Three days later, in a secret room, Yang Kai and Zhu Jiuyin sat opposite each other.
“The Defying Yin-Yang Five Elements Mysterious Universe Heart Scripture has already been imparted to you, you must remember that this technique consumes a great deal of your mental strength, so you must not let your guard down,” Zhu Jiuyin solemnly warned.
Yang Kai nodded, “Don’t worry.”
Stretching out his hand, he made a grabbing motion and a scepter appeared in his palm. On top of this scepter was a shining bead. It was the Moon Essence.
A thick Water Element Qi suddenly filled the air. If Yang Kai hadn’t seen the power of this thing with his own eyes, he probably wouldn’t have thought that this gentle Water Element contained such great danger.
This scepter was also made from an extremely high-grade material, otherwise it would have been impossible for it to be embedded with Moon Essence.
However, Yang Kai only needed the Water Element power of the Moon Essence, so this scepter was useless to him.
Stretching out his hand, Yang Kai took the Moon Essence. The moment he touched it, Yang Kai couldn’t help shivering as he felt a cold chill spread from his palm, instantly corroding his mind and freezing his soul.
On his palm, a layer of frost rapidly spread upwards and soon reached his elbow.
With a cry, the pitch-black flames began to burn and disperse the terrifying chill, gradually melting the frost.
Zhu Jiuyin’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, “Golden Crow True Fire?”
She is also a Holy Spirit, so she naturally had a keen perception of this Holy Spirit Flame and couldn’t help nodding slightly. This little brat in front of her had the Golden Crow True Fire, so refining the Moon Essence would be much less dangerous. Water and fire countered each other, so he would definitely be able to greatly suppress the chill of the Moon Essence.
“Senior, I’ll begin,” Yang Kai said before closing his eyes and immersing himself in his thoughts.
Activating the power of the Dao Seal, he absorbed the cold intent contained within the Moon Essence.
In an instant, Yang Kai felt as if he had fallen into the Ten Thousand Year Ice, and even his thoughts became somewhat sluggish. The Moon Essence Cold that had been suppressed once again erupted, freezing his palms and causing his flesh to wither at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Just now, the Moon Essence had only instinctively released a cold aura, so he had been able to suppress it with his Golden Crow True Fire. Now that he had taken the initiative to absorb the power of the Moon Essence, even the Golden Crow True Fire was unable to suppress it.
The flames burned fiercely, but the cold seemed to suppress the Golden Crow True Fire.
Zhu Jiuyin’s expression changed slightly as she paid close attention to Yang Kai’s movements. When she saw that the situation was bad, she immediately stopped it. Yang Kai was the Bearer she had chosen, so she naturally couldn’t just watch him die, otherwise it would be extremely difficult to find such an outstanding Bearer. There wasn’t much time left, so she didn’t have the time to cultivate another one.
In other words, if Yang Kai died because of this, she would have no choice but to wait for the next opening of the Great Ruins Boundary and search for a Bearer to obtain opportunities for herself.
Looking around, inside the rapidly withering flesh and blood, a layer of green light suddenly appeared. This light was filled with vigorous vitality and even Zhu Jiuyin couldn’t help being moved. She really couldn’t understand what kind of wood element energy Yang Kai had condensed to have such a powerful force.
With the Wood Element’s power lingering around him, his withered flesh healed and regained its luster.
Soon after, it began to wither and heal under the cold. This cycle seemed extremely dangerous, but a subtle balance was formed between them.
This didn’t mean that the Moon Essence’s strength was superior to the combined strength of the Eternal Tree and Golden Crow True Fire, but both the Eternal Tree and Golden Crow True Fire had already been condensed into Yang Kai’s Dao Seal. His strength was insufficient, so the amount of strength he could display was limited. On the other hand, with the Moon Essence in his hand, once it was fully activated, it would naturally be able to fight one against two.
Yang Kai and Zhu Jiuyin couldn’t help breathing a sigh of relief. The Wood Element power of the Eternal Tree and Golden Crow's True Fire had finally suppressed the Moon Essence’s cold.
However, the withering of his flesh and blood naturally brought him unbearable pain. Yang Kai, on the other hand, remained motionless, his mind completely focused on the Dao Seal.
The Dao Seal was originally filled with three different types of power, but now it suddenly has a chill.
This was the power of the Moon Essence. The balance in the Dao Seal was instantly broken and the five elements were thrown into chaos. Whether it was the Wood Element, Fire Element, or Earth Element, all of them were attacking the Dao Seal, seemingly trying to shatter it.
Yang Kai let out a muffled groan as he felt his heart tremble and the blood in his chest roil. This condensing process was truly dangerous. If he hadn’t used the Dao Divine Water to strengthen his Dao Seal, he would have died.
After all, the strength of his Dao Seal was of an extremely high grade, and the force it exerted was not small either. With his previous Dao Seal, he could not last long.
However, the current Dao Seal was different. It had been reinforced with more than a dozen drops of Divine Water, and in terms of durability, it was almost twice as strong as before. This kind of impact was still bearable.
He quickly activated the Defying Yin-Yang Five Elements Mysterious Universe Heart Scripture‘s Technique to harmonize the five elements and restore order.
As the technique circulated, the chaotic Five Elements Force gradually returned to its original state. Seeing this, Yang Kai was overjoyed.
Although he had long ago comprehended this Defying Yin-Yang Five Elements Mysterious Universe Heart Scripture‘s Technique and knew that it had such an effect, he had never personally experienced it, so he still felt a little uneasy. Now that he had tried it, the Five Elements immediately returned to their original positions, he knew that this method was indeed effective, allowing cultivators to ignore the coexistence of the Five Elements and condense their strength.
This way, he wouldn’t have to rush to find a suitable Gold Element Treasure. There would always be a chance for him to find one in the future, and it wouldn’t be too late to condense it after he found one.
However, Yang Kai soon discovered the weakness of this technique. Just as Zhu Jiuyin had said, this technique consumed a great deal of one’s mental strength and required constant activation. Once it was interrupted, the five elements would immediately become chaotic.
The reason why Zhu Jiuyin wanted to protect him was to guard against such dangers. With her strength, if she felt something was wrong, she could forcefully stop it so Yang Kai wouldn’t suffer any fundamental damage.
At this moment, after observing Yang Kai closely, she found that he was fine and couldn’t help clicking her tongue in wonder, thinking that this little brat’s mental power was quite extraordinary. Although her previous Bearer was also quite good, it was still somewhat inferior to him. At the very least, the Bearer hadn’t been able to restore the Five Elements in such a short time.
What she didn’t know was that Yang Kai’s Divine Soul Power was much stronger than other cultivators of the same realm, and he has obtained the Soul Warming Lotus. After so many years, the Soul Warming Lotus had constantly nourished Yang Kai’s Soul, allowing his Soul Power to surpass his peers at any stage.
Later, when he had intimate time with Yu Rumeng, he had even obtained the power of her Primordial Yin, which she had cultivated for many years. Yu Rumeng is a Succubus Demon Saint, and her Soul power was second to none amongst all Demon Saints and Great Emperors. The power of her Primordial Yin had allowed Yang Kai’s Soul power to soar once more, almost reaching the Great Emperor level.
Later on, when he became a Void Great Emperor, the power of his Divine Soul naturally rose.
So for Yang Kai, it wasn’t difficult for him to divide his attention to maintain the circulation of the Defying Yin-Yang Five Elements Mysterious Universe Heart Scripture‘s Technique and harmonize the Five Elements forces.
Yang Kai’s physical body was unaffected, and the ice-cold intent he felt was suppressed by the Golden Crow True Fire. With the Wood Element’s ability to repair his damaged physical body, Yang Kai’s mind was unaffected. His powerful Divine Sense was enough to allow Yang Kai to multitask, his Dao Seal was unaffected, and the Dao Divine Water was able to reinforce his Dao Seal, allowing him to withstand the impact of the Five Elements!
With the first step taken, the rest was simple.
As time passed, the power of the Moon Essence was constantly refined into Yang Kai’s Dao Seal and transformed into Water Element.
The Moon Essence in Yang Kai’s hand gradually dimmed.
Zhu Jiuyin suddenly lowered her head and stared blankly at the Moon Essence in Yang Kai’s hand. Previously, she hadn’t paid much attention to it and had focused all her attention on Yang Kai, so she was always on guard. Now that Yang Kai had stabilized, she had the leisure to pay attention to other things.
She discovered that within the Moon Essence, there seemed to be a trace of spirituality. Upon closer inspection, there was indeed a stream of flowing light inside the Moon Essence.
She was slightly surprised. This Moon Essence had actually gained sentience?
According to what she knew, this Moon Essence was a treasure left behind by one of the Bearer of the Leviathan Shark ten thousand years ago. However, the Bearer was unable to seize the opportunity for the Leviathan Shark, so the Leviathan Shark killed the Bearer in a fit of anger and later it became the Sacred Object for the Sea Clan.
Ten thousand years had passed, and the Sea Race’s spiritual faith was constantly gathering towards this Moon Essence. It was indeed possible for an inanimate object to gain sentience.
If this Moon Essence had not fallen into Yang Kai’s hands, it was likely that in another thousand years, this Moon Essence would have completely developed its own spirituality. At that time, it would have become an existence no weaker than any Holy Spirit!
However, now that the power of the Moon Essence had been absorbed and refined by Yang Kai, it was likely that the Moon Essence Spirit could no longer be born.
For an existence like her, there was nothing to feel regretful about. The stronger Yang Kai was, the greater his chances of obtaining this opportunity would be. Not to mention just a trace of spirituality, even if it was truly sentient, she would kill it for him.
Under her gaze, the streak of light within the Moon Essence gradually dimmed, obviously being absorbed and refined by Yang Kai.
Zhu Jiuyin stood up and left.
There was no need for her to pay any more attention to the rest of the matter. Yang Kai had refined it to such an extent that if any accidents were to occur, it would mean that he was not worth cultivating.
Half a year later, Yang Kai opened his eyes and looked down to see that the Moon Essence in his hand had been reduced to dust and had been completely refined.
Yang Kai listened carefully, his brow furrowing as he felt a strange voice in his head, seemingly trying to tell him something, but when he listened carefully, he couldn’t hear anything.
Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling a chill run down his spine, wondering if he had encountered some kind of problem while refining the Moon Essence.
Zhu Jiuyin was no longer here, and Yang Kai didn’t know when she had left. He quickly left the secret room and saw Yue He waiting outside.
Seeing Yang Kai, Yue He’s eyes lit up and she quickly asked, “Young Master, did you succeed?”
Yang Kai nodded subconsciously, “En, I succeeded.”
“Then why did it take so long?” Yue He couldn’t help feeling a little nervous when she saw his strange expression.
This time, refining the Water Element was indeed quite long. When he was refining the Earth Element in the Hidden Dragon Mountain, it had only taken him less than two months. That was an Earth Element Dragon’s Dragon Bead, but now it had taken him half a year.
"The refining process was not in the order of the five elements, and it took a little longer." Yang Kai explained. He lacked Gold Element, so refining the Water Element was naturally more time-consuming.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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