Chapter 504: Success! Five Profound Mysteries
Before Jiang Ye’s astonished eyes, the golden light completely merged with the heart fire, becoming one with it.
“This?”
“This is…?” Jiang Ye was completely bewildered. “The Golden Spirituality… was absorbed by the heart fire?”
It’s common knowledge that only the lungs can perfectly accommodate Golden Spirituality!
But now?
The Golden Spirituality had actually fused perfectly with the heart fire.
If the demigods were to witness this, they would likely be stunned into silence.
Because this defied all logic!
“Something’s wrong,” Jiang Ye suddenly said, looking around.
After the heart fire absorbed the Golden Spirituality, he could now see countless golden threads of light rapidly flowing through the world.
The mysteries of gold!
“I can sense the mysteries of gold now?” Jiang Ye thought, his heart pounding with shock.
In the past, he had been completely insensitive to the mysteries of gold, unable to perceive them at all. After all, his innate talent in the Path of Metal was abysmal.
But now?
Though the sensation was still faint, Jiang Ye could indeed sense the countless strands of free-floating mysteries of gold permeating the world.
“The heart fire can absorb Golden Spirituality.”
“And it can even help me comprehend the mysteries of gold?” Jiang Ye’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably. “Was the system’s last upgrade really this absurd?”
In that moment, Jiang Ye began to grasp the true potential of the heart fire.
“If that’s the case…”
“Could the heart fire also absorb the spiritual essence of wood and water?” Jiang Ye wondered. “Then I wouldn’t need to cultivate liver wood or kidney water at all.”
“All I need to do is merge the remaining two primordial treasures into my heart fire.”
This was an incredibly audacious idea.
Anyone else would never dare attempt such a feat.
After all, heart fire and primordial treasures of other attributes were inherently incompatible. Even mere contact could trigger catastrophic consequences, let alone fusion. But Jiang Ye’s heart fire was different.
With this in mind, Jiang Ye couldn’t resist glancing again at the description of the ‘Lower Realm Immortal’ title.
Lower Realm Immortal: Having broken through the lower realm’s suppression, you now possess the divine abilities of the upper realm. Your divine power fire can ignore the lower realm’s rules, shattering its original limits.
“Ignore the lower realm’s rules?”
“Is this why my heart fire is so unique?” Jiang Ye wondered inwardly. “What exactly does the system mean by ‘lower realm’?”
“And where is this ‘upper realm’?”
In an instant, a multitude of thoughts flooded Jiang Ye’s mind.
A moment later, Jiang Ye shook his head, refocusing his mind.
“Let’s continue.”
“Two more primordial treasures remain.” Jiang Ye gazed at the treasures in his palm: “The Wood Dao Primordial Treasure and the Water Dao Primordial Treasure.”
“Let’s see if they can merge with the heart fire.”
Jiang Ye silently closed his eyes, swiftly immersing himself in the refining process.
Time flowed by.
Jiang Ye sat motionless in the Inheritance Space, completely absorbed in his cultivation.
Meanwhile, in another mysterious realm:
“The lung metal condensation failed?” Caiyi murmured, watching Jiang Ye.
As the Guardian Spirit of the Inheritance Space, she lacked a sea of consciousness.
Thus, she couldn’t perceive Jiang Ye’s internal state directly, but she could discern his success or failure through spiritual fluctuations.
“Hmm?”
“The liver wood condensation also failed?” Disappointment flickered in Caiyi’s eyes.
Comprehending the mysteries of heaven and earth required first condensing the corresponding ‘vessels’.
Jiang Ye’s failure to condense lung metal and liver wood meant he couldn’t grasp the mysteries of gold and wood.
“Only the dao of water remains.”
“If he fails again, the trial ends here,” Caiyi declared calmly.
The minimum requirement to become a disciple of True Divine Qiufang was comprehending three fundamental profound mysteries.
Jiang Ye had already grasped the mysteries of fire and earth.
He was still one short of the minimum requirement.
Time flew by like an arrow.
While Jiang Ye immersed himself in cultivation,
Outside, the Great Stellar War had come to a complete end.
Yet the fervor surrounding the war continued to surge to new heights even after the tournament concluded.
Thirty-five billion.
Thirty-eight billion.
Forty billion!
Over forty billion people had learned of the unprecedented genius who had emerged from the Great Stellar War.
The peerless prodigy—Jiang Ye!
“The strongest in history! Single-handedly swept aside the transcendent of this era!”
“Jiang Ye’s name!”
“His name is Jiang Ye! Born into poverty in Xishan Province, he now stands at the pinnacle of Blue Star.”
“Punched Zhou Xingkong, stomped Chu Jingye—remember my name: Jiang Ye!”
“Unrivaled! A solitary figure, leaving all others in the dust, the undisputed number one of his generation.”
“Welcome to Ancheng, Xishan Province—Jiang Ye’s hometown!”
Countless media outlets clamored to report on him.
The Great Stellar War’s popularity skyrocketed, rapidly reaching household-name status.
In an instant,
Jiang Ye’s reputation and fame soared to unprecedented heights.
From the highest echelons of the federation to three-year-old children, everyone knew his name.
Even Jiang Ye’s hometown, Ancheng, had reached its peak popularity, becoming one of the most sought-after tourist destinations.
Some rejoiced, while others worried.
Amidst the clamor of the outside world,
Chen Zilu sat in her villa at White Dragon University, her flawless face etched with concern.
“It’s been several days since the Great Stellar War ended,” she murmured. “Why hasn’t Jiang Ye emerged from the civilization ruins yet?” Her anxiety deepened. “Could something have happened to him?”
“Don’t worry,” Qiu Cang reassured her. “Principal Bai Jing said he’s pursuing his own opportunity.”
“Hmm,” Chen Zilu nodded slightly, but the worry in her eyes lingered.
Her anxiety wasn’t solely for Jiang Ye.
She also had a foreboding sense that something major was about to happen. At her level, her martial dao intuition was usually accurate.
“Could it be because of the ancestor?”
Worry clouded Chen Zilu’s peach-blossom eyes. The Chen Family Patriarch was still battling within the 7.9-magnitude Shadow Clan Nest that had erupted in Xishan Province.
Months passed, and there was still no news of Chen Jiuxuan’s return.
“I hope the ancestor returns safely,” Chen Zilu murmured silently.
In the vast cosmos, deep within the endless darkness,
Boom!
A massive streak of flowing light hurtled through space at incredible speed.
Upon closer inspection, one would discern within this light an incomparably colossal giant, each strand of his hair as large as a star.
His speed was astonishing; with each stride, he traversed billions of kilometers.
“Almost there.”
“At most, another month.” The giant’s stellar eyes gazed into the cosmic depths, a phantom shadow of a cerulean planet materializing in his gaze.
“I hope… nothing goes wrong,” the giant muttered to himself.
Boom!
He transformed once more into a streak of flowing light, hurtling deeper into the cosmos.
Within the Inheritance Space,
Jiang Ye sat cross-legged, surrounded by water-like spiritual fluctuations.
A master of the mysteries of water would immediately recognize these fluctuations as originating from the spiritual essence of water.
Jiang Ye had remained enveloped in this state for several days.
Suddenly,
Whoosh~
A subtle tremor ran through Jiang Ye’s body. The spiritual essence of water was completely absorbed into him, and a sea-blue radiance emanated from his skin.
“Finally.”
“The dao of water is complete.” Jiang Ye’s eyes snapped open, a flicker of delight in his gaze. “Metal, wood, water, fire, earth—all five fundamental profound mysteries are now within my grasp!”
The rewards for the fifth and sixth breakthrough examinations stack, so there’s no need to worry about choosing between them. It’s all part of the design.
(End of the Chapter)