Five Dragons Sea Region, Azure Lotus Island.
At the island's northwestern corner stood a high peak that pierced straight into the clouds. At its summit was a thousand-acre Bluestone Plaza, where ninety-nine Bluestone Stairs led up to a palace over thirty zhang tall. Two azure stone lions, each three zhang high, stood before the palace gates.
The lacquered-gold plaque bore the three silver characters "Five Elements Hall." Spiritual light shimmered across the plaque; it was clearly a Dharma Artifact.
Quite a few Wang Family members came and went. This was one of the Wang Family's sacred cultivation grounds, where spiritual qi was two to five times denser than outside. However, operating the Formation consumed a vast quantity of Spirit Stones, so Wang Family members had to spend Contribution Points to enter the cultivation grounds within Five Elements Hall.
Cultivating in Five Elements Hall produced twice the result with half the effort. Clan members took on various missions to earn Contribution Points, then cultivated in Five Elements Hall, forming a healthy cycle.
Inside a secret chamber, multicolored runes had been inscribed across the Stone Walls. The runes flickered ceaselessly, as though they were alive.
Wang Yingjie sat cross-legged atop a five-colored meditation cushion, his eyes shut tight and his body enveloped in five-colored spiritual light.
After a while, Wang Yingjie opened his eyes, a sharp gleam shooting from them.
Feeling the powerful aura emanating from himself, joy appeared on his face.
"Core Formation Layer 6 at last."
Wang Yingjie muttered to himself, his eyes brimming with delight.
Heaven rewarded diligence. Since his talent was inferior to others', Wang Yingjie could only cultivate even harder. He rarely socialized; even after advancing to the Core Formation Stage, he had not held any grand celebration, merely spending one day in a small gathering with