Chapter 598: . The path of the four poles, the path of the five elements (4)

Book 598. The Way of the Four Poles, The Way of the Five Elements (4)

The colossal Star-Spirited Blossom voyaged soundlessly through the vast, starlit expanse. Lin

Suddenly, the vessel’s prow discharged a deluge of vibrant green, viscous fluid.

Plunging into the void ahead, the substance instantly dissolved the fabric of space, searing open a massive chasm.

The Star-Spirited Blossom slipped smoothly into the cavernous breach, like a leviathan of the cosmos drifting into its lair.

Zi Yanxin stood within the bridge, quietly watching the spectacle unfold.

As the Star-Spirited Blossom crossed into the threshold of the void.

The scenery before Zi Yanxin’s eyes shifted abruptly.

The boundless sea of stars vanished, supplanted by a labyrinth of circular tunnels ablaze with surging silver light.

Within this passage, the Star-Spirited Blossom repeatedly struck the silver beams, sometimes by design, sometimes by fate.

With every collision, the vessel’s outermost defensive shield rippled with violent, trembling shockwaves.

As the ordeal wore on, the radiance of the protective barrier steadily dimmed.

It was like a layer of ice melting rapidly under a scorching sun.

Just as the shield grew perilously frail, teetering on the verge of shattering completely, Zi Yanxin spoke.

"Break out."

"Understood."

The myriad crew members within the bridge instantly burst into a flurry of motion.

Once more, the mammoth Star-Spirited Blossom spewed a torrent of vibrant green, viscous fluid, melting an exit

through the tunnel wall wide enough for its passage, and swiftly shot through.

At the exact moment of their exit, a massive surge of silver light converged and slammed into the ship's stern.

The Star-Spirited Blossom shuddered slightly, and the defensive shield 857 upon its surface shattered soundlessly.

Fortunately, however,

they had made it out safely.

"Phew—"

The vast majority of the crew in the bridge exhaled a long, collective sigh of relief.

Even for an Immortal-grade starship, every journey through a stargate remained a formidable challenge.

Zi Yanxin’s gaze softened slightly as she turned to question the officer beside her.

"What is the damage report?"

The officer reported swiftly: "A total of twenty-three sectors were affected. Two suffered damage exceeding eighty percent...

Both are valued below grade eight."

"Good."

Zi Yanxin nodded.

Damage of this magnitude was well within her threshold of tolerance.

For a voyage spanning over a thousand star sectors, requiring nearly a hundred spatial warpings along the way, expecting zero

attrition was simply unrealistic.

How to minimize that attrition was the primary duty of a caravan leader like herself.

"Change shifts. Everyone rest for half a day."

Zi Yanxin issued the command, hearing a soft chorus of relaxed cheers ripple through the room.

The others could rest, but for her, the more critical work was only just beginning.

Every time the Star-Spirited Blossom completed a spatial warp, it had to halt in the primary universe's space to rest and refit.

To replenish energy, maintain the hull, and prepare for the next warp.

And this interval

was precisely when the hyenas of the starry void—the space pirates—grew restless.

What Zi Yanxin had to do was prepare for any sudden emergency that might arise at any moment, and deploy personnel swiftly.

Of course, this period could also pass peacefully, without any incidents.

Zi Yanxin shifted into a more relaxed posture, picked up a glass of pale green refreshing beverage beside her, and took a gentle

sip.

She then inquired of her subordinate: "How are Lord Wu Tian and Lord Haigidao doing now?"

These two men were the greatest reliance for the Star-Spirited Blossom to survive this hazardous journey—two thirteenth-grade super

martial powerhouses who commanded the power of the Laws.

The subordinate replied: "Lord Wu Tian went to entertainment sector 9543 and remains there, while Lord Haigidao has stayed in his

room the entire time."

"I see."

Zi Yanxin nodded slightly.

Of these two thirteenth-grade powerhouses, the former was a long-standing enforcer of the Star-Spirited Blossom Chamber of Commerce, whose long-term cooperation brought solid

and reliable trust.

The latter, however, was a hitchhiker who had joined them temporarily for this trip, and still required observation.

Thus, she naturally directed more of her attention toward the latter.

"Be sure to take excellent care of Lord Haigidao. Every single one of his requests must be fulfilled promptly."

"Right, what about Lord Haigidao's two disciples?"

"They have also remained in their room the entire time."

"Good."

Zi Yanxin nodded, asking merely in passing.

A mere pair of twelfth-grade individuals was insignificant to the starship as a whole, unworthy of much of her attention.

Right at that moment, a soft alarm echoed through the bridge.

Someone rushed up in a hurry, reporting: "President, the scouts have detected traces of space pirates ahead.

Their total number is around one hundred and twenty, led by seven twelfth-grade powerhouses."

Zi Yanxin’s eyes lit up. She drained her drink in a single gulp, then gave her command with a cold smile: "Issue a bounty order immediately,

to every existence above the twelfth grade on this ship."

"Yes."

The subordinate complied, turning and departing in a hurried rush.

With practiced composure, Zi Yanxin activated the spaceship's external visual monitor.

Laden with cargo, the Star Spirit Blossom was a bloated, corpulent great fish drifting through the starry expanse.

Yet, in a certain sense, it could just as easily transform into a ferocious predator.

Without a level-thirteen martial arts powerhouse to anchor them, any star pirate crew daring enough to covet their bounty was merely delivering themselves to the slaughter.

More often than not, over the course of a single voyage, the Star Spirit Blossom would reap a substantial harvest from the very pirates it obliterated along the way.

Now, she needed only to wait quietly, indulging in the spectacle of how those blind, foolish creatures would be crushed and torn to shreds by the sheer might of the vessel.

Amidst the long, monotonous journey, this served as an entertaining, reliable pastime.

"What defines the Four Poles?"

Beneath the vast, boundless starry sky, the white-haired elder spoke in a slow, resonant drawl.

The forces serving as the four foundational pillars of his Dao evolved into hundreds of millions of diverse forms within his hands.

Lu Sheng suppressed the surging waves of yearning and sorrow in his heart, his gaze fixed unblinkingly upon the sight.

Countless insights and comprehensions regarding the Way of the Four Poles flowed continuously into his body like a murmuring stream.

"What defines the Four Poles? Earth, Wind, Water, Fire."

For the longest time, Lu Sheng had been unable to comprehend or pierce the secrets of his master's Four Poles Dao.

It was precisely because of the elements declared within that path: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire.

They were deficient, fundamentally at odds with the Five Elements Dao of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth that he himself had realized.

He had constantly attempted to merge the Way of the Four Poles into his own Five Elements.

Yet it had been utterly impossible to achieve.

But now, under Yang Yizhou's interpretation and evolution.

Lu Sheng discovered he had been mistaken.

Completely and utterly mistaken.

"The Four Poles of the Four Poles Dao and the Five Elements of the Five Elements Dao are, in essence, identical.

The Four Poles are the four great foundational forces that construct the universe.

The Five Elements are exactly the same.

It is merely that the Five Elements are another form evolved from the Four Poles, or perhaps, a different stage entirely!"

Earth governs resilience, Wind governs swift agility, Water governs moisture and flow, Fire governs warmth and heat.

These four characteristics did not conflict, nor were they extreme.

The Five Elements, however, appeared far more absolute.

It completely dispersed and categorized the traits of the Four Poles, dividing them into five distinct points.

Forming a cycle of mutual generation and overcoming.

Possessing far more permutations than the Four Poles.

One could say... it was somewhat closer to maturity than the Four Poles.

"This is also the true reason why I was ultimately able to glimpse that trace of opportunity belonging to the level-seventeen realm within Master's Dao-debating chessboard."

An epiphany struck Lu Sheng abruptly at this moment.

He suddenly realized that, entirely unawares, he had actually been standing on the shoulders of his master, Yang Yizhou, all along.

His Five Elements Dao was originally born from the womb of the Four Poles Dao.

The very instant he comprehended this truth, the Golden Core planet within Lu Sheng's dantian—the sphere carrying the entirety of his martial path.

Began to rapidly undergo new transformations.

A vast torrent of insights regarding the Laws swiftly fused into his body....

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