Inside the cave abode, time seemed to have frozen. Only the Five Elements Dao rhythm surged like raging tides.
Five-Colored Divine Light continuously circulated around Ming Xin, his liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys corresponding to the azure, crimson, yellow, white, and black colors.
They echoed with the five gradually solidifying embryonic Emperor Origin Talismans outside his body, forming a perfect internal cycle.
The origin qi of the innate Old Ancestor of Five Elements was madly refined and absorbed, while the Five-Needle Pine became increasingly integrated with his physical body and primordial spirit.
It was as though it had become the nexus and amplifier of the Five Elements Law within him.
At this crucial point in his cultivation, Ming Xin's thoughts stirred slightly, and an object emerged from the depths of his primordial spirit, hovering before him.
It was a small tower merely three inches tall, its entire body displaying a hazy, chaotic hue.
The tower had five levels, each faintly corresponding to one of the Five Elements. Countless incomparably minute innate runes flickered into being and vanished along its eaves.
It emitted an ancient and majestic aura, as if it could stabilize Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and evolve the life and destruction of all things.
It was precisely the Innate Supreme Treasure bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun in the Purple Cloud Palace, originally the accompanying treasure of the Five Elements Demon God before its grade had fallen. At present, calling it the "Five Elements Chaos Pagoda" was perhaps more fitting!
Though this tower's origin had been damaged and it no longer possessed the power of a Chaos spiritual treasure, its foundation remained. The Chaos Five Elements Dao it contained was also perfectly suited to what Ming Xin was cultivating now!
Dao Ancestor Hongjun's bestowal of this treasure, its timing and intent, had both been exquisite to the utmost degree.
"System, adjust the deduction core!
Incorporate the 'Five Elements Chaos Pagoda' into the deduction system. Use it as the carrier of the origin Dao laws and the structural blueprint, accelerate the condensation of the Five Elements Great Dao origin talismans, and devote all efforts to perfecting the construction of the 'Chaos Five Elements Pagoda' divine ability!"
Ming Xin immediately issued a new command.
[Command confirmed! Deduction framework updated!] [Core carrier connected: Five Elements Chaos Pagoda (Innate Supreme Treasure, containing Chaos Five Elements Dao laws)... Analyzing Dao law structure...] [Deduction efficiency greatly increased! Five Elements origin talisman condensation speed increased by 300%! Chaos Five Elements Pagoda divine ability construction speed increased by 500%!]
Buzz—! The Five Elements Chaos Pagoda suddenly erupted with brilliant light!
The chaotic radiance covering the tower flowed like a living thing. Countless obscure innate runes were instantly analyzed and activated by the system, transforming into exceptionally clear chains of Chaos Five Elements Dao laws.
Like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, they surged into Ming Xin's body of their own accord, blending seamlessly with the origin of the Old Ancestor of Five Elements and the spiritual root power of the Five-Needle Pine that he was absorbing!
With the addition of this innate supreme treasure of the same origin, Ming Xin's comprehension of the Five Elements Great Dao abruptly soared to a terrifying level!
The condensation of the five Emperor Origin Talismans instantly accelerated severalfold. They grew ever clearer and more solid, radiating supreme majesty capable of suppressing the heavens!
Upon the Azure Emperor Wood Emperor Talisman, phantoms of countless trees appeared and vanished, life force and deathly stillness alternating!
Upon the Crimson Emperor Fire Emperor Talisman, myriad flames galloped and roared, creation and destruction coexisting!
Upon the Yellow Emperor Earth Emperor Talisman, the veins of the earth stretched outward, bearing and burying alike!
Upon the White Emperor Metal Emperor Talisman, hundreds of millions of weapons rang in chorus, carrying the intent of grim slaughter and renewal!
Upon the Black Emperor Water Emperor Talisman, rivers and seas surged violently, nourishment and devouring sharing the same origin!
The five talismans slowly revolved around the blurry phantom of the Chaos Five Elements Pagoda at the center. Their auras connected, generating and overcoming one another, forming a perfect and stable system!
After absorbing the endless Dao laws and structural information provided by the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda itself, the phantom of the Chaos Five Elements Pagoda became clearer and more solid at a visible rate!
More complex and profound Chaos patterns began to emerge upon the tower's body, while every level of its eaves seemed to evolve a world of the Five Elements!
At the tower's summit, a point of Chaos light condensed, as though it contained the supreme power to create heaven and earth and redefine the Five Elements!
Ming Xin was wholly immersed in this rapid advancement and enlightenment. He was not merely absorbing energy; he was systematically understanding and mastering the entire Five Elements Great Dao system from its very foundation!
From the most basic Five Elements, to generation, overcoming, excess, and insult, then to the evolution of all things, and finally the reversal to Chaos and dominion over the Five Elements!
Who knew how much time had passed? When that mass of origin qi belonging to the Old Ancestor of Five Elements had been completely absorbed and fully transformed into part of his own Dao Foundation—
The five Five Elements Emperor Origin Talismans within Ming Xin suddenly erupted with dazzling Five-Colored Divine Light, completely condensing into form!
Like the seals of the Five Heavenly Emperors, they were deeply imprinted into the deepest reaches of his primordial spirit and physical body!
Boom!!! A terrifying aura, flawless and complete, as though he wielded authority over the Five Elements of the Primordial World, exploded from Ming Xin's body. It instantly shattered through the cave abode's restrictions, causing the Five Elements spiritual qi across all of Mount Sumeru to boil and cheer!
Jieyin and Zhunti, seated in the Stone Hall atop the mountain, abruptly opened their eyes, unbelievable delight bursting forth from them!
"The Five Elements Great Dao origin talismans... have actually condensed already?! My disciple... is my disciple going to bring the Five Elements Great Dao to perfection as well?!" Daoist Zhunti's voice trembled slightly.
Daoist Jieyin's gaunt face was equally shaken. "Chaos Five Elements... this child's fortune is truly... truly beyond estimation!"
Within the cave abode, Ming Xin slowly opened his eyes. Five colors revolved within his left eye, while Nirvana lay deep and profound within his right.
Feeling the vast, boundless Five Elements power within his body that moved as easily as his own limbs, along with the five origin talismans radiating imperial majesty, a powerful sense of grasping the foundations of heaven and earth rose within him.
Yet he did not stop. His gaze fell upon the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda before him, its radiance restrained yet its depths all the more unfathomable.
And upon the phantom of the "Chaos Five Elements Pagoda" divine ability within his sea of consciousness, whose complete framework had already been constructed and only awaited its final infusion of power and solidification.
"The talismans are complete, and the foundation is secure. Next, this tower... shall be perfected completely!"
His hands suddenly formed an arcane hand seal, and the five newly condensed Five Elements Emperor Origin Talismans flew from his body.
They transformed into five heaven-shaking streams of azure, crimson, yellow, white, and black light, violently pouring into the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda before him!
At the same time, he activated the Great Nirvana Killing Buddha Scripture! The Killing Law transformed into dark crimson runes and merged into the White Emperor Metal Emperor Talisman, adding endless grim slaughter and sharpness!
The Nirvana Law transformed into grayish-white currents and merged into the Black Emperor Water Emperor Talisman, adding the power to devour and annihilate!
The Causal Law transformed into motes of multicolored light and merged into the Yellow Emperor Earth Emperor Talisman, adding profound bearing power and the intent of Reincarnation!
The power of Fate transformed into pale golden rays and merged into the Azure Emperor Wood Emperor Talisman, adding the marvel of life force and purification!
Meanwhile, the core intent of the Five Elements Life and Destruction Cycle was governed by the Crimson Emperor Fire Emperor Talisman, burning away all things while also nurturing new life!
Using his supreme Dao arts, he carried out the final refinement and empowerment of the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda!
He would also use it as the blueprint and core to completely materialize the "Chaos Five Elements Pagoda" divine ability deduced within his sea of consciousness!
The Five Elements Chaos Pagoda began to tremble violently! Unprecedented Chaos light burst from its body!
The innate runes upon it flickered madly as its structure and Dao laws underwent earth-shaking changes!
Its originally damaged origin, empowered by the Five Elements Emperor Origin Talismans and the strength of Ming Xin's many Great Daos, actually began to slowly recover and grow, even surpassing what it had once been!
The tower's first level evolved into an endless emerald forest, flourishing with life force, yet concealing murderous intent that drained the life force of all things!
The second level evolved into a boundless sea of towering flames, burning away everything, yet nurturing specks of nirvana fire!
The third level evolved into a vast and weighty earth, bearing all things while also capable of burying the gods and demons of the heavens!
The fourth level evolved into a desolate expanse of hundreds of millions of divine weapons, sharp and grim, severing Cause and Effect and Reincarnation!
The fifth level evolved into a nether sea of return to the void, soft to the utmost yet hard to the utmost, devouring and dissolving all things!
Above these five levels, the Chaos light at the tower's summit grew ever more blazing, faintly about to open a sixth level of void space, where Chaos Qi permeated everything.
It seemed to be the origin and end of all things, containing the ultimate mystery of reversing Chaos and redefining the Five Elements!
"Chaos Five Elements Pagoda—condense!" Ming Xin uttered a true word of the Great Dao, pouring all his comprehension of the Five Elements Great Dao, his conception of Chaos, and his vast Magic Power into the tower like floodwaters bursting through a dam!
Rumble—!!! The Five Elements Chaos Pagoda erupted with Chaos divine light that illuminated all of Mount Sumeru!
Its size suddenly expanded, transforming into a towering hundred-zhang pagoda. A terrifying aura that surpassed countless spiritual treasures and seemed capable of suppressing the Five Elements of the Primordial World and stabilizing Earth, Water, Fire, Wind swept in every direction!
Chaos currents cascaded down the tower's body, every strand as heavy as a divine mountain! The worlds within the five levels seemed to manifest as reality, cycling through life and destruction!
At the same time, within Ming Xin's sea of consciousness, the "Chaos Five Elements Pagoda" divine ability—entirely condensed from his Dao and divine abilities, linked in aura to the pagoda's true body outside and identical in appearance—also completely solidified!
From this day onward, even without using the spiritual treasure itself, he could manifest the phantom of this pagoda through his own divine ability to suppress all enemies. Though its power would not equal the true body, it far surpassed ordinary great divine abilities!
Thus, the refinement of the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda was complete! The Chaos Five Elements Pagoda divine ability was formed!
Ming Xin let out a long howl that shook the surrounding lands, filled with exhilaration and confidence! With a beckoning gesture, the hundred-zhang pagoda rapidly shrank.
It transformed into a stream of Chaos light and entered his brow, hovering above his primordial spirit as it slowly revolved, releasing countless strands of Chaos Qi that constantly tempered his physical body and primordial spirit.
Feeling the new Magic Power surging through him, fused with the strength of the Five Elements Emperors, Nirvana and Slaughter, Cause and Effect and Fate, as well as that pagoda of limitless might—
Ming Xin knew that his strength had already undergone a qualitative leap!
Though he remained at the early stage of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, the depth of his foundation, the might of his Magic Power, the strength of his divine abilities, and the sharpness of his spiritual treasure—
He feared that he could now rival, or even surpass, some veteran great powers at the middle stage of the Quasi-Saint realm!
He slowly rose to his feet. His aura was perfectly harmonious and restrained, yet it carried an innate majesty that made hearts tremble.
With one step, he left the cave abode, preparing to report the gains of this cultivation session to his masters. Because of his seclusion, the strength of the Western Teachings had quietly risen to an entirely new level.
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