Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Chapter 638: Chapter 311: Ninth Method, Worldly Mayfly

Stomach pouch!?

For a moment, there was virtual silence. Whether it was Zhang Fan or Zhang Wuming, hearing Li Miaoyin’s startling conjecture, both couldn’t help but reveal strange expressions.

Even though they were Mystic Cultivators of the Daoist Sect, possessing extraordinary Techniques and understanding skills beyond the ordinary, this was still within their scope of knowledge.

Li Miaoyin’s conjecture had already surpassed this scope.

"Are you saying this cave is a stomach pouch? Is it the stomach inside us?" Zhang Fan couldn’t help but ask.

How could a human stomach become a cave!?

"The Five Elements Mistaken King delves into the mysteries of the human flesh body to the utmost limit. Once mastered, the body undergoes many incredible changes, even after death, reverting to nature, undergoing growth and decline." Li Miaoyin whispered solemnly.

Even she only had a vague understanding of this legendary Inner Core Technique, with many conjectures based purely on imagination.

Over eight hundred years ago, after the Lord of the Profound Palace perished in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, perhaps parts of his body became assimilated into the mountains, like fungi parasitizing, still growing, ultimately blending the stomach pouch with this cave.

"The Nine Great Inner Elixir Methods are that miraculous..." Zhang Wuming murmured dreamily.

"And these bones..."

As he spoke, his eyes focused, scanning over those eerie and ghastly skeletal remains.

"These should all be the failed ones who tried to cultivate the Five Elements Mistaken King..." Li Miaoyin pondered briefly.

The Five Elements Mistaken King is an Alchemy Technique that explores the mysteries of the human body to the utmost, mastering it reverses the Five Elements within, the flesh perpetually evolving.

Such evolution is unimaginable, uncontrollable.

If only entrapped in the Body Transformation Tribulation, at most, one would become these monsters.

But once entangled in the Body Destruction Tribulation, the powerful body would uncontrollably collapse, to repair such a body...

"He needs nourishment!" Li Miaoyin said with a heavy voice.

"To repair that kind of body, what nourishment could be more suitable than humans?" Zhang Fan suddenly spoke.

Old folks say that consuming something replenishes it, which seems proven in those practicing the Five Elements Mistaken King.

The world is vast, all beings myriad, only humans, claimed to be the spirit leaders of all beings, can repair such a body.

Of course, if these humans have also practiced the Five Elements Mistaken King, sharing the same origin, the effect would naturally be better.

"Do you mean, he eats..." Zhang Wuming’s eyes flickered, hesitating to finish.

"He has no choice but to eat!" Zhang Fan said solemnly.

The Nine Great Inner Elixir Methods claim supremacy in the Mortal World, their tribulations are equally unimaginable.

The Five Elements Mistaken King is no exception, once stepping onto this path, the inner Five Elements reverse; evolution doesn’t stop until the flesh can’t withstand the evolution’s result, eventually collapsing.

Even supplementing form with form is merely drinking poison to quench thirst, treating symptoms but not the root cause.

"This tribulation is too terrifying, almost insoluble." Li Miaoyin sighed and shook her head.

"But not necessarily." Zhang Fan mused briefly, then suddenly spoke.

"Hmm!?"

The Five Elements Mistaken King, once cultivated, evolution is unstoppable, and flesh evolution becomes uncontrollable.

However...

"What if the flesh is restarted?" Zhang Fan suddenly said.

"Restart? How to restart?" Zhang Wuming instinctively asked.

"Enter silence of the void." Zhang Fan said calmly.

"You mean..." Li Miaoyin’s eyes lightly trembled, as if she guessed something.

"After silence, wouldn’t everything be gone!" Zhang Wuming questioned in confusion.

"But there exists a Technique in this world, equally exploring the transformations of flesh, Void Generating Profound Being."

"If the physical body enters the void silence, then reverses into Profound Being rebirth... it might break the tribulation, attaining the truly perfect body, existence and non-existence co-create!"

"One of the Nine Great Inner Elixir Methods, Vacuum Refining Form!?" Li Miaoyin exclaimed.

In fact, Zhang Fan’s conjecture was inspired by Bai Yujing.

She said, once Vacuum Refining Form is mastered, existence lies between void and reality, ultimately only vanishing into emptiness.

The only two ways to break the tribulation are either to seize the Heaven and Earth Spirit Embryo or to cultivate the Five Elements Mistaken King.

After all, these two great Inner Elixir Methods both delve into flesh transformation; one is based on being, the other on non-being.

"You’re truly insane." Zhang Wuming gazed at Zhang Fan, his eyes flashing with a peculiar brilliance.

Li Miaoyin heard, also shook her head involuntarily.

"Throughout history, being able to master one Technique was seizing heavenly creation, forcefully mastering two, unprecedented..."

At this point, Li Miaoyin glanced at Zhang Fan meaningfully, "All phenomena unite, tribulations arise together!"

"Even if as you say, mutual reference breaks this tribulation, who’s to say it won’t lead to greater tribulation?"

When the words fell, Zhang Fan remained silent.

Li Miaoyin’s words were reasonable; human existence is shaped by destiny combined, transformed by tribulations, tribulations ebb and flow, yet never vanish.

The Nine Great Inner Elixir Methods, practicing one among them, such tribulation exists, forcefully cultivating two, how could there be no greater tribulation?

"I think now’s not the time to discuss Alchemy Techniques."

Just then, Zhang Wuming called, pulling Zhang Fan’s thoughts back.

He instinctively looked up, witnessing the ceiling’s hole closing like a shy flower, the ray of sunlight gradually disappearing.

Rumble...

Simultaneously, the surrounding damp walls seeped more viscous liquid, in an illusion, the walls seemed to wriggle.

"Go!"

Li Miaoyin’s expression changed slightly, turning to see the entrance already blocked by the wriggling rock wall.

Rumble...

Li Miaoyin raised her hand, sweeping forcefully, a sudden gust arose, spat forth like a blade’s edge, roared like thunder, heavily crashing against the rock wall.

Viscous liquid secreted massively, the rock wall wriggled like flesh, not even leaving a trace.