Chapter 36: Five Elements Demon Refining Divine Light Art
The magic art Chen Ming obtained was called the Five Elements Demon Refining Divine Light Art.
As he circulated it, the scripture in his sea of consciousness transformed into five-colored radiance—green, yellow, red, black, and white—and descended.
Green represented wood, entering the liver; yellow represented earth, landing in the spleen; red represented fire, falling into the heart; black represented water, settling in the kidneys; and white represented metal, entering the lungs.
The five-colored radiance landed within Chen Ming's five viscera, manifesting as five Emperor Phantoms, each holding a jade talisman. Their energies flowed ceaselessly, converging in his chest.
This art was the Five Qi Spirit Condensation Orthodox Method!
By solidifying just one of these Emperor Phantoms, one could become a Spirit Condensation Realm cultivator.
However, transforming the Emperor Phantoms within the five-colored radiance into solid forms was no easy feat.
It required countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. If lesser substitutes were used, the resulting Emperor Body would be significantly weaker.
This required immense fortune!
Once Chen Ming cultivated to the Spirit Condensation Realm and condensed all five Emperor Phantoms, he could use the Five Qi Towards Origin method to temper his Divine Soul.
Only when the Divine Soul and the Creation Lotus Platform were completely free of their pitch-black color would the cultivation be considered complete.
But the Divine Soul was fragile. Tempering it with the Five Qi Towards Origin method meant the "Five Elements" would become the "Five Punishments" to forge the Divine Soul, restoring light to both the Creation Lotus Platform and the Divine Soul.
The suffering endured during this process required immense willpower!
"This art is a righteous path. Though difficult to cultivate, it is my path. Why should I be intimidated!"
Chen Ming circulated the magic art, awakening from his meditation.
Although he hadn't taken that final step, he was only a single step away. His aura was ethereal and profound, unlike that of a cultivator in the Contemplation Realm.
The magic art evolved from the Creation Lotus Platform this time not only contained the Spirit Condensation Method but also many demon-refining secrets, covering various techniques. It even included numerous methods for rapidly increasing strength through Heretical Paths.
However, those methods could only be used for self-protection, taking shortcuts. One still needed to cultivate the fundamental righteous art for a broader future path.
Chen Ming's mind stirred, and the Blood Bead rose, spinning in his palm.
"This Blood Bead has great potential. Although my current strength far surpasses the Contemplation Realm, I haven't yet taken that step.
If I were to face a Spirit Condensation Realm cultivator, I might not be able to match them head-on. But I still have many demon-refining techniques. If I can refine the Blood Bead into a Divine Ability Magic Treasure and borrow its power, I won't fear a Spirit Condensation Realm opponent!"
If he were to refine the Red Spirit Boy and suppress him within the Blood Bead, integrating him into himself, Chen Ming could immediately achieve the Spirit Condensation Realm.
However, Chen Ming would not refine the Red Spirit Boy. Achieving the Spirit Condensation Realm that way would be a mere shortcut, making further progress extremely difficult later on.
Moreover, now that Chen Ming possessed a fundamental righteous art, he would certainly not sabotage his future.
However, the blood bead's foundation was still there. He devised another method, transforming it into a Divine Ability Magic Treasure with the might of the Spirit Condensation Realm.
As Chen Ming pondered how to refine the blood bead into a Divine Ability Magic Treasure, the spring eye formed by the Vast Mountain Spirit Vein suddenly showed signs of disturbance.
The towering ancient tree, which had transformed from the Grotto-Heaven Dojo, reverted to branches and fell into Chen Ming's hand.
Chen Ming swept his Spiritual Sense through the spring eye and sensed that the 365 convergence points of Spiritual Energy within the mountain were in chaos.
It turned out that the turmoil in the mountain had affected the stability of the Spiritual Energy.
If left unattended, the Spiritual Energy would fall into great disorder, and the Spirit Vein would not last long, eventually perishing completely.
"I already agreed to manage the Spirit Vein and even used that yellow scroll to evade Fairy Caiyi's search. I cannot simply ignore this!"
Chen Ming chanted an incantation, and the Five Elements Qi in his chest flowed. Behind him, five-colored radiance of blue, yellow, red, black, and white appeared, intertwining to form a Seal that landed on the spring eye.
This temporarily sealed the spring eye, preventing the rampant Spiritual Energy in the mountain from affecting it.
However, this was not enough. Although the rate at which the spring eye was drying up slowed, it was still dissipating bit by bit.
Chen Ming once again cast aside the branches in his hand. They transformed back into a towering ancient tree and landed on the Seal.
Furthermore, he revealed the Grotto-Heaven within the tree, using the Grotto-Heaven Dojo's own Spiritual Energy circulation to nourish the spring eye.
Thus, on the mountaintop, a towering ancient tree appeared, shrouded in mist. Within it, a Taoist Temple could be vaguely seen.
Red Spirit Boy held the Spirit Devouring Jar, and Green Spirit Boy held a magic sword.
The two boys flew out from the Taoist Temple within the Grotto-Heaven Dojo and bowed to Chen Ming.
Chen Ming instructed, "I will impart a Scripture to you two. You will guard this place and watch over the Grotto-Heaven Dojo and the spring eye!"
"Yes!"
The two boys received the Scripture and sat down beneath the ancient tree. As they recited it, void Five Elements Qi descended.
Under the flow of the Five Elements, the scene on the mountaintop grew fainter, and the ancient tree and Taoist Temple slowly disappeared, becoming ordinary.
This Scripture not only concealed the location but also possessed power.
If anyone attacked, it could transform into a Five Elements Divine Ability to suppress the intruders.
Chen Ming's figure paused, and he left the mountaintop, descending into the mountain.
He saw that the mountain was already in utter chaos. Various tribes, villages, and mortals were all in a complete mess.
Without the suppression of the Myriad Laws Sect's Spirit Condensation Realm cultivators, the Spiritual Energy had become chaotic again, and those cultivators could no longer sit still!
All sorts of radiance flew wildly across the sky: immortal light, demonic light, yin wind, divine radiance, and all sorts of Demons and Monsters manifested.
They all sensed that the people from the Myriad Laws Sect had left, and they no longer had protection. Previously, they had more or less made enemies in the world, or had committed offenses and were being hunted.
At this moment, they all panicked and started to act, scrambling to loot the spiritual items in the mountain, preparing to flee.
This, however, brought suffering to the mortals in the mountain, as well as native cultivators like Qingyuan and Wuhun in Vast Mountain.
Thus, various disputes and hatreds arose anew, making the entire Vast Mountain a mess, devoid of any peace.
Meanwhile, in the Minping Tribe, the Auspicious Spirit God Qingyuan manifested his Divine Dharma Body, and his Divine Domain Dojo also appeared, protecting the tribe that believed in him.
Although he was in the Contemplation Realm and his strength was not weak, he was currently being besieged by three cultivators of the same Contemplation Realm.
The waves beneath Qingyuan's feet surged, with white and red fish leaping out, transforming into ferocious forms with sharp teeth, as if to devour people.
"Qingyuan, how much skill do you have? Hurry and withdraw your great formation and escape for your life!"
"The people in the tribe are just mortal rations. Do you really want to perish here!" the cultivators besieging Qingyuan shouted mockingly.
Qingyuan was holding up the great formation alone. Before these three, he had already dealt with some enemies.
At this moment, his magic power circulation had become somewhat sluggish, but he was still protecting the mortals in the tribe.
Although he cultivated the Ruthless Water Path, and when he met Chen Ming before, he had said he did not want to harm his own cultivation for the sake of mortals.
But now it seemed that although Qingyuan had comprehended the Magic Art, broken free from the shackles of Incense and Fire Thoughts, and cultivated the Ruthless Water Path, he still had concerns.
Beneath the great formation, the mortals of the Minping Tribe, old and young, looked up at Qingyuan in the sky.
Their eyes were full of hope; he was their believed-in god, protecting them.
Qingyuan looked down at them and sighed, "I was born because of your faith, and cultivated my Dharma Body. Although I have broken free from the shackles of distracting Incense and Fire Thoughts, how can I abandon you!"
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