Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

Chapter 681: Chapter 623: Even the Invincible Have Downtime

It’s quite funny, really. The one who took the Pill was Xia Wuyou, yet an entire crowd gathered around Han Yu.

Both of them closed their eyes at the same moment, but the brilliance surrounding Xia Wuyou went unnoticed.

Conversely, even though Han Yu remained calm on the surface, he was the one continuously observed.

In the end, even Xia Wuyou joined the onlookers after waking up.

Han Yu had already entered his Sea of Consciousness when the Artifact Spirit shouted about a flood. The previously gray space suddenly resonated with the sound of rushing water.

No one could tell where the water was coming from, but it was everywhere; it started as a small stream and quickly escalated to a collapsing dam, until finally, it turned into huge waves.

The Artifact Spirit was continuously yelling in the Sea of Consciousness, "You dog, your brain’s flooded, there’s so much water!"

Not long after, the Artifact Spirit started scurrying in panic because stones were raining down from above, and it suddenly realized there seemed to be soil underfoot—not just soil, but an actual piece of land!

Once it barely managed to land, the ground began shaking again, almost driving the Artifact Spirit mad. Why was it the one suffering when it was Han Yu’s Sea of Consciousness changing?

Where’s Ping? Where did Ping go?

When it turned around, it found that there was indeed a vast ocean behind it. It used to say Han Yu’s Sea of Consciousness was as vast as an ocean; now, it had become reality.

Ping was probably already sunk to the sea’s bottom.

Before it could figure it out, the ground began to shake again.

An earthquake?

Earthquake my foot, this is the Sea of Consciousness! Where would an earthquake come from?

Just as the Artifact Spirit was cursing, the ground suddenly split open, and a tree burst forth, launching it into the air.

Once it finally managed to jump down, it was caught off guard and sent flying once more. Soon enough, the entire land was filled with its fleeing figure.

Constantly being launched, constantly fleeing, until eventually, it almost formed an entire dense forest.

Just when it thought it was over, a bigger commotion came from underground, and it discovered it was airborne again, rising higher and endlessly.

This tree was enormous, with an imposing air that seemed to soar to the sky. The Artifact Spirit couldn’t wait for it to stop before sliding down.

"Is it finally over this time?"

The Artifact Spirit sneakily hid behind the giant tree, finally realizing that this change was an evolution of the Five Elements.

The once overwhelming ocean turned into the vast sea, stones falling into it stacked into mountains, and soil formed land upon which vegetation appeared.

Gold, wood, water, and earth were all present, but where was the fire?

In its puzzled state, a sudden thunderstorm struck the Sea of Consciousness, and a small patch of forest spontaneously ignited, with the flames showing no signs of abating, as if they would never burn out.

Five Elements World!

For some reason, the Artifact Spirit recalled that phrase.

This must be the most rudimentary form of the Five Elements within the world, akin to the world’s original and most primitive state, right?

"What’s going on?"

It was only then that Han Yu’s belated voice of confusion reached the Sea of Consciousness, or perhaps it was just that until now, he could communicate with it.

At the moment the flood broke out, he could only be a spectator, helplessly watching everything unfold. He even shouted several times, but to no avail.

"It seems your Five Elements Divine Techniques have merged into one,"

The Artifact Spirit answered in this manner.

Han Yu was already shaken by everything in the Sea of Consciousness, as if seeing a ghost.

What was happening in the Sea of Consciousness? Wasn’t it supposed to be an illusionary space? Why did it now feel a bit too real?

The crucial question was whether this was good or bad.

"Hmm..."

Good or bad, the Artifact Spirit honestly couldn’t say for certain, but it was probably not a bad thing...

For instance, there was an apparent benefit currently visible.

"If your Five Elements Divine Techniques have merged, you can skip the transformation process when using them in the future."

The Artifact Spirit tilted its head in thought for a moment, explaining.

This meant that where Han Yu once needed to release each Divine Technique separately, now, if he wanted, he could unleash all five at once.

Han Yu was skeptical, and just as he wanted to try, he suddenly opened his eyes, nearly startling the people around him.

Before anyone could ask how he was doing, Han Yu suddenly flew up into the sky, and in a mere thought, a sea of fire, enormous trees, a vast ocean, soil, and mountains appeared simultaneously.

To the uninitiated, it was merely a spectacle, but Xia Wuyou perceived the nuances, his expression abruptly changing.

"His Divine Techniques can be released simultaneously without halting!"

Xia Wuyou spoke with disbelief. Though he possessed only one Divine Technique, he had honed it for years. He could never imagine how a force within the Sea of Consciousness could instantaneously unleash five distinct attributes.

"Is it difficult?"

Quan Xiaotong asked with great interest.

"It’s not about difficulty; it’s about possibility."

Xia Wuyou shook his head with a peculiar expression, while his shock internally continued to grow.

"No wonder you insisted I bring out the Gold Divine Power."

The mountain Han Yu conjured, though simple and crude, unlike any weapon, was still ludicrous!

Even at the Divine Communication Tier, it would require surrounding gold and iron to create something so large, and even then, not so effortlessly.

What kind of Sea of Consciousness did this guy have?

How could the same Divine Techniques result in such a vast disparity upon use?

He now realized that when Quan Xiaotong approached him several times, it was indeed polite. If he were the one persuading, he wouldn’t have been so courteous.

"Had you told me sooner that the Divine Techniques would be this strong in his hands, I’d have given it to you right away."

Xia Wuyou sighed deeply.

"Is such a transformation powerful?"

Quan Xiaotong was even more concerned about this.

"Powerful."

As for what extent of power, he wasn’t the owner and couldn’t make any assertions.

However, with this answer, Quan Xiaotong seemed satisfied. As long as it meant becoming stronger.

"It’s actually not that strong."

In the Sea of Consciousness, Han Yu was complaining to the Artifact Spirit.

Having this ability didn’t help him much. Against those he could defeat, it was unnecessary, making an extra strike held little meaning.

And against those he couldn’t defeat, it seemed ineffective.

"You must be kidding, isn’t this enough?"

The Artifact Spirit widened its eyes in disbelief.

Han Yu shrugged. The key problem was facing opponents he couldn’t beat. What’s considered strong should be when he could defeat those his current power couldn’t.

"You wish to have it all in one go? This Five Elements World isn’t about now; it’s about when all your Divine Techniques reach full potential in the future."

The Artifact Spirit could already imagine the state when all Five Elements reached domain level, and it would undoubtedly be ferocious.

"I told you! You’re on an invincible path, so you need to learn enduring solitude."

Han Yu asked, curious, "What solitude?"

Snap.

The Artifact Spirit snapped its fingers with a resolute voice, "The solitude of a power gap."

Han Yu remained silent, his face darkened.

By this account, from his debut until now, the situations where he couldn’t win were frequent; this gap period was embarrassingly prolonged.

Plus, the Five Elements World also had a downside.

That is, the manifestation of a single Divine Technique turned into this kind of appearance; how would he judge the Divine Power Tier based on the manifestation?

On this point, the Artifact Spirit was unperturbed.

"That’s why you have me!"

Its talent was to sense these things, and beside this, with only the Water and Earth attributes reaching Divine Communication completion, the Gold Divine Power just arrived and was at the Initial Tier, but if Su Xiaoxiao’s Inquiry Stone was acquired, it could be immediately achieved in one step.

No need for tier judgment at all.

The only remaining task was finding the elemental spirits for the remaining three categories.

That would genuinely depend on Quan Xiaotong’s resources then.

When Han Yu descended from the sky, a crowd quickly gathered around, whispering inquiries.

"How was it?"

These savvy individuals likely had guessed about the West River Pill’s peculiarity since the one who consumed it was Xia Wuyou, yet Han Yu changed.

Anyone with a bit of sense would figure it out easily.

"Whatever, in the Central Continent’s current state, unless seriously deranged, no one would dare think about it, and the one named Quan probably won’t agree either."

The Artifact Spirit laughed cheerfully, knowing Quan Xiaotong’s stance represented the Fifth Tower’s stance, and among the Nine Sects, most had connections with Han Yu, also representing the Cultivator Realm’s top echelon.

The most crucial point was that Han Yu was strong enough!

"Hey, would anyone care to take a look at me?"

Xia Wuyou squeezed amidst the throng, speaking softly.

Though Han Yu was the center of attention, he was the one who ingested the Pill; was no one curious?

Currently, he truly felt not a trace of cultivation, with the Divine Spring disappearing entirely and his entire being feeling empty and unsettling.

The Divine Techniques were gone too, yet his Sea of Consciousness expanded several times, akin to a vast lake, so broad and intimidating.