Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 265 - 198: The Path of Du Bu’s Dominance Over the World (Part 2)

The three treasures stored on the right are all Heaven and Earth Treasures and third grade Spiritual Objects prepared by the Five Elements Wanderer, specifically for cultivating Divine Techniques and constructing arrays.

"Bright True Flame, Thunderstruck Divine Wood, Taiyin Dew..."

Zhang Yao's gaze swept across the three treasures one by one.

After achieving Golden Core, to cultivate Divine Techniques and enhance cultivation, one must first 'Enlighten the Five Elements and Separate the Five Phases'.

The Five Elements Spirit Array is the first array constructed by cultivators of the Scripture of All Transformations and True Nature, and it is the foundation for the cultivation of Five Elements Spirit Roots.

Through the step of Enlightenment of the Five Elements, the power of the Five Elements Spirit Array is further strengthened; Separating the Five Phases can differentiate into five full Divine Techniques, which are the most important source of combat power in the early stage Golden Core.

The so-called Five Phases originate from within the Five Elements, yet exist beyond them, corresponding to the attributes of five Exotic Spirit Roots, which are—light, dark, ice, wind, and thunder.

Once the Five Elements unite, they can undergo a special process of transformation and separation to separate out the power of the Five Phases.

Among these:

Bright True Flame corresponds to the fire attribute, separating the light phase by producing light with fire, which can be refined into one of the Five Elements Divine Techniques, the 'Aurora Escape Technique';

Thunderstruck Divine Wood corresponds to the wood attribute, separating the thunder phase by nourishing thunder with wood, which can be refined into one of the Five Elements Divine Techniques, the 'Annihilation Divine Thunder'.

"The thought process here seems to be identical to the secret techniques recorded in the Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory..."

Zhang Yao suddenly felt a stirring in his heart, leading to a series of fanciful thoughts.

The Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory he referred to was not the one he obtained from Daoist Wanhe but was the one that was circulated out of the Five Elements Secret Realm, the culprit that led to the fall of the Pingdu Sect.

"No wonder the clever mind of the Five Elements Wanderer at that time and the insight and vision of figures like True Yang Ancestor were unable to resist the allure of these theories."

The theories are indeed exquisite and interconnected, and unless one tries it firsthand, no one would believe it could be false.

In the memories Zhang Yao received, even the Five Elements Wanderer back in the day personally collected many Five Spirit Roots cultivators and tried the fearsome secret techniques recorded in the Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory, only to come up empty-handed and realize he had been deceived.

The reason the Five Elements Wanderer was deceived is mainly due to the existence of the Five Elements Divine Techniques, which proves that the research on controlling the direction of spirit root mutation is at least feasible in principle.

"...Forget it, thinking about these things now is not very meaningful."

Zhang Yao retracted his diverging thoughts and looked at the final jade bottle, which stored the Heaven and Earth Treasure 'Taiyin Dew'.

The Golden Core Stage similarly requires the construction of two arrays—the 'Taiyin Celestial Pivot Array' and the 'Sun Celestial Essence Array'.

The difference lies in the fact that these two arrays are essentially the same set, constituting the yin and yang phases that complement each other to refine the strongest single divine technique in the Golden Core, the 'Sun and Moon True Pupil'.

"What a pity, the Taiyin Dew here is not enough..."

A hint of regret arose in Zhang Yao's heart.

To construct the 'Taiyin Celestial Pivot Array' and 'Sun Celestial Essence Array', it requires Heaven and Earth Treasures of sun and moon attributes. Although the categories are not restricted, the conditions remain extremely demanding.

The Five Elements Wanderer Liu Cang back in the day traveled throughout the Central Plains, Southern Border, Northern Desert, and Outer Sea, enduring numerous twists and turns, spending nearly three hundred years before finally refining the Sun and Moon True Pupil, allowing him to wield the 'Nine Colored Celestial Wheel'.

The Bright True Flame, Thunderstruck Divine Wood, and Taiyin Dew left here were what he had left after using them all those years ago.

However, the remaining Taiyin Dew is insufficient for Zhang Yao to construct a complete 'Taiyin Celestial Pivot Array', but Zhang Yao knows he obtained his from the Liangyue River in Jing Kingdom, so he can completely replicate his route, thus he isn't too upset.

The same goes for other treasures and spiritual objects. Zhang Yao can draw inspiration from the experience of the Five Elements Wanderer, but given the lapse of time, it's hard to say how effective it will be.

"Swish."

Zhang Yao flicked his sleeve, collecting the Bright True Flame and other three spiritual treasures and turned to leave the hall.

These three spiritual objects are the last of the inheritance of the Five Elements Wanderer. Originally, there were a few magical treasures, but they were scattered by Yu Wen Tai as bait and fell into the hands of figures like True Yang Ancestor.

However, Zhang Yao does not care much about those magical treasures.

The Golden Core Stage allows for the crafting of a Lifebound Magical Treasure, and the best choice for cultivators of the Scripture of All Transformations and True Nature is to refine one's body into a Lifebound Magical Treasure using the power of arrays.

The Five Elements Wanderer before him also chose this path, devouring many magical treasures seized along the way, and those left behind were nothing more than ordinary items, inferior even to the main battle magical treasures nurtured for generations by True Yang Ancestor and others.

And Zhang Yao is walking this same path now. Only this path can, in combination with arrays and divine techniques, compare favorably with high-grade body refining cultivators in the future.

"Those magical treasures shouldn't be left for figures like True Yang Ancestor either..."

With this thought, Zhang Yao squinted slightly:

"But for now, there's no rush to go outside. Let's first cultivate the 'Aurora Escape Technique' and 'Annihilation Divine Thunder'!"

His strength surged after achieving the Golden Core, no longer fearing figures like True Yang Ancestor.

In fact:

Now his magical power far surpasses Golden Core Perfection, his physique and divine soul and thought are extremely formidable, even fighting figures like True Yang Ancestor and others empty-handed would give him a good chance of victory.

But why take the risk of going out to gamble when he can cultivate his divine techniques well first, dramatically increasing his power for a crushing battle later?

"By the way, let's collect that magical treasure first."

Zhang Yao suddenly recalled there was still a magical treasure of the Three Mountains Ancestor in the Secret Realm yet to be collected.

"Buzz!"

He activated the array core with divine thought, took a step forward, and directly transported himself to that small world.

Forty years later, the yellow seal engraved with mountain shadows hovered motionless in mid-air, seemingly having lost its spirituality.

"It's been so many years already..."

Zhang Yao looked at the seal and couldn't help but sigh, recalling the most perilous battle of those years.

The three avatars had Golden Core level magical power but were without the Golden Core support, having already suffered serious injuries and depleted magic power. The power of driving magical treasures was only a fraction of the true body's capability.

Yet even that fraction shredded Zhang Yao's proud Yellow Talisman Armor like paper.

The strength of a Golden Core Ancestor and the power of magical treasures are clearly evident.

Zhang Yao back then took no action, purely because he lacked the ability to erase the imprint left by the Three Mountains Ancestor inside, and didn't want to forcibly destroy the magical treasure with array power, so it was left untouched.

But having achieved Golden Core Realm today, everything is different.

"Boom!"

He reached out, and powerful magical power surged out, causing the skies of the small world to glow with five-colored golden light.

The yellow seal suddenly 'awoke', spinning like a startled monkey and transforming into a stream of light darting away.

Unfortunately, the magical treasure lost its owner's magical power, unable to withstand even one round before being subdued by Zhang Yao's powerful magical power and falling into his hand.

"This magical treasure is quite good, it must have been nurtured for at least a thousand years."

Zhang Yao smiled slightly, directing divine thought and magical power like a flood into the seal.

"Boom!"

The divine imprint inside the seal resisted vigorously, but the gap between both sides was vast, and after merely a breath's confrontation, it was thoroughly obliterated.

"The magical treasure is quite good, simply devouring it seems a waste."

Zhang Yao toyed with the seal in his hand, a thought occurring to him:

"Perhaps I should keep it first, and after leaving the Secret Realm, exchange it for two or three lesser magical treasures to devour."

Upon reaching this thought, he temporarily stored the seal, turned his sleeve, and returned to the cave.

Meanwhile, outside:

In the Shanhe Sect's mountain gate.

"Pfft!"

The Three Mountains Ancestor, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale:

"No... my imprint in the Ten Thousand Mountains True Seal has been broken!"

At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind: 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Lord Qingxu! It must be him!"

"He has already ascended to the Golden Core Realm!!"