Yin & Yang

Luo Feng looked at the yellow feather within the jade box. He could feel the feather's edge was incredibly sharp and carried a ripple of spatial power.

Chu Yu, standing beside him, smiled and said, "This is a feather from the Golden Feather Divine Bird under the command of King Tiandu. This creature was naturally born in the Chaos Layer, and when it first emerged, it was still very young, only possessing mid-level Chaos Realm strength. Later, after being carefully nurtured by King Tiandu, who fed it many rare treasures, it grew into its most perfect form, capable of rivaling the peak of the Chaos Realm."

Luo Feng was surprised, "It was cultivated to its most perfect form?"

The Chaos Layer creatures he had captured, like the Silverlight Creatures, were either formed by the fusion of a hundred or a thousand silverlight droplets. These were actually very young forms.

According to his transformation technique, 108,000 billion droplets were the fusion limit for Silverlight Creatures.

This Golden Feather Divine Bird, although born with Chaos Realm strength, still had room to grow.

"I traded with 'City Lord Lianyu,' the daughter of King Tiandu, to acquire this feather from the Golden Feather Divine Bird," Chu Yu explained. "Because it was a voluntary exchange, this feather won't disintegrate on its own."

Luo Feng expressed his gratitude, "Brother Chu Yu, this is an immense help to me. Thank you."

Whether it was a cultivator, a beast, or a Chaos Layer creature with complete consciousness, studying their body materials could only be done in two ways. One, by killing the creature's consciousness, naturally allowing for the study of its corpse. Two, if the creature was alive, it had to be willing; otherwise, a single thought from the creature would cause its blood, feathers, or other materials to self-destruct.

And the more powerful the being, the less willing they were to let others study their body materials.

"Haha, no need to be so formal between us," Chu Yu said with a smile. "During the thirty epochs of my protection period as a newly promoted Chaos Realm being, you and I can focus on our cultivation. But once that protection period ends, I will also need to trouble you."

"Whatever you need help with, just let me know," Luo Feng responded.

"During the protection period, there's nothing I need help with. Just focus on your cultivation," Chu Yu laughed, "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave."

Luo Feng personally saw Chu Yu off at the entrance of the mansion.

After Chu Yu left, Luo Feng immediately returned to his seclusion.

Luo Feng was unaware of the conflicts between Chu Yu and the other two first-tier marquises.

On one hand, after arriving in Chu's Capital, Luo Feng didn't socialize much because the city's political waters were too deep. The seven first-tier marquises were natural rivals, and the Emperor's direct disciples, as well as the disciples of God Kings, formed numerous factions, creating a highly complex environment.

During this period of rapid power growth, Luo Feng preferred to focus on his cultivation. He understood that once his strength was sufficient, the so-called complex situations would quickly become clear.

On the other hand, the core of managing the affairs of the Emperor Chu lineage was the seven first-tier marquises. The conflicts among them were so intense that even within Chu's Capital, no one dared to discuss them. Guests who witnessed these conflicts didn't dare to spread a word because angering a first-tier marquis could result in not just death but could also bring calamity upon their family or faction.

Moreover, Chu Yu intentionally kept these matters from Luo Feng, hoping that Luo He, as a guest official, would focus on his cultivation and become as strong as possible.

"Chu Ji Marquis and Chu Yuan Marquis are both at the peak of the Chaos Realm! Chu Ji Marquis has two guest officials, while Chu Yuan Marquis has one. Together, they have five Chaos Realm peak beings in their camp!" Chu Yu was well aware of the strength of these two. "And they have some other Chaos Realm followers as well."

Among the seven first-tier marquises, only these two had formed an alliance, making their faction the strongest.

"Although Brother Luo He is also at the peak of the Chaos Realm, he is relatively isolated, while the other side has five."

"Moreover, Chu Yuan Marquis possesses the royal bloodlines of both ancient kingdoms and is heavily favored by the Old Ancestor. Among the seven first-tier marquises, he is the most likely to achieve transcendence in the Chaos Realm," Chu Yu admitted this.

Among the seven first-tier marquises, Chu Yuan Marquis was known for his ruthless nature, but he was also the most gifted and powerful.

At the peak of the Chaos Realm, it was challenging to kill another being without a significant power difference. However, there were still differences in strength, just as Luo Feng could suppress Liu Yin Marquis.

Chu Yuan Marquis had never encountered an opponent at the peak of the Chaos Realm, and even the Old Ancestor acknowledged his talent.

"I have already reached the high level Chaos Realm," Chu Yu thought to himself. "By the end of my protection period, I must take my strength to the next level! Even if I don't reach the peak of the Chaos Realm, I must ensure that Chu Yuan Marquis cannot suppress me."

Chu Yu had ambitions as well. From his youth, he had pursued the path of the Infinite Divine Body and naturally aspired to reach the God King level.

"Force me to concede? To give up numerous resources? Without resources, how can I grow stronger?" Chu Yu's gaze turned cold.

Inside Luo Feng's mansion, within his secluded chamber, in one of the spaces within the Star Tower.

Luo Feng avoided the various factions in Chu's Capital and refrained from making friends, focusing solely on his cultivation.

"This feather..." Luo Feng looked at the yellow feather before him, gently pinching and pulling at it, "It's incredibly tough, and the edge of the feather is as sharp as a blade."

With a thought, the yellow feather flew out, floating in mid-air.

Luo Feng extended his hand, and his fingertip faintly glowed with a sharp edge.

"Swish."

With a light wave of his hand.

He sliced off a small tuft of the feather's edge! Luo Feng even felt a slight resistance. "My close combat abilities are far stronger than my long-range Galaxy Transformation technique, yet cutting off a small tuft of this feather still presented some resistance," Luo Feng marveled, then grabbed that small tuft and exerted force.

The terrifying strength that surpassed the peak of the flesh body path in the Chaos Realm erupted, completely pulverizing the small tuft into its most basic particles.

"What is this?"

The small tuft of feather disintegrated into tens of thousands of particles.

"Particles?" Luo Feng examined them with a hint of doubt. The surface of the particles also bore chaotic law patterns. At first glance, they seemed similar to the particles in the Galaxy Transformation technique, the Black Abyss Transformation, and other transformation techniques. "But their life spirituality is vastly stronger! Thousands or even tens of thousands of times stronger than the life spirituality in my five transformation techniques—a qualitative difference."

"Why is it that even though they are both particles, its life spirituality is so strong?"

"Swish."

Luo Feng lightly waved his hand, slicing open one of the particles.

As the particle split, Luo Feng immediately saw the inside.

This particle contained chaotic law patterns, and within it, there were two smaller, partially fused particles.

"A larger particle encasing two smaller particles? And the two smaller particles are partially fused?" Luo Feng observed, continuing to slice open the smaller particles. As the two particles split, numerous law patterns became apparent, and they began to completely disintegrate.

"Yin and Yang fusion? Three-in-one?"

At this moment, Luo Feng understood the basic life structure of the most powerful Chaos Layer creatures and why these particles could carry such powerful life spirituality.

"The Yin and Yang fusion form contains infinite mysteries. It can be divided into pure Yin, pure Yang, and the Yin-Yang fusion part."

"And the three-in-one form further complicates matters."

Luo Feng sliced open another particle and closely examined it.

Black and white could represent Yin and Yang, life and death could represent Yin and Yang, and matter and energy could also represent a form of Yin and Yang.

Yin and Yang were a state.

Particles that originated from the same source exhibited different states, yet they perfectly fused.

"Regarding Yin-Yang fusion, it's recorded in the 'Life Body Chapter' of the first tribulation of the 'Eight Tribulations Lifeform.' Luo Feng relied on the inheritance to comprehend it.

The 'primordial origin,' Yin-Yang fusion, three-in-one, ten directions of the world... the 'Eight Tribulations Lifeform' inheritance describes various forms of the 'Life Body.'

"Three-in-one is too complex and demands higher requirements for life spirituality and the life body. I'll start by trying the simpler Yin-Yang form." After comprehending the inheritance, Luo Feng began to attempt perfecting his transformation techniques.

Swish.

Divine power transformed into two fused droplets.

But this fusion appeared rather crude, and the life spirituality it contained was average.

"The Yin-Yang form is a complementary relationship between two elements." Luo Feng dispersed the form and tried again.

Time passed.

He continued trying, learning from each attempt, researching the inheritance further, and slicing open the particles of the Golden Feather Divine Bird to closely observe.

The Golden Feather Divine Bird under King Tiandu could sense that parts of its body were being cut, but because this was a voluntary exchange, it could only let everything happen without daring to self-destruct the feather.

"Swish." After who knows how many attempts, divine power transformed again.

This time, it transformed into two droplets, black and white, and these two droplets perfectly fused.

"I succeeded!"

Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

His inheritance had recorded a Yin-Yang fusion transformation technique, but it was quite complex, requiring a deep understanding of the Yin-Yang relationship. Luo Feng was able to perfect his transformation techniques using the particle research from the Golden Feather Divine Bird's material.

"This is a major improvement for me."

After perfecting this transformation technique, Luo Feng felt great joy.

"The particles from the material of the most perfect Chaos Layer creatures hold endless mysteries." Luo Feng sighed inwardly. "Only this particle research could allow me to perfect my transformation techniques further."

However, this was just the beginning.

He could only start from the simplest Yin-Yang form.

Beyond that were the three-in-one form, ten directions of the world form, the ultimate life fusion form, and so on, all of which Luo Feng needed to continue to study and perfect.

"My transformation techniques still have much room for improvement."

As Luo Feng pondered, his mind was filled with insights.

Chu's Capital.

Chu Yu held an imperial edict from the Chu Kingdom, appointing him to oversee the 'North Sea Beast Forest' and manage the hunting of countless Chaos Realm beasts for 10,000 epochs. Chu Yu's retinue immediately expanded, and he had control over this forest.

Among the seven first-tier marquises, managing the North Sea Beast Forest for 10,000 epochs was a critical task. Chu Yu was well aware that his three rivals, Chu Ji Marquis, Chu Yuan Marquis, and Chu Feng Marquis, would not let him off so easily.

"They want to make things difficult for me?" Chu Yu smiled coldly. "I'll give them a headache first."

On a snowy peak in the North Sea Beast Forest.

Chu Yu personally led his retinue and hundreds of Chaos Realm generals.

As one of the seven first-tier marquises, his status was noble, and he easily managed the hunting of countless Chaos Realm beasts in the North Sea Beast Forest.

"The North Sea Beast Forest covers a vast area, and every beast must be carefully tracked," Chu Yu calmly observed. He had gained control over this forest, making it an essential resource for his rise to power.

But Chu Yu knew very well that this hunting task was not so simple.

His rivals would not let him achieve success easily.

They would undoubtedly send their forces to disrupt his operations, trying to prevent him from accomplishing his goals.

"Let them come!" Chu Yu thought coldly. "I'll be ready."