Chapter 696

Sensing the essence of these waters not only elevated Ye Qin's spirit, but also gave him the deepest understanding of the source of water.

And water gives rise to wood; time quietly passed another two years. Ye Qin finally deciphered the rune of the Great Dao of the Primal Source of Wood, arriving at the mountaintop beneath the core rune of Green Wood Peak.

Only saw the core rune of Green Wood Peak take the form of a tree, profoundly mysterious. Branches and leaves seemed able to extend infinitely, countless roots seeming able to take root in any world.

Ye Qin murmured: "The sun rises in the east, wood bends upward." This contains the creation of life and the will of wood. It represents the spirit of taking root in the earth and never giving up, as well as the realm of growing straight upward and bravely climbing peaks. It lifts its head to the heavens, unyielding, forever challenging heaven and earth, piercing through obstacles...

His hands continuously waved along the mysterious trajectory, the Dharma-Breaking Divine Eye shining with brilliant green light, analyzing that wood primal source rune to utter clarity.

With a swoosh, the wood primal source rune entered his eyes, entering the Five Elements Turning Wheel.

The wood wheel of the Five Elements Turning Wheel shone with brilliant green light, becoming extremely solid.

The Five Elements Turning Wheel spun even faster, as if it could open up the Primal Wood Realm.

However Ye Qin suppressed the power of the wood primal source. He had his own plans. If the remaining Primal Wood Realm, Primal Earth Realm, and Primal Fire Realm were to open simultaneously, perhaps unexpected changes would occur.

Finally, Ye Qin stored the wood primal source rune within the Carefree Wanderer Realm. His spirit immediately enveloped Green Wood Peak, beginning to refine it bit by bit. Having already comprehended the wood primal source, he quickly finished refining Green Wood Peak, storing it within the Carefree Wanderer Realm, standing upon the land of the Carefree Wanderer Human Realm.

Wood gives rise to fire; Ye Qin shares an inseparable bond with the Dao of Fire. Speaking of the source of fire, the Southern Fire Region is undoubtedly the most intense place. There, volcanoes cluster, the Phoenix Clan resides, and mighty fire cultivators awaken. Even beings such as the Heaven-Opening Fire Spirit, the Bifang Divine Bird, and the Zhuyan Divine Beast awaken in the Southern Fire Region.

Since ancient times, Ye Qin has been accompanied by Huang Luoyan, and they have even formed a marital bond. His understanding of the Dao of Separating Fire is already profound.

Were it not for the strangeness of the Civilization Fire, which caused all of Ye Qin's fire insights to become the Civilization Fire, he would have already achieved the Dao of Fire.

In the battle of Phoenix Mountain in the Southern Fire Region, Ye Qin further devoured the souls of the Heaven-Opening Fire Spirit, Zhuyan, and the Bifang Divine Bird, continually suppressing them within the fire region of the Carefree Wanderer Realm.

As soon as Ye Qin set foot on the Southern Vermilion Bird Peak, numerous insights regarding the Dao of Fire came flooding in.

Within the Carefree Wanderer Realm, the fire region's mountains instantly erupted, countless streams of ten-thousand-zhang flames shooting straight into the sky.

These flames also transformed into various forms: phoenixes dancing gracefully, three-legged golden crows scattering sheets of red clouds, and the Vermilion Bird Divine Bird soaring across the heavens.

Thanks to his understanding of the fire primal source, Ye Qin, in just one year, ascended to the summit of Vermilion Bird Peak, plucked the flame rune resembling a Vermilion Bird, and fused it into the Five Elements Turning Wheel.

Thereafter, Vermilion Bird Peak fell into the fire region, suppressing the earth, countless paulownia trees sprouting from the ground and flying to Vermilion Bird Peak to take root and grow.

The will of fire possesses the characteristic of explosive destruction, and it is also the origin of civilization.

Fire can be cold or hot; it can both refine all things and nurture life. As fire's creation and transformation evolved, the earthly great way that embraces all things came into being.

Regarding the primordial great way of earth, Ye Qin is both familiar and unfamiliar.

Saying he is familiar is because he possesses the innate spiritual earth star-dust mud; this star-dust mud is second only to the Nine Heavens' Breathing Soil, the source of all earth, containing boundless creative power, not only nurturing the star-dust fruit trees but also shaping the vast land of the Carefree Wanderer mortal realm.

Saying he is unfamiliar is because Ye Qin had never before deeply contemplated the primordial great way of earth.

After stepping onto the Central Earth Peak, Ye Qin gained an intuitive understanding of earth. Earth formed the land, the source of all life, capable of holding boundless righteous qi and embracing endless evil qi, able to merge all things, worthy of being called the foundation of all creation.

In Ye Qin's view, the primordial earth resides at the center because it acts as a harmonizing agent for other elemental energies, able to blend water's permeability and fire's explosiveness, accept wood's root system, and also give birth to metal qi.

The innate spiritual earth star-dust mud contains the primordial earth great way; although it is the earthly power within the star-dust great way, it brought Ye Qin abundant gains. Relying on the Divine Ability to Break Laws, he analyzed the myriad symbols contained in the primordial earth with perfect clarity.

As time flowed, Ye Qin again ascended the summit of the Central Earth Peak, integrating the rune resembling a mountain into the Five Elements Turning Wheel.

In an instant, the Carefree Wanderer realm underwent a wondrous change; the earth rumbled, mountains rose and fell, and the seas turned to fields.

The land of the Carefree Wanderer realm saw towering peaks rise and the ground sink.

Boundless earthly insight surged into Ye Qin's spirit, making his mind seem to envelop the whole land; his heart became immeasurably broad, as if capable of embracing all things.

At this moment, his spirit underwent a tremendous change; the previously unchanging spiritual origin space began to slowly expand, seemingly able to extend without limit. The range of his spiritual power field also expanded by more than double.

With a roar, the Central Earth Peak entered the Carefree Wanderer realm, becoming its highest mountain, nearly rivaling the star-dust fruit trees.

After all dust settled, the earth wheel of the Five Elements Turning Wheel became solid, revealing the illusory image of a mountain, mysterious and profound. The turning speed of the Five Elements Turning Wheel also increased.

Suddenly, a surge of earth qi burst through the earth wheel and flowed into the Primordial Metal Realm.

In an instant, the Five Elements Turning Wheel spun wildly. Within the Primordial Metal Realm, three gigantic golden swords like heavenly pillars erupted with endless golden sword qi.

Three transcendent figures appeared atop the golden swords; they were the Three Skies Goddess, also the masters of the Primordial Metal Realm.

"Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao, focus on comprehending the Chaos Sword Way. When I absorb the Primordial Metal Talisman and incorporate the Primordial Sword Peak into the Primordial Metal Realm, making it the heavenly-pillar core of that realm, you shall seize the opportunity to draw apart the Three Skies Swords and open the Metal Spirit Realm!" A voice transmitted directly into the depths of the Three Skies Goddesses' souls.

The Three Skies Goddesses closed their eyes, focused their minds, and contemplated the Chaos Sword Way.

The three huge swords turned into flowing light, entered their hands, and then moved along a mysterious trajectory, each stance and style containing destructive power.

The golden primordial cauldron on Yunxiao's sword hilt emitted strands of golden light that merged into the blade, seemingly containing the Divine Ability of Cutting the Three Flowers atop the Head; Qiongxiao's golden sword thrust forth with a mysterious trajectory, two golden dragons spraying forward along the blade, brimming with endless intent of destruction; Bixiao's golden sword gleamed with jade-green light, forming layers of mysterious protection as resilient as ocean waves.

Ye Qin was outside the Origin Sword Peak, relying on the Origin Gold Realm opened up after devouring the Chaos Sword Demon, he quickly plucked the Origin Gold Talisman. With a tremendous boom, the Origin Sword Peak entered the Origin Gold Realm, becoming a pillar supporting heaven and earth.

At this moment, the Three Purities Goddess's insight into the Sword Dao also entered its final stage. They wielded huge swords and thrust upward with all their strength.

"The Sword of Cloud Heavens, the Sword that Annihilates the Dao!"

"The Sword of Jade Heavens, the Sword that Shatters the Dao!"

"The Sword of Azure Heavens, the Sword that Guards!"

With a rumbling roar, the sky of the Origin Gold Realm was pierced, forming a huge vortex.

The peak of the Origin Sword Peak, like a sword tip, was inserted into the vortex.

Immediately after, three mysterious sword qi surged into the vortex, transforming into three golden silk bands that spanned space; they wound around each other and intertwined into a net-like pattern.

Accompanied by a muffled thud, a floating landmass was born. This landmass continually absorbed the golden qi of the Origin Gold Realm, gradually expanding.

This new space is the sublimation of golden qi, both towering above the Origin Gold Realm and closely connected to it.

"Heaven, Earth, Human — the Three Powers transform into the Dao; every realm ought to be thus. What the Earth holds shall be an incarnation of the Great Reincarnation; what the Heaven holds shall be the Spirit Realm, just like the Heaven-Earth-Human structure of the Carefree Wanderer Realm." A feeling about the Great Dao arose in Ye Qin's soul.

As the Five Elements Turning Wheel approached perfection, Ye Qin's sea of soul churned with towering waves. The Dao arose from within his heart, and his comprehension of the Heaven-Earth-Human Three Powers grew ever deeper. Now, the Three Purities Goddess successfully opened the Gold Spirit Realm within the Origin Gold Realm, further confirming his conjecture and his understanding of the Dao.

In Ye Qin's view, a realm is not merely a space, but a cyclical world capable of containing the Heaven-Earth-Human Three Powers, able to independently nurture life, endless and perpetual. Just as the relationship between the Gold Spirit Realm and the Origin Gold Realm, and that between the Pure Yang Immortal Realm and the Carefree Wanderer Human Realm, are similar.

This is the Great Dao that Ye Qin has now comprehended. In his cognition, the world is divided into three layers: Heaven, Earth, and Human. The Carefree Wanderer Human Realm, the Twelve Origin Realms, and all derived realms belong to the Human layer; the Pure Yang Immortal Realm and the Spirit Realm are origin planes derived above the Human and Origin layers; the Nine Nether Earth Realm penetrates all Origin Realms, being the locus of reincarnation.

The opening of the Gold Spirit Realm triggered a series of changes in the Carefree Wanderer Realm. The Five Elements Turning Wheel spun frenziedly, the Five Elements mutually generating and overcoming. The remaining Azure Wood Peak, Vermilion Bird Peak, and Central Hou Tu Peak flew into the high skies, resonating with the Five Elements Turning Wheel, breaking spatial limits and opening up three great Origin Realms.

The Eastern Origin Wood Realm, Southern Origin Fire Realm, Western Origin Gold Realm, Northern Origin Water Realm, and Central Origin Earth Realm came into being one after another. The Five Elements Turning Wheel merged into the heavenly Dao of the Carefree Wanderer Realm, filling the entire Carefree Wanderer Realm with the power of the Five Elements Dao—mutual generation endless, mutual overcoming unceasing, the Dao unending.

The Carefree Wanderer Realm swiftly evolved; at this very moment, Ye Qin felt his soul had been sublimated, as if he could effortlessly command the Dao, like an omnipotent deity.

"Gather the seven great origins, open seven great origin realms, and the myriad worlds can be accomplished!" Ye Qin muttered to himself.

Once the Gold Spirit Realm was opened, the Life Spirit Realm also underwent changes, merging into the Origin Wood Realm and thereby forming the heavenly realm of the Origin Wood Realm. Within the Life Spirit Realm, the Tree of Life, with its myriad roots, extends in all directions, deeply taking root in the Azure Wood Peak of the Origin Wood Realm, continually absorbing the wood qi of the Origin Wood Realm and transforming it into vital qi.

At this moment, Ye Qin finally fully grasped the Grand Dao of Life; the branches and leaves of the Tree of Life, like a wandering dragon, twisted and stretched toward the sky.

After the Golden Spirit Realm was opened, the Three Purities Goddess fell back into sleep. Taking advantage of the Dao traces produced when the Golden Spirit Realm first formed, they deeply comprehended the Chaos Sword Dao.

The Three Purities Goddess's soul merged into the Three Purities Sword, forming three sword peaks filled with sword qi; these sword qi crisscrossed, constructing a unique domain.

Ye Qin frowned, his gaze fixed, as if pondering something. He slowly extended his right hand; in an instant, strands of mysterious aura rose from his palm. These auras were variegated, like drifting smoke, containing both yin-yang black-and-white qi and five-colored five-element qi, as well as gray soul qi……All the Grand Dao auras gathered in his palm.

His palm seemed to possess miraculous power; the surrounding space began to warp, gradually forming a palm-sized world.

This world was extremely vast, containing boundless Grand Dao laws; countless runes constantly evolved within it, combining into various Divine Abilities. Sometimes, blazing fire ignited in the palm; sometimes, sharp sword qi howled past; sometimes, the Heavenly River hung upside down, yin and yang inverted.

However, even though the palm-sized world displayed such tremendous Divine Ability, Ye Qin still felt it insufficient. He pondered how to grant this palm-sized world greater suppressive power.

Suddenly, five booms rang out, and five illusory giant peaks of different colors appeared out of nowhere in the palm-sized world. Upon appearing, they respectively settled in the east, west, south, north, and center, surrounded by swirling immortal qi, like a fairyland, exuding a sacred aura.

"Chaos Five Elements, sealing power! Suppress the palm-sized world!" Ye Qin shouted softly. The five peaks immediately began moving, finally fixing onto his five fingers and merging with them. Ye Qin chanted: "The thumb represents Hou Tu, the index finger symbolizes Qing Mu, the middle finger contains Heart Fire, the ring finger becomes the Sword Peak, the little finger nurtures Xuan Shui."

It turned out that the five fingers also corresponded to the Five Elements. Ye Qin integrated the five peaks into his fingers according to their Five Element attributes, making his palm-sized world stronger. With the Five Elements' circulation, the world endlessly renews; relying on the Five Elements' suppression, the world becomes indestructible.

The true form of the Chaos Five Elements Peaks remained the heavenly pillar of the Five Elements Origin Realm, yet its will had merged with Ye Qin's five fingers. Whenever Ye Qin manifests the palm-sized world, he can draw upon the immense power of the Chaos Five Elements Peaks.

Ye Qin slowly withdrew his right hand; all the miraculous visions vanished instantly, and his hand appeared ordinary again. Yet no one knew how mighty the power concealed within this seemingly ordinary palm truly was.

Ye Qin slowly opened his eyes; before him lay a vast plain. The land, once variegated, had become flat and open, with only a great lake at its center; the Five-Colored Creation Flower at the lake's heart was especially conspicuous.

The lake had once been variegated, filled with rich Five Element qi. But after Ye Qin collected the Chaos Five Elements Peaks, the lake water turned clear and transparent, and the Five Element qi dissipated completely. At the same time, that Five-Colored Creation Flower began to wither slowly.

"The Five-Colored Creation Flower cannot exist without the power of the Chaos Five Elements; even the Five Element qi of the Honghuang World cannot revive it now. However, it has another important use: it can be integrated into a world's Five Element Wheel, changing as the world turns. As the world evolves, it evolves with it; as the world weakens, it weakens with it. But with it, a world gains the power of Five Element Creation, and the Five Element Wheel will also become sentient—this is crucial for any world." Ye Qin muttered to himself. (End of chapter)