Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 59 Divine Runes and Five Elements Space

Half a day later, Lei Ming devoured the remaining four types of Five Elements spiritual objects, and his Five Elements Divine Light spiritual power reached its peak.

The moment the Five Elements Divine Light reached its peak, the Five Elements Pine Nuts shone brightly, emitting waves of profound mystery that captivated Lei Ming. Then, the outer shell of the Five Elements Pine Nuts cracked open, and a tender sprout emerged, topped with five pine needles. As soon as the five pine needles appeared, five-colored rays of light immediately adhered to them, merging with the needles into one.

At this moment, the five-colored rays of light possessed a sacred quality.

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"What happened?" Master Zhiyang had paid a heavy price to finally finalize the list of personnel to fight, but before they could even catch their breath, they were startled by the strange phenomenon in the sky.

Above Tianyi City, a canopy formed by five-colored spiritual energy spanned a hundred miles, covering the entire city. Within that canopy, a colossal tree seemed to float, both close at hand and yet far away. Mysterious Daoist principles flowed from the tree, captivating all who looked upon it. Yet, upon closer inspection, nothing could be discerned.

"It's the cave where the Five Elements Ancestor secluded himself!" Some cultivators had already found out.

"Could it be that the Five Elements Ancestor is breaking through?" the cultivator surnamed Kuang clicked his tongue. "No wonder he could overpower a Grandmaster with only an early Nascent Soul stage cultivation; the commotion from this breakthrough is enormous!"

The Ancestor Hehuan looked at the five-colored canopy and the giant tree, his eyes flashing with uncertain light. Seeing this, Master Zhiyang couldn't help but sigh.

"The matter of the decisive battle has been decided. Please go back and prepare," said Master Zhiyang.

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Lei Ming's breakthrough took five days, allowing him to awaken from his enlightenment and discover to his surprise that he had reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Not only that, but a divine rune also appeared on the Five Elements Divine Light. This rune was the embodiment of the Five Elements Dao, vast, ethereal, incomprehensible, and untouchable. However, as the divine rune formed, fragments of the Five Elements Laws broke apart in Lei Ming's sea of ​​consciousness and began to evolve…

"From the endless chaos comes creation, from a single thought the Five Elements Heaven is opened!" Lei Ming couldn't help but chant. From this moment on, his Five Elements Divine Light was truly mastered.

Within Lei Ming's dantian, a space spanning tens of thousands of feet appeared like a dream, seemingly real yet unreal. The five elements of spiritual energy flowed within this space, converging and transforming into wisps of chaotic energy. Surrounded by this energy, the space transformed from illusion into reality.

"The Five Elements Space is complete!"

Lei Ming was overjoyed. The first divine rune of the Five Elements Divine Light was generated, and the power of the Five Elements opened up a space in his dantian. This space would continue to expand as the power of the Five Elements increased. If Lei Ming could attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in the future, this space would become a small world.

The Kunlun Mirror in Lei Ming's spiritual sea of ​​consciousness suddenly flashed, flying out and entering the Five Elements Space in his dantian. The Kunlun Mirror circled the Five Elements Space once, and the previously unstable space instantly became solid, like a thatched hut transforming into a stone house. Furthermore, the speed at which the power of the Five Elements evolved into chaotic energy also increased significantly.

"Time has accelerated within the Five Elements Space!"

Although Lei Ming didn't know why the Kunlun Mirror was behaving this way, he was fully aware of the changes in his dantian. In his perception, the flow of time in the Five Elements Space was twice that of the outside world.

Lei Ming tried to activate the Kunlun Mirror again, but the Kunlun Mirror did not respond.

"It seems that only when I become an immortal can I break the restrictions on the Kunlun Mirror," Lei Ming thought to himself.

Once the Five Elements Space stabilized, Lei Ming put the spirit stones and herbs from his storage bag inside. As soon as the spirit stones and herbs entered the space, their spiritual energy began to dissipate. A mid-grade spirit stone turned into a stone devoid of spiritual energy in no time, and the other ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb fared no better. Lei Ming estimated that its spiritual energy would be exhausted in at most two months.

"It cannot be used until the Five Elements Space has completed its evolution." Lei Ming shook his head, he didn't know how long it would take for the Five Elements Space to complete its evolution.

The seventh day arrived in the blink of an eye, and Lei Ming had no choice but to leave his cave. Today was the day of the decisive battle. All the major sects in Tianyi City were fully mobilized, and all the cultivators in the city left their posts, forming large armies of cultivators, and headed towards the border.

When Lei Ming emerged from seclusion, the other cultivators were already prepared, some having left ahead of him. Upon seeing him, Venerable Zhiyang breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone knew Lei Ming was in seclusion, striving for a breakthrough, and dared not disturb him. If Lei Ming had truly missed his turn, Venerable Zhiyang and the others would have been helpless.

"Fellow Daoist Lei has emerged from seclusion; it's time for us to set off." The numerous Nascent Soul cultivators displayed their various skills, flying towards the border. Some used magical artifacts to control their flight, while others used escape techniques. Before long, they arrived at the main camp.

Upon arriving at the camp, Lei Ming unexpectedly encountered Wei Wuyai. Wei Wuyai's complexion was ruddy, and he appeared to be in no ill condition. He greeted Lei Ming casually.

After everyone arrived, they discussed their strategy. To Lei Ming's surprise, Master Zhiyang and his group did not prepare for the final battle entirely according to the Mulan people's wishes. Instead, they split into two groups: one to hold off the Mulan people, and the other to infiltrate Tiancheng and plunder the Mulan people's resources.

Lei Ming was very interested in this mission.

"My Five Elements Space desperately needs spiritual energy. It seems the Thief King is about to make a comeback," Lei Ming thought to himself.

The time for the decisive battle arrived, and both sides set up 10 battlefields along the border, each equipped with a battle formation. During the battle, participants from both sides would enter the formations in pairs. These formations were jointly activated by formation masters from both sides, and both sides would jointly send people to supervise the battle.

Once the formation was complete, both sides entered the arena. Ten figures shrouded in black robes flew out from the opposing mage's camp; each of them exuded an aura of yin energy and terrifying demonic power.

"They're all demonic cultivators." Lei Ming was a little surprised. There were demonic cultivators in the Mulan Grassland, but it was unlikely that all ten cultivators in the duel were demonic cultivators.

Lei Ming didn't think too much about it and transformed into a long rainbow, flying into the formation. The demonic cultivators also entered the formation one by one.

"Something's wrong!" After entering the formation, Lei Ming sensed that the other party's aura was strange, completely different from the demonic cultivators he knew. He glanced at the Mulan people's camp and found that they were on high alert, not like they were about to call a truce.

"Whatever your schemes are, I need to finish this quickly. If I'm too late, I won't get any of the treasures in Tiantian City," Lei Ming thought to himself.

Although Lei Ming had lived for over 300 years, he was certainly no match for the likes of Master Zhiyang when it came to scheming. Lei Ming didn't want to waste his energy on it either; the path of cultivation lay in sincerity, and it was difficult to go far with too many distracting thoughts in one's mind.

Lei Ming and his opponent checked the treasures in each other's storage bags, and the duel began. The black-robed man opposite him made a hand seal and chanted an incantation. The chilling demonic energy on his body surged several feet, instantly transforming into pitch-black tentacles.

"It seems to be a secret technique of the demonic sect, managing to raise one's aura to the mid-Nascent Soul stage in such a short time. Normally I'd be interested in witnessing it, but I don't have the time now..."

Without saying a word, Lei Ming unleashed the Five Elements Divine Light. After evolving into divine runes, the power of the Five Elements Divine Light greatly increased, its light flashing, and most of the demonic energy on the opponent's body was dispersed.

The Five Elements Divine Light flashed again, and the demonic cultivator was swept away by the divine light, appearing in the Five Elements Space, where he was completely imprisoned.

With a thought, Lei Ming summoned the demonic cultivator's storage bag into his hand.

"These treasures are not bad either." Lei Ming put the treasures into the Five Elements Space, and the Five Elements Space immediately began to devour the spiritual power of the treasures.

Lei Ming easily killed the demonic cultivator and was about to activate the formation.

To his surprise, the formation could not be opened.

"As expected, there was a conspiracy." Lei Ming's Five Elements Divine Light swept across the array's light shield, causing the array to tremble. The originally white light turned blood-red. Above the array, blood mist churned, and drops of viscous blood condensed out of thin air.

"Good heavens!" Lei Ming drew his Xuanhuang Flying Sword and unleashed three strikes. The Xuanhuang Flying Sword was imbued with merit, making it, like Han Li's Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, a nemesis of demonic energy, and its power far surpassed the current Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder. Under the Xuanhuang Flying Sword, the blood-red light barrier was directly pierced, and Lei Ming flashed out of the formation.

"The others are also trapped. The Mulan people have launched an attack. So this was their conspiracy." As soon as Lei Ming came out, he understood the Mulan people's plan. The Mulan people found a few inhuman and ghostly creatures to hold off ten mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from Tiannan, with the aim of gaining an advantage in the final battle.

Lei Ming thought for a moment, then quietly flew towards the formation where Han Li was located.

(End of this chapter)