“Boom,” Ning Cheng felt his entire body roar at this moment, as a clear spirit and a powerful dao power surged in. The entire heaven and earth became clear as rolling Dao rhythms coalesced.
It was at this moment that the embryonic form of the Returning Path truly appeared, and Ning Cheng slowly stood up, peace returning to his eyes. Three months were about to pass, and under the influence of the causal dao brief, his spirituality exploded and he had an instant epiphany, finally succeeding in nurturing the dao.
Once he had nurtured the Dao, his Dao rhythm was solid and there was no sign of instability at all. At this moment, although he was only at the early stage of Dao nurturing, the Dao rhythm flowed with such roundness that it was like someone who had been nurturing the Dao for many years, blending in with himself without any sense of abruptness.
During the two or three years in the Wheel of the Year, he seemed to have done only one thing, and that was to reincarnate and reincarnate again. It was only at the last moment that he had a sudden epiphany and advanced to the Yuk Dao. During this period, he did not use any dao pills or any external objects, relying on mere perception.
Ning Cheng did not look deeper into the yearly cycle again, during the cultivation of the tenth round of the yearly cycle marks, he knew that the yearly cycle was definitely not just a matter of walking to it. Previously, he had thought that he could go deeper, and this viewpoint might not be correct.
Going deeper did not mean that he could cultivate peacefully in the deeper depths, it did not mean that he could integrate into the dao rhythm rules of the yearly cycle in the deeper depths.
The Wheel of the Year was not as simple as he thought it would be. Perhaps it was a kind of luck that he stayed ◎≥ in the tenth round and did not enter the eleventh round. This kind of luck allowed him to retrieve a small life.
Ning Cheng did not cultivate the Great Divine Aptitude of Cause and Effect, and now that he wanted to cultivate this kind of divine aptitude, his understanding of the rules of Dao Rhythm coming was still far from enough.
He once again took out a ring and put this Cause and Effect Dao Slip inside. Even though Ning Cheng knew that even if the Cause and Effect Dao Jie was strong, it would not be able to explode his Xuanhuang Pearl. He still did not put the Causal Dao Jie into the Xuanhuang Pearl. This was because this Dao Jie was borrowed by him. Sooner or later, it would escape from his ring. To go in search of Jiang Man.
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“Guild Master?” When Ning Cheng walked out of the Wheel of the Year and stood on the verdant grass once again, he found that Si Chen Qiu Tian had also arrived here.
Not only was Si Dust Qiu Tian here, but Jin Moltaki, who had brought him into the Wheel of the Year, was also here. Beside Si Dust Qiu Tian and Jin Moltaki, there was also an old man with white hair.
As soon as he looked at this white-haired old man, Ning Cheng had a feeling in his heart that this person was a strong person, and his strength was definitely far superior to that of Si Dust Qiu Tian and Jin Moltaki.
“Ning Cheng. You really have done it.” As soon as Si Chuan Qiu Tian looked at Ning Cheng, he knew that Ning Cheng had succeeded in nurturing the Dao. Not only had he succeeded in nurturing the Dao, Ning Cheng’s Dao Dao Rhythm was also very solid.
“Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Ning for nurturing the Dao.” Jin Moltaki was the first to greet Ning Cheng.
Si Chen Qiu Tian hurriedly said, “Ning Cheng, this is Clan Chief Li Feng of the Du Xuan Ancient Clan, he has been waiting for you for two days.”
No wonder he was so powerful, he was actually the clan chief of the Du Xuan Ancient Clan, I wonder if this fellow had long since merged with the Dao. Ning Cheng had seen a Dao Harmonization powerhouse, but unfortunately that Kang Ancestor’s cultivation had not recovered at all, and he did not know how strong Dao Harmonization really was.
“Greetings, Clan Chief Li. Greetings Fellow Daoist Jin. I was able to successfully nurture the Dao thanks to the Du Xuan Ancient Clan’s Yearly Wheel Tree. Ning Cheng is here to thank you.” Even though Ning Cheng knew that his chance to cultivate had been obtained in exchange for favours from Si Chuan Qiu Tian, he still had to be grateful. This time, he had advanced to the Nurtured Dao and his harvest in the Yearly Wheel was truly extraordinary.
What’s more, Ning Cheng was still thinking in his heart that it would be great if he could come back to cultivate in the Yearly Wheel for a bit in the future. With so many powerful opponents now, he urgently needed to raise his cultivation level quickly, and the Year Wheel was simply a treasure tailor-made for him.
Unfortunately, the Wheel of the Year was not his, and the conditions for entering it for cultivation seemed a little high. What was even more helpless was that he did not have any half-hearted friendship with the Du Xuan Ancient Clan.
“Fellow Daoist Ning is kind, it is purely due to his talent and qualifications that Fellow Daoist Ning was able to succeed in breeding the Dao in a short period of time. Even without the Wheel of the Year, Daoist Ning could easily achieve this. If Dao Friend Ning does not mind, you can always come to my Du Xuan Ancient Clan as a guest in the future.” Li Feng was extremely polite to Ning Cheng, and spoke warmly and gently.
When Jin Moltaki finished speaking, he hurriedly took out a jade token and handed it to Ning Cheng, “Fellow Daoist Ning, this is my Du Xuan Ancient Clan’s teleportation jade token. As the clan chief said, you can come to my Du Xuan Ancient Clan as a guest anytime in the future.”
Just when he was worried about not having a friendship with the Du Xuan Ancient Clan, the Du Xuan Ancient Clan sent him a jade token? Ning Cheng looked at Si Chuan Qiu Tian in confusion. He had nothing to do with the Du Xuan Ancient Clan, so why was the Du Xuan Ancient Clan so polite to him? He was aware that it was very difficult for the Du Xuan Ancient Clan to come in.
Seeing Ning Cheng look at him, Si Chuan Qiu Tian smiled and said, “The Chief of the Li Clan is very generous, so Ning Cheng, don’t put it off. If you can, help the Du Xuan Ancient Clan refine a few Dao Pills in the future.”
So that was it, Ning Cheng finally understood. Si Chen Qiu Tian must have revealed his identity as a Dao Origin Dan Saint, and the Du Xuan Ancient Clan wanted to draw him in, which was why they gave the jade token.
After Ning Cheng understood this, he hurriedly took the jade token and said, “Many thanks to Clan Chief Li and many thanks to Daoist Friend Jin.”
In his heart, he was thinking that he did not know how many times this jade token would allow him to enter the Du Xuan Ancient Clan. It was just that such thoughts could definitely not be spoken out.
Even though Ning Cheng himself was a Dao Origin Dan Saint, he actually really didn’t think particularly highly of Dao Dan himself. He hadn’t used Dao Pills since he had succeeded in raising his Dao in the Yearly Wheel. Moreover, he felt that without the use of Dao Pills, he would be stronger and more powerful in strength and divine ability by relying entirely on his understanding of the Dao and his perception of the rules of heaven and earth to advance.
Ning Cheng was also clear that not everyone could be as heaven defying as he was. The vast majority of people would have to rely on their perception of the rules and dao rhythms of the Dao Pill to advance to the next level.
In fact, Ning Cheng and Si Chuan Qiu Tian had guessed wrong this time, although the Du Xuan Ancient Clan also wanted to befriend Ning Cheng, a Daoist Dan Saint, this was not the main reason. The Du Xuan Ancient Clan valued the Dao Pill, but like Ning Cheng, they were more interested in the way to advance without using the Dao Pill and with their own comprehension of the rules of heaven and earth alone.
Li Feng did not explain Si Chen Qiu Tian’s words either, and only when he saw Ning Cheng accept the jade token did he nod his head and say with a smile, “In the future, my Du Xuan Ancient Clan might have disciples walking outside, so in case there are any difficulties, Daoist Ning will still ask for a helping hand.”
The Du Xuan Ancient Clan was no longer secluded? Ning Cheng was puzzled in his heart, but he still hurriedly said, “If it is my fate to meet a disciple of the Du Xuan Ancient Clan, Ning Cheng will definitely treat him sincerely.”
Because of Li Feng’s enthusiasm, Ning Cheng and Si Chen Qiu Tian were treated as honoured guests by the Du Xuan Ancient Clan and stayed for another day before they were sent away from the Du Xuan Ancient Clan.
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When Ning Cheng and Si Chen Qiu Tian returned to Tian Su Holy City, it had only been a month or so since they went to the Five Realms Dan Competition.
Because there was Sheng Houtian staying in Tian Su Sacred City, Ba Meng, who was concerned about his son Ba Luo, had long since left first.
Time was very short, so after greeting the others, Ning Cheng immediately closed his door and started refining pills.
This time, he was still refining the Tai Wei Heavenly Ice Pill, which Ning Cheng had refined twice before. Although both had failed, he had also accumulated some experience. This time, he had advanced to the Yuk Dao, his strength had increased greatly, and he was even more comfortable in controlling the rules of the Dao Rhythm of Heaven and Earth.
In just half an hour, Ning Cheng began to grasp the Dao fruit rules of the Tai Wei Dao Fruit and the Heavenly Ice Word. The Dao fruit rules that had originally collapsed at the first touch were finally successfully retained by Ning Cheng this time and integrated into the Dao Pill. Another half an hour later, twelve Tai Wei Heavenly Ice Talismans were pulled out of the Dan Furnace by Ning Cheng and landed in the jade vase.
Three were of top grade, four were of medium grade, five were of lower grade, and there were no Extraordinary Pills.
However, Ning Cheng’s heart was overwhelmed with excitement, in a sense, this was the first Dao Yuan Dao Pill he had refined. The reason why there were no Extraordinary Pills was still because he was not strong enough. If his strength was stronger, along with his understanding of the Dao of Dao, he could even refine twelve special grade pills.
In just four days, Ning Cheng had finished refining all of the remaining Tai Wei Heavenly Ice Pills. For the last few furnaces of the Tai Wei Heavenly Ice Pills, Ning Cheng controlled the number of Extraordinary Pills that came out of each furnace to around ninety percent. For a Dao Yuan Dan Saint, this achievement was also worth bragging about.
The Nine Lives Fire Dragon Pill was slightly more difficult to refine than the Tai Wei Heavenly Ice Pill, and after having the experience of the Tai Wei Heavenly Ice Pill, Ning Cheng succeeded in refining all five furnaces of the Nine Lives Fire Dragon Pill, without failing in a single furnace. The Extraordinary Pill of each furnace was similarly maintained at around 90%.
The Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill Ning Cheng left to refine last, not only was this pill the most difficult to refine among the three Dao pills he was going to refine, but more importantly, the materials for this pill were just a little too precious.
There were two main Dao Fruits for the Qian Yuan Dao Pill, one being the Qian Yuan Fruit and the other being the Tai Yin Sacred Fruit. The Qian Yuan Fruit is Yang in nature and carries a strong rule of the Sun Dao Rhythm. The Tai Yin Sacred Fruit is Yin and carries the same strong Tai** rhythm rules.
To make a Dao Pill, the most important thing is to integrate the Dao rhythm rules in the Dao fruit into the Dao Pill, so that the Dao Pill will not be damaged in any way, and that is the most perfect Dao Pill.
Ning Cheng only had five stoves of the Divine Spirit Grass material for the Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill. Unlike other Dao Pills, the most difficult things to find for other Dao Pills were Dao Fruits and Rule Divine Spirit Grasses. Not only was the Dry Origin Heavenly Pill difficult to find the Dry Origin Fruit and the Tai Yin Sacred Fruit, there were also more than ten kinds of auxiliary divine spirit herbs in it that were extremely difficult to find.
Therefore, Ning Cheng was extremely careful when he started to refine the Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill. Even for the auxiliary divine spirit herbs, he was extremely cautious in handling each one.
With Ning Cheng’s Dan Dao level, there was no problem at all in refining the Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill ahead. When it came to extracting the Qian Yuan Fruit and the Tai Yin Saint Fruit rules, although it was a little strenuous, Ning Cheng still managed to do it barely.
However, when it came to incorporating the two Dao Rhythm Rules into the Dao Pill, Ning Cheng did not even have the ability to block them halfway, and the Dao Rhythm Rules of the Qian Yuan Fruit and Tai Yin Saint Fruit collapsed straight away.
The first Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill failed beyond Ning Cheng’s expectations, before this Ning Cheng had never even thought that the Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill would fail in this way. Even if he had refined the Six Yin Soul Pill, when he had not taken out the Aghan Unruffled Fruit, this kind of failure with no blocking ability would not have occurred.
The failure of the first Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill had cast a shadow over Ning Cheng’s heart. This was so because he had a reason for each of his previous failures, and for this failure, he did not know the reason.
The Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill was only five stoves in total, and if he failed in one more, he would have to succeed in all of the remaining three stoves to be able to account for it.