Chapter 377: Acquired, Five Elements Complete

"Brother He, aren't you after the metal element's principle?"

"This one will do…"

"Once you secure this, a little refinement will let you absorb the Dao principles within this Liuliying —faster than ordinary principle sources!"

Mi Cangyuan transmitted a voice message to He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng nodded.

Then he reached into his storage ring and pulled out a blue-white ice vein, about two feet long.

Ten-thousand-year ice vein.

"Senior!" He Pingsheng stood up and casually pushed the ice vein toward the Dan Tai Immortal: "Look at this ten-thousand-year ice vein—can I trade it for your Liuliying?"

Seeing He Pingsheng produce this ice vein, everyone was stunned.

The nearby Ruo Kai Patriarch's face turned grim.

This was something he had coveted—he hadn't even secured it yet, and now He Pingsheng was about to trade it away.

How could he not ache inside?

But there was nothing he could do—he had no treasure worthy of trading with He Pingsheng!

"Excellent!" Dan Tai Immortal smiled. "Anyone else bidding?"

She wanted to see if anyone else would raise the price.

Though, He Pingsheng's offering had already satisfied her.

No one else bid.

Because no one else could offer a better ice-element principle source than He Pingsheng's ice vein.

"Enough then!"

The woman waved her hand and pushed the Liuliying toward He Pingsheng: "Little brother, don't call me Senior next time—call me Sister…"

"Uh…"

He Pingsheng's forehead darkened: "Yes… Dan Tai… uh… Sister!"

He stowed the Liuliying away.

Bei Yezi glanced at He Pingsheng and said: "Young friend, you truly don't hold back—right off the bat, you've made a gain. Hehe… alright, it's your turn again!"

"What treasure will you show us next that we'll want to buy?"

Bei Yezi's words made everyone turn to He Pingsheng.

All faces were filled with anticipation.

They all wanted to see what other treasures this Golden Core youngster could produce.

He Pingsheng's face flushed red: "Uh… I don't have any more treasures on me!"

"Hey… that won't do," someone said. "By the rules, it's your turn now!"

That was true enough.

At that moment, Mi Cangyuan stood up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen—I brought him here. He's merely a Golden Core cultivator; it's normal he has few treasures. I'll take his turn."

"Old man here has a fourth-rank formation disc!"

As he spoke, Mi Cangyuan pulled out a golden formation disc: "A fourth-rank defensive formation disc!"

For Nascent Soul cultivators, this was still very useful.

Carrying it daily, when entering unfamiliar lands, one could quickly set up a fourth-rank defensive formation—saving immense effort.

Not every Nascent Soul cultivator was a formation expert.

Some couldn't even set up a third-rank formation—yet with a formation disc, it was different.

The disc's crafting already contained over ninety percent of the entire formation's work; once acquired, it was nearly complete.

That's how extreme it was.

The grand exchange proceeded in waves.

Two hours later, the second day's exchange drew to a close.

Bei Yezi said: "Congratulations to all who obtained your desired items. Tomorrow is the final exchange day—we'll change the rules!"

"No longer will each person display items one by one—everyone may display their treasures at any time!"

"So all may browse and bid freely!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, please return now!"

…

He Pingsheng returned to his temporary cultivation ground.

It was still early before nightfall; he carefully inspected the formations he had set up, then stepped out of the small pavilion and went to Mi Cangyuan's adjacent building.

After communicating with Mi Cangyuan, He Pingsheng decided he would not attend the third day's Dao-discussion exchange.

He had already obtained what he needed.

Now that he had it, there was no need to keep provoking enemies.

"Not going is fine," Mi Cangyuan said. "This Liuliying contains not only Dao principles but also abundant immortal spiritual energy. After you integrate the Dao principles, you can consume the Liuliying itself."

"Yet swallowing another's Nascent Soul invites Heaven's disdain, is despised by orthodox sects, and accrues karmic debt!"

"But don't worry too much—you acquired this Liuliying through exchange, not by killing its owner."

"I have a technique here—take it and try it."

As he spoke, Mi Cangyuan handed He Pingsheng a book.

Yes—a real book, not a jade slip.

"Thank you, Master Mi!"

He Pingsheng didn't refuse; he took the book and left, returning to his pavilion.

After sealing layer upon layer of formations, he picked up the book and began reading.

The book contained simple knowledge: a single technique—the Dao Extraction Method.

With this method, one could extract Dao principles from a Nascent Soul more easily and completely.

When night fell, He Pingsheng tossed the Liuliying directly into the Treasure Basin.

The next morning, two had been strengthened.

Both Liuliying were larger than yesterday's, no longer transparent—each shimmered with a patch of gold within.

He Pingsheng stored one and took out the other, then began refining it with Mi Cangyuan's Dao Extraction Method.

Less than half an hour later, he extracted a cluster of metal-element Dao energy from the second Nascent Soul.

Without hesitation, he swallowed it whole.

Boom…

In his spiritual sea, countless root-like tendrils shot out, binding the metal-element Dao energy tightly.

He Pingsheng began to comprehend.

The Dao principles within the Liuliying differed from those in nature or primal sources.

They were refined Dao principles—easier to absorb.

Thus, He Pingsheng fully absorbed them by noon.

"Huh…" After absorbing them, He Pingsheng exhaled deeply—his comprehension Dao principle had now reached perfection.

Of course, this perfection wasn't in Dao cultivation—it was the perfection of the Five Elements being complete.

Finally complete!

Finally, he could cultivate the 【Five Elements Unified Force】.

After all this effort, I wonder if the Five Elements Unified Force will satisfy me.

"Don't let me down," He Pingsheng rose from his meditation cushion and waved his hand to dismiss it.

Then he began dismantling the formations he had previously set up.

For today, the final day of exchange, was nearly over.

When it ended, he would leave.

Indeed, just half a censer's time after He Pingsheng finished dismantling his formations, Mi Cangyuan arrived with a smile.