Chapter 862: Headquarters of the Five Elements Pavilion

"Sixty years ago, there was a very formidable demon; wherever it went, not a blade of grass would grow. It was my grandmaster who, in coordination with the eight great experts of the Five Elements Pavilion at the time, subdued it and suppressed it here," Yan Yue said.

"No wonder. To have green dragons and white tigers tattooed on the body, and the Tai Si Yin-Yang Mirror suspended above the head—this is the kind of treatment reserved only for guarding a demonic entity," Chen Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Upon entering the Five Elements Pavilion, a massive hall appeared before them. Although most people inside the Five Elements Pavilion were from the Esoteric Sect and the world of martial arts, the facilities within were extremely modernized.

Inside the hall was a dispatch center; rows of large screens and projections gave Chen Yu the illusion that he had arrived on an alien spacecraft.

"These are the big data centers of the Five Elements Pavilion. The Five Elements Pavilion is responsible for many things; some unusual occurrences, as well as anomalies in the earth's veins, are all reported to us here," Feng Yue explained to Chen Yu. "Big data collection and aggregation point out the problematic areas, and then we, the Five Elements Pavilion, handle them."

"Quite modernized, isn't it," Chen Yu nodded slightly.

"Junior Sister, where did you go? I was just looking for you." Just then, a man walked over; this fellow was none other than Feng Yuanlong, whom he had met once before.

Before he finished speaking, he caught sight of Chen Yu to the side, and his expression couldn't help but change: "What are you doing here?"

Last time, when a Blood Fiend emerged in Fengling, he and his junior sister went there, but they encountered Chen Yu.

Feng Yuanlong was a member of the Five Elements Pavilion, young and arrogant. Originally, he acted as if he were the best in the world, but he hit a wall with Chen Yu, so he returned dejectedly.

Now, seeing Chen Yu in the Five Elements Pavilion, he was not only surprised but also felt a trace of anger.

"Master wants to see Mr. Chen." Yan Yue knew what kind of person Feng Yuanlong was, so she said in a low voice, "Senior Brother, don't cause extra trouble."

"Master wants to see him, how could I cause extra trouble?" A hint of a smile squeezed onto Feng Yuanlong's face. He stared at Chen Yu and said with a chuckle, "Junior Sister, take him over. I still have some things to do, so I'll go get busy first."

"Mr. Chen, please." Yan Yue nodded and led Chen Yu to find Xu Lao.

But after Chen Yu left, the smile on Feng Yuanlong's face vanished: "Kid surnamed Chen, since you've come to our Five Elements Pavilion, it won't be so easy for you to leave."

In a quiet room, Chen Yu saw Xu Lao.

Xu Lao was brewing tea. Although his eyes had been cured by Chen Yu, he was still accustomed to wearing sunglasses. Seeing Chen Yu, he poured a cup for him and smiled: "First time at the Five Elements Pavilion? How do you find it here?"

"It's a bit different from what I imagined," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "Did Xu Lao call me over to mediate?"

"Mediation is not the word. It's just that Xun Hongfang is a Metaphysics Master with a very high status in the Esoteric Sect, and since you two are to engage in a Life and Death Order, I called you over to understand the situation as a matter of routine," Xu Lao shook his head and said.

"What is Xun Hongfang like as a person?" Chen Yu asked.

"He is truly mediocre as a person, but apart from being insatiably greedy, he has done nothing out of line. Furthermore, he participated in the modification of the Dragon Vein decades ago, so he has merit to the country," Xu Lao said.

"Then I will show mercy and spare his life, but if he falls into my hands again, I will not be lenient," Chen Yu laughed.

"Rest assured, I will find someone to warn him. Before looking for you, I had already sent someone to contact him," Xu Lao said. "But this guy relies on his fame and high status, so he doesn't give our Five Elements Pavilion any face."

"As a practitioner of Metaphysics, he actually doesn't give the Five Elements Pavilion face?" Chen Yu was somewhat surprised. "It seems he is quite an arrogant character."

"Heh, arrogant as he may be, he does have some real skills," Xu Lao laughed. "But for you, these are all minor matters; you can handle them completely, so I am not worried."

"Xu Lao, you called me here today for other matters, right?" Chen Yu asked.

"Haha, nothing can be hidden from you." Xu Lao laughed heartily. He put down the cup in his hand, looked at Chen Yu, and said meaningfully, "Little Chen, your fate is the Purple Star Emperor Fate."

"The strange phenomenon at the Chen Family Villa a few days ago must have been that old fellow Chen Tianming making a move. However, it seems he didn't succeed, so you can consider yourself to have dodged the first tribulation."

"The first tribulation?" Chen Yu frowned slightly. "Xu Lao, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"It means your fate has awakened to a certain degree, and Chen Tianming was impatient to control you for his own use, but he failed," Xu Lao said. "But he certainly won't be reconciled. You must be careful; similar things will happen in the future."

"I know Chen Tianming. He has racked his brains all these years to create a fate like yours. If he doesn't keep it firmly under his control, he certainly won't give up."

"I'm afraid that will disappoint him," Chen Yu smiled and said. "I am not someone he can control just because he wants to."

"Correct. The Purple Star Emperor Fate is born with the destiny of an emperor. How could such a fate be controlled just because he, Chen Tianming, wants to?" Xu Lao nodded approvingly. "But your fate, if utilized, will bring disaster to the world; if focused on kindness, it will benefit all people."

"Looking at you now, you seem to belong to the latter, so I have decided to bestow upon you the only Five Elements Order I have."

"The Five Elements Order?" Chen Yu was truly taken aback.

The Five Elements Order in the Five Elements Pavilion can only be possessed by those of extremely high rank; seeing this order is like seeing the Pavilion Master.

And the Five Elements Pavilion is one of the Five Pavilions under the Dragon Breath. Holding this order allows one to enter and exit the Dragon Breath headquarters freely, and with this item, one can command the practitioners of Metaphysics in various places, and even has the authority to mobilize the military.

There are only three of these in the entire Five Elements Pavilion, and now he could possess one? This left Chen Yu somewhat bewildered.

"Xu Lao, I'm afraid this Five Elements Order of yours is not so easy to take," Chen Yu said with a wry smile.

"Of course. Once you take the Five Elements Order, you are a member of the Five Elements Pavilion. But rest assured, those who possess the Five Elements Order have the same authority as I do, so you are not bound by anyone here; on the contrary, you can mobilize everyone in the Five Elements Pavilion."

Xu Lao said with a chuckle, "I know you don't want to have any involvement with the five pavilions of the Dragon Breath, but you must know that you are facing Chen Tianming. If you have the support of the Five Elements Pavilion of the Dragon Breath, you will save yourself a lot of trouble."

Chen Yu nodded thoughtfully. Xu Lao, this old fox, although his words were inductive, he had to admit that what he said made sense. Moreover, Red-Faced Asura Xie Yu, one of Chen Tianming's subordinates, already possessed the strength of the Primordial Qi Realm Late Stage; how strong must the other nine Asuras under him be?

Not to mention that Chen Tianming himself was practicing the Heavenly Moon Nine Chapters; how fast such an evil technique progressed and how strong his power was, were not things Chen Yu could fathom.