Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 51 The Five Elements Transform into the Four Symbols

Many powerful beings reacted similarly to the Three Pure Ones. These powerful beings either had some grudges against Xuanhuang, such as the few people who were once captured by Xuanhuang with the Five-Colored Divine Light at Buzhou Mountain, including Dijun, Taiyi, Kunpeng, and Dongwanggong. Naturally, they gritted their teeth at Xuanhuang.

Although Lei Ze was carefree, he was not an ignorant fool. Seeing the power of the five-colored divine light, he couldn't help but click his tongue and sigh.

Besides the powerful beings who had grudges against Xuanhuang, there were also some powerful beings who had some connections with Xuanhuang. For example, Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun, although they were envious, were mostly happy for Xuanhuang.

Regardless of what others thought, Xuanhuang was focused on his cultivation near the membrane of heaven and earth.

One after another, beams of divine light, seemingly connected end to end, returned to Qingyun.

From the outside, within this acre-sized cloud of auspicious energy, five energy waves resembling dragons and snakes were seen moving back and forth, their five colors—green, red, yellow, white, and black—flowing with a breathtakingly beautiful light.

The cultivation method of Xuanhuang does not sever the three corpses, but follows the path of the Great Dao's evolution, reversing the five elements, transforming the four symbols, converting yin and yang, evolving Taiji, and achieving Wuji.

Each step involves cultivating a different path and comprehending a different path, but all the steps and all the paths combined form the unique path of Xuanhuang—the Xuanhuang Path.

The Way of the Mysterious Yellow contains the Five Elements, the Four Symbols, Yin and Yang, Taiji, and Wuji.

In addition to these core Daos, other Daos such as spacetime, creation, destruction, and thunder can also be found within it.

In theory, the Dao of Xuanhuang, all the great Daos, can be contained within it. The Dao of Xuanhuang contains all the Daos, and after absorbing the essence of all the Daos, it will be transformed and sublimated.

And this is Xuanhuang's path of cultivation, which has already been determined. What remains to be determined are the various variables on this path of cultivation.

People change. The more you know, the farther and more you see, and your understanding and comprehension will also change.

The same is true of the Dao; it evolves and changes. The only thing that remains unchanged is one's heart—a steadfast heart that seeks the Dao.

Where my heart is, there lies my path. The Way of Xuanhuang: With one's own heart, one governs all paths and transcends all paths.

"boom!"

The five waves of energy within the auspicious clouds suddenly intertwined and surged upwards like a five-colored spiral.

This sudden change was extraordinary; five waves of energy appeared to form a five-colored divine light.

After spiraling upwards for a distance, the five divine lights separated again.

And suddenly, the five divine lights split apart, each of them dividing into four parts.

A total of twenty divine lights were formed, four of each of the five colors: blue, red, yellow, white, and black.

Then, all twenty divine lights took flight, with five of each different color intertwining together.

The more they intertwined, the deeper they became, gradually merging into one and transforming into a brand new divine light.

In the end, only four divine lights remained. These four divine lights were all different colors.

There were blue, red, yellow, and black. But it lacked the white of the Five-Colored Divine Light.

These four divine lights are the Four Symbols Divine Lights, formed by reversing the Five Elements of Xuanhuang and evolving into the Four Symbols.

The five-colored divine light evolved into the four-element divine light. Each of these four divine lights contains the power of the five elements, but they are composed in different ways, which is why they manifest different colors, attributes, and powers.

These four divine lights are respectively the Earth Element Divine Light, the Water Element Divine Light, the Fire Element Divine Light, and the Wind Element Divine Light.

Its power is much greater than that of the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Because each ray of divine light can be considered an advanced version of the Five-Colored Divine Light, and naturally, each one also possesses the ability to sweep away all things of the Five Elements.

However, when the four divine lights combine, their power becomes even greater. This is different from the Five Elements theory. If the five divine lights of the five colors are combined, it represents the foundation of the universe, encompassing all material existence.

Therefore, nothing is immune to its power to be swept away. This was already evident when Xuanhuang used this divine light to sweep away Taiyi during the time at Buzhou Mountain.

The five divine lights were combined into one, and Taiyi, who possessed the Chaos Bell, was swept away in one fell swoop.

This is a great magical power, but there is also a reason behind it.

Now, the Four Symbols Divine Light, which has been transformed from the Five-Colored Divine Light, will unleash another extreme power if the four divine lights are combined.

Xuanhuang referenced some of the teachings of the two Western masters, Jieyin and Zhunti, especially the Buddhism they would establish in the future, believing that the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind are all empty.

Therefore, once the four divine lights of Xuanhuang are combined, they will produce the ultimate nothingness.

This is an extremely terrifying power that can obliterate everything, not just the suppression that was present during the Five-Colored Divine Light event.

At this moment, as soon as the Four Symbols Divine Light was formed, the four divine lights immediately merged into one and descended upon Xuanhuang himself.

"boom!"

The Four Symbols Divine Light enveloped Xuanhuang's entire body, and within this divine light, Xuanhuang couldn't help but reveal a look of pain.

The four elements unite, obliterating and dissolving all things.

At this moment, Xuanhuang was using the Four Symbols Divine Light to decompose himself. Rays of light shot out from Xuanhuang's body.

There were Chaos Pearls, Time-Space Mirrors, bamboo staffs, and other treasures. These treasures seemed to fly away and hover motionless.

Meanwhile, Xuanhuang continued to urge the Four Symbols Divine Light, eroding himself.

As time passed, the dark yellow body was gradually disintegrated.

It even revealed its true form, a plum tree. However, despite the power of this top-grade innate spiritual root, the Four Symbols Divine Light was gradually worn away and decomposed without any resistance.

And so, after an unknown amount of time, the entire plum tree was gradually broken down.

This world has also lost a top-grade innate spiritual root.

After the Huangzhong plum tree was decomposed, the primordial spirit of Xuanhuang was revealed from within.

Even so, Xuanhuang did not stop, and the Four Symbols Divine Light continued to envelop his primordial spirit.

Using the power of the Four Symbols, the primordial spirit is disintegrated.

Finally, Xuanhuang's primordial spirit was also decomposed.

The immense essence contained within the body and primordial spirit was absorbed by the four divine lights, making them even more dazzling.

At that moment, after the main body and the primordial spirit had been decomposed, only four divine lights remained in place.

Suddenly, a glimmer of true spirit appeared.

This bit of true spirit is the fundamental consciousness of Xuanhuang. At the same time, based on this bit of true spirit, a huge devouring power is released.

"Boom!"

One could see streams of spiritual energy from heaven and earth being devoured, and after being filtered and transformed by the four divine lights, they enveloped Xuanhuang's true spirit.

The surging, pure spiritual energy reshaped Xuanhuang's physical body, soul, and primordial spirit. Xuanhuang remained seated cross-legged in the void.

It was as if nothing had happened.

The auspicious clouds still appeared above their heads, and the Chaos Pearl, the Time-Space Mirror, and the bamboo staff all flew back.

The Chaos Pearl and the Time-Space Mirror have returned to the Sea of ​​Consciousness, while the bamboo staff remains in the Auspicious Clouds.

(End of this chapter)