In the Five Elents True Spirit Sect, once a cultivator reached the Foundation Establishnt Stage, their Cultivation Techniques no longer focused on developing all five elents simultaneously.
The Tai Li Fire Talisman Scripture, for example, used the Five Elents Mutual Generation Principle to convert all the Spirit Talismans of tal, Wood, Water, and Earth within the Dantian into the Fire Elent, thereby laying an incredibly profound foundation.
The Five Elents True Spirit Sect was established in the Central Continent after the fall of the Upper Realm. While its heritage was sowhat weaker than other Sects, its techniques were a better fit for cultivators with inferior Spirit Roots.
Ever since the Upper Realm fell, the aptitude of cultivators in the Nine Heavens World had been in steady decline, only stabilizing in the last ten thousand years. First, mortals without Spirit Roots began to appear, followed by the increasing rarity of cultivators possessing a Celestial Spirit Root. Now, anyone with even a single Upper Grade Spirit Root was considered a genius.
"Nanming Li Fire?"
Yang Jing looked intrigued.
Guo Chuanzhi nodded.
"The Sect possesses sixteen types of True Fire, each with its own strengths. Nanming Li Fire is ranked second among them, surpassed only by Sun True Fire."
The Five Elents True Spirit Sect specialized in the Five Elents and loved to collect all sorts of Five Elents Spiritual Objects. They were particularly fond of True Fires, from which new fire seeds could be separated using a Secret Technique. Unfortunately, these precious Spiritual Objects were available for exchange only to True Disciples.
As he spoke, Guo Chuanzhi retrieved a copper bottle from his Storage Bag.
The copper bottle appeared extrely heavy. Even with Guo Chuanzhi circulating his Magical Power to its absolute limit, he was struggling to hold it up. To avoid crushing the table, he had no choice but to hand the bottle directly to Yang Jing.
"Careful. This bottle weighs a full thirty thousand pounds."
Yang Jing nodded, feigning a look of exertion as he took the bottle. In truth, a weight of thirty thousand pounds was nothing to him now.
"This bottle contains One-Elent Heavy Water—three drops in total, each weighing ten thousand pounds. Our master-disciple lineage did everything we could to schedule the Magical Combat for a month from now. It’s last-minute preparation, but better late than never. Junior Brother Yang, try to refine this. It should give you a slight edge against that Nanming True Fire."
Guo Chuanzhi let out a slow breath. The One-Elent Heavy Water was just too heavy—even ordinary Jade Bottles couldn’t hold it. Forcing it inside would simply shatter them. It could only be contained in a Treasure Bottle refined from Profound Copper Essence.
He hadn’t cultivated any Body Refining Skills and had to rely solely on his Magical Power to lift it. Holding it for just that brief mont had left him completely winded.
"As for the Three Flas Five Beasts Fan, that is a Magical Treasure passed down through the Zuoqiu Family for generations. Its Spiritual Essence is so astonishing that Zuoqiu Ye can wield it even with his Foundation Establishnt Cultivation. The fan was refined from the spirit feathers of five Golden Core Realm demon birds, blended with a variety of precious Spiritual Materials. It allows him to command Sun True Fire, Nanming Li Fire, and Bi Fang Demon Fire."
The Zuoqiu Family has practiced Fire Elent True Techniques for generations, accumulating incredibly deep expertise along this path.
Even though Guo Chuanzhi knew Yang Jing was a genius when it ca to Magical Combat, he remained pessimistic, believing he only had a thirty percent chance of victory. That fan was the primary reason for his doubt.
Yang Jing opened the bottle and imdiately felt a surging wave of Water Qi pour out, as if the vessel contained a vast, boundless lake.
If these three drops of One-Elent Heavy Water were fully unleashed, they would indeed transform into a small lake.
He put the copper bottle away with satisfaction. ’I didn’t expect to gain sothing like this. Siding with the master-disciple lineage was definitely the right choice.’
’If it weren’t for their backing, I never would have had the chance to beco a True Disciple four years ahead of schedule, let alone receive these three drops of One-Elent Heavy Water.’
One-Elent Heavy Water was a type of True Water known as the "Mother of Ten Thousand Waters." It could be easily converted into all sorts of lesser Spirit Waters and only ford in the deepest trenches of the ocean, making it incredibly difficult to collect. If a cultivator with insufficient Cultivation encountered the Aquatic Race on the seabed, they faced almost certain death.
This True Water was most often converted into lesser Spirit Waters for use in Alchemy and Artifact Refining; a single drop could produce over a hundred pounds of a lesser Spirit Water.
Refining it directly into one’s Magical Power was a great test of a cultivator’s foundation. If that foundation was not profound enough, not only would they fail the Refining process, but their body would be crushed by the True Water’s imnse weight—it was an incredibly dangerous undertaking.
Fearing that Yang Jing lacked experience, Guo Chuanzhi tirelessly explained the various techniques and taboos associated with refining One-Elent Heavy Water.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Guo, for traveling so far and going to such lengths on my behalf."
Yang Jing bowed solemnly.
Guo Chuanzhi watched Yang Jing and nodded in satisfaction. ’The future resurgence of the Five Elents True Spirit Sect might very well depend on him.’
After returning to his residence, Yang Jing took out the copper bottle. Ordinary cultivators had weak physical bodies and needed to be exceedingly careful when refining One-Elent Heavy Water, but he was different. Even if he failed, his internal organs could easily withstand its weight.
The reinforcent provided to his internal organs by his Divine Technique, Five Thunders, surpassed even that of his True Yang Body.
Co to think of it, the Profound Whale Body that Chi Yu cultivated also required One-Elent Heavy Water to be refined into one’s True Qi to unleash the technique’s true power. However, her Cultivation of the Profound Whale Body was still too low; she was completely incapable of refining it yet.
Yang Jing tilted the copper bottle, poured out a single, ten-thousand-pound drop of One-Elent Heavy Water, and swallowed it whole.
If Guo Chuanzhi had seen this, he would have leaped to his feet in alarm.
Any ordinary cultivator who swallowed One-Elent Heavy Water so recklessly would have been crushed and pierced through by its weight.
Yang Jing’s expression remained unchanged. He used his Magical Power to guide the incomparably heavy drop of One-Elent Heavy Water to his Dantian and began refining it with the Five Elents Wheel.
It took Yang Jing a full seven days to completely refine that single drop of One-Elent Heavy Water.
As he refined the One-Elent Heavy Water, his already imnse Magical Power grew even more potent, taking on an essence of vast, inexhaustible might.
In terms of pure value, this drop of One-Elent Heavy Water was worth slightly less than the Kunli Earth Fire, as it was a one-ti consumable. However, in terms of the boost it provided to his Magical Power, the effects were comparable.
The only difference was that Water Elent Magical Power was gentler and thus sowhat easier to refine.
Following that, he pressed on and refined the remaining two drops of One-Elent Heavy Water. The second drop took him five days, and the third only required four.
After refining all three drops of One-Elent Heavy Water, the Water Elent aspect of Yang Jing’s Five Elents Techniques imdiately surpassed the other four, becoming the most dominant of the five.
The talent he had acquired from Yinjiao, Overturning Rivers and Seas, had originally only been effective on natural bodies of water like rivers and oceans. Now, it would also work with the Spirit Water he manifested from his own Magical Power.
’Resources, companions, techniques, and location... Resources truly are the most important factor.’
’The increase in my Power from these three drops of One-Elent Heavy Water easily surpasses what I gained from several months of refining Sun True Fire with the Nine Breath Qi Refining technique.’
’Though, to be fair, of all the Five Elents Techniques, I’ve mastered the fewest in the Water Elent.’
Yang Jing decided to simply take out the Fire Dragon Sword Scripture he had obtained long ago. This Sword Mantra was imnsely powerful, requiring Foundation Establishnt Cultivation to even begin practicing it.
He recalled the day he had a sudden flash of insight, using his Sword Intent to control water and defeat Yan Gao of the Profound Sun Demon Sect.
’Perhaps I can extrapolate from this... substitute water for fire, and use the Fire Dragon Sword Scripture as a reference to create my own Water Dragon Sword Scripture.’
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