High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

"Reduced by so much?!" Su Jie's eyes widened, and he cursed the system for wasting his 80 martial arts achievement points.

The system continued, "[The Primordial Ancestral Qi is the original energy from the beginning of creation, and its enhancement of comprehension and affinity with laws is comprehensive. Although the Dao Source Golden Fruit is slightly inferior, the combined effect of thirteen of them should not be underestimated.]"

"Then how long will it take me to condense the fragments of higher-level laws?" Su Jie pressed.

[Recalculated...]

[Fragments of the Laws of All Things: 1 Month]

[Fragments of the Laws of Time/Space: 3 Months]

[Fragments of the Laws of Judgment: 4 Months]

[Fragment of the Law of Destruction: 5 months]

Su Jie let out a long breath.

That's more like it!

Although the supreme laws still take thousands or tens of thousands of years, the time for higher-level laws has been compressed to within a few months.

Once we enter a special environment governed by the laws of nature and have the remaining resources, efficiency could increase several times over; perhaps it really could...

and many more!

Su Jie's joy suddenly froze as he thought of a crucial question.

"System, something's not right!" he cried out in his mind. "If I keep this up and comprehend several high-level law fragments in the Myriad Dao Source Sea, won't my nine 'Sacred Law Slots' for my Sacred Soul fill up very quickly? But I still plan to reserve slots for the Supreme Law!"

He remembered clearly that the system had said the maximum number of law fragments a Holy Soul could bear was nine.

We already have five basic fragments of the Five Elements. If we were to add a few more fragments of higher-level laws, the space would become very limited.

[Ding!] The system's electronic voice sounded, carrying a familiar, dismissive tone, as if looking at someone as an idiot: [Host, did you refine your ancestral energy and also make your brain stupid?]

"Huh?" Su Jie was taken aback.

[You've already comprehended the complete fragments of the five fundamental laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Why wait until the Celestial Phenomenon Realm to let them 'automatically' fuse?]

The system countered, "Who says that 'Five Elements Unity' can only be performed after breaking through a major realm?"

Su Jie's eyes widened suddenly: "You mean... I can try to fuse them into 'Fragments of the Five Elements Law' right now?"

"What else?" the system replied matter-of-factly. "With your current Saint Soul strength and depth of understanding of the Five Elements Laws, you are fully qualified to actively attempt fusion."

Although the process will be more difficult than the 'natural fusion' at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, once successful, it will not only free up four Saintly Dharma Positions ahead of time, but also make the foundation of that 'Fragment of the Five Elements Laws' more solid.

Su Jie's heart pounded.

Exactly! Why must we wait passively? We can definitely take the initiative!

By fusing the five elemental fragments in advance, not only can the "position crisis" be resolved immediately, but the quality of the fused five elemental law fragments will also be higher, which will be more conducive to comprehending the "chaos law" in the future!

"System, what conditions are required for fusion? Is there any risk?" He quickly calmed down and asked.

[Risk...] The system paused, [What risk would you face if I let you smell a fart?]

Su Jie felt a sharp pain in his head. This damn system—which heartless programmer designed it? Back when it was given the Supreme Breathing Technique as a gift upon binding, how kind and innocent it was!

"So you mean I can directly fuse with it?" He grasped the key point.

"Theoretically, yes," the system said slowly. "But host, didn't you forget to ask the most crucial question?"

"What's the problem?"

"Time, ah." The system's tone held a hint of amusement. "You think forcibly molding five independent fragments of laws, each with different attributes, into a single, complete, stable, high-quality 'Five Elements Law Fragment' is like molding clay?"

Even with your current comprehension enhanced by a fifth-tier Saint Soul and Ancestral Qi, conservatively speaking, it would still take...

Su Jie's heart leaped into his throat: "How long?"

The system seemed to enjoy this suspense, deliberately pausing for two seconds before saying: "[About half a month.]"

"Half a month?!" Su Jie's eyes lit up. "Then what are we waiting for? I'll do it right now—"

"—However," the system interrupted him, its electronic voice carrying a familiar, shrewd businessman's laugh, "has the host forgotten what this system is for?"

Su Jie was taken aback, then realized what he meant and tentatively asked, "You... can speed up?"

[Ding!] The system emitted a crisp notification sound: [Host request detected. This system provides a 'Fast Synthesis Service for Five Elements Law Fragments'. Fair price, honest service.]

Su Jie's lips twitched, a bad feeling creeping over him: "How much?"

【10,000 Martial Arts Achievement Points, instantly synthesized, perfect quality, no side effects, +4 available Saintly Magic Slots, instantly credited to your account.】 The system reported quickly.

"Ten thousand?!" Su Jie almost jumped up. "Didn't you just say that if I came by myself, it would only take half a month?!"

[Yes, the host can choose to spend half a month in seclusion for intensive training, saving 10,000 points.] The system stated matter-of-factly, [or choose to spend 10,000 points to save half a month of time. Time is money, my friend.]

Its voice was lowered, carrying a seductive tone: "In martial arts cultivation, one step behind means every step behind. Don't begrudge these martial arts achievement points."

Su Jie was speechless, choked with embarrassment. This system's scheme was so elaborate he could hear it all over the Xuan Tian Great World!

But... what it said seems to make sense.

Time is indeed precious. The sooner the fusion is successful, the sooner he can adapt to the new power and free up a Saintly position to plan subsequent laws. Besides, 10,000 points isn't an unaffordable expense for him…

"Let's do it!" Su Jie gritted his teeth. "System, synthesize it for me! Deduct martial arts achievement points as you like!"

[Ding! Command confirmed. Deducting martial arts achievement points... 10000 points successfully deducted.]

[Starting the 'Rapid Synthesis of Five Elements Law Fragments' service...]

Extract the five fundamental elemental fragments: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth...

[Injecting synthetic energy...simulating the five elements' generating and restraining cycle...constructing a stable fragment structure...]

【Synthesizing...】

Su Jie felt a slight tremor at the core of his Holy Soul. The five law fragments, which were originally independent and had different lights, were forcibly drawn together by an invisible force. Then, in a gentle yet resilient radiance of law, they spun and merged like five-colored quicksand.

The process was much faster and smoother than he had imagined, without any of the violent shocks he might have experienced if he had tried it himself.

A few breaths later.

[Ding! Synthesis complete.]

The five fragments of fundamental laws have disappeared.

[Obtained: Five Elements Law Fragment (Complete) x1]

This fragment occupies one sacred slot.

[Host's remaining Holy Magic slots: 8]

Su Jie immediately focused his mind to investigate. He saw a perfectly round, slowly rotating five-colored crystal floating at the core of the Holy Soul.

The five colors of light—gold, cyan, blue, red, and yellow—flowed harmoniously and endlessly within, radiating a more profound and mysterious law fluctuation than the previous five scattered fragments combined.

Complete fragment of the Five Elements Laws, complete!