While Jing Ni, according to Prime Minister Lu Buwei's arrangements, began to learn various enchanting arts.
On the other side, Ying An, immersed in the Yinyang Family-annotated book of changes (yi jing), finally completely absorbed the wisdom of the Yinyang Family's ancestors over several centuries regarding the book of changes (yi jing).
Within his divine soul, it was as if some barrier had been forcibly broken.
In a trance, Ying An suddenly felt an inexpressible joy deep within his heart. It was a kind of freedom, ease, and extreme bliss that a living being experiences when transcending the limits of its lifespan, no longer confined by birth, aging, sickness, and Death, and breaking free from the threat of Death!
Ghost Immortal!
That's right, simply by absorbing the Yinyang Family ancestors' annotations on the book of changes (yi jing), Ying An's fusion instantly soared by more than ten percentage points. In one leap, he transcended from the previous Manifestation Realm, bypassed Possession, broke through the barrier of life and Death, and reached the Ghost Immortal Realm, where he could seize bodies and be reborn.
Even if his physical body decayed one day, he could still shed his corpse and reincarnate!
Not only that, besides his divine soul reaching the Ghost Immortal Realm, free from the shackles of life and Death, Ying An's physical body also reached the level of a Blood-Exchanging Martial Saint.
His physical body was so powerful that his marrow was like frost, his blood like mercury, and his body was pristine. His lifespan even reached close to two hundred years, although not as long as a divine soul Ghost Immortal who could seize bodies and be reborn at any time. But he had already surpassed most of the True Qi Martial Arts cultivators in the Qin world.
"Husband!"
For two consecutive days, Ying An was immersed in reading, especially the book of changes (yi jing) annotated by the Yinyang Family ancestors, which fascinated him.
If Dong Jun hadn't been constantly monitoring Ying An's physical condition and confirming he was fine, she probably would have forcibly taken the silk scroll from Ying An's hands on the very first day.
At this moment, Ying An broke through the barrier of life and Death, his divine soul achieving Ghost Immortal, and his physical body achieving Martial Saint.
That powerful aura, even if he intended to keep a low profile, how could it be hidden from Dong Jun, who was in the same room as him?
Suddenly feeling the pressure emanating from Ying An, and that feeling of him seemingly having transcended human boundaries, Dong Jun was truly startled.
She instinctively let out a cry of surprise.
Before Dong Jun could even ascertain Ying An's current state.
A Three-legged Golden Crow, its body burning with flames and appearing vividly alive, materialized out of a ball of fire.
The moment she saw this Three-legged Golden Crow, Dong Jun's heart was instantly startled.
This method of manipulating Dragon Wandering Energy, within the entire Yinyang Family, only she and the mysterious Eastern Emperor Taiyi had the ability to use it.
At this moment, seeing Ying An actually display the Yinyang Family's secret art of Soul Manipulation, Dong Jun instinctively speculated that Ying An had truly, simply by reading the Yinyang Family's classics, spontaneously comprehended the Yinyang Family's secret art.
The Three-legged Golden Crow flapped its wings and slowly flew in front of Dong Jun.
Its eyes, which seemed to flicker with flames, intelligently observed Dong Jun, but then it spoke in human words, "I must thank my wife this time! If my wife had not given me the opportunity to study the wisdom of the Yinyang Family's ancestors, I would not have achieved what I have today!"
"You…" Dong Jun's face instantly turned pale, and she said in disbelief, "You… you actually, truly, by your own wisdom, comprehended Soul Manipulation from these Yinyang Family classics!"
"Soul Manipulation?" Ying An's thoughts raced, and in just a short time, he had grasped some of the profound mysteries.
It must be admitted that the template provided by the golden finger is not static in its growth.
Even if Ying An now had Hong Yi's template, his life trajectory, growth experiences, and all other aspects could never fully align with Hong Yi's.
It was as if the book of changes (yi jing) should have been the King of All Scriptures, written by Hong Yi when he was about to achieve Yang God, by relying on his formidable strength to forcibly subdue the inheritors of the Hundred Schools of Thought, making them willingly offer their secret and un Pass on classics. Ultimately, he absorbed the strengths of the Hundred Schools and incorporated the wisdom of all saints.
But now, due to the different world, Ying An had seen the book of changes (yi jing) in advance. And it was even the book of changes (yi jing) annotated by successive Yinyang Family sages.
The book of changes (yi jing) could be said to be the key to Hong Yi's enlightenment.
The version of the book of changes (yi jing) that Ying An had previously read in Xianyang Palace was the true original, without any annotations. He naturally read it superficially, interpreting it according to his own understanding and cognition, which was biased.
Now, Ying An truly felt as if he had grasped the key to rapidly improving Hong Yi's fusion rate.
Of course, this shortcut was ultimately limited. After all, while the book of changes (yi jing) was crucial for Hong Yi's enlightenment, it was only one of many factors.
Even so, after comprehending the wisdom of the book of changes (yi jing), Ying An instantly felt as if his brain had been developed. By applying the deductions and combinations of yin and yang trigrams to reality, he could even predict the future.
However, such predictions carried significant repercussions. If one were to predict the fate of someone with great karma, such as a monarch or a person of high authority, they would inevitably suffer the backlash of karma.
Those skilled in divining fate often do not divine their own fate.
In the past, Ying An would have thought it was a case of 'one who can calculate does not calculate for oneself, one who can heal does not heal oneself.' But now he truly understood that the reason for not calculating was not an inability to do so. In fact, calculating one's own fate was even simpler than calculating for others.
But calculating one's own fate would incur an even more terrifying karmic backlash. This was the true reason why diviners did not divine for themselves, because the horror of that backlash even surpassed Death itself.
The moment Dong Jun mentioned the words Soul Manipulation, Ying An subconsciously used the wisdom of the book of changes (yi jing) to begin deducing its profound mysteries.
In just a moment, he had already faintly grasped some of the mysteries of Soul Manipulation.
However, Ying An merely scratched the surface, not truly uncovering all the mysteries and cultivation processes of the Yinyang Family's Soul Manipulation. It wasn't that he couldn't, but that he didn't want to!
"Senior's wisdom is indeed astonishing!"
The Three-legged Golden Crow, as if replacing Ying An, responded to Dong Jun's shock, saying, "However, no matter how powerful Yinyang techniques are, they are ultimately limited to techniques. What I seek is the Great Dao!"
The instant the words fell, the Three-legged Golden Crow in front of Dong Jun instantly exploded. Amidst the swirling flames, a wisp of Cold Wind silently returned to Ying An's body.
"The Great Dao is the foundation, techniques are for application!" Ying An casually placed the book of changes (yi jing) classics, which no longer held much value to him, on the small table in front of him, stood up, and said, "Seeking the Dao through techniques is a slim chance! And extremely perilous!"
"You... you have already attained the Dao?" Dong Jun could hardly believe it at this moment.
Because everything Ying An displayed simply exceeded her understanding.
All along, Dong Jun had been considered the Yinyang Family's most extraordinary woman. Her talent was seen as exceptionally brilliant.
Even so, Dong Jun was very clear that she was merely treading the path opened by her predecessors, following in the footsteps of the Yinyang Family's ancestors to explore the limits of the unity of heaven and man.
But Ying An had truly forged his own path.
His Dao was neither Daoist nor Yinyang, but more akin to the King's Way.
To use the words of the Confucianists, this was indeed to choose what is good and follow it, and to change what is not good!