Primordial Era: Reborn Kong Xuan, Steady Cultivation

Just as Kong Xuan's figure completely disappeared into the Four Symbols Chaos Space, a sudden change occurred!

The four elements of earth, fire, wind, and water, which were originally flowing in their respective areas without interfering with each other, seemed to be completely enraged, instantly losing all order and falling into unprecedented rage!

"Boom! Rumble!"

Within sight, countless chaotic energy currents, a mixture of blue, red, yellow, and white, collided, tore, and exploded wildly, unleashing a destructive brilliance capable of blinding the eyes and shaking the primordial spirit.

These rampaging Four Symbols energies, sometimes guided by some mysterious array force, would suddenly condense into terrifying attacks of various shapes.

A towering, heavy, and ethereal phantom of a mountain peak, entwined with the earth's turbid energy, crashed down from above; a blazing sea of ​​fire, scorching the sky and transforming into the divine form of the Vermilion Bird, swept in; countless wind blades, sharp and unstoppable and imbued with the ferocity of the White Tiger, densely shot forth; and the Xuanming raging waves, extremely yin and cold, manifesting the Dharma form of the Black Tortoise, surged across the sky!

However, the Northern Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag in Kong Xuan's hands truly lived up to its reputation as a supreme treasure for controlling water.

Faced with this devastating offensive, especially the water element power it contained, the black flag fluttered wildly, and the sun and moon patterns shone brightly.

Any water-based attack, no matter how ferocious its form, will be instantly slowed down and disintegrated as soon as it enters the ten-zhang range shrouded by the magical light of the treasure flag. It will be transformed back into pure but gentle water elemental energy, either absorbed by the treasure flag or dissipated into nothingness.

The attacks of earth, fire, and wind attributes collided with the tough light barrier formed by the gentle water element. Although they stirred up violent ripples and continuous roars, most of their power was dissipated layer by layer, and they finally exploded and returned to the original chaotic flow of the four elements.

But the terrifying nature of this great formation immediately became apparent.

The scattered essence of the four elements almost without interruption, driven by the core of the formation, instantly reassembled and reshaped, transforming into a new round of even more violent and varied attacks, repeating endlessly!

It was as if this great formation was connected to the origin of the four elements, possessing an inexhaustible supply of energy!

Kong Xuan held the large flag firmly, guarding a radius of ten zhang, but his expression grew increasingly solemn.

He could clearly feel that the late-stage Golden Immortal power within his body, which had just broken through and was not yet fully stabilized, was rapidly flowing away like a flood, in order to maintain the full-power defense of the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag.

The ingenuity and danger of this formation far surpasses that of the past. It is clearly designed to protect top-tier innate spiritual roots like the Four Symbols Banana Tree, and cannot be overcome by simply brute force.

If I stay put, even with the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag in hand, I'm afraid I'll be drained of my magic power and trapped in the formation within a hundred years!

"We absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait for death!" A resolute glint flashed in Kong Xuan's eyes. "The closer we get to the spiritual essence, the more concentrated and pure the power of the four elements will be. The core of the formation should also be here."

Following this intuition, we must strike at the heart of the enemy's lair; only then will we have a glimmer of hope!

This was an extremely risky decision. By actively rushing into the core area where the energy of the formation was most violent and dangerous, they were undoubtedly putting themselves in a desperate situation.

However, based on past experience, innate spiritual objects are often located at the hub of the formation's energy cycle. The more central the object, the stronger its attack, but it may also be the location of the life gate or a relatively weak "blind spot" in the formation.

Trusting in the pull of fate and relying on his own judgment, Kong Xuan no longer hesitated.

He took a deep breath and poured his magic power into the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag without regard to cost, causing the protective water curtain to shine even brighter.

Immediately, it took the initiative to control this water elemental domain, going against the raging torrent of the four elements, and resolutely charged towards the death zone ahead where the energy fluctuations were the most intense and the light and shadow were the most chaotic!

Sure enough, as he went deeper, the attacks he endured became increasingly intense and terrifying. His protective water curtain trembled violently, as if it would shatter at any moment, and his mana was consumed at an accelerated rate.

However, just as he felt his mind was tense and he was almost exhausted, a constant and ancient green hue appeared faintly in the endless scene of destruction ahead, like a lighthouse in the darkness!

Through the turbulent energy currents and the interplay of light and shadow, in a daze, a banana tree, only a few feet tall, seemed to contain all the mysteries of the beginning of time, floating and sinking in the far distance.

Its trunk is not the color of ordinary grass and trees, but a kind of primordial blue-green, thick and ancient.

Centered on it, the purest and most refined power of the Four Symbols no longer merely manifests as a violent attack, but naturally evolves into illusory mountains and rivers, fiery spirits, and the embodiment of gentle breezes...

Even the illusions of birds, beasts, flowers, and trees can be vaguely seen arising and ceasing within it! It's as if this spiritual root itself is a miniature world enacting the creation of heaven and earth and the birth of all things!

However, upon closer observation, Kong Xuan realized that although these evolved scenes were magnificent and lifelike, they ultimately lacked the most fundamental "spirituality" and "real imprint," merely possessing the form but not the spirit.

They are more like magnificent projections and energy manifestations formed by the power of the Four Symbols under the influence of the opening-up Dao rhythm unconsciously emitted by the banana tree. They are "images" that are close to the origin of the Great Dao, rather than real "things".

Faced with the scene that evolved around the Four Symbols Banana Tree, Kong Xuan knew he could not delay any longer.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he no longer held back, frantically pouring his magical power into the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Flag in his hand!

In an instant, the black flag's radiance receded, rapidly shrinking back to its original size of no more than three feet long, quietly floating in his palm.

However, although the flag was small, the Daoist aura it emitted was more refined and pure. Kong Xuan was still shrouded in a layer of hazy water vapor composed of pure water element, and his figure was faintly visible in it.

The next moment, Kong Xuan stopped using the flag to protect himself and instead flicked his wrist, gently shaking the four turbulent currents in front of him that were still surging wildly and trying to reorganize their attack, especially the one representing the water element!

"Imperial Edict!"

With a low shout, the Daoist principles containing supreme authority over water surged forth from the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag!

The water element, which was originally driven by the formation and was violent and disorderly, seemed to find its true master in an instant. It paused abruptly and then broke free from the control of the formation. It was as if it was seized and kneaded by an invisible hand, turning into a ferocious and roaring black water dragon!

Immediately afterward, guided by Kong Xuan's divine sense, the water dragon stopped attacking him and instead turned its head around, carrying the terrifying power to freeze all things and erode spiritual energy, and slammed into the flame Vermilion Bird, the earth vein mountains and the Nine Heavens Gale that were just taking shape!

"boom!!!"

Water overcomes fire, water and fire clash, water soaks earth, water and earth mix, water disturbs the wind, and feng shui is disrupted!

This sudden defection completely disrupted the precise energy cycle and attack rhythm of the Four Symbols Formation!

The manipulated water element became a traitor who disrupted the overall situation. Its fierce collision with the other three elements was not a simple cancellation, but under the subtle guidance of the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, it triggered a chain reaction of law disorder and energy backlash!

"Snap... Boom!!"

The chaotic space maintained by the power of the four elements was like a glass lamp with its base shattered, and countless spiderweb-like cracks began to appear!

The illusion of mountains and rivers collapsed, the sea of ​​fire dissipated, the wind blades vanished, and the waters dried up...

The four innate energies, which were originally mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining and maintained a delicate balance, are now in an unprecedented state of intense internal friction and chaotic conflict due to the betrayal and loss of control of the water element.

The great formation lost its stable energy core and circulation path, and its self-collapse speed far exceeded that of being destroyed by external attacks!

In just a few breaths, the raging turbulent currents of the four elements and the magnificent illusions that filled the field of vision receded and dissipated like the tide.

The scenery before my eyes changes and recombines rapidly before finally settling into a fixed image.

It was still that quiet valley on the outskirts of Zhou Mountain, where sunlight filtered through the branches and leaves of ancient trees, casting dappled shadows, a babbling brook, and the melodious chirping of birds.

The chaotic space that had just destroyed the world and the earth-shattering scene of breaking the formation seemed to be just an illusion.

Only the lingering intense fluctuations of spiritual energy in the air, Kong Xuan's pale face, and his nearly depleted magical power proved that everything that had just happened was real.