Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 863 The Secret of the Five Elements
[The Human World].

The Yin-Yang primordial light surged violently, transforming into boundless radiance, dreamlike and illusory, before suddenly exploding, from which emerged two towering figures.

"Fellow Daoist, you can speak now."

Smoke billowed as Angxiao calmly looked at Lü Yang before him, but inwardly he was constantly calculating the identity of the man before him, his mind filled with countless guesses.

'It can't be just good luck, can it?'

'Or perhaps it's a fellow Daoist I consumed in the past? That shouldn't be the case; I've never told any fellow Daoist about my reversal of the Chentu.'

On the other hand, Lü Yang didn't answer Ang Xiao's question at all. As a True Lord of the Holy Sect, he knew very well the principle of telling the truth when lying. A clumsy lie would be too easy to expose in front of an old and shrewd old man like Ang Xiao, so he simply kept quiet and let him guess for himself.

Therefore, he changed the subject and chuckled:
"There's something I've been curious about for a long time: the Five Elements positions that the senior constructed with Chen Earth are actually not well-matched, so how did he achieve the perfection of the Five Elements?"

The five elements fruit positions for 【Angxiao】 are as follows:

【Great Forest Wood】, 【Sand in Soil】, 【Covered Lamp Fire】, 【Long Flowing Water】, 【White Wax Gold】.

According to Lü Yang's idea, this combination should start with "Long Flowing Water," since the imagery of this fruit position is the boundless source.

"Water is the source, and water nourishes wood."

"Therefore, the ever-flowing water never dries up, which is just right to nourish the [Great Forest Wood], which is the supreme wood element. It can be said to be a very high-quality combination of fruit and position."

Lü Yang recounted them as if they were his own treasures, and said casually:

"However, the next step, starting a fire from wood, is problematic. The 'Covered Lamp Fire' is the light of a golden lamp, yet it is being generated by 'Great Forest Wood,' which is a waste of resources."

"In short, [Covering Lamp Fire] cannot withstand it."

"Of course, you can use it if you really want to. After all, [Covering Lamp Fire] has wood as its core, so let's leave this step aside for now. The next step is fire generating earth."

"This step is also problematic."

"Because [Sand in Soil] likes the sun, [Heavenly Fire] is precious, while [Covered Lamp Fire] is weak. If they are combined rashly, it will only lead to premature death."

"Of course, fellow Daoist also has the assistance of [Long Flowing Water] to add fuel to [Covering Lamp Fire] and increase its intensity, which can be considered a barely solved problem. However, [Long Flowing Water] is fake fuel and cannot be compared with [Stream Water] and [Spring Water], so the hidden danger still exists, but it is just acceptable."

As Lü Yang spoke, strange phenomena appeared in the heavens and earth.

This was not something he did intentionally; it was a natural response from the human world, simply because he was recounting a Dao secret that countless cultivators sought but could not obtain!

Boundless radiance appeared one after another, then collapsed into a single mass.

However, Lü Yang didn't care and continued, "Next is earth producing metal."

"This is another good match. [White Wax Gold] likes to be generated by earth, but it dislikes too much earth which would bury the gold. Unfortunately, the earth element of [Sand in Earth] is as weak as sand."

"Going a step further, metal generates water."

"This combination is also fine. [White Wax Gold] is gentle in nature, and [Long Flowing Water] prefers smoothness. Gentle gold generates beautiful water, so it is also a relatively excellent combination."

[Angxiao] listened patiently to Lü Yang's story.

Then he chuckled softly:
"According to what you've said, my proportions may have some shortcomings, but they're only barely satisfactory. In the end, the cycle can still be completed, right?"

Lü Yang nodded: "That's right. But that's an outsider's idea."

"Those who think this way only pay attention to the cycle of the five elements, but ignore the fact that the true position you hold is only [Great Forest Wood]."

"Therefore, the other four positions must not be in conflict with [Great Forest Wood]."

"【Long Flowing Water】, 【Covered Lamp Fire】, and 【White Wax Gold】 are barely acceptable. Even if they are not beneficial, they are not necessarily incompatible and can still be used together."

"But [sand-soil] won't do!"

"【Sand in Soil】is weak and lacks strength, utterly incapable of supporting 【Great Forest Wood】, the supreme element of wood. Without soil, how can wood flourish?" "In short:"
The Golden Elixir is refined by taking the five elements: the first is the alchemy furnace, the fourth is the elixir material, the furnace is the foundation, the others must be matched, and the elixir material is the supplement; this cycle continues until the elixir is obtained.

Rumble!
The moment Lü Yang uttered the last eighteen words, the dazzling spectacle that arose in response to the "Human World" reached its zenith and lingered for a long time.

If what Lü Yang said before was just the Daoist secrets of ordinary Golden Core cultivators...

These eighteen characters represent an even higher level of Daoist secrets that can only be mastered when seeking the Nascent Soul stage, and are absolutely beyond the comprehension of lower-level cultivators!
To this day, countless True Lords who cultivate the Cave Heaven Method have died at the point of fruit position matching. However, very few True Lords die at this stage. The reason is simple: those who die at this stage are all Great True Lords in the late Golden Core stage. How many Great True Lords have there been throughout history?
Even Lü Yang was completely unaware of this beforehand.

If he hadn't read through the books on attaining higher levels within the "Master of Nourishing Life" after activating the "Supreme Dao Transformation" in his previous life, he wouldn't have grasped this point.

That's why he was curious.

Because [Angxiao] clearly violated the eighteen-character Daoist secret principle, yet he still achieved the perfection of the Five Elements without any problems.

"That's the one thing I just can't understand."

At this point, a look of curiosity appeared in Lü Yang's eyes, and he smiled and said, "Senior, you are a learned man, proficient in countless Daoist secrets. I wonder if you could enlighten me?"

Before he finished speaking, Angxiao had already narrowed his eyes.

This person isn't easy to fool.

His five elements combination was exposed in Chen Earth, and after he caused a great disturbance in the Pure Land and seized [White Wax Gold] and [Sand in Earth], his hand was already revealed.

However, those who lack sufficient spiritual cultivation can only know what he knows; it's difficult to discern anything from the combination of the five elements. At most, they might feel that something is amiss. But Lü Yang saw through it all. With his spiritual cultivation alone, he couldn't just give a random answer, because it would be difficult to fool him.

For a moment, the atmosphere fell silent.

Angxiao frowned. Since he had to tell the truth, it was his bargaining chip, and he was naturally unwilling to say it for no reason.

So he just stared at Lü Yang.

The unspoken message is simple: What benefits do you have for me? You're not just thinking of taking advantage of me, are you? That would show absolutely no sincerity.

"I can help you, senior, to slay Hongyun."

Lu Yang offered his bargaining chip: "As long as you cooperate a little, I guarantee that your soul will be scattered and the hidden danger of your perfect Five Elements will be completely eradicated."

"Okay."

Angxiao nodded and said, "Then let's wait until you kill Hongyun and [Fudenghuo] has no former master before we discuss this matter again, shall we?"

Tsk! That old fox who won't act until he sees the rabbit!

After a moment of silence, Lü Yang nodded slightly: "Then let me discuss this with you, senior, after I have seized the opportunity. This is just to get to know you first."

"Then I will wait patiently for your message, fellow Daoist."

[Angxiao] smiled, then his figure flashed and he took the initiative to leave [Human World]. It was clear that this visit was more of a test for Lü Yang.

However, the same applies to Lü Yang.

After all, he had just made a great achievement and needed time to reflect, so he didn't plan to immediately cooperate with [Angxiao] to do something.

The next second, he returned to the Xuanling Realm.

Upon arriving at the Heavenly Court, the Supreme Being of the Xuanling Realm immediately came out to greet him and then insisted on finding a quiet room for Lü Yang, which Lü Yang simply accepted.

'Next step, seclusion!'

With all five elements complete, the [Divine Firmament Thunder] should also be perfected!

(End of this chapter)