Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 669 The Five Elements Revolve, All Laws Return to One
If he had just been suspicious, the fact that he was subdued without any resistance made Ji An realize that he had indeed encountered a demon at the Nascent Soul level.

The gentle voice rang in his ears, but to him it sounded like a death curse.

However, the chilling cold that froze his soul solidified all the power he was so proud of, freezing the primordial fire and the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Fire in his dantian into a state of constant leaping.

In the face of absolute power, all skills seem insignificant and laughable.

Previously, other cultivators were laughable figures in his eyes, but now, he is a laughable figure in front of the shadow.

The shadowy figure's face, which was originally a blur, gradually took on a shape, and her appearance changed, transforming into a bewitching woman.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains shrouded in mist, her skin like peach blossoms in full bloom, her eyes as bright as stars, and her red lips as fiery as fire. The woman gradually warmed up.

If it were a different time or place, Ji An would definitely be willing to appreciate it properly, but at this moment he only felt utterly devastated.

The demon's physical form materialized, signifying that his strength had reached the Golden Core Perfection level, but the chilling aura of his body remained.

When a demon reaches the Nascent Soul stage, the chilling sensation in their body will intensify further.

If body temperature is generated, it means that yin is born and yang is born, and the demon has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, undergoing a greater transformation.

The woman's saliva dripped onto Ji An's face. He wanted to shout something defiant, but found that his whole body was frozen and his thinking speed began to slow down.

A scarlet tongue, more than a foot long, emerged from the woman's mouth, its tip licking Ji An's face.

Her head slowly approached her prey, their noses touching, and her gentle voice rang out once more:
"I love the fragrance that emanates from your trembling soul, and I love the delicious taste of your flesh and blood. Let us become one."

Ji An mustered his meager courage and glared fiercely at the demon, but the flame in his eyes was extinguished by the coldness before it could ignite.

"Hehe, that's not a good boy/girl."

The woman's smile was like a peach blossom in March. After she finished speaking, she turned into black smoke and entered the prey's forehead.

In Ji An's sea of ​​consciousness, a woman dressed in white appeared, the very demon who had just entered Ji An's brow.

Her features were clear, and she said:
"Soul and flesh, I want them all."

She reached out and grasped downwards, drawing Ji An's soul out from the depths of her consciousness.

It was a blurry shadow, only half the height of the woman, with her face vaguely recognizable, trembling instinctively.

Ji An tried to suppress his trembling and face the situation with dignity, but his bloodline instincts continued to tremble.

At this point, he was desperate. With an extremely strong will, he suppressed his fear, mustered all his strength, and unleashed a mental roar. Even if he couldn't win, he would still spit.

The woman's smile froze; she hadn't expected the enemy to be able to resist, and even dare to resist.

He grabbed Ji An by the neck and lifted him up. At that moment, Ji An's body seemed to be gripped by something around the neck, and he began to writhe as if suffocating.

The woman's mouth slowly opened wide, far exceeding the size of her head.

Ji An saw a shadow descend upon him, and his consciousness sank into chaos and darkness.

The woman froze, realizing that a gigantic tortoise had appeared before her. How did this thing come to be?
The giant tortoise opened its mouth slightly and sucked in forcefully, causing the Bagua patterns on its back to light up.

The woman felt her strength being bound, and she flew into the giant turtle's mouth without any resistance.

The giant tortoise rapidly shrank in size, licked its lips in satisfaction, and appeared in its dantian the next moment, landing between the Yuanming Fire and the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Fire.

It exhaled a breath of pure energy from each side, and the two frozen flames began to flicker again.

As the vital fire of life regained its vitality, Ji An gradually regained sensation in his body.

His consciousness returned to his body, filled with the relief of surviving a disaster, "Luckily, I have an older brother."

When the Yuanming Fire and the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Fire were frozen, he discovered that the stone tortoise had disappeared, and felt that there was still a chance for a turnaround.

The stone tortoise's failure to appear plunged him into despair, making him worry that it might have run away.

Now that everything has settled down, the stone tortoise seems to have gained many benefits, which is the best outcome.

His body was still quite stiff, and the chill had not yet been completely dispelled, so Ji An's mind was connected to the stone tortoise.

The pale gold characters became clear in his mind, but he did not notice any changes in the Daoist rhythm or spiritual energy.

His mind returned to his body, and he shook his head and chuckled:

"I'm already incredibly lucky to have escaped with my life, what more could I possibly want!"

As the chill in his body slowly dissipated, Ji An sat up and manipulated the two magical artifacts that had fallen to the ground to check the damage they had sustained.

They were found to have cracks on their bodies, indicating severe damage to their spirituality. They were unable to take human form in the short term and would have to wait until their injuries had healed.

Ji An gently patted his chest, relieved that he hadn't suffered any irreversible damage.

His natal magic weapon was damaged, and his body was also affected, but because he was also a body-refining cultivator, his injuries were relatively minor.

As my body gradually warmed up, the vague sense of urgency I had felt disappeared, replaced by immense relaxation. The chill in the air slowly dissipated, and the oppressive light brightened a bit.

A powerful creature is not allowed to have other powerful creatures around it, which means that the vicinity is currently safe.

Ji An adjusted himself to his best condition and rode the Azure Lotus Banner and the Plain Cloud Banner to the main hall at the mountain peak.

The five large characters 'Hall of Five Elements Transformation' shone brightly, changing colors in turn: black, blue, red, yellow, and white.

Like a cycle of reincarnation, repeating endlessly. In the square in front of the main hall, there is a high platform several tens of feet in diameter, upon which stand five pillars, each representing a different color of the five elements.

These pillars, made of various materials, lit up in turn as the colors of the characters on the plaques changed. The divine aura permeating the air was sometimes as refreshing as water and as warm as fire.

Ji An landed on the high platform and asked himself softly:
"Those who survive a great calamity are sure to have good fortune in the future. Where is my good fortune?"

He looked up at the inscription on the plaque, stood with his hands behind his back, and thought to himself that he would have to work hard to break the legal restrictions again.

As if hearing his thoughts, the five pillars on the platform simultaneously emitted light, forming a ring of light around them, with lines of light connecting the non-adjacent pillars.

The change happened so fast that before Ji An could do anything, he felt dizzy and the world was spinning.

The light from the five stone pillars shot into the sky, and the figures on the high platform disappeared.

The cultivators still in the ruins all saw the intense five-colored light and immediately realized that some of them had triggered some kind of mechanism. They all flew towards the direction from which the light shone.

When Ji An regained consciousness, he found himself in a large hall with a warm, earthy yellow floor.

A humanoid puppet stood in the corner of the hall, its eyes somewhat cloudy, like a mortal whose life was nearing its end.

A glint of light appeared in the puppet's eyes, and it said:
"I have endured ten thousand years of solitude here, and finally I see living people again."

Ji An was astonished, "Puppets can talk too."

He knew that puppets possessed wisdom comparable to that of human cultivators, but he had never heard of a puppet being able to speak.

This was beyond his comprehension; something unusual must be going on, which made him wary.

"A puppet? Heh heh, I've forgotten I'm a puppet again."

The puppet let out a self-deprecating laugh, its tone carrying a sense of desolation, as if the ancient city had been swallowed by yellow sand.

Ji An immediately understood that this puppet had never been a puppet before, and he tentatively asked:

"Senior, who are you?"

"Who I am is not important; what matters is who you are."

"Kid, congratulations! You've triggered the highest-level trial. You'll reap the rewards once you complete it."

The puppet sighed again. He had modified the trigger conditions many times, but found that the later cultivators were becoming increasingly ineffective.

The spiritual veins will dry up completely in a few years, and if a suitable successor cannot be found, the secret techniques of the Five Elements Sect will be forever lost in these ruins.

Due to the depletion of spiritual veins, it shut down many auxiliary magic arrays and was unaware of the situation outside.

If he knew about the five pillars of light shooting straight into the sky from the high platform outside the main hall, he would be overjoyed.

Upon hearing the word 'trial', Ji An immediately understood what was about to happen.

Many ancient and powerful forces design secret locations for inheritance trials, believing that disciples who pass the trials will receive various rewards.

What was his purpose in coming to these ruins? It was nothing more than to gain something.

His expression was solemn and respectful as he cupped his hands and said:
"Senior, are there any cultivation techniques involved in the benefits?"

My sect has recently acquired a fragment of your sect's Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture by chance, but I can only cultivate it up to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

"I used this technique to break through to the Golden Core stage, and I have now reached the sixth level of the Golden Core realm."

He was unaware of the puppet's identity and was quite shocked.

The Five Elements Sect has been extinct for hundreds of thousands of years, yet there are still divine souls that do not belong to this era.

He was curious about how the other party had done it, but what he was more eager to do was to obtain the complete technique.

Treating someone with the respect due to a disciple might win their favor.

The puppet chuckled softly, its tone becoming more friendly:
"You make no attempt to hide your purpose, but the fact that you cultivate the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture is quite pleasing to me."

"Let me ask you, which path did you take after breaking through to the Golden Core stage?"

Those who use the Five Elements Revolving Scripture as their main cultivation method after breaking through to the Golden Core stage will choose a specific path, and each path has a unique name.

The methods of cultivation differ slightly depending on the chosen path.

The secret methods for breaking through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm will be different, and the methods for forming the Nascent Soul realm will also be different.

The direct disciples of the Five Elements Sect have several paths to advance to higher realms, each with its own profound mysteries upon successful cultivation.

As long as the other party is not lying, they will surely be able to tell the name of the chosen cultivation path.

Ji An took a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"The path I have chosen is 'The Five Elements Revolve, All Laws Return to One'."

For other cultivators, this is the most difficult path, requiring extremely high aptitude and comprehension, and even demanding a certain amount of luck from the disciple.

The puppet smiled incredulously. "Really? I'm looking forward to your performance in the trial."

Do you need a break? If not, you can start now.

(End of this chapter)