The game starts with escaping from the famine and flipping the table

Wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces metal, metal produces water, and water produces wood.

Where there is gold, there must be water.

Therefore, Chu Mochen and Ye Chenzhou stepped into Lingyuan almost at the same time.

In Lingyuan, the pervasive spiritual energy has become so thick that it is almost tangible. The bluestone road under your feet is covered with a layer of fine, white spiritual light. Every step seems to stir the spiritual veins between heaven and earth.

Two completely different auras came from the depths of the secret realm, one as gentle as the deep sea current, and the other as sharp as the golden light that split the sky, as if it was a trial summons tailor-made for the two of them.

"If my feeling is correct, the Shuiling inheritance is in the east and the Gengjin inheritance is in the west. You and I will act separately?" Ye Chenzhou raised his hand and brushed the sword at his waist and asked Chu Mochen.

The gilded patterns on the scabbard became slightly hot due to the surge of spiritual energy around it, and Ye Chenzhou clearly felt the spiritual sword ready to move.

The amber eyes looked towards the area shrouded in mist on the east side of the secret realm. The roar of a waterfall could be faintly heard from there, which should be more suitable for Chu Mochen.

Chu Mochen nodded, and a drop of crystal water condensed on his fingertips - he originally had water spiritual roots, and at this moment, he was attracted by the water spiritual energy in the secret realm, and the water drop in his palm began to spin spontaneously.

Chu Mochen had no intention of objecting to Ye Chenzhou's suggestion. "Alright, we will return here and reunite after we find an opportunity. If we encounter danger, we can use the spiritual fire as a signal."

As soon as the voice fell, the two of them flew towards their target direction.

As Chu Mochen stepped into the mist area on the east side, the temperature around him suddenly dropped. The originally diffused spiritual energy instantly turned into fine water threads, wrapping around his limbs and bones.

The scene in front of me suddenly changed. The bluestone road disappeared, and in its place was an endless expanse of blue water. The surface of the water was as calm as a mirror, but the bottom could not be seen. There was only a translucent water curtain floating in front of me, and the outline of a blue bead with flowing starlight was vaguely reflected in the water curtain.

"Water Spirit Pearl?" Chu Mochen's heart moved, and he took a deep breath and flew towards the water curtain.

But just as he approached within three meters, huge waves suddenly rose on the water surface, and a water dragon as thick as a bucket jumped out of the water. The dragon's head was ferocious, and the water droplets dripping from its fangs hit the void and caused ripples.

Chu Mochen was prepared. With a flip of his wrist, dozens of water arrows shot out from his palm and collided with the water dragon, but only caused a splash of water - this water dragon was condensed from the spiritual water of the secret realm, and ordinary water-based magic could not hurt it at all.

The water dragon missed its attack and its body suddenly grew in size. The huge dragon body circled around Chu Mochen in the center. The cold water flow carried an overwhelming spiritual pressure, almost crushing his spiritual veins.

Cold sweat broke out on Chu Mochen's forehead, but he did not retreat. He could clearly feel that although the water dragon was powerful, it also had a hint of "guidance", as if testing his control over the power of water.

It is better to block than to open up.

"If I just know how to fight hard, I'm afraid I'll never reach the Water Spirit Pearl." Chu Mochen took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and deliberately emptied his mind, allowing the water spiritual energy around him to flow into his body.

Chu Mochen's water spirit roots weren't exactly top-tier. Previously, during his cultivation, he'd always felt his spiritual energy stagnate. But now, nourished by the secret realm's spiritual water, his spirit roots actually felt a slight warmth, like drought-stricken seedlings receiving a refreshing rain.

At this moment, the water dragon swooped down suddenly, and its huge claws grabbed his chest with a sound of breaking through the air.

Chu Mochen suddenly opened his eyes, a blue light flashed in his eyes, and instead of making seals to control the water, he stretched out his right hand and reached straight towards the dragon claw.

The moment his fingertips touched the water, he did not resist the crushing force, but instead connected his own spiritual roots with the power of the water dragon. In an instant, he seemed to hear the "sound" of the water and feel the flow trajectory of every strand of spiritual water in the water dragon's body.

"So that's how it is. The power of water lies in going with the flow." Chu Mochen suddenly realized, and a soft blue light appeared on his palm. The originally violent water dragon gradually calmed down under his touch, and its huge body turned into water silk all over the sky and reintegrated into the surrounding waters.

The water curtain also dissipated.

The water spirit bead floated slowly in front of him like a light dancer. The star-shaped patterns on the surface of the bead were clearly visible, like a miniature ocean flowing happily in it.

Chu Mochen carefully raised his hand and grasped the Water Spirit Pearl. As soon as the pearl touched his palm, it was like a cold blue lightning, quickly flowing into his body along his fingertips.

In an instant, Chu Mochen felt a sharp pain in his dantian like a volcanic eruption. The Water Spirit Pearl was like an impatient child and took the initiative to merge with his water spirit root.

The originally light blue water spirit root, under the nourishment of the water spirit bead, grew wildly like a thriving tree - at first it only became slightly thicker, and then it sprouted countless tiny spirit vein branches like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, spreading to every part of its body like a dense net.

Is this the rhythm of transforming myself into a water spirit?

However, I have never heard of any records about this.

"Ugh!" Chu Mochen groaned and fell to his knees on the water as if hit by a sledgehammer, with his hands pressed tightly on his dantian.

He clearly saw that the water spiritual root in his body was undergoing a thrilling transformation. The originally pure light blue spiritual root was gradually dyed with a mysterious dark blue like the deep sea. A drop of crystal clear "sea water" condensed on the top of the spiritual root. Every time the spiritual energy circulated, it was as if a huge wave was roaring in his body.

I don’t know how long it took before the bloating and pain gradually subsided like the tide.

Chu Mochen slowly stood up, raised his hand and gently waved towards the water in front of him.

In an instant, the waters within a radius of a thousand miles surged violently like a group of disturbed beasts. Countless water arrows and water dragons rose into the air from the water like galloping horses. Even the waterfalls in the distance changed their direction as if under a spell and converged towards him.

He looked down at his palm, where a drop of water containing tremendous water power was suspended, like a dazzling pearl. With a light flick, the drop of water turned into a small ocean like magic, absorbing all the surrounding spiritual energy into it.

"Is this the Hanhai Water Spirit Root?" Chu Mochen's eyes were full of shock. He could clearly feel that at this moment he had established a deeper connection with the water power between heaven and earth, as if as long as he had a thought, he could control all the water systems within a thousand miles, no matter whether it was rivers, lakes, seas, or water vapor in plants, all could be used by him.

As for the water spirit?

Think more!

However, the water spirit root of this vast sea is no worse than the water spirit body.

At this moment, a low dragon roar came from the depths of the water, and a dark blue figure slowly rose from the bottom of the water.

It was a huge dragon, over a hundred feet long. Its scales shone with a faint blue sheen, and each scale was engraved with ancient water runes. Its eyes were as bright as sapphires, and it was surrounded by thick mist. When it dived into the water, its huge body could actually stir up huge waves, as if a moving ocean was approaching.

"Xuanshui Jiaolong?" Chu Mochen recognized this mythical beast. It was rumored that the Xuanshui Jiaolong was a descendant of the ancient water mythical beast. It could control the water of the four seas. It had an unruly temperament and never recognized its master easily.

But at this moment, the Xuanshui Dragon did not launch an attack. Instead, it lowered its huge head and let out a gentle dragon roar towards Chu Mochen, its eyes full of recognition.

He knew in his heart that it was the power of the Vast Water Spirit Root that attracted the resonance of the Black Water Dragon.

To be precise, the Hanhai Water Spiritual Root can help the Xuanshui Jiaolong evolve - turning the Jiao into a dragon!

Chu Mochen took a step forward and placed his hand on the head of the Xuanshui Flood Dragon. A faint blue light flowed from his palm into the dragon's body. The dragon's scales lit up instantly, and a contract rune rose from its forehead and merged into Chu Mochen's eyebrows.

"From now on, you and I are partners." Chu Mochen said softly. The Xuanshui Dragon let out a loud dragon roar, and its huge body circled around him. Amidst the mist, the figures of the man and the dragon gradually disappeared in the water.

West side of the secret realm.

Gengjin District.

Ye Chenzhou is facing a completely different trial.

There is no moisture here, only golden sword energy flying all over the sky. The ground is covered with bottomless sword marks, and the air is filled with sharp golden spiritual energy that almost cuts people's skin.

On the stone platform directly in front, a fist-sized ancient golden crystal was suspended in mid-air, with golden arcs of electricity flowing on the surface of the crystal. Every time it flashed, countless tiny sword auras shot out in all directions.

Ye Chenzhou drew out the sword from his waist. The sword was completely black, but it emitted a faint golden glow under the influence of the golden spiritual energy.

Ye Chenzhou originally possessed a golden spiritual root, and his swordsmanship was known for its sharpness. However, facing the sword energy emitted by the ancient golden crystal, he still felt a strong sense of oppression - those sword energies were not real, but condensed from pure Gengjin power, which was indestructible and could pierce through the spiritual veins if he was not careful.

"To obtain the Ancient Golden Crystal, you must first undergo its Triple Sword Qi Trial."

Ye Chenzhou's eyes focused, and he gripped the hilt of the sword tightly. The golden spiritual root in his body began to operate, and spiritual energy flowed along his arm into the sword.

The first level of sword energy suddenly attacked, and countless golden sword energies shot towards him like a rainstorm, each of which carried a sharp sound that tore through the void.

Ye Chenzhou tapped the ground with his toes, and his figure shuttled through the sword energy like a ghost. At the same time, he swung his sword, and a golden sword arc appeared on the sword body, cutting all the incoming sword energy into pieces.

But just as he blocked the first level, the second level of sword energy followed.

This time the sword energy was thicker and sharper, and even condensed into a huge golden sword in the air, slashing down at him on the head.

"Such a strong power of Gengjin!" Ye Chenzhou did not dare to be careless. The spiritual energy in his body rushed into the sword body frantically. The sword body made a buzzing sound. He held the sword with both hands and slashed at the golden sword.

"clang!"

The two swords collided, golden sparks flew everywhere, Ye Chenzhou only felt his arm numb, the knuckles were cracked, and he took several steps back before he could stabilize himself.

He looked down at the blade of his sword and found a tiny scratch on it - this sword was made by him using thousand-year-old black iron. Ordinary magic weapons could not hurt it at all, but under the sword energy of the ancient golden crystal, it was so vulnerable.

"It seems that ordinary swordsmanship can't cope with it." Ye Chenzhou took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and connected his own golden spiritual root with the surrounding Gengjin spiritual energy.

He could feel that the Gengjin power in the ancient golden crystal was pure and domineering, carrying the majesty of an ancient mythical beast. Compared with it, his own golden spiritual root was like an unsharpened piece of iron, rough and sluggish.

Just as the third level of sword energy was about to strike, Ye Chenzhou suddenly opened his eyes, and a golden light flashed in his eyes.

He did not resist any more, but instead completely released the golden spiritual root in his body, allowing the Gengjin power of the ancient golden crystal to flow into his body.

In an instant, an overbearing force flowed into his dantian through his palm. The originally slender golden spiritual root began to transform wildly under the nourishment of the Gengjin power.

Ye Chenzhou watched helplessly as his golden spiritual root transformed from pale gold to crimson gold, its surface radiating a sharp sheen. Every time his spiritual energy circulated, it felt as if countless tiny sword energies flowed through his body.

"what!"

Ye Chenzhou let out a muffled groan, and the meridians in his body seemed to be cut by countless sword energies, causing unbearable pain.

But he did not give up. Instead, he practiced his mental skills and guided the power of Gengjin to continuously temper his golden spiritual roots.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but when the last bit of Gengjin power merged into his spiritual roots, Ye Chenzhou suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand, and swung his sword.

A dazzling golden sword arc appeared on the sword. Wherever the sword arc passed, the surrounding Gengjin spiritual energy was all absorbed, and even the dust in the air was chopped into powder.

"Genjin Divine Root!" Ye Chenzhou felt the surging power in his body, his eyes full of ecstasy.

He could clearly feel that the sharpness of his sword energy had doubled at this moment, as if he was holding a peerless sword in his hand. As long as he thought about it, he could cut through everything in the world and be indestructible.

At this moment, a sharp bird cry was heard in the sky, and a golden figure swooped down from the clouds.

It was a golden-winged Roc with a wingspan of fifty feet. Its wings were as sharp as blades, and every feather shone with golden luster.

As it flapped its wings, countless golden wind blades shot out from its wings, as if they could cut through mountains.

The eyes of the golden-winged Roc were as bright as red gold, staring at Ye Chenzhou with scrutiny.

The golden-winged Roc is an ancient Gengjin divine beast. It is as fast as lightning and has extremely strong attack power. It has always recognized only the strongest as its master.

Ye Chenzhou did not retreat. He raised his hand and swung his sword, and a golden sword energy shot towards the golden-winged Roc.

The golden-winged Roc flapped its wings to dodge, and at the same time let out a sharp cry, and countless wind blades shot out from its wings, attacking Ye Chenzhou.

Ye Chenzhou did not dodge or evade. The Gengjin divine root in his body was running at full power, and a thick layer of golden spiritual light appeared on the sword, blocking all the wind blades.

Then, his figure flashed and turned into a golden stream of light, and instantly came to the side of the golden-winged Roc.

With a light swing of the sword, the spiritual light on the sword collided with the Gengjin power on the wings of the golden-winged Roc, making a crisp sound.

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the golden-winged Roc. It obviously didn't expect that the human in front of it could actually take its attack.

It flapped its wings again, wanting to launch a more violent attack, but Ye Chenzhou raised his hand and pressed down its wings, and a golden contract rune appeared on his palm.

"Your strength is great, but my sword can stand shoulder to shoulder with you." Ye Chenzhou's voice was calm but carried unquestionable power.

The golden-winged Roc stared at him for a long time, and finally let out a gentle cry. A golden contract rune rose on its forehead and merged into Ye Chenzhou's eyebrows.

The moment the contract was concluded, the golden-winged Roc flapped its wings and flew up, carrying Ye Chenzhou on its back. Its golden wings crossed the sky, leaving behind a dazzling golden light.

When Chu Mochen and Ye Chenzhou met again at the entrance of Lingyuan, the aura of the two was completely different.

A light mist surrounded Chu Mochen, and his palms could condense water droplets containing majestic water power at any time. A black water dragon hovered behind him, its huge body causing the surrounding spiritual energy to surge;

Ye Chenzhou exuded a sharp Gengjin aura all over his body, and the golden light on his sword became brighter and brighter. The golden-winged Roc stopped beside him, and occasionally flapped its wings, leaving tiny wind blades scratching the ground.

"Congratulations on getting what you wished for." Chu Mochen said with a smile as he looked at the aura of the Gengjin Divine Root on Ye Chenzhou's body.

Ye Chenzhou nodded, his gaze falling on the Xuanshui Flood Dragon, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, "Your Xuanshui Flood Dragon is quite rare. In the future, I'm afraid no one will be able to match you in the water system."

The two smiled at each other, then turned and walked out of Lingyuan.