I gain ten years' worth of cultivation every day, and even geniuses will only see my doorstep!

The old man with the sinister bones said in a sinister tone, "Heh heh, Xiang Bawang, this barrier is a relic from ancient times, and it is partially connected to the entire secret realm. If we force an attack, it will trigger a counterattack from the entire secret realm's restrictions. Even if we survive, we will not be able to touch anything in the core area again."

Just when everyone was at a loss, a calm voice suddenly came from the side and behind:

"Gentlemen, it seems you're in a bit of trouble. How about... you take me with you?"

The five people suddenly turned their heads.

On the charred boulder not far away, a gray figure appeared out of nowhere.

The newcomer was young and calm, standing with his hands behind his back. It was Qin Yuan! He had a restrained aura, like an ordinary person, but his eyes were as deep as pools. When he swept over everyone, Xiang Tian and the others felt a chill in their hearts.

"Qin Yuan!" Chen Xingzi cried out, instinctively taking a half step back, a look of vigilance and fear flashing in his eyes.

"Oh? He's Qin Yuan, the one who chased you away?" Xiang Tian sized Qin Yuan up, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit. "He looks decent enough, and he's concealed his aura quite well. Kid, was it you who injured Chen Xingzi with forbidden techniques?"

Liao Chen, Miao Yin, and the Yin Gu Elder all focused their gazes on Qin Yuan, their eyes filled with scrutiny and curiosity.

Is this the mysterious cultivator who was able to injure Chen Xingzi at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage? He does indeed appear to only possess the fluctuations of the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

Qin Yuan ignored Chen Xingzi's reaction and Xiang Tian's questioning, turning his gaze to the massive seven-colored barrier and saying calmly, "This barrier requires the cooperation of five people to activate by drawing upon the power of the five elements, right? Now you're missing one person, and I happen to be here. How about we each take what we need?"

"Hmph, easy for you to say!" Xiang Tian sneered. "You come from a minor affiliated sect, what do you know about the Five Elements' mutual generation? Do you understand how to coordinate them? If you make a mistake and harm us, can you take the responsibility?"

Qin Yuan glanced at him: "Try it and you'll see. If it doesn't work, then you can think of another way."

Liao Chen pondered for a moment before speaking, "Since Benefactor Qin was able to defeat Fellow Daoist Chen Xingzi, his strength and control must be extraordinary. There is indeed no better candidate at the moment. However, activating the barrier requires circulating a specific cultivation technique to resonate with it..."

"It's alright, just tell me the location and the key points of spiritual energy circulation." Qin Yuan interrupted him, his tone carrying a matter-of-fact confidence.

The Fairy of Wonderful Sounds exchanged glances with Liao Chen and the Old Man of Yin Bone.

The old man with the skeletal frame nodded slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "In urgent situations, we must act expediently. Boy, if you can cooperate to open the barrier, once inside, we will each rely on our own abilities to compete for opportunities, and we will not stop you. But if something goes wrong..." A green light flashed in his eyes, and his unfinished words were full of threat.

Chen Xingzi's expression changed. He naturally did not want Qin Yuan to join, but he was indeed unable to take on the role at the moment, so he could only remain silent.

Although Xiang Tian was unhappy, he knew this was the fastest way, and snorted, "You got off easy! Once we're inside, we'll have plenty of opportunities to see your tricks!"

At that moment, Liao Chen quickly informed Qin Yuan of the method to open the barrier. The five people needed to stand in the five positions of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Liao Chen, Miao Yin, Yin Gu, Xiang Tian, ​​and Qin Yuan would temporarily take over the vacant earth position. They needed to circulate heavy and steady earth-type spiritual power or a similar technique, and inject the spiritual power into the five light spots corresponding to the barrier at the same time according to a specific rhythm, guiding the five elements to generate each other and circulate endlessly, in order to open a portal that could last for about a hundred breaths.

Qin Yuan nodded slightly after listening. Although he did not specialize in earth-type cultivation, the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique was righteous and all-encompassing, and simulating the profound characteristics of earth-type spiritual power was not difficult for him. With his exquisite control over spiritual power, he was more than capable of doing so.

The five of them didn't linger and quickly took their positions. Chen Xingzi retreated to a distance, watching with a gloomy expression.

Liao Chen gave a low shout: "Begin!"

In an instant, five distinct yet powerful spiritual energy fluctuations shot into the sky!

Liao Chen was surrounded by a brilliant golden light, with faint Buddhist chants and Zen hymns; Fairy Miaoyin lightly plucked the jade flute at her waist with her jade fingers, and the clear and melodious sound waves transformed into a blue halo that spread out; the Yin Bone Elder's black robe billowed, and a sinister ghostly aura surged out like black water; Xiang Tian pointed his spear to the sky, and the crimson spear light rose like flames!

Qin Yuan stood on the earthen mound, pushed his palms out, and a deep, heavy, dark yellow spiritual power, like the earth itself, surged forth and steadily injected into the corresponding light spot of the barrier.

The five elements of spiritual energy, guided by the power of the barrier, began to slowly merge and flow.

Metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal... A miniature cycle of the five elements gradually takes shape on the surface of the barrier, the seven-colored light shield begins to fluctuate, and the center gradually becomes thinner.

Liao Chen and the others felt a little relieved. Qin Yuan's control over spiritual power was indeed precise. Although the simulated earth-type spiritual power was a bit strange, its attributes and sense of weight were completely in line with the requirements, and it was even more stable than they had expected.

However, just as the cycle of the five elements was about to be completed and the gates were about to open wide—

"Buzz!"

The light spot corresponding to the Earth position suddenly showed an extremely subtle, almost imperceptible fluctuation in its spiritual energy output! It wasn't that Qin Yuan had made a mistake in control, but rather that the light spot itself seemed to be repelling Qin Yuan's spiritual energy, which contained the characteristics of the "Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique"!

It is this extremely subtle fluctuation that has disrupted the perfect balance of the Five Elements cycle!

"Not good!" Liao Chen's expression changed.

The other three also noticed instantly, and Fairy Miaoyin exclaimed, "Qin Yuan, hold on!"

Xiang Tian cursed out angrily, "Damn it! I knew this little sect was unreliable!"

The entire seven-colored barrier trembled violently, and the newly formed five-element cycle showed signs of collapse and backlash! If there was a backlash, the five of them would be the first to suffer!

At the critical moment, Qin Yuan's eyes narrowed, his mind raced, and he quickly adjusted the "Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique," completely concealing the unique attribute within his spiritual power to perfectly simulate the purest earth element's weight. At the same time, he separated a wisp of divine consciousness to forcibly smooth out the repulsive reaction of the light spot.

The whole process was as fast as lightning.

Almost the instant the fluctuation occurred, the earth elemental energy had stabilized, becoming even more condensed and substantial than before, effectively suppressing and smoothing out the impending spread of disorder!

The five elements cycled, barely stabilizing, and then continued to operate!

"Boom!"

At the center of the barrier, the thin opening finally opened up, forming a stable rotating seven-colored vortex portal with a diameter of about two zhang!

It worked!

Liao Chen, Miao Yin, and the Yin Bone Elder all breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes filled with surprise as they looked at Qin Yuan.

That sudden turn of events was extremely dangerous; any one of them would likely have struggled to make such a precise adjustment in an instant. This young man's control over spiritual energy is simply astonishing!

Xiang Tian was also taken aback for a moment, then snorted, "You do have some skill."

Chen Xingzi watched from a distance, his expression growing even more grim. Qin Yuan was not only strong, but also possessed such exquisite control?