"Fire has its own unique fire, water has its own water spirit, metal has its own sharpness, wood has its own wood spirit, and earth has its own thick earth."
"These can all be contracted by cultivators."
"However, what you cultivators have heard of most is probably strange fire, because the other five elements are relatively rare."
"The yellow stone that contestant used is an earth-elemental object."
"Once you get covered in mud, your spiritual energy will be gradually suppressed, and your movements will become slower."
After listening to Shen Yulou's explanation, Chi Yuan felt that his understanding of the world had become much clearer.
"But you don't need to worry, the five elements have mutual generation and restraint,"
"This rule also applies to things related to the Five Elements."
The two turned their attention back to the arena, where the Yellow Stone cultivator's opponent was covered in mud.
Finally, he became completely immobilized, like a clay figure.
These five elements seem quite magical, and Chi Yuan also wants to find some to form contracts with.
He then chatted with Shen Yulou about the hiding places of these five elements.
As they chatted, the sun set in the west, and the bamboo skewer in Chi Yuan's hand began to heat up and floated to his face on its own.
This is a sign that he's being led to the waiting area; his turn to compete is approaching.
"Go! Go!"
Shen Yulou clenched his fists and raised his hands to cheer on Chi Yuan.
As he watched Chi Yuan's figure recede into the distance, he began searching for his secret snow mountain retreat.
"Station 9, Group 25: Chi Yuan, Wang Yu!"
Upon seeing the two figures, the Taoist priest who was calling out the numbers took out two protective tokens.
This is something used to save one's life during a competition.
"Fellow Daoist, I appreciate your guidance."
The disciple named Wang Yu had a bright smile and even reached out his hand to shake hands with Chi Yuan.
"No need, I don't like shaking hands with people."
Chi Yuan perfectly mimicked Shen Yulou's world-weary expression as he drove straight past Wang Yu onto the competition stage.
The man behind her, who had been all smiles, suddenly turned pale, looking even more disgusting than a dead fish in a pond.
Shen Yulou had just looked up when he saw Wang Yu muttering something to himself across from Chi Yuan.
Countless tiny black shadows flew out from his sleeve; upon closer inspection, they turned out to be a swarm of highly venomous black bees.
The black bees buzzed and swept towards the pool like a black whirlwind.
For some reason, Shen Yulou suddenly imagined what Chi Yuan would look like after being stung by a bee.
Although he hadn't seen it, that didn't stop him from thinking about it carefully.
On the dueling platform, Chi Yuan circulated his spiritual energy, forming an invisible shield around his body.
With a slight lift of his right hand, countless ice spikes suddenly descended from the dueling platform, knocking the black bee stinger to the ground.
Wang Yu tried to dodge the ice spikes overhead, but their sheer number was overwhelming, and his health bar was quickly reduced by a third.
"Flaming Dragon Break".
He formed a hand seal, and a huge fire dragon roared out, rushing towards Chi Yuan.
Chi Yuan grabbed the dragon head that was rushing towards him with his bare hands, and ice instantly froze, surging backward from the dragon head.
The speed was so fast that even Wang Yu didn't have time to react before he was turned into an ice sculpture.
"Chi Yuan wins in the 25th group of the 9th martial arts arena!"
As the verdict was announced, cheers erupted from the audience once again.
"Master? What are you laughing at?"
When Chi Yuan returned to Shen Yulou's side, he saw Shen Yulou's smile still lingering.
"It's alright, I'm happy for you."
It doesn't seem like it.
Chi Yuan didn't expose Shen Yulou's thoughts and obediently sat down next to him.
The two stayed until the end of today's competition before parting ways.
Why are you squirming around like that? Are you uncomfortable?
Oops, we've been found out.
Chi Yuan lowered his head, inexplicably becoming shy.
"No, it's nothing."
"Are you injured?"
Pushing Chi Yuan into the room, Shen Yulou locked the door behind him.
"Why are you twisting around like that? I'm not blind."
"People who don't know the details might think you've done something drastic."
Pressing the man down to the bedside, Shen Yulou pressed down on his shoulders, demanding an honest confession.
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