Chapter 432: The Tree of Life and the Vajra Purification of Obstacles

Lin Xuan's gaze swept over the remaining four cores—Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood—each filled with dangerous Void Energy, waiting to be purified.

Inside the central hall, the purification of the Fire Element Core had just concluded, and the residual warmth of the Ancestral Spirit Fire still lingered in the air. Lin Xuan did not give the group much time to rest, immediately signaling Anna Smith and Lakshmi to prepare for the next stage of work.

Anna Smith was a promising young successor of the Druid Council of Europe, with blonde hair and blue eyes, dressed in a simple linen white robe, with a string of amulets made from ancient oak leaves hanging at her waist. Her eyes were like lakes in a forest, deep and full of vitality.

"The purification of the Wood Element Core requires Life Energy, not mere energy control," Anna said, walking to the Wood Element Core, her voice as soft as a breeze through the forest. "The Druid 'Tree of Life' energy field can awaken the sleeping life essence within all things."

She took a small bag of soil from her waist; this was soil from the oldest oak forest in Europe, containing pure life force accumulated over a thousand years of time. Anna scattered the soil around the Wood Element Core, forming a perfect circle.

At the same time, Lakshmi also began preparations. This Indian Esoteric Buddhism master was nearly sixty years old, yet still vigorous, with complex Sanskrit mantras embroidered on his white monk's robe, his hands moving with dazzling speed as he formed ritual hand gestures.

"The purification of the Earth Element Core requires stable and resilient energy," Lakshmi explained. "The Esoteric 'Vajra Purification Mantra' can construct a completely closed energy cycle, stripping away the Void Energy layer by layer."

He took a string of prayer beads made of 108 Sarira from his neck and carefully placed them around the Earth Element Core, each Sarira emitting a faint golden light.

Lin Xuan stood between the two, his hands behind his back, his expression focused. Although the two cultivation masters came from completely different cultural backgrounds and used vastly different energy systems, under the framework of the Five Elements theory, these two types of energy should be able to form a complement.

"According to the plan, you will perform the purification simultaneously," Lin Xuan said to the two. "I will use the laws of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restriction to guide the flow of energy, ensuring a stable energy cycle is formed between the Wood and Earth elements."

The two masters nodded in understanding, then each began their purification ritual.

Anna Smith closed her eyes, pressed her hands together against her chest, and began to chant an ancient Druid incantation in a low voice. It was not a language, but more like the sounds of nature—the rustling of wind through treetops, the gurgling of a stream, the chirping of birds, and even the rustle of sunlight hitting leaves.

As the incantation was chanted, Anna's body began to emit a soft green light, and the circle of soil on the ground also lit up; countless emerald-green energy threads rose from the soil, winding toward the Wood Element Core like tree roots.

These energy threads were full of life force, and wherever they went, the air was filled with the scent of spring.

At the same time, Lakshmi sat cross-legged, his hands forming complex Esoteric mudras, and began to chant the purification mantra from the "Vajra Sutra." His voice was low and powerful, every syllable like a bell tolling deep within the soul, causing one's spirit to tremble.

As the incantation was chanted, the 108 Sarira began to glow, forming a golden ring of light that slowly rose to envelop the Earth Element Core. Inside the golden ring were countless tiny Sanskrit symbols, each representing a cosmic law, together constituting a perfect energy containment system.

Two vastly different energy fields unfolded in the center of the hall; the emerald-green Life Energy and the golden Sanskrit energy seemed completely unrelated, yet under Lin Xuan's guidance, they miraculously did not repel each other.

Lin Xuan stood between the two cores, his hands forming different mudras; one hand guided the Wood Element energy, the other guided the Earth Element energy, while the Five Elements Power within his body circulated according to a specific pattern to harmonize the two foreign energies.

"Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth," Lin Xuan whispered, converting a portion of the Wood Element energy into Fire Element energy, then guiding it toward the Earth Element Core, forming a subtle energy Bridge.

Xu Feng stood to the side, closely monitoring the data on the energy flow. He was surprised to find that when energies of different systems flowed according to the laws of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restriction, a brand-new form of energy was produced; this energy belonged neither to the Druid system nor the Esoteric system, but was a perfect fusion of the two.

"This is a 'Hybrid Energy Field'," Xu Feng said excitedly in a low voice. "It is the prototype of the 'Global Cultivation Resonance' predicted in Yang Zhiyuan's theory!"

In the center of the hall, the purification entered a critical stage. The purple-black Void Energy inside the Wood Element Core began to be drawn out, and the emerald-green Life Energy gradually permeated the interior of the core. The Earth Element Core was undergoing a similar process, with the golden Sanskrit energy penetrating layer by layer, stripping away the Void Energy bit by bit.

Just as the purification process seemed to be proceeding smoothly, a sudden change occurred.

Unstable fluctuations appeared inside the Wood Element Core, and it began to vibrate violently; the purple-black energy inside was not being purified, but instead began to fuse with the green energy, forming an eerie dark green. This mixed state was extremely dangerous and could lead to an energy explosion at any moment.

"The energy is in chaos!" Anna Smith exclaimed, her face pale. "The Void Energy is resisting purification; it wants to assimilate the energy of the Tree of Life!"

Lin Xuan realized the situation was critical and was about to increase the output of his Five Elements Power when a lean figure stepped forward.

"Let me help." The Chinese Wood Element cultivation master Zhang Qingsong said. He was a veteran of the Five Elements Guardian Network, proficient in the Daoist "Three Purities Returning to Origin Art," and though nearly a hundred years old, he was still vigorous.

Without waiting for Lin Xuan's response, Zhang Qingsong had already formed the Daoist "Returning to Origin Seal" with his hands, and a pure cyan-green energy surged from his body, intertwining with the Druid's Life Energy.

"Three Purities Return to Origin, Heaven and Earth begin anew!" Zhang Qingsong shouted, and the cyan-green energy instantly formed a Taiji Pattern, wrapping the Wood Element Core within it.

A wondrous scene appeared—the moment the Daoist Returning to Origin energy touched the Druid's Life Energy, they fused perfectly, forming an unprecedented form of energy. This new energy possessed both the subtle control of Daoist energy and the vigorous vitality of Druid energy; the two complemented each other, and their power greatly increased.

Under the influence of this mixed energy, the chaos inside the Wood Element Core was quickly calmed, the Void Energy was accelerated in its purification, the core returned to a pure emerald green, and the energy flow inside returned to a state of harmony.

Lin Xuan watched this scene, his eyes flashing with surprise and realization. This accident gave him an important revelation: the future global cultivation system would inevitably be one of diverse fusion rather than singular development.