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Chapter 72 Cultivating Yin and Yang Simultaneously, Going Astray and Becoming a Demon?

Shen Yan's fingertips shot a cold light toward Li Miaoyi.

Little did anyone know that Li Miaoyi had been preparing for a long time, just waiting for Shen Yan to step forward.

The two shared a remarkably similar mindset and goal.

Upon seeing Shen Yan's true energy, Li Miaoyi's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.

"True Qi leaving the body, a master of the upper three ranks?"

She could sense that Shen Yan's true energy was weak, so she quickly dismissed the idea. However, it was astonishing that someone with only a lower-grade cultivation level could actually release true energy from their body.

She was very curious about Shen Yan.

Li Miaoyi easily dodged Shen Yan's true energy. She hadn't wanted to use her true energy, but seeing that he wasn't bewitched by her...

He had no choice but to use the true energy in his dantian, risking worsening his injuries.

Shen Yan never expected that the azure true energy he had placed so much hope in would be so easily neutralized.

My heart sank; I knew things were going badly.

Li Miaoyi drew the soft sword from her waist and held it to Shen Yan's neck.

"I know you practice external martial arts techniques. You are welcome to try and see if my sword is sharper or your skin is thicker."

Shen Yan was now certain that although she was injured, her strength was still beyond his ability to contend with, so he dared not act rashly.

"Miss, you've misunderstood. I was just trying to shoo away a mosquito that was flying past you."

Li Miaoyi chuckled lightly, her words filled with mockery.

"Really?! Then I'll have to thank you properly."

Shen Yan said awkwardly, "No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite."

Seeing Shen Yan's shamelessness, Li Miaoyi felt her blood boil and couldn't help but cough.

Her body trembled, and the gold silk in her bosom fell out.

Shen Yan's pupils contracted slightly when he saw the familiar golden silk in front of him. The familiar oracle bone script on it almost made him gasp out.

Li Miaoyi naturally saw through his loss of composure.

Curious, he asked, "Do you recognize this ancient scroll?"

Shen Yan naturally denied it. The matter of the "Longevity Manual" was of great importance, and he dared not admit it so easily.

"No, that's not true. I was just curious that someone actually used oracle bone script to record things."

Li Miaoyi was not someone who could be easily fooled.

"So, you recognize the characters above?"

"To be honest, young lady, I studied at a village school for a few years. The teacher there was quite knowledgeable about oracle bone script, and I learned some of it from him."

Upon hearing this, Li Miaoyi's face lit up with joy, and she even forgot about the strange thing that Shen Yanzhen had just done.

After stabilizing his injuries, he began to inquire about the oracle bone script on the ancient scrolls.

Shen Yan's gaze sharpened slightly as he realized that this ancient scroll, though from the same source as the one he already possessed, was still the same.

However, the method of cultivation is completely opposite; it can be described as reverse cultivation.

Upon seeing this, he thought to himself, "No wonder there are rumors in the martial arts world that one can only learn one of the two chapters of the Longevity Manual. It would be strange if one did not suffer a qi deviation and become possessed by practicing both chapters at the same time."

Shen Yan was quite moved, thinking that he was probably the only person in the world who had seen both of them.

Seeing Shen Yan's constantly changing expression, sometimes happy, sometimes lost in thought, Li Miaoyi wondered what he was thinking.

Then he spoke up to remind him.

"Young master, don't try any tricks. This is a solid Gu from Miao territory. If you lie, the Gu worm will burrow into your heart, and you will have to endure the pain of your heart being devoured."

Shen Yan saw a small black object pop out of her hand, merge into her skin, and quickly disappear.

Hearing Li Miaoyi speak so earnestly, Shen Yan was unsure and dared not try it lightly, after all, it was just translating a cultivation technique.

He could only read the words on the ancient scroll to Li Miaoyi, one sentence at a time.

Although the two cultivation methods are quite different, their ultimate effects are the same.

They are all pursuing harmony between humanity and nature, both within and without.

Shen Yan didn't know if Li Miaoyi was genuinely stupid or testing him; he felt he had made himself perfectly clear.

She even accidentally let slip her insights from practicing the Yin chapter of the "Longevity Manual," but Li Miaoyi still couldn't grasp the method.

"Where is the universe within the human body? Do you know?"

Looking at Li Miaoyi's expression, Shen Yan repeated the theory that Li Jianzhong had taught him.

"Heaven and earth have five elements, and all things are divided into yin and yang. The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys correspond to metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Among them, wood and fire belong to yang, metal and water belong to yin, and earth is regarded as the neutral energy of yin and yang balance."

"The liver belongs to wood, the heart to fire, the lungs to metal, the spleen to earth, and the kidneys to water. The five elements circulate and generate endlessly; this is the universe within the human body."

When Li Miaoyi saw that Shen Yan actually knew, she couldn't help but look at him with higher regard.

"I didn't expect that you would learn such a diverse range of things at your village school!"

"Having multiple skills means having multiple paths in life! We were all forced into it, but unfortunately, none of it has led to anything significant."

She was aware of what Shen Yan was talking about, but she hadn't thought about it for the moment.

He explained it to me immediately after giving me his guidance.

"The five internal organs form the universe within the human body, achieving harmony between the inner and outer universes and reaching a state of unity between humanity and nature."

"This is actually a cultivation technique that leads directly to the Grandmaster level. I don't know what the founder was thinking, but instead of reversing the innate through acquired means, he directly cultivates innate true qi. Is this even possible?"

Li Miaoyi found it hard to believe, after all, this "Longevity Manual" completely deviated from the current understanding of the martial arts world.

However, Li Wu's successful case made her believe it.

She began to try her hand at spiritual practice, but unfortunately, she failed to succeed for a long time.

Unconvinced, she thought Shen Yan had said something wrong.

So he asked him to explain the techniques to Li Miaoyi again and again.

During this continuous explanation, Shen Yan discovered something.

A fiery red figure suddenly appeared on the golden Dao Fruit in his mind.

He saw that the constantly moving energy path on the fiery red figure was the energy path of the Yang chapter of the "Longevity Manual".

Shen Yan's expression suddenly changed, and he thought to himself, "This is bad. How did I end up with this skill? These two are conflicting. Won't I suffer a qi deviation by dawn?"

Seeing the change in Shen Yan's expression, Li Miaoyi became curious.

"What's wrong with him? He's just asking for advice a few times, why does he look like he's lost his parents?"

She was somewhat displeased, wondering if Shen Yan thought she was too stupid.

Li Miaoyi, still angry, ignored Shen Yan and went into the room.

He took out all the medicines Shen Yan used for practicing martial arts, for his own use in healing his injuries.

If it were any other day, Shen Yan would see the precious herbs he had painstakingly saved up to buy being used by Li Miaoyi like this.

He must feel heartbroken, because that was all money he worked so hard to earn.

But now, he no longer has that thought.

He wondered what he would look like when the power from the Dao Fruit returned at dawn.

Shen Yan looked at Li Miaoyi and cursed inwardly that it was all that woman's fault; if it weren't for her insisting that he explain things.

It's not like you can master it so quickly.

Whether it was due to deep resentment or an accidental slip of the tongue, I don't know.

When Li Miaoyi noticed, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Didn't you just happen to be curious? Did I force you to look?"

"Uh?! That's not a good idea!"

Li Miaoyi looked puzzled upon hearing Shen Yan's answer.

"How absurd! Don't worry, I mean what I say. I'll leave at dawn. Consider your life as payment for teaching me about this ancient scroll."

After saying that, she ignored Shen Yan and began to heal her wounds.

Soon it was morning.

The power within the Dao Fruit emerged as expected, and the true energy cultivated from the two chapters of the "Longevity Manual" within Shen Yan's body clashed with each other.

Although the true energy was weak, its quality was extremely high, causing Shen Yan's face to alternate between red and blue.

The two types of true energy continued to rage within his body. If it weren't for his robust blood and qi, he would have collapsed long ago.

Li Miaoyi quickly noticed Shen Yan's unusual behavior.