380: Chapter 38 The Seed of Gold!

Under the dual effects of the technique and the preliminary work, that domineering fifth-grade medicinal power remained surging.

But its destructiveness was greatly weakened and forcibly brought into the established energy orbit, guided along the reinforced meridians to merge into the lung area as well.

However, the process was much more difficult than before; fine beads of sweat began to ooze from Qin Yan's forehead.

One, two, three... the fifth-grade spirit herbs were refined one by one.

With each one refined, the energy field around the periphery of the lungs became more solid.

The color also changed from pale gold to bright gold, and the sharp aura it emitted became more and more apparent.

The pale golden "plating" in the meridians also became thicker and brighter with each wash.

The entire refining process lasted for about half an hour.

When Qin Yan perfectly guided and finished merging the medicinal power of the last sixth-grade "Immortal Gengjin Branch"...

Of the spirit herbs before him, all were exhausted except for the "Taibai Sharp Gold Root," which served as the absolute core.

At this moment, the golden halo around the periphery of his lungs was already as thick as liquid gold, flowing slowly and emitting heart-palpitating sharp fluctuations.

And the meridian channels guiding the medicinal power had also completely turned into brilliant golden conduits, indestructible.

Only the final step remained, which was also the most critical—refining the seventh-grade spirit herb "Taibai Sharp Gold Root"!

Qin Yan's gaze fell on that root, which was as warm as jade yet piercingly sharp; there was no fear in his eyes, only an unwavering determination.

He adjusted his breathing, brought his state to its best, and then reached out to put this priceless seventh-grade treasure—enough to cause a scramble among Masters or even Great Grandmasters—into his mouth!

The moment the "Taibai Sharp Gold Root" entered his mouth, it didn't melt immediately, but instead trembled slightly as if it were alive.

Immediately, an unspeakable, majestic golden torrent, seemingly a concentration of all the "Gold" rules in heaven and earth, erupted in his body like a volcano that had been silent for ten thousand years!

Qin Yan's whole body shook violently, and fine golden cracks instantly covered his skin, like porcelain about to shatter!

From his seven orifices, faint golden mist even escaped uncontrollably!

"Now is the time! Five Elements Primordial Scripture, rotate for me!"

The first layer's circulation route of the Five Elements Primordial Scripture, which had been ready for a long time, began to run frantically at an unprecedented speed!

A miraculous scene occurred!

Once that torrent of seventh-grade medicinal power, which seemed capable of destroying everything, entered the meridian channels that had already been permeated, strengthened, and completely "gold-plated" by the previous medicinal power...

The violent medicinal power seemed to have found its "home" and "kind," its impact suddenly weakened, and it actively followed the guidance of the technique, beginning to become orderly and gentle!

All the preliminary work played a decisive role at this moment!

Without these buffers and assimilations, the terrifying medicinal power of the seventh-grade spirit herb would have been enough to burst Qin Yan's meridians in an instant.

It could even have turned him from the inside out into a lifeless metal statue!

Qin Yan was both surprised and happy, and he also marveled at the mystery of the Five Elements Primordial Scripture.

This technique was not only demanding, but its designed cultivation path was also exquisite and perfectly linked, reducing the risk to the minimum.

He did not dare to be at all lax and immediately urged the technique with all his strength, guiding this pure Golden Element source power—which, though much gentler, was still massive and terrifying in total—along the golden meridians, surging majestically toward the final destination—the lungs!

When the last and purest wisp of seventh-grade medicinal power was also completely integrated into the liquid golden halo at the periphery of the lungs that had turned into substance, Qin Yan felt as if his lungs had become a furnace composed of pure Golden Element energy that was about to be burst!

Both internal and external pressures reached a critical point!

The time had come!

A sharp light flashed in Qin Yan's eyes, his hands suddenly formed an ancient and mysterious hand seal in front of his chest, and a low shout came from his throat:

"Five Elements cycle, Golden Element first—Condense!"

The shout was like an order, and the hand seal triggered it!

"Buzz—!!!"

The energy halo at the periphery of the lungs, thick as liquid gold, seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand and suddenly began to rotate at high speed!

The rotation was not haphazard but followed a profound trajectory, quickly forming a huge, precise golden array diagram nested layer by layer from the inside out!

The outermost layer of the array diagram was a relatively thin, pale gold ring made of fourth-grade medicinal power.

One layer inward was a more solid golden band made of fifth-grade medicinal power.

Further inward was a dazzling, bright golden ring made of sixth-grade medicinal power, emitting strong energy fluctuations.

And at the very center of the array diagram was a core light point, the most condensed and pure, emitting the unique "Taibai" luster of the seventh-grade "Taibai Sharp Gold Root," like the eye of the array, governing the operation of the entire array diagram!

Fourth-grade, fifth-grade, sixth-grade, seventh-grade... medicinal powers of different levels, according to their grade and energy strength, orderly formed this strange energy array diagram that seemed to be able to communicate with the Golden Element laws of heaven and earth!

The array diagram rotated slowly, emitting a vast and pure Sharp Gold Qi, completely enveloping Qin Yan's entire lungs.

Then, the array diagram began to shrink and imprint inward!

It was like a living branding template, slowly pressing against Qin Yan's lung lobes.

For every inch it shrank, a massive amount of pure Golden Element medicinal power was forcibly "poured" into every cell and every minute structure of the lung lobes!

Qin Yan could clearly "see" that the color of his lung lobes began to change rapidly, from the normal fleshy red to pale gold, bright gold, and finally to that "Taibai Sharp Gold" color that was warm and restrained yet contained boundless sharpness!

This process was accompanied by an unspeakable itchiness, swelling pain, and a strange sense of "New Student."

It was as if his lungs were being completely transformed and remodeled, from a flesh-and-blood organ that breathed air into a "Dao Foundation" that could breathe in Sharp Gold Qi from heaven and earth, and store and transform Golden Element true qi!

Half an hour later.

The shrinkage and imprinting of the array diagram were finally completed.

Qin Yan's lungs had completely turned into a pair of brilliant "gold lung"!

The whole body showed a perfect "Taibai Sharp Gold" color.

Countless natural runic patterns were looming in it, spontaneously absorbing the free-floating metal-attribute spiritual energy in the air.

And in the center of the gold lung, a more solid golden point of light, seemingly containing the mysteries of the Golden Element source, was slowly pulsating, beating like a heart.

The huge golden array diagram in the air had also shrunk to the size of a palm, its light restrained, slowly falling, and finally, like a natural, permanent brand, "imprinted" on the surface of the gold lung, perfectly merging with them.

From then on, this array diagram will serve as a companion auxiliary structure for the "Golden Element Seed," continuously refining the purest Golden Element essence from the gold lung and delivering it to the seed above.

(Writing a chapter for every element breakthrough, will you guys call me a filler writer~, sweeties~?)