Chapter 138

The Spirit Realm's space is extremely stable; a Foundation Establishment cultivator's attack finds it hard to, like in the lower realm, simply destroy mountains and rocks.

When Wang Ping reached Qi Refining Great Perfection, he could already split a great crack several zhang long in the earth.

But in the Spirit Realm, even with his Foundation Establishment cultivation, he could not cut a crack even a chi long on the ground.

Therefore, Ge Dong's five-zhang blade aura looked terrifying, but aside from slicing some air, no astonishing phenomenon appeared.

But this does not mean the blade is weak; on the contrary, Ge Dong's strike is extremely formidable—if placed in the lower realm, it could easily cleave a great crack dozens of zhang long.

Hum!

The Vajra Pestle appeared in Wang Ping's palm; facing the five-zhang blade aura, his inner spiritual power surged wildly.

This time he directly poured wood- and fire-element spiritual power together; Liu Haodong's words gave him a hint—since the Vajra Pestle is infused with five-element refined metal qi, what effect would simultaneously inputting five-element spiritual power have?

He eagerly awaited this; blue and red spiritual power surged wildly into the Vajra Pestle, and with his powerful divine sense, the pestle suddenly emitted blue, red, and silver three colors.

Let's see your true quality! Wang Ping thought to himself.

He threw the Vajra Pestle from his hand; in an instant, its three-colored light shone across heaven and earth, actually covering the light of Ge Dong's five-colored long blade.

Boom!

The blade and pestle collided, producing a huge sound; Ye Ming and the others were fine, able to resist with their spiritual power, but those of Ge Dongyi crushed beneath the Heaven-Overturning Seal immediately rolled their eyes and fainted.

Crack!

A clear cracking sound rang out; Ye Ming and company felt uneasy, hurriedly looked up, and saw Ge Dong opposite them holding a broken blade, standing cold and stern.

Has Ge Dong been defeated?

Ye Ming and the others simultaneously had this thought in their minds, then frantically shook their heads—impossible, how could Ge Dong, acclaimed as the first among their generation, be defeated so easily?

Immediately, they turned their gaze to Wang Ping and saw he likewise held that five-colored light bracelet, standing with a solemn expression.

After three breaths, Ge Dong opposite him spoke first: 'Not bad—you actually managed to cut my first strike! You're quite a talent.'

Wang Ping's expression returned to calm, his gaze plain as he looked at Ge Dong, and he said: 'You managed to block my strike without dying—you're not bad either!'

Ge Dong's expression turned cold; after seeing his brother already fainted, he restrained his temper and said:

"Could you first release my younger brother? Today's matter, I can let bygones be bygones."

Wang Ping nodded and said: "Releasing the people is fine, but first pay the ransom."

Ge Dong paused, startled.

Ransom?

Behind them, Ye Ming and the others stared at Elder Brother Lan with astonishment written all over their faces—this courage knows no bounds.

Wang Ping glanced at him and asked: "How so? Unwilling?"

Ge Dong chuckled coldly: "Fine, I hope you can accept this wealth—how much?"

"Your younger brother gets three spirit crystals, and each of the other twelve gets one spirit crystal!"

"Okay!" Ge Dong readily agreed.

Wang Ping gave him an odd look—so wealthy and generous, not even haggling? That's fifteen spirit crystals!

Liu Haodong quietly transmitted from behind: "Lan Ge, Ge Dong once received the inheritance of a Nascent Soul cultivator, so he's relatively wealthy—fifteen spirit stones are mere pocket change for him!"

The inheritance of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Spirit Realm surely contains many spirit crystals, Wang Ping thought to himself.

Next, they exchanged payment and goods; upon seeing the spirit crystals in hand were sufficient, Wang Ping directly released the thirteen Ge Dongyi.

Just then, Ge Dong opposite him suddenly launched a surprise attack.

Swish!

A new five-colored blade aura appeared between heaven and earth, fiercely slashing toward Wang Ping and company.

Heh! I already guessed you would turn hostile, Wang Ping's face remained calm, after paying the ransom under the opponent's such easy agreement, he guessed the opponent's plan.

Perhaps in the opponent's eyes, subduing himself with his strength isn't too difficult!

This time, Wang Ping tossed the Heaven-Overturning Seal, and strands of crystal light poured down, protecting his whole body.

"You few, retreat first!"

Just as his words fell, the five-colored blade fiercely struck the Heaven-Overturning Seal, yet it never managed to nick it in the slightest, not even causing a ripple in the crystal-light barrier.

Ye Ming clasped his fist toward Wang Ping and said, "Blue Brother, be careful." After saying that, he led Liu Haodong and the others away quickly.

Across from him, Ge Dongyi likewise vanished into the distance.

Again, Ge Dong, whose strike had borne no fruit, gazed at the Heaven-Overturning Seal atop Wang Ping's head; his eyes flashed with a strange light—good stuff, must be seized!

"This time, it's just the two of us; I really want to see how strong the five-elements cultivator Ge Dong is!" Wang Ping said calmly.

This is Wang Ping's true inner thought; he wants, through this battle, to understand what the so-called five-elements cultivation entails and how strong its combat power is!

Hum! Hum! Hum!

Wang Ping's internal fire-wood spiritual power poured into the Diamond Pestle without restraint, while his divine sense also surged into it frenziedly.

Moreover, a crystal-clear star that seemed both real and illusory faintly appeared at the center of his brow.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

The Diamond Pestle's sound grew even grander, and two of the five heavenly-earthly patterns on the bracelet burst forth with brilliant light.

Across from him, Ge Dong finally began to value the bracelet emitting three-colored light!

With his right hand grasping empty air, a great blade over half a zhang long, shimmering with five-colored light and bearing eight patterns, appeared in his hand.

This is his innate treasure, the Eight-Pattern Five Extremes Flowing Light Blade!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The five-colored blade light blazed fiercely, as if it could cleave heaven and earth; the three-colored light bracelet was razor‑sharp, nothing could withstand it.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The clear metallic clash rang out across a five‑li radius; Wang Ping and Ge Dong's eyes burned with fighting spirit, each strike held back nothing.

Although it was merely a battle between two Foundation Establishment cultivators, it gave a sense of brutality.

News of Ge Dong's great battle with the mysterious cultivator in Chaos Demon Valley spread quickly, and many people wanted to come watch, but by the time they arrived, the two had vanished, leaving only numerous sword marks and fine cut marks at the battlefield.

The final outcome is unknown; some cultivators saw Ge Dong leave wounded, while others saw the mysterious cultivator with another colorful sword mark on his chest fleeing at extreme speed.

Many felt it a pity; Ge Dong was hailed as the most outstanding cultivator in Bright King City over the past ten years, having once defeated a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator while still at the early stage.

Yet now he fought someone in Chaos Demon Valley to a mutually destructive stalemate—who was the opponent? Which family's disciple?

For a time, the identity of the mysterious cultivator became the hottest topic of this trial.

And the one who caused all of this is now hiding in a secret place to heal his wounds!

………

Three days later in the Spirit Realm, Wang Ping opened his eyes in a mountain cave. After carefully sensing the hourglass in his sea of consciousness, he knew he still had two days left in the Spirit Realm.

He then lowered his head to glance at the faint scar on his chest, a faint smile appearing on his face as he softly said:

"The first genius of Mysterious Yellow City truly lives up to its reputation!"

In that battle he could be considered defeated, the wound on his chest serving as proof; without the Heaven-Reversing Seal, he might not have escaped alive.

However, compared to his gains, these are all worthwhile!

Cultivating the five elements together, he has gained a clue.