Who brought this guy into the monastic circle?.

coming!

Upon hearing this, Han Yu knew that the old ghost was going to give him special treatment again.

He quickly stood up from the curb, his face serious as he prepared to listen.

"Actually, the Five Elements are a mystery, and I don't know either."

But the wise old man's words almost made him breathe fire.

"If you don't understand, then don't act like you know everything, okay?"

Han Yu gave him a sarcastic look, then lazily prepared to sit down.

"but……"

But the wise old man changed the subject here, once again putting Han Yu in an awkward position.

Seeing Han Yu's constipated expression, the wise old man grinned mischievously, but kept quiet.

"Alright! Please enlighten me."

Han Yu rolled his eyes, respectfully clasped his hands together and bowed, performing the proper etiquette before speaking.

The wise old man was very pleased, and then nodded and continued what he hadn't finished saying.

"The Five Elements are the origin of everything. If you possess the Five Elements, it means that you are born with the Five Elements. If you can understand this, you will definitely benefit from it endlessly in the future."

Han Yu listened intently, then stared blankly at the other person.

There was no movement, so I waited a while longer.

Still no movement.

"Gone?"

Han Yu asked, dumbfounded.

"No more!"

The wise man nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Han Yu almost turned pale again. After all that fuss, all that pleading and begging, all he got was this one bland and meaningless sentence?
"This one sentence is enough to benefit you for a long time. What else do you want?"

The wise old man spoke with a straight face.

Han Yu was weak and listless. He possessed all five elements of supernatural powers, and of course he knew there was still something to explore further. He simply thought that what the wise old man was saying was nonsense.

The wise old man seemed to sense Han Yu's thoughts and rolled his eyes dramatically.

He seemed to want to say something but hesitated, then helplessly said, "The Five Elements Divine Power is ultimately your own path. I can only teach you the most essential things. You have to figure out the rest yourself, otherwise you will have nowhere to go in the end."

"The Way is something you must understand for yourself; the path is something you must walk for yourself."

"On the road, one person can walk, two people can contend, but if there are too many people, the road will be dead."

Han Yu seemed to be deep in thought; those words also seemed to be directed at him.

"But it's alright. Your path is unique in the world, and your narrow bridge is one that only you can cross. Live well and live to the end."

The wise old man became more and more emotional as he spoke, and by the end, his tone had become almost like a plea for advice.

Han Yu nodded silently. Who would want to die if they could live?

The two fell silent, waiting for the final step in their journey of consciousness.

Suddenly, lightning flashed across the sky of the Five Elements World, and in an instant, the clouds and mist dispersed.

A light drizzle began to fall, nourishing the world; it was the last vestige of good fortune.

Then, a scene of everything coming back to life appeared.

The area is characterized by towering mountains, lakes, and streams.

The vast expanse is teeming with life.

The Five Elements no longer leave obvious traces, but are instead dispersed throughout the entire Five Elements world.

Everything looked so natural and harmonious.

At this moment, Han Yu even began to doubt whether this Five Elements World was real.

"It's time for you to go back."

The wise old man suddenly spoke, his hand already on Han Yu's body again, giving him another push, and in an instant, the world spun around...

……

"Believe me, I'm here to join you, not to sabotage you."

Hun Bugui was trying his best to speak sincerely to the people of Zhongzhou.

He felt bitter inside and cursed the group of people around him under his breath.

Why do we say that secrets should not be kept from others?

Such a big secret, how could I possibly hear it?
Regardless of whether the artifact spirit is the Heavenly Dao or not, it's not untrue that Han Yu possesses a third Heavenly Dao artifact, right?
The fact that it is suspected to be a spirit of a celestial being is no small matter, is it?

These are not things that should be shared with outsiders, especially not with the Heavenly Dao Sect or the Yama Palace.

Coincidentally, he and Shi Xiu were from the Underworld, which could be fatal.

Even if Hun Bugui had the strongest survival skills, he couldn't think of how to protect himself in this situation.

Or perhaps this is the only option left: if they can't win, they'll join. But just as Shi Xiu had predicted, even if they wanted to pledge allegiance, the Central Continent might not be so eager to take them in.

The current situation seems to be exactly as Shi Xiu said, with everyone staring at them indifferently.

Those gazes exerted extra pressure on people. If it were just these people, it wouldn't be so bad, but there was more than just Mu Zili, a Divine Dao Realm cultivator, on this ship. There was also an old Taoist and another Taoist (Chen Xixi).

Three Shinto priests are enough to keep them here.

Hun Bugui was drenched in cold sweat, and Shi Xiu's palms were soaked with sweat.

The two exchanged a glance, each hoping the other would make the decision.

As a result, no one could think of a better solution.

What Hun Bugui didn't expect was that it would be Mu Zili who would come to his rescue.

Mu Zili slowly stepped forward, squinting her eyes as she spoke sarcastically.

"Life as a cannon fodder must be tough!"

Upon hearing this for the first time, Hun Bugui felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He never imagined that his former adversary would understand him.

"Of course it's not a good time."

Hun Bugui kept forcing a bitter smile. If things were going well, why would he have secretly cooperated with Han Yu? If things were going well, how could he have ended up here?

"Do you have a pledge of allegiance?"

Mu Zili suddenly spoke, and many people from Zhongzhou couldn't help but look up. Seeing that Quan Xiaotong didn't object, they all turned their gazes to Hun Bugui.

"Can you make the decision?"

Hun Bugui was initially delighted, but he quickly realized that the other party was in the same situation as him, so how could he make decisions for the people of Zhongzhou?

"Unfortunately, Mr. Mu really is capable."

Quan Xiaotong's unexpected intervention from the sidelines gave Hun Bugui a slight shock.

Do the people of Zhongzhou really dare to employ outsiders?
Mu Zili nodded slightly and repeated the question she had just asked.

"No."

Hun Bugui gave a bitter laugh. "I've sold all the secrets that could be sold. I sold the Yama Palace in the Endless Sea, and even the entrance, to Han Yu. It seems I have no more pledges to offer."

This is called "not having pledged allegiance," and the group of people looked at them with strange expressions.

This is practically selling out the Yama Palace completely!

Even Mu Zili had a complicated expression; he truly hadn't imagined that Hun Bugui could sell the Yama Palace to such an extent.

Therefore, the fact that Han Yu destroyed the Yama Palace's stronghold was actually due to Hun Bugui selling the location.

Furthermore, Han Yu's ability to enter the Yama Palace's small world is also due to the fact that his soul cannot return to its original place.

"You probably really only have one option left: to stick with us."

Mu Zili looked at Hun Bugui and Shi Xiu with pity. Even without today's incident, if Hun Bugui's past deeds were ever exposed, death would be a luxury.

"Can I ask you, are you going to use us as cannon fodder?"

Shi Xiu, who hadn't had a chance to speak until now, suddenly spoke up with a conflicted expression.

What she feared most was jumping from one fire pit to another.

"Central Continent does not have the habit of forcing its own people to their deaths."

Quan Xiaotong interjected solemnly, adding that these matters were always obvious to all, and he believed the two of them should be able to see it as well.

Indeed, it's clear; otherwise, Shi Xiu wouldn't have had the idea of ​​relying on Zhongzhou.

Although Zhongzhou is barren, it has Han Yu!

Hun Bugui is not stupid either. He knows that Mu Zili came to Zhongzhou, most likely because of Han Yu.

Since Mu Zili dared to bet on it, why wouldn't Hun Bugui follow suit?

……

Han Yu slowly woke up again, and the dizzying feeling was just too unbearable.

The illusion of his soul being ripped off and then violently forced back in made him want to curse every time.

However, this time there was no time to curse, because only when he returned to his physical body could he truly experience the earth-shattering changes in his sea of ​​consciousness.

The Five Elements were not simply integrated into the sea of ​​consciousness; even the power of the sea of ​​consciousness was integrated into it.

At this moment, the Five Elements World was perfectly formed, truly like a complete world. All the supernatural powers he needed were simply a thought that arose and appeared in his hands the next moment.

This feeling is so similar to the methods the Wise Old Man used in the Soul Realm.

The next moment, Han Yu seemed to be deep in thought. He took a single step and disappeared in a flash of aurora.

At the same time, just as the people on the deck sensed an unparalleled aura, their vision blurred.

The next moment, a blurry figure appeared and disappeared on the horizon.

"Han Yu is out."

Many people couldn't help but gasp in surprise, and the next moment, the blurry figure moved, almost making the jaws of all the powerful figures drop... (End of this chapter)