Five-Element Battle Art

Having determined their positions, the elder who was transmitting the power led the five people outdoors and had them stand in their designated positions according to the five elements. Then, with his hands behind his back, he said loudly:

"To achieve perfect teamwork, you must first know yourself and your opponent."

"Since the five of you are of similar age and have comparable skill levels, achieving this step will be much easier for you."

"Release your auras and each of you carefully sense the cultivation levels of the other four."

Lu Yang and the other four sat cross-legged, closed their eyes, concentrated, and released their energy to sense the external environment with their Divine Sense.

"Hmm? Such powerful Divine Sense." The Transmission Elder let out a soft exclamation, noticing that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's Divine Sense were the most outstanding, clearly much stronger than the others.

Lu Yang's Divine Sense was even stronger than Meng Jingzhou's, and he could clearly see the difference.

"Divine Sense is the most difficult to cultivate. So far, there has been no known method for cultivating Divine Sense at this stage. How did these two kids cultivate it?"

"That's right. Meng Jingzhou has a single Spirit Root. The information the Ask Dao Sect gave me also shows that he formed an unprecedented double single Golden Core, with abundant yang energy and stronger desires. As a single Spirit Root, one must constantly restrain desires. Under such tempering, it makes sense that his Divine Sense is strong."

"What about Lu Yang? Is it Yun Zhi's secret Secret Method? Or did that old thief Buyu just stumble upon a plan by sheer luck?"

Having suffered greatly at the hands of the Immortal Fairy, Lu Yang was particularly skilled in Divine Sense. His Divine Sense was extremely sensitive, and without concealing his aura, he sensed the cultivation levels of his three junior brothers and sisters and his grandson.

All four had already reached the late stage of the Golden Core. Li Haoran had made the slowest progress, also successfully broke through before setting off. Li Haoran had spent a year soaking in lava during the Qi Refining stage, which delayed his cultivation. Now, he had finally caught up with the others' progress.

Lu Yang also sensed Meng Jingzhou's vigorous Qi and Blood and yang energy; ordinary ghosts and monsters could be burned with just a glance, which was extremely terrifying.

Of course, not all ghosts are afraid of Meng Jingzhou; female ghosts like the Immortal Fairy are completely unafraid of him.

About half an hour later, everyone opened their eyes and figured out the details of the others.

"Now we will proceed to the second step: transferring spiritual energy."

The elder who transmitted the power instructed the five people to line up in the order of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Starting with Man Gu, he placed his hands on Li Haoran's back and transmitted spiritual power, and so on. Finally Tao Yaoye transmitted all of her spiritual power, along with her own, to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang's eyes instantly turned red. Despite being somewhat prepared, the sudden surge of powerful spiritual energy still exceeded his expectations, and this spiritual energy was faintly reaching the limit he could withstand.

"Release them all!" the Transmission Elder shouted.

Lu Yang drew his Qingfeng sword, his spirit and energy becoming one, and his Sword Qi surged like a bolt of lightning.

"Cut!"

The five people's spiritual power transformed into Sword Qi, pouring down like a flood bursting its banks.

Boom!

A ten-meter-long Sword Qi slashed down instantly, like a waterfall of Sword Qi, crashing into the pool with boundless power. In an instant, the weather changed drastically, a deafening roar resounded, and a deep, invisible crack appeared in the ground.

Whoosh whoosh--

After unleashing this sword strike, all five of them were completely drained of their spiritual energy. Their legs trembled with exhaustion, and they finally sat down on the ground, staring at the cracks in the earth and chuckling to themselves.

Even Lu Yang was surprised by the power of this sword strike; it was the strongest sword strike he had ever unleashed.

"Did you see my sword strike? I felt it would have this kind of power just now!"

"What was that sword strike of yours? The auras from Man Gu and Li Haoran just now almost overwhelmed me. I was using Nirvana True Fire to restore my meridians while simultaneously dispersing my power!"

"Man Gu, you've transferred far too much spiritual power."

"I just wanted it to be more powerful."

The five people discussed excitedly, their faces beaming with smiles, all reviewing the process of their attack.

The elder who imparted his skills gave each of the five a bottle of Great Rejuvenation Pills, nodding in satisfaction. "For your first joint attack, this sword strike was quite good. Next time, you should be careful not to unleash all your spiritual power at once; you should conserve some."

"The Five Elements Battle Technique has been around for many years, and the five elders of the Five Lineages, including Old Song, often use it. Even they have only used it seven or eight times with their full strength. They fought really hard, leaving themselves no way out."

"Have we encountered a formidable enemy?"

"We've run into an elder from your Ask Dao Sect."

"..."

"Oh, and there's also the silent old thief," the Transmission Elder added, introducing an important figure.

"..."

The elder who was transmitting the skills clicked his tongue twice, shuddering as he recalled the attack.

This is so exciting!

"Has the Sect Master caused trouble again?" Tao Yaoye asked.

For the Five Elders to unleash the full power of the Five Elements Battle Technique, what a deep grudge that must be.

"That must have happened seven or eight hundred years ago. That old thief, Bu Yu, took your Fifth Elder and Eighth Elder to the Golden Buddha Kingdom to build a temple. Whether it was legal or illegal is unclear, but the temple was built anyway."

"The temple is extremely popular, I guess they've used some kind of marketing strategy to attract so many worshippers."

Tao Yaoye was still puzzled. "Is there a problem?"

"The problem is that the 'Silent Old Thief' named the temple the Temple of the Five Internal Organs, and the temple enshrines Old Song and his four companions. This has led the Buddhist Kingdom to believe that our Five Elements Sect has come to steal their business, and they're practically ready to issue an international arrest warrant to the imperial court."

Fortunately, Lao Qiu stepped in in time to clarify the situation and explain the reasons, and the Buddhist Kingdom withdrew the arrest warrant.

"When the silent old thief was being beaten, he said they were conducting an experiment to see if Old Song and the other four had received the feeling of faith."

Old Song demanded why he didn't hang himself up as a symbol of faith, but the old thief remained silent, saying he was afraid of being wanted by the police.

Tao Yaoye: "..."

It's absolutely not unjust for the Sect Master to be beaten.

Seeing the immense power of Lu Yang's sword strike, the Immortal Fairy smiled with interest and said, "This Five Elements Battle Technique is quite something, very creative. The Nine-Headed Immortal has come up with something similar."

Lu Yang was startled. He had experienced the power of the Five Elements Battle Technique before, and it was incredibly strong. As an immortal, the Nine Heavens Immortal had an even broader perspective, so how powerful must the things he created be!

"Please explain further, fairy."

"When the Five Immortals of High Antiquity gathered to exchange their cultivation experiences, the Nine-Headed Immortal proposed an idea that could combine Yin and Yang with the Five Elements to provide a reference for future generations. If future generations could comprehend its mysteries, they would surely make great progress in the study of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements."

"Did you succeed in becoming a Nine-fold Immortal?" Lu Yang asked hurriedly.

"It's a success! It's Gomoku (Five in a Row). Haven't you ever played it before?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Once the five had recovered sufficiently, the Transmission Elder continued to have them transfer their spiritual energy, with Lu Yang providing output, but he was to restrain himself and not exhaust himself like the first time.

After repeating this several times, the five of them were soon able to control the amount of spiritual energy they were transmitting at will.

"Now let's begin the second step. Stand in the same order as before, forming a circle. Lu Yang, you brace yourself against Man Gu's back."

"The five of you must transmit spiritual energy to the people in front of you, controlling the speed and the amount of energy. If the speed is too fast or the amount is too large, the people in front will not be able to withstand it."