This is Swallowed Star, not Resident Evil.

Chapter 61 The True Immortal of Pillar Mountain, Inheriting Magical Artifacts

Ye Yang closed his eyes.

He previously thought he had become rich overnight by spending 102 billion Destiny Points.

Unexpectedly, I still miscalculated.

The basic cost of resurrection at the sixth rank of planetary level is 1.1 million. Since Ye Yang is not considered a newcomer to the sixth rank of planetary level, the cost is 2 million more.

If 20 billion Destiny Points are reserved for commissioning the production of C-grade energy crystals, then 82 billion Destiny Points will remain for resurrection.

But at most, Ye Yang can be resurrected 63 times.

"I guess I'm still too weak."

"Otherwise, why would they be thrown into such a panic after earning a mere 102 billion, only to be caught off guard by the plot's backlash?"

"Making money so slowly must be because I'm not strong enough!"

……

To cultivate the "Great Void Refining Spirit Method," one must have a true immortal as a guarantor.

Fortunately, Ye Yang was not without a background; his master's master was a true immortal!

Today, Elder Guo... no, I should call him "The Immortal Who Saw Me" brought Ye Yang to the home planet of "The Ultimate Self-Power Immortal Martial Dao Lineage".

Few people know Guo Lao's true identity, and Ye Yang only learned his master's Taoist name today—"See Me".

It certainly fits the style of the founder of "True Meaning Martial Arts".

"Don't be too reserved. Although your grandmaster has a fiery temper with outsiders, he is very caring towards his juniors, especially."

Guo Lao said to Ye Yang.

Ye Yang nodded.

When Ye Yang was led into the room by Elder Guo, he saw a composed middle-aged man painting with a jade brush and spiritual ink on a table.

He didn't have the "fiery temper" that Mr. Guo described at all; instead, he had the air of a refined scholar.

"Master!" The voice sounded somewhat joyful upon seeing me in person.

Ye Yang felt that this scene was somewhat incongruous. After all, it was strange for an old man who looked to be over sixty to call a middle-aged man who looked to be only forty or fifty years old "master".

"Hmm." The middle-aged man looked ordinary, as if he had returned to simplicity. He had no mysterious aura or traces of the Great Dao. He simply nodded and turned his gaze to Ye Yang.

"Disciple Ye Yang greets Grandmaster!" Ye Yang realized what was happening and immediately bowed.

"Hmm, come here, let me take a look." The middle-aged man's lips curved into a smile.

Ye Yang came to his side, letting True Immortal Zhushan look at him for a while before True Immortal Zhushan glared at Elder Guo: "Look at you, you half-baked charlatan! You've turned such a promising talent into this mess, you're truly misleading students!"

Old Guo's smile froze instantly, and he said somewhat aggrievedly, "Well, isn't Ye Yang's true meaning not fully solidified yet? There's no rush..."

"Aren't you in a hurry?" True Immortal Zhushan's eyes widened. "My grand-disciple is almost 40, and he hasn't even entered the gate yet. Aren't you in a hurry?"

Old Guo fell silent.

"Ye Yang, although you have not formally joined our 'Extreme Power and Self-Immortal Martial Dao Lineage', you already have a master-disciple relationship with 'Jian Wo', and are my grand-disciple."

The True Immortal of Zhushan looked at Ye Yang, his eyes and tone instantly becoming gentle: "I have a calligraphy scroll here, it's not particularly valuable, but I'll give it to you as a gift."

As he spoke, he made the final stroke, and the characters on the calligraphy scroll seemed to tremble slightly, as if they had come to life in an instant.

But the True Immortal of Zhushan simply closed the calligraphy scroll, and then there was no further movement inside.

"While honing your true meaning, practicing calligraphy will be of great benefit," said the True Immortal of Zhushan with a smile.

"Thank you, Grandmaster!"

Ye Yang respectfully accepted the calligraphy copybook.

This is the handwriting of a true immortal, and it seems to contain some unknown mysteries. It is certainly not as "not very precious" as the ancestor said.

The True Immortal of Zhushan continued, "Once you have completed the tempering of your true intent and entered the 'Extreme Power War God Body,' you will be able to formally join this lineage, and your identity as a disciple will be recorded in the lineage's register."

"At that time, 'See Me' will arrange another apprenticeship ceremony for you and your friends and family, and also for you to get to know your peers in the lineage."

Ye Yang and Elder Guo chatted with Master Zhushan in the room for a long time, and their request to cultivate the "Tai Xu Refining Spirit Method" was granted.

Finally, Master Zhushan added, "Ye Yang's generation belongs to the 'Ming' generation. When he formally joins the Daoist lineage, he will be given a Daoist name. Ye Yang, do you have one you like? You'll have to discuss it with your master then."

"I understand, disciple." Ye Yang nodded quickly.

Daoist titles seem to be commonplace in a world of immortals, something every cultivator should have.

However, the Immortal Alliance is not like that.

Because the Dao lineage inheritance system and the Immortal Alliance's education system are two different inheritance systems, there are differences between them.

Cultivators who grow up purely within the Immortal Alliance's educational system have no formal teacher-student relationship; they simply revere the "Dao Ancestor" as their patriarch.

Within the Daoist lineage system, it is clear who is whose disciple, who is whose patriarch, and which lineage and generation they belong to.

In the Daoist lineage, the Daoist name given by an elder to a younger person, even if the younger person chooses it themselves, must be bestowed by the elder in order to be recognized.

It is not that people within a particular lineage choose their own Daoist name; unless you truly achieve the Great Dao and establish your own lineage, no one will recognize it.

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Having met his grandmaster, Ye Yang stayed on the planet where the "Extreme Power of the Immortal Martial Dao Cultivation" was based for another 3 days.

Three days later, a specially made magical artifact was handed to Ye Yang.

"Remember, this inherited artifact of the 'Great Void Refining Spirit Method' can only be opened by your divine soul. Even if someone else merely sweeps it with their divine sense, it will shatter upon contact and completely self-destruct! You will also permanently lose your qualification to cultivate it."

The staff of the Immortal Alliance issued a serious warning.

Even when choosing to publicly reveal the first three levels of the "Tai Xu Refining Spirit Method," the Tai Xu Refining Spirit lineage still places great importance on confidentiality.

Ye Yang solemnly accepted the inherited magical artifact.

With no expense, the "Tai Xu Refining Spirit Method" was obtained.

Of course, nothing is free. Accepting someone else's core inheritance, even if it's only the first three levels, is equivalent to accepting a significant karmic debt.

At least in the future, all of Ye Yang's improvements and insights based on the "Tai Xu Refining Spirit Method" must be shared with the Tai Xu Refining Spirit Dao lineage.

If he truly possesses exceptional talent in this area, then to acquire the later content, he will inevitably become even more entangled with the Taixu Refining God Dao Vein.

"I wonder if I have the talent? I just hope that, like the cultivation of the Soul Imprint, this technique won't be too difficult for me."

In the quiet room, Ye Yang sat cross-legged.

If it weren't for the fact that one couldn't cultivate the "Great Void Refining Spirit Method" near celestial bodies with severe spacetime distortions like neutron stars, black holes, and white holes, Ye Yang would probably have cultivated under the accelerated time of a white hole's orbit.

We've gotten used to time speeding up.

His divine sense probed into the inherited magical artifact, and a large amount of information immediately flowed into his mind:

The *Tai Xu Lian Shen Fa* (太虚炼神法) is derived from the *Tai Su Lian Shen Fa* (太素炼神法).

"The sun and moon combine to form the Taiji, and above the Taiji is the Taisu. The Taisu is the beginning of the transformation into form, which has substance but has not yet formed a complete body."

The Great Simplicity is followed by the Great Beginning. The Great Beginning is the origin of form from oneness, which has form but no substance.

The process of refining the spirit through the sun and moon has evolved backward to the refinement of the spirit through the Taiji and Taisu, and is now evolving towards the Taishi.

But the primordial beginning had form but no substance. If the spirit and soul had no substance, then death would turn them into the venomous creatures.

Therefore, it could only evolve from Tai Su to Tai Xu.

"The Great Void is the ultimate emptiness, where only space and time exist, but no matter exists..."

After a long while, Ye Yang finally opened his eyes.

"So that's how it is. The hundreds of billions of immortals are not standing still, but actively seeking the next level of cultivation."

"And the direction of exploration for the Tai Xu Refining Spirit Dao Lineage is—the void!"

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