Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 352 The Secret of the Spiritual Pearl
Wei Zhong smiled but said nothing, just letting Yang Bao stand there in surprise. After a moment, he handed over the Five Elements Spiritual Pearl in his hand:

"Can this Five Elements Spiritual Pearl impress Brother Yang?"

The latter took the spirit pearl and held it in his palm like a treasure, his eyes full of joy, muttering:

"Of course it is enough. The sixth-level Five Elements Spirit Pearl is a treasure that surpasses the Wind and Thunder Pearl of the same level. In the cultivation world, there are not many people who can refine it. I didn't expect Brother Wu Se to have such ability."

Wei Zhong heard this and a bitter look appeared on his face:

“Brother Yang, you don’t know that in order to refine this thing, I even reduced the grade of my life magic weapon.

"It will take at least several hundred years to recover, and this is the only Five Elements Spiritual Pearl that has been created."

Hearing this, Yang Bao was a little surprised. He turned his eyes away from the orb in his hand and looked at Wei Zhong and said:

“Fellow Daoist, your name of Five-Colored Taoist is indeed worthy of praise. The skills you practiced and even your life-saving magic weapon are all of the five elements’ attributes, and they have a close relationship with our Five Elements Immortal Sect.

“In my opinion, why do you have to travel across the ocean to find Tianyin Leishan?

"The foundation of our Five Elements Immortal Sect is not bad. With my recommendation, with Fellow Daoist Wu Se's ability, it will be easy for him to obtain the status of an inner sect disciple.

"Give a greeting to the elders above, and you will easily get a place in the True Transmission..."

Wei Zhong heard this and shook his head slowly:

"I am happy to be free and do not want to be bound by the sect."

Yang Bao obviously didn't take these words to heart. He just thought that Wei Zhong had other secrets and stopped asking any more questions.

Then he shifted his gaze back to the Five Elements Spirit Pearl in his hand.

"Are you really willing to give me such a treasure? If I sell it, I'm afraid it will be priced sky-high."

Wei Zhong could only pretend to be heartbroken:

"Now that I have refined it, I naturally need to put it into practice. I hope Brother Yang can lend a hand."

The latter nodded:

“Since Brother Wu Se has said so much, I will agree.

"The development of the sea dragon wood has already begun. I will get it for you within a year at the latest."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist!"

After seeing Yang Bao off, Wei Zhong returned to the cave.

Looking at the Five Elements Bead, his life-saving magic weapon, which was wrapped in the five elements spiritual materials, he felt its power.

"It will take at least one month to recover to the sixth-grade upper grade. It will take a longer time to replenish it after that."

Nodding slowly, Wei Zhong swallowed the Linglong Magic Pill and began his routine practice.

The outside world was in chaos because of the Dragon Hidden incident, and Wei Zhong didn't want to wander around outside with his limited cultivation level at the early stage of the Refinement Void Realm.

It’s not that he is worried about provoking the enemy, but he doesn’t want to force himself to take action and consume his life.

It would be better to practice hard, as my weapon refining has reached a bottleneck.

[Sixth-level Refining Technique: Mastery (99%)]

The refining of the sixth-level five-element spirit bead greatly advanced Wei Zhong's weapon refining skills. He was only one step away from reaching the master level.

"The Yuanshui Pearl is still in the process of recuperation, so let's refine one or two of the other spirit pearls first."

Recently, due to the opening of Dragon Treasures, the orders for magic weapons in the Shahe Sect have increased again. As the only sixth-rank weapon refiner in the sect, Wei Zhong had to put in more effort.

The fire in the furnace was lit, and various spiritual materials were integrated into it.

As spring turns to winter, the last layer of formation barrier outside the sea dragon wood is broken, and its true face is completely revealed to everyone.

"It really is a sixth-level spiritual wood!"

Looking at the sea dragon wood that was surrounded by the dragon corpse, everyone exclaimed in amazement.

The dragon's scales were aqua blue and slightly dull, having lost some of their luster over tens of millions of years.

"All my essence has been poured into this sea dragon wood. This spiritual wood is indeed of extraordinary value..."

The entire sea dragon wood is green in color, and its bark looks like stacked dragon scales, but it is as lifeless as the demon dragon outside, just a dead thing.

Only when everyone looks towards the middle section of the Hailong wood, will they see a unique piece.

Like a living dragon scale, the green scaly bark slowly rises and falls in the spiritual energy, as if some living thing is breathing.

Yang Bao stared at this scene closely:
"This place is close to the dragon's heart. Could it be that all the dragon spirit's blood was used to nourish this place?"

His expression was serious, and he saw that the Void-Refining Monks around him seemed to have discovered this problem as well.

There was a lot of discussion, and it seemed that most people wanted to fight for it.

'This is going to be a difficult situation!'

Feng Shuming stood up and said:
"Everyone, this Sea Dragon Wood, I, Feng Xi, will..."

"What do you mean by 'you'? With so many fellow practitioners here, do you think you can keep them all to yourself?"

Everyone present came from a powerful Hedao force, and none of them was willing to submit to the other.

Although there is a gap in status, it is not that huge. As for strength, the difference is almost the same.

Under such circumstances, how could you allow such a treasure to be taken away by others?

"That's right. We have been tinkering around in the periphery of this formation for several years. You, the Feng family, want us to retreat with just one word. That's a bit too arrogant..."

"..."

Feng Shuming looked a little unhappy. This was not what he meant, but he was interrupted by the hot-tempered person present halfway through his words.

I want to argue, but it seems pointless now.

"Giggle!"

A burst of laughter sounded, and Yan Dingxiang from the Wanhua Sect stood up:
"In my opinion, why don't we all rely on our own abilities?"

Her voice was so alluring that many monks were attracted to her with just one word.

Most of those who were in the early stage of refining emptiness reacted in shock and turned away.

However, there are also many people who are unwilling to give it a try and still want to give it a try.

Yang Bao glanced at the jade on his waist which had dimmed, and shook his head slowly in his heart.

I heard the words of my senior brother next to me:
"Junior Brother Yang is also interested in this spiritual wood?"

The latter nodded and bowed slightly:
"Junior brother, I am determined to win this. Please forgive me if I offend you brothers and sisters later!"

Everyone who heard this smiled lightly.

"If Junior Brother Yang likes it, we will help you..."

"That's right, but Senior Sister, you need to hurry up and get your magic sword..."

"..."

Hearing these words from his fellow disciples, Yang Bao smiled bitterly:

"Brother and sister, you are too kind. I will teach you a little bit about how to influence the Weapon Hall's refining plan. And my ancestors would not allow it..."

While the few of them were talking, the monks present had already discussed and worked out the rules.

"In that case, I will now see what you can do."

As soon as he finished speaking, the spiritual energy in the air made an explosive sound. It was the aftermath of the various Void Refining monks using their own methods.

Some people fled directly to the Sea Dragon Wood, some took out magic weapons to stop it, and some people stepped lightly with their toes, and the spiritual boots on their feet drove their bodies to surpass the cultivators around them...

Yang Bao watched this scene but did not take any immediate action. He just slowly took out his red alchemy furnace and threw it casually. The latter continued to grow larger in the air.

From three feet in size, it became three feet, thirty feet, three hundred feet...

It blocked out the sun and hovered above the heads of the cultivators.

The surging fire inside was like floating heavenly fire, casting a huge shadow that covered all the cultivators fighting below.

The people from the Five Elements Immortal Sect showed a hint of amazement, while those from other forces, such as Feng Shuming, Yan Dingxiang, and Lin Hui, were dumbfounded.

"A seventh-tier magic weapon?" How could an ordinary cultivator in the early stage of refining the void have such magical power? To be able to control a seventh-tier magic weapon in this way, there must be the assistance of a weapon spirit.

Ignoring everyone's exclamations, Yang Bao flicked his sleeves and the fire fell.

It covered the entire field, forming a fire maze that enveloped the group of cultivators.

Some people who were not afraid of death pushed the magic weapon deep into the wall of fire, but in an instant, the spiritual patterns on it were quickly destroyed and the quality of the magic weapon dropped.

Even if someone uses spiritual magic, they cannot stay in this flame for too long.

After passing through one wall of fire, Jiguo found that there were more walls of fire waiting for him.

What’s even worse is that the surrounding maze environment is constantly changing, making it extremely difficult to break out.

There were many people in the late stage of the Refinement Realm present, and there were even one or two people who had reached the Perfection Realm, but they were also helpless against the fire maze in front of them.

This flame has not yet reached the seventh level, strictly speaking, it is only the sixth level of perfection. It is bred by the immortal spirit in Yang Bao's body and this seventh-level spiritual weapon.

Although they have not reached the seventh level, their numbers are too large, and it is still troublesome even for a cultivator who has reached the perfection of the refining realm to deal with them.

"Buzz!"

The sound of swords rang out, and a gust of wind blew up around Feng Shuming. He rushed upwards from the bottom, trying his best to escape from the range of the fire maze.

He actually also had a seventh-rank magic weapon on him. Although it was not a spiritual weapon, it was still an extremely precious item for Lianxu.

Feng Shuming raised his head and looked far ahead, and saw that Yang Bao had already approached the sea dragon wood, with the distance between them being less than ten feet.

Feng Shuming suddenly became anxious and shouted loudly:
"stop!"

After saying this, he drew the seventh-order rapier at his waist and was about to fly away with him.

Yang Bao turned around, his expression unchanged, and raised his hand and pressed down lightly.

The loud noise echoed in Feng Shuming's ears, and his body stopped instantly as the spiritual energy around him stagnated.

Looking up, they saw a shadow approaching. It turned out to be the huge alchemy furnace covering the heads of the cultivators falling down.

The fire inside the furnace spilled out, as if the sky was collapsing.

Feng Shuming was shocked:
"It's crazy!"

Turn around and move down, re-entering the fire maze.

Seeing this, Yang Bao raised his hand slightly, and the alchemy furnace floated in the air again.

Sensing the spiritual power in his body, he lost no time and ran towards the sea dragon tree. Unexpectedly, when he was only one foot away from the spiritual tree, his body suddenly froze.

All I could hear was an old voice and the pain in my butt.

The flames dissipated, and the alchemy furnaces above the cultivators' heads also shrank and flew away.

I looked up blankly, and everything that just happened seemed like a dream.

However, when everyone looked into the distance, they discovered that the sea dragon wood had been taken away.

I immediately realized that it was not an illusion, and felt extremely annoyed.

"Is that really a seventh-level spiritual weapon?"

Recalling the situation just now, this kind of doubt also arose in the hearts of the monks.

Even if they were born in a Hedao force, there were not many people who possessed a seventh-tier magic weapon during the Lianxu period, let alone something like a seventh-tier spiritual weapon.

"The Yang family of the Five Elements Immortal Sect is indeed a family of weapon refiners."

After leaving a few words of hatred, Feng Shuming turned around and left with his men.

The sea dragon wood has been taken away by others, so it is useless to stay here any longer.

The cultivators dispersed and headed to other places in Longzang to look for other resources.

Only the Five Elements Immortal Sect's group remained standing.

"Was that Elder Yang just now?"

The late-stage refining cultivator in the team nodded:

"It must be Junior Brother Yang who activated the alchemy furnace and attracted Elder Yang."

He smiled and shook his head:
"Forget it. Junior Brother Yang has already taken the Sea Dragon Wood. Let's look for another opportunity."

After some echoes, the team left.

……

"You can do whatever you want, I can let you do whatever you want...

"I finally got a treasure from the depths of the Dragon's Treasures, but because of your small action, I have to give it to a few other old fellows..."

The sound of snapping echoed throughout the place.

"Hey, ancestor, please stop hitting me. Please stop hitting me."

Yang Bao wailed as he felt the burning pain on his butt.

But the man didn't stop yet.

It was not until a moment later that he seemed to be tired of fighting. He put it down and stood aside to catch his breath.

Yang Bao touched his butt and his face turned red.

"Although I am loved by my ancestors, I have been using this punishment method since I was a child. When will it change?"

Seeing that the old man in front of him was about to attack again, Yang Bao quickly knelt on the ground:

"Ancestor, listen to my explanation!"

The latter stopped his palm in the air, looked at Yang Bao who was kneeling on the ground with his old eyes, and sighed deeply.

"Tell me, if you can't give me a satisfactory explanation, I will punish you to practice hard in this furnace for a thousand years."

Hearing this, Yang Bao immediately took out the Five Elements Spirit Pearl he got from Wei Zhong.

Place your hands before your ancestors.

Yang Jing picked up the Five Elements Spirit Bead with two fingers, a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes:
"Where did the sixth-level Five Elements Spiritual Pearl come from?"

Yang Bao quickly explained:

"I got it from a friend. As for the identity..."

After saying that, he looked at his ancestor and hesitated for a moment.

Yang Jing's eyes widened:
"You're going to hide this from me?"

However, no matter how his ancestor's gaze pressured him, Yang Bao held his teeth tightly and did not reveal Wei Zhong's intention.

"Forget it, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it."

Yang Bao secretly thought that he was lucky and rubbed his hands:
"Grandfather, is this item worth this one time? I will have a chance to get it in the future..."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the slap turned into a knuckle knock:

"Do you think this Five Elements Spiritual Pearl is so easy to refine?"

Yang Bao touched his head and cried out in pain. Although he was also a weapon refiner, he was not interested in the method of refining such disposable magic weapons, so he did not know the tricks involved.

"The method of refining spirit beads originally originated from our Five Elements Immortal Sect. It was leaked due to an accident thousands of years ago, but what was leaked was only a fragment. There are also omissions in the method of refining high-level spirit beads.

“Especially at the sixth level and above, most of the refining methods lack key points.

“For example, the most important thing about this sixth-level five-element spirit bead is a spirit material called the Five Spirit Yuan Crystal.

“There is a small amount of this substance between heaven and earth, but it is difficult to obtain.

"So what our Five Elements Immortal Sect uses is the art of offering treasures. We extract the five elements of energy from our natal magic treasures and condense them for the purpose of refining them.

“Although this behavior will damage my life treasure, it is also the best choice for refining the Five Elements Spirit Pearl.

After hearing these words from his ancestor, he couldn't help but recall what Wei Zhong said, that refining this thing would damage his own magic weapon.

However, Yang Jing's next words shocked him:
"And this treasure-sacrificing technique is a secret of my Immortal Sect..."

(End of this chapter)