Chapter 75: Improvement: The Five Elements Applications of the Orb

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Granny Caoyun finished explaining the final point, checked the time, and did not continue.

“During these days, you’ve worked hard enough.”

“If you maintain this attitude, even if your talent is only slightly above average, your future is promising,” Granny Caoyun said, then the projection vanished.

One could only say her timing was perfectly precise, with not a single wasted moment.

From assessing Chu Danqing’s condition at their first meeting to the subsequent instruction, every step was calculated with extreme precision.

Even the time for departure was factored in; before leaving, she gave Chu Danqing two final reminders not to slack off.

From the Sacred Land’s Holy Disciple to Granny Caoyun, all emphasized the four words “perseverance,” and Chu Danqing naturally took them to heart.

“The gains from this session were truly substantial,” Chu Danqing said, his fatigue now impossible to hide—these ten days had been brutally intense.

【Basic Summoning: LV9】

【Skill Effect: Increases all attributes of summoned creatures by 9%; summoned creatures gain 10% bonus from the Apostle’s average attributes】

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【Summoning Art Basics: LV9】

【Skill Effect: Increases summoned creatures’ talent and skill effects by 9%; enhances summoned creatures’ potential and growth】

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【Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture (Inheritance) LV.2】

【+100 Mana per level】

【+100 HP per level】

【Inherited Skill】

【Five Elements Orb (Active/Passive) LV.2: Permanently surrounds with a Five Elements orb, equivalent to 20 Shield Value, dealing 20 Five Elements damage to any contacted target; requires 2 Mana to reform after shattering】

【Metal Spirit Body Guard (Passive) LV.2: Summoned creatures gain +20 resistance to negative effects】

【Wood Spirit Vitality (Passive) LV.2: Summoned creatures gain +200 HP】

【Water Spirit Nourishment (Passive) LV.2: Summoned creatures gain +200 Mana】

【Fire Spirit Refining Soul (Passive) LV.2: Summoned creatures gain +20 Attack】

【Earth Spirit Heart Guard (Passive) LV.2: Summoned creatures gain +20 Defense】

Granny Caoyun’s teaching method was truly exceptional; after enduring ten days of grueling training, he had truly achieved his goal.

The basic skills had transformed into knowledge of summoning, and he gained deep understanding of the inherited skills.

If he had five Five-Qi Pills, he was confident he could raise the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture to LV3 within the remaining nineteen days.

Not just a single skill upgrade, but a full-spectrum upgrade.

The method to upgrade inherited skills was unique: one must first upgrade the overarching skill—the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture itself—

then one could upgrade the inherited skills: the Five Elements Orb and the summoned creatures’ Five Elements passives.

Just this single upgrade of the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture saved him at least eleven thousand Paradise Points.

“Pity—I have no Five-Qi Pills left,” Chu Danqing said with regret; the three Five-Qi Pills had all been absorbed within ten days under Granny Caoyun’s projection guidance.

One could say the fifty Durability points from his two knowledge manuscripts were not wasted, nor did they betray the A-Rank rating.

Granny Caoyun began her explanation with the Five Elements, then expanded into analysis of the cultivation art and summoning theory.

“My Mana is no longer so scarce,” Chu Danqing said, glancing at his Mana pool; the upgrade of the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture had granted him an additional hundred Mana.

【Mana: 286】

As for the HP increase, he felt it, but no quantified data was available.

After all, even high HP at this stage offers little protection if a vital point suffers a fatal strike.

Moreover, Chu Danqing now had two sets of Five Elements Orbs encircling him—two each of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—ten orbs total, revolving along two entirely non-conflicting paths.

“Granny Caoyun taught me the theory of the Five Elements; while my understanding of the Five Elements Orb has improved, I’m still at the stage where I understand it in my mind but my hands haven’t learned it yet.”

Chu Danqing had learned the Dao from Granny Caoyun, not the technique.

With the foundation of the Five Elements, Chu Danqing would now handle the development and use of the Five Elements Orb with far greater ease.

For instance, on his way back to his Apostle’s personal chamber, Chu Danqing thought of applying the principles of generation and Kezhi .

“Start with the Wood Orb, then sequentially add Fire, Earth, Metal, Water.”

In the next instant, the five orbs merged into one, becoming a single orb five times the volume, possessing all Five Elements attributes, with its rotation speed, shield value, and Five Elements damage all quintupled.

Back in his personal chamber, Chu Danqing grinned: “But that’s not the point—the point is, just a slight twist—”

Instantly, the Five Elements sequence shifted from Wood-Fire-Earth-Metal-Water (generation) to Wood-Earth-Water-Fire-Metal ( Kezhi ), triggering an immediate explosion.

The power surged from fivefold to nearly tenfold.

Luckily, Chu Danqing threw it fast enough—he would’ve been caught in the blast otherwise.

“Still unstable—mainly because the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture is too low-level and the Five Elements Orb’s range is too narrow.”

“The big orb mode won’t work—I need to shift to a chain-fireball pattern.”

“Use the Five Elements generation principle to strengthen a single-element orb, then release the strengthened orbs in sequence to trigger Kezhi effects.”

“Mana cost is higher, but it’s safer and more powerful.”

For example, first strengthen the Water Orb in sequence: Wood-Fire-Earth-Metal-Water, producing a strengthened Water Orb, then release the strengthened orbs in order: Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth, to trigger Kezhi effects.

The more strengthened orbs that strike, the greater the damage taken; after completing a full cycle, an additional Five Elements damage effect triggers.

But the cost is high—a full cycle consumes one hundred Mana.

Its cost-effectiveness is inferior to the fused Five Elements Orb, but he needn’t always strengthen the orbs—he could simply throw them in Kezhi sequence.

But then the damage wouldn’t match the strengthened version, nor would a full cycle trigger the bonus Five Elements damage.

Similarly, when used as a shield, the orbs could be strengthened this way to enhance their shield value.

Don’t ask how Chu Danqing knew this—ask Da Bao, who helped him.

Da Bao had thick skin and tough flesh; Chu Danqing was only experimenting, and couldn’t hurt him.

“The current flaw is aiming,” Chu Danqing sighed. “I’ll just have to practice slowly.”

“Thinking carefully, developing Life Link and Energy Link could help with aiming quite well.”

“I should figure out how to use the Cold Spring Shadow’s scope—it’s cheaper.”

“Then I’ll sell off everything I have on hand and see if I can reroll the two True Soul Awakenings on the Three Rings to add some HP and Mana to these three items.”

“Also, I haven’t checked Da Bao’s new skill effects—I’ve been focused on myself these ten days.”

Chu Danqing muttered as he reviewed his next plans.

But first, he needed sleep—he couldn’t hold out mentally any longer.

(End of Chapter)