txolops Chapter 172 Assisting Xiang Liu
Chapter 172 Assisting Xiang Liu
"Fellow Daoist Xiang Liu? Your cultivation level..."
"Hahaha, I was just lucky to be able to upgrade the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to the seventh revolution."
Taibai observed the familiar aura surrounding Xiangliu and couldn't help but marvel.
His mind was in turmoil, and countless questions arose:
How exactly did Xiang Liu manage to do that? The Lich War swept across the primordial world, and countless powerful beings perished and their paths disappeared.
As a high-ranking shaman of the Wu clan, Xiang Liu should have been doomed, but now he is not only safe and sound, but his cultivation has also improved so much, which is truly unbelievable.
Taibai had cultivated for a long time and witnessed countless miracles, but the situation of Xiangliu, who was reborn after a calamity and made great progress in his cultivation, was still extremely rare.
"Fellow Daoist, you must have come here for a reason, right? If you have something to say, please speak freely. As long as it is within my power, I will do my best to resolve it."
After hearing this, Xiang Liu didn't say it directly, but instead became somewhat hesitant.
He hesitated for a moment before slowly raising his hand. A glint of light flashed in his sleeve, and one after another, chaotic stones appeared out of thin air, hovering between the two of them.
These stubborn rocks contain chaotic energy, making them excellent materials for refining weapons.
Those stubborn rocks varied in size and had rough, ancient surfaces, yet they contained a pure, primordial energy.
Chaos Stone is a rare and precious material for refining magical artifacts, capable of tempering the essence of magical treasures and greatly enhancing their power.
Xiang Liu didn't stop moving. He waved his hand and took out thousands more Chaos Stones. In an instant, the surrounding space was enveloped by the dense Chaos aura.
Immediately afterwards, he used his supernatural powers again, and several huge corpses suddenly appeared.
Those were the remains of chaotic beasts, their bodies well-preserved, their scales, claws, and teeth still exuding a chillingly ferocious aura.
However, Taibai looked at these treasures quietly, without much emotion in his heart.
These things were of little use to him.
Firstly, although these chaotic beasts had high cultivation levels in their previous lives, they were similar to Taibai's own realm. Even if he devoured and refined them, the improvement to his cultivation would be negligible.
Secondly, the laws practiced by magical beasts are chaotic and disordered, while Taibai comprehends the pure Five Elements Dao. The two are incompatible and do not help him in his enlightenment.
Therefore, these chaotic things, which are incredibly precious in the eyes of others, are nothing more than useless to Taibai.
Seeing Xiang Liu's actions, Tai Bai understood that this great shaman of the Wu tribe must have encountered a great problem, otherwise he would never have acted this way.
"Fellow Daoist, we have known each other for several eons, there is no need to be so polite. Just say what you need to say."
As Taibai spoke, he gently waved his sleeve, lifting up the chaotic rocks and the corpses of demonic beasts, and slowly pushed them back in front of Xiangliu.
He was insightful; these treasures were useless to him, and accepting them would only incur favor. It would be better to return them to Xiang Liu and leave behind a karmic connection.
When Xiang Liu saw Tai Bai push the treasure back, his expression froze slightly, then he gave a wry smile.
He took a deep breath, as if making up his mind, before speaking in a low voice:
"I had hoped to create a world within my own body, but no matter what I did, I always failed."
"I suspect it is because there is nothing fundamental in this world."
All things in heaven and earth are born from the five elements. If there is no foundation, how can a realm be formed?
Therefore, I wish to have you set up a Five Elements formation within my inner realm, which can continuously emanate the power of the Five Elements, thereby laying the foundation for the creation of heaven and earth.
As Taibai listened to Xiangliu's explanation, his expression gradually turned solemn.
He nodded slightly, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.
Xiang Liu's words are indeed reasonable. To create a world within one's own inner realm, one needs the support of primordial power. The Five Elements, as the foundation of all things, are indispensable elements in constructing the world. Let reading always be a chapter faster than others.
Using formations to generate the five elements in an endless cycle is indeed a viable path.
Moreover, within the chaos, all things are composed of the most basic five elements.
Therefore, if the world is to continue to thrive, none of the five elements can be missing.
In Taibai's eyes, Xiangliu's actions were likely aimed at obtaining the cultivation method of the Five Elements Law.
Ultimately, the reason they couldn't speak frankly was mostly because they worried that what they offered was unsightly and were therefore ashamed to utter a word.
On the other hand, Li Bai, though fully aware of the truth, was unwilling to point it out.
After all, insights into the laws are extremely precious; how could they be easily given to others?
So, Taibai went along with it and continued the conversation according to Xiangliu's suggestion.
"Haha, what is it that you need? This matter is easy, just leave it entirely to me."
Xiang Liu nodded slightly and immediately released all defenses, allowing Tai Bai's divine sense to easily probe into his inner world.
Taibai didn't mince words and directly infused his divine sense into it.
With his profound understanding of the Five Elements, Tai Bai was able to lay out the cycle of the Five Elements.
Furthermore, having studied the Five Elements Demon God's Great Five Elements Technique, integrating this technique into his work would be even easier.
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More than a decade has passed, and with Taibai's meticulous assistance, the five elements in Xiangliu's inner landscape have reached a state of perfect balance, creating a natural and harmonious atmosphere.
"Thank you for your great help, fellow Daoist. I will do my best to assist you in any way you may need me in the future."
Li Bai paused for a moment, then said slowly:
Li Bai paused for a moment, then said slowly:
"I do have a request, fellow Daoist. I hope you can capture more than ten cultivators of Golden Immortal level or above who are burdened with karmic debts. Is that possible?"
Xiang Liu's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and after a moment's thought, he replied:
"When do you need it, fellow Daoist? If you need it urgently, I will do my best to gather it within three years."
"There's no need to rush; we can gather them all within fifty years. Just remember, they must all be captured alive, without harming any of them."
"In that case, I will go ahead to search. Fifty years later, I will surely return all the people to you."
After speaking, Xiang Liu's figure gradually faded and disappeared without a trace.
Taibai continued eastward on the clouds, heading towards the territory of the Yin-Shang dynasty.
Just as he was passing through the Eastern Town of the Human Race, he suddenly heard the deafening sounds of battle. He immediately descended from the clouds and concealed himself to observe closely.
His divine senses quietly unfolded, and he saw two armies locked in fierce combat on the battlefield.
On one side were soldiers of the Yin Shang dynasty, their armor imposing.
The other side, also clad in bronze armor, possessed weapons of equal sharpness.
At the head of the Yin Shang army, a general with imposing presence saw a slight gap in the enemy's lines and immediately spurred his horse, brandishing his halberd, and charged straight into the enemy camp.
Where the horses' hooves pounded, blood rained down, and the battlefield instantly became a grinding mill of flesh and blood.
Once the general charged into the enemy ranks, he was invincible and unstoppable.
Although his warhorse was cut down, he leaped up and, with a single swing of his arm, knocked three charging warhorses to the ground.
"Bearing the aura of a human emperor and possessing the strength to lift a tripod... this must be Yin Shou's war to conquer the Eastern Yi."
Although Li Bai had never met Yin Shou, he understood the situation from this scene.
He stood silently on the cloud for a moment, but instead of going forward to meet them, he turned into a stream of light and flew straight towards Chaoge City.
This time, his primary target was not Emperor Yin Shou, but Grand Tutor Wen Zhong of the Shang Dynasty.
It should be understood that although the great calamity originated from the struggle between immortals and gods, war and bloodshed were also inevitable in the mortal realm.
The best way to help the Shang army transform itself is to teach them the art of iron smelting.
Once the entire Shang army was clad in iron armor and armed with iron weapons, their formidable strength would likely be enough to take on ten men.
Now that a great calamity is approaching and the secrets of heaven are obscured, even if a sage notices something amiss and knows that it is the work of Venus, he probably will not say much.