104: The gods reciprocate, perfecting the five elements.

After an unknown amount of time, the group's discussion of the Dao came to a sudden halt.

From the main seat, Zhenyuanzi waved his hand. "Come!"

In the next second, the ginseng fruit tree in the backyard, which stood like a towering tree reaching the heavens, began to vibrate.

Immediately afterward, one ginseng fruit after another fell from the treetops, rapidly drifting toward the area under the guidance of Zhenyuanzi's power.

In just a dozen breaths, the crystal-clear ginseng fruits, shaped like small children, appeared on the white jade trays atop the tables before everyone.

The difference was that the other Cultivators only had two or three ginseng fruits each.

Before Li Yun, however, there was a pile of as many as twelve ginseng fruits.

"Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi, this is a bit unfair. Although Fellow Daoist Li Yun needs this item, isn't this discrepancy a bit too large?"

Seeing this, a Cultivator in the area immediately spoke up to tease him.

It wasn't out of jealousy or unhappiness, but rather more of a joke and curiosity.

"Twelve?"

Li Yun was also somewhat stunned.

He remembered Zhenyuanzi saying he would give him nine ginseng fruits to condense top-tier Wood Qi, but this amount was clearly more.

"Fellow Daoists, you've misunderstood!"

Facing the doubts and inquiries, Zhenyuanzi laughed and said, "For tasting ginseng fruit, two or three is usually the standard. The reason Fellow Daoist Li Yun has so many is that I promised to help him condense Wood Qi!"

"To be honest with you all, although Fellow Daoist Li Yun has already entered the Golden Immortal Realm Late Stage, he has not yet condensed the Five Qi Primordial Fruit and only has a partial understanding of it!"

"So I had already promised him that I would use the Wood Qi of the ginseng fruit to help him perfect the deficiency of Wood Qi in his body, and even elevate it to a higher level!"

At this point, the corners of Zhenyuanzi's mouth curled up as his gaze swept across the room. "Fellow Daoists, besides Wood Qi, Fellow Daoist Li Yun's Metal, Water, Fire, and Earth Qi are also far from being completely perfected. I wonder if you all would be willing to be generous?"

Hearing this, the Cultivators present were stunned, then realized what Zhenyuanzi meant. They instinctively said, "You rascal Zhenyuanzi, so you've roped us all into this!"

"You're using someone else's gift to do your own favor, making us all bleed a little!"

Despite saying so, everyone was clearly more curious.

After all, Li Yun's cultivation was evident, yet he hadn't condensed the Five Qi Primordial Fruit. Everyone knew exactly what that implied.

After exchanging glances, one Cultivator after another took out some of their collections and tossed them toward Zhenyuanzi, saying, "Fine, fine. Having eaten your ginseng fruit, I'll return the favor!"

"Zhenyuanzi, you've made a good deal here. We've already eaten the food; how could we refuse now?"

"To be honest, I really want to see what grade of Five Qi Primordial Fruit Fellow Daoist Li Yun can condense!"

"..."

In an instant, a large pile of Five Elements Materials appeared before Zhenyuanzi.

They were mostly top-tier Materials, and their intrinsic value was quite high, more than enough for Li Yun to quickly perfect the Five Qi within his body and begin condensing the Five Qi Primordial Fruit.

Seeing this, Zhenyuanzi laughed and immediately handed the items over to Li Yun. "Fellow Daoist Li Yun, this is a small token from the Fellow Daoists. Please accept them!"

"It just so happens that we are here to guard you. You can perfect the Five Qi in your body as quickly as possible. The key is for us to act as your Protectors so you can condense the Five Qi Primordial Fruit soon!"

"Alright!"

Nodding, Li Yun did not refuse.

He understood exactly what it meant for the gods to give the items to Zhenyuanzi, who then passed them to him.

They didn't want this to be seen as a forced obligation, nor did they want to put Li Yun in a difficult position. Most importantly, they wanted to thank Li Yun for pointing out the flaws in Slaying Three Corpses earlier.

Furthermore, since Zhenyuanzi had initiated this, they had to give Zhenyuanzi Face. They were also interested in the grade of the Five Qi Primordial Fruit Li Yun might eventually condense.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi!"

"Thank you, Fellow Daoists!"

Without refusing, Li Yun stood up and bowed with clasped hands to the Cultivators present.

Then, without hesitation, he categorized the Materials. They were mostly Metal, Water, Fire, and Earth Spirit Medicine, spirit fruits, and Heaven And Earth Treasures. Combined with the twelve ginseng fruits on the table, it was more than enough to perfect the Five Qi in his body.

With that thought, Li Yun no longer hesitated and immediately began to manipulate those Metal-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures to start absorption.

As the Swallowing Heaven Technique operated, the Metal-attribute Spiritual Qi within these Heaven And Earth Treasures was absorbed by Li Yun at a visible rate. Upon entering his body, it rapidly began to merge with his internal organs.

Everyone witnessed this scene clearly.

Zhenyuanzi immediately summoned his Earth Book and threw it out. "Go!"

In the next second, the Earth Book shone brightly, transforming into a yellowish-brown light screen that shielded Li Yun's figure within.

After finishing this, Zhenyuanzi finally showed a smile and looked at the crowd. "Alright, Fellow Daoists, let us begin tasting the ginseng fruit!"

"Fellow Daoist Li Yun's Cultivation will take some time. Let us eat and drink to our hearts' content!"

Hearing this, no one present refused.

Each picked up their wine cup and drained it in one gulp, then took a ginseng fruit to eat, continuing their lively conversation.

Li Yun was well aware of all this.

Only after being protected by the Earth Book did he completely set his mind at ease.

Without any further distraction, he rapidly controlled the Swallowing Heaven Technique to absorb the Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Day after day, year after year.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed. He successfully absorbed the pile of Metal-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures completely. The Metal-attribute Spiritual Qi within his body had evolved to the limit, and his internal organs were now shining with golden light, filled with sharp vigor!

"It's done!"

Feeling the abundance and Perfection of the Metal-attribute Spiritual Qi in his body, Li Yun's lips curled into a smile.

Having successfully perfected the Metal Qi, the next step was to perfect the Water Qi.

After all, according to Li Yun's understanding, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, and Earth generates Metal.

This was the complete Five Elements Reincarnation. Only in this way could it be pushed to the extreme, and after perfecting the final Earth Qi, there could even be an eruption and cleansing of the Five Elements Qi.

With that thought, Li Yun shifted his target and began absorbing the Spiritual Essence within the Water-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Two years later!

The Water-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures were absorbed completely, and the Water Qi in his body was perfected. He then began to absorb the twelve ginseng fruits.

Unlike the previous Heaven And Earth Treasures, the ginseng fruit was the purest combination of Wood power and Life force. This allowed Li Yun to absorb it faster and more smoothly.

In just one year, the twelve ginseng fruits were fully absorbed, and the Wood Qi in his body was perfected as well.

After that were the Fire-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures. Because he already possessed the mutated Solar Golden Flame in his body, the Perfection of the Fire Qi was even faster.

In just five months, the condensation of Fire Qi was complete. He then gathered all the remaining Earth-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures in the area before him for the final step of extraction and absorption!