Power
Chapter 2 Bestowing the Mysterious Power
Golden light, like a ribbon, carried Xuan Yao across layers of void.
As the surrounding light faded, Xuan Yao felt a lightness in his body and found himself in a supreme divine realm that resembled the source of the Great Dao.
This place is the most core forbidden area of Xikunlun—the depths of Yaochi.
Xuan Yao transformed into human form and looked around, but he couldn't see anything clearly.
But just by sensing it, one feels that the surroundings are filled with a vast and boundless sea of spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy here is no longer the gaseous white mist found outside, but has become extremely dense, transforming into drops of crystal-clear innate spiritual liquid, shimmering with layers of rosy light in the void.
The ground beneath their feet was not ordinary soil, but divine jade woven from a single piece of Taiyi refined gold and top-grade white jade, exuding a warm and profound Daoist charm.
Every blade of grass and every tree around was extraordinary. Even a weed growing randomly by the roadside would be a rare and precious herb that would attract countless True Immortals and Profound Immortals to fight tooth and nail for.
Deep within this Jade Pool, what truly captivates is not these rare and precious natural treasures.
Rather, it was the supreme aura that was omnipresent and seemed capable of suppressing all laws of heaven and earth.
Xuan Yao suppressed the trembling in his soul and slightly raised his head.
Before them, a cloud platform hung high in the sky, adorned with thousands of auspicious rays and countless streams of lucky clouds.
On the cloud platform sat a female immortal whose demeanor was extremely noble.
She was enveloped in a hazy aura of the Great Dao, peaceful yet exuding an unparalleled majesty that commanded respect. It was as if she, sitting here, was the center of this world, the master of all Daos.
This is the Queen Mother of the West, the ruler of Xikunlun and one of the most supreme innate deities in the primordial world.
The Queen Mother of the West did not respond immediately, but quietly observed the black tiger below the steps.
In the eyes of a great being like the Queen Mother of the West, the true nature of Xuan Yao was immediately revealed.
The Black Tiger lineage was originally a notoriously ferocious beast in the primordial world, born with overwhelming malevolent energy. Ordinary Black Tigers, after gaining sentience, were mostly bloodthirsty and murderous, with their minds clouded.
But this black tiger was completely different.
He cultivated in the Kunlun Mountains for hundreds of thousands of years, breathing in and out the pure energy of Kunlun every day. Instead of being devoured by his own malevolent energy, a clear and transparent spiritual nature was nurtured deep within his soul.
This spirituality is unlike that of the demonic beasts of the primordial world who only know the law of the jungle; instead, it faintly possesses a touch of the orthodox Taoist nature.
"She is indeed a rough gem worthy of being polished," the Queen Mother of the West nodded to herself.
After a long while, a peaceful yet deafening divine voice finally resounded in the Jade Pool:
"Since you know that your own nature is inherently malevolent and that you are naturally inclined to kill, why don't you simply follow your nature and walk the path of killing and demonizing?"
In the primordial world, there were quite a few giant demons and monsters who proved their Dao through killing.
"You've come to my western Kunlun seeking this method to transform misfortune into peace; isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"
The voice sounded calm, yet it pointed directly to the heart of the Dao.
Xuan Yao knew that this was the test of a powerful being.
A good answer offers a glimmer of hope.
If you don't answer well, you might be sent out of Xikunlun the next moment and left to fend for yourself.
He didn't flaunt his transmigrator's intelligence, nor did he feign profundity by spouting any grand pronouncements about the laws of nature. Instead, he took a deep breath and answered frankly:
"Your Majesty, this humble demon is not afraid of danger, nor of killing. In this primordial world, all creatures compete freely under the frosty sky. Without fighting and killing, there is no place to stand. This humble demon naturally understands this principle."
What the little demon truly fears is losing control.
Xuan Yao paused, his tone now carrying a clarity that transcended his realm:
"If a minor demon follows the path of killing and demonizing, he will certainly progress rapidly in the early stages and his combat power will far surpass that of his peers."
But the aura of killing easily obscures the true spirit. Today you kill a demon, tomorrow you slaughter an entire clan; in the end, you even forget why you killed in the first place.
"If one day, even one's true nature is completely devoured by the ferocity within, then no matter how high one's cultivation level or how great one's supernatural powers, that little demon will be nothing more than a ferocious beast driven by instinct."
Even if one can run rampant for a time, one will ultimately be subject to the reckoning of fate and turn to ashes.
Upon hearing these words, the Queen Mother of the West on the cloud platform nodded slightly, a hint of appreciation flashing in her eyes.
In the primordial world, the most terrifying creatures are never the ferocious ones, but the foolish ones who are unaware of their own ferocity.
Countless alien species, relying on their innate bloodlines and powerful supernatural abilities, roamed the prehistoric world, always believing that they could devour the heavens and the earth. In the end, they either died from the karmic entanglements of the great calamity or were destroyed by the inner demons that grew within themselves.
This black tiger, merely a True Immortal Realm cultivator, hasn't even touched the threshold of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, yet it can see this layer of cause and effect clearly. Its unwavering and clear-headed Dao heart is truly one in a million.
"Your ability to have this clear understanding shows that your mind is not yet clouded."
The Queen Mother of the West's voice fell again, this time with less scrutiny and more of an instructive tone:
"However, although you have seen the road ahead clearly, you have failed to see the hidden dangers within yourself."
"You have three fatal weaknesses."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yao's heart tightened, and he immediately pricked up his ears, afraid of missing a single word.
A powerful being personally guiding cultivation is an incredible opportunity that countless beings in the primordial world would never dream of.
"Firstly," the Queen Mother of the West began slowly.
"Your Black Tiger lineage is born to kill. Although the pale gold mark on your forehead is an unusual sign that your bloodline has returned to its ancestral form, it also means that your destiny is biased towards extreme strength and intensity."
The saying goes, "Isolated yin cannot produce, solitary yang cannot grow, and excessive rigidity is easily broken."
Without gentle and tempering methods to regulate one's practice, the further one progresses, the easier it becomes to go to extremes, ultimately leading to the self-immolation of one's very essence.
"Secondly, although you have lived in the outer mountains of Kunlun in the west for a long time and have been nourished by the pure air of Yaochi for hundreds of thousands of years, you have never received the true lineage of the Xuanmen sect."
The methods I learned were merely relying on instinct to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, resulting in a chaotic and unsystematic approach with no foundation whatsoever.
With such a foundation, reaching the level of a True Immortal is already a stroke of luck; to attempt to break through to the Golden Immortal path with this foundation is nothing short of a fool's dream.
At this point, the Queen Mother of the West paused slightly before uttering the most crucial question:
"Thirdly, and most fatally, although you have used the pure energy of Kunlun to suppress the evil spirits within your body for hundreds of thousands of years, you have only used the energy to suppress the evil spirits, and are far from cultivating evil spirits to enter the Dao."
That malevolent energy was originally your source, but you regarded it as a raging flood and beast, and tried to suppress it with pure energy.
It's better to guide than to block; the harder you suppress, the stronger the backlash will be.
When you break through the Xuanxian barrier, that will be the day the evil spirit within you fully erupts and backfires on your true spirit!
The Queen Mother of the West's words, each one a gem, resounded powerfully within Xuan Yao's spiritual realm.
It turns out that what he thought was a clever way to suppress his ferocity was actually full of flaws in the eyes of the powerful being, and was even a case of drinking poison to quench thirst.
However, after hearing this insightful critique, Xuan Yao felt not the slightest bit of panic or confusion, but rather a complete sense of calm.
His logic as a modern person in his previous life told him this.
It's not that I'm afraid of my superiors finding fault with me, it's that I'm afraid they won't even bother to look at me.
In the cold and cruel world of the primordial era, why would a high and mighty ancient being waste his breath analyzing the hidden dangers of cultivation for a mere immortal demon from an outer mountain?
Since she explained it so clearly, it at least shows that the Queen Mother of the West really had some intention of accepting and teaching her!
Thinking of this, Xuan Yao bowed deeply once more:
"Your Majesty's eyes are discerning; this lowly demon dares not presume to ascend to heaven in one step, nor dares to ask Your Majesty to bestow upon him any innate spiritual treasures to protect him."
"I only beg Your Majesty to grant this lowly demon a righteous path, so that this demon may no longer be bound by the Black Tiger's nature, and in the future be qualified to truly stand in this primordial world!"
"Standing firm in the primordial wilderness".
As the Queen Mother of the West pondered these four words, a faint smile finally appeared on her usually serene and beautiful face.
What pleased her most about Xuan Yao's words was not his ingrained humility, but these four words.
This shows that the black tiger's pursuit of the Dao was not merely to find a safe haven in Xikunlun to eke out a living.
Rather, they possess a genuine heart that yearns for the Way and strives for progress.
"good."
With a slight flick of her sleeve, the Queen Mother of the West sent out a mysterious, clear light that instantly entered Xuan Yao's brow.
"Given your clear mind and pure spirit, I will temporarily accept you as a disciple of Yaochi."
The first part of this volume, "The True Explanation of the Golden Palace's Mysterious Evil," is bestowed upon you as a method for protecting your path.
As the clear light entered his body, countless complex and profound innate divine runes instantly flooded into Xuan Yao's mind.
This "True Explanation of the Golden Palace Mysterious Demon" is not a crude method used by ordinary demon cultivators to inhale and exhale the evil energy of heaven and earth and temper their physical strength, but a profound and authentic method that points directly to the origin of the Great Dao.
This method does not teach him how to kill, but first teaches him "observing evil spirits, distinguishing evil spirits, refining evil spirits, and controlling evil spirits".
As Xuan Yao sensed the vast and profound techniques within his mind, he was overjoyed and repeatedly kowtowed, saying, "Disciple Xuan Yao thanks Master for bestowing upon me these techniques! Thank you, Master, for your life-saving grace!"
From this moment on, Xuan Yao finally had a true identity in this primordial world, no longer a rootless duckweed that could be purged by the Heavenly Dao at any time.