Chapter 439 - 238: Grand Five Elements Escape

Chapter 439: Chapter 238: Grand Five Elements Escape

Pure Yang.

These two simple words represented the Great Daoist, eternal indestructibility, limitless growth in Magical Power, and unimaginable Divine Techniques...

Those who had not attained Pure Yang could not even comprehend what kind of transformation it entailed, just as Daochen Zhenren had once explained to Xu Mou.

A Pure Yang True Monarch, in order to attain their Dao Fruit and achieve the status of a Celestial Immortal, would inevitably pursue the ultimate evolution of their own Daoist techniques.

Without a doubt, even for the eternal life of a Pure Yang True Monarch, this was an incomparably long path. However, if they passed down their teachings and had countless disciples cultivate them, they could significantly accelerate this process.

Cultivating the methods of a Pure Yang True Monarch’s Dao Fruit was like borrowing their karmic affinity to glimpse the Great Dao. It was both a cultivator’s own ladder to the heavens and an aid to the Pure Yang True Monarch’s evolution of their techniques.

It was a difficult concept to grasp; the Pure Yang True Monarch who passed down their techniques didn’t need to pay any attention to you to naturally reap the benefits.

Thus, many Pure Yang True Monarchs, upon reaching a certain realm, would pass down their lineage, establish dojos, and spread their teachings throughout the world.

The Dao is one, yet it is also all. Even the lowliest of cultivators has their own unique insights, to say nothing of the endless stream of cultivation geniuses, accomplished Primordial Spirit True Men, or even the possibility of a generational talent from within their lineage achieving Pure Yang...

A thousand years, ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years—such vast transformations were trivial to the eternal life of a Pure Yang True Monarch. But if any of the disciples who emerged throughout history displayed even a spark of different inspiration, giving the True Monarch a sliver of enlightenment, it could be another brick laid for the foundation of their Dao Fruit.

The sect’s Revival Ancestor Grandmaster, Jade Longevity True Monarch, had also established a dojo in the void. This could be considered a testament to his cultivation having reached an unimaginable realm.

After leaving the Sect Leader’s Cloud Palace, Xu Mou had also figured out many key points. As a generational cultivation genius of the sect, it was only natural that he would attract the Ancestor Grandmaster’s attention and be summoned to the dojo to listen to his teachings.

However, what Xu Mou lacked now was not an accumulation of Daoist techniques, but a sliver of opportunity.

He already had a premonition that this sliver of opportunity lay in the journey ahead. Compared to that, listening to the teachings was not an urgent matter.

After returning to Chongyun Peak, Xu Mou entered a brief seclusion. It was not only to wait for his Taiyi Rainbow Sword to recover its vital energy, but also to use the time to practice his Swordsmanship and comprehend the mysteries of Primordial Spirit Swordsmanship. Gradually, his Swordsmanship began to improve rapidly once more.

Xu Mou’s Swordsmanship was already among the absolute top tier for Nascent Soul Cultivators, yet it had improved even further in such a short time. This showed what a tremendous blessing it was for a Nascent Soul Cultivator to have a True Form Treasure pledge its allegiance.

Twenty days passed in a flash. During this time, Qin Dengxiao, after visiting to request permission, accepted a junior from Venerable Dao Yun’s mortal family as his disciple and also received a Magical Artifact from her as a gift. But this is all beside the point.

Twenty days later, Xu Mou journeyed to the Sect Leader’s Cloud Palace again, and using the Yuyu Celestial Sphere, he left the Profound Yellow Realm.

For some reason, this time Xu Mou clearly felt as if, in a single instant, he had not only left the Profound Yellow Realm but also departed from the current reality. Beyond the golden light of the Yuyu Celestial Sphere, his vision seemed to be covered by a thin veil, and a sense of detachment washed over him.

But it was only for a moment. Xu Mou’s strange sensation vanished, like a droplet of water splashing up only to fall back into the surface. When the golden light dissipated, he found himself standing on a desolate star.

This place was far from the Profound Yellow Realm, not within the boundaries of the Cyan Sky or Guangyuan Realms, and in the opposite direction of the Eastern Celestial Realm. However, there was still a considerable distance to his destination, the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo.

Even so, this had already saved Xu Mou a great deal of effort. He activated the Sword Qi of his Taiyi Rainbow Sword, transforming into a streak of white light that plunged into the boundless void.

As he felt the stars, comets, meteorites, unidentifiable primordial qi, and storms of fiery poison—all common sights in the cosmos—seemingly turn into streams of light rushing away in the opposite direction, he couldn’t help but once again feel the difference between a Primordial Spirit True Man and a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

This time, however, he had no distracting thoughts. He simply followed the Mixed Element Child’s guidance and pressed forward. After an unknown amount of time, Xu Mou’s heart suddenly stirred.

As all light receded behind him, Xu Mou seemed to have entered a region of boundless darkness. Even the pinpricks of starlight had vanished. Despite traversing the void at an incredible speed, he could barely feel any sense of movement.

Xu Mou asked, "Mixed Element Child, where is this?"

"Well..." The Mixed Element Child’s voice sounded in Xu Mou’s mind. "I don’t know either."

Xu Mou raised an eyebrow and couldn’t help but ask, "Could it be that your guidance was mistaken?"

"Absolutely not," the Mixed Element Child said with certainty. "This is the right direction. We should be close to the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo by now."

He then hesitated, stammering, "But... according to the records, the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo is resplendent in all directions. The suns are like golden splendors, the stars are like treasured lamps, and countless beings live and thrive there..."

"Oh?" Xu Mou wasn’t alarmed, but his heart grew slightly solemn.

’The grand Five Directions Five Elements, an Immortal Venerable Dojo, has mysteriously vanished and remained hidden in a fog for tens of thousands of years.’

With such a precedent, nothing that happened would be surprising. Xu Mou was already prepared.

Xu Mou pondered for a moment before saying, "In that case, let’s continue onward. I’ll have to ask you to watch over me, Mixed Element Child."

The Mixed Element Child’s spirits lifted. "You can count on me!" he exclaimed.

With his assurance, Xu Mou nodded and urged his Sword Qi to continue flying deeper into the void, calculating the time and distance in his mind.

After more than twenty hours had passed like this, the Mixed Element Child suddenly exclaimed, "Something’s wrong!"

As he spoke, a profound, dim light suddenly rose from the crown of Xu Mou’s head. The Primordial Treasure Lotus Parasol unfurled in the air, casting down rays of brilliance.

Immediately after, the Primordial Treasure Lotus Parasol shuddered violently. Countless clouds, talismans, golden branches, and jade leaves manifested upon the rays of brilliance, flickering slightly as if they had been attacked.

Almost at the same instant, a thought flashed through Xu Mou’s mind. The Taiyi Rainbow Sword shot out and slashed viciously at the empty void before him!

There was no great noise, not even a sound. The Taiyi Rainbow Sword completed its arc and returned to the gourd.

"What was that?" Xu Mou frowned. ’A void-devourer?’

To the naked eye, it would seem as if Xu Mou had just been shadowboxing. But in his perception, he had felt a massive, invisible mouth open in the void and bite down hard on him.

However, the fangs of that invisible mouth failed to break through the defenses of the Primordial Treasure Lotus Parasol and had to retreat empty-handed. After being struck by his Taiyi Rainbow Sword, it fled for its life, not daring to attack again, though he didn’t know if it was seriously injured.

It seemed somewhat similar to a strange void creature he had read about in a Daoist Scripture: formless yet corporeal, feeding on Void Primordial Qi, meteorites, and shooting stars to grow. Legend had it that if left to grow unchecked, it could even devour entire stars, posing a threat no less than that of any Celestial Demon.

’Could it be that all the surrounding stars were devoured by this thing?’

The thought lasted only an instant before Xu Mou dismissed it. This region of the void was simply too vast for any single void creature to devour completely. Besides, this area wasn’t just lacking stars; it was utterly empty, devoid of everything.

’This can’t go on,’ Xu Mou thought after a long period of contemplation. He then asked, "Mixed Element Child, you said that because I’ve practiced the *Five Elements Primordial Union Spell*, I might be able to find the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo. How do I do it?"

"Well, about that... I don’t know either." The Mixed Element Child seemed a bit embarrassed, chuckling awkwardly. "Although I am a Magical Artifact that the Ancestor Grandmaster brought out from the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo, I had already gained sentience within the Dharma Origin Sect. I was never officially registered at the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo..."

"You shameless brat, how dare you deceive the Master!" the voice of the Taiyi Rainbow Sword suddenly piped up, full of fierce accusation. It then added, "Master, what the Mixed Element Child said was vague. It wouldn’t be breaking our word if we went back."

"When did I deceive him!" the Mixed Element Child retorted anxiously. "If even the heir to the Daoist lineage can’t enter the dojo, then who else could possibly find the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo?"

Perhaps it was because the Taiyi Rainbow Sword was a Flying Sword meant for slaughter and the Primordial Treasure Lotus Parasol was a supreme defensive treasure, but these two spirits were as incompatible as fire and water. Despite possessing Divine Techniques comparable to a Primordial Spirit True Man, they would bicker incessantly at the slightest provocation.

Xu Mou had witnessed this scene plenty of times in the last twenty days. He simply pinched the bridge of his nose and ignored them.

He had already begun to circulate the *Five Elements Primordial Union Spell* as soon as the Mixed Element Child spoke, but he felt no reaction.

’Is my mastery of the *Five Elements Primordial Union Spell* too low? Do I need to form a Primordial Spirit to have a chance? Or does practicing the *Five Elements Primordial Union Spell* not actually count as receiving the true inheritance of the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo?’

’Could it be that only someone who cultivates the *Five Elements Primordial Ultimate Union with Truth Immortal Talisman* is qualified?’ Xu Mou suddenly thought of Zhou Jun and was lost in contemplation.

Master Yuanhua had once said that the Tai Su Orthodox Sect inherited the karmic duty of spreading the teachings of the Dharma Origin Sect. Perhaps that was why Zhou Jun had come to the Tai Su Orthodox Sect.

In fact, Xu Mou had only been able to learn the *Five Elements Primordial Union Spell* because Zhou Jun had presented the technique to the sect. He had long suspected that Zhou Jun possessed a more profound version of the *Five Elements Primordial Union Spell*, and that perhaps Zhou Jun was the true orthodox heir of the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo.

’Perhaps the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo must be opened by Zhou Jun?’

Xu Mou couldn’t help but frown. He didn’t have any selfish thoughts about his opportunity being stolen by Zhou Jun. It was just that if this were true, by the time Zhou Jun was qualified to open the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo, True Master Xu Chen would have undoubtedly already perished in his fire calamity.

Moreover, he had long felt that this journey was the key to his opportunity to attain the Primordial Spirit realm. Could it be that he was unknowingly becoming impatient, leading him to be ensnared by delusions?

Xu Mou reflected on this several times. He felt that while he was indeed eager to form his Primordial Spirit, he wasn’t so desperate as to be trapped by delusion.

’So how, exactly, am I supposed to find the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo?’

Xu Mou pondered for a long time, then an idea suddenly struck him. "Hong’Er, Mixed Element Child," he called out, "retract your Divine Techniques for a moment."

"What?" said the Mixed Element Child. "We’re in the void! Although this place is empty..."

But Hong’Er obediently replied, "Yes, Master," and withdrew her Sword Qi.

"It’s fine," Xu Mou replied. "I have an idea I want to try."

Seeing this, the Mixed Element Child had no choice but to retract his Divine Technique as well. Instantly, Xu Mou was left completely unprotected.

However, with Xu Mou’s current abilities, he wasn’t afraid of being exposed to the void. Furthermore, this place was empty; the fierce void toxins and chaotic primordial qi were extremely thin. In fact...

Xu Mou stood with his eyes closed, seemingly entering a state of deep meditation. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly muttered to himself, "Just as I expected."

The Mixed Element Child was delighted. "Did you find something?" he asked.

Xu Mou smiled faintly. He extended a finger and began to channel a technique. After a good while, a speck of Five-Colored Spiritual Light condensed on his fingertip.

The Mixed Element Child asked, "The qi of the Five Elements?"

"Precisely." Although it was even thinner than the fierce void toxins and chaotic primordial qi, Xu Mou had still managed to find an extremely faint, yet extremely pure, trace of Five Elements qi.

What was even stranger was that this trace of Five Elements qi seemed to be seeking him out, drifting around him.

The Mixed Element Child didn’t understand the reason for this and was utterly baffled. "What does this have to do with finding the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo?" he asked.

Xu Mou smiled serenely. "We will find it by going into this," he said.

The Mixed Element Child was even more confused. But before he could press for an answer, Xu Mou suddenly flicked away that wisp of Five Elements qi, formed a hand seal for a Spell, and began to channel a Daoist art.

"Is that...?" The Mixed Element Child’s voice suddenly rang out in Xu Mou’s mind. "The Five Elements Great Escape?"

"Correct!" Xu Mou laughed freely. He then activated his profound technique, and his entire body transformed into a five-colored rainbow light, vanishing into the void.