Five Elements Heaven and Earth Ring
The five rings hung silently in mid-air, their original dark red rust completely gone, and they gleamed with a warm, soft light.
Shen Jingchuan was overjoyed.
At this moment, Xian'er's soul floated out of the Heaven and Earth Ring, appearing as a semi-transparent, slender phantom. She came to the five rings and observed them carefully.
At this point, the rust had completely faded, and the five rings revealed their true appearance.
The five rings are roughly the same size, but they are not all the same color; each ring gleams with a different luster.
One was silver-white, one was emerald green, one was jet black, one was crimson, and one was bright yellow.
The five colors complement each other, representing the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
They hang silently in mid-air, with fine patterns flowing around their bodies. Five colors of light intertwine and interact, creating a dazzling and indescribably mysterious and beautiful spectacle.
Xian'er looked at it for a long time, then sighed softly:
"You little rascal, you've really struck gold!"
"Sister Xian'er, what kind of treasure is this?" Shen Jingchuan asked, leaning closer.
"I can't recall the specific name or origin; it's from too long ago."
Xian'er's fingertips touched five rings:
"But I can sense that it was forged based on the Great Dao of the Five Phases, with the Five Elements generating each other and forming a self-contained cycle. Look at the way its Spiritual Power circulates."
"The Five Elements Qi Refining Instruction you cultivate is practically a carbon copy of it. Combined with your Five Spirit Roots, it's a match made in heaven. Someone with incomplete Spirit Roots simply couldn't use it."
Shen Jingchuan liked it more and more the more he looked at it:
"Such a good thing shouldn't just be called 'Fifth Ring Road,' it needs a proper name."
Xian'er leisurely crossed her arms:
"Sure, aren't you the best at naming things? You do it."
Shen Jingchuan choked for a moment, thinking to himself that he was terrible at naming things.
He stared at the five rings for a long time, first thinking of the modern Olympic rings, five circles put together -- no, he couldn't really call it the Five Rings, that would be like naming his horses Big Black and Little Black, too crude.
He racked his brains and suddenly remembered the Nezha that he watched when he was a child. The ring that the Third Prince held was called the Heaven and Earth Ring. But Nezha only had one ring, while he had five.
Shen Jingchuan's eyes lit up:
"I've got it! Let's call it the Five Elements Heaven and Earth Ring, what do you think?"
Xian'er glanced at him and pouted:
"The one you're wearing is called the Chaos Heaven and Earth Ring; now here's another Five Elements Heaven and Earth Ring. Listen to that, aren't the names the same?"
Shen Jingchuan was taken aback, then laughed awkwardly.
"... It seems that's really true. I'm definitely terrible at naming things."
He waved his hand and became nonchalant again:
"It's alright, it's alright. As for names, as long as they're easy to pronounce, that's fine. Big Black or Little Black are pretty much the same, and they sound good to me now, right? So let's just call it Five Elements Heaven and Earth Ring. Anyway, it won't object."
"By the way, Sister Xian'er, you keep praising it, what's so special about it?" Shen Jingchuan asked again. "It can't just be pretty or easy to handle, can it?"
Xian'er's expression turned serious:
"This thing is no ordinary magical Law Artifact or Law Treasure."
Shen Jingchuan's heart skipped a beat:
"Oh? Could it be Spirit Artifact?"
"Neither." Xian'er slowly shook her head, enunciating each word clearly, "It is a—growth-type Law Treasure."
"Growth-oriented?"
"Ordinary Law Artifact Law Treasures, whatever grade they are forged into, will always remain that grade. At most, they might become a little more spiritually refined through nurturing, but they will never improve further."
"Growth-type Law Treasures are different," Xian'er said. "They don't have a fixed upper limit; they can grow along with their master. Whatever level your cultivation reaches, that's the level it can grow to."
"This kind of Law Treasure is nurtured as a natal magical Law Treasure."
She continued:
"Drop a drop of your Essence Blood onto it, refine it with your Divine Sense, establish a life-bound connection, then incorporate it into your Dantian and qi sea, nurturing and cultivating it day and night with your own Spiritual Power."
"Over time, it will become intertwined with your mind and body, as easy as your own arm. The stronger you become, the stronger it becomes. Others will find it extremely difficult to obtain a suitable high-level Law Treasure, but this one of yours will accompany you from the moment you reach the highest point."
Shen Jingchuan's breathing became heavier upon hearing this.
Shen Jingchuan followed instructions, first forcing out a drop of Essence Blood and dripping it onto the five rings. Then, he carefully probed into them with his Divine Sense, following the method taught by Xian'er, and gradually imprinted his life mark.
Essence Blood entered the ring, the five-colored light shone slightly before dimming. The Five Elements Heaven and Earth Ring trembled gently, as if it had recognized its master.
"Receive." Shen Jingchuan's mind stirred.
A miraculous scene unfolded—the five rings transformed into five thin streams of light, which obediently sank into his Dantian (energy center) along his meridians.
Shen Jingchuan's eyes widened in disbelief. He could actually store five such large and heavy items inside his body, and he could barely feel their weight.
You should know that before it was repaired, he had personally weighed it; it was incredibly heavy, weighing at least several hundred pounds. Back then at the auction, it took two strong men a lot of effort to carry it upstairs. Now, stored in his Dantian, it felt as light as a wisp of smoke.
Then another thought struck him, "Go out."
Five rings appeared in response and floated around him.
He tried to guide the five circles with his Divine Sense, and they spun around in the air a few times, their five-colored light trailing and flowing, a beautiful sight that dazzled him and made him very interested.
After playing with it for a while, he reluctantly put it back into his Dantian to nurture it.
But his joy was short-lived; he suddenly realized a crucial problem and quickly asked himself:
"Sister Xian'er, how exactly do you use this thing? There are Swordsmanship for swords and knife techniques for knives, but you can't just use this Heaven and Earth Ring to spin around and play, can you? Is there a specific method to use it?"
Xian'er frowned, as if recalling something, and after a while spoke:
"This is a rather obscure Cultivation Method, specifically for using circles, which I don't have right now. However, I do have a set of the 'Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation,' which is a sword formation that controls five flying swords and unleashes them simultaneously. I originally planned to teach it to you after you reached the Foundation Establishment, as the Spiritual Qi in your body right now is not enough to support this sword formation."
She paused:
"But now that you've obtained such a natal magic Law Treasure, there's no point in going on to gather five flying swords to practice the sword formation."
"You can practice this method first. When activating it, treat these five circles as five swords. As for the most suitable way to use it—"
Xian'er shrugged:
"You'll have to rely on your own understanding and figuring it out slowly."
"Don't underestimate this sword formation."
She changed the subject, adding a touch of arrogance, "This is Heaven-Grade Cultivation Method."
"Heavenly level?" Shen Jingchuan was taken aback. "Sister, Cultivation Method are graded?"
"That's natural."
Xian'er said:
"Cultivation Method are divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, with Yellow being the lowest and Heaven the highest. Above Heaven is Immortal—but in this world, it probably only exists in legends."