Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

Jiang Shi remained calm and composed in the face of the approaching enemy.

He fought several battles and killed quite a few powerful cultivators.

He now possesses five high-grade magical artifacts, and has already mastered the "Gold-Chewing Technique" to a minor level.

His fighting ability is stronger than ever before, so he naturally has no fear of battle.

On the contrary, he was somewhat excited, because every time he killed a great cultivator, he could obtain the other party's magical artifacts and resources.

This will help us grow stronger!

After entering this second-grade secret realm, he acquired numerous treasures in just a few days. As the saying goes, "Murder and arson bring wealth."

Jiang Shi gently patted the high-grade magic artifact, the jade gourd Ruoshui, in his hand, and a mysterious aura emanated from it.

The flowing water began to change, and water beasts rose from it, rushing towards the group of powerful cultivators.

There were more than a dozen Foundation Establishment stage cultivators who dared to attack him, including those in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and those in the early Foundation Establishment stage.

To avoid being surrounded and attacked by this group, Jiang Shi decided to strike first.

These water beasts are not very strong, only at the late stage of Qi Refining, but they have the advantage of large numbers and a continuous stream, which keeps the enemy busy dealing with them, scattering them and preventing them from gathering together.

Moreover, Jiang Shi dived into the water and drifted with the current, moving at an extremely fast speed like a fish.

He quietly approached the five water-element Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Meanwhile, the five people were dealing with attacks from water beasts and poisonous snakes.

"That person has already submerged into the water, everyone be careful of a sneak attack!" the leading monk warned the others.

"Brother, with so many powerful cultivators like us, how dare he come alone? I think he's trying to escape. Let's hurry and chase after him!"

"Second Brother is right. This man has released so many water beasts and poisonous snakes to block our path; he must be trying to escape. We can't let him get away!"

The two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators quickly spoke up, one after the other.

It's no wonder they thought that way. No one would expect an ordinary person to be so bold. There were more than thirty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators present. If it were anyone else, they would probably be scared out of their wits on the spot.

"Whether he tries to escape or dares to come looking for us, everyone must proceed with caution," the leader said.

The leader then used several water-based spells to begin defense.

Just as this person finished casting water-based spells, Jiang Shi approached and was forced to the surface by these spells.

"These five are not to be underestimated; they've actually taken precautions." Jiang Shi leaped out of the water and stood facing the five.

Upon seeing Jiang Shi, the five powerful cultivators burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, as expected of the eldest brother, he only used a little trick to force this little thief out."

"I just did it on a whim, I didn't expect this person to be so fearless, daring to ambush us all by himself."

"Hey, you little thief. Quickly hand over your storage bag and all the magical artifacts you have, and maybe we'll spare your life."

"Cultivation is not easy; do not mislead yourself!"

The five men didn't take Jiang Shi seriously at all when they saw him.

In their eyes, Jiang Shi used a high-grade water-based magic artifact and naturally practiced water-based magic.

Great cultivators who can reach the mid-Foundation Establishment stage generally only cultivate one type of technique. After all, in small sects, those who can reach this level are at least dual-spiritual-root cultivators.

If an ordinary person is distracted and practices multiple attribute methods, attribute conflicts will occur, slowing down the practice time and making it difficult to break through.

Only some major sects and top families have the resources to cultivate cultivators with multiple spiritual roots.

This is why most small sects and factions value single or dual spiritual roots.

The top ten sects and top families, on the other hand, value comprehension.

On the basis of high comprehension, the more spiritual roots of the five elements, the better.

Therefore, in the eyes of these five Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Jiang Shi was a cultivator who mainly cultivated the water element. Coincidentally, the five of them were also cultivators of the same element, and they had never been afraid of anyone when competing with each other.

Jiang Shi didn't waste any words with them. With a wave of his hand, water rose up like a dragon and swept towards the five people.

"Since you're courting death, don't blame us." The leading cultivator snorted coldly, and facing Jiang Shi's water dragon, he raised a bright blue bead in his hand.

He poured his magic into it, and the azure bead shone with a dazzling light.

"Certainly!"

The light shot towards the water dragon, and as the light swept across it, the turbulent water dragon calmed down, settled below, and disappeared.

"A top-grade spiritual artifact—the Water-Stabilizing Pearl!" A powerful cultivator among the onlookers exclaimed upon seeing the item!

High-grade spiritual artifacts are treasures that only Nascent Soul stage cultivators are qualified to possess.

Each and every one of them is renowned and incredibly powerful.

"This should be a replica. The real top-grade spiritual artifact, the Water-Stabilizing Pearl, is said to be in the Mingyuan Palace of the Ten Great Sects. How could it be out there?"

"However, to possess a replica of the Water-Stabilizing Pearl, these five people must be quite influential, and must have some connection with the Mingyuan Palace."

"It was a guess from a high-ranking monk," a senior monk speculated.

His words surprised everyone.

Anything involving the Ten Great Sects is a major event; in the cultivation world, the Ten Great Sects are like the heavens.

Even top-tier families wouldn't dare to offend the ten major sects rashly.

The group immediately memorized the five men's appearances and prepared to go back and warn their disciples not to stray from these men and never to offend them.

The leader of the five people was holding a deep blue bead, which was a replica of the high-grade spiritual artifact, the Water-Stabilizing Bead.

Although it is just a replica, it is still at the level of a high-grade magic weapon, just like Lu Chuanxing's high-grade magic weapon, the Mountain and Sea Flag.

This bead surpasses most superior magical artifacts, possessing the wondrous ability to stabilize and control water.

This is precisely why these five people are confident that they can take down Jiang Shi.

With this superior magical artifact, the Water-Stabilizing Pearl, Jiang Shi's water-based magic and water-based magical artifacts will be completely useless.

Upon seeing this object, Jiang Shi was not afraid; on the contrary, he was quite pleased.

Such a treasure should belong to him!

Jiang Shi retrieved the superior-grade magic artifact, the jade gourd Ruoshui, and with a wave of his hand, a long spear appeared in his palm.

The superior magical weapon, the Qingyue Spear.

Within Jiang Shi's dantian, three drops of magical liquid exploded, and a large amount of magical power surged into the Qingyue Spear.

Earth-elemental magic surged forth, gathering earth-elemental spiritual power, which transformed into a sky full of flying sand and gravel.

"Since water-based magical artifacts are useless against you, then I'll use this to deal with you!"

The five people were all shocked to see this. This person actually cultivated both earth and water elemental magic.

Not only them, but the powerful cultivators who were watching were also greatly shocked.

They had witnessed Jiang Shi's previous move, in which he used a fire-type magic weapon to kill a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator in three breaths.

With the addition of the earth and water elements, wouldn't this person have at least three spiritual roots?

"That's not all! This person previously used a wood-elemental spell to subdue that powerful cultivator. Wood, earth, water, and fire—all four elements have converged. I suspect he must possess the aptitude of five spiritual roots!"

Fu Changsheng watched from afar, and upon seeing this scene, he immediately shouted loudly.

Everyone was shocked to hear this!

With the aptitude of five spiritual roots, he has cultivated to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!

Just who is this person?!