103: I've come to visit the Five Elements Sect! I'm here to collect protection money!

The Five Elements Mountains, one of the grotto-heavens and blessed lands with the richest Spiritual Qi in the Central Divine Continent.

Five towering peaks were arranged according to the Five Elements positions. Each peak emitted a brilliant spiritual light corresponding to its attribute, their breaths connected to form a natural super-Formation.

This was the headquarters of the top Sect in the Central Lands—the Five Elements Sect.

Normally, cranes would fly here amidst flowing colors and brilliant light, a Holy Land yearned for by countless Cultivators.

But today, the atmosphere was somewhat off.

"Rumble—"

The Sect-Protecting Formation was fully activated. A layer of five-colored light, a hundred zhang thick, inverted downward, tightly enveloping the mountain gate for a thousand miles around.

Inside the Sect, alarm bells rang incessantly.

Countless Disciples ran frantically between the various Formation nodes, looking as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Report! Protector Elder! That God of Slaughter has arrived!"

"Who? Gu Yang?!"

Inside the Five Elements Hall, the current Acting Sect Master (formerly the Grand Elder) turned pale, and the teacup in his hand shattered to pieces.

Ever since the previous Sect Master fell in the Chaotic Star Sea and Venerable Jin Ling lost contact in the Place of Fallen Immortals (his soul lamp was not extinguished but extremely weak), the Five Elements Sect had been in a state of panic.

Now, hearing that Jinx's name, everyone felt a chill rush from the soles of their feet straight to their heads... Outside the mountain gate, above the clouds.

Gu Yang, accompanied by Er Gou and Ba Wang, stood before the massive five-colored light curtain.

Hanging from his waist like a dead dog was Venerable Jin Ling. Holding the heavenly demon meteor hammer in his hand, he looked down at the Formation that resembled a tortoise shell and curled his lip.

"This is the Five Elements Sect? Why are they acting like a shrinking turtle?"

Ba Wang rubbed his hands together excitedly on the side: "Big Brother, are we going to charge straight in?"

"Sigh, how crude."

Gu Yang shook his head and straightened his non-existent collar (he was still shirtless).

"We are civilized people; we are here to talk sense."

"First, call the door."

Gu Yang took a deep breath, sinking his Qi into his Dantian.

Wind and Thunder Lungs—Amplify!

"Men and boys of the Five Elements Sect! Listen up!"

"Your Elder is in my hands! I'm here to send warmth... Oh no, to send him back!"

"Open the gates quickly! Set out the good wine and food! If you dare to neglect your distinguished guest, don't blame me for being heartless!"

His voice was like rolling heavenly thunder. Enhanced by the Law of Five Elements, it instantly penetrated the Formation and exploded in the ears of every mountain peak and every Disciple.

It shook countless low-level Disciples so much that their blood and Qi surged, and they fainted on the spot.

"Arrogant! Simply arrogant to the extreme!"

Inside the hall, the Acting Sect Master trembled with rage.

He kidnapped our person and yet expects us to entertain him with good wine and food?

How is this sending someone back? This is clearly shitting on the head of the Five Elements Sect!

"Pass down the order! Defend the Formation at all costs! We must not let him in!"

"Activate the 'Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light'! Blast him to death!"

..."Buzz—!"

At the Acting Sect Master's command, the five-colored light curtain below suddenly flared with brilliant light.

Countless beams of Five Elements Divine Light, thick as water buckets, shot out from the Formation like a pear blossom rain, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, heading straight for Gu Yang.

"Tsk, refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit."

Gu Yang looked at the divine light filling the sky and shook his head, the nuclear-kind smile in his eyes gradually fading.

"Since you don't want to talk sense, then I'll talk to you about... physics."

He didn't dodge, nor did he defend.

He simply slowly raised the heavenly demon meteor hammer in his hand.

"Law of Strength—Shatter!"

The muscles in Gu Yang's arms instantly bulged, with veins coiling like angry Dragons.

He didn't use any fancy Divine Abilities; he merely gathered all the strength in his body into this single hammer strike.

Then, he smashed it down fiercely toward the light curtain below!

"Open for me... NOW!!!"

BOOM—!!!

The moment the Meteor Hammer collided with the divine light.

The world seemed to stand still for an instant.

Immediately after, an indescribable and terrifying shockwave frantically spread in all directions from the point of impact.

Those Five Elements Divine Lights, enough to instantly kill a Nascent Soul, were like fragile glass before this hammer, shattering into countless points of light in an instant.

The Meteor Hammer's momentum didn't slow down as it heavily smashed into the hundred-zhang-thick Sect-Protecting Formation.

Crack!

A crisp cracking sound clearly reached everyone's ears.

Under the despairing gazes of the Five Elements Sect Disciples.

That quasi-sixth-rank Formation that had protected the Sect for thousands of years actually cracked open with a huge fissure centered on the Meteor Hammer's point of impact!

The crack spread rapidly, covering the entire light curtain in the blink of an eye.

Bang!

The light curtain exploded, turning into a rain of Spiritual Qi that showered down.

The tortoise shell that the Five Elements Sect was so proud of had been... smashed to pieces by Gu Yang with a single hammer strike!

"Pfft!"

With the Formation broken, the hundreds of Elders maintaining it all spat out a mouthful of blood, their breaths becoming withered.

The Acting Sect Master slumped to the ground, his face ashen like dead embers.

"Breaking the Formation with one hammer... is this the power of a Half-step Soul Transformation Body Cultivator?"

"It's over... the Five Elements Sect... is finished."

...Gu Yang retracted the Meteor Hammer, shouldered it, and descended from the air in a swaggering manner.

He strolled through the shattered mountain gate as if he were walking into his own back garden.

Ba Wang and Er Gou followed closely behind, one acting like a fox borrowing the tiger's majesty, the other sniffing around everywhere for treasures.

"So this is the grandeur of a great Sect."

Gu Yang looked at the Disciples retreating in terror and greeted them with a smile.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I don't eat people."

"I'm just here to find some fruit to eat."

He casually grabbed a True Disciple who was scared witless and asked gently:

"Little brother, I heard your back mountain has some... Five Elements Immortal Abode?"

"Is it over there?"

The Disciple pointed with a trembling hand toward the Forbidden Ground in the back mountain.

"Thanks."

Gu Yang tossed him a Low-Grade Spirit Stone as a tip, then headed straight for the back mountain with his two followers... Five Elements Sect Back Mountain, Forbidden Ground.

This was an independent small space, with a stone tablet standing at the entrance—[Five Elements Immortal Abode].

At this moment, light flickered at the entrance of the Immortal Abode, clearly about to open.

Several remaining Grand Elders were guarding this place, originally preparing to welcome the Opportunity of the Immortal Abode's opening, but now each was as if facing a great enemy.

"He's here! That Devil Head is here!"

An Elder looked at the golden streak of light in the distance, his voice trembling.

"Activate the Restriction! Even if we destroy the Immortal Abode, we cannot let him in!"

Another Elder said ruthlessly.

"Too late."

A faint voice sounded in their ears.

Before they could even react.

Buzz!

A terrifying Extreme Dao Force Field instantly enveloped the entire area.

Gravity—Five hundred times!

"Plop! Plop!"

Those several Nascent Soul Stage Grand Elders didn't even have a chance to resist; they were directly pressed to their knees on the ground, their kneecaps shattering, unable to move.

Gu Yang's figure slowly emerged.

He didn't even spare a glance at these old men, his gaze looking directly past them toward the gate of the Immortal Abode that was slowly opening.

From the crack in the door, a refreshing fruit fragrance wafted out.

Those were five distinctly different scents, mixed together yet incredibly harmonious.

Gu Yang took a deep breath, and his stomach let out a thunderous roar.

"Gurgle..."

"It smells so good..."

He swallowed his saliva, the green light in his eyes flaring.

"A five-flavored fruit platter?"

"How thoughtful!"

Gu Yang stepped over those Elders kneeling on the ground and charged directly into the gate of the Immortal Abode.

"Thanks for the gift, Five Elements Sect bros!"

"I won't be polite then! Time to eat!"