Leveraging the Pure Yang Jade Pearl, Pure Yang Zhenren reached the Saint Realm of Sendai in just a thousand years. Later, deeply concerned about the hardships of the common people and the abundance of those without spiritual roots, he established the Pure Yang Palace. The Pure Yang Palace only accepts disciples who lack spiritual roots but can learn the art of Qi refining. It is precisely for this reason that the Pure Yang Palace has become a major sect on par with other great immortal sects within ten thousand years.
Changyin spoke with a hint of sadness in her voice. She seemed to be reminiscing, perhaps mourning the once prosperous state of the Pure Yang Palace.
Later, the Pure Yang Palace established its sect in the Sumeru Realm. Pure Yang Zhenren widely accepted disciples, enjoying unparalleled glory for a time. Relying on the Pure Yang Jade Pearl, he stood at the peak of Sendai. Among the Three Teachings, Four Families, Five Sects, Six Paths, the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, few could rival him. But everything changed.
"What happened?" Jiang Wen asked.
"Do you know that the Pure Yang True Scripture, the cultivation method of the Pure Yang Palace, is a Qi refining method, completely different from the current hundred schools of immortal sects? The method of Qi refining follows Shennong," Changyin said, looking at Jiang Wen. "Although ordinary people can learn it, progress is extremely difficult. Without the Pure Yang Jade Pearl, even Pure Yang Zhenren would find it hard to cultivate. Because of this, even after ten thousand years since the founding of the Pure Yang Palace, no one has been able to reach the Saint Realm of Sendai."
"Therefore, Pure Yang Zhenren could only personally oversee the Sumeru Realm. But as time went on, Pure Yang Zhenren discovered that his body was experiencing inexplicable anomalies. His divine sense seemed to have another consciousness, and his thoughts often contradicted his own. Even his body would inexplicably perform actions against his will. His six senses, his perceptions, were undergoing extraordinary changes."
"You should know what this means for a Saint; it is an unimaginable, immense terror."
Changyin's words made Jiang Wen somewhat fearful, as what she said was indeed true. If such anomalies could occur in a Saint, it would be a great terror in the world.
Why is a Saint a Saint? It is the existence that gathers the six senses, elevates the divine sense, possesses a flawless body, and unifies the three souls and seven spirits. They can enjoy a lifespan of ten thousand years, are immortal and indestructible, and possess true self-awareness. Their control over their body has reached a state of meticulous observation. The growth of hair and changes in the body are all within their grasp.
It is impossible for such a realm, the end of the road that ordinary cultivators can see, to experience a situation where one cannot control their body or their own thoughts.
Once such a thing occurs, it can only mean that some force more powerful than a Saint is controlling them, making them unable to resist.
"So, to resist this change, he built this cave dwelling?" Jiang Wen asked again.
"Yes, and no," Changyin shook her head. "When Pure Yang Zhenren realized that something was wrong, it was already too late. Like the saying in medical books, the symptoms of a disease only become apparent when it is severe. Pure Yang Zhenren realized that he was powerless to turn the tide, unable to restore himself to normalcy. Sometimes, he would experience hallucinations, and various voices would appear in his ears."
"Until one day, he killed his most valued disciple, crushing her very soul."
Hearing this, Jiang Wen couldn't help but fall silent. He knew that things would only get worse from here on out, even turning into a human tragedy.
"That was Pure Yang Zhenren's most valued disciple, and also the future leader of the Pure Yang Palace. However, that disciple had only been in the sect for 1,200 years and had already cultivated to the Dao Palace Realm. Perhaps in the future, with the help of the Pure Yang Jade Pearl, she could glimpse the Saint Realm of Sendai. But this disciple, so extraordinarily talented, was personally burned to ashes by Pure Yang Zhenren."
"That night, Pure Yang Zhenren sat in silence for an entire night. He knew that he could not continue like this and decided to seek the legendary Five Elements Pearls to build a formation to confine himself."
"Wait," Jiang Wen interrupted Changyin in surprise, having caught the key point. "Are you saying that the Qiankun Five Elements Grand Formation was actually built by Pure Yang Zhenren to restrain himself?"
"Yes," Changyin nodded. "Saints are immortal and indestructible; even if only a trace of spiritual consciousness remains, they can be reborn. Even the Saints themselves find it difficult to kill themselves, and it may even worsen the situation. Therefore, for the sake of the Pure Yang Palace and the cultivation world, Pure Yang Zhenren resolved to lay down the Qiankun Five Elements Formation to trap himself within it and use heavenly fire to obliterate his body and soul. So he searched both realms and spent five hundred years gathering the Five Elements Pearls. But his condition worsened, even to the point of forgetting who he was."
"Pure Yang Zhenren knew that he could no longer wait. He used great magical power to open up this cave dwelling and built five palaces to lay down the Five Elements Grand Formation. During this time, he saw a secret method in the Pharmacopoeia left by Shennong: the Self-Severing Technique."
Self-Severing Technique. Jiang Wen calmed down after hearing this secret method. This was a unique secret method he created for Jiang Wenji and the people of the Taicang tribe, to awaken those whose minds were eroded by the Great Mist.
By analogy, it is like a patient suffering from mental illness, severing the mentally abnormal side, leaving only the normal mind, and then the person can return to normal.
However, this method has a drawback: the severed side will transform into another self, becoming abnormally manic.
This method is a good solution for people with lower cultivation levels, after all, no matter how crazy the other side is, its strength is only equivalent to the original, and removing it can solve the problem.
But if a Saint uses this method, what would be the strength of the severed side? Who in the world could easily destroy it?
"Pure Yang Zhenren was indeed a genius. Relying on Shennong's Self-Severing Technique, he created a unique secret technique—the Corpse Severing Art. He severed his own abnormalities, sealing them in this Five Elements Grand Formation, using the power of the Grand Formation to slowly obliterate them, and finally, he would be able to recover."
"Unfortunately, Pure Yang Zhenren calculated everything clearly but did not account for the will of heaven. His Corpse Severing Art was still incomplete, and he was seriously injured while searching for the Five Elements Pearls, and he had not yet recovered. He severed his physical body, leaving his true self in the world. That shell was infected by the strangeness of the Sumeru Realm and became a Tianba. In order to seal the Tianba, the Pure Yang Palace was destroyed, and the Pure Yang Wuji Grand Formation was ruined. After paying such a heavy price, Pure Yang Zhenren finally imprisoned his body in the Central Earth Palace and suppressed it with the Pure Yang Jade Pearl."
Changyin finished telling the whole story and quietly looked at Jiang Wen. She was waiting for his response, and also waiting for a piece of news.
After listening to her, Jiang Wen asked again: "What about Pure Yang Zhenren? He imprisoned and sealed his body, so where is his true self?"
"I don't know either. Perhaps going to the Central Earth Palace will reveal everything?" Changyin shook her head.
Jiang Wen stared at Changyin, feeling that this little girl had lied to him again. Before, she said that the Saint of the Pure Yang Palace had turned into a Tiankui, causing havoc everywhere in the Sumeru Realm. Now, she said that Pure Yang Zhenren had sealed himself up. This little girl, at such a young age, doesn't tell a single truth.
"Don't worry, my previous promise will not change, I will help you," Jiang Wen smiled.
"Then I can rest assured," Changyin patted her chest and smiled happily at Jiang Wen.
