Hunting God Era

Chapter 202 The Five Elements Method of Life and Death

Sometimes people grow up too fast, so their previous plans naturally become useless.

Li Ye wasn't in a hurry; he was supposed to gradually climb the ranks, eventually reaching his current position after reaching the top level of martial arts.

Although the result is the same, the progress is different.

After he took the initiative to participate in the extermination bureau, things no longer changed according to his will. Of course, there was nothing wrong with that. With the power to kill gods and his current level of cultivation, he could handle everything with ease.

With the matter of Zhongshu Tianwu concluded, the day after Li Ye returned to his residence, intelligence was sent down from above, and he began to take action.

In the capital city, the central hub, there are no sects. After the establishment of the Divine Continent, any sects that emerged during the Yuan Dynasty will be wiped out immediately, without any room for negotiation.

However, the sects did not, but those aristocratic families that had survived the death of their sects and had not been involved in any incidents thirty years ago, and who later moved to the capital, still existed.

For example, the Sima family in the capital.

It is said that they are relatives of the Jin imperial family. It is unknown which branch of the family did not die out, but they have survived to this day. Although they no longer have the prestige of a great clan, they still have some skills.

It seems to be colluding with some overseas forces. In the past, when China was in a period of restraint, we could have tolerated it, since there are advantages and disadvantages.

However, the situation is becoming increasingly clear. Ten years ago, China no longer needed such advantages and disadvantages, and at the same time, it gave this family ten years to deal with its own problems.

But as the above words would say, they are now so stubborn and unyielding that they deserve to die.

The original plan was to wait a few more years until a new generation of capable disinfection personnel had been trained, or to transfer personnel from the Security Bureau to act as disinfection agents, and then take serious action against these entities.

But since Li Ye has arrived, there's no need to delay any longer.

He's perfectly capable on his own, and he's very efficient at getting things done.

At night, the secretary arrived by car at a sprawling manor in the suburbs. This was the Sima family's residence. He had been here before, when there were martial artists guarding the gate and magical artifacts for defense.

But as soon as he arrived, his eyes showed surprise.

Several martial artists lay dead at the entrance, all pierced by a sword to a vital spot. They lay on the ground lifeless, not even bleeding.

The jade carving at the gate was smashed to pieces. Although the manor inside was brightly lit, it was so quiet that it seemed uninhabited.

The secretary took a deep breath and strode into the manor. Soon she reached the main gate and stepped inside. What she saw was a scene of corpses lying haphazardly.

He glanced around, his breath catching in his throat for a moment.

Besides the ground, there were also several bodies hanging on the surrounding walls, some of them in terrible condition. He recognized them; they were all people who had been featured in intelligence reports and were frequently under scrutiny.

Sima Yan, a martial artist at the Kaiyuan Realm, is a two-faced person who speaks to people in a human way and to ghosts in a ghost way. He once made his fortune by working as a comprador and did not repent after the establishment of Shenzhou. However, he is also very shrewd and cannot be caught red-handed.

Of course, it's also because it's not time for reckoning yet, but this person is on the list.

Now his limbs are broken, clearly broken by violent punches and kicks. The last punch shattered his sternum, causing his chest to cave in, and he is no longer breathing.

There's also Sima Li, a third-realm martial artist with the Earthly Origin rank. He's been famous for a long time and is even more outrageous than Sima Yan. He has a share in some black market activities overseas and often tricks ordinary people into going there to be used as consumables.

He was also on the list, and they were going to take action in the next few years. At this moment, the man was pinned to the wall with his own two curved swords stuck in his chest. His body was as limp as a snake, and it was obvious that all his bones were broken.

Sima Chu, Sima Qiang, Sima An.
Those skilled in weaponry were struck in vital areas by their own weapons; those skilled in leg techniques had their leg bones broken by a kick, followed by a leg piercing through their chest.

These martial artists of the third realm who made the list all had their most proficient martial arts skills crippled.

Crossing the front porch and entering the hall, contrary to the secretary's expectations of a scene of utter chaos, the hall remained largely unchanged, seemingly unaffected by the battle.

On the living room floor, the head of the Sima family, a martial artist of the fourth realm, was lying on the ground, his limbs twisted, a sword piercing from behind and embedded in his flesh, with a dense silver net covering his body. He was clearly not going to live.

On the sofa, Li Ye was flipping through what appeared to be an ancient book made of leather.

That's the Sima family's Five Elements theory.

Upon seeing the person arrive, he closed the leather book, tossed it aside, and his secretary caught it.

"The last one."

Li Ye stood up, patted his secretary on the shoulder, and said, "You take care of the rest. Don't call me for a while. I have some further plans for my cultivation."

The secretary nodded and said, "Just let us know if you need anything."

Li Ye chuckled and then left the manor.

The secretary watched his departing figure and murmured, "Is it finished?"

In this regard, Li Ye made no secret of it. He originally wanted the intelligence from his superiors that could wipe out several families in order to complete his own Five Elements Method.

After leaving Tianwu, Li Ye didn't waste any time. In just a few days, he cleaned up several families according to the list. The Sima family wasn't the last one, but it was almost there. He had already completed the puzzle with the Five Elements Techniques he had obtained.

Upon returning to his residence, Li Ye went straight to the secret room, sat on a futon, and began to deduce the secrets.

"The four first-class Five Elements methods, the sect's Five Elements method, and the aristocratic family's Five Elements method are arranged in order, with the four first-class Five Elements methods as the basis, the sect's Five Elements method as a supplement, and the aristocratic family's Five Elements method, although rudimentary, can fill in the gaps and follow their methods."

"If I want to choose one of the five elements, I can learn from the Dragon Palace and obtain a top-grade one. With the help of those above, it won't be difficult."

"In order, the process begins with the completion of the Lesser Five Elements, leading to the completion of the Greater Five Elements, and then, most importantly..."

The Five Elements method, in essence, is a form of experience. The most important thing is to follow the correct method and what kind of supernatural powers will appear when the plant blossoms and bears fruit.

Sects and families stand on the shoulders of giants to climb higher, so naturally they have better and more mature ways.

The Five Elements Method is the least likely to go wrong, but the supernatural powers gained after mastering it are quite ordinary.

With his current qualifications, besides being able to combine his experience to create better Five Elements techniques, he can also do something even bigger.

"The order of the Five Elements, their mutual generation and mutual restraint, let's make it more complete!"

"Taking water as the foundation, with water, wood, fire, earth, and metal as the generating elements, we go through the cycle of the Five Elements. Then, with water, fire, metal, wood, and earth as the controlling elements, we go through the cycle of the Five Elements in reverse, like the Tai Chi symbol, perfectly harmonious and unified."

Li Ye drew a reverse semicircle with both hands, then put them back together.

Normally speaking, this is definitely impossible, because according to the theory of the Five Elements, only one of the generating and restraining relationships can be taken.

However, his Ruyi power also allows him to achieve this, transforming himself into a state of 'restraint,' even suppressing the contradictions in his cultivation.

His eyes began to radiate divine light.

"One forward and one backward, when combined with the five elements of superior quality, one cycle of circulation is the opening of a flower, which then rises to the dantian."

"In this way, once it is perfected, it will blossom and bear fruit. When the three flowers gather at the top and the five elements connect with the divine, and I enter the realm of divine illumination, my supernatural powers will be able to generate endlessly and ceaselessly."

The Five Elements theory is now clear.

This Five Elements Method doesn't require pure high-grade energy. Simply absorbing the Five Elements Qi allows one to transform all the Five Elements Qi into high-grade energy through authority.

A normal person can cultivate multiple times using one Primordial Realm or fiefdom. The only drawback of Li Ye's method is that the amount required is too large. According to his estimation, absorbing the energy from a newly shed fiefdom would be just enough. If one were to enter the Primordial Realm, it would require a significant amount of the Primordial Realm's own Five Elements Qi.

Even with the most complete fiefdom, he would need to go back and forth thirty times to absorb the essence of his "Five Elements of Life and Death" to reach perfection and enter the Divine Illumination realm.

In the present-day China, there are no truly intact fiefdoms; they are basically used up as soon as they are created. However, if they were plundered from the early Yuan Dynasty, then we don't need to worry about them.

"Continue to improve."

After determining the general Five Elements method, Li Ye's next task was to finalize the details.

He only has a seed of Dharma, which is water-based, but strictly speaking, it doesn't count as absorbing the five elements. This first step of absorbing the five elements can be used to obtain the original essence of the seed of Dharma when he advances to the third realm, and absorb its five elements.

What is important is the pressure and impact of mountains and rivers. If we only consider the 'impact' aspect, then when a person is born into the wood element, they cannot 'take root' to withstand the impact. Instead, they must flow with the current and take the vitality after being irrigated.

That's how the Five Elements method works; it requires strict selection. Having existing methods is definitely more effective than creating something from scratch.

Only he himself has this ability.

Even this Five Elements method is difficult for others to use, as they lack the aptitude and energy to obtain the superior Five Elements thirty times. Moreover, the Primordial Realm is not easy to enter.

Seven days later, Li Ye emerged from seclusion, picked up his phone, and saw a message. A smile appeared on his lips. "Not bad."

On the third day, he made a request for information on those sects, a total of thirty, which he divided into the five elements he needed.

As for what kind of sects these were, and what they did, Li Ye didn't really want to know.

First go to Shenzhao, then return to Jianghuai, and then gradually sweep it clean!

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In the Divine Land today, there are three types of aristocratic families and sects. One type is the "own people," such as the four first-class families. The other type is the families that voluntarily leave the world and move their foundations to the human realm. These families are mostly impoverished and have no other choice but to integrate with the Divine Land and become part of it.

Another category is the 'cooperative faction,' such as the 'Liangshan Marsh' that once invited Li Ye, as well as the Canal Gang and the Salt Gang. They have a need to cooperate with China, and they are obedient to orders but not to propaganda. They acknowledge China and abide by its rules, but China must also respect their rules.

They are the type who don't cause trouble or provoke conflict. They generally contribute to the Shenzhou region, which indirectly strengthens themselves. They also help suppress those powerful demons and monsters, but they also keep the fiefdoms and Yuan Chu they receive for themselves.

The last category is neutral, not interfering much with the human world, wanting to be independent of the rules, but also wanting to sit at the same table as the equals of China, and to change from hostility to cooperation depending on how they treat them.

They are also the most troublesome sects, as they generally have businesses overseas and can leave at any time.

what?
evil ways?

Unorthodox practices don't count.

Once discovered, they are eradicated.

The methods used by the evil sects are far more ruthless than anything Li Ye has ever witnessed.

Dominating others, bullying the weak, and controlling industries are all trivial matters.

Evil paths are either like the Locust God Cult, which frequently causes widespread suffering, or they don't treat the weak as human beings, arbitrarily oppressing and exploiting them. Because they have existed for so long, the people under their rule have become accustomed to it and believe that this is how they were born.

In China, such things have no place to survive. No matter the cost, we must eliminate these evil ways.

Most of these people are abroad and don't have the energy to manage them right now. Their policy is to elevate China, not the whole world.

What Li Ye is looking for now is a neutral sect.

The Jade Sect is located south of the capital, in Jizhou, and its sect is hidden within the Yuan Dynasty.

They can't be called a dominant force, as they only have four fourth-realm martial artists to maintain their presence. However, unlike the Six Ghosts Sect, they recruit disciples.

However, instead of cooperating or recruiting from martial arts universities, they train their own disciples, forming their own world. They also support representatives in Jizhou and control many industries related to the Demon Realm. If you look closely, they are involved in people's livelihood.

They were on the list themselves, and I had spoken with them several years ago, but they refused.

Now it's Li Ye's turn; he's close, and not very strong.
"If possible, try to persuade them to surrender. This sect has a lot of medical experience. If they can cooperate with us, then we can talk."

On the helicopter, the accompanying secretary spoke to Li Ye.

Li Ye looked out the window at the scenery below and said, "I'll do my best. I can't control people's minds. Is the coordinate here?"

"According to intelligence, we actually control the 'road' here as well."

"unnecessary."

Li Ye glanced at the moving coordinates on the tablet in front of him, watched the helicopter reach that point, opened the cabin door, let the wind blow through his hair, and jumped out.

As the person appeared in the air, he drew the Heaven-Slaying Sword from his waist, letting it emit a silver light, and felt the fluctuations in the space. When the person landed on the top of a white building, he slid the sword down, and with a flash of silver light, cleaved a crack. The person fell into it and disappeared along with the crack.

The next instant, he landed safely in a lush bamboo forest.

Around the bamboo grove, there were also some large, canopy-like trees that blocked out the sky, allowing only half of the sunlight to penetrate, and a gentle breeze rustled the leaves on the ground.

It is a beautiful sight.

"Wood"

After landing, Li Ye casually slashed his sword, creating another opening in the air in front of him. It was as if he were treating this small world as food, cutting out an edible opening. Then, he opened his mouth and inhaled, continuously drawing out emerald green energy from that opening into his mouth and nose.

In an instant, the lush bamboo forest began to wither and degenerate, turning yellow and shrinking. The canopy-like trees even began to shrink after withering, becoming small trees as thick as an arm, then saplings, and finally disappearing into the earth.

Everything around was rapidly degenerating into flat land, causing turmoil in this primordial realm.

Li Ye sensed it for a moment and nodded slightly: "Oh, bamboo forests and trees are demons in themselves, interesting."

Ruyi allowed him to restrain this primordial energy, and he absorbed it by relying on 'devouring ghosts'.

Only then did he truly unleash the full power of the demon-devouring beast.

With the help of Ruyi, he no longer needed to wait for any pollution to lie dormant and then rise again. Just like the cooldown period, the authority completely revealed the primordial chaos, and the Devouring Ghost could devour all the pollution within the primordial chaos with a single breath, leaving nothing behind.

"who!"

The sudden change naturally alerted him. A figure flashed by and appeared in Li Ye's sight as soon as he slashed with his sword, the blade turning into a stream of light, binding the newcomer.

"I'll tell you after I've finished smoking."

Li Ye didn't even glance at him and continued absorbing the nutrients.

The five elements continued to peel away along the Ruyi power and were transformed into the wood element attribute that Li Ye needed, thus completing a cycle.

As for the remaining five elements, they were all unwanted impurities to him, not in line with what he wanted, but he still absorbed them nonetheless.

When these things return to the human world, he will spit them out again to benefit the land.

(End of this chapter)