Awakening the Five Elements! The Beast Tide Approaches!

Half a year later.

Within the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, a Beast King let out a long howl, commanding countless fierce beasts throughout the mountains to gather into a raging torrent that surged in all directions. They were about to burst out of the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, forming a massive Beast Tide that would strike at human territory.

The town where the Taishu Family resided naturally could not escape the Beast Tide's assault.

"Everyone, the Beast Tide is approaching. It is time for our Four Great Families to join hearts and efforts once again. Organize our people at once and unite against the Beast Tide. Hopefully, we can emerge safe and sound this time."

Taishu Feng and the Family Heads of the other three great families had gathered together to discuss how to deal with the coming Beast Tide.

"Brother Taishu, I heard that your two sons possess extraordinary talent and formidable strength, and that they have even gained the following of a True Dragon and a Divine Phoenix. During this Beast Tide, we will have to rely heavily on your Taishu Family."

A rugged-looking man said with a smile.

"Wang Hao is right. Taishu Feng, this time, we will have to rely heavily on your Taishu Family as well," said Shen Honglin, the Family Head of the Shen Family.

"Hahaha, it seems Xiaoyun and Jing will soon leave the Great Marsh of Cloud Dream. Taishu Feng, you truly have two fine sons," Lan Yunxiao said with a hearty laugh.

"Yunxiao, do not think I do not know that Xi Yue has been accepted as a disciple by an expert. Her future accomplishments will surely be extraordinary. You must be secretly overjoyed," Taishu Feng teased.

"You two, stop showing off your sons and daughters in front of us. Who would have thought that both your families would produce geniuses in this generation, while the little brats in my family refuse to do me proud at all?" Wang Hao said in a deep, muffled voice. Thinking of his son Wang Jie, he could not help feeling frustrated that iron had failed to become steel.

"Isn't my Shen Family the same?" Shen Honglin said with deep sympathy.

When the four Family Heads were together, they spoke like brothers, without the slightest restraint. This was the relationship the Four Great Families had formed over many years. No matter how the younger generations of their families got along, it would never affect the bond between the Four Great Families.

Inside the small courtyard.

The brothers Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing were cultivating, and Little Fire and Little White were doing the same.

Over the past half year, the brothers had fed them so many precious herbs and Precious Blood that both Little Fire and Little White had grown a full size larger. Little Fire had reached three zhang in height, while Little White had grown to five zhang long. They had crammed the entire courtyard full.

Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing could only sit atop the roof to cultivate.

At this moment, five-colored light flickered around the brothers. Dao Law Runes in five different colors floated around them, circulating with the profound aura of the Great Dao. They were unmistakably the Five Elements Great Dao.

Over the past half year, the two brothers had finally comprehended the Five Elements Great Dao. By rough estimation, each type contained nearly three thousand Dao Law Runes, though Taishu Yun had slightly more.

Whoosh!

Taishu Jing opened his eyes and looked at the Dao Law Runes. Raising a hand, he gathered all of them into five arrows of different colors. The five arrows drew one another in, yet repelled one another as well. They arranged themselves into rows and circles in a certain sequence, revolving in his hand. When the five elements converged, there seemed to be an even deeper transformation.

"The five elements truly are wondrous," Taishu Jing said as he dispersed the arrows, and the runes around him vanished as well.

Turning his head, he saw the five-element runes around Taishu Yun gather together and form a wheel of light. Within it, the Five Elements Great Dao revolved, generating and restraining one another.

"Phew!"

Taishu Yun also woke. Looking at the five-colored wheel before him, he casually dissolved it into runes. Then he raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, gathering every rune into his fist as though he were wearing a five-colored glove. Only then did he nod in satisfaction before dispersing all the runes.

"Brother, are you planning to punch your way through the world?" Taishu Jing said with a grin.

"Why not? The Battle Dao is my path. A pair of fists, together with the Star Cloud Bell, is enough for me. Isn't it the same for you, Jing?" Taishu Yun said with a soft laugh.

"The same for me. The Arrow Dao is my path; one arrow shall pierce through the road of cultivation." Taishu Jing stood, lifted his head to gaze at the sky, and spoke with the air of a lofty master. Then he turned back and waggled his eyebrows at Taishu Yun.

"Uh, Jing, seeing you possess such aspirations fills your elder brother with great comfort. Enough of that. Let us first see how Little Fire and Little White are cultivating," Taishu Yun said, coughing twice and shattering the strange atmosphere.

With the subject changed, Taishu Jing could no longer keep up the act and returned to his lazy appearance.

"What is there to worry about with those two? We have taken such good care of them that they have both grown a full round fatter."

"Ahem, Jing, that is not fat. They have grown," Taishu Yun said, glaring at him.

"Fine. If you say they have grown, then they have grown."

Taishu Jing lay on the roof with his hands clasped behind his head, speaking lazily. In his view, they had simply become a full round fatter. Their strength had indeed improved considerably, but that was all.

Looking at Little Fire and Little White in the courtyard, an oppressive pressure spread from their bodies and covered the entire yard. Runes flickered across their bodies as well, and they were clearly Dao Law Runes. Judging by their number, there were more than a thousand of them.

The Dao Law Runes on Little Fire were red, white, and gold. The red runes emitted a scorching aura and belonged to the Fire Dao. The white runes gave off a sacred and majestic aura and belonged to the Light Dao. As for the golden runes, they were filled with an unyielding, supremely yang aura; they belonged to the Yang Dao.

Divine Phoenixes were naturally close to the Fire Dao, and Phoenix Fire was the emperor among flames. It was only natural for Little Fire to comprehend the Fire Dao.

As for the Light Dao, Taishu Yun had helped it comprehend that. Its Yang Dao had likewise been comprehended from Taishu Jing's Yin Yang Dao. Yet unlike Taishu Jing's Yang Dao, Little Fire's Yang Dao was the Sun Dao. Just like the Light Dao, it was the nemesis of all evil things.

Little White's Dao Law Runes, meanwhile, were purple, gold, and blue, representing the Lightning Dao, Sun Dao, and Water Dao respectively. True Dragons could command wind, rain, thunder, and lightning; that was no empty claim. With Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing's help, Little White had successfully comprehended these Great Daos as well.

Beyond these Dao Laws, Little White and Little Fire had also comprehended their respective Bloodline Inheritances. Their overall combat strength had risen to an extremely high level. At this point, Little White and Little Fire could truly be considered Third-Order Fierce Beasts, and their strength had even surpassed that of some Fourth-Order Fierce Beasts.

At that moment, Little White and Little Fire woke at the same time, and all their Dao Law Runes faded away.

"Little Fire, finished cultivating?" Taishu Yun asked with a smile.

Little Fire spread its wings and flew onto the roof, arriving beside Taishu Yun. It opened its beak and gave a resounding Phoenix's Cry.

Little White also flew onto the roof and hovered before Taishu Jing. It circled around him, its golden Dragon Eye staring straight at him without doing anything else.

"What are you looking at me for? You have gotten quite a bit fatter lately," Taishu Jing said lazily, narrowing his eyes.

Roar!

Little White called out and shifted its body.

"Fine, then you have not," Taishu Jing replied. He said no more, closing his eyes as though taking a nap.

Little White looked at him without making a sound to disturb him. It simply landed on the roof, coiled around him, and closed its eyes as well, beginning to rest.

Seeing how Taishu Jing and Little White interacted, Taishu Yun smiled and shook his head. He said to Little Fire, "Little Fire, let us go find Father and ask about the Beast Tide."

Little Fire nodded and carried Taishu Yun toward the Lineage's Discussion Hall.

Upon reaching the Lineage's Discussion Hall, Taishu Yun had Little Fire wait outside while he entered alone.

"Father, Mother, Uncle Lan," Taishu Yun greeted the three people chatting together.

"Xiaoyun is here. I was just discussing the matter of you and Xi Yue with your parents," Lan Yunxiao said to him with a smile.

Taishu Yun froze for a moment, then asked, "The matter of Xi Yue and me?"

"Oh, Xiaoyun, you and Xi Yue have been childhood sweethearts since you were little. I also like that girl Xi Yue very much, and your Uncle Lan is quite satisfied with you. So, your Uncle Lan and I discussed arranging a marriage between the two of you. What do you think?"

After Jingyun finished speaking, she looked at him with a beaming smile.

"Mother, Uncle Lan, there is no need to rush this matter. Xi Yue and I are still young and do not understand what feelings truly are. It is too early to arrange a betrothal now. Besides, Xi Yue and I will meet again in the future. We can discuss everything then," Taishu Yun said, shaking his head.

"This..." Hearing her son's words, Jingyun felt that he made sense. They were still young and did not understand matters of the heart. If they could not walk together in the future, then this marriage arrangement would be meaningless.

"Hahaha, Xiaoyun, what you said makes perfect sense. Still, this marriage arrangement is merely a verbal agreement between your parents and me. If you and Xi Yue lack that fated bond in the future, then this agreement will naturally cease to exist. You can still be like brother and sister, can you not?"

Lan Yunxiao said indifferently.

"Since Uncle Lan has said so, Xiaoyun naturally obeys," Taishu Yun said, bowing.

"Good, then it is settled. I still have matters to attend to, so I will be leaving first."

"Take care. We will not see you out."