Chapter 327 – The Dao of Five Elements Yin-Yang, Triggering the Descent of the Wind Calamity!

Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.

Before preparing to break through the Wind Calamity, Wind-Calming Pearls were essential.

Though Wind-Calming Pearls were extremely expensive, Su Xing’s wealth was practically divine—he should be able to acquire quite a few.

“A single Wind-Calming Pearl will gradually lose effectiveness with continued use, its potency halving after ten years of use… and completely losing all effect after thirty years.”

“To perfectly weather the Wind Calamity, one needs to prepare at least five Wind-Calming Pearls!”

Su Xing murmured, feeling somewhat emotional.

An ordinary peak Celestial Immortal realm cultivator would have to bankrupt themselves just to afford a single Wind-Calming Pearl.

Yet Su Xing intended to buy five in one go…

“Fortunately, with the Luotian Sect inheritance and Yellow Sand Daoist’s legacy, I should be able to afford these five Wind-Calming Pearls…”

Thinking thus, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【The nearest Gold Coin Trading Company to you is naturally in the Cangwu Realm.】

【You first made a trip to the Yellow Sand Realm, spending several months retrieving Yellow Sand Daoist’s inheritance…】

【Afterward, you spent two years traversing the chaotic void currents, successfully arriving at the Cangwu Realm’s Gold Coin Trading Company!】

【By this time, your reputation had already begun spreading throughout the regions surrounding the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… Without a doubt, the person in charge of the Gold Coin Trading Company knew your name!】

【He courteously invited you into the VIP room and inquired about your purpose in coming.】

【You stated that you had come to purchase Wind-Calming Pearls!】

【Upon hearing your words, the branch president of this Gold Coin Trading Company’s eyes showed a peculiar glint—he naturally understood that you sought Wind-Calming Pearls for the purpose of breaking through to the True Immortal realm!】

【Moreover, with your strength ranking in the top fifty of the Prodigy List, breaking into the True Immortal realm was practically a certainty…】

【Thus, the branch president of the Gold Coin Trading Company informed you that one month later, their auction would feature Wind-Calming Pearls for sale.】

【At that time, several veteran Celestial Immortal realm powerhouses would likely come to bid as well.】

【You frowned slightly upon hearing this, expressing that you needed to purchase them in advance, but the branch president apologetically explained that business was business—you would have to participate in the auction.】

【With no other choice, you could only wait in the Cangwu Realm for one month.】

【One month later, you won a single Wind-Calming Pearl at auction for sixty-eight million high-grade spirit stones.】

【This was the only one available at the auction, and you had to overpay by nearly twenty million high-grade spirit stones just to barely secure it.】

【Two peak Celestial Immortal realm cultivators, both over thirty thousand years old, left the venue in frustration, having missed out on this auction.】

【Though you had purchased the first Wind-Calming Pearl, you were far from satisfied—this was still a long way from what you needed.】

【You asked the branch president whether there were other places where Wind-Calming Pearls might be auctioned.】

【He informed you that in the Tianyuan Realm, Wind-Calming Pearls were more abundant, with one or two being auctioned off every ten years…】

【With no other choice, you could only set off for the Tianyuan Realm to pursue the auction.】

【Piloting the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, you successfully arrived at the Tianyuan Realm seven years later…】

【You learned that the next Gold Coin Trading Company auction was scheduled for three years later.】

【You waited three years, then purchased two more Wind-Calming Pearls for a total of one hundred and ten million high-grade spirit stones.】

【At this point, you held three Wind-Calming Pearls, but you still had no intention of breaking through. Instead, you waited for the next auction in ten years.】

【In the nineteenth year, one day, a mid-stage True Immortal realm assassin from the Storm Rain Tower appeared, attempting to assassinate you.】

【You battled fiercely with him for several days, ultimately slaying him!】

【As a result, your ranking on the Prodigy List rose further, advancing into the top ten!】

【Many cultivators in the Tianyuan Realm came to know that Su Ye not only possessed outstanding strength, ranking in the top ten of the Prodigy List, but also commanded terrifying wealth… his net worth rivaling that of a True Immortal realm cultivator!】

【Though somewhat displeased upon hearing this, you didn’t particularly care. If True Immortal realm cultivators wanted to rob and kill you, you weren’t worried.】

【As for Mystic Immortals, they wouldn’t necessarily tarnish their reputation by coming after you over such resources.】

【You waited another eight years in the Tianyuan Realm.】

【In the twenty-seventh year, you participated in the second auction and obtained two more Wind-Calming Pearls.】

【At this point, you had gathered five Wind-Calming Pearls in hand.】

【So you decided not to linger any longer, immediately piloting the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to return to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!】

【In the thirty-fifth year, you successfully arrived in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】

【You went to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, found the young woman of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, and informed her of the intelligence regarding Qingyunzi.】

【She was shocked upon hearing this, but ultimately chose to believe you.】

【You returned to your grotto-heaven in White Emperor City, quietly waiting.】

【In the blink of an eye, five years passed.】

【In the fortieth year, you were invited to visit the Lesser Azure Cloud Sect for a gathering.】

【You met Fairy Ziling…】

【Fairy Ziling had a favorable impression of you, and invited your group to the Azure Cloud Sect.】

【At the foot of Three Immortals Peak, you met Qingyunzi…】

【You were summoned by Qingyunzi…】

【You presented him with the Ruyi Visualization Diagram, and Qingyunzi was delighted.】

【Qingyunzi gifted you a cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, and before leaving, you asked for three additional tea leaves…】

【You returned to the foot of Three Immortals Peak and told the others about Qingyunzi’s situation.】

【After the representatives from the White Emperor Tower and the Celestial Secrets Pavilion departed, you accepted Fairy Ziling’s invitation and selected a grotto-heaven.】

【Upon learning that you were preparing to weather the Wind Calamity, Fairy Ziling gifted you a Wind-Calming Pearl.】

【You accepted it with delight, but informed Fairy Ziling that you intended to venture into the outer realms to seek an opportunity for weathering the Wind Calamity.】

【Though somewhat puzzled, Fairy Ziling agreed. Before parting, you and Fairy Ziling exchanged communication jade slips.】

In the real world, Su Xing looked at the text before him and nodded slightly.

“Six Wind-Calming Pearls—that should be enough!”

“Now then, first I’ll find a way to comprehend the fusion of the Great Dao of Space and the Five Elements Dao… then attempt to weather the Wind Calamity!”

Su Xing pondered for a moment, deciding to comprehend the Great Dao of Space first.

Thinking thus, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【In the forty-first year, after leaving the Azure Cloud Realm, you immediately piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, sailing through the void in search of a suitable location for your breakthrough.】

【Several months later, you found a suitable region of the void, and so you left the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel behind, traversing the void with your physical body, comprehending the chaotic spatial currents and the spatial Dao contained in the surroundings at close range!】

Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this and murmured:

“I haven’t reached year seventy-seven yet, so I can’t trigger the Late Bloomer bonus, but exchanging 365 origin energy points per year for Dao comprehension isn’t a bad deal either…”

Not wanting to waste any time, Su Xing silently recited:

“Activate immersive simulation, duration: one hundred years!”

【Ding, you have successfully activated immersive simulation. Cost: 36,500 energy points. Remaining origin energy: 231,935 points…】

As the simulation notification faded, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulated world.

When he came to his senses again, Su Xing found himself floating in the void. Gazing at the raging spatial storms around him, he took a deep breath and said:

“Then let the comprehension begin!”

Su Xing did not use the Dao-Enlightenment Tea—using it now would be somewhat wasteful.

“If I rely entirely on my own comprehension… in thirty-six years, I wonder what level I’ll be able to reach?”

Su Xing’s heart surged with eagerness, and he immediately began contemplating the Great Dao of Space within the void.

Countless chaotic void currents, containing remarkable Dao essence of space, swept past Su Xing’s divine body.

A flash of inspiration struck Su Xing, and he continuously absorbed the surrounding Dao essence, his comprehension of the Great Dao of Space slowly improving…

In the blink of an eye, several years passed. Having remained in the void for too long, Su Xing’s immortal power had become somewhat unstable.

“Unfortunately, at peak Celestial Immortal realm cultivation, one can only stay in the void for a few years at most… staying any longer would likely damage one’s foundation…”

Su Xing’s mind stirred, and he brought out the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, steering it toward the nearest lesser chiliocosm.

After half a year of recuperation, Su Xing’s immortal power recovered, and he returned to the void once more to continue comprehending the spatial Dao.

And so the cycle repeated, with Su Xing’s comprehension of the Great Dao of Space gradually deepening.

……

In the blink of an eye, over thirty years passed.

The seventy-seventh year of the simulation arrived, and Su Xing officially triggered the Late Bloomer talent.

On this day, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes in the void, reflecting on the progress he had made in comprehending the spatial Dao over these years.

After a long while, Su Xing exhaled deeply and sighed:

“Over thirty years of comprehension… and the progress is still agonizingly slow!”

Su Xing estimated that if he relied purely on his own comprehension, he would need at least five thousand years to fully elevate his Spatial Dao Comprehension to the level of Minor Attainment!

“Five thousand years… to advance the spatial Dao from Initial Glimpse to Minor Attainment—that speed would already be considered genius!”

Su Xing murmured.

He possessed the Acquired Dao Physique, which gave him a comprehension speed several times faster than ordinary cultivators.

The Minor Attainment level was something that True Immortal realm cultivators typically needed ten thousand years to reach!

Moreover, the Great Dao of Space was one of the most profound Daos of all, several times more difficult than ordinary Daos.

For Su Xing to have made such progress was already nothing short of terrifying!

“But… this speed is still a bit too slow!”

Su Xing rubbed his chin and murmured:

“Then… let’s begin using the Dao-Enlightenment Tea!”

Su Xing took out the steaming cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea. Sensing the miraculous power contained within, he took a light sip and immediately felt a wave of clarity wash over his mind.

“The effects of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea… are taking hold!”

A sharp gleam flashed through Su Xing’s eyes, and he couldn’t wait to continue contemplating the Great Dao of Space!

Sure enough, under the dual enhancement of Late Bloomer and the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Su Xing’s comprehension speed increased more than twentyfold!

In just three short years, Su Xing’s progress in comprehending the spatial Dao had already surpassed the previous thirty-six years of effort!

After digesting the first sip of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Su Xing rode the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to a lesser chiliocosm for half a year of rest, preventing the void from damaging his foundation.

Half a year later, Su Xing returned to the void once more to continue comprehending the spatial Dao.

……

Seven years later, Su Xing finished his first cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea.

Standing in the void, Su Xing sensed his comprehension of the Great Dao of Space and murmured:

“One cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, nine years of comprehension—it’s equivalent to nearly two hundred years of my normal state…”

“But to reach Minor Attainment, there’s still quite a long way to go!”

Su Xing didn’t hesitate. He took out the wrinkled Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves and began brewing them a second time.

And so, another ten years passed.

All three infusions of the first cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea had been used up.

With the aid of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Su Xing gained nearly three hundred years’ worth of comprehension!

In the hundredth year of the simulation, Su Xing awakened from his contemplation and felt the growth of spatial power within him, furrowing his brow slightly.

“The speed… is still too slow…”

“As expected, I need the boost of the Great Wisdom talent to maximize efficiency!”

Su Xing murmured:

“The Great Wisdom state only accumulated about fifteen years this time! I absolutely cannot waste it!”

“If I comprehend under the Great Wisdom state’s enhancement, my comprehension speed can triple yet again!”

Su Xing took a deep breath, activated the Wisdom in Foolishness talent in conjunction with the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, and began deeper comprehension of the spatial Dao!

In the blink of an eye… another twenty years passed!

Of these twenty years, two were spent by Su Xing resting and recuperating in between.

The actual time spent in comprehension was only about eighteen years.

And during those eighteen years, all three brewings of the second cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea were used up…

Thus, the simulation reached its one hundred and twentieth year.

Somewhere within a chaotic void current, the violent void was like blades, capable of easily claiming the life of an immortal.

But at the center of the chaotic flow, Su Xing stood immovable—palms and soles facing the sky, body suspended in the void—as the Dao comprehension around him continued to grow.

Just then, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, revealing a look of satisfaction.

“Not bad! Eighteen years of contemplation, and indeed it’s only when combined with the Great Wisdom state that the gains are maximized!”

Excitement flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.

By conservative estimates, his eighteen years of arduous cultivation were equivalent to an ordinary immortal’s comprehension over a thousand years!

“Currently, my comprehension of the Great Dao of Space is already formidable… If I were to cultivate on my own without external aids, I would still need approximately three thousand years.”

“But with the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, three cups would be more than enough!”

Su Xing pondered for a while and concluded that this immersive simulation would be difficult to directly reach the Minor Attainment stage.

“I still have one cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea left—I’ll use it to comprehend the Five Elements Dao!”

“However, comprehending the Five Elements Dao… there’s no need to remain in the void. Returning to the Azure Cloud Sect at this point might be the safest choice?”

Su Xing thought to himself.

From previous simulations, he already knew that at least up until the two-hundred-year mark, nothing had gone wrong on Qingyunzi’s end.

Rather, it was Su Xing himself who, being too conspicuous, had been hunted down and killed by the Advent Cult.

So this time, he would choose to cultivate within the Azure Cloud Sect’s grounds!

Even if the Advent Cult were bold beyond measure, they wouldn’t dare enter there!

And so, Su Xing spent over a year traveling aboard the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to return to the Azure Cloud Sect.

As Su Xing’s comprehension of the spatial Dao deepened, his speed piloting the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel through the void grew ever faster.

A journey that previously required two years of travel now took only about a year and a half.

…

In the one hundred and twenty-first year, after returning to the Azure Cloud Sect, Su Xing began comprehending the Five Elements Dao.

Inside a grotto-heaven dwelling, Su Xing sat cross-legged, gazing at the several Dao essence treasures arranged before him.

The innate Fusang tree branch, the Black Water Banner, the Yellow Sand Sculpture, the Gold Essence Stone…

Any single one of these items, if brought out, would have cultivators scrambling over one another to obtain it—yet Su Xing now possessed them all.

“The Five Elements Dao… mutual generation, and mutual conquest!”

“But to unleash its greatest power and truly comprehend the Five Elements Dao, one must maximize the mutual generation among the five elements!”

“Once comprehended, the power of all techniques and supernatural arts will be tremendously enhanced!”

Anticipation glinted in Su Xing’s eyes.

The Five Elements Immortal Burst, as the most brutally direct five-element technique, derived its power from the cultivator’s depth of immortal power and degree of Dao comprehension!

Therefore, Su Xing had to continually deepen his Dao comprehension to maximize this supernatural art’s power!

“If I can truly comprehend the Five Elements Dao… the power of this supernatural art will experience explosive growth! It might even surpass the Protective Sword Aura in a single leap!”

Su Xing took a deep breath and began his comprehension of the Five Elements Dao.

With a thought, the several Dao essence treasures floated up around Su Xing’s body.

Su Xing continuously contemplated the Dao essence within them, seeking out the principles of mutual generation and mutual sustenance.

In this process, the Five Elements Mutual Generation Art that Su Xing had previously cultivated played an enormously significant role!

Drinking a sip of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Su Xing formally began his contemplation…

Thus, three years passed!

One day, Su Xing, who had sat in stillness comprehending for three years, awakened from his contemplation, and the terrifying aura about him began to rapidly recede.

“The Five Elements Dao… so that’s how it is?”

With a thought, a wisp of flame appeared in Su Xing’s palm. This flame was unlike mortal fire—it seemed capable of burning all things in existence.

Su Xing was not simply releasing a fire-type technique. Within that flame, there was also a trace of green!

Just a wisp of the Great Dao of Wood could multiply the power of a fire supernatural art several times over!

The method of wood generating fire was something Su Xing had already learned when he first cultivated the Five Elements Immortal Burst.

But this time, through his comprehension of the Five Elements Dao, Su Xing’s gains extended far beyond that.

With another wave of his hand, gentle droplets of water fell, sprinkling upon the surrounding trees.

The next second, those trees began growing wildly. In just a few breaths, saplings had grown into towering giants!

“The Water Dao… nourishes wood in silence!”

Su Xing nodded slightly, then proceeded to test the Great Dao of Earth and the Great Dao of Metal in succession!

Among them, the Great Dao of Metal was the most extraordinary—not only could it make one’s physical body hard as metal, it could even be applied to magical treasures, vastly increasing their power.

“The Five Elements Dao… seems to be more than just this?”

Su Xing fell into deep thought.

“The Water Dao divides into yin water and yang water… yang governs life, yin governs death?”

“Similarly, yin wood, yang wood… yin fire, yang fire—they all seem to share something in common?”

“The Five Elements Dao seems inseparable from the Dao of Yin-Yang?”

In a mere three years, Su Xing had already merged and synthesized all five Great Daos. He was just one final step away from fusing them into one and achieving the true Five Elements Dao!

Such terrifying speed, beyond the boost from the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, was more importantly due to… Su Xing’s Five Elements Holy Physique!

The Five Elements Holy Physique granted Su Xing astonishing talent for the Five Elements Dao, far surpassing even his previous affinity with the Great Dao of the Sword!

“It seems… I’m not far from achieving the complete Five Elements Dao!”

Su Xing took a deep breath, drank the second sip of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, and continued his contemplation…

In the blink of an eye, another three years passed.

Su Xing emerged from his state of comprehension once more, his face bearing an expression of joy.

“Yin-Yang fire… so that’s what it is!”

With a thought, two wisps of flame appeared before him.

One blazed with scorching heat, as though it could melt all things in the world.

The other was bone-piercingly cold, like plunging into an icy abyss…

“Yin-Yang fire—the Yin-Yang Fire Tribulation that immortals face is one manifestation of the Great Dao of Fire!”

“Can it only be comprehended after mastering the Five Elements…?”

Su Xing nodded slightly. At this moment, his comprehension of the Five Elements Dao had finally and completely stepped into the Dao Embryonic Form stage!

“Then the Five Elements Immortal Burst should also advance further!”

With a thought, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—all five Great Daos appeared simultaneously in Su Xing’s palm.

They then compressed and condensed at extreme speed into a vortex of immortal power, the destructive force contained within absolutely staggering!

Finally, the Five Elements Immortal Burst took shape. Su Xing looked at the vortex in his palm, shock written across his face.

“Five elements in mutual generation… transforming into yin and yang—the final power is actually this terrifying?”

“This single Five Elements Immortal Burst, if infused with sufficient immortal power—forget peak True Immortal realm… even a Half-Step Mystic Immortal Realm cultivator would suffer a devastating blow if caught off guard!”

Su Xing was deeply moved. This Five Elements Immortal Burst was unlike before—it no longer comprised merely the five Great Daos of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, but was further divided into yin fire, yang fire… ten Great Daos in total!

With the distinction between yin and yang, the damage inflicted on targets multiplied several times over, and it could easily counter opponents!

“Tsk tsk… no wonder cultivators who comprehend the Five Elements Dao are all top-tier combatants within their realm!”

“This Five Elements Dao is simply too effective at countering cultivators with a single spiritual root!”

Su Xing was thoroughly enamored with his newly comprehended Five Elements Dao.

“There are still over ten years of immersive simulation remaining… I should use them to deepen my comprehension of the Five Elements Dao!”

Su Xing was full of motivation as he continued comprehending the Five Elements Dao.

In the blink of an eye, twelve years passed.

The immersive simulation ended… and Su Xing returned to reality.

…

In the Real World, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes as a flicker of disorientation passed through them.

He then skillfully cast his memory technique, recovering his current memories.

Rubbing the space between his brows, Su Xing sighed with emotion:

“This immersive simulation… the gains were substantial!”

“Although it was a hundred-year immersive simulation, most of the time was spent in contemplation… I didn’t experience too many events, so the time actually felt like it passed rather quickly!”

Each session of contemplation saw years slip by like a white colt flashing past a gap.

“Now that my comprehension of the Five Elements Dao has advanced further… it’s time to formally face the Wind Calamity!”

Su Xing took a deep breath and turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【In the one hundred and fortieth year, you successfully cultivated the Five Elements Dao to the Dao Embryonic Form stage, and were even not far from the Initial Glimpse stage!】

【You began devoting all your energy to overcoming the Wind Calamity!】

【Before facing the Wind Calamity, you needed to first expand your cultivation to the absolute limit your body could withstand…】

【And so, you took out tens of millions of drops of high-grade spirit liquid, continuously consuming and absorbing them, causing the great river of immortal power within your body to surge ever more powerfully.】

【Thus, several years passed…】

【In the one hundred and forty-fifth year, after five years of continuously absorbing spirit liquid, the immortal power within your body had swollen like an inflated balloon, unable to grow any further.】

【You knew this was the perfect opportunity to trigger the Wind Calamity!】

【So you hesitated no longer. Following the method Luo Qingniu had taught you for triggering the Wind Calamity… you summoned the Wind Calamity!】

【You sat cross-legged and waited for several months, but not a single sign appeared.】

【You couldn’t help but wonder if you had failed to summon the Wind Calamity.】

【Gradually, you could sense what seemed like a gentle breeze around you…】

【This wind ground away at you like a thousand strikes and ten thousand blows, ceaselessly eroding you. Though faint, it made you feel extremely uncomfortable.】

【Instinctively, you wanted to find shelter from the wind, but then you caught yourself… inside a grotto-heaven dwelling, where would wind come from?】

【You understood instantly—the Wind Calamity had arrived…】