106: Chapter 106 Black Building

How precious was vitality.

The two drops Ji Yebai had collected from that silver flying saucer previously were already considered supreme treasures.

But at this very moment, looking at this entire lake of vitality liquid, Ji Yebai was left only with shock.

Since when had vitality become so rampant?

"This…" Ji Yebai couldn't help but gasp.

Vitality! That was the unique aura of life.

It only existed where there was life—animals, plants, and so on.

The higher the life form, the stronger its vitality.

But since when could vitality accumulate into a lake?

Setting aside the technology required to refine vitality, just how many lives would it take to provide this much vitality!?

"Every drop of vitality here is filled with a sense of death!" Bai Zhu drew a drop of vitality toward him.

The green vitality liquid hovered in the center of his palm.

Ji Yebai also drew a drop of vitality toward himself.

This vitality was indeed as Bai Zhu had said.

Deep within, it concealed a faint, indelible trace of death.

Ji Yebai fell silent.

Vitality could only come from living organisms.

He could no longer imagine how the vitality of this entire lake had been condensed.

To condense so much vitality liquid, he feared that even if all the living organisms in the entire world were used as Materials and drained of their vitality, it would still not be enough.

"This…" Ji Yebai's heart sank, and he didn't even know how to express it.

"In Daoist mythology, there is mention of the Kalpa. Every time the Kalpa arrives, it brings devastation to all living things, with the world destroyed and restarted. Sometimes I wonder if the myths and legends are hinting at something…" Bai Zhu sighed softly.

Ji Yebai flicked his finger, tossing that drop of vitality back into the lake.

This vitality was unusable.

On the surface, it was full of vitality.

But that deeply hidden trace of death was a ticking time bomb.

Once absorbed into the body, it would be like a bone-eating poison.

Ji Yebai did not speak.

He looked calmly at the lake water.

He naturally heard everything Bai Zhu had said.

It was no exaggeration to say that he, too, had had his doubts.

It seemed as if each myth and legend could be connected, and as if each myth and legend was implying something.

As for this thing called vitality—to put it bluntly, even with the current resurgence of Spiritual Qi, draining a strengthened ordinary person dry wouldn't be enough to condense a single drop of vitality liquid.

If all seven billion lives in the world were added together, they wouldn't be able to condense one unit of vitality.

But here? It was far more than one unit.

It was thousands, tens of thousands of units!

Just how many lives would it take to condense this much vitality?

Ji Yebai's heart was filled with shock.

He even suspected that all the civilizations that had ever been born on Earth throughout history combined would be needed to condense this much vitality.

"What is that thing!?" After a moment of silence, Ji Yebai's gaze turned toward the square architecture in the lake.

It looked like a house, entirely black, slightly submerged in the green lake water.

"We'll know once we go and take a look!" Bai Zhu said indifferently.

Regarding Ji Yebai, his own feelings were also quite awkward.

Because this person had suddenly become a Fellow Daoist on the path of martial arts.

Even though Bai Zhu's state of mind and cultivation were impressive, having minded it for so many years, he could never get close to nor drift away from Ji Yebai when facing him.

As for that architecture in the lake, he hadn't investigated it either.

He had assumed no one else would come, so as soon as Bai Zhu entered this space, he wanted to refine more vitality.

As a result, he spent a long time dispelling the death intent within the vitality.

Just as his aura had calmed down, Ji Yebai had entered.

Once he finished speaking, Bai Zhu's figure flickered, and he appeared in the center of the lake.

Ji Yebai's gaze was calm as he lifted his foot and walked over.

The next moment, both of them appeared in the center of the lake.

The architecture was submerged beneath the vitality-filled lake water.

But it wasn't deep; the lake water just barely covered the top of the architecture.

Ji Yebai tapped his toes lightly.

In an instant, layers of Qi waves were born out of thin air.

The entire lake water was parted by the Qi waves.

The architecture below was immediately revealed.

A ten-meter cube, entirely black, covered with various patterns.

Ji Yebai retracted his Internal Energy, and he immediately stood atop the architecture.

The hard texture was no less than the interior of that silver-white metal flying saucer.

"These patterns seem a bit different…" Bai Zhu's voice suddenly came over.

Hearing this, Ji Yebai looked over.

He saw Bai Zhu squatting there.

Wisps of lightning flickered from his hands, sinking into the black architecture below.

That silver-white lightning spread continuously along the patterns of the black architecture toward the surroundings.

"Huh!?" Ji Yebai was stunned as he watched this scene: "Is this absorbing energy!?"

He raised his hand and waved, and a mass of True Essence surged into the structure below.

In an instant, the entire mass of True Essence was absorbed.

Wisps of five-colored patterns began to flicker.

Finally, this mass of True Essence was conducted into the depths along the patterns, disappearing into the entire black architecture.

"Not enough energy!?" Ji Yebai and Bai Zhu exchanged a look.

The next moment, two streams of powerful True Essence surged out and sank into the black architecture below.

In an instant, the patterns lit up one after another, spreading outward.

The two continued to channel energy.

"Such powerful True Essence!" Bai Zhu turned his head slightly, unable to help but feel shocked as he looked at Ji Yebai.

As expected of the Child of the Era.

Previously, he had said that Ji Yebai could not achieve Perfection in the Five Elements.

Yet, seeing him again this time, he had broken his limits once more; not only had he given birth to five types of Divine Will, but he had also stepped into the Innate realm in one fell swoop.

Bai Zhu's lightning True Essence radiated the majesty and grandeur of natural lightning.

Meanwhile, the Five Elements True Essence in Ji Yebai's hands radiated a colorful feeling.

Within its weightiness, it vaguely contained all things in existence.

Bai Zhu sighed with emotion.

This sensation indicated that Ji Yebai had already mastered the Five Elements, achieving their mutual generation and restriction.

The Dao Canon says: Chaos gives birth to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang give birth to the Five Elements.

And the Five Elements evolve all things.

The Dao of the Five Elements is the Dao of evolution, the five most fundamental Great Daos in the world.

Time passed minute by minute.

Bai Zhu observed Ji Yebai, and Ji Yebai also observed Bai Zhu.

He had to admit that Bai Zhu's lightning True Essence was very impressive.

Lightning was a symbol of majesty.

And Bai Zhu's lightning True Essence radiated an aura of warding off evil, majesty, and grandeur.

Moreover, it wasn't just that.

The piercing intent it radiated was far beyond what Ji Yebai's True Essence could compare to.

However, "It seems it's not as heavy as mine!" A strange look flashed in Ji Yebai's eyes.

Having accumulated strength for many years, he could say that the depth of his True Essence was unmatched.

He had had some guesses before, but now, Ji Yebai could proudly say that his True Essence was heavier than Bai Zhu's.

Suddenly, his whole body felt light.

Ji Yebai's expression became a bit more indifferent.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The True Essence in his hands surged out even more violently.

"Huh!?" Bai Zhu looked at Ji Yebai with slight confusion.

He suddenly felt that he had become a bit more carefree.

It seemed he had had a Breakthrough in his state of mind.

However, Bai Zhu secretly scanned the surroundings.

There was nothing unusual.

To have a Breakthrough in state of mind for no reason!?

Even for the Child of the Era, this was a bit excessive!

Bai Zhu felt depressed.

Two streams of Innate True Essence continued to surge out.

The patterns of the black architecture below emitted a dazzling luster.

And in just a moment, the patterns suddenly lit up from below.

Hum! A tremor struck.

Immediately, the entire building rose up.