Every Five Elements Spiritual Fruit on the tree contained enough Five Elements origin power to drive even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal mad with desire!
As long as he refined these fruits, he was certain he could break through his bottleneck in one fell swoop, attain the Dao of the Primordial Golden Immortal, and cultivate the Chaos Five Elements True Body!
When that happened, his strength would undergo a world-shaking transformation!
"Ha ha ha! Good! Very good, Old Ancestor of Five Elements! You truly have given me an enormous opportunity!"
Su Ming was ecstatic. He could not help throwing back his head and laughing.
Since transmigrating, he had proceeded cautiously at every step and plotted for countless ages. Finally, today, he had seen the gate leading to the ranks of the Primordial Wilderness's top experts!
"Master..."
Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng looked at the ecstatic Su Ming, then at the extraordinary fruit tree. They had vaguely guessed the truth, but they were also somewhat worried.
"The owner of this place, Old Ancestor of Five Elements, was a top expert from ancient times. If we take his treasures, could there be..."
Kong Xuan did not finish, but his meaning was already clear.
It was no laughing matter to form a karmic connection with an expert of this level.
Su Ming's laughter stopped. Seeing their concerns, he waved his hand.
"No problem."
His gaze was deep, as if he could see through endless ages. "Old Ancestor of Five Elements lived in the same era as Ancestor Dragon, Yuanfeng, and First Qilin. During the Dragon-Han Tribulation, he fought with Luohu and unfortunately perished."
"By now, there are no longer any legends of him in the Primordial Wilderness."
"This place is ownerless. For us to take its treasures is the will of Heaven. How could there be any talk of karma?"
Those words dispelled Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng's final doubts.
So the owner of this place had perished long ago!
Then what was there to be polite about?
This was simply a pie that had fallen from the heavens!
The three of them immediately walked toward the Five Elements Fruit Tree with eager anticipation.
The closer they got, the denser that refreshing Dao rhythm became, as if it would cleanse their very souls.
Divine light flickered in Su Ming's eyes as he began calculating how to use these Five Elements Spiritual Fruits to maximize the benefits of his breakthrough.
He reached out, aiming directly at a fruit suffused with crimson radiance and exuding the ultimate Law of Fire.
However.
Just as his fingertips were about to touch the fruit—
A sudden change occurred!
"Buzz—"
A sharp sword cry suddenly resounded throughout the entire Five Elements Dao Palace!
The Five Elements Spirit Sword, which Kong Xuan had just taken into his hand and had not yet had time to refine, suddenly broke free of his grip. It transformed into a streak of five-colored light and instantly stretched across the space between Su Ming and the fruit tree!
Its razor-sharp tip was less than three inches from Su Ming's brow!
A cold, merciless killing intent devoid of the slightest emotion locked firmly onto Su Ming.
At the same time, an ancient, imposing voice that seemed to come from the distant depths of endless time suddenly exploded throughout the entire grotto-heaven world.
"Those who trespass into the Dao Palace shall die!"
The frigid killing intent was like primordial ice, instantly freezing every inch of space around Su Ming.
The incomparably sharp sword tip was less than three inches from his brow. The five-colored sword light surging from it seemed ready to tear his primordial spirit to shreds in the next instant!
"Master!"
Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng turned deathly pale, their hearts nearly splitting with terror!
They could never have imagined that this Spirit Sword, which had been perfectly docile just moments ago, would suddenly erupt and attack, pointing straight at their master!
Kong Xuan instinctively tried to activate the Five-Colored Divine Light and brush the Spirit Sword away.
Su Ming merely raised one hand, stopping them.
The astonishment on his face quickly changed into a strange calm. His deep eyes even held a trace of amusement.
"This is the Daoist temple of Old Ancestor of Five Elements. Trespassers shall die!"
The ancient, imposing voice echoed once more, carrying unquestionable authority.
Accompanying that voice, the Five Elements Spiritual Energy throughout the grotto-heaven world began to surge violently!
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!
Five-colored spiritual light shot into the sky, weaving and converging in the void before finally condensing into a towering figure before Su Ming.
The figure wore an emperor's crown and a five-colored Daoist robe. His features were ancient and dignified, and his majesty was imposing even without anger. As his eyes opened and closed, it seemed that the sun and moon rose and fell while the stars revolved.
The aura radiating from him was vast and mighty, nearly crushing this entire world!
It was none other than that ancient expert, Old Ancestor of Five Elements!
"Old Ancestor of Five Elements?!"
Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng sucked in a cold breath, their scalps tingling.
Had he not been said to have perished already?
How had he suddenly appeared?
Facing this legendary top expert, even they, who were proud and arrogant, could not help trembling from the depths of their souls.
An existence of this level could reduce them to ashes with a single breath!
Yet not the slightest panic could be seen on Su Ming's face.
He quietly looked at Old Ancestor of Five Elements before him, then at the Five Elements Spirit Sword hovering before his brow, and suddenly smiled.
"Just a remnant soul, and you still dare to act presumptuously before me?"
Su Ming's voice was not loud, but it exploded throughout the entire Dao Palace like thunder from the highest heavens!
What?!
Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng froze. They looked again at the incomparably imposing Old Ancestor of Five Elements, their eyes filled with disbelief.
This... this was not his true body?
"How audacious!"
Old Ancestor of Five Elements' phantom seemed enraged by Su Ming's words. His imposing voice shook the entire space until it hummed.
"Insignificant junior, how dare you insult me!"
Before his voice had even faded, he thrust out a finger!
In an instant, the Five Elements laws of Heaven and Earth gathered into a world-destroying torrent. Carrying enough power to crush a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, it pressed down toward Su Ming's head!
At the same time, the Five Elements Spirit Sword cried out. Its killing intent surged as it stabbed straight toward Su Ming's vital brow!
Faced with this killing formation, Su Ming did not even lift his eyelids.
He merely slowly extended two fingers.
One finger faced the world-destroying Five Elements torrent.
The other pointed toward the incomparably sharp tip of the Five Elements Spirit Sword.
"Playing with the power of the Five Elements before me? You're not qualified."
"As for this sword..."
Su Ming's fingertip landed with absolute precision on the tip of the Five Elements Spirit Sword.
"Ding!"
A crisp sound rang out.
The Innate Spiritual Treasure, brimming with killing intent, froze in midair as if immobilized by a binding spell. It could not advance even a fraction farther!
Then Su Ming's other finger, which faced the Five Elements torrent, made a gentle stroke.
"Chaos, open!"
There was no earth-shaking boom, nor any shockwave from clashing laws.
Only an almost imperceptible gray stream of energy flowed from his fingertip.
The Five Elements torrent, powerful enough to make even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal pale, silently melted and disintegrated the instant it touched that gray stream, like snow beneath a blazing sun. It transformed into the purest Five Elements Spiritual Energy, reversed direction, and flowed back into Su Ming's body.
"Pff!"
Old Ancestor of Five Elements' phantom trembled violently as if it had suffered a severe injury. Its form dimmed considerably.
For the first time, terror and horror appeared in its eyes, which contained the sun, moon, and stars.
"You... you cultivate something other than the Great Dao of Five Elements! This... this is Chaos!"
"You only realized it now? Too late."
Su Ming's expression remained indifferent as he flicked a finger.
"Buzz!"
The immobilized Five Elements Spirit Sword let out a mournful cry. The remnant-soul imprint of Old Ancestor of Five Elements condensed within the sword was instantly scoured away by an unmatched will!
"No—"
Old Ancestor of Five Elements' phantom let out a despairing howl. Its form completely collapsed, turning into a sky full of specks of light that vanished into nothingness.
The entire Dao Palace returned to peace.
Having lost its source of power, the Five Elements Spirit Sword fell to the ground with a clang.
Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng stood rooted to the spot, mouths agape. They had been utterly overwhelmed by the shocking scene before them.
They naturally did not know that this was merely a clone of Old Ancestor of Five Elements.
They thought their master had suppressed an ancient expert with a flick of his finger.
Just how terrifying had their master's strength become?!
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