Chapter 430: Using Five Elements Spells in Front of Me?

"Qiu Jin'an? One of the sect masters of the so-called Five Great Immortal Sects of Great Xia?"

Fellow Daoist Meng crawled up from the ground, not having sustained any severe injuries, completely sneering at Qiu Jin'an's identity; being hit by Qiu Jin'an just now was purely due to Qiu Jin'an launching a sneak attack on him.

If they truly were to fight, the outcome would still be up in the air.

He came from the most prosperous period of the Great Yu Dynasty, a time when Great Yu was not inferior to the current Great Xia in the slightest, and he was among the topmost small handful of the Body Integration Stage in that era; in terms of status, he was not inferior to Qiu Jin'an.

To be able to slumber for over a hundred thousand years and execute a plan in this great era, he naturally possessed his own unique brilliance.

Although the Great Xia of today possessed numerous experts, after all, a vast span of over a hundred thousand years had passed, and many cultivation methods and spells had already been lost to time.

He, however, held mastery over these very cultivation methods and spells.

With one side mastering the lost cultivation methods and spells and the other side lacking them, it was not difficult to judge who was strong and who was weak.

"Sect Master Qiu?!"

Lu Yang and the others were overjoyed; the Great Yu cultivators were arrogant and ignorant, unaware of Qiu Jin'an's strength, but how could they themselves not know?

This was Sect Master Qiu, who had been tossed and turned by the Nine Sons of the Inquiring Sect from childhood to adulthood, with both sides trading victories and defeats!

As the person most proficient in the spells of the Five Elements in this current age, even the Minister of the Ministry of Justice would likely be unable to defeat Qiu Jin'an!

Apart from Daoist Buyu, who was the undisputed number one in the Body Integration Stage, no one dared to claim they could secure a stable victory over Qiu Jin'an!

"Qiu Jin'an!" Zhao Po was shocked to his core, suddenly feeling a wave of reassurance; the renown of the Five Great Immortal Sects resounded throughout the Great Xia Dynasty, far surpassing that of their Corpse Refining Sect.

Zhao Po secretly observed Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, finding that while the two were pleasantly surprised, their reactions were much smaller than his own.

He suddenly recalled Meng Jingzhou's curse—a half-step Tribulation Transcendence level curse—unsure of exactly whom he had provoked.

Previously, he had found it strange; how could Meng Jingzhou, mere Golden Core Stage, provoke such a nemesis? Now, he roughly understood a bit.

They had only been in contact for a few days, yet they had already encountered an ancient Body Integration Stage cultivator.

Man Gu had also witnessed grand scenes before; he had participated in the entire process of the Immortal Cult's eradication, which carried a momentum far grander than the present situation.

The Drowned Ghost was frightened almost to the point of dying once more; the matter had completely exceeded his cognition, for ancient Body Integration Stage cultivators of the Great Yu era and sect masters of the Five Great Immortal Sects were not great figures a mere little water ghost like him could ever come into contact with.

As for Huang Zao'er, who had attempted insurance fraud, she had already fainted from fright.

Amidst the pleasant surprise, Lu Yang thought of another question: "Wait, why would Sect Master Qiu be here, and appearing at such a perfect coincidence?"

"It's very simple, he has been following behind you guys," the Immortal Fairy said as if it were a matter of course; no matter how concealed Qiu Jin'an's stealth techniques were, they could not compare to the Immortal Fairy.

"Following behind us? Since when?"

"From the moment you and Meng Jingzhou wanted to enter the city but encountered the mudslide."

"Wasn't that the very beginning!"

"That doesn't count as the very beginning; entering the black inn counts as the true beginning," the Immortal Fairy earnestly corrected Lu Yang's flawed logic.

Fellow Daoist Meng did not fear Qiu Jin'an's presence, and even desired to strike.

"Junior of Great Xia, let me show you what ancient spells truly are... Great Sun Hanging in the Void!"

The phantom of a bronze tree slowly emerged behind Fellow Daoist Meng, with two rounds of great suns indistinctly appearing, containing endless light and heat; with just a single glance, one felt as though they were melting, and a Golden Crow spread its wings and cried out, situated right at the center of the great suns.

Qiu Jin'an casually raised a barrier of light, protecting Lu Yang and the rest.

This was a trump card of the Body Integration Stage; even if it merely brushed past them, Lu Yang and the others would not be able to withstand it.

Qiu Jin'an pondered, seemingly recalling a description of this move in ancient texts, and began to reminisce, speaking unhurriedly.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, ten Golden Crows lived upon the Fusang Tree, and every day one Golden Crow would go out to patrol the world; suddenly one day, the ten Golden Crows took flight and came forth all at once, bringing calamity upon the earth, until an ancient divine man bent his bow and shot arrows, bringing down nine of the suns."

"During the Great Yu period, there was a person who deduced based on this ancient legend, found a section of the Fusang tree trunk, combined it with the True Fire of the Golden Crow, and created a divine ability called 'Ten Suns Patrolling the Heavens', raising the power of the Golden Crow True Fire to an entirely different level."

"That person leaped to become a Great Grandmaster of the Dao of Fire, founding the Heavenly Flame Sect, and his fame spread across the world; later, with that person's disappearance, the technique of 'Ten Suns Patrolling the Heavens' vanished from then on, and the Heavenly Flame Sect struggled to support itself for eight thousand years before being found by enemies and having its gates breached."

"According to records, that person's Daoist title was Perfected Lord Mengtian."

Having his identity exposed by Qiu Jin'an, Fellow Daoist Meng did not panic either, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips: "You are indeed a knowledgeable one; although I can only display the Two Suns Patrolling the Heavens, once I successfully transcend the tribulation, I will be able to display the Five Suns Patrolling the Heavens, and at the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, it will be the Ten Suns Patrolling the Heavens, recreating the ancient scene! It is a pity my cultivation is limited and cannot keep up with the pace of deduction, but finishing off a junior like you is more than enough!"

"Hereby I establish the rule: I may display the Three Suns Patrolling the Heavens!"

Upon the Fusang Tree, a third round of the sun took to the sky!

This place was near Hanshui City after all; causing too grand a commotion would inevitably attract the attention of the experts within the city, so he had to settle it swiftly; hence, Perfected Lord Mengtian skipped the process of building up the attack, deploying his strongest move right from the beginning!

Those of the Body Integration Stage could not establish rules at absolute whim, otherwise Perfected Lord Mengtian could have directly deployed the Ten Suns Patrolling the Heavens.

When Body Integration Stage cultivators fought, the rules they established were generally divided into two categories: one was to strengthen oneself, and the other was to bind the opponent.

The strength of a rule that strengthened oneself depended on the limit of the Body Integration Stage cultivator, serving as a method to stimulate potential.

The limitation of a rule that bound an opponent lay in the equality of occurrences; if you could bind an opponent once, the opponent could also bind you once, with no restrictions on the manner of binding, so any slight carelessness could lead to a reversal.

For example, when the Great Yu Body Integration Stage cultivator who used beasts to refine the Soul-Attracting Banner fought against Vice Cult Leader Shi, the rule established by the Great Yu cultivator was:

Except for me, within a radius of five hundred Zhang, everyone's movements shall be sluggish.

The rule established by Vice Cult Leader Shi was:

Within a radius of five hundred Zhang, no one shall use demonic artifacts.

This was the manifestation of equal occurrences.

Three rounds of great suns soared into the sky, the Golden Crows cried out, and the scorching great suns truly seemed to carry the intent of recreating the ancient calamity.

"Go!"

Perfected Lord Mengtian raised his hand and extended two fingers, bringing them down sharply, pointing toward Qiu Jin'an and the crowd behind him.

If Qiu Jin'an dodged, the people behind him would undoubtedly die!

He was certain that Qiu Jin'an would not dodge!

"Sigh—" Facing the three rounds of great suns, Qiu Jin'an let out a long sigh.

Qiu Jin'an took a step forward, and the five-colored light wheel behind him blazed with magnificent splendor, transforming into the Five-Colored Divine Light; all things belonging to the Five Elements fell within the control of the divine light.

Swish—

Under the washing of the Five-Colored Divine Light, the three rounds of great suns gradually dissolved.

"So the Ten Suns Patrolling the Heavens, described as akin to a natural disaster, possesses only this much power."

"How is this possible!"

Perfected Lord Mengtian's eyes widened in disbelief; his strongest move had been dissolved so casually and lightheartedly?

The opponent had not even established a rule!

Before Perfected Lord Mengtian could fathom what was happening, he saw Qiu Jin'an's figure blur, and a foot stepped upon Perfected Lord Mengtian, pinning him down; this foot was as heavy as a hundred thousand great mountains, pressing Perfected Lord Mengtian flat on his back, struggling futilely to rise!

Qiu Jin'an looked down indifferently at Perfected Lord Mengtian: "I have yet to see anyone who dares to use Five Elements spells before me; even those nine fellows from the Inquiring Sect dare not."

The second update is at eleven o'clock.

(End of this chapter)