Chapter 490 - 213: Five Elements
Chen Qing’s brow furrowed, his heart filled with shock and uncertainty.
He sensed the Five True Astrals within his Dantian, incompatible and even faintly resisting one another, and fell into deep thought.
’The Five Elements Power both generates and overcomes. The previous fusion of four elements had reached a fragile balance. The addition of Geng Metal, with its overly sharp characteristics, instantly shattered that balance, triggering a violent conflict among the Five Elements Power. This caused the fusion to fail, reverting everything back to its initial state...’
Chen Qing calmed his Heart and Spirit once more. This time, he didn’t try to forcefully compress and fuse them.
Instead, he began to meticulously perceive the characteristics and fluctuations of each True Astral, as well as the incredibly subtle relationships of generation and restriction between them.
His Heart and Spirit was clearer than ever before, precisely grasping every minute change among the Five Elements True Astral.
Gradually, he found that wondrous rhythm.
No longer a fusion of brute force, but of guidance.
Under his exquisitely skilled guidance, the Five True Astrals began to slowly circulate along an incredibly profound trajectory. They no longer repelled one another, but instead formed a subtle cycle of mutual promotion and transformation!
Cyan Wood generates Li Fire, Li Fire generates Kun Earth, Kun Earth generates Geng Metal, Geng Metal generates Gui Water, and Gui Water in turn generates Cyan Wood!
The Five Elements generate one another in an endless cycle!
The moment this cycle formed, his Dantian suddenly trembled!
The Five True Astrals abruptly converged at the center, erupting in a brilliant light. The colors intertwined and merged, finally transforming into a powerful aura that was difficult to describe with words!
This True Astral faintly circulated with the subtle glow of five colors—cyan, yellow, blue, red, and white. It was as heavy as mercury and as condensed as steel. It possessed the density of Kun Earth and the sharpness of Geng Metal, as well as the endurance of Gui Water, the explosive nature of Li Fire, and the vitality of Cyan Wood!
It flowed quietly, yet it exuded a terrifying might!
It felt as if a single wisp escaping could trigger a drastic change in the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!
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[Fifth Layer of Five Elements True Astral (8725/10000)]
Chen Qing slowly opened his eyes. A sharp light flashed within them before quickly receding.
He gently raised his right hand, and with a slight thought,
Instantly, a wisp of incredibly condensed Five Elements True Astral emerged from his fingertip, hovering quietly.
The surrounding air instantly grew heavy.
’Its power has doubled? No, it’s far more than that!’
’This is a qualitative leap!’
A smile slowly crept across Chen Qing’s lips.
Moreover, after fusing the Five Elements True Astral, the progress on his status panel had greatly increased. He had originally needed a long period of honing and accumulation to reach the Mid-stage of Astral Force, but now that goal was not far off.
’In that case, the True Astral in my body is equivalent to the True Astral derived from a Supreme Heart Method. My foundation is now no weaker than that of a Celestial Treasure Upper Sect True Disciple—perhaps even stronger. The only thing I lack is Cultivation.’
Chen Qing retracted the Five Elements True Astral and mused, ’Now I need to test the Cultivation speed of the Five Elements True Astral and see how long it will take to reach the Mid-stage of Astral Force.’
There are also differences between Supreme Heart Methods. A technique like the *True Insights of Primordial Five Elements True Astral* was definitely among the top-tier Supreme Heart Methods.
Therefore, its Cultivation speed would be different from before. He planned to cultivate once to check the progress on his panel.
And just as Chen Qing was fusing the Five True Astrals, Xu Wang Mountain was in constant turmoil.
Everyone had become more familiar with the Celestial Treasure Tower. Using the abundant Contribution Points gained from their first attempts, they exchanged for resources and assimilated their gains, causing their strength to advance by leaps and bounds.
The competition grew increasingly fierce.
Top geniuses like Luo Qianjue and Qiu Qixing, who were originally on the twenty-seventh floor, successively pushed forward and successfully stepped onto the twenty-eighth floor. They had truly caught up, joining Wu Anren and He Shuang in the first tier.
However, just as everyone thought the duopoly was about to be broken, Wu Anren once again displayed his strength and broke through to the twenty-ninth floor in one go! This sent shockwaves in all directions.
Immediately after, He Shuang, who possessed Three True Astrals and an astonishing foundation, refused to be outdone. They followed close behind, also charging up to the twenty-ninth floor and staying hot on his heels.
Just as the crowd was marveling at the fierce, cat-and-mouse competition between these two, Luo Qianjue of the Celestial Blade Sect—always taciturn and obsessed only with his blade—unexpectedly unleashed his astonishing potential. He barely managed to pass the twenty-ninth floor, squeezing into the very top ranks!
The twenty-ninth floor! Three top geniuses standing side-by-side!
This was almost touching the threshold of the thirtieth floor, the level of a "True Successor Candidate"!
The immense pressure and motivation stimulated every disciple on Xu Wang Mountain.
The geniuses of the Hundred Sects all began to exert themselves, and the competition for rankings became unprecedentedly intense.
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