Chapter 182 Mastering the Five Elements

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In the cosmic sea, a colorful band of light, three hundred billion light-years long and hundreds of light-years wide, stretches across the void. Within this band of light, incomparably powerful wills are constantly colliding, and countless profound laws are evolving. Ordinary universe lords would feel their souls being torn apart if they just glanced at it, and even true gods could only watch from hundreds of light-years away, not daring to get any closer.

Beneath these colorful ribbons lies a small universe with a diameter of five billion light-years.

This miniature universe is constantly absorbing cosmic energy to expand its volume, but the speed is not fast, as if this energy is resisting being swallowed up.

"It has been over three hundred years, and my small universe has only integrated less than 4% of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. If I want to fully integrate it, it will probably take at least tens of thousands of years."

In the miniature universe, Xu Qiankun's four clones were busy at work. At this time, the height of the four clones had reached twelve light-years.

"If my strength breaks through to the level of a Void True God, my speed will definitely be even faster."

The thought crossed Xu Qiankun's mind, but he suppressed it fiercely.

In fact, when his small universe broke through the 10 billion light-year limit, he was already capable of advancing to the Void God. However, he had a premonition that once he advanced, the cosmic sea would undergo extremely drastic changes.

At that time, the supreme rules may not simply be the result of suppression through will and rules.

As for other methods, Xu Qiankun had guessed some of them. They were nothing more than opening a world passage to the Origin Continent and luring powerful beings to attack him.

"At the very least, I need to wait until my miniature universe exceeds ten trillion light-years in size so that I can directly elevate my strength to the God-King level."

Xu Qiankun had made up his mind, and then his four clones continued to integrate the Great Dao of Qiankun into the miniature universe.

The remaining clone was simultaneously contending with the supreme rules and comprehending the profound mysteries of the supreme rules.

Each source world in Swallowing the Stars is constructed from nine Great Daos. Because the Great Daos are different, the cultivation systems are also different.

The nine Great Daos of the Origin Continent are the Great Dao of Time Origin, the Great Dao of Space Origin, the Great Dao of Life Origin, the Great Dao of Destruction Origin, the Great Dao of World Origin, the Great Dao of Boundless Origin, the Great Dao of Matter Origin, the Great Dao of Cause and Effect Origin, and the Great Dao of Extreme Point Origin.

Each of these Great Daos is extremely profound. Comprehending even one can lead to the ultimate realm of God King, while understanding the power of the Great Dao's origin can take one further step and lead to the realm of God Emperor.

While confronting the supreme rules, Xu Qiankun also witnessed these great principles, which he naturally wanted to learn, especially to correspond with what he had learned.

"The fundamental Dao of Space and the Dao of Space that I control are not fundamentally different. I have come to understand the subtle differences over the years."

"The Great Dao of the Origin of the World and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth have about 40% similarities. I can study them more when I have time in the future."

"The Great Dao of Cause and Effect is extremely profound, but it is very difficult. Few people on the Origin Continent have achieved God-King status by cultivating this Great Dao. In the Primordial World, this Great Dao is basically only used as a supplementary cultivation method."

"The Great Dao of Time's Origin is of immense benefit to my advancement in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth; this is the object of my primary focus..."

Xu Qiankun pondered it carefully.

In the primordial chaos, a colossal eighteenth-grade Creation Lotus floated amidst the chaos, absorbing endless chaotic energy, with its nineteenth petal faintly emerging.

Beside the Creation Lotus is a world with a diameter of five hundred light-years, which is the Qiankun Great World.

Rumble

Suddenly, the vast world, which had been silent for nearly ten thousand years, trembled violently, emitting a rumbling sound that caused the surrounding chaotic energy to churn continuously.

On the eighteenth-grade Creation Lotus, Xu Qiankun suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes revealing excitement.

"Haha, I have finally comprehended all five branches of the Five Elements Great Dao and integrated them into this vast world."

The vast universe expanded rapidly until it reached a thousand light-years before stopping.

With a wave of his hand, the Qiankun God and Demon transformed the enormous world into a stream of light that fell into his hand, becoming a fist-sized chaotic-colored orb.

"With the integration of the fifth complete Great Dao, the power of the Chaos Pearl surged once again."

Although the Chaos Pearl is currently only a supreme innate treasure, its power is already comparable to some Chaos Spiritual Treasures.

Of course, as the foundation for achieving enlightenment, Xu Qiankun wouldn't actually use this treasure to fight to the death.

"I have now completely mastered the five Great Daos: the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, the Great Dao of the Origin of Life, the Great Dao of Space, the Great Dao of Fire, and the Great Dao of the Five Elements. I still have the Great Dao of Yin and Yang to study with the two treasures, the Taiji Diagram and the Yin-Yang Diagram. I am not far from completely mastering it."

With the Creation Lotus, a supreme treasure, on the Great Dao of Creation, I have gained profound insights into its principles.

The Great Dao of Destruction first refined the Demon God of Destruction, and then used the Great Millstone of Annihilation as a reference, thus mastering half of it.

"The path to the origin of time shouldn't be too far from the beginning..."

Xu Qiankun quickly reviewed his cultivation progress.

For the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to undergo a transformation, it needs to comprehend and perfectly integrate all seven Great Daos. He has now comprehended three of them: Life, Space, and the Five Elements. The Great Dao of Yin and Yang is not far off.

The Great Dao of Creation and the Great Dao of Destruction each have the Azure Lotus of Creation and the Great Millstone of Annihilation, which are difficult but not without clues.

The most difficult thing is the Great Way of Time.

"If only we could find the Time Bead."

The Time Bead is one of the six treasures formed from the Great Dao within the Chaos Bead after it shattered. It is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure containing the complete Great Dao of Time.

As long as he can integrate it into the Great World of Qiankun, the Great Dao of Time will become part of the operating rules of this world, and he can easily comprehend it completely.

However, as a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, it conceals itself and isolates itself from cause and effect. Moreover, he is not good at the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, so it is too difficult for him to deduce its location.

However, He had already calculated the remaining Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

There are a total of thirty-six Dinghai Pearls. Rahu has twelve of them. Back then, he sent them to Xu Qiankun along with the Yin-Yang Pearl and the Mountain and Sea Treasure Scroll, two top-grade innate spiritual treasures, in exchange for the Absolute Immortal Sword and the Trapping Immortal Sword.

The remaining twenty-four remained completely still.

Now that the great calamity has passed and the heavenly secrets are clear, He is the owner of the twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, and His karmic connection with them is extremely deep. Only then was His location calculated.

"We could take it back first."

A thoughtful look appeared in Xu Qiankun's eyes.

......

In the primordial world, on the shores of the East Sea, a palace shattered the void and arrived.

"Fellow Daoist Azure Dragon, please come out and meet me."

A deep, resonant voice emanated from the palace.

Buzz

Suddenly, the sky and earth changed color, and streaks of emerald light appeared in the void, eventually transforming into a beautiful woman dressed in emerald green.

"The Azure Dragon greets the Ancestor of Heaven and Earth."

The woman bowed towards the palace.

"Fellow Daoist, no need for such formalities."

The figure of the Qiankun God and Demon appeared outside the palace, smiling as he looked at the flesh and blood clone of the Azure Dragon.

That's right, it's a flesh and blood clone, but it only has less than one-thousandth of the power of the Azure Dragon's main body, and its cultivation level is only at the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. However, since the Azure Dragon's main body is a Quasi-Saint peak expert, its combat power is no less than that of a Great Luo peak innate being.

"I wonder what brings you here, Ancestor?"

Qinglong was extremely polite.

"I used my calculations to deduce that there are twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls in the noble treasury, which would be beneficial to my cultivation, so I have come specifically to request them."

"The God and Demon of Heaven and Earth spoke humbly."

"So that's what it was about." Upon hearing this, the Azure Dragon breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Ancestor, please wait a moment, I will fetch it for you immediately."

"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist."

Xu Qiankun nodded slightly, watching the Azure Dragon's figure disappear, and waited quietly.

Without keeping Him waiting any longer, the Azure Dragon quickly returned, with twenty-four deep blue orbs floating above His hand. The Azure Dragon respectfully handed the orbs to Him.

Xu Qiankun accepted it with a smile, then took out a black treasure flag, which was the top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag.

"Fellow Daoist, these twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls can barely be considered top-grade innate spiritual treasures. I will exchange them with you for this Profound Origin Water Control Flag."

"Ancestor, there's no need for that," Azure Dragon quickly refused. "This Sea-Stabilizing Pearl isn't anything particularly precious. Since it's destined for you, Ancestor, I'll give it to you."

"But I can't take advantage of you."

Xu Qiankun shook his head. Although he was not afraid of owing karma, he did not want to owe favors.

"If the Ancestor is unwilling to accept the gift, may I ask for a different condition?" Qinglong said somewhat nervously.

"Oh?" Xu Qiankun's eyes flickered slightly. "Tell me about it."

"I have a son with the Ancestral Dragon, a five-clawed golden dragon. He has just hatched and is only at the True Immortal level. I wonder if he can follow the Ancestral Dragon and serve as a servant."

"Your son with the First Emperor, will you send him to my side as a page?" Xu Qiankun looked at Him calmly. "Fellow Daoist, are you willing?"

The Azure Dragon bowed and pleaded, "My dragon clan is burdened with karma. If there is no powerful figure to suppress it, that child will probably not live to adulthood. Please, Ancestor, protect us."

"Since that's the case, I'll accept it," Xu Qiankun thought for a moment and continued, "Let me remind you again, fellow Daoist, during the Dragon-Han Tribulation decisive battle, that old dog Hongjun suffered heavy losses. Not only did he not obtain the treasures of the other fellow Daoists, but even his protective treasure was taken by me."

"Now, apart from that thing on the dog's head, there's nothing else to show for it, let alone accept gifts from disciples."

"Fellow Daoist, the Dragon Clan is rich in resources and possesses numerous treasures. It may attract the covetous eyes of that old dog. It would be best to make plans as soon as possible."

"Rest assured, Ancestor, I will offer up all the innate spiritual treasures of the Dragon Clan," the Azure Dragon quickly declared.

"No need," Xu Qiankun waved his hand in refusal. "Although your dragon clan has many treasures, there isn't a single one that I'm interested in. As long as that old dog doesn't get them, it doesn't matter what happens."

Upon hearing this, Qinglong broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that this person had completely broken ties with Hongjun Laozu, and had even fought with him, killing one of Hongjun Laozu's avatars and seizing his treasures. He didn't expect that this was not the end of it, and that he would not forget to ruin Hongjun Laozu's reputation wherever he went.

The key point is that this person is also completely open to sharing his knowledge. Most of the great supernatural beings who have appeared in the prehistoric world have listened to his teachings.