Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 540: Learning the Water-Splitting Technique

“Don’t spout nonsense! How could five-elements spells be that easily mastered?” The transmission elder rebuked Lu Yang. If five-elements spells were really so simple to cultivate, what purpose would our Five-Elements Sect serve?

“Don’t think that just because you lucked into cultivating one or two five-elements spells, you can belittle the study of spells. Which of the five-elements spells have you learned? Show me.”

In the transmission elder’s view, Lu Yang had probably only grasped rudimentary and easy-to-learn spells like Fireball Technique or Earth Wall Technique, thus giving him the mistaken impression that elemental spells were simple.

Lu Yang had no choice but to demonstrate all the spells he had learned one after another.

He opened his right hand, and a golden firebird materialized in his palm. It was lifelike and radiated terrifying heat, igniting the pop quiz booklet the transmission elder had placed on the podium.

He then opened his left hand, and the Three Flavor True Fire blazed fiercely.

The transmission elder was so focused on Lu Yang’s palms that he didn’t notice this minor incident.

“What is this?”

“Golden Bird True Fire and Three Flavor True Fire.”

“What?”

Why haven’t I heard of these two true fires?

Since when did the 108 True Fires become 110?

Before the transmission elder could process this, he saw Lu Yang produce a seed and plant it in the ground. The seed took root instantly and sprouted two lotuses, each bearing a Lu Yang—one was fully clothed, while the other wore only lotus leaves.

“What spell is this?” The transmission elder’s eyes nearly popped from their sockets. This is totally unheard of.

“Tree-Planting Mantra.”

Whose Tree-Planting Mantra is like that?!

Before the transmission elder could voice his thoughts, Lu Yang retracted his clones and began burrowing through the earth with ease, even casually opening his mouth to take a few bites of soil.

“Earth Escape Technique?” The transmission elder was stunned. Lu Yang’s movements resemble it, but the route of the spiritual energy circulation looks different.

“I named it ‘Shrinking Earth.’”

“You invented this?”

“More or less. I created this by accident.”

The transmission elder’s cheek twitched. I’ve never seen a single one of Lu Yang’s five-elements spells. These are certainly no beginner spells.

“As for metal-type spells, I suppose sword spells barely count.” Lu Yang didn’t intend to execute Sixteen-Foot Golden Body. That’s Young Creed Leader Lu’s move, and I’m not him now.

“As for water-type spells, I haven’t learned any yet.”

The transmission elder was flabbergasted. He mastered four out of five elemental spells, all while attaining profound proficiency in sword spells and maintaining cultivation progress.

Could this kid Lu Yang really be that gifted in five-elements spells?

He needs to be reincarnated... It’s such a waste that he joined the Dao-Seeking Sect!

“Good, good, good! The five elements promote and restrain one another. Few can master two mutually restraining elemental spells, yet you’ve mastered four out of the five elements. This is proof of your impressive talent in this regard.”

“Of course! I’m not trying to boast, but Lu Yang’s talent surpasses even Big Senior Sister’s!” Meng Jingzhou lavished praise upon Lu Yang’s talent in spells, swelling with pride as his sworn brother.

“Yes yes yes, I think so too!” Li Haoran chimed in fervently.

Man Gu scratched his head. I can’t help but feel there are undertones to their words. Or is it just my imagination?

Forget it, I’ll just swim with the tide.

“I think so too.”

Only Tao Yaoye didn’t speak.

Lu Yang was drenched in cold sweat. Meng Jingzhou, you bastard, you’re trying to kill me with excessive praise, huh?

Treacherous intentions!

“Since you could pick up four out of five types of elemental spells, the remaining water-type spells shouldn’t pose too much difficulty for you. If you can master all five elemental spells, according to the principles of mutual promotion, you’ll be able to cast powerful composite spells!

“Well, would you like to learn a water-type spell?”

How could Lu Yang possibly turn down an opportunity to learn a new spell? “Please enlighten me, Elder.”

Seeing Lu Yang’s respectful attitude, the transmission elder’s opinion of him improved considerably, and he nodded approvingly. “Let me think... You can learn the Water-Splitting Technique.”

“Water-Splitting Technique?”

“The Water-Splitting Technique is a water-type spell that is extremely hard to master. Even those with water-aligned Dual Spirit Roots may not succeed. But conversely, its high difficulty hints at the tremendous power it contains. It can be said that once mastered, it will be able to counter all water-type spells!”

Everyone gasped in unison, surprised by how formidable this technique was.

The transmission elder stroked his white beard with a smile. “Legend has it that during the late Great Yu period, ancestral clans and feudal lords rose in rebellion, plunging the world into chaos and bringing misery upon the common folk. However, a great adept led an entire town’s civilians to seek refuge, only to be blocked by a massive river that reached the heavens. Its waves were vast and wild, its currents turbulent and unrelenting, making passage by boat impossible.

“The great adept could naturally cross the river himself, but the commoners behind him could not. He stood by the riverbank, holding his staff, and tapped the ground three times. The sky-reaching river split down the middle, revealing an eighty-meter-wide path, with the waters on both sides rising high to form walls of water. After all the civilians had crossed the enormous river, the water walls on both sides collapsed with a loud crash, and the river returned to its original state.

“This is the Water-Splitting Technique!”

It’s able to split the river into two. Before this mighty ability, no water-element spells would be effective.

“At your current cultivation realm, splitting a river would be too difficult; your body wouldn’t be able to withstand it. However, against water-element spells of the same cultivation stage, there should be no threat.”

Lu Yang drew a sharp breath. This Water-Splitting Technique sounds incredibly powerful.

“Or like this.” The transmission elder took out a cup filled with water and gently drew a line on it.

Instantly, the water inside the cup cleanly separated into two distinct parts. He tilted his head back and drank half the water, while the remaining half remained in its original state.

“Please teach me, Elder.” Lu Yang cupped his fists once more.

“Alright.”

The transmission elder didn’t give Lu Yang special treatment, instead explaining the Water-Splitting Technique to all five of them. This is also a chance to discern Lu Yang’s aptitude for five-elements spells.

“To learn the Water-Splitting Technique, you must calm your breath and focus your mind, concentrate spirit energy in your hands, and form a five-elements water seal with the pads of your thumb and little fingers touching while the other three fingers are extended...” 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The transmission elder truly lived up to his role as the initiation mentor of the Five-Elements Sect disciples. Though his explanations might seem dry and dull, one would find them clear once they understood the relevant information.

In less than four hours, Lu Yang had grasped the trick to the Water-Splitting Technique, while Meng Jingzhou and the others were limited by their talents in spells, especially those that required a Water Spirit Root. Their learning had progressed very slowly.

“Elder, I’d like to try.”

With a thought from the transmission elder, a water ball hovered before Lu Yang.

“If you can split this water sphere into two, that means you have succeeded.”

Lu Yang formed the five-elements water seal with both hands and silently recited the incantation. “The five lakes and four seas return to the source; nine rivers and eight lakes open in four paths... Split!”

He brought his right middle and index fingers together and pointed at the water sphere. He let out a soft cry, and the water sphere vanished without a trace!

The transmission elder: “...”

This isn’t right. Where’s the water sphere?

“Try again.” He conjured another water sphere and motioned for Lu Yang to give it another attempt.

Lu Yang performed the Water-Splitting Technique, and once again, the water sphere disappeared into thin air.

He was also bewildered. How could a water sphere just vanish out of thin air? It's not like I’m learning void spells.

He sought out the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, “Immortal Fairy, can you see what I just did?”

Hearing Lu Yang was learning spells, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy naturally didn’t miss this scene, having been carefully observing from the mental space all this while. “I saw it. After you cast the Water-Splitting Technique, the water sphere didn’t disappear—it just became too small to see.”

“Too small to see.”

“Mmm, it split into two gases. In one gas, a small sphere orbits around another small sphere. In the other gas, eight small spheres orbit around a small sphere. Both these gases exist in the air and are very common.”

Lu Yang, “...”

So basically, I split water into hydrogen and oxygen?