Douluo: Unlocking the Great Secrets of the Human Body, Becoming a Heavenly Demon

"It wasn't just the life aura; the Wood Element was equally abundant. Within these two years, I had to at least reach Soul Ancestor, and I also had to cultivate the Wood and Water Elements to completion."

"The Five Elements generated and restrained one another. With only the Fire Element remaining, even if I did not deliberately cultivate it, it would reach completion on its own within two years at most. When the Five Elements gathered and the five viscera came into being together, it would be time to advance toward the Six Fu."

Bai Xu emerged from the water, his face full of smiles.

Di Tian said, "The Life Gold is at the bottom of the lake. You may take as much as you wish. I only hope that in the future, you can lend the soul beasts a hand at a critical moment."

With that, he cupped his fists in salute and bowed deeply, taking the initiative to lower his stance.

Bai Xu returned the gesture as well. "The karma has been formed. Within the limits of my ability, I will certainly help."

The liver belonged to Wood among the Five Elements, the yang within yin.

At present, the place on Douluo Continent with the densest Wood Element spiritual energy was the Star Dou Great Forest. Bai Xu had to seize this opportunity to cultivate Liver Wood.

It was not only the spiritual energy of the outside world; the Five Elements of the Human Body were also stirred, using their generating and restraining relationship to nurture the Wood Element and store it within the liver.

Bai Xu dove to the bottom of the lake and retrieved the Life Gold buried deep within Lake of Life. It seemed to have been nurtured here from the beginning, its surface covered in moss.

Even more astonishing was its size. The oval green sphere was roughly ten meters wide, like a rock naturally formed atop a mountain after enduring wind and rain.

Thinking of the small piece of Life Gold Huo Yuhao had obtained back then, Bai Xu felt that he had struck it rich.

He did not take it away. Instead, he used the Metal Attribute to control the Life Gold and raise it to the lake's surface, forming an isolated patch of land. He sat cross-legged atop it, closed his eyes, and cultivated diligently.

One month later

"Hmm?"

The steadily approaching figure awakened Bai Xu from his cultivation. He was sitting cross-legged at the center of Lake of Life, quietly watching Gu Yue approach as he asked, "You want to observe?"

"Yes. Did you cause the dense life aura here?" In Gu Yue's senses, Bai Xu's entire body radiated vigorous vitality. Its essence was gathering in his liver, echoing the other three elements.

Moreover, the emerald-green vortexes of drifting threads constantly gathering around Bai Xu seemed to be the outward manifestation of his cultivation.

"Go on. I just want to watch." Gu Yue sat quietly by the lake. While cultivating with her eyes closed, she also began to sense the surroundings with her spiritual consciousness.

Hearing that, Bai Xu closed his eyes as well and continued cultivating.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. A trace of Wood Element essence had already condensed within Bai Xu's liver, and his body was brimming with vitality. He enlightened plants and trees, strengthened his physique, and the vegetation around Lake of Life began growing madly. Some even became soul beasts, their intelligence awakened through enlightenment.

They all knelt and bowed devoutly, thanking him for the grace of Good Fortune.

Gu Yue's expression grew increasingly solemn. This truly was not a cultivation method soul beasts could comprehend. The cultivation phenomenon alone could increase the cultivation of Wood Attribute soul beasts and even awaken the intelligence of Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. And this was merely the Wood Element.

"What does this Wood Attribute represent? The leap in the origin of life came with an increase in lifespan. Did the Wood Element represent longevity? And his body seemed to have grown taller?"

"Even his every movement carried an air of transcendence."

Gu Yue continuously recounted everything she saw in her heart. Even she, half of the Dragon God, was left dumbfounded.

The Power of Creation was divine power she could only wield at her peak. It could bestow Good Fortune and revive one's origin. Yet it had now appeared on a Soul Elder, making her unable to help wondering whether Bai Xu had been born from the laws themselves.

Bai Xu awoke and slowly walked across the rippling water back to shore. He sat opposite Gu Yue, where a table had long since been filled with all kinds of food needed for human consumption.

Watching Bai Xu calmly enjoy his meal, Gu Yue could not help asking, "I carefully read that half-volume of the Human Body Secret Manual. The Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Elements reside within the human body's five viscera, but the rest is missing. What realm would one reach after cultivating them to completion?"

Bai Xu answered between bites, "The Five Elements of the Human Body are only the foundation, or rather, the foundation-building stage. They lay a solid base for future cultivation.

"There are further realms afterward, but it would not be convenient to reveal them. As for combat strength... all I can say is that it gives humans like me the confidence to contend against dragons.

"Just compare Tang Wulin's strength with mine. He is merely a humanoid beast."

Gu Yue's lips twitched slightly. The Golden Dragon King was famous for his strength, yet a human could contend with him.

After thinking for a long time, she sighed. "Fortunately, you became our ally. Otherwise, if we had to face an enemy like you in the future, I would rather compromise with you."

It was one thing to understand the past and know the future, but his cultivation method was this outrageous too. How was anyone supposed to play this game?

"However... your ability to see through the past and future also has limitations. Or rather, you can only see a predetermined future, right?" Gu Yue's shift in tone stunned Bai Xu. In an instant, she had taken back the initiative.

Bai Xu was puzzled. "What do you mean?"

With a smile on her lips and a trace of seduction in her manner, Gu Yue slowly rose and sat beside Bai Xu. "Aren't you able to see through the past and future? Then guess what happened during this past month, and what is about to happen next."

But to her surprise, Bai Xu did not hide anything. Instead, he openly continued eating and said, "I never said I could see through the past and future. The Spirit of the Plane said that. You misunderstood."

His expression was innocent and sincere, causing even Gu Yue, who had been putting on an act, to pause and freeze in the middle of moving closer.

She composed herself and chuckled. "I didn't expect you to admit it so easily. I thought I would have to make some inappropriate moves to test the truth of your abilities."

Bai Xu looked at her disdainfully. "We are already cooperating, and you are still testing me? That damages the sincerity of our cooperation. Be careful, or I might turn against you and deny knowing you."

"But those inappropriate moves you mentioned, along with that seductive look in your eyes... you were not planning to seduce me, were you?"

Gu Yue seemed to have had her thoughts exposed. She snorted coldly to hide her fluster. "Of course not. You're overthinking it."

Bai Xu said scornfully, "Men like us have aspirations higher than the heavens. How could we drown in a tender paradise? Too shallow."

"You really don't like me?"

Gu Yue moved closer again. Bai Xu could even feel her breath against his cheek. Their close proximity let him smell a delicate fragrance, and her affectionate posture made him space out for several seconds.

"I don't." Bai Xu gritted his teeth.

"Hehe." Gu Yue chuckled and returned to her previous aloof appearance. In a serious tone, she said, "I'm sorry. Earlier, the pressure your ability to see through the past and future put on us was simply too great. If it were real, then nearly the entire world would be within your grasp. The schemes of the God Kings, the soul beasts' great cause of revival, and everything else would look like a joke in your eyes. I did not dare imagine what that would be like."

"So I had to understand your abilities and leave the soul beasts with one final safeguard. I will compensate you for this offense in the future. You are still our ally."

Bai Xu thought for a moment and said, "Fine. I have already thought of the compensation!"

"What?" Gu Yue asked in confusion.

"Just let me use the Dragon God Core once."

"The Dragon God Core..." Gu Yue murmured. "Fine."

Gu Yue was not the only one testing the other. Bai Xu was also making plans for the future.

"Bai Xu, I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"The future can be changed, right?"

"Yes."

Gu Yue rose to her feet and gazed at Lake of Life. "Based on what you said before, I can already imagine what kind of ending the future you saw would have."

"But no matter how hard I thought, I could not figure out how you came to this world. If you had watched all this happen with indifference in your previous life, why did you warn us in this life?"

Gu Yue was exceptionally intelligent. She had long guessed that, in the future Bai Xu saw, she had probably fallen in love with Tang Wulin and ultimately compromised with the God Realm. God King Tang San's son... she, half of the Dragon God, had actually become his daughter-in-law. Just thinking about it was laughable.

Furthermore, the child she had with Tang Wulin would either inherit the Dragon God or die from the bloodline conflict between the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings. With that Tang San around, the outcome was obvious: her child became the Dragon God.

Perhaps she had been granted a godhood, lost her Silver Dragon Bloodline, and fulfilled her child.

The entire Tang Family had become God Kings. What a scheme.

At this point, Bai Xu also stood and gazed into the distance over Lake of Life beside her. His martial soul activated, and Mysterious Yellow Qi stirred. He smiled. "It's simple. Cultivating immortality."

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"Cultivating immortality!?"

Gu Yue asked in astonishment, "Not becoming a god?"

Bai Xu sat upright, his expression solemn. "The Immortal Path is obstructed and long, immortality is hard to find, and the Immortal Way is difficult to seek.

"Our pursuit of cultivation immortality literature has already climbed to heights beyond measure.

"Therefore, I had to consider whether this was my only opportunity in this life."

Gu Yue looked at Bai Xu, whose eyes gleamed and whose spirit was soaring, and softly said, "Is that so? So you are pursuing the Immortal Path."

Those words startled Bai Xu. He asked in confusion, "You know of immortals?"

"I don't."

"Then why did your tone make it sound like you understood?" Bai Xu said awkwardly.

Gu Yue: "..."

"Eat, eat!"

Bai Xu also sensed the subtle atmosphere. Gu Yue was somewhat embarrassed. She truly had never heard terms like cultivating immortality or the Immortal Way before. That feeling of ignorance made her uncomfortable. She did know a little about the Spirit Qi of Immortality, though; it was something only the God Realm possessed.

After a while, Gu Yue continued, "A month ago, I already arranged for Di Tian to test Tang Wulin."

Bai Xu was not surprised. "How did it go?"

"It was indeed as you said. We cannot kill him. Di Tian controlled some Evil Soul Masters and had them ambush Tang Wulin while he was riding a Soul Guidance Train, but every time, he managed to escape danger. Something truly seems to be protecting him in the dark. Di Tian wanted to act personally several times, but I stopped him."

"That was the right call. Otherwise, even if Di Tian did not die, he would have been left half-crippled."

"What should we do, then? Just watch him absorb the Golden Dragon Core?" Gu Yue asked.

"Yes. You recover your strength and carry out the plan. I cultivate. We just proceed step by step."

"Are we really betting everything on the future?"