The Great Void.
Soft white Ji Soil mysterious radiance illuminated every direction, leaving nowhere unlit and nothing unseen. Its mere manifestation here forced numerous Purple Mansion cultivators to emerge from the Great Void, unable to conceal themselves.
"What a wondrous tradition."
Xu Xuan's divine abilities circulated of their own accord, faintly resisting it. The nature of his altar thunder seemed provoked, and the heavenly laws threatened to manifest.
The five virtues had generally stood a head below yin-yang throughout history, yet the profundity of this Ji Earth path seemed capable of contending with the four symbols. It could even restrain altar thunder.
"Naturally. Earth virtue already holds a subtle advantage over the other traditions, especially Wu Earth and Ji Earth, which divide into the altar and the soil."
"Wu Earth is diamond-hard and indestructible, its nature whole and without leakage, offense and defense united. It is a supremely formidable tradition. In sheer comprehensiveness, only greater yin and greater yang can compare. Ji Earth, meanwhile, possesses the wonder of history-keeping and lies hidden within blessed lands. It is an immortal tradition of the highest order."
Guang Su sighed, but Luyu beside her smiled and said:
"The Azure Splendor Immortal Sect's Jia Wood divine abilities counter Wu Earth. That, too, is an immortal tradition."
"I would not quite call it a counter. Only since the Fall of Shu has it been able to draw upon the properties of things to contend with this path. In battles against outsiders, Wu Earth still holds the advantage."
This Purple Mansion cultivator from the Azure Splendor Sect cultivated vast wood rather than Jia Wood, which prompted some speculation from Xu Xuan.
When the Qi Kingdom still existed, [Yinguang Hall] had held the bull by the horns among the wood virtue traditions. A branch beneath it at