110: Obtain the inheritance of the Five Elements True Lord

Shen Yuanmo stared intently at the dark golden metal on the stone platform, his heart thumping like a drum in his chest.

This was what he had risked his life for!

The... puzzle piece for forming that unprecedented Supreme-grade Golden Core!

He stepped forward.

The mother of geng metal seemed to sense his presence, actively floating up from the stone platform and emitting a series of intimate hums, as if welcoming a monarch's arrival.

Shen Yuanmo reached out and cradled it in his palm.

There was no metallic chill, but rather a warm, smooth touch, like holding a living warm jade. A pure, ultimate Innate Geng Metal Qi surged into his palm's meridians.

"Crack!"

The fourth-stage Bottleneck of his Vajra Glazed Body, which had just broken through, loosened again under the nourishment of this Qi, advancing a small step further!

"Good stuff!"

Shen Yuanmo's eyes shone brightly. Just touching it had such an effect; if he completely refined it, his Physical Body strength could probably advance another level on the spot!

"Trial participant, you have obtained the wondrous item of Metal."

The hall spirit's aged, mechanical voice echoed in the vast hall.

"This is the beginning of the Five Elements trial, and also the easiest part. You have one chance to leave now, taking this wondrous item with you in safety. If you choose to continue, in the next stage, you will face certain death."

Shen Yuanmo smiled.

The easiest part? Was the previous myriad swords' slow torture and Soul Refining by Sword Intent just an appetizer?

Far from being afraid, his blood coursed faster, and a long-lost desire for challenge burned in his chest.

"I choose to continue," he said without hesitation.

"Foolish," the hall spirit's voice was devoid of emotion, "Then, choose your next Trial Grounds."

Shen Yuanmo's gaze fell upon the passage burning with a fierce red light.

His primary Cultivation Technique, the Crimson Sun Glazed Scripture, and his trump card, the Glazed True Yang Fire, both belonged to the fire element.

He could pass through the world of Metal, so what was there to fear in his home ground?

"I choose the world of Fire."

"As you wish."

A flash of red light and an irresistible suction swallowed him... When his vision returned, Shen Yuanmo was in a purgatory.

No sky, no earth.

Above, below, and all around, was churning, boiling dark-red magma, emitting a smell of sulfur and poison.

Giant bubbles swelled and burst in the magma sea, spewing poisonous flames that could instantly melt Magic Treasures.

This was the Earth's Core! The gathering place of the Origin of Fire!

"Fire trial, first stage, commencing."

The hall spirit's voice carried a hint of schadenfreude and indifference.

"Trial content: Survive in this sea of fire for thirty-six days. You will endure the burning of the Earth's Core Poison Fire."

As soon as the words fell.

"Boom—!"

The entire magma ocean erupted! Endless dark-red poisonous flames transformed into thousands of fire dragons, roaring and pouncing at him from all directions!

Shen Yuanmo's face changed drastically. He immediately activated the Glazed True Yang Fire within him, forming a pale golden flame shield around his body.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

The moment the poisonous flames struck the shield, a terrifying sound like burning oil erupted.

The Glazed True Yang Fire was actually being suppressed!

Those Earth's Core Poison Flames were like the emperor of flames, while his Glazed True Yang Fire was merely a subject whose legs turned to jelly upon seeing the emperor!

The Law of extreme poison contained within the poisonous flames was omnipresent, penetrating the flame shield and eroding his Physical Body.

His skin instantly charred and carbonized, and a smell of cooked flesh permeated the air.

Intense pain struck!

But this was not the most terrifying thing; the most terrifying thing was that he felt his internal magic power being assimilated and ignited by this world!

The Crimson Sun Glazed Scripture was actually operating on its own, frantically absorbing the external poisonous flames!

"Damn it!"

Shen Yuanmo instantly understood. This trial wasn't about defense at all; it was forcing him to absorb!

Either transform through absorption, or self-immolate through absorption!

"Madman!"

He cursed, but could only follow the instinct of his Cultivation Technique.

He gave up his futile defense, sat cross-legged, and actively opened his body and mind.

"Boom!"

Thousands of fire dragons instantly engulfed him.

At that moment, Shen Yuanmo felt his five viscera and six bowels, his extraordinary meridians, and even every cell, burning! His magic power was ignited, his Divine Soul was scorched, and his Physical Body was melting!

Insight into Origin!

At the last moment before his consciousness was incinerated, he pushed his talent to the extreme!

In his vision, the violent poisonous flames were decomposed. He saw, beneath the flames, that core wisp... the Law of the Origin of Fire.

And, mixed within it, the poison, like a persistent parasite.

Strip! Fuse!

A crazy plan formed in his mind.

He used his pure Glazed True Yang Fire as a "furnace," carefully drawing a wisp of Earth's Core Poison Fire into his body, and then used his Insight into Origin talent to forcibly separate the poison from the fire within it!

This was a process of dancing on the edge of a knife.

His Divine Sense was consumed at an extreme rate; a slight misstep would mean setting himself on fire, even incinerating his Divine Soul into ashes!

Once, twice, ten times... After an unknown period, when he successfully stripped away the first wisp of poison-free Origin of Fire and fused it with his Glazed True Yang Fire.

"Buzz—!"

His Glazed True Yang Fire trembled violently, its color shifting slightly from pale gold towards a deeper, crimson gold! Its power surged!

It worked!

Shen Yuanmo's spirit was greatly invigorated, and he began to frantically repeat this process.

His Physical Body cycled between destruction and reconstruction, and his Divine Soul transformed through scorching and toughening.

After an unknown amount of time.

When he had refined the last wisp of Earth's Core Poison Fire into his body.

"Rumble!"

His Glazed True Yang Fire completely transformed! The flames were no longer golden, but turned into a brilliant, majestic, crimson-glazed color that seemed capable of incinerating all the Nine Heavens!

"Congratulations, you have passed the first stage," the hall spirit's voice rang out, "Next..."

"No need."

Shen Yuanmo suddenly stood up, bathed in the sea of fire, his black hair wildly dancing.

He took a deep breath towards the depths of the magma sea!

"Devour!"

The crimson-glazed fire transformed into a giant vortex, actually beginning to devour the entire sea of magma in reverse!

"You... you're insane!" The hall spirit's voice lost its composure for the first time.

The second stage of the Earth's Core Poison Fire was supposed to involve the birth of Fire Essence Spirits in the sea of fire.

But now, the entire sea of fire was about to be sucked dry by Shen Yuanmo alone!

...After an unknown period, when Shen Yuanmo reappeared in the Five Elements Hall, the temperature of the entire hall inexplicably rose by several hundred degrees.

The hall spirit fell silent.

Its millennia-old cognition seemed to have suffered a huge impact, causing it to crash.

Shen Yuanmo walked forward, put the source of bing fire, the wondrous item of fire, into his Storage Ring, and without even looking, walked directly towards the blue passage representing the world of Water.

"I choose the world of Water."

"...As you wish," the hall spirit's voice was dry and complex.

In the Nine Nether Weak Water that could freeze the Divine Soul, it saw Shen Yuanmo using his Divine Soul as a boat and Sword Intent as a sail, advancing triumphantly through endless corrosion, ultimately sharpening his Divine Soul until it was crystal clear, and his Nine Revolutions Spirit Refining Art forcefully broke through to the fourth revolution!

In the world of Wood, filled with life and death Reincarnation, it saw Shen Yuanmo sacrifice himself, undergoing tens of thousands of cycles of prosperity and decay, ultimately comprehending the true meaning of life within that cycle of life and death!

In the vast and heavy world of Earth, it saw Shen Yuanmo bury himself alive, merging with the earth, eventually breaking through the limits of his Physical Body, and forcefully cultivating the fifth stage of the Vajra Glazed Body, comparable to a Middle Golden Core Stage Body Cultivator!

When Shen Yuanmo emerged from the last world, the hall spirit was completely numb.

It watched the man, surrounded by the five great wondrous items: mother of geng metal, Heart of Yimu, Essence of Guishui, source of bing fire, and Core of Wutu. The Five Elements circulated, perfectly harmonious and without flaw, forming a terrifying aura that made even it feel a tremor in its heart.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit, all three stages, had reached Great Perfection!

"He's simply a monster..." the hall spirit couldn't help but exclaim.

"You... have passed all the trials." Its voice was filled with unprecedented reverence and humility, as if it were greeting a new deity. "For ten thousand years, you are the only one. According to the master's last wishes, you shall receive his most core Legacy."

The wall at the end of the grand hall rumbled open, revealing a deep passage.

At the end of the passage was a magnificent stone hall.

In the center of the hall, a skeleton shining with five-colored glazed light sat on a white jade throne. Even though ten thousand years had passed, an overbearing aura capable of suppressing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths still surged forth.

Five Elements True Lord!

Shen Yuanmo respectfully bowed to the skeleton, then stepped forward and picked up the ancient Jade Slip on the armrest of the throne.

The moment his Divine Sense probed it!

"Boom—!"

An indescribably terrifying will, like a breached celestial river, surged into his Sea of Consciousness through the Jade Slip!

"How can my Legacy be spied upon by mere ants like you!"

A domineering, majestic, and world- Disdain voice exploded in his mind!

It was a wisp of the Five Elements True Lord's undying Battle Intent!

It intended to unleash an apocalyptic storm in Shen Yuanmo's Sea of Consciousness!

However, what awaited it was a ninth-grade golden lotus blooming with soft golden light, and a Divine Soul Sword, formed from the Fusion of thousands of Sword Intent, sharp beyond compare!

"Showing off before an expert."

Shen Yuanmo's Divine Soul coldly snorted.

He took the initiative, his Divine Soul Sword slashing at the core of the Battle Intent, while the ninth-grade golden lotus suppressed the surrounding storm, counter-suppressing this remnant soul!

After an unknown period, that wisp of undying Battle Intent let out an unwilling roar and shattered with a boom.

The shattered Battle Intent transformed into the purest, most vast torrent of information, completely merging into Shen Yuanmo's memory.

Five Elements Rotation Scripture!

The method for forging a Supreme-grade Five Elements Golden Core!

All Cultivation insights from Foundation Establishment to Great Perfection of Nascent Soul Stage!

And... the painful lesson of failing to break through to Soul Transformation!

Shen Yuanmo slowly opened his eyes, five-colored divine light flowing within them, his entire aura profound as an abyss.

He picked up another item on the throne, the Storage Ring.

His Divine Sense swept over it, and even with his Heart-Nature, his breathing couldn't help but falter.

The piled-up Spirit Stones inside were enough to buy ten Baiyue Prefectures.

Various long-lost Heaven And Earth Treasures, Medicinal Pills, and Magic Treasures were countless.

This was the entire fortune of a Great Perfection of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator!

Just then, the hall spirit's voice sounded behind him, filled with unprecedented respect and humility, as if it were bowing before a new deity.

"Welcome... New Master."