The white-haired school beauty sighs every day, yet he keeps getting stronger.

After receiving the "Great Revolving Creation Technique of Yin and Yang and Five Elements" yesterday, he immediately began practicing it.

The first step is to construct a "Minor Five Elements Heaven" within the sea of ​​consciousness!

What is the "Minor Five Elements Heaven"?

It means to visualize a small world containing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth within one's spiritual consciousness.

This step is extremely crucial; it can be considered the most important part of cultivating the Yin-Yang and Five Elements Great Revolving Creation Technique!

If this step is not completed, the foundation will not be solid.

Everything that follows is just castles in the air; no matter how beautiful it may be, it's all meaningless.

Visualizing a small world in one's mind containing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to do.

First, we must understand the essence of the Five Elements.

At this point, some people might say...

"Aren't the Five Elements just metal, wood, water, fire, and earth?"

"Gold is metal, wood is trees and plants, water is rivers and seas, fire is flames, and earth is rocks and mountains."

"It's so simple, what's so hard to understand?"

This understanding isn't wrong, but it's certainly a bit simplistic.

The Five Elements here do not refer to any specific real-world object, but rather to a more abstract concept!

In general terms, it is a philosophical system that the ancients explored and summarized to understand the essence of all things.

The book "Yuanhai Ziping" states that before the separation of heaven and earth, there was a spiritual energy that circulated and moved within it. Then, water was born from Taiyi, fire was born from Taichu, wood was born from Taishi, metal was born from Taisu, and earth was born from Taiji. The Five Elements originated from this.

The book "Zi Ping Zhen Quan" states that Yin and Yang are divided into four symbols (namely, Taiyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Shaoyang), and the four symbols further evolve into the five elements.

This explains that the Five Elements directly originate from the Four Symbols, which in turn are generated from the Yin and Yang principles.

Therefore, the Five Elements are derived from the most fundamental element of all things—Yin and Yang.

Since the Five Elements originate from the Four Symbols and are derived from Yin and Yang, the components of the Five Elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) must also have their corresponding essence and symbolism, which are used to constitute everything we can see or cannot see!

Taiyi generates water, Taichu generates fire, Taishi generates wood, Taisu generates metal, and Taiji generates earth.

Thus, we arrive at the essence of the Five Elements:

[Water]: Water is too light and lacks energy, representing concealment and downward flow, symbolizing the inner components of things!

Fire: It has energy but no physical form, symbolizing a concept of change. Fire rises and spreads, symbolizing the reactions and laws of things, and also the movement itself.

Wood: Having form but no substance, it symbolizes a concrete existence. Wood, bending and stretching to grow, symbolizes the overall manifestation of things and their relationship with the surroundings.

【Metal】: It has substance but no form, symbolizing the concept of "effect". At the same time, metal represents severity (hardness) and submission (softness), meaning persistence, change and decisiveness, which are the results, effects and influences of all things.

Earth: Represents inclusiveness and bearing, symbolizing the internal order of things. It also possesses the Yin-Yang characteristic of "consistency in degree," meaning everything can only be accomplished within a reasonable order, thus playing a connecting role.

The same principle applies to the Five Elements theory of mutual generation and restraint.

It does not simply refer to the idea that wood, when warm, produces fire, fire burns wood to produce soil, soil contains minerals to produce gold, gold condenses to produce water, and water nourishes wood.

It also represents the laws governing the movement and change of things.

Take starting a fire with wood as an example:

Wood represents the "whole thing" and is the foundation and carrier for the occurrence of "laws and movements".

The bigger the undertaking, the more variables there are, which provides the source and impetus for the expansion of "fire transformation".

Therefore, starting a fire with wood is like blowing flour in a strong wind; it will spread everywhere!

Once you understand this concept, building the [Minor Five Elements Heaven] becomes much easier.

Zhang Ziyang sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and entered a meditative state, focusing his mind on visualization.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the six Soul Cards shone brightly, as if in response.

The Emperor, who controls Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, represents the Way of Heaven and is most suitable as the foundation of the Lesser Five Elements Heaven.

With a thought, Zhang Ziyang's Emperor Hero Soul Card immediately shone brightly, transforming into a large ball of light that enveloped the other five companion Soul Cards.

The sphere of light changes color, turning black and white, representing Yin and Yang, the cosmic symbol.

As the Tai Chi flowed, the "qi" within Zhang Ziyang's body seemed to be guided in some way, and was completely drawn towards it.

The Qi enters the Yin-Yang sphere, coils and circulates, and when it reaches a certain amount, it expands and pushes it open!

The pure air rises to become the heavens, which is called the "sun".

The turbid air sinks to become the earth, which is called "Taiyin".

This is the Taiji giving rise to Yin and Yang!

Immediately afterwards, four beams of light, one blue, one red, one white and one black, shot into the sky from all four directions of the earth!

Blue represents the Wind Eagle, and the Wind Eagle Armor is a wooden light and shadow armor. Wood is associated with blue, and in ancient times, blue was associated with the earth and the east.

(Therefore, the summoner's name is Dongshan)

Red represents the Flame Dragon, and the Flame Dragon Armor is an armor of fire and shadow. Fire is red, representing the southern part of the earth.

(Therefore, the summoner's name is Xin Nan)

White represents the Snow Mastiff, whose armor is a golden shimmering armor. Gold is associated with white, representing the western part of the earth.

(Therefore, the summoner's name is Xi Zhao)

Black represents the Black Rhinoceros, and the Black Rhinoceros Armor is a water-based armor of light and shadow. Black represents the northern part of the earth.

(Therefore, the summoner's name is Bei Miao)

The earth has four directions: east, west, south, and north. Each direction receives different degrees of sunlight and moonlight, resulting in four different degrees of yang and yin, namely strong (too much) and weak (too little). This is called "two principles giving rise to four phenomena".

A fiery dragon soars into the sky, a wind eagle glides through the air, a black rhinoceros treads the waves, and a snow mastiff chases the lightning.

The four companion soul cards stood upright in mid-air, dominating one side and subtly showing an attitude of rivalry.

Just then, a deafening tiger's roar rang out!

A fierce tiger leaped out from the yellow earth and stood atop the central cliff.

However, it was the Earth Tiger Armor's accompanying soul card that appeared.

It stretches across the land, connecting the four directions, embracing all things.

Yellow represents the Earth Tiger, whose armor is the light and shadow armor of earth. It is located at the intersection of the four symbols and represents the center of the earth.

(Therefore, the summoner's name is Kunzhong)

This is how the Four Symbols evolve into the Five Elements.

From this point on, all five elements are complete!

With the help of Emperor Warrior and five sets of Light and Shadow Armor, Zhang Ziyang did not spend too much time and quickly constructed the "Minor Five Elements Heaven"!

This means I've successfully entered the first level of the "Great Revolving Creation Technique of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements".

It only took less than half an hour in total, which was extremely efficient.

Once this Lesser Five Elements Heaven was formed, it brought many benefits.

First, a "spiritual cultivation system" was constructed that can operate autonomously without the need for card masters to control it.

The five elements generate each other, and yin and yang flow in harmony.

This spiritual cultivation system is self-contained and has the effects of strengthening and nurturing the spirit, alleviating and repairing spiritual trauma, and accelerating the recovery efficiency of spiritual power (similar to gaining a blue buff, which can greatly increase the speed of mana regeneration and reduce skill cooldown time).

Secondly, it can also allow Zhang Ziyang to enter the "internal breathing" state.

When he is sound asleep at night, his mind will automatically enter the Lesser Five Elements Heaven and enter a meditative state to cultivate, which is equivalent to turning on an "auto-cultivation cheat".

In this state, even if one practices meditation all night long, one will not feel mentally fatigued.

On the contrary, it can replenish the spirit and make the card master full of energy.

If you hold a crystal core in your hand while sleeping, or are in a place rich in the five elements, your cultivation efficiency can be further improved!

Finally, this spiritual cultivation system also allows Zhang Ziyang to change the attributes of "spiritual power" and "qi" according to the actual needs of the situation.

When facing an enemy, it might use a water-attribute attack one second and then switch to a fire-attribute attack the next.

It's simply impossible to guard against and impossible to figure out.

However, this ability is not without its limitations.

Since his initial cultivation technique was not yet fully mastered, Zhang Ziyang needed to follow the rules of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint if he wanted to unleash a continuous and smooth series of attacks with different attributes.

If the first strike is wood, and wood generates fire, then the second strike must be fire.

Fire generates earth, so the third strike must be earth, gradually changing and rotating according to the pattern.

If you hit the right spot, you can further increase the power of your attack!

If you type it wrong, the power might not only fail to increase, but it might actually decrease!

It's somewhat similar to a rhythm game.

However, it's not a big problem. With a little training, you can get used to it quickly.

Zhang Ziyang was able to break through several levels overnight, from the first-level one-star to the first-level three-star, thanks to the internal energy state of the "Minor Five Elements Heaven".

The cost was the use of three second-order crystal cores.

It’s not over yet!

Each level of the "Great Revolving Creation Technique of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements" allows one to master a unique skill.

The ultimate technique of the first level is called—Stealing and Destroying the Five Elements!

This method can reverse the five elements and turn the result into the cause.

If the enemy's soul card attribute belongs to one of the five elements and cannot break free, this method can be used to disintegrate and eliminate its attack.

If one's attack hits the enemy's body, it can cause the energy of their five internal organs to go berserk and disrupt their normal power, allowing them to only exert a fraction of their strength.

It is extremely potent and insidious.

The main idea is that "weakening the enemy is a disguised way of boosting yourself."

However, the practice of "Stealing the Five Elements" is not easy, requiring the card master to understand and master "Reversing the Five Elements".

Zhang Ziyang has only just begun his studies and needs to solidify his skills, so there's no rush.

"Alright, let's begin training. Today, we must at least master the basic combat technique, [Entanglement]!"

Zhang Ziyang smiled, his eyebrows curving upwards.

After stretching his limbs a little, he immediately immersed himself in the practice of the "Snake Coiling Technique" and the "Qi Movement Technique"...