Chapter 506: Comprehending the Mysteries of Gold
“Sister Caiyi?” Jiang Ye exclaimed, immediately rising to his feet.
“What a pity,” Caiyi said, gazing at him. “You’re the first person to reach this place in countless years, yet you failed the trial.”
“Failed?” Jiang Ye blinked in surprise. “Didn’t we have a month for the trial?”
Only ten days had passed.
“You can continue the trial,” Caiyi said, shaking her head. “But you haven’t condensed liver wood, kidney water, or lung metal. It’s virtually impossible for you to comprehend a third profound mystery now.”
Her unspoken meaning was clear: Jiang Ye would only be wasting his time by staying.
Jiang Ye fell silent.
He understood Caiyi’s point.
Without condensing the corresponding ‘vessels’ for the mysteries of heaven and earth, comprehending the corresponding profound mysteries was exceedingly difficult.
Of course, nothing was absolute.
For example, even without condensing lung metal, it was theoretically possible to comprehend the mysteries of gold. However, the probability was so minuscule as to be negligible.
After all, failing to condense lung metal inherently meant a lack of resonance with the mysteries of gold.
“I’ll continue to comprehend them,” Jiang Ye said, offering no further explanation.
“Still going?”
“Alright,” Caiyi nodded. “You have twenty days left.”
Whoosh Her figure slowly dissipated.
In another mysterious space:
“Stubborn fellow,” Caiyi murmured, shaking her head slightly as her form materialized. “Twenty days is nothing. I can afford to wait.”
In her eyes, Jiang Ye was already destined to fail.
Within the Inheritance Space:
“Twenty days left?”
“That’s enough,” Jiang Ye said, taking a deep breath.
Comprehending the mysteries of heaven and earth was fundamentally different from merely perceiving them.
Perception didn’t guarantee comprehension.
But one thing was undeniable: the clearer one’s perception of these mysteries, the easier it became to comprehend them.
And with Jiang Ye’s current perceptual abilities?
Across the cosmos, the five fundamental elements shone like brilliant stars, effortless to observe.
“Comprehend,” Jiang Ye murmured, carefully observing and beginning to comprehend the existence of these profound mysteries.
According to True Divine Qiufang’s requirements, grasping even a trace of a profound mystery counted as success.
Of course.
For other powerhouses, this single thread might represent an insurmountable barrier for their entire lives.
But Jiang Ye?
“Fivefold focus,” Jiang Ye murmured, his mind splitting into five distinct streams of consciousness. While comprehending the profound mysteries of metal, wood, and water, he simultaneously delved into the mysteries of fire and earth.
After breaking through to the sixth breakthrough realm, Jiang Ye’s ability to multitask his consciousness had become even more refined.
Time flowed onward.
Ten days later, Jiang Ye finally grasped a thread of the mysteries of gold.
In an instant, the mysteries of gold in his eyes transformed into countless secret patterns, radiating an aura of boundless profundity.
This was sudden enlightenment.
After such enlightenment, something previously obscure and incomprehensible becomes clear and easily understood.
Comprehending the mysteries of heaven and earth follows the same principle. However, the mysteries of heaven and earth contain such vast and profound knowledge that even grasping a single thread only reveals the tip of the iceberg.
As a result, after comprehending a thread of the mysteries of gold, the swirling golden light in Jiang Ye’s vision seemed to become even more enigmatic, as if growing more complex and incomprehensible.
Regardless, he had now gained a preliminary grasp of the power of the mysteries of gold.
“So, this is the true essence of the mysteries of gold?” Jiang Ye reached out and grasped.
Whoosh! A massive surge of golden light converged, forming a golden long spear in his hand.
The spear radiated a heaven-piercing aura, as if it could tear through the very fabric of the cosmos.
Unstoppable, invincible, and relentlessly sharp—this was the dao of metal!
“Such piercing sharpness… even the path of earth might struggle to withstand it,” Jiang Ye mused, his understanding deepening. “Only the most searing mysteries of fire could truly counter it.”
“No wonder people say, ‘fire overcomes metal.'”
“Now I understand the principle,” Jiang Ye thought, his mind flooded with insights.
Having just grasped the mysteries of gold, he had already gained countless revelations. Had he only comprehended the mysteries of fire or gold in isolation, he would never have achieved such profound understanding.
“Continue,” he urged himself.
“The Dao of Wood.” Without hesitation, Jiang Ye plunged back into his studies.
While Jiang Ye was immersed in his research of the Five Fundamental Profound Mysteries…
On Blue Star, within the Chen Clan Territory, home to the transcendent Chen aristocratic family…
Late at night.
Chen Yuan, Chen Fang, and the other Chen Clan elders had once again gathered in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, their eyes fixed on the flickering flame on the altar.
Ever since Patriarch Chen Jiuxuan of the Chen Clan had ventured to Xishan Province to infiltrate the Shadow Clan Nest…
Though the Chen Clan elders were deeply concerned for their ancestor’s safety, as time passed, they rarely visited the ancestral hall anymore.
But today, the elders had gathered here once again.
The reason was simple.
On the altar, Patriarch Chen Jiuxuan’s life flame was flickering violently!
“The ancestor is in danger!”
“The life flame is dim and flickering wildly—the ancestor’s condition is dire!”
“Can the ancestor endure this?” The Chen Clan elders clenched their fists, their faces etched with anxiety.
“Don’t panic,” Chen Fang said in a low voice. “The ancestor’s life flame has flickered several times in recent months, yet he has always pulled through.”
“Let us believe that he will endure this time as well!”
Hearing this, the elders nodded slightly.
Yet their anxiety remained palpable.
For this time, the ancestor’s life flame was not only flickering violently but also far dimmer than before.
This indicated that the situation was far more critical than ever before.
“Ancestor, hold on!”
“You must endure!” The Chen Clan elders stared intently at the life flame.
Time ticked by, second by second.
Under the watchful eyes of the elders,
Suddenly,
Buzz!
The flame on the altar suddenly erupted in a blinding burst of light, illuminating the entire night sky.
“What’s this?”
“Did the ancestor… survive?” The Chen Clan elders exchanged looks of elation.
Only Chen Fang’s expression darkened. He knew this was likely the ancestor’s final, desperate flare before death.
A split second later:
Whoosh! The flame dimmed with astonishing speed, extinguishing completely in an instant, leaving no trace of life.
“What?”
“The ancestor…?” The elders, who had been beaming moments before, fell silent.
They stared fixedly at the altar, still refusing to believe it. But even after several minutes passed, the flame showed no sign of rekindling.
In that moment, they realized:
The sudden burst of light from the life flame wasn’t a sign of the ancestor’s survival, but rather his final act of self-destruction.
This meant:
The Chen Family Patriarch had fallen!
“Ancestor…”
“Ancestor!!”
“We respectfully bid farewell to the ancestor.” Chen Fang, Chen Yuan, and the other Chen Clan elders knelt in unison, tears streaming down their faces, their eyes filled with boundless dread.
The Chen Clan’s sole demigod had perished.
Without a transcendent to support them, what fate awaited the Chen Clan?
(End of the Chapter)