The Primordial Era: Starting from Being Forced to Become an Apprentice of the Three Pure Ones

Taibai walked to the barrier around the Fire Date Tree, lightly touched the barrier's light screen with his right hand, and let his divine sense seep into it.

Countless intricate array patterns and protective spiritual power unfolded before his "eyes".

He "saw" that the formation had a deep foundation, with the Yin and Yang of Bing Fire and Ding Fire in balance. If it were slowly worn down by water, it would take at least ten thousand years.

At the same time, he also "touched" several nodes where the flow was slightly sluggish, which were the weak points where the formation could withstand the limit.

Taibai withdrew his hand, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Although the law of fire naturally restrains him, he can mobilize the power of Ren water within his body.

With the support of his Geng metal power, Ren water is able to unleash an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

Moreover, ten thousand years is too long, so Taibai chose to forcefully break through it.

Taibai withdrew to the edge of the glass-like ground and swung his right hand forcefully downwards and to the right.

A clear, melodious sword cry rang out, and a platinum-gold light condensed, forming a three-foot-three-inch long sword that appeared in response to the call and landed steadily in his palm.

The sword is long and slender, its entire body flowing with a pure platinum-like luster, a natural manifestation of the Geng metal energy.

This sword is the Geng metal longsword that comes with Taibai, and it is ranked as a superior innate spiritual treasure.

Because they were born connected, Taibai did not need to break through the restrictions as difficult as refining ordinary spiritual treasures; wherever his mind went, the sword followed.

However, with his current cultivation level, he can only use eight restrictions.

He gripped the sword hilt firmly with his right hand, holding the Gengjin longsword upright in front of him.

The innate Geng metal essence within his body flowed down his arm, causing the sword to suddenly shine with a white-gold radiance and hum continuously.

At the same time, the power of Ren water was quietly activated, transforming into a pale blue stream of light, which was drawn from the left hand and transferred into the longsword.

As the power of water flowed in, it did not clash with the sharpness of Geng metal, but instead produced a greater effect.

A faint blue halo quietly appeared around the edge of the golden sharpness surrounding the sword.

As the saying goes, fire overcomes metal, metal generates water, and water overcomes fire.

After Taibai added the power of Ren water to the Geng metal longsword, the threat of flames in the innate restriction was naturally weakened considerably.

Taibai exerted his power once more, channeling all his magical energy into the sword.

The longsword hummed and trembled, transforming into a dazzling rainbow of gold and blue, and slashed fiercely at the weakest point of the restriction.

Countless sharp sword energies began to relentlessly slash at the churning Bing and Ding fire within the restriction.

The fire of Bing (丙) is fierce and the fire of Ding (丁) is smoldering, but under the combined force of Geng (庚) metal and Ren (壬) water, the flames gradually dim.

This process lasted for ten days and ten nights.

The balance of the Bing and Ding fire elements at that node was disrupted, and a visible "flaw" appeared in the originally stable restriction.

Taibai seized the opportunity, his body suddenly drifting back several feet, his hands clenching as if preparing to hold a sword.

The longsword began to expand at an astonishing speed, four zhang, five zhang, six zhang.

When the longsword expanded to six zhang, he stopped charging up his power; at this moment, he was on the verge of exploding.

"break!"

Panting heavily, Taibai used all his strength to slash the six-zhang giant sword fiercely at the loophole in the restriction.

The condensed and extremely potent killing energy of Geng metal erupted suddenly, and a terrifying sharpness soared into the sky.

All living things in Wuyi Mountain, whether birds, beasts, or flower spirits, prostrated themselves on the ground.

"Snap!"

A series of crisp cracking sounds rang out as the innate restrictive light barrier began to crack and spread from the point where the sword's edge struck.

Taibai seized the opportunity and, just before the restriction completely collapsed, forcibly cut off the transmission of magical power, urgently summoning his mind.

The six-zhang-long giant sword instantly dimmed its light, turning into specks of fireflies that vanished and returned to nothingness.

The moment the longsword vanished, the innate restriction also shattered completely.

Some of the surrounding boulders have also turned to dust.

If Taibai hadn't been afraid of karma and stopped in time, he probably would have destroyed half of Wuyi Mountain.

Seeing the restriction dissipate, Taibai arrived at the foot of the fire date tree.

He sensed the laws of fire around him and instinctively felt a slight resistance.

"As expected, one must be careful when cultivating the Law of Fire; a slight mistake could damage one's very essence."

The path that Taibai envisioned was one of cultivating the five elements simultaneously and advancing them in unison.

Therefore, his strategy is to first establish the foundation of the five elements within his body before comprehending the corresponding laws.

But it wasn't until he personally approached the Fire Date Spirit Root and truly felt the Daoist essence of fire that he suddenly realized the difficulty involved.

"I can't directly comprehend the Law of Fire. It seems I need to make some preparations, otherwise it will only backfire on me."

Thinking of this, Taibai flipped his palm and took out the ball of Jia wood energy. Then, he guided it with his mind and slowly absorbed it into his body.

He possesses the essence of Ren water within him, and water naturally nourishes wood. At this moment, water and wood meet and blend together seamlessly and naturally.

Furthermore, since this was merely absorbing the source rather than directly comprehending the laws of wood, the process was exceptionally peaceful and swift.

In a short while, the wisp of Jia wood energy had returned to its place, subtly echoing the source of Ren water, flowing endlessly.

From this point on, Taibai already possessed the four elements of metal, earth, water, and wood within his body.

Once the wood element has grown, the addition of the fire element provides a foundation for its transformation and reception.

Using wood to start a fire is a logical and natural process, and it is much safer and smoother than forcibly introducing it before.

Taibai focused his mind on his dantian, carefully drawing out the source of Ren water.

The power of water quickly flowed through his meridians, forming a light blue spiritual water film on his body surface.

At the same time, that wisp of Jia wood essence was activated to the Zhongting acupoint in the chest and abdomen, where it lay dormant, ready to unleash its power.

With everything ready, Taibai took a jujube from the jujube tree and ate it.

As the jujube entered his body, Taibai's body began to turn slightly red.

Under the protection of the Ren water power, the fire law contained in the fire date is firmly restricted to operate in a specific meridian, and has never eroded the Geng metal source of Tai Bai.

The long-accumulated power of Jia wood erupts at the right time, and with its natural characteristic of "wood generating fire", it provides an excellent environment for the transformation and bearing of this fire power.

Ren water controls its form, and Jia wood determines its nature. A subtle refining cycle is thus naturally formed, and the process is far smoother than expected.

What's even more remarkable is that these are the first "Dao Fruits" of a newly formed spiritual root.

Although the laws condensed within it are only half complete, they are incomparably pure and perfectly balanced.

For practitioners, it is an unparalleled treasure for nurturing the seeds of the law.

It took two thousand years for Taibai to completely refine that fire date.

Not only that, he also comprehended the two principles in the origins of Ren water and Jia wood.

Taibai opened his eyes, and a shimmering light of gold, cyan, blue, and red seemed to flow within them, disappearing in an instant.

His aura was no longer stagnant, but rose smoothly and naturally, and he entered the late stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

"Phew, my foundation is now completely solid. If I continue to cultivate using this method, there should be no problems. As long as I don't encounter any dire situations, I will definitely not let the power of Geng metal get out of control."

"However, we still need to balance the five elements within our bodies as soon as possible, otherwise..."