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"Do you have anything else to say?" Jiang Shi asked.

Although Jiang Shi and Jin Bufan are in this situation now, they actually have no mortal enmity.

It's just a difference in stance, driven by self-interest.

Jin Bufan, this person actually didn't have any impact on him.

Jin Bufan was silent for a moment, then he spoke:

"My younger brother, Jin Huan... he's not cut out for cultivation; his talent is mediocre, and his character isn't up to par. But he's my brother. After I die, he'll definitely come looking for you to take revenge."

"You mean you intend for me to let him go?" Jiang Shi asked, somewhat surprised.

Given Jin Bufan's personality, he would rather take the Demon Essence Pill himself than beg for mercy after being defeated.

Why would she plead for her own brother?

Jin Bufan smiled and said in a deep voice, "Don't let him go. He's here, just kill him. I just want to tell you that with his talent, without my protection, he'll suffer a fate worse than death in the Demonic Sect."

"I'd rather die by your hand."

After saying that, he closed his eyes, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

"Let's get started."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi plunged his sword into Jin Bufan's chest. The sword tip pierced through his heart and emerged from his back, the sword energy exploding at his heart.

Jin Bufan's body stiffened for a moment, then went limp.

Jiang Shi drew his sword, and Jin Bufan's body fell to the ground, blood gushing from the wound in his chest, soaking the stone slab beneath him.

His eyes were still open, but they were no longer lit.

The temple fell silent.

Huo Lie leaned against the wall, panting heavily. Shui Lingxi held the spirit beast, whose mouth was still bloody. Feng Yiran sheathed his sword and walked to Jiang Shi's side.

Jiang Shi squatted down and took the storage bracelet off Jin Bufan's wrist.

The bracelet was black and engraved with the mark of the Five Elements Demon Sect. He put the bracelet into his pocket.

Then he stood up and walked toward the stone platform.

The stone platform was smashed in half by the earth bear, but the main body is still intact.

Only the Five Elements Dao Seeds floated at the top; he had already taken the Five Elements Wheel into his body.

During the battle, Jiang Shi took advantage of Jin Bufan's inattention and had the superior-grade spiritual artifact, the Mountain and Sea Flag, retrieve the Five Elements Wheel for him.

Jiang Shi passed the test of the Five Elements Master; the light barrier did not stop him.

Jiang Shi successfully retrieved the Five Elements Wheel.

Now, it floats inside Jiang Shi's body, next to the five-colored golden pill, slowly rotating.

With each rotation, a halo of light spreads outward, reaching Jiang Shi's limbs and bones, widening his meridians and purifying his true essence.

Jiang Shi leaped onto the stone platform and reached out to grab the Five Elements Dao Seed.

This Five Elements Dao Seed is smaller than the wheel, only the size of a fist, and warm to the touch, like a freshly cooked egg.

It offered no resistance, nor did it resonate; it simply lay quietly in Jiang Shi's palm, radiating a gentle spiritual light.

With a thought, Jiang Shi caused the seed to transform into a beam of light and enter his body.

This time, it wasn't sinking into the dantian, but merging into the sea of ​​consciousness.

Countless insights into the Five Elements flooded my mind like a burst dam.

The five elements—mutual generation, mutual restraint, transformation, and rotation—are now unfolding before him like a series of paintings.

He closed his eyes to process the information for a few breaths, then opened them.

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Countless levels of proficiency were increasing at an alarming rate.

Jiang Shi could sense that he was just one step away from breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm!

When Huo Lie jumped down from the stone platform, he was sitting on the ground, looking at Jin Bufan's corpse.

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"He just died like that?" Huo Lie said in disbelief.

Huo Lie was silent for a while, then shook his head and sighed, "He's a ruthless person too. He uses fourth-grade spirit talismans without hesitation and consumes demonic essence pills without a second thought. He's willing to risk his life for such a small inheritance."

This is the difference between the demonic sect and the righteous sect. The righteous sect only thinks about saving their own lives, which is why they have protectors.

The Demonic Sect, on the other hand, is willing to fight to the death, which is why Jin Bufan brought a fourth-grade spirit talisman and a Demonic Essence Pill.

According to Jin Bufan's original plan, he should have used the fourth-grade spirit talisman to instantly kill the Earth Bear, and then obtained the Five Elements Wheel in one fell swoop. With the power of the Five Elements Wheel, he would definitely be able to kill Jiang Shi and the others.

However, he never expected that his use of Nascent Soul stage power to kill the Earth Bear would trigger the protective measures in the secret realm, preventing him from obtaining the Five Elements Wheel and the Five Elements Dao Seed.

Ultimately, this led to the complete defeat of the Five Elements Demonic Sect, and Jin Bufan perished.

Shui Lingxi stood up, holding the spirit beast, and said to the crowd, "Let's go. This is not a place to stay. The people from the Five Elements Demon Sect have already fled. They will report what happened here. Once the experts from the Five Elements Demon Sect arrive, we won't be able to leave."

It should be noted that although Jin Bufan and his four companions were inner disciples, they were not considered anything special among the inner disciples of the Five Elements Demon Sect.

If a late-stage Golden Core cultivator were to arrive here, their chances of survival would be slim!

Jiang Shi nodded, and the four of them walked toward the other exit of the temple.

The exit is a downward staircase, at the end of which is a teleportation array.

Five-colored light flowed within the array, leading out of the secret realm.

Jiang Shi glanced back at the temple.

Jin Bufan's body still lay beneath the stone platform, his blood already dried. (Five)

Jin Bufan's body still lay beneath the stone platform, his blood already dried. (Five)

The Five Elements Wheel and the Dao Seed are gone; the stone platform is now empty.

The three-thousand-year wait has come to an end.

He turned around and stepped into the teleportation array.

Five-colored light engulfed the four people, and the world was turned upside down.

When they opened their eyes again, they were standing in the valley at the entrance to the secret realm.

It was already dark, and the stars were twinkling in the sky.

A mountain breeze blows by, carrying the fresh scent of grass and trees.

The four stood in the valley, and none of them spoke.

Huo Lie was the first to break the silence.

"Finally out. I'd almost forgotten what color the sky was outside."

He looked up at the starry sky and took a deep breath.

Shui Lingxi squatted down and placed the spirit beast on the ground.

The spirit beast's wounds have scabbed over, and its spirits have recovered considerably.

It rolled around on the grass twice and shook its fur.

Feng Yiran sheathed his sword and glanced at Jiang Shi: "What are you planning to do next?"

"I will go into seclusion and enter the Golden Core stage," Jiang Shi said after thinking for a moment.

Feng Yiran nodded and replied, "The Taihua Sword Sect has a secret realm for sword cultivation, which will open in six months. If you are interested, you can come."

"Alright, but this time I need to distribute these things to you." After Jiang Shi finished speaking, he took out all the gains from this secret realm, except for the Five Elements Wheel and the Five Elements Dao Seeds.

These Five Elements Wheel and Five Elements Dao Seeds are extremely valuable and of great use to Jiang Shi, so Jiang Shi naturally cannot take them out.

He wanted these things, yet he didn't want to owe these comrades who fought alongside him.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Huo Lie was the most forthright person, but he didn't bring anything of value.

I picked one out at random and stood there.

Shui Lingxi did the same; she also randomly picked out an item and stood next to Huo Lie.

The same applies to the wind.

Jiang Shi was deeply moved upon seeing this.