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Ancient Celestial Field Temple In the closed chamber, Li Hong sat cross-legged in a corner, motionless. He did not operate any mental techniques but was instead lost in a state of vague contemplation. Various profound thoughts surged through his mind.
What exactly is the Way of Heaven?
Immortality, mastering the most profound and powerful forces within the Primordial universe, but where do those forces come from? Where will I go? A faint light flashed through his mind, and in the next moment, Li Hong suddenly stood up. His figure flickered, splitting into one person, then another, and yet another...
Suddenly, the room was filled with Li Hong.
The Heavenly Soul Avatar in the center of the chamber trembled suddenly. The remaining corner of the Supreme Celestial Stone before him transformed into a long dragon that surged into the Heavenly Soul Avatar, instantly completing its split body. Yet it did not move, still sitting there with its head lowered.
The figures in the room began to merge; two became one, four became two, and finally transformed back into a single quiet Li Hong. Just moments later, Li Hong's figure once again shifted, filling the room with shadows anew. However, this time the shadows were entirely different from the first, with countless strange phenomena emerging. Some were water, some earth, some metal, some wood, and some fire; each figure was composed of the purest energy of the five elements of heaven and earth. Among them, one fiery figure was particularly striking, as it was coiled around by an unyielding fire dragon that seemed alive, its fierce visage resembling that of the Heavenly Torch.
At this moment, Li Hong suddenly understood.
I am heaven and earth; heaven and earth are me!
In an instant, the Heavenly Soul Avatar also moved, rising from the ground and directly merging with one of the figures.
Spiritual Energy floated ethereally in the chamber, a haze enveloping everything as hundreds of Li Hong continuously merged and decomposed, reorganizing in cycles.
A bright light rose once more from Li Hong's heart.
Life! The Way of Heaven is also life! The cyclical nature of life!
Fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire—this cycle continues endlessly!
Suddenly, each figure began to transform continuously through Five Element Transformation, shifting from Fire Man to Indigenous People, to metal beings, to water beings, to wood beings, and finally back to Fire Man...
Time seemed to stretch indefinitely as the ethereal five-colored figures dispersed, leaving only one person in the chamber.
Li Hong stood quietly in the center of the secret room, completely bare. His skin radiated a luminous five-colored glow, resembling white jade and pure gold, with a hint of shimmering water light upon closer inspection.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes. What extraordinary eyes they were, reminiscent of ancient legends from a time long past, filled with endless vicissitudes yet exuding an inexplicable childlike innocence. The most fundamental emotions of the human experience flickered across his gaze, imparting a strange sensation; he was the universe, and the universe was him!
In the next moment, Li Hong's figure shifted suddenly, silently splitting into ten identical figures. Each of these ten resembled Li Hong standing in the center without any difference.
One of them raised a hand, and purest water began to rise gently from his palm, like a blue morning star in the sky, bright and flawless. This water brought forth the strongest hope for life in the world, evoking an incomparably sacred feeling.
Suddenly, another figure also raised a hand, and a dazzling flame slowly ignited between his palms. It resembled the first spark of fire flowing down from the heavens in ancient times, providing an overwhelming warmth and familiarity. However, as the flame grew larger and brighter, it became like a torch or molten lava, carrying immense natural power akin to a bolt of lightning hurled down by a deity upon the Mortal Realm—scorching and fierce enough to incinerate all things.
Another figure swayed slightly and then melted away entirely, as if streams of pure golden liquid flowed from its surface. Or perhaps it was composed entirely of this golden liquid. Gradually, it transformed into a knife, a sword, an indescribable divine weapon! It floated quietly in the air, representing an indomitable destructive force of steel and sunlight.
Vines suddenly sprouted from another figure's body, wrapping around itself tenderly as they bloomed and bore rich fruits—symbolizing the natural process of all life.
Earth—the solid foundation that supports all living things—was the source of life's strength.
The ten figures continuously transformed amidst metal, wood, water, fire, and earth before finally settling into tranquility. After a moment, these ten figures began to overlap; one would disappear while another emerged until only one remained close to Li Hong before vanishing.
Internally observing within the Dantian Sea space, the Ten Infants had already vanished; only Lingyi, Five Elements Shuttle, Yue Que, and other magical artifacts remained along with the Fire Separation Pearl.
The Three Souls and Seven Spirits' Ten Infants had now transformed into another existence; currently, Ten Infants were Li Hong, and Li Hong was Ten Infants! The combination of Essence Blood and Five Element Energy had completely turned his body into an energy entity—perhaps with some slight differences... Li Hong smiled faintly; this was a secret.
He stepped to the left, and another Li Hong appeared beside him automatically. Stepping in front of this Li Hong caused both to merge and disappear.
Great Achievement of Guardian Infant. This is the manifestation of the Great Achievement of Guardian Infant, indicating that even though there is no seventh technique in the Six Spirit Salty Ritual, I have comprehended the seventh one myself!
After some thought, Li Hong named it “Five Element Transformation,” which means that I now possess my own created Divination Technique. This also signifies that I have made significant progress on the path of pursuing the Heavenly Dao.
This major step is a milestone! Throughout the entire Middle-Earth Cultivation History, such masters may not be nonexistent, but they certainly do not exceed a handful.
Li Hong felt joy in his heart; he did not understand how he achieved this comprehension, but he did!
The benefits of understanding the Heavenly Dao are immense. There is no need to painstakingly cultivate and exhaust Supreme Celestial Stone on a possibly wrong path. However, how many people have this opportunity? How many cultivators, even those extraordinary masters, may forever be groping in the dark on the path to understanding the Heavenly Dao, always lingering at the threshold?
Thinking about this, Li Hong felt incredibly fortunate. He casually waved his hand and took out a White Robe from his Cosmic Bag, putting it on as he stepped out of the secret chamber.
In the next moment, the Spirit of the Hall appeared beside him.
Li Hong asked, “How long have I been in seclusion?”
“Congratulations, Star Sovereign, on achieving great success in your skills. You have been in seclusion for five years.”
Li Hong was no longer surprised; for cultivators, being in seclusion for five or ten years is quite common. He nodded and asked, “Has anything happened during this time?”
“Reporting to Star Sovereign, Chuxiongzi has emerged from seclusion and has reached the Late Stage of Nascent Soul. The Threefold Six Crossing Ten Thousand Source Technique has been perfected. Additionally, during this time, Chuming, Chuxuan, and others have recruited some talented disciples from outside. Our Nine Li Sect has gained twenty-eight new disciples. Your disciples Zhong Ting and Chongxiao are both doing well; Zhong Ting has been in seclusion and reportedly will not come out until reaching the Initial Stage of Caution. Chongxiao has already reached the late stage of Qi Refinement. According to Chu Mingzi, this speed is just slightly behind what you achieved back in the day. Yun Jiuzi has also emerged from seclusion and often goes out to sea with Yuanluo Fairy to hunt **celestial beasts...”
Upon hearing this, Li Hong was in high spirits and laughed heartily: “Great, great! Everyone is here; both Chuxiong and Yun Jiuzi have come out as well. It’s perfect timing to go stir things up with them!”
“But there is one more thing I need to report to you, Star Sovereign.”
"What happened?"
"Five years ago, Ling Yi Zi suddenly wanted to go out, saying he wanted to travel the world and comprehend the way of heaven. However, Chuxiongzi has recently been frequently challenging the Demon Sect, and it is said that neither the Immortal nor Demon sects have any news of him. Ling Yi Zi seems to have gone missing; this is a serious matter, and I must report it to you, Star Sovereign."
Li Hong nodded and said, "He is probably just in seclusion somewhere. I originally wanted to discuss his insights from this retreat with him, but it seems that will have to wait."
Setting aside the issue of Ling Yi Zi, Li Hong thought about what the Spirit of the Hall had said regarding Chuxiong often going out to challenge the Demon Sect. He couldn't help but smile slightly; Chuxiong had indeed not changed at all! He couldn't resist trying his hand at it.
Li Hong laughed heartily as he walked out of the tower, shouting, "Good brothers, I'm here!"
This shout was earth-shattering, causing the winds and clouds to change color. The Iridescence Restrictions surrounding Temple City trembled continuously.
Countless beasts heard this loud shout.
In the outer sea, fierce waves rolled and clouds gathered. At the point where heaven and water met, a large mass of black clouds was violently swirling, faintly revealing the enormous figure of a giant dragon. Lightning struck down from the clouds like thick water barrels, while a tall and agile figure swiftly moved through the cloud layers, faster than the lightning itself. With a Heavenly Axe in hand, he directly sliced through the lightning and aimed for the massive dragon head towering above Cloud's Edge.
The giant dragon blinked its eyes and suddenly retreated, speaking human words: "Stop hitting! Did you hear? Li Hong has come out of seclusion! Haha, I need to hurry and greet him!"
The dragon's figure quickly shrank, and in the next moment, it had exited the battlefield.
The cloud mass suddenly disappeared, revealing Chuxiong. After being in seclusion for over a decade, he had grown taller again. Standing at Cloud's Edge, he looked like a mighty deity, incredibly imposing.
He wiped the water off his face; the Heavenly Axe vanished with a flicker as he laughed heartily: "My brother has come out! It has been twenty years—exactly twenty years since we last met! Today we must drink to our heart's content until we are completely drunk!"
A man and a dragon raced towards Temple City. Initially, Black Abyss was faster, but in just a moment, Chuxiong gained speed beneath his feet and caught up almost instantly, transforming into a streak of black light as he laughed heartily and surpassed Black Abyss.
In Temple City, many loud voices rose up.
Among them, one voice was the loudest, drowning out all others. "Little Monkey, a few days ago, Wuwei honored me with several jars of Heavenly Pill Hall's special Qionghua Wine. I was just about to drink when you came out of seclusion. Come on, throw them aside and drink with me! Anyone who uses their cultivation to force out the wine will be punished to sweep the floor for three months!"
Li Hong laughed heartily, "Alright! It's a deal!"
"And me too!" Chuxiong appeared in a flash.
The three figures immediately gathered in the sky and quickly vanished into the horizon at a speed that left everyone below in awe.
Yan Luo looked up at the three figures growing smaller and felt both joy and anger. He was happy that his rival's cultivation had increased significantly, to a frightening level; he was angry that as soon as he came out of seclusion, he ran off with Yun Jiuzi and Chuxiong without even glancing at him.
"Wait for me! You guys!" Yan Luo stomped his foot and shouted as he chased after them.
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The eighth volume has concluded. In the next volume, Li Hong resolves worldly grievances and ascends to the immortal realm, with exciting events ahead. So I urge you all for votes, votes, PK votes—send them flying my way!
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