Starting My Cultivation With Time Management - Chapter 76
Chapter 76: Chapter 11 Five Elements Divine Light, Miss Shi
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The Five Elements True Veins of Acquired Nature are known as “Wood that is dying but not dead,” “Fire that seems extinguished but is hard to put out,” “Earth that is humble and untainted,” “Metal that is like jade but not jade,” and “Water that is rootless and unceasing.”
These strange objects all share a common characteristic: while on the verge of extinction, they possess an almost infinite vitality.
Being on the verge of extinction, they are not prone to violent instinct, which makes them easier to refine.
The infinite vitality aligns perfectly with the way of the Five Elements Generation.
According to the formula provided by the Pavilion, the best way to start refining the Five Elements Extinguishing Divine Light is from the Water System True Vein.
The first step is to refine the Water Vein, followed by the Wood Vein, in accordance with the principle that water generates wood.
The third step is to refine the Fire Vein, but since the Fire Vein is suppressed by the Water Vein, it is extremely difficult to cultivate.
Because the Wood Vein has been refined prior, using the principle that wood generates fire, the previous Wood Vein needs to be refined more than the Water Vein.
The fourth step is to refine the Earth Vein, and as the Wood Vein restrains the Earth Vein, the previous Fire Vein needs to be refined more than the Wood Vein.
Finally, the Metal Vein is to be refined, which is restrained by the Fire Vein, therefore sufficient Earth Vein must be refined to provide support.
However, following the previous steps, the Earth Vein should be refined to the highest degree at this point, with the Water Vein being the least refined. Since earth overcomes water, it can easily suppress the Water Vein, causing an imbalance of the Five Elements.
Therefore, the “extra refinement” mentioned at each step is an extremely subtle amount.
A tiny bit of extra refining, amplified over each step, could lead to the difficulty of subsequent refining steps rising exponentially.
Luo Yan reviewed the cultivation formula in his mind several times, making sure he had committed it to memory and grasped it thoroughly, without any hindrance, before he began to cautiously embark on the first step of cultivation.
The Qi Sea circulated, and his Divine Sense led out a black speck of light.
This was the “Rootless and Unceasing Water,” the Gui Water True Essence.
Upon contacting it with his Divine Sense, he felt a chill deep to the bone.
Luo Yan then activated the Yuan Magnetic Qi, carefully enveloped it, and began the refinement process.
An hour later, a light rain started to drizzle above the area surrounding the small island.
The rain grew heavier, soon leading to flash floods. The animals in the forest on the island ran away in terror, and flocks of birds scattered in all directions.
The water flow cascaded down through the cave, accumulating in the stone chamber to the height of a person’s lower leg, perfectly flooding the stone bed where Luo Yan was sitting.
Suddenly, as the rain outside eased up, the grass and trees began to spur a burst of growth, quickly turning the entire rain-soaked island into lush, verdant greenery.
The green crept down the mountain steps, entering the stone chamber like spreading moss, where it turned into duckweed on the water surface, with roots drifting in the water like jellyfish and swaying like willow branches.
Luo Yan, amidst all these odd phenomena, sat with his eyes tightly shut, as if completely unaware of his surroundings.
Suddenly, the flames around him blazed fiercely, quickly spreading across the duckweed on the water surface.
Water and fire clashed, sending up steams of white mist.
The fire on the water was clearly suppressed, but it did not go out completely, sustained only because the duckweed continued to provide fuel incessantly.
The dense forest on the island was also engulfed in flames.
The fiery blaze reached for the sky, the smoke becoming more intense, swaying unpredictably under the onslaught of the pouring rain.
As for the birds and beasts on the island, they either scrambled to flee or perished by plunging into the sea.
Inside the stone chamber, Luo Yan remained sitting with his eyes closed.
The Five Element Water Vein, Wood Vein, and Fire Vein had been preliminarily refined into his Yuan Magnetic Qi.
Now came the most difficult step: refining the Earth Vein.
In his Yuan Magnetic Qi, the Water Vein was the weakest, the Wood Vein moderate, and the Fire Vein the strongest.
If the newly born Earth Vein was refined too little, it would be overcome by the Wood Vein; if too much, it would extinguish the Water Vein.
Finding the right balance was extremely challenging.
But Luo Yan, after all, possessed the trait of “comprehension upon hearing,” and had already gained a complete understanding of the heart method and formula for the Five Elements Ultimate Extermination Divine Light.
With a slight stir of his thoughts, a layer of fine soil suddenly appeared at the bottom of the accumulated water in the stone chamber.
As the soil emerged, it was immediately absorbed by the duckweed roots.
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Yet as the flames scorched the duckweed, the ashes sank to the bottom and once again gave rise to dust.
Since the blaze was fiercer than the growth of the duckweed, the sand at the bottom of the water gradually increased, acting like a giant sponge with a siphoning effect that caused the water level to slowly drop.
Although Luo Yan sat calmly, a fine sweat faintly emerged on his forehead, a clear sign that his mind was consumed too much, as he was fully concentrating on controlling the progress and extent of the refinement.
On the island outside, fire burned, rain poured, forests grew, and dust accumulated; the various spectacular changes were too fast to follow, inspiring fear in those who watched.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning tore through myriad phenomena and struck heavily upon the hills at the center of the island, shredding the soil layers, piercing through rocks, and striking directly at Luo Yan, who was sitting and cultivating in an underground chamber!
After a long while, the wildfire was extinguished, the storm ceased, the trees withered… leaving only a bare and desolate island.
Luo Yan escaped through the cracks split by the lightning riding on the Sword Light, only to see the island deserted with nothing but wasteland – as if all the Five Elements Spiritual Energy had been drained.
He formed a Daoist formula with his hands, and behind him, a five-colored Spiritual Light flashed out, sweeping over every part of the island.
Thus, the forests grew anew, clear springs converged into streams, rainbow light enveloped the sky, and the whole island once again brimmed with vitality.
After Luo Yan retracted the Five Elements Divine Light, he realized that his True Qi was nearly depleted, and his complexion paled with shock.
This Five Elements Divine Light, how could it consume so much? Even more extravagant than the Five Thunder True Law!
Fortunately, being cautious by nature, he had brought enough Elixirs with him for cultivation, just in case.
After slightly recovering his True Qi, he rode the Sword Light away to the distance.
Back in Yuqing View, within his own room, Luo Yan began to introspect his Qi Sea.
Where once there were five-colored specks of light, the Five Elements True Veins, now there was a vast expanse of brilliant radiance flowing continuously among red, green, yellow, white, and black.
This was the Postnatal Five Elements Great Extermination Divine Light, able to suppress all things in the world that “do not transcend the Five Elements”.
For example, if the enemy deployed a Metal System Flying Sword, Luo Yan would sweep it away with the Divine Light.
Metal generates water, fire overcomes metal; the interplay of water and fire’s radiance would instantly drain the Metal System Spiritual Power of the Flying Sword, extinguishing its spirit and turning it into scrap metal.
Its intense and domineering nature was even more formidable than Tenth Rank’s Five Thunder True Law.
Of course, now that Luo Yan had refined the Five Elements True Veins, the Five Elements Divine Light he cultivated could only be considered a “faint glow”.
The reason was simple: the Quality of True Qi at the Marrow Cleansing Rank was not enough. Once transformed into elemental magnetic Qi, the capacity to host Five Elements Divine Light was limited, and its durability was also weak.
Once he entered the Refining Mansion Rank and his True Qi condensed into True Yuan, the power of the Five Elements Divine Light would leap again. By then, even facing a Golden Core True Person, he might not be without the strength to retaliate.
However, as his ultimate trump card, the Postnatal Five Elements Great Extermination Divine Light must not be used rashly.
If it had to be used, he must ensure all witnesses were eliminated. Otherwise, “a man with no guilt can be made guilty by the possession of a priceless treasure,” and if some Nascent Soul old monster were to catch him and coerce him to reveal the mental method of the Five Elements Divine Light, that would be troublesome.
The trump cards hidden upon him, such as the Kunlun Mirror, Green Duckweed Sword… would not withstand thorough scrutiny.
“Little Junior Brother!” Shi Liuli ran into the room again, indignantly saying, “When did you come back? I’ve been here several times and you weren’t here!”
What, I have to report to Miss every time I step out?
Luo Yan sneered inwardly but replied with a smile,
“Sister, I just went out to practice the Sword Control Technique at sea.”
[Falsehood persona, Synchronization Value +1.]
“What’s there to practice with Sword Control Technique?” Shi Liuli asked, puzzled, “No matter how exquisite the Sword Control Technique, it’s still not as good as slamming down with the Heaven-flipping Seal.”
Luo Yan forced a laugh, while internally he was full of sarcastic thoughts.
The statement was indeed true. As a Foundation Establishment Rank disciple, no matter how ingeniously you practiced Sword Control, what can you do against a Tenth Rank magical treasure like the Heaven-flipping Seal smashing down on you? Without a defensive Magical Treasure, you would have no choice but to block with a Flying Sword!
The saying goes: the poor rely on effort, the wealthy on their resources. Capitalist Miss can’t see the struggle of bricklaying and says things like “eating bread isn’t as good as cake,” which completely infuriates people, making them wish they could tie her up for a good criticism…
Oh, I am also part of the wealthy class in the Cultivating Immortality realm now, so never mind.
“Right!” Shi Liuli suddenly remembered something important, “Father said to call you over.”
“Oh?” Luo Yan asked tentatively, “Did Master mention what it’s about?”
“It seems to be about a visit from Wuzhi Cave,” Shi Liuli pondered, “They’re asking our Heavenly Craft Workshop to send someone to repair their island defensive Formation.”
