When Liu Bai's palm touched the five colored scroll, a stream of information quietly flowed into his mind.
Five Elements Divine Thunder Art, a Deity-grade level Mid-level Spiritual Art that condenses Five Thunders through the power of the Five Elements.
Metal Thunder, also called Geng Metal Calamity Thunder. Among the Five Thunders it is the most fierce and unyielding. Its power is immense. It is the strongest in pure offense among the Five Thunders. It can break all arrays and restrictions. It excels in using hardness to overcome hardness and restrains all body refining arts. When the Calamity Thunder descends, body and Dao perish.
Wood Thunder, also called Yi Wood Divine Thunder. This thunder is born by relying on vegetation. It is endless in vitality and contains boundless life force. Among the Five Thunders it is best at recovery. Because it adheres to grass and trees and absorbs the pure righteous qi of heaven and earth, it restrains all demonic and yin miasma under the heavens. When the Divine Thunder descends, all yin demons are extinguished.
Water Thunder, also called Gui Water Divine Thunder. Gui Water is born from the cycle of yin and yang within the Heavenly Stems. It moistens downward to assist Earth, nurtures all things, and also possesses the might of vast floods and killing cold. This thunder is born within Gui Water and contains the limitless power of yin and yang. It can spread vital energy to nourish all beings or overflow with deathly qi to destroy heaven and earth. Yin and yang in harmony, life and death interwoven, to kill or to save is decided in a single thought.
Fire Thunder, also called Bing Fire Divine Thunder. Bing Fire shines with splendor over the world and illuminates the six directions. In the sky it is the Great Sun and upon the earth it is the blazing furnace. Therefore it is fierce and violent, incinerating all things beneath the heavens. It has the power to burn the sky and boil the sea and is extremely destructive. This thunder is accompanied by the fiercest flame under heaven. When thunder and fire erupt, nothing remains.
Earth Thunder, also called Wu Earth Divine Thunder. Wu Earth bears the primal chaos of heaven and earth, upholds unity and central balance, and carries a trace of origin qi from the act of opening the heavens. Wu Earth is firm and weighty, central and upright. Wu Earth Divine Thunder is lofty, solid, strong, and arid. It can withstand the strongest strike under heaven, possesses the greatest defense among the Five Thunders, and can carry all things, serving as the foundation of the Five Thunders.
The vast information echoed in Liu Bai's mind, making his breath grow a little rapid.
"A Deity-grade Mid-level Spiritual Art that matches me so perfectly. I must not let it slip away," Liu Bai decided inwardly.
At this moment, even if someone offered him a Deity-grade High-level Spiritual Art, he absolutely would not exchange for it.
However, when he heard the system's engraving prompt chime in his ear, Liu Bai felt a fleeting impulse to engrave this art and then discard it to search again.
That thought was denied almost instantly.
He had read the original work and knew clearly that the current Hall of Spiritual Arts where they were was not simple at all. It possessed its own will.
In other words, his every move was under its watch.
If he abruptly abandoned a Deity Art so suited to him, it would certainly draw attention, and the Academy might learn of it.
If the Academy discovered it later, he might become the first Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy student to appear on the Academy's bounty board.
Thinking it over, there was no need to take such a risk. If he wanted other things he could simply exchange for them with Spiritual Value, just like that Spirit-grade high-level Burning Heaven Fire Spirit Art earlier. Over one million Spiritual Value was not unattainable.
With that, Liu Bai no longer hesitated. He gripped the scroll tightly. Brilliant five colored radiance surged forth and instantly enveloped Liu Bai's body. He and the scroll disappeared from the River of Light.
At the same time, elsewhere within the Hall of Spiritual Arts.
Elder Zhu Tian sat cross legged in a great hall. Before him sat another white haired elder. A board lay between them as stones fell from time to time with soft taps.
Within the hall more than a dozen figures also sat cross legged with eyes closed, seemingly in cultivation.
"Hehe, I wonder whether any of these youngsters will obtain a Deity-grade Spiritual Art this time. I heard the top five of this year's New Student Assembly are all remarkable juniors," the white haired elder placed a stone and said with a smile.
Elder Zhu Tian smiled lightly and said, "That depends on the mood of the Hall of Spiritual Arts. If it is in poor spirits and strengthens the guardians, it will naturally be harder."
"But among this batch of new students there are indeed two or three rather formidable ones. Even if they cannot obtain a true Deity Art, a quasi Deity level should still be possible."
Clearly Elder Zhu Tian felt these few youngsters were good, but he did not overly believe they could obtain a Deity Art.
After all, the temperament of the hall they were in now was not pleasant. Many times it would not give face even to a Heavenly Seat Elder like him.
The white haired elder nodded with a smile, about to speak again, when his expression moved. Ripples spread through the air of the hall as a wave of intent that did not seem human emanated forth.
"Someone has contacted a Spiritual Art stored in the core region," the elder frowned and spoke quickly.
"Oh, how can it be so fast?" Elder Zhu Tian set down the stone in his hand. His snowy brows lifted. "And the core region is not a place just anyone can find. Could it be that it lent a hand?"
As Elder Zhu Tian's words fell, ripples again spread through the hall. A will tinged with anger pressed into his mind.
"Haha, apologies, that was a slip of the tongue. I accept the reprimand," Elder Zhu Tian clasped his hands toward the dome of the hall with a grin, then muttered softly, "So a Deity Art has given active guidance. It seems it has found a suitable master."
Such voluntary guidance from a Spiritual Art was rare, so Elder Zhu Tian was very curious which scroll had acted.
"The Five Elements Divine Thunder Art? That scroll is ancient indeed, rumored to come from antiquity. Since only one who bears the Five Elements can cultivate it, even in the Great Thousand World there are few who meet the requirements."
"Who has been chosen?" Elder Zhu Tian asked solemnly.
"The first of the new students, Liu Bai."
The air in the hall rippled and light gathered, forming the visage of a handsome youth with a slender figure.
"So it is that youngster," Elder Zhu Tian's eyes flashed with understanding.
No wonder this youngster could unleash powerful arts of differing attributes during the New Student Assembly, and his Spiritual Energy was so much denser than normal, even surpassing Li Xuantong and the others at the Mid-Phase of Heaven Fusion Realm by a margin.
While Elder Zhu Tian's interest in Liu Bai grew, the latter had already arrived within a five colored great hall.
His gaze swept across the hall and was quickly drawn to its center.
There, a figure clad in five colored rosy light stood in midair. Judging by the form, the guardian seemed to be female.
As Liu Bai approached, he could clearly feel that the gaze of that figure landed upon him.
"Challenger, receive three of my attacks and you may obtain the Spiritual Art."
Liu Bai was taken aback. He had thought he would need to defeat the other party, but he had only to receive three blows.
"In view of the challenger's cultivation, my realm will be suppressed to the Early-phase Heaven Fusion Realm," the figure spoke again.
This brought a flash of joy to Liu Bai's heart.
"Do not rejoice. If you cannot achieve fusion of the Five Elements, I will kill you with a single strike. Challenger, decide whether you accept."
Liu Bai: "…!!!"
What was this situation? How could it even involve death? That was not what had been said earlier.
"Fusion of the Five Elements?" Liu Bai frowned and muttered inwardly.
He understood the meaning of the words, but at present he truly could not do it.
His Five Elements Spiritual Energy existed separately within the corresponding five organ apertures. Although they could simultaneously supply the Spiritual Energy sea, they were still five independent bodies when counted in detail.
Previously, when he mobilized the Five Elemental spiritual powers, they were merely distributed separately outside his body. To make them fuse into one, with his current strength alone, it was absolutely impossible.
For a moment, Liu Bai felt a bit troubled.
"Could it be that I must give up such a great opportunity?" Liu Bai muttered in his heart. Yet he had already reached this stage, how could he be willing to resign himself?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration surged within his mind…
Perhaps he truly had a way to solve this problem!
By his own natural constitution, Liu Bai should have been utterly incapable of cultivating five different spiritual arts simultaneously.
All of this was only possible because he had obtained a special constitution and cultivated a special Body Refinement Deity Art.
Yes, it was precisely the Body Refinement Deity Art he obtained back in the Northern Spiritual Field, the Ice Jade Bone Scripture!
If not for this spiritual art, Liu Bai would never have even considered walking the path of cultivating all Five Elements at once. Since the perfected Ice Jade Bone Scripture could allow him to practice the Five Elements simultaneously, then when elevated to its highest realm, would it not perhaps allow him to completely merge the Five Elements?
One must know, at the very opening of the Ice Jade Bone Scripture, it was written: Ice jade as the bone, root of the spiritual path. All things and myriad laws may be fused within my body.
Since it could fuse myriad laws, could it not also fuse the Five Elements?
Thinking of this, Liu Bai immediately opened his system attribute panel. Looking at the Ice Jade Bone Scripture which required thirty thousand experience points, at this moment, after so long of cultivation, he had accumulated eight thousand experience points. Thus only twenty two thousand were lacking.
However, judging by how experience points were increasingly harder to obtain, coupled with the shortage of cultivation time due to the numerous arts he practiced, if he relied on his own pace, it might take half a year or even a year to raise the Ice Jade Bone Scripture to its highest level.
Yet since the situation was special, Liu Bai naturally would not be stingy with experience. Without hesitation, he directly invested the remaining twenty two thousand points from his accumulated experience.
[Ding, congratulations player, you have spent twenty two thousand experience points. The Ice Jade Bone Scripture has advanced to its highest level. Special Constitution obtained: Ice Jade Bone.]
"Hm?"
Liu Bai was slightly surprised and immediately checked his attributes.
Indeed, within the Constitution entry, his former Spirit Jade Ice Bone constitution had transformed into Ice Jade Bone.
Liu Bai once again swept his divine sense through his body, and as expected, his flesh and bones once more underwent a minor metamorphosis. His bones had truly become pieces of white jade. Even the blood coursing through his veins had turned pale in color. His hair and pupils too had lightened in shade.
"Fortunately, I did not turn into some white haired, white eyed creature. That would have been far too unsightly."
At this moment, Liu Bai was not like the White Eyes from Naruto who had no pupils at all. He more resembled Elder Lu when displaying the Third Reversal of Life. His pupils, skin, and even blood had grown paler, but not with a lifeless pallor.
[Ding, congratulations player, you have obtained the Ice Jade Bone constitution. Experience required for cultivation advancement reduced by twenty percent.]
Liu Bai's face instantly lit up with joy.
"Another twenty percent reduction! Together with the previous ten percent, that makes it thirty percent less than at the very beginning to advance a single level!"
He once again scanned his attribute panel.
Sure enough, where it once required twelve thousand five hundred experience to raise the Flowing Gold Spirit Transformation Art from the fifth stage to the sixth, it now only needed ten thousand, precisely a reduction of twenty percent.
After his delight, Liu Bai began attempting to fuse his Five Elemental spiritual powers.
He lifted his hands and five attributes of spiritual power surged forth from his meridians, appearing simultaneously in his palms.
In the next instant, under his meticulous control, the five different colored spiritual powers began slowly fusing…
First the Heart Fire merged with the Lung Metal, transforming into a blinding white radiance. Then the Liver Wood fused with the Kidney Water, ultimately becoming a pitch black liquid.
"Metal and Fire form Yang, Water and Wood form Yin. With Earth as the carrier, Yin and Yang unite to form Primordial Unity!"
Buzz!
As Liu Bai truly fused the Five Elemental spiritual powers, the five colored energies vanished, replaced by a small mass of chaotic spiritual power within his palm.
The moment this chaotic light sphere formed, the entire great hall resonated with a low hum. Ripples spread across the air and even the light silhouette was forced to retreat a step.
Seeing this, Liu Bai finally let out a long breath of relief before turning to the golden light silhouette.
"I am ready. Make your move!"
The instant his words fell, the golden light silhouette did not hold back, directly striking out with a palm.
This palm seemed utterly ordinary, yet it was shrouded by a thin layer of chaotic spiritual power. Because of that thin layer of chaotic energy, this palm strike instantly possessed the strength to shake the very fabric of space.
"Damn!"
Liu Bai's expression changed drastically, as he felt a genuine crisis of death from that palm strike.
Without the slightest time to hesitate, he wrapped his chaotic spiritual power sphere around his fist and punched out.
Pop!
At the moment fist and palm collided, there was no earthshaking explosion nor violent tremor. Instead, it was as though a bubble was pricked, releasing a faint pop. The two powers simultaneously annihilated one another.
Yet even outside, the elders observing through the Spirit Art Hall, including Elder Zhu Tian, had their expressions suddenly change.
At the intersection where the two forces met, they had just witnessed the appearance of a thin black thread.
That thread was precisely a rift in space…
Liu Bai, with only the strength of the Early-phase of the Heaven Fusion Realm, clashing with a guardian suppressed to the same level, had actually torn open space itself!
This was simply… far too inconceivable!
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