Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 698 Five Extreme Divine Light, Shepherd and Minister of the People (Combined)

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Like the sun at its zenith, shining with golden light.

The roc spreads its wings in the sky, illuminating heaven and earth. Faintly, one can see a faint, yet seemingly indestructible, golden light slowly emerging from within it.

"Metal element!"

With a simple gesture, Li Yuan sent a ray of golden light falling from the sky, like a miniature sun held in his palm, a warm sensation flowing into his heart.

The metal element is born from the interaction between cultivators and heaven and earth.

While cultivating the unity of the three elements and embracing the divine realm, and practicing various spells, one also absorbs the wonders of divine runes bit by bit. When the accumulation reaches perfection, a wisp of golden nature is born.

After the birth of the Golden Nature, the Divine Realm did not undergo another transformation, but in Li Yuan's perception, it gained an indescribable sense of vitality.

Like the finishing touch on a painting, the divine realm comes alive, subtly adding a touch of the real world.

"Once the nature of gold is formed, one can seek the elixir of immortality."

Various scriptures and doctrines came to mind for Li Yuan.

These are the various characteristics and uses of the metal element, mostly collected by him from the library, with a small portion being appended to the major scriptures he was studying.

Metal represents the interaction between Heaven and Man.

It is an essential condition for forging the golden elixir, and this trace of golden essence is of great use.

When applied to a spiritual form, the spiritual form undergoes a complete transformation, able to break free from the cultivator's divine realm and become an existence akin to a natal spirit beast.

When used in magic, the spell will transform and remain permanently within the cultivator's body. It requires no active activation and does not consume any additional mana, making it extremely agile.

According to Li Yuan's understanding, it means turning active spells into passive spells.

The spells imbued with the essence of metal will operate and grow stronger without any blind spots throughout the day, and will spontaneously protect the cultivator regardless of their state.

"Most cultivators will at least use the metal element to create a protective spell, so that they can naturally resist even if they are ambushed by a cultivator with higher cultivation."

Li Yuan had a deep understanding of this.

In the seven thousand battles on the fighting arena, he encountered many cultivators who had nurtured the golden nature. For these cultivators who were already qualified to form a golden core, ambushing them was quite difficult.

"In theory, the nine heavens of the Divine Palace can nurture nine golden forms. If all of them are used to activate protective spells, unless one breaks through the nine protective barriers in an instant, there is no way to launch a sneak attack."

Li Yuan played with the golden object in his palm, pondering its uses.

Throughout all these years of fighting, the strongest opponent he has ever encountered is still Kizaru, whose golden nature is entirely used to activate protective magic, making him extremely difficult to deal with.

You should know that if a protective spell is broken, one can be reborn. If there are only two or three spells, one can seize the slightest opening. With nine protective spells flowing and intertwining, it is practically an invincible golden body!
"Most cultivators choose protective spells, followed by escape techniques. With multiple escape techniques at their disposal, teleportation becomes second nature..."

Li Yuan pondered this in his heart.

This is also one of the benefits of the battle arena. The more battles one experiences, the broader one's knowledge becomes, and one gains a deeper understanding of the choices, advantages, and disadvantages of various spells.

"Only sword cultivators would choose killing spells."

Li Yuan had almost never seen a cultivator who would use all of their metal element to refine their killing spells.

Simply put, for cultivators, safety is paramount, balance is the minimum, and full-point defense is commonplace.

Master Li also deeply agreed with this.

"Chao Xuanlong should only have a trace of gold in his nature, and he has activated the Dragon Peak Sword, making him extremely fierce and ruthless, as if he has an additional sword cultivator assisting him in battle..."

Li Yuan recalled the various opponents he had fought against, and then reviewed the various spells he had learned, weighing their merits and limitations.

"The uses of metal are too wide-ranging. It can be used to enhance spiritual forms, spells, natal spiritual plants, natal spiritual treasures, and even divine furnaces..."

Li Yuan found it difficult to decide, because he had so many good things on him.

Even if it leans towards protective spells, the Great Luo Banner also has the ability to protect the body, and its potential is far greater than that of spells. The Demon Refining Immortal Sword also has enormous potential.

After much hesitation, he still felt that asking someone else was the most reliable approach.

This is also an advantage for disciples of the Holy Land; they can ask teachers who have gone through similar choices.

"Whoo~"

After releasing that wisp of golden essence back into the Kunpeng Spirit Form, Li Yuan withdrew from the Divine Realm, took out the Communicative Knowledge Orb, and found that Ling Shu Tong Zi had not yet replied.

"Senior Brother Qi, I have refined a wisp of golden essence, but I am hesitant about what to do..."

Li Yuan first asked Qi Yun.

Before long, Qi Yun replied, "Naturally, the Xuan Teng Tree is the best choice. By imbuing the Xuan Teng Tree with the metal element, it can both protect the body, defend oneself, and calm the mind!"

"Thank you, senior brother, for your advice."

Li Yuan noted down his words and then asked Yu Huanzhen.

"Junior brother has already refined a wisp of golden essence? As expected of the Chaos Saint Body, his cultivation progress is so rapid that it makes senior sister envious."

Yu Zhenhuan responded even faster:

"Junior brother, have you received the Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword? If so, this sword is a must-have! Infused with nine strands of golden essence, this sword can pierce through anything, its killing power is ruthless, and no matter how many spells you use, it can be destroyed with a single strike!"

"Oh, right, junior brother, don't forget to attend the banquet!"

"...Thank you, Senior Sister."

Li Yuan noted it down, and then asked his fellow disciples, including Yuan Han, Gu Xuansheng, Fang Jiu'an, Tong Heihu, and Wei Xuanying, whom he was on good terms with.

He even asked Kizaru about it.

The answers from the senior brothers varied. Yuan Han focused all nine strands of his golden nature on the 'Qianjin Sword Qi', Gu Xuansheng focused on his natal spiritual plant, Fang Jiuan focused on the protective spell he had created, and Tong Heihu focused on the body-refining spell.

Wei Xuan requested the natal sword box, which could nurture ten thousand swords, all of which would receive its blessing.

Kizaru also used a protective spell.

"They all make a lot of sense..."

Li Yuan memorized all the answers from his fellow disciples, hesitated for a moment, carefully considered his words, and then asked the Daoist Fufa.

The latter seemed to be in a secluded place, and only answered after a long time:
"Temple of the Five Emperors!"

"Ok?"

Li Yuan humbly sought advice.

"The metal element has at most nine strands. No matter what kind of divine body, holy body, or innate Dao body it is, the metal element only has nine strands. Its use must be done with utmost care."

"The use of the metal element is related to the innate supernatural power after forging a first-grade elixir."

After a while, the Taoist priest Fufa finally answered:

"The quality of one's natal magic weapon, natal spiritual plant, natal spirit beast, and spells all affect the development of one's natal supernatural power..."

"The metal element, when used in the Temple of the Five Emperors, can nourish and strengthen the various spells you have learned, that's one thing; it also increases the speed at which you cultivate the power of the Five Emperors, that's another..."

Although there are five temples dedicated to the Five Emperors, there is actually only one. The metal element can be activated nine times consecutively, more than doubling the speed of cultivation. This is the third…

The Taoist priest's answer was very detailed, listing all the benefits of enlightening the Five Emperors Temple, and the last point particularly moved Li Yuan:

“Senior Brother Fulong, he cultivated the Hunyuan Five Extremes Dao in the past. He was quite similar to you. His metal element was used in the Five Emperors Temple. After he forged the Golden Core, he gave birth to an unparalleled divine power!”

“Senior Brother Fulong is not one of us contemporary disciples, but rather a senior brother of the Fu generation from over eleven thousand years ago!”

"His supernatural power is called 'Five Extremes Divine Light'!"

Even through the light barrier of the Sphere of Knowledge, Li Yuan could sense the fluctuations of the Floating Dharma Daoist's divine sense, clearly indicating that he had an extremely deep impression of this supernatural power:
"The Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; the Five Extremes are east, south, west, north, and center..."

"When the Five Extremes Divine Light arises, all those belonging to the Five Elements, those within the Five Extremes, regardless of whether they are cultivators, possess magical treasures, have spells, or supernatural powers, will be affected."
It can be completely destroyed, annihilated, and swept away!

Choose this one!
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan felt his mind waver and instantly ruled out all other options.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Li Yuan expressed his gratitude respectfully.

"The Five Extremes Divine Light was not easy to create; there were countless difficulties involved... Hmm, let's talk about it after I kill this 'Hundred-Armed Demon'..."

The Taoist priest threw over a photo for us to remember him by.

Within, demonic mist surged, and a ferocious demon with a hundred arms roared to the sky.

"Senior brother, you're busy!"

Li Yuan was surprised that he could find time to answer him even in the midst of the fierce battle, so he immediately ended the conversation and dared not disturb him any further.

"Five Extreme Divine Light!"

Li Yuan had already made up his mind. He immediately closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, preparing to enlighten the Five Emperors Temple, when a thought suddenly arose in his mind:

"Should we ask Master?"

Master Li, who had mastered the art of climbing up poles, naturally didn't forget to add his master as a friend when he entered the room.

"Om~"

As the thought arose in his mind, he suddenly felt the blurry figure of his master in his mind become clear, and then, a voice came from his mind:
"Chaotic Body".

"what?"

Li Yuan was startled and hurriedly stood up to bow:

"Disciple greets Master... You spoke of the Chaotic Body?"

"The Floating Dragon possesses the Five Extremes Divine Body. Although it has received a fortuitous opportunity, it still needs the guidance of nine strands of golden essence to circulate the Five Elements and control the Five Extremes. Its Chaotic Body can withstand all laws..."

As if knowing Li Yuan's thoughts, Tianyu Daojun's voice rang out again:
"When you gather all five elements and five poles to forge the Great Elixir, you will be able to control the five poles and condense the divine light of the five poles, so you won't have to waste the metal element."

"what?"

Chaotic entities have such benefits?
Li Yuan was shocked and hurriedly bowed to thank his master for his guidance.

"If a Chaotic Body can inherit nine strands of golden nature and obtain a favorable opportunity, there is a chance to reverse one's acquired nature and forge an 'Innate Chaotic Dao Body'."

At this point, Daoist Tianyu paused slightly:
"What Fufa said is largely correct. Even a chaotic body only possesses nine strands of metal essence. However, a chaotic body needs the energy of metal essence, but not metal essence itself..."

"After enlightening the Chaos Body, you only need to burn enough mana to regain the Metal element. If you are not confident in nurturing the Five Extremes Divine Light at that time, it is not too late to enlighten the Five Emperors Temple!"

"If you have confidence, those nine strands of golden essence can be used to refine the Demon Sword, or even the Great Luo Banner..."

Can you still do this?
Inside the bamboo building, Li Yuan stared in disbelief, then quickly came to his senses and respectfully saw his master off.

"Om~"

In the next instant, he felt his heart churning, and a scripture came from the void, appearing completely before him.

It is the method of using the metal element to transform the chaotic body, burning magical power, and then regaining the metal element.

"Thank you Master for the gift!"

Li Yuan was excited and bowed and thanked the monks again before beginning to study the scripture.

The scriptures are not mysterious at all; in fact, they can be described as simple and easy to understand. By simply following the steps, one can enlighten the chaotic body and regain the metal element.

only need to……

"Eighty-one high-grade mana techniques?"

Li Yuan's eyelids twitched.

To retrieve the golden essence, one needs to burn magical power. After burning, all eighty-one streams of magical power will disappear completely, and this can only retrieve a wisp of the golden essence.

That is to say...

"Nine strands of golden essence require seven hundred and twenty-nine strands of high-grade magic power!"

Li Yuan pondered for a moment, "Is it worth exchanging so much magical power for a chance to reverse the innate chaotic Dao body?"
"It's totally worth it!"

Having fully benefited from his innate talents, Li Yuan didn't hesitate at all.

With the completion of the Five Extremes Temple and the amplification from his Chaos Body, he can now refine a Kunpeng magic power in a day and a half, and he can refine a Qingdi magic power in just half a month.

Furthermore, the Chaos Body can inherit various laws, such as the power of the Fire Phoenix, the power of the White Tiger, the power of the Xuanhuang Qilin, as well as his newly formed power of the Crimson Emperor and the Black Emperor, which can also slowly increase.

For him at this moment, seven hundred and twenty-nine high-grade magical powers were not a great price to pay.

"As long as there are enough elixirs, there shouldn't be any major problems." With a thought, Li Yuan continued to study the scriptures, preparing for the enlightenment of the Chaos Body.

……

Over the next few days, while waiting for Ling Shu Tong Zi's reply, Li Yuan did not neglect his daily cultivation.

The boost that the Chaotic Body provides to cultivation is truly astonishing.

Li Yuan's original cultivation speed was already second only to Yu Wangxian, who possessed the Innate Dao Body. With the blessing of the Chaos Body, he estimated that he was now almost on par with the latter.

The day after receiving the Daoist's teachings, the Mirage Infant was sent by him to the Heavenly Market to purchase various divine runes, and with a wave of his hand, he allocated her five thousand minor merits!
Carrying such a large sum of money, the little female dragon was trembling all over. She was extremely careful on the way back, and returned in just over half a day.

After that, Li Yuan began practicing magic on a large scale!

Besides the three high-grade magical powers, he also refined the mid-grade magical powers of Azure Dragon, Nine-Headed Serpent, and Burning Heart Ape.

Even though he hadn't yet comprehended the True Form Diagram of the Candle Dragon, he had already prepared the divine runes needed to refine his magical power.

Including the White Emperor and Yellow Emperor powers that he has not yet mastered, his plan is to simultaneously cultivate the five superior powers and the nine mid-grade powers!
Only in this way can the chaotic body be considered to have its full potential realized.

Of course, he is currently lacking two high-grade magic powers and two mid-grade magic powers.

After that, Li Yuan purchased a large number of elixirs, medicinal herbs, and various spells to strengthen his true form, totaling as many as forty-two!

In this wave, he spent almost all of the good deeds he had accumulated.

……

Seven days later, Li Yuan, who was focused on practicing his magic, received a message from Ling Shu Tong Zi.

"The Eight Directions Temple has been pushed to some unknown realm by Grandpa Kuhai, and your Great Fortune Star has also been recorded in the Heavenly Market Enclosure Star Chart, belonging to your name!"

In the interplay of light and shadow, Ling Shu Tong Zi looked somewhat weary. He complained to Li Yuan that the commotion caused by the breaking of the Three Yang Dao Formation was too great, and even with the help of the Martial Immortal Sect members, he had almost been seriously injured.

Li Yuan naturally expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

"So I've become the master of the Great Fortune Star?"

After ending the call, Li Yuan felt that everything had gone incredibly smoothly.

"I can never repay my master's kindness..."

Li Yuan bowed deeply towards the secluded bamboo forest, then got up and went out.

After learning about the news of the Great Fortune Star, he postponed many of his senior brothers' invitations to banquets. Now that everything has settled, he naturally has to attend them all.

First and foremost, naturally, is the hope for good fortune.

"Junior Brother Li."

Outside the small cave where Qi Yun resided, Tong Heihu and the other two seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing him arrive, they all smiled.

Since Li Yuan conceived the Chaos Body, his every move has attracted much attention, and the fact that he came to their banquet first after leaving seclusion clearly shows that they are the closest friends.

'Senior Brother Qi Yun is a lucky one…'

Qian Wangsun sighed inwardly.

Who would have thought that this youngest disciple not only possessed the talent to inherit the mantle, but had even nurtured a Chaos Saint Body, and was destined to become the successor to his master's mantle?

"Senior Brother Qian, Senior Brother Wei, Senior Brother Tong."

Li Yuan bowed and entered the cave with the three of them.

When Qi Yunfatian was first established, except for the moment when his master descended the mountain, he almost dared not leave Fatian without permission, lest he be ambushed in a treacherous place.

"Junior Brother Li!"

Beneath the towering divine tree, Qi Yun greeted him with a smile: "The Chaos Holy Body, I truly envy you, brother."

"Senior brother has achieved the Dharma Heaven and attained longevity, which truly makes junior brother envious."

Li Yuan smiled and took his seat.

The spirit puppets had already prepared top-quality spiritual food and delicacies, which were no less delicious than the last time, and they even added several jugs of spirit wine from the fifth realm.

During the meal, several people asked many questions, all about the Chaos Saint Body.

The few who can cultivate the Dharma Realm and Dharma Heaven have naturally had their innate talents altered. For example, Qi Yun, relying on the Mysterious Vine Serpent, already possessed a Heavenly Star-level innate talent when he reached the Dharma Realm stage.

Even he was quite curious about the legendary Chaos Holy Body.

Li Yuan did not hide anything, and spoke of the various advantages and disadvantages of the Chaos Body. He briefly mentioned the various amplifications, but went into detail about the difficulties of advancing from the Chaos Body to the Divine Body and even the Holy Body.

When he attended the banquet years ago, he was quite envious of the supernatural powers of his senior brothers and secretly thought that one day he would also demonstrate his supernatural powers.

However, the Dao Body is different. None of them possess a Dao Body, so if he were to try his best to demonstrate it, it would inevitably be seen as showing off.

Even so, the group was still amazed, feeling that Li Yuan might break through to the fifth realm in less than a hundred years.

The four had known each other for a long time. Although they had only met a few times, they had often chatted through the general knowledge ball, and naturally, everyone enjoyed themselves.

The spirit wine is intoxicating.

Halfway through the banquet, Li Yuan was already slightly tipsy. Taking advantage of his drunkenness, he started talking about the Great Fortune Star.

"This……"

After exchanging glances, Tong Heihu and the other two looked at Qi Yun, who was also somewhat surprised:

"What a coincidence..."

"To be honest, junior brother, after I mastered the Heavenly Law, I intended to establish a sect in the Three Enclosures, and the one I chose is the Heavenly Market Enclosure!"

Qi Yun did not hide anything.

He didn't say anything before because Li Yuan had only recently begun his training and still needed to focus on his practice, not because he was deliberately hiding it.

"Senior brother is going to establish a sect in Tian Shi Yuan?"

Li Yuan feigned surprise, after all, he had obtained the information from the listening.

"This matter was actually ordered by Master."

Qi Yun put down his wine glass: "In the past few years, my three junior brothers have worked hard for this. Although it is not yet time to establish a sect, they have already controlled a not-so-small star field."

"That's why we say we're destined to be together."

Tong Heihu laughed heartily: "There are only three inhabited stars in that star field, and two of them were moved away by the Poison Dragon Academy... Anyway, junior brother, don't worry, you can move your home planet here!"

"Not bad!"

Qian Wangsun also strongly agreed, and Wei Xuanying nodded in agreement.

"Of course!"

Qi Yun acted decisively, slamming his hand on the table in agreement.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Li Yuan rose and bowed.

Qi Yun also dodged aside, refusing the courtesy.

"Junior brother, there is something I need to make clear. My establishment of this sect is related to a very important matter. Although I don't know the specifics, I'm afraid it will cause some trouble in the future."

Qi Yun was very frank.

He certainly wanted to bring Li Yuan into the group, but the latter's status was already different. Although he was still an inner disciple, in the eyes of all the Dongxuan disciples, he was already a true disciple and a true disciple who was expected to inherit his master's mantle!

"Even if it has nothing to do with our home planet, if Senior Brother is in trouble, then it is naturally Li Yuan's trouble!"

Li Yuan naturally knew what he was thinking.

In fact, he had been planning this for years, ever since he learned about the 'big event' from a listening session.

He didn't think he, or the Great Fortune Star, could escape something that his own master considered a major event.

If anything truly significant were to happen, he would naturally stand firmly behind his master.

"it is good!"

Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, Tong Heihu, Wei Xuanying, and Qian Wangsun clapped their hands in approval, stood up together, and raised their cups.

"Junior brother is truly a sincere person!"

Qi Yun was deeply moved and immediately drank three cups in succession, slamming the cups on the table:

"The fact that it could nurture such an extraordinary genius as my junior brother shows that the Great Fortune Star is indeed a place favored by destiny. I believe that this star can serve as the main star for the sect we establish in the future!"

"If Qi Yun does not die, he will surely protect this star!"

"Senior brother, you flatter me!"

Li Yuan felt ashamed and frequently raised his cup.

The banquet was a great success, and before leaving, Qi Yun delivered a scroll of snake molts left behind by the Xuan Teng Snake after it advanced to the sixth realm.

Li Yuan bowed in thanks and invited the group to have a chat in his cave before they left the mountain.

……

For the next six days, Li Yuan attended banquets.

After several grand banquets, he had become familiar with most of his fellow disciples, greatly expanding his network of connections in Dongxuan Mountain, and also learning a lot of secrets.

Six days later, Ling Shu Tongzi replied that he had moved the Great Fortune Star to the star region that Qi Yun had mentioned, and instructed him to recruit several shepherds.

"The shepherds..."

Inside the bamboo house, Li Yuan put away the Knowledge Sphere, and information about the herdsmen surfaced in his mind.

The so-called shepherd is someone who shepherds and protects the planet for others.

This is an extremely ancient profession, dating back to the early days of the Divine Dynasty, where the people were responsible for tending the countless stars and harvesting offerings.

But unlike the brutal harvesting methods of the Great Fortune Star, the shepherds' methods are gentle and skillful.

First, the "Incense Gathering Technique" must be passed down. This technique has an extremely low barrier to entry, and even the most dull-witted person can master it. Those who master this technique can condense their beliefs into "Yuan Coins"!
Yuan coins can buy everything, whether it's clothing, food, housing, transportation, or martial arts manuals.

Of course, half of the harvested coins will belong to the Lord of the Stars.

"That piece of heavenly robe..."

Li Yuan remembered the fat Taoist priest inside the Blood Phoenix's belly.

The fat Taoist priest claimed to be a shepherd, saying that his ancestors had shepherded more than a trillion people, and that his ancestors had served as the "Minister of the People" among the Nine Ministers of the Divine Dynasty.

"He should still be alive, right?"

With a slight thought, Li Yuan sensed the shadow demon at the other end of the secluded corridor.

……

"call!"

"call!"

Terrifying hurricanes raged across the battlefield, accompanied by thunderous roars and dragon cries, as various magical spells and supernatural powers collided and shone brightly.

"boom!"

At the edge of the battlefield, a fierce battle came to an end.

A crimson pool of lightning, interspersed with purple lightning, descended from the sky and crashed into a vigorous crimson ape king with an extremely decisive momentum.

"Roar!"

The ferocious ape pounded its chest and let out a deafening roar. Its body suddenly swelled up to be tens of thousands of feet in size, and without dodging or flinching, it rammed headfirst into the ape.

"boom!"

The devastating collision kicked up clouds of dust.

Within the shadows, black mist intertwined, swallowing the Thunder Pool and the Treasure Ape.

(End of this chapter)