A lucky cat fell from the sky.

Chapter 753 The Four Basic Elements

Qingli said, "You're wrong about that. If you possess one element, you should be treasured, but if you possess two elements, you'll only be hunted down. So you must not reveal that you possess both light and dark elements, or I'll be implicated as well."

"What do you mean by that? Why is someone who possesses one element considered a treasure, but someone who possesses two elements is hunted down? That's just not fair."

"You don't understand, do you? It's actually very simple. The Ziyuan Universe is said to be jointly managed by two royal courts, one called the Court of Light and the other called the Court of Darkness. The Court of Light and the Court of Darkness are opposed to each other. The two royal courts manage half of the universe. On the side of the Court of Light, there are almost no dark element practitioners. Once a dark element practitioner is discovered, he will be thrown into the Prison of Light and receive the punishment of light."

The same applies to the dark element side. Once the Dark Court discovers that you possess the element of light, you will be sent for judgment and cut into pieces for dark sorcerers to study.

"I see. Then I'm really in a terrible situation. Before I even get to the Purple Abyss Universe, I'm already being treated as a public enemy?"

"That's the idea. However, the One Qi Pavilion you're going to now seems to be a subordinate sect of the Bright Royal Court. You have two strategies after you go in. One is to show your light attribute so that the One Qi Pavilion will value you and make you a key talent to be cultivated by the One Qi Pavilion. The other is to keep a low profile. The divine light in your mind should be able to help you simulate some other elements. You can pretend to be a cultivator of other elements and live a stable life in the sect."

“Then I choose the safer option,” Wu Cheng said.

To be honest, he didn't want to show off, especially after arriving in the Ziyuan Universe. Now that he's become a mortal again, this mortal state has made him lose almost all his support, which means he has to start all over again.

"Actually, you don't need to worry too much. After all, you entered the Purple Abyss Universe from the lower universe. The combat techniques and methods you cultivate, as well as your spiritual power, gravity, and domain, although they cannot be used in the upper realm, will all be transformed into your most basic combat power and integrated into your body. In particular, the Heaven and Earth Furnace on your body should also be able to be cultivated in the Purple Abyss Universe. It's as if you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, so you will have a very high starting point in the upper realm."

"I feel a little more at ease now that you say that," Wu Cheng said.

At this point, more and more steps disappeared below, and they were almost at the platform. Wu Cheng couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up and continued walking upwards.

With the crystal core, Wu Cheng's ascent became much faster.

The second level has a total of one thousand floors. Wu Cheng walked up to the fifth hundredth floor in one go. At this point, a platform appeared on the fifth hundredth floor, which was also a platform for Wu Cheng to rest.

On the platform is a bowl of water and a yellow fruit.

Wu Cheng put the yellow fruit in his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp, while also drinking the whole bowl of water in one go.

After Wu Cheng finished drinking the water and digesting the fruit, he suddenly discovered that he had an extra crystal core on his body, and this crystal core was transparent.

What element is transparent?

Wu Cheng immediately sought advice from Qing Li.

Qing Li squinted and thought for a long time before saying, "I estimate that this should be the attribute of no element. The attribute of no element is a legendary attribute. It is said that the attribute of no element can be transformed into any attribute. What I said before about you using divine light to simulate it was just a last resort, because such simulation is easy to see through. Now that you have the attribute-free crystal core, it doesn't matter if you are high-profile."

Actually, I think it's better for me to keep a low profile.

Wu Cheng said this.

At the same time, he became a little curious about the design of the steps.

I only condensed the crystal core after drinking the water and the fruit, but I obtained the water and the fruit from the platform. Does that mean everyone who walks up these steps gets the water and the fruit?

If one could obtain both, obtaining the first fruit and the first bowl of water would be understandable.

So what about the second cup of water and the second fruit?

Could it be that the Purple Abyss Universe allows for the existence of multiple elemental attributes?

He thought it was what he was thinking, so he asked it out loud.

Qingli said, "I suspect this is a trap."

"Is the fruit poisonous or the water?" Wu Cheng became nervous.

"That's not what I meant. Do you know that whether it's water or fruit, if it's as you think, something that can condense into a crystal core, then do you think a single element or multiple elements are better?"

"In my opinion, more elements are definitely better. The more the merrier."

"You're wrong about that. In the upper universe, single-element crystal nuclei are often the best. The more crystal nuclei there are, the more complex the elements are, which means that there are more paths that can be taken. It also means that the affinity with various elements is lower. A person's energy is limited. The time and energy that can be spent on a single-element path will definitely be greatly reduced if it is spread to multiple elements."

"Does that mean I've already fallen into a trap?"

“You are different. Dark and light elements are extremely rare, so even a tiny bit of them is enough to make you exceptionally talented. Moreover, your second crystal core is an element without any attributes, which is equivalent to having an empty crystal core. So if you can get the next fruit, you can continue to condense more.”

"Does it have three crystal cores?" Wu Cheng laughed.

Possessing three crystal cores, yet only having one elemental attribute that can be used openly, it's probably impossible to find another like it in the entire Zi Yuan universe.

He continued walking forward until he reached the thousandth floor. This time, instead of fruit and water, four beads appeared.

These four beads are green, yellow, blue, and red.

These are the four basic elements: earth, wind, water, and fire. All four beads shone with a pure light and looked very beautiful.

"Qingli, of the four basic elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—which do you think is the best?"

"It really depends on your personal preference. The four elements have their own natural attributes: earth element is more defensive, wind element is more speed-oriented, water element is more magical, and fire element is more offensive."

"So which one do you think I should choose?"

"In my opinion, you can't use your spiritual power, gravity, or domain power right now. Your combat techniques are no match for Yuan power in the Purple Abyss Universe. However, your body, like the Heaven and Earth Furnace you cultivated before, is quite strong. Combined with the basic attribute bonuses from the Profound Yellow Universe, you can focus all your attention on defense. This way, even if you can't beat others, you can survive for a long time. Also, there's the poison in your body. That's why you came to the Purple Abyss Universe. Adding other elements will increase your combat power and cultivation level significantly, while adding earth element won't increase it as much, allowing you to keep a low profile."