Chapter 379 Five Elements Dao Body

A fiery cloud, radiating crimson light, descended before the gates of the Wuji Palace. The cultivator dispersed the cloud and said in a deep voice:

"Disciple Ji An requests an audience with the Ancestor."

"Come in and talk."

When Master Zhengyang saw his disciple enter the main hall, he pointed to the prayer mat beside him and said jokingly:

"Sit down and talk slowly. I rarely see you. Are you very busy at the Ministry of Agriculture?"

This disciple has now entered the cultivation stage of consuming earth and circulating qi, but the sect members cannot consume qi, so they should be relatively free.

Ji An scratched his head and explained:

"Regarding the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, I only need to grasp the general direction, so I'm not in a hurry."

However, he was busy establishing the Water Elemental Palace and rarely went out.

"Wait a minute," Master Zhengyang raised an eyebrow and said suspiciously:

"You said you're busy developing a water palace?"

How is that possible! Establishing a divine palace requires a very basic, original node.

Generally speaking, only after a certain divine palace is perfected can the next original node of the divine palace be opened.

"That's right. My Water Divine Palace has been opened up. Not only the Water Palace, but the Metal Palace has also been opened up."

"How did you do that? I mean, how did you create the original nodes of these two divine palaces?"

Master Zhengyang asked anxiously, his heart filled with excitement.

If a disciple discovers some extraordinary secret technique, it will greatly promote the growth of the sect's cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage.

You can use spare moments on weekdays to open up your divine palace, thus saving time.

Many disciples spend more than ten or even several decades just opening up their divine palaces. By the time all five divine palaces are fully completed, they are already over four hundred years old and very old.

With little time left, the disciple simply did not have enough time to comprehend the true meaning of the endless cycle of the Five Elements, let alone reach the realm of the Five Elements returning to their origin.

Ji An coughed and said in a low voice:

"Before I broke through to the Chaoyuan stage, vein patterns appeared on the surface of all five internal organs: liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys."

'Huh? You can do that?'

The doubts in Zheng Yang Zhenren's heart deepened. According to the sect's records, many cultivators opened up the veins of two internal organs during the Foundation Establishment stage.

Since he obtained the Five Elements Revolving Scripture and separated the sect's foundation-building technique, there have been several records of him opening up three internal organ meridians.

These cultivators share a common characteristic: they have a deep understanding of the cultivation techniques and divine intent, but the matter of opening up the meridians of the five internal organs is truly unheard of.

What cultivation method did you choose during the Foundation Establishment stage?

"The disciple chose the Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique, which allowed him to absorb the spiritual light of Jia and Yi wood, Bing and Ding fire, Ji earth, and Gui water through the technique, thus opening up four types of meridian patterns."

Later, veins naturally appeared on the lungs.

Ji An recalled the events of the past and recounted them in detail.

Master Zhengyang was stunned; he hadn't expected this.

He gazed at his disciple with a complex expression for a moment, then suppressed his excitement and asked in a deep voice:

Have you told anyone else about this?

During his travels in the Central Continent, he heard of a special physique called the Five Elements Dao Body.

These cultivators are born with a very keen insight into the power of the five elements. They have a more comprehensive physique than those with a single Dao body. They are more likely to achieve the Golden Core, and the quality of their Golden Core is not low.

If cultivators with a single Five Elements Dao Body make up one in ten thousand of the total population, then cultivators with a Five Elements Dao Body are one in ten million, as rare as those with Thunder Dao Body, Sun Dao Body, or Taiyin Dao Body.

The founder of the Five Elements Sect, a major Nascent Soul sect in the Central Continent, was said to possess the Five Elements Dao Body and suppressed an entire era.

He believed his guess was true, which explained why his disciple was able to practice several spells to an extremely high level.

Ji An shook his head and said affirmatively:

"No."

He had never told anyone about developing five different types of meridian patterns, but his senior brother Jia Yu knew that he could absorb multiple kinds of spiritual light.

"Keep it to yourself, and never make it public."

After pondering for a moment, Master Zhengyang explained the Five Elements Dao Body and then said:

"Based on my guess, you should be a cultivator of the Five Elements Dao Body. These types of cultivators may look ordinary, but they possess extremely high potential."

"If you one day achieve the Golden Core stage, you will inevitably travel the world. If a Nascent Soul sect extends an invitation to you, you are welcome to join."

He felt that cultivators with the Five Elements Dao Body were too underutilized in the Golden Core faction, and he would be happy for his disciple if he could have a better future.

People strive for higher positions, just as water flows downhill; this is the way of nature.

If a disciple is fortunate enough to achieve the Nascent Soul stage, even a small amount of resources leaking out between their fingers would be enough for the Golden Spirit Sect to enjoy endlessly.

Ji An grinned, thinking to himself:

'The most deadly thing is the unspoken assumption, but it's also good that I don't need to say much. But what did the ancestor mean by saying that? Was it a test?'

His mind raced, and he quickly replied:

“Ancestor, once I am a cultivator of the Golden Spirit Sect, I will always be one.”

Master Zhengyang waved his hand, understanding his disciple's thoughts, and explained:

"The sect's cultivation method, the Five Elements Revolving Scripture, was obtained when I was exploring a ruin in the Central Continent. It only has the cultivation method for the Golden Core stage, but no method for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage."

That ruin is the site of the Five Elements Sect, which was destroyed in a demonic calamity tens of thousands of years ago. There should be a complete inheritance of cultivation techniques in the ruin.

But it's extremely dangerous there; obtaining the inheritance is a near-certain death sentence.

"Cultivators with the Five Elements Dao Body naturally have a higher chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Since the sect doesn't offer Nascent Soul inheritance, leaving is actually the best option if you want to advance further.

After listening to the ancestor's explanation, Ji An roughly understood the ancestor's thoughts and said:

"Is it possible to buy a cultivation technique that directly leads to the Nascent Soul stage from cultivators in the Central Continent?"

Master Zhengyang shook his head:

"It's absolutely impossible. The cultivators of the Central Continent allow the existence of Golden Core cultivators in the Western Continent, but they would not be willing for Nascent Soul cultivators to unify the Western Continent."

The only way to obtain a cultivation technique that allows one to break through to the Nascent Soul stage is by exploring ruins and secret realms.

This is a tacit understanding among all Nascent Soul sects; they restrict cultivators from other forces from achieving Nascent Soul status at a higher level to avoid reshuffling of resource allocation.

The Western Continent is like a warehouse for cheap raw materials and a dumping ground for goods in the Central Continent. If a cultivator can break through to the Nascent Soul stage, he will have the ability to integrate the entire Western Continent, which is not what those Nascent Soul sects want to see.

The two talked for a long time. Remembering why he had come today, Ji An spoke up:

"I have come to inform you that once the flying boats of the cultivators from the Central Continent arrive, I will be going out to travel."

"You have been cultivating the Earth God's Palace for many years; it is time for you to go out."

"Once the merchant ship arrives, I will prepare some elixirs and talismans for you."

Master Zhengyang paused for a moment, then continued:

"Han Yan has opened up the Earth Element Divine Palace. You two can go together and have someone to take care of you."

I've discussed it with Han Yan, and she's willing to be with you.

Of course, this is just my suggestion. If you wish to travel alone, the sect will respect your choice.

“I’m willing to go with my senior sister,” Ji An replied.

The places where the Earth-Eating Qi circulates are mostly desolate mountains and wilderness. If two people travel together, someone can keep watch at night, which is safer than using a beast to keep watch.

Have you decided where to go?

"Nanzhou."

The southern continent is mountainous and watery, so one can benefit from both soil-based and water-based energy cultivation.

"I have compiled a detailed map of the Southern Continent, which marks the distribution of various forces. I will give it to you two when you leave."

Half a month has passed.

At the beginning of Chen Shi (7-9 AM), Ji An summoned the two deputy hall masters, took out a storage bag, and said:

"The materials for the Foundation Building Pill in the herb garden have been harvested, and I have already sown the seeds."

Once you have gathered all the other ingredients, go to the Dan Ding Academy in person.

I've already spoken with Senior Sister Han Yan; she'll arrange for an alchemist to refine it immediately. Please bring back the Foundation Establishment Pill and the reply from the Pill Refining Academy.

The successful refinement of the Foundation Establishment Pill means that the Ministry of Agriculture will soon have dozens more Foundation Establishment cultivators.

With enough Foundation Establishment stage spirit farmers, and with his methods, the sect's cultivation of spiritual herbs will become even more efficient.

"Yes, sir," Lin Mao and the other man replied, taking the storage bag and leaving.

Not long after, his two disciples arrived together:

"Greetings, Master!"

"No need for formalities," Ji An said, nodding with satisfaction as he carefully sensed the energy emanating from his disciple's body.

Both disciples have reached the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, and the strength of their auras has improved significantly compared to last month, indicating that they have been cultivating diligently.

"Lin Lan, the ten-year period is almost here. Have you mastered several Foundation Establishment stage planting spells to perfection?"

This disciple was arrogant and unwilling to cooperate with others in managing the medicinal garden.

Lin Lan's face flushed red, and her voice was barely audible:

"Not yet, Master. It will be more than a year before it reaches ten years. I still have time."

Normally, she mainly practices the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique, the Thick Earth Return to Origin Mantra, and the Azure Wood Transformation Technique. Since the technique she chose is the wood element, she vaguely felt that she had already touched the threshold of raising the Azure Wood Transformation Technique to the perfect level, and all she needed was an opportunity.

However, she was less adept at water and earth elemental spells, and at this moment, she was feeling quite uneasy, losing confidence in improving her Foundation Establishment spells to the second level of perfection.

Ji An remained noncommittal and said:

"It's good that you know what's going on. We'll see how things go in a year."

He turned to look at another disciple and said:

"Han Shan, how's the situation on your end?"

This disciple is very down-to-earth and had a clear plan early on.

"Reporting to Master, I have been fortunate enough to elevate the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra to the perfect level."

Han Shan was overjoyed. He had followed his master's advice and, after mastering the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra, he focused his main efforts on studying the Thick Earth Technique.

Once he had mastered the Qi Refining stage spells to their fullest potential, practicing the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Spell became much easier.

Half a month ago, he finally raised the Thick Earth Return to Origin Mantra to the perfect level.

Lin Lan was shocked, and a bitter feeling and intense jealousy rose in her heart.

After such a comparison, her standing in the teacher's eyes will inevitably decrease.

“Very good. The earthworm has neither claws nor teeth, nor strong muscles and bones, yet it feeds on the soil above and drinks from the Yellow Springs below, all because of its single-mindedness.”

Ji An praised without reservation, "It's a pity that you chose the fire element cultivation method, but the sect does not have any fire element planting techniques at the Foundation Establishment stage."

If this disciple had chosen the Earth Element Technique in the first place, he would already be capable of standing on his own.

"It's alright. This disciple can do his best to break through to the Chaoyuan stage, and then cultivate better fire-element planting techniques."

Han Shan said confidently that raising the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra to the perfect level gave him great confidence.

(End of this chapter)