Water elemental became a god, ultimately becoming the master of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers

Chapter 220 Breakthrough
The entire world seemed to have fallen into a deathly silence.

Seeing Tianxuan Saintess looking at him, Fifth Master Hong grinned maliciously, stretched out a hand, placed it across his own neck as if to slit his throat, and muttered something under his breath.
"I will kill you."

Extremely provocative, utterly arrogant!
"court death."

A hint of coldness flashed in Tianxuan Saintess's eyes, and a mysterious light shone brightly from between her brows. Then, a faint ray of light, about two inches long and resembling branches and roots, flew out from the top of her head.

Her magical power emanated from her, and with a single sweep, she gained complete control over all the martial artists and details around her.

She herself has returned to the [Misty Heavenly Net], and is no longer known to mortals.

"Since Chen Shunan is unwilling to show himself, let's collect some interest first. Times have changed. Red Fifth, your life is over."

……

"Uncle Wei, please help me out, just this once?"

The Military Academy is located in a small courtyard with pavilions and towers and lush trees.

Zhang Xiangling sweetly coaxed the old man in front of her, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling as if they could speak.

Zhang Wei, dressed in a tattered cotton-padded coat, holding a dog-beating stick in his left hand and a chipped porcelain bowl in his right, leaned against the courtyard wall with a helpless expression, saying...

"The Holy Maiden Tianxuan is a disciple of the Yueshan Dao Academy, who cultivated the Panhu Qi. She has opened her meridians by two inches, accumulated magical power, and nurtured magical artifacts. You, Weber, are just a mortal who has slain four thieves. What can you possibly use to fight me?"

Zhang Xiangling's eyes darted around, and she said,
"But that day, when the Holy Maiden Xuan blocked the entrance to the Martial Arts Hall, she might have come specifically for me, to kidnap me? Kill me? Kidnap me first and then kill me? How can the Zhang family of Tongzhou sit idly by and wait for others to come knocking on our door before taking action? We must fight back fiercely!"

Zhang Wei said irritably, "They're coming for you? Even that old toad... if the immortal Panhu came here, he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on you. Something's not right..."

Zhang Wei suddenly realized something and looked at Zhang Xiangling with suspicion.
"Chen Shunan's identity hasn't been verified yet, and he hasn't been officially recognized as a member of the family... Miss, you haven't fallen for that old man, have you?"

Zhang Wei suddenly raised his voice to a shrill tone and clicked his tongue.

If this really happens—like a pear blossom overshadowing a crabapple, or a fine cabbage being eaten by a pig—the Zhang family of Tongzhou will be utterly humiliated, losing face in their ancestral graves!

"What are you talking about?"

Zhang Xiangling rolled her eyes at Zhang Wei and snorted coldly, "This old lady has sworn since childhood that she will not be entangled in personal feelings for men and women, but will dedicate herself to martial arts. She will never open her meridians and enter the Dao until she becomes a martial arts master."

"only……"

At this point, Zhang Xiangling blinked.

In fact, if it were before today, Zhang Xiangling would never have pleaded for Chen Shunan, whom she had only met once.

She is not stupid.

Although Aoshan Taoist Temple and Yueshan Taoist Temple have a long-standing feud, both sides have exercised restraint and are unwilling to engage in a full-blown conflict without sufficient benefits and justification.

As the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, Zhang Xiangling would not willingly allow herself to be caught in a vortex by someone's incriminating evidence.

but……

Recalling Chen Shunan's words during the day—unconventional yet increasingly profound: neither taking initiative, nor refusing, nor agreeing—he pondered them.

Zhang Xiangling found Chen Shunan to be a very interesting person.

Such figures seem extremely rare in the Holy Dynasty.

“I feel that Chen Shunan is destined to join my Zhang family. He is a talented person and we should not let him go,” Zhang Xiangling said to herself, her expression unchanged.

"Is it……"

Zhang Wei was somewhat skeptical, but seeing that Zhang Xiangling didn't seem to be lying, he reluctantly said...
"I'm just a lowly novice disciple following Master Zhang, and I never imagined I'd have to fight these immortals in real combat... Don't worry, I'll intervene if necessary. However, you haven't yet tested Chen Shun'an's strength?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiangling was furious. She gritted her teeth and even let out a few strange cries.

"That old man is so slippery, he didn't give me a chance to make a move! He's really despicable!"

In fact, both Zhang Xiangling and Zhang Wei were confident that if they were to forcefully examine Chen Shun'an's bones and pulse, they would be able to discern his true abilities and determine whether he had comprehended the Six Scenery Reincarnation True Skill Diagram.

But, I'm afraid of what might happen.

What if it really is Chen Shunan? Wouldn't that offend him?

Although I'm not afraid, there's no need to be.

It would be better to wait for Master Zhang to return, and then he can use his spiritual powers to observe the qi, and we will naturally know the answer.

Just ...

The two of them thought of this pass at the same time, and couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

Where is Teacher Zhang?
Why haven't they shown up after several days?

Could it be that we've gotten lost again?
The two remained silent for a moment, and with a tacit understanding, did not discuss the immortals behind Master Zhang's back.

Zhang Wei then focused his energy and adjusted his state, communicating with the [Qi Ginseng Seed] embedded in his eye socket, appearing extremely solemn.

Tianxuan Saintess is an extremely powerful fiend; what follows will likely be a bloody battle with a nine-out-of-ten chance of survival.

Zhang Wei dared not let his guard down in the slightest.

……

Within his mind, his primordial spirit awakened.

Various illusions and desires came rushing in.

Chen Shunan saw his deceased fifth wife.

Although their causes of death differed and their appearances varied, all of them had tears of blood streaming down their faces, remained silent, and stared at Chen Shunan with choked sobs. However, Chen Shunan's current state was extremely unusual.

He sat high on the throne of the divine palace, his divinity dominating his thoughts, his whole being immersed in absolute indifference and tranquility, his gaze seemingly piercing through illusion and reality, landing on the true self in the quiet room.

All sorts of desires and distracting thoughts come churning up, but they are like the moon in a mirror or flowers in water, swirling around and disappearing in an instant.

Thus, the various illusions created by this thief of intention gradually disappeared.

What seemed like an extremely dangerous and life-or-death situation to others was actually easier for Chen Shunan than killing the previous five bandits.

Firstly, it is naturally because Chen Shunan is exceptionally gifted, able to use the water elemental spirit to ignore all distracting thoughts.

In other words, Chen Shunan was extremely vulnerable to being blinded by evil spirits and misled by someone with ulterior motives, who stirred up his karma and brought forth his karmic obstacles, using them to kill him from afar.

Whenever he sensed something was wrong, he would even set a 'timed task' for himself, returning his mind to the throne every few hours, squatting on the throne, examining his true self and wiping away the dust from his spiritual altar.

If one truly understands all laws, one can even use the status of the Water Emperor to give the opponent a huge surprise.

Secondly, Chen Shunan opened up his Niwan point, and his spiritual energy strength was far superior to that of other martial artists of the same realm. This allowed him to perceive the subtle details of his own body, the rhythm of the circulation of essence, qi and spirit, and even the peristalsis of his internal organs.

If anything goes slightly wrong, or the breakthrough posture becomes distorted, it can be adjusted in time, taking precautions in advance.

Therefore, with sufficient external supplies and food, Chen Shunan broke through the border and annihilated the Yi bandits with almost no obstacles!

Gradually, as his primordial spirit awakened, Chen Shunan felt a profound sense of clarity and freedom.

The Flying Immortal Force within his body was growing at an unimaginable speed, refining the remnants and transforming him completely, like a piece of black iron that had been forged a thousand times, bursting forth with unimaginable brilliance.

Crush them, crush them and kill the five thieves!

The difference is several times, ten times, or even more than ten times!

"Ok?"

However, his good fortune was short-lived. Just as Chen Shunan was basking in the exhilarating feeling of freedom and rapid growth, his good fortune vanished.

Chen Shunan's body trembled and became withered and dehydrated, like a sugarcane that had been squeezed dry. All the water and nutrients were transformed into the Flying Immortal Energy, providing the soil for the awakening of his primordial spirit.

Fortunately, Chen Shunan was prepared.

With a thought, precious medicines such as Jingdihuang Pills, Zihecheluo Powder, and Danggui Yangxue Paste, which had been prepared in advance, appeared before his eyes.

He simply opened his mouth and inhaled, like a whale sucking up a river, greedily swallowing these powerful medicines into his stomach.

With a simple squeeze, the stomach transformed into a torrent of vital energy, gradually accumulating within the body and halting the trend of Chen Shunan's body turning into dry tinder.

but……

"Not enough, not enough!"

The surging energy that had been gradually building up was completely devoured and exhausted after only half an incense stick's time.

At this moment, Chen Shunan's body was like a bottomless pit, indiscriminate in its coldness and indiscriminate in its acceptance of all, and there was an emptiness emanating from his soul, as if he wanted to fill it with this world!
Chen Shunan was so desperate he wanted to eat dirt!

Chen Shunan underestimated his own potential.

I never expected that my Flying Immortal Energy and Primordial Spirit could be so powerful in terms of appetite!

Moreover, if it weren't for General Huang, the alchemist and master of golden needles, giving him a bottle of Rehmannia pills, Chen Shunan was even worried that these pre-prepared medicines would only last for a dozen or so breaths!

Those items cost Chen Shunan nearly a thousand taels of silver!

When things come to a head, in a moment of urgency.

Chen Shunan suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

With a thought, a red scale the size of a millstone flew out from the temple.

The crimson scales fell to the ground with a dull thud, their ancient simplicity resembling unpolished stones. Only in some areas, worn smooth as mirrors, could one still faintly see the flickering flames.

"The fire energy outside the room is the true yang fire cultivated after birth. In a sense, isn't it also the magic power and spiritual power of immortals... a resource formed by the creation of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon!"

"If soil is edible, why can't qi be eaten?!"

"Fire energy is also a resource!"

Despite saying that, Chen Shunan was still extremely cautious, only using a very thin wisp of the fire energy from the room.

Instantly, as the fiery energy from the room appeared, it was as blazing as the sun, and the entire quiet room was like a furnace, with a scalding torrent surging and rolling within it.

Wherever it passed, the stone chips melted and flames overflowed from the cracks, instantly melting a huge, deep pit into the ground.

Chen Shunan quickly used his mind to capture it in mid-air.

Even so, Chen Shunan felt his willpower being consumed at an alarming rate, like snowflakes meeting the scorching sun.

Even with his current divine essence strength, he couldn't sustain it for long.

"What is the origin of that great demon? Let alone this one scale, even just a wisp of thin fire energy within the scale is so powerful? Lu Jing, Liu Qingyi, and the others didn't go to slay the demon, they went to be their food!"

Chen Shunan felt a sense of dread.

Ignorance is bliss! Chen Shun'an admired Lu Jing for leading several True Intent Martial Artists to force their way into the Funiu Marsh and survive. That was already quite remarkable!

A bunch of ants trying to shake an elephant's leg?!
But that's a story for later. Chen Shunan stopped thinking about it and instead called him Divine Physiognomist, Two-Legged Ran Yiyu.

The Ran Yi fish swam out from between the eyebrows. Although its body was ferocious, it exuded a wild and primal feeling.

(End of this chapter)