Chapter 585: Chapter 560 First Make a Name
As the transformation concluded, Lu Yan carefully assessed his condition and found that the strength of his body had increased significantly, and he could now use it in conjunction with the Saint Soldier’s Formula.
Moreover, when he stimulated the power of his soul, his physical body was able to withstand the pressure with much more ease.
"Continue to ascend..."
Lu Yan whispered.
Several days later, the Five Elements Transformation advanced in a stroke to the Two Elements Transformation, causing his body to undergo a drastic metamorphosis once again.
Lu Yan didn’t pause; he continued to strive for higher mastery. However, after several days, when he elevated the Five Elements Transformation to the peak of the Two Elements Transformation, he hit a bottleneck and could not advance no matter what he tried.
"What’s going on?" Lu Yan frowned.
Could it be like with Saint Soldier’s Formula, where it cannot be advanced due to a limitation in Cultivation Level?
But that doesn’t make sense.
Lu Yan tried it out. Without employing any other Cultivation Techniques, just the apex of the Two Elements Transformation within the Five Elements True Body only equated to the peak of the Immortal Realm.
This was a far cry from the Saint Soldier’s Formula, which corresponded to the peak of the Tao Realm, by tens of thousands of miles.
Why couldn’t he advance any further?
He immediately sought guidance from Little Phoenix.
But Little Phoenix shook her head, indicating she was also unclear about the situation.
However, Little Phoenix speculated whether breaking through the Three Elements Transformation of the Five Elements True Body might require some special materials or conditions.
If extremely unique materials or conditions were needed, even the Dao Book would not be a substitute.
Lu Yan frowned.
But, there was no record of such things within the Five Elements True Body.
"Five Elements True Body, True Body? What exactly is required?"
Lu Yan muttered to himself, unable to figure it out.
...
In a star system far from the Five Elements Star,
this system was incredibly vast and boundless, with energy from the heavens and earth so rich, and the laws and rules interwoven, making the conditions for cultivation almost equal to those of the Origin Continent.
Countless space warships were coming and going, a bustling spectacle.
This was the Taiyi Palace, a Pseudo-Zhenyi Force.
It was a force that had once given birth to a practitioner of the True One State and was considered one of the top forces across the infinite stars.
Inside a luxurious courtyard,
"Young Master, I have received news that not long ago, strange phenomena occurred in the Five Elements Heavenly Arch. A five-colored glow surged into the sky, visible even from outside the atmosphere."
An elder was reporting to a young noble.
The young man was clad in splendid garments, handsome in appearance, and there was a perpetual look of confidence in his eyes.
Named Linghu Changri, the young man was a famous genius of the Taiyi Palace, holding a revered status.
His spirits lifted, Linghu Changri said, "A five-colored radiance from the Five Elements Heavenly Arch? Could it be that a treasure has appeared?"
"No, we have people inside the Five Elements Heavenly Arch. That person sent a message saying that the Five Elements True Body has appeared."
The elder reported.
Linghu Changri’s eyes suddenly sparkled.
"Haha, the Five Elements True Body! I never imagined it was truly hidden within the Five Elements Heavenly Arch."
Linghu Changri was exceedingly excited.
The Cultivation Technique he primarily practiced was also body-centric, but he had reached a bottleneck. He sought powerful body cultivation techniques for reference to break through his own limits.
He had heard of the Five Elements True Body long ago.
As a sole body-centric Cultivation Technique that could elevate one to a level comparable to the third step of the Creator Realm, it was rare throughout the boundless starry sky.
Such a technique was extremely precious.
He had personally visited the Five Elements Heavenly Arch and searched thoroughly without finding any trace of the Five Elements True Body.
And now, it had reappeared.
"Go, retrieve the Five Elements True Body for me—no, it’s better if I go in person."
Linghu Changri declared, eager to set off immediately.
"Young Master, today’s Five Elements Heavenly Arch is not what it once was. I’ve heard that a powerful being has returned, extremely mighty, and there have been several forces coveting the Five Elements Heavenly Arch. They all went out and never returned, and this includes beings from the Creator Realm,"
the elder quickly added.
"Even the strong ones from the Creator Realm have not returned? Could it be that a former powerful elder from the Five Elements Heavenly Arch has come back?"
Linghu Changri speculated.
In its heyday, the Five Elements Heavenly Arch had practitioners at the third step of the Creator Realm at its core, and naturally, there were many experts.
However, more than a hundred thousand years ago, after the battle with the Origin Continent, the old Sect Leader of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch perished, resulting in many other experts perishing as well, greatly diminishing their strength.
As the news spread, the forces that had grievances with the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, of course, would not miss such an opportunity and began to hunt down and kill the experts of the Heavenly Arch, leading to the almost complete extinction of their experts and their long-lasting decline.
But even a dying camel is bigger than a horse, and it would be normal for some to be in the Creator Realm and scattered outside.
"To kill someone from the Creator Realm, it is likely a strong practitioner at the second step of the Creator Realm. But I am determined to have the Five Elements True Body. Ask Elder Six to accompany me,"
Linghu Changri said.
Several days later, outside the Five Elements Star, suddenly, a dozen figures appeared.
The one leading was none other than Linghu Changri.
Next to him stood a burly middle-aged man.
"Elder Six, test the waters and see if there are any strong practitioners in the Five Elements Heavenly Arch and, if so, gauge their strength,"
Linghu Changri ordered.
The middle-aged man beside him nodded, took a step forward, and looked down at the Five Elements Star below. A powerful aura burst forth, enveloping the entire Five Elements Star within it.
At the back mountain of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, beneath the Ancestral Cliff, Lu Yan suddenly opened his eyes, gazing towards space.
"Such a formidable aura; this is the aura of the Creator Realm, and it’s not just the first step."
Lu Yan felt stirred; a puppet appeared and similarly erupted with a mighty aura, clashing with the spreading aura from space.
"Indeed, there is a strong presence. Let me test it out,"
in space, Elder Six shouted lowly. Then, a light flashed on his forehead, and an even more potent aura pressed down towards the puppet.
Clang!
Sounds of weapon clashing emanated from the puppet, and an invisible intent of the blade soared skyward, shattering Elder Six’s aura in an instant, and the slash targeted Elder Six directly.
In space, Elder Six’s body trembled, he stumbled backward for three consecutive steps, his face becoming grave.
Linghu Changri and the others were also shaken.
The Sixth Elder actually retreated.
"Young Master, the strength of the Creator at Five Elements Heavenly Arch is extremely formidable, likely even surpassing my own,"
the Sixth Elder said.
"What, even above the Sixth Elder?"
Linghu Changri was shocked.
The Sixth Elder had long since reached the second step of the Creator Realm, and his Soul and Flesh Materialization had already surpassed seventy percent, which made him a master among those at the second step of the Creator Realm.
Yet the opponent was even stronger; such a figure would be considered prominent even when looking across the entire vast starry sky.
"Five Elements Heavenly Arch actually has such a figure sitting in position, we cannot forcefully take it, let’s go, we will pay them a visit,"
Linghu Changri said.
They quickly descended and entered the Five Elements Star.
"Have they arrived?"
Lu Yan got up, stood with his hands behind his back, and quietly waited.
Before long, Sect Leader Liu, the Supreme Elder, and several others, led by a dozen or so figures, hurried over.
Sect Leader Liu stood behind a young man, his face full of a fawning smile, with a respectful attitude.
"Supreme Elder, this is Young Master Linghu from Taiyi Palace, and this is the Sixth Elder of Taiyi Palace."
"This is Guiyuan, and this is our Zhang Wei, Supreme Elder of Five Elements Heavenly Arch,"
Sect Leader Liu introduced both sides.
Guiyuan was the name Lu Yan had given to that puppet.
"I’ve seen Senior Guiyuan."
Linghu Changri saluted Guiyuan with a bow, but as for Lu Yan, he completely ignored him.
Guiyuan simply nodded in silence.
This made Linghu Changri somewhat displeased.
Even if you are a second-step Creator, who do you think he is?
A genius of the Pseudo-Zhenyi Force, his status is extremely high in Taiyi Palace, and even figures like the Sixth Elder have to give him face.
And as for the other party, merely a person from the declining Five Elements Heavenly Arch, to behave so arrogantly in front of him?
"I heard that the Five Elements True Body has appeared in the world, could it be in the hands of Senior?"
Linghu Changri asked.
"It’s not in my hands," Guiyuan shook his head.
"Not in your hands? Then in whose hands?"
Linghu Changri said.
"In my hands,"
just then, Lu Yan spoke up.
Linghu Changri finally turned his gaze to Lu Yan, somewhat surprised.
"In your hands? Good, I have always favored body cultivation techniques. Hand over the Five Elements True Body to me, rest assured, I won’t take it for free; I will give you corresponding compensation,"
Linghu Changri said.
But Lu Yan shook his head.
"Not giving?"
The expression on Linghu Changri’s face cooled, and he said, "You should know what level of power my Taiyi Palace is? Now that the end of the doctrine is approaching, offending Taiyi Palace, will bring no benefits to Five Elements Heavenly Arch."
A naked threat.
But Lu Yan smiled and said, "It’s not impossible to give you the Five Elements True Body, but you have to promise that when you settle in the Origin Continent in the future, you will bring along Five Elements Heavenly Arch as well."
"Bring along the people of Five Elements Heavenly Arch?"
Linghu Changri sneered, immediately shook his head, and said, "That’s impossible, but I can promise that the few of you who lead the group can come to Origin Continent with us."
"No, if we go, we will all go together,"
Lu Yan said seriously.
"Kid, don’t be too greedy in life, biting off more than you can chew,"
Linghu Changri said coldly.
If it weren’t for his wariness of Guiyuan’s strength, he wouldn’t bother with idle talk and would have directly suppressed Lu Yan, forcing him to give up the cultivation method for the Five Elements True Body.
Even so, he was not the least bit fearful of Guiyuan.
In Taiyi Palace, there were not a few who could kill Guiyuan.
He was still confident about that.
The Pseudo-Zhenyi Force, compared to ordinary forces that just had a third-step Creator in charge, without having produced a True One State, were worlds apart.
Even though the strongest among them were at the third step of the Creator Realm.
But the third step Creators of the Pseudo-Zhenyi Force were often not just one, and moreover, they had cultivated the Supreme Law.
Additionally, the other foundations were completely in a different league.
Even at their peak, Five Elements Heavenly Arch was far from Taiyi Palace’s match.
Lu Yan chuckled.
He was too greedy?
Who came here demanding that he hand over the Five Elements True Body?
Who was the greedy one?
"If you want me to hand over the Five Elements True Body, it’s possible, but only if you can defeat me. As long as you can defeat me, I will immediately hand over the Five Elements True Body,"
Lu Yan said, his aura of the Tao Realm spreading out and enveloping the entire place.
"You want to challenge me?"
Linghu Changri was somewhat surprised.
"Of course, let me see if you have the qualifications to make me hand over the Five Elements True Body,"
Lu Yan said.
This was his intention all along.
Being new to the vast starry sky with no reputation, how would the vast starry sky choose him to fight on their behalf?
It was impossible for them to leave the fate of the entire vast starry sky in the hands of a nobody.
So, the first step to fighting on behalf of the vast starry sky was to make a name for himself.
Now was a good opportunity, and that was why Lu Yan was challenging Linghu Changri.
